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sorenbarrett

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Author's note: I've written of nature and love, of the devil and God above. I've written shorts and poems long, of sports and song. Spoken in metaphor and rhyme, of space and time. Bled emotions on the page of tenderness to rage. But I believe this the shortest poem one record to set before going home. It may seem enigmatic so let me explain in a manner Socratic. A period to a sentence never said. Emptiness in nature or in your head. A small dot on white lower case, representing an atom, the end of a thought, a sun in space.  

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  • arqios

    👍🏻⭐️🤩

    • sorenbarrett

      Thank you my friend it's appreciated

      • arqios

        Most welcome Soren! 🕊️🙏🏻

      • Teddy.15

        Most profound dear sorrenbarret as always you are incredibly inspiring. A true earth poet. 🌹

        • sorenbarrett

          Thanks Teddy your words are always most appreciated

        • Jerry Reynolds

          Stunning, SB. You could end it at this point. But I hope you won't.

          • sorenbarrett

            Thanks Jerry for your read. Your comments are always so much anticipated and valued

          • Doggerel Dave

            Wot can one do with that? Only response is to endeavour to be as short as the poem... Or as that well known small furry animal poeticus orchidus might have ...and so on....

            • sorenbarrett

              Dave thanks so much for the read. This one started as a self challenge to write the shortest poem. So, I cheated, and wrote the poem in the author\'s note as an explanation for those that wouldn't understand. Appreciate the comment my friend.

              • Doggerel Dave

                Expand the boundaries....think outside the square, and all that... it's where I like to be....

              • Salvia.S

                Your poem is profound in its simplicity. The dot (.) symbolizes completion, yet also emptiness, sparking thought on existence and meaning. Beautiful!! Loved it!!

                • sorenbarrett

                  Thank you so much Salvia for your review and most kind words of support they mean a lot.

                • Tristan Robert Lange

                  Well, if the note doesn't count (and it doesn't in my book), this IS the shortest poem ever written without a doubt. And yet in the space around the period, so much is said. Brilliantly expressed, my friend. This is far more brilliant than a damn banana duct taped to a wall, that is for sure! And, at least you don't have to keep replacing it. 🤣 All jokes aside, the period alone can mean so much...let alone the white space around it. Again. blown away. 🌹👏

                  • sorenbarrett

                    Tristan I have told you many times how much I esteem your comments. I appreciate your continued support and encouragement

                    • Tristan Robert Lange

                      You are most welcome. Indeed, you have and I am humbled every time, my friend, and I know you know that appreciation and esteem is mutual. So, right back atcha! 😉 Hope you had a great weekend, Soren.

                    • Tony Grannell

                      Yes, much shorter than, Nashe's, Adam/Had'em. You could actually title this poem: On Maleviche's 'Black Square'. Both pieces have a zillion interpretations and are very alike. When I beheld the, '.' the word, 'now' came to mind. A perfect poem, to baffle any critic. Very well done.

                      All the best,
                      Tony.

                      • sorenbarrett

                        Thank you so much Your words are most appreciated

                      • orchidee

                        Here's an extended version of your poem: ............................ LOL.

                        • sorenbarrett

                          I was afraid to put the unabridged version in. Thanks Orchi for the read and comment

                          • orchidee

                            Makes it difficult to click on such a short title. Now me next poem: *(&^{}#**!%$££"(%^£}!!!*&^$grrjakfam.
                            I can't translate it - would be 18+. LOL.

                          • hzugman

                            The unsaid powerfully spoken. Good read. Innovative! A mind at rest is the quickest route to your inner self.

                            • sorenbarrett

                              Thank you so much for the review and most supportive comment it is deeply appreciated

                            • Goldfinch60

                              So much can be seen in that one dot soren.

                              Andy

                              • sorenbarrett

                                Thanks so much for the review Andy your encouraging words are always appreciated

                              • NinjaGirl

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                                • sorenbarrett

                                  Thanks so much verry appropriate. Appreciate it.

                                  • NinjaGirl

                                    Haha of course! I liked this poem a lot!



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