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Rich Moore's avatar

Thank you guys so much for your comments. You taking the time to post your reactions means a lot to me!!! Onward with more to come!

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Karen FitzGerald's avatar

Hello, Rich. I am new to your substack. I bumped into you at Mike O'Brien's Sixty Odd Poets where I did a deep dive on behalf of meeting today's Sealey Challenge. And tomorrow I will do a deep dive into Along the Way. In the meantime, please know how much I enjoy your reflections. Clearly you are being victorious!

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Rich Moore's avatar

Thanks so much for your very thoughtful note Karen. I'm thrilled that you're digging into what I've been writing and I'll keep my fingers crossed that you enjoy it!

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Mike O’Brien's avatar

I love that concept. "Victory is in the doing"

Profound and simple.

I shall have it above my desk

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Val Vaden's avatar

Hey Richard the Bard,

Free verse! I love it.

This first piece is so evocative of place, texture, smells...You had me from "sailing over high grass..."

Re: "Victory is in the doing," it reminds me of Hamlet's soliloquy, where he contemplates too much thought preventing action:

"And thus the native hue of resolution

Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought,

And enterprises of great pith and moment

With this regard their currents turn awry

And lose the name of action."

Shakespeare. Damn he got it....

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Laura Coleman's avatar

Love the idea and your first “message”. Thanks for sharing, looking forward to seeing what bubbles up next!

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Elaine Broderick's avatar

Love this, Rich.! Can not wait to see more from you, my friend.

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George Hoyem's avatar

Fantastic! Keep em coming Rich....

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Gail Diserens's avatar

Really looking forward to this Rich 🙏

A beautiful poem.

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Kevin Maher's avatar

I like the the concept too, and can see why the poem is your favourite. Quite brilliant.👏✍️

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