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Very sorry to hear about your symptoms. Feel better soon.

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Thank you very much--it's frustrating to feel that it's even cutting into my writing.

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Beautiful poem about life, and I hope you recover soon.

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Thanks so much--very glad you liked the poem!

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Migraines are awful, I wish yours gone soon.

And-Wonderful poetry. Thank you for sharing

Always yours,

Chen

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Thank you kindly, Chen--I know you know what this is like! So happy you enjoyed the poems! :)

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This is some of the best of your stuff that I have ever read partly because of the ambition of that sonnet, and you pulled it off, gently reaching out and touching several things. Hope your head can find more painless days. Thanks again for working with me. The very last copy comes to me in about a week or two and I'll give it one last check and call it a book.

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That's wonderful praise, Wes--thanks a million! I thoroughly enjoyed working with you on your book, and I'll be so glad to see it in person! ;-)

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Dear A.,

This is Wes's wife, Laurie. First I'm so sorry to hear of your continued health struggles & send good healing vibes your way. If writing well were medicine, you'd be fully healed! With luck, at least it will be some form of comfort for you. Wishing you all the best.

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Thanks so very much for the kind comments, Laurie! You're right--it does bring a great deal of comfort, as do the friends I've made here! I so enjoyed "meeting" you on the phone!

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All of this is stunning. I LOVE this sonnet!

Very sorry to hear about your health challenges💚

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Thanks so much, Brian--I do love writing sonnets!

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Best wishes, hope you feel better soon and you are back on your feet!

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Many thanks, David--it's in and out, but thankfully the good days have gotten better!

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I'm so sorry about your pain. That sounds truly awful.

Your poems are amazing. Thank you so much for sharing them, even though they seem to come at a great cost.

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Thanks so much, Margaret! Poems are about the first thing I can return to each time, thankfully!

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"In what great pantheon have we found birth?" I am in awe of this opening line. What a captivating sonnet... I'm very sorry to hear that you've had a rough time.

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Many thanks, Mark! Here I'm finally getting back to comments... I'm so glad you enjoyed this.

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