Conversations (I)
I have to learn quiet again,
I told the yellow grass
By the library’s stone wall.
The sun shimmered,
Not understanding. November
Shrugged and disrobed.
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Translations from the English 
Reblogged this on O at the Edges and commented:
Soon there will be no more good lines left for the rest of us, because Jeff Schwaner is taking them all! Be sure to read Conversations (II) and (III), and if you haven’t read his Mei Yao-Ch’en sequence, what are you waiting for?
Thank you, sir! I think I just found the back cover blurb for my next book…
Are you a published writer? I kinda need help
Outside of my blog and books, only a little.
I have this fantastic book I’m doing with writing, what’s d next approach with the best budget
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Special thanks to Robert Okaji and his @O at the Edges blog for exposing me to this.
All three of the cited poems are wonderful…
Thank you very much. Hope to see you again here.
Despite the punctuation, my mind insists that it is November which does not understand and therefore, I think disrobing is an act of hiding ignorance.
Interesting to think of disrobing as an act of hiding…
Thanks for visiting and commenting.
When in doubt–disrobe!
Wonderful!
Thank you!
Hi, this is beautiful.. i dabble in poetry but nothing barely close to being good. Are you published?
Thanks Alex.
While I stick to the definition of publishing as “making something public,” I have had a few poems published by New Orleans Review and, most recently, Beloit Poetry Journal. But I rarely submit work to journals.
Great, lol you are living the dream. Why rarely to journals? I would love to one day have something of mine published.. tho to do that i need to devote more time to writing and editing!!..
Cool poems. You are really eating all the line
Thanks. Mr Okaji keeps quite a few good lines for himself though!
Nice
Thanks, IGW!
This is utterly beautiful.I have similar conversations in my head but they are obviously not as good as yours.So keep having them!😊
Thank you so much, DL.
I love this. I am passionate about poetry and your words just inspire me.
Love this! Beautiful…
Check my page?😬
I will.
Thanks so much.
Great poem Jeff.
Think I’ll tag along with you for awhile.
Cheers,
Frank
Thank you, Frank! Welcome aboard.
your wordings are deep..
Why, thank you, studentzy.
it’s because as I understand the phrases are opposite only those who are into literature will understand it the way it should be understand..
The poems are good. Very good. 🙂
Thank you.
🙂
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beautiful poem
Thank you!
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I read this over and over again..it’s truly wonderful
That is quite a wonderful thing to hear. Thank you!
No problems just keep writing gems like this
I love this!
Thank you very much. Glad you came by to visit.
It’s like reading a feeling. This is a beautiful piece.
Thank you so much.
I a going to use it for my book cover. Thanks for your knowledge.
Err, not really sure what you mean by that.
I meant that the knowledge I gathered in your write up is a book of knowledge and wisdom to any one. I learned some thing from it.
Thank you very much! That’s more than this poem or poet deserves, but I’ll take it gratefully, anyway. Many thanks.
Beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing with the world!
Thank you. And thanks for visiting.
Cool poem
Nice words
Thank you very much.
Reading this took me to my college library and nostlagia struck me. Thank you. I am still saoking in a beautiful feeling after reading this
Thank you very much.
Cool sir…..i liked it…
Thank you, and welcome.
Very well written…
Please check out my blogs and give a feedback sir… You write really well
Thank you very much.
Beautiful work, Jeff. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Michael.
You always, for me, have a “beyond wisdom” way with words. Like you know everything, and I know nothing at all. It is what I treasure most about your poetry, that it reveals.
Thank you for those amazing words. It is very much appreciated. I hope to live up to that some day!
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