veins ran hot across the riverbed
drinking in the rain, flowing, we
surrendered to confluence
until time made us a
distributary
but even so
these rivers
still flow
on
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J. R. Lowe
By day, I'm a PhD student, by night.... I'm still a PhD student, but sometimes I procrastinate by writing on Vocal. Based in Australia.
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It ended like every other stupid idea. Badly, and alone. I’m researching digital confession ethics, he said. A tech ethicist. He gestured at floating data I couldn’t see then pulled out a physical notebook. Actual paper, fountain pen. He held it up like he was showing me scripture.
By Nicky Frankly4 days ago in Fiction
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Drinking in the rain flowing - beautifully put. I am going around looking at different types of poetry, trying to learn. Nicely Done
Congratulations on placing in the challenge 🤩… great line: “ until time made us a distributary”😊… I had forgotten distributaries… tributaries seem to get the limelight 🤣.
Beautiful poem! Congrats on placing!!
Congrats! This was so wistful and well written!
Wonderful job, J.R.! I loved this one
Such an appropriate metaphor, and you used it well! Congratulations on placing for the challenge JR!
Such a great use of metaphor! Well done on your challenge placement 🫶🏻😇👌🌟🤍
This is such a wonderful nonet. Congratulations on your win!
Congrats, Josh. 👏
Congratulations!!
Look at you JR, just cleaning house!! TS and then chases it with honourable mention on the nonet challenge!! 🎉
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Awesome!!! Brilliantly written!!!❤️💕 Congratulations on the Top Story!!!❤️
and congrats on TS!
so poignant, well done 😁
This sure packs a nostalgic wallop J. R. Like sitting by the ocean in forever mode. Beautiful, Congrats.
great
Beautiful.
Lovely imagery and congratulations on TS 🎉🎉🎉
This is such an elegant nonet, Josh. Topic, metaphor, construction, language are all in "confluence" Beautiful.
Great
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Beautiful.
This is LOVELY. Love the imagery of water, you weave it so perfectly into the relational theme. Thank you for sharing this, what a deserving Top Story!
Back to say congrats on Top Story!!! 🎉