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Has anyone read The New Binary Press Anthology of Poetry Volume 1?


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Hi there, I've just finished reading this compilation of poetry and loved it!! It is wonderful that someone is giving new poets an outlet and opportunity to be published. I loved nearly all of the poems and look forward to more especially from Graham Allen and John Saunders!!

 

How to Mend a Broken Vase

by John Saunders

 

Near invisible shards lurk

in dark corners

or closet in crevices

with oven glazed fragments

that will defy smooth assembly.

A gift from the honeymoon

of singing waiters

and bright yellow moons

where discord was an out-of-town

stranger, its broken bones

now lie on the floor,

its long shelf life ended.

She gathers up with porcelain hands,

knows repair can only happen

with a bond that holds

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Love the poem. It has a compelling message about how the things we love can have such sentimental value. But the amazing thing that touches me the most about it, is that sweet memories which, like the vase, lie in fragments can be looked back upon, like life, and kept though they are scattered throughout a lifetime, and remind you who or where you once were. And that such a bond, between the present and the past is worth holding onto, even when something breaks your heart and you have to look beyond tragedy.

 

thanks for sharing.

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