Nicotine 6/Friends Reunited 2

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Mon, 2006-09-11 17:28

I adore liplash's work particularly this piece. It draws on two previous poems in the series and makes excellent use of the dual meaning. Totally unpretentious and evocative.

http://www.abctales.com/story/liplash/nicotine-6/-friends-reunited-2

skinsen

Tue, 2006-09-12 17:27

Juliet OC

who hasn't looked up old flames on friends reunited. I liked this, though 'party corner' i found a strange term? Juliet

Juliet

Thu, 2006-09-14 12:23

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liplash

I started this off as a love poem and then realised it how easy it would be to turn it into a the final poem in my nicotine series. Idea of being tempted to take up smoking again like an old lover and it was easy (and I 'm always suspicious if things seem easy). But I'm very fond of this one. Party corner - idea of being wrapped up secretly in the corner together - just remembering how wonderful it felt to be so taken up with someone (when a teenager)

Tue, 2006-09-12 17:57

Midge

Wasn't so fond tbh. Starting with a list of love-poem clichÃ©s is very ballsy, but I'm not sure it pays off -- at least for me. Maybe I'm in the minority (I do tend to be).

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Wed, 2006-09-13 08:32

skinsen

I loved the idea of the 'party corner' it is alluding to exclusivity of desire and the secluson of others (almost conspiratorially) - can't think why you didn't get it Juliet *LOL* - I think anyway, but what do I know???? I find some thing honest in liplash's work. I personally like the simplicity of a poem - this can offer easy entry into some thing that has far greater meaning ( some times transpiring not to be so simple - tohughperhpas not in this case). There is a slight element of cliche I suppose, but knowing the other two pieces as I do (nicotine and friends reunited) I found this forgivable ( they weren't THAT cliched reallly). It is better to grasp the meaning than get bogged down with the words. Itisn't herbest but it is a good opening to her other work - check it out..

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