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Retired educator born in Shanghai, China to Russian parents. Lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the '50s. Moved to the States in the early '60s.

  June 2021     9 days ago

Submitted Poems 17 total

Train 11 Leaving Portland

Train 11 Leaving Portland

Southbound
To LA
Passing rows of tents, graffiti,
Trash and litter where flowers and grass once lined the way
Broken glass, crushed cans and throwaway furniture that once improved a life
Personal belongings, bikes...

by Gregory Baranoff

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Take Me Back, Scatter Me, Scatter Me

Don’t box me shut or enclose me in an urn to display me on the mantel,
Or drown me in the ocean or the sea, but scatter me, scatter me, take me back,

Scatter me under the bough of the towering oak tree near the cast iron bell, ...

by Gregory Baranoff

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To The Girl In The Red Dress

To The Girl In The Red Dress

Fifty years, five decades, half a century ago
We held hands, walked along the sand
Your smile and laughter, the sound of your voice
Filled my heart with such incredible joy
Those memories came back with a...

by Gregory Baranoff

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added 2 months ago
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The Murder of Crows

Sometimes I feel like Van Gogh
Misunderstood, unliked, forgotten
On the verge

Yes, on the verge
I feel like him
Ignored, brushed off, used, confused

They cackle at me, laugh
Drive me away, drive me back
Watch out! Watch out! Watch out!
...

by Gregory Baranoff

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added 3 months ago
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The Silence of Time

The Silence of Time

Fifty years, five decades, half a century ago
We held hands, walked along the sand
Your smile and laughter, the sound of your voice
Filled my heart with such incredible joy
Those memories came back with photographs found...

by Gregory Baranoff

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added 5 months ago
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There is such a deeper meaning in the direct simplicity of this piece.

4 months ago

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Thank you very much for your praise and thank you for pointing me to the work of Henri Bergson. I found your comment on 'how the past is still organically a part of everything that currently is' very interesting! 

5 months ago

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Revenant stood out among a number of very good poems in its use of language and imagery.

5 months ago

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This writer caught the essence of a soul, its form without giving it human features captured its wretchedness and wailing giving it life when it no longer is.

6 months ago

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Thank you for your kind words and for picking up on the codependent relationship between my cousin and her cat, Bandito, a stray cat that forced his way into the family.

7 months ago

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I have been called "Greck" and "Grisha" so those are fine!

8 months ago

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Just want to be remembered as a Greg... Thanks for the acknowledgement of my poems and kind words.

8 months ago

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You're welcome! Greg not Gerald

8 months ago

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I felt the universal cry from other children and the children inside old bodies under the geese flying south under the autumn sky.

8 months ago

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Thank you for taking the time to read my poem and riding the train with me!

9 months ago

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Thank you for liking and enjoying my poem.

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Thank you for reading my poem and your kind words.

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The incredible imagery and thought provoking language makes this poem stand out above the rest!

9 months ago

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This poem is clear, concise, with well-chosen words. The imagery of a personal, poignant, inner battle is powerful.

11 months ago

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I was enticed by the title and drawn to the vivid imagery and description of the relationship. It's a wonderful poem.

1 year ago

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