rimbaudian reverie
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2019-09-14 Superlative. I remember the lindens in a Rimbaud poem.
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Noise
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2019-09-13 I cherish the winsome specificity of the three lines at the end of the first stanza. Thanks for posting this good poem!
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i've learned to bite the hand that feeds me
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2019-09-12 There's a lot going on here, all of it good, poetically speaking. I cherish the beginning lines of the last stanza, the contrast between the poets brooding over a notebook in a cafe and the poets who "stand tall at open mics."
Your work is alive. Keep writing!
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text-a-poem
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2019-09-06 Always good to bump into "that sweet man, John Clare" (as Roethke called him)!
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A night nurse's notes at St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City, 1953
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2019-09-06 Superlative. Moving. Bookmarked!
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I'm shutting down for a while. Lost my creativity...gone looking for it.
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2019-09-06 Joe, I'll miss your voice, wise and lighthearted, profound and probing, knowing and questioning, exploring always.
Wishing you peace, light, and restoration.
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alone
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2019-08-31 beauty and brevity! thank you for posting.
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Last day of August 2019 by Ann Wood
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2019-08-31 As always, Ann, I cherish the tone of gratitude in your work, your readiness to commemorate these occasions with winsome thanksgiving! I always welcome the fall!
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Tomorrow
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2019-08-31 I respond with enthusiastic concurrence to the first four lines of the third stanza! "The raw and ignoble noise/ that heralds the present" seems accuracy epitomised!
As I was reading, though, I found myself wishing for a greater number of concrete nouns and fewer abstract nouns.
But I do like certain turns of phrase here: "raucous, self-entitled Now." Yes. Quite true!
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this coming weekend
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2019-08-31 So many things to like about this. I like how you "liveblogged" the composing of the 4th sonnet, commented on its composition in medias res. And I, too, root for the underdog. Which is quite often the Red Sox, despite a recent spate of World Series victories. I like the conflict between wanting to see the sunrise and wanting to sleep in. And I cherish "i do wish you could hear her accent."
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THEY SAY A FRIEND OF MINE HAD DIED (Inspired By The Work Of Jim)
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2019-08-30 Wonderful reflection, Ken. And yes, it is quite true!
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my best friend
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2019-08-30 Somewhat reminiscent of Ted Kooser! (I intend highest praise.) Excellent work.
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The Tocsin
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2019-08-26 Excellent. The repetitions are effective, and the articulation is worthy of the theme.
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matchmaker
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2019-08-26 A beautiful sequence of unrhymed sonnets. I will read, re-read, and probably bookmark!
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Heavenly haiku
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2019-08-24 Tres bon, comme toujours!
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Nice summer day by Ann Wood
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2019-08-23 23 degrees is just perfect (Celsius). Boston, Massachusetts was up around 33 today. A mite too warm for me!
I cherish the consistent note of gratitude in this poem, and in many others you've written.
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My Mother's Hands
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2019-08-23 A superlative and comprehensive catalogue of all the things at a mother's hands can do and have done! Excellent poem, Marie.
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the pink room
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2019-08-21 This is a tight-as-a-drum, supremely well-constructed poem. No excess verbiage, every word contributory. Puts me in mind of Ted Kooser's work.
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Life
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2019-08-21 I like the short two-line stanzas, each the ideal conveyance for a single image (and maybe a thought about the image). Strong poem, Joe. Thanks for posting it!
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tap water and tea leaves
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2019-08-21 This is one of my favourites among your poems. The language seems very economical, and the imagery quite strong.
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Sonnet to a cat
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2019-08-21 Nicely done, Marie! (I especially like "spits and snarls," two strong verbs so close to one another.) A gracefully painted portrait throughout.
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SOMETIMES ALL WE HAVE
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2019-08-19 A beautiful reminder of the gift of listening, the gift of presence.
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Truth
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2019-08-18 A valiant prayer and a noble poem!
One could write a companion piece called "Compassion," and the lament would ring just as true. Particularly if one pays attention to certain figures of national repute in the USA.
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Husband Moncho helps with Dinner
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2019-08-18 Excellent writing, Marie!
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Rain
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2019-08-18 I like the insistent rhyme. It fits with the persistence of the rain! Thank you for posting this poem.
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Your Face
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2019-08-18 As I read this poem, I'm happy to encounter the unexpected imagery of the third-to-last stanza! It makes the poem more real, more vital.
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Montreal
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2019-08-18 I like this. Simple without being simplistic, plain without being dull. Evidence of an alert wit! Thank you for posting it.
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Happy St Marys Day by Ann Wood
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2019-08-15 A blessed day to you, Ann! I like the phrasing of "loaded with the kindness and light of the Mother of God."
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Heart damage
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2019-08-15 I've been enjoying your recently posted poems a lot. Thank you so much for writing and sharing.
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Abundance
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2019-08-15 A beautiful summer tanka! (Somewhere in the archives, I have a winter tanka.) Thank you for posting in this winsome form.
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An English journey
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2019-08-15 A glorious litany of place-names!
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Heroes Funeral
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2019-08-15 Stately, beautiful, reverent. A perfect tribute to the soldier.
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Living for today
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2019-08-14 Nicely done. And certainly true!
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Life
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2019-08-13 Welcome to Poetbay! Thanks for posting!
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More Random Creatures
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2019-08-12 A hominid named Tom claps both his paws
And gives your creatures clamorous applause!
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Random Creatures
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2019-08-12 Wonderfully observed, witty, warm, funny --- bravissima!
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Upstream
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2019-08-12 Joe, this is a fine lyric, gentle but firm in its articulation, confident in its measure and pacing, an accomplishment!
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coming to our senses
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2019-08-11 Beautifully described vignette. I cherish both halves of the "text": clear, sensitive, vivid, gentle, plain (but not too plain!) and altogether a joy to read.
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ROPE OF WORDS (Adishanal Line)
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2019-08-11 A beautiful metaphor. And a moving poem. This is really good stuff, Ken!
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Some days
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2019-08-11 Marie, hello! This is a moving, and indeed an excellent poem, articulated with care and with precision. You speak with the quiet authority of lived experience. Thank you for posting it.
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Clearing stumps
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2019-08-09 The subject matter reminds me so much of the poetry of Robert Frost, the rugged quatrains carrying the vigour of the speaker, still considerable!
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The genesis of the poem "alice"
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2019-08-09 With all best wishes for a speedy recuperation. I enjoyed both the poem and the exploration of its genesis!
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the silence was tangible
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2019-08-08 This poem opens up the soul. Thank you for posting it, sir!
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China's Wonders
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2019-08-08 Priceless! I enjoyed this one immensely!
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alice
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2019-08-08 Such great fun!
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Zen
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2019-08-06 This poem is powerful in its cadenced gentleness. Bravo.
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Truth Island
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2019-08-04 Thank you so much for sharing these thoughts, Marie. They "struck a chord," as the expression goes. It would indeed be a better world if compassionate candour prevailed over ... well, over what we often get! Thanks again.
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Gnashing Teeth
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2019-08-04 That's the ticket. Keep at it, steadily but gently, and eventually you will coax what needs to be said into being.
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Good bye July, welcome August by Ann Wood
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2019-08-02 I echo the sentiment! "Hello August please be nice to us." And for me, too, a bittersweet month.
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Alliterative Monostich
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2019-08-02 magical Marie makes mellifluous music!
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