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A Video Reading of the Poem ‘The Loons of Colby Lake’ by Michael Pietrack

September 11, 2025
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The poem “The Loons of Colby Lake” by Michael Pietrack read by the poet himself at the Society of Classical Poets online Poetry Symposium on June 28, 2025:

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  1. Mark Stellinga says:
    3 months ago

    Well done, Michael, and Andrew, and very touching. Mates for life, as are geese. Something I always ponder when I spot an unaccompanied migratory bird.

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    • Michael Pietrack says:
      8 minutes ago

      Thank you. It’s a sad thing, a single goose. There must be a story there. A sad one.

      Reply
  2. Susan Jarvis Bryant says:
    3 months ago

    Simply beautiful! Thank you!

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    • Michael Pietrack says:
      8 minutes ago

      Any praise from you carries double weight.

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  3. James Sale says:
    3 months ago

    Fine poem, great reading, and excellent production – well done both Michael and ABB.

    Reply
    • Michael Pietrack says:
      6 minutes ago

      Andrew deserves much of the credit. I especially like when he put the narrator in the moon. A clever, clever, fox that ABB.

      Reply

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    Andrew deserves much of the credit. I especially like when he put the narrator in the moon. A clever, clever,…

  2. Michael Pietrack on A Video Reading of the Poem ‘The Loons of Colby Lake’ by Michael PietrackDecember 1, 2025

    Any praise from you carries double weight.

  3. Michael Pietrack on A Video Reading of the Poem ‘The Loons of Colby Lake’ by Michael PietrackDecember 1, 2025

    Thank you. It’s a sad thing, a single goose. There must be a story there. A sad one.

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