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Oh my goodness, wonderful poem!

Thank you very much. I'm happy to report that this one was 100% personally inspired.

It really is the sum total of everything in my life right now, combined with the physical location I find myself in. I'm really amazed that just a few weeks ago I was only willing to try a little six line rhyme, now I'm penning sweeping, epic emotional histories!!

Well, I have you to thank for it. Your welcoming site is a great place for neophytes to try out the medium, as well as for all of your accomplished poets to ply their craft. Thank you.

This final piece of mine will act as my "mini-opus". I'm not leaving FR permanently, but many things in my life are coming to an inevitable "harmonic convergence". My affairs in Taiwan will soon wrap up, and I'll move to a new place with new realities soon enough. As well, having first come to Taiwan 15 years ago, and having seen immense change (unfortunately mostly for the worse, as China takes over all manufacturing in Asia, many Asian economies are struggling, especially Taiwan's) As such Taiwan has largely lost its way, and the people, once classy and confident, have become quite bitter and nasty, in a sadly cowardly way.

It all boils up together to become a "lot of water under the bridge" moment. So I'll be taking a few months off from FR, where the dialog is often stimulating, but at times can become itself a strain.

I just wanted to thank you again for this great experience in poetry, and give you a heads up as to why I won't seem to be around much in the next few months.

In a few days I'm pitching out this old computer and setting off, after that I'm not sure when I'll be back, but I'm sure the Lair will still be here, whenever I finally to show back up again!

Warmest regards,

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