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Crooked Timber's avatar

One more beautifully executed piece, thanks for sharing it. As for your advice about revisiting memories and old writing, I've been doing that a bit lately and you're absolutely right. Interference theory has a lot going for it!

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Franco Amati's avatar

thanks CT, I'm glad you're finding it to be a valuable experience :)

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Wendy Parciak's avatar

I was just yesterday remembering something from when I was very young -- and wondering if it actually ever happened.

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Franco Amati's avatar

❤️ I especially feel that way about real events that I turn to fiction. That process inevitably causes me to question whether the thing even happened at all.

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Wendy Parciak's avatar

Yes! I know exactly what you mean.

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Franco Amati's avatar

:)

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Paulette Tomasson's avatar

So painfully true Franco. So painfully true. Great poem.

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Franco Amati's avatar

thank you, Paulette <3

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Paulette Tomasson's avatar

I just read your context. . i didn't read it before as zi was digesting your poem. I see where i had the wrong context in my response. ;)

I will complete the read in the future. . How experience adds to the flavour of life. And especially memories.

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Franco Amati's avatar

thanks for giving it a second read :) to be sure, reading the poem on its own, I totally appreciate your first reaction, especially given where my mind was at when I wrote it. cheers.

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Ria Galliano's avatar

I get it. When I go through old diary entries from years ago, it's like hard to imagine that the person there was actually me. Pretty profound when you think about it.

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Franco Amati's avatar

Yeah, I can relate for sure. Thanks, Ria.

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Vee Barrett's avatar

You get me every time with these deep cuts. Very good poem. And marvelous commentary.

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Franco Amati's avatar

Thank you, Victoria

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Franco Amati's avatar

Like Van Gogh painting the same sunflowers over and over. Or capturing different self portraits. There's always something new to find even in the same subject. Thanks Karl for reading.

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