Lovelorn Poets

From Anchorage to Zebulon: In Search of Missed Connections

Missed Connections in Brooklyn, NY: Emotional Quicksand

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Missed Connection in Brooklyn, NY

How strangely this all still fits by urs/ula dee

Emotional Quicksand
Missed Connections in Brooklyn, NY

I never felt this before
Language is useful for some things.
I want to be able to look you in the eyes and for you to understand how I feel about us.
I picture us outrunning a flood of snapping trees deep in a ravine.
Sorrow and misery haunt us all throughout life, I’m certain of it. One day it will come between us, I lay in bed at night and think of it.
Before that comes I want to spend my time with you.
I can make us money, food, a garden, but I cannot make more time.
Horror occurs in a moment. It can arrive without notice.
Let me in.
There is not a moment to spare.
My past with you is well lit, I have shown a light in every corner.

NOTE FROM THE MISSED CONNECTIONS CHIEF BOTTLE FINDER:

I had a very difficult time choose the image to go with this message. My ideals was something that captured the concrete elements but also included the dark emotions of the writer. urs/ula dee’s work conveys a beautiful conflict of opposites and in reading the supporting text on her Flickr page, I knew I had found the match I wanted.

 

Missed Connection in Asheville, NC: Your Dog Is The Grinning Type

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Missed Connection in Asheville, NC

Smiling Dog by Rennett Stowe

Your Dog is the Grinning Type
Missed Connections in Asheville, NC

I was wandering around downtown with my camera and you pulled up to the stop light as I was nearing the crosswalk. Your dog totally caught my attention out the driver side back window… he gave me the goofiest, happy grin. In the introspective mood I was in, that goofy dog grin made me break out in one myself.

You, arm out the driver’s window turned and smiled and asked how I was doing (I was staring, I suppose, at your furry passenger). I lifted my sunglasses to see you better and called back. You said something else, and I was sort of lost in thought as I yelled back that I love your dog. You hollered back something along the lines of “Yeah, he’s the grinning type!” The light was green and as you pulled away I found myself wishing a good day towards your tail pipe.

The thing is… I was lost in thought because I thought I vaguely recognized you.. the little bit I could see through your driver’s window for a few seconds with tired contacts in. Do you work at one of the local bars downtown, perhaps?

I’m sure you won’t read this, and I’m sure it doesn’t matter anyways. It’s just that diminishing itch when you can’t quite place someone you thought you might know… you know? 🙂

Either way, here’s to your dog… his unexpected grin made my day. (Your smile was a close second!)

Lovelorn Poets: Her Two Cents

Her Two Cents offers daily commentary on missed connections selected to appear on Lovelorn Poets.

Her Two Cents on Your Dog is the Grinning Type

It’s been some time since we’ve had a message from the Asheville MC and this one does not disappoint. How can you not love a happy, grinning dog? They’re just 100% pure joy and enthusiasm – guaranteed to make your day a little brighter.  Let’s hope our slightly foggy lovelorn poet crosses paths with dog and owner again!

Gentle Readers: While selecting this photo by Rennett Stowe on Creative Commons, I read that this dog was adopted by him just days before euthanization was to take place. No wonder the furry guy is smiling! He knows how lucky he is to have a home!  If you have a pet, did they come from an animal shelter or rescue site? Mr. Avi, the Lovelorn Poets “cat-in-residence,” can be seen on our Flickr page.

Missed Connections in Brooklyn, NY: Clown Bag on the G

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Missed Connections in Brooklyn, NY

clowns are creepy by Barry Yanowitz

Clown Bag on the G and then the L
Missed Connections in Brooklyn, NY

You have a messenger bag with a clown on it.
I’m partly disturbed and 100% fascinated that a guy like you would carry a bag like that, as it didn’t seem to fit in with your manner or how you were dressed.
I think you got on the G at Clinton/Washington with me at around 3:15 or so today.
All I know is we stood near each other and then sat down near each other and both got off to transfer to the Manhattan-bound L.
I lost you on that platform but your bag is seared in my brain.
I had an unusual bag too but I’m not going to be that presumptuous to assume that you could describe anything about me back to myself.
But if you’re single and interested in telling me the story behind the clown bag, I’d love to grab a drink together and hear it.

NOTE FROM THE MISSED CONNECTIONS CHIEF BOTTLE FINDER:

I agree with Barry Yanowitz’s photo title – clowns are creepy – and my trolling through Flickr Creative Commons looking for a decent image yielded thousands of strange clowns – including several “clown bags.” Can you say, John Wayne Gacy?

Missed Connection in Vermont: Beautiful Vermont Boys

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Missed Connection in Vermont

I've got Garlic! by Millicent Bystander

Beautiful Vermont Boys
Missed Connections in Vermont

O my god.
I see you everywhere I go, can’t even buy groceries at City Market without falling in love 3 or 4 times.
You are all so handsome I can’t hardly stand it.
With each of you I swoon silently and quietly inside.
Have wondered all my life growing up where all the cute boys were,
and they all live here.
Maybe I’m just not used to seeing New England faces before,
or maybe I just really like boys??
Just want all of you beautiful boys to know I admire you all the time.
Smile back! 🙂

NOTE FROM THE MISSED CONNECTIONS CHIEF BOTTLE FINDER:

Today we’re featuring three messages from the Vermont MC. It’s a quirky kind of place with a wide variety of messages. The moment I saw this photo by Millicent “Matt” Bystander I couldn’t NOT laugh – do you think the cute grocery store boys in Vermont look like this? His smile would certainly make our lovelorn poet happy!

 

The Saturday Special: Artist Ade McO-Campbell

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This is the third edition of the Lovelorn Poets Saturday Special. These special messages feature information about the artists whose work appears on this site. I hope you enjoy reading about these talented individuals and visit their websites to see more of their work (and making a purchase never hurts!)

 

Lovelorn Poets Saturday Special


Name: Ade McO-Campbell

Lovelorn Poets Featured Message: Missed Connections in Pittsburgh, PA: Now (Earth Day)

Work: Freelance Art (Part-time)

Where to Find You: www.ademc.net

Education: Digital Media (Design) and Nat Dip in Multimedia

Lovelorn Poets Saturday Special

dreaming the eye

Influences: Nature, Evolution, the Human Mind

Preferred Work Environment: Home, when I have spare time.

Philosophy: ‘There are more things in Heaven and Earth, than are dreamt about in Your Philosophy’ (Shakespeare, Hamlet)

Extra Crunchy Bits by Ade: Inspired by nature, communication and ways we connect and share ideas with each other, and through emerging technology. Generally I’d like to just try and keep drawing and designing to enhance and illustrate information and ideas in new and exciting ways. For the things we imagine may one day be made real. Also, to keep focused, you have to ask yourself: ‘What 10 images would you create if you could choose only 10?

Lovelorn Poets Saturday Special

pirate

Thank you, Ade, for reminding us of the importance of our imagination. Your work inspires many magical stories. One about a lovelorn pirate, perhaps?

 

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