Romance
of
the Unactualized Sort
T.
Buckingham Thomas physics Oberlin WOBC Richwood Tom Thomas Chyron
Infinit Pittsburgh
I
never really tried to form a romantic attachment, but in my twenties
and thirties I got to know several ladies who inspired poetry and
other writings.
Here are some.
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1940 |
Running
Off to Covington |
Young
people in my village often tied the knot more than a hundred miles
away in Kentucky. So did my parents. I hear from the
grandson of the minister who married them. |
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1960 |
°A
Freshman Crush |
At
college, I'm dazzled by a friendly princess. Yet I am not worthy. |
°The
Parable of the Lady and the Cat |
A
shy, longing student's blank verse. |
Fragment |
Just
one page of a story from my dorm room. |
The
Prophetess |
I
get inside her head, in two languages. She may not want me there. |
Passing
Notes |
A
quarky tale of two physics majors.  |
Item
Four |
Unable
to love, I nevertheless pen a sonnet. |
The
Lonely Guy |
Writing
to old loves about the potential for new loves. |
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1970 |
Letters
from Jan |
Correspondence
with my college friend: she eventually finds love and becomes
a doctor |
°The
Songs of Linda |
Dramatizing
a true story from my past a story of love gone bad. |
Here's
Pie in Your Eye |
High
school cheerleaders willingly take one in the face. |