Lovelorn Poets

From Anchorage to Zebulon: In Search of Missed Connections

Missed Connections in New Haven, CT: Alternate Universe Saturday Afternoon

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Missed Connections in New Haven, CT

Harley and Croc Play Chess by Jamie Noguchi

Alternate Universe Saturday Afternoon
Missed Connections in New Haven

You were the bookish red head being chastised by the comic shop owner for bending the books forward.
I was the loutish meter maid ranting about Alex Jones, David Icke, and the reptilian secret empire controlling the world.
I mentioned being drunk the night before and downloading Beautiful Katamari on xbox;
you told me I’d made a good decision.
Was it me, or did we have a moment?
Life is too short for single player, and I’ve got two controllers.
I’m waiting for you to join my party if you want to play.

Her Two Cents from the Missed Connections Chief Bottle-Finder:

Lovelorn Poets Her Two Cents IconToday we’re featuring three missed connections from New Haven, CT. It’s a pretty low-key feed despite the fact that it’s a densely populated, college-focused area. This message caught my eye with the line, “Life is too short for single player, and I’ve got two controllers.” I think that’s the cutest thing to say! Hopefully the bookish red-head decides to play along – fun and adventure awaits with every move.

 

Missed Connections in Seattle, WA: Enticing

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Missed Connections in Seattle, WA

Die unendliche Ewigkeit by h.koppdelaney

Enticing
Missed Connections in Seattle-Tacoma

You are the magic.
I have been tangled up in your magic eyes for years now.
I love it.

We have some amazing talks and the feeling you give me is unlike anything I have ever felt.
I would and will fight for you.
Wait for you.
Die for you.

You have been there for me on some very important days.
I will always be there for you.
I am your “best friend” and I love you.

One Year Ago:  In the Tall Grass (Raleigh-Durham, NC)

Her Two Cents from the Missed Connections Chief Bottle-Finder:

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Symbols, signs, serendipity, synchronicity… call it what you will, but when you believe in the presence of magic there’s never a doubt about why certain events happen, why people come and go. There’s a fascinating passage on H. Kopp-Delaney’s Flickr page for this image, “…Find out what symbols mean. Once you know it, you can read everything that happens… your entire life…”  Enticing, yes?

 

Missed Connections in Cape Cod, MA: Under the Covers

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Mystical Window by Lorenzo Cuppini

Under the Covers
Missed Connections in Cape Cod / Islands

Darkness is not the absence of light but the cover for it.
When you feel only darkness or pain or see it in another, look beneath this.
There is light there in the soul.

One Year Ago:  I Missed My Chance Pumpkin Guy… (Pittsburgh)

Her Two Cents from the Missed Connections Chief Bottle-Finder:

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Here is another post from the Oracle of Cape Cod. Over the past year I have thoroughly enjoyed discovering these unique, inspirational messages – it’s a use of the missed connections space that I haven’t found elsewhere. However, it appears the “oracle” has ceased communication. I have a few remaining messages in reserve, but this feature will likely come to an end in 2012. But just like this message, or the corresponding photograph from Lorenzo Cuppini, there is always a light source – and I’m sure something will appear to fill the void left from our departed Cape Cod poet.

 

Missed Connections in Omaha, NE: A Star in the Sky

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Missed Connections in Omaha, NE

End Light by Nicole Resseguie-Snyder

A Star in the Sky
Missed Connections in Omaha / Council Bluffs

I still think about you and the bond we had.
We always said that when we are apart,
we will look in the sky at the north star and think of each other.
Be well dear friend, and may your path be a pleasant one.

Her Two Cents from the Missed Connections Chief Bottle-Finder:

Lovelorn Poets Her Two Cents IconOmaha, Nebraska is our featured location for missed connections today. It’s a feed that has certainly yielded a few gems over the past year (including last week’s “Drunken Bus Stop Man“) so I find it a fun one to comb through.  This particular message caught my eye because of the reference to stars in the night sky. There seems to be something uniquely special about the night sky, don’t you think? Can our thoughts go out into the Universe and make their way to another? I don’t know, but our poet certainly isn’t the first one to make a wish and try.

 

 

Missed Connections in San Francisco, CA: Land of Bukowski

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Missed Connections in San Francisco, CA

Bukowski by Wacky Stuff

Land of Bukowski
Missed Connections in City of San Francisco

i was looking for something in particular that night,
as i flipped through those pages sitting too long and too late at the bar.
i didn’t find it;
but as is usually the case with Bukowski,
i found something else.

Her Two Cents from the Missed Connections Chief Bottle-Finder:

Lovelorn Poets her two cents iconNice missed connection from San Francisco! It’s the perfect message to kick off the weekend, right? Wherever the next 48hours may find you, just remember this – the truth always happens. Stay real and we’ll see you back here on Monday.

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