Kee Zealy

2026-06-27
Isn’t traffic the mist repeated statement for being delayed? If that is the case it makes perfect sense the eye role, when the poetic mind unconsciously rhymed.

2026-06-22
I have read this several times now. Each time it brings a few tears, because I know the subject well. This journey is always a mystery, because none of us knows the true end story. At this point in life it is a increasing sense of urgency to bring all points of potential conflict for whom we leave behind. I wake up to it everyday myself. It feels sad and mournful, where from my point of view, I see a person who has never given up despite impossible personal tragedy. If there is a piece of luggage to carry, it is just that, surviving and surviving well. Peace of mind, when it is time is the last and most important item to pack.

2026-06-20
The gift for writing with authenticity and emotion is a blessed trait that you share. From your description of him and this poem, I can see why he meant so much to you. That tenacity and kindness is part of who you are.

2026-06-15
It was an adventure, a puzzle and a hamburger with no lettuce or tomato,fries and grilled onions, is a memorable selection.

2026-06-12
This is such a beautifully written response.

2026-06-12
And survived most excellentlly.

2026-06-11
Sameen I am 74, quite capable of more than holding my own in the workplace. In the US the way I see it, I am either working where I can get benefits, or I am awaiting death at my own governments behest. Ageism is a thing. Retirement is not everyone’s dream. Just because we are older doesn’t mean we can’t add value in the workplace.

2026-06-10
Beautifully written.

2026-06-02
You write in a way that few do, as Sameen has said and I have said to you many times. You can’t teach what you do. Your writing is instinctive and at times emotionally raw. That is a poets gift, and you are definitely a poet.

2026-05-27
Graphic, dissertation of what it means to swallow lies repeatedly with no discernment of validity. Eventually we become the slop for consumption.

2026-05-25
Love is such a misused word. Frequently it is used as the poem states, as a means of control. I don’t see it that way. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. Finding a loving relationship is appreciating people for exactly who they are, not who you want them to be.

2026-05-25
I enjoy a challenge. The times I have written different forms was an effort to challenge myself. I have written the forms you mentioned with the exception of the triolet. For me it’s a sense of if I feel a rhythm in my head when I do use a rhyme scheme. There is a poet who is a creative writing student at NCA&T whom I follow, seldom uses a Rhyme scheme, but her imagery is ridiculous. Her instagram handle is Nyabithegreat. She is truly outstanding. So we she shall see what I come up with next, stay tuned.

2026-05-24
This poem reinforces my belief that looking for validation for what I write, is a vicious cycle. If I seek validation, it impacts the way I write. So I don’t. I write because what is said has meaning to me regardless if anyone else reads it or cares about it.

2026-05-22
Truly lovely, beautiful images.

2026-04-12
A wonderful poem. While not comfortable yourself, it appears you are amazed and entertained by her ability to perform social interactions in a large crowd. Sometimes being carried along for this eventful interaction is half the fun.

2026-04-07
These two poems make me feel like Paradise is lost. What felt like paradise is it’s own form of entrapment. Thought provoking.

2026-02-13
The evidence of existence is stories passed to our descendants, passions shared, pain expressed, compassion communicated, mentoring applied and love shared with all those matter. With that part of existence I believe we are at peace. There is peace in knowing that.

2026-01-13
Winter shrinks growth. The coming spring regenerates living things. It seems we are in a spiritual long winter, with messaging meant to create confusion. Empathy is not a part of what we are seeing. For anyone that wants to see what large corporate business in real time, this is it. It is why corporate billionaires have no business running any country. It is a thought provoking piece Allen.

2026-01-13
You love and care is not questioned. The people around you find value in your empathy and search for truth. How you will be remembered is how much of you has been embedded in those you loved. About that, there can be no doubt.

2025-12-05
Tragedy’s of non acceptance can be devastating. Here it certainly was.

2025-11-10
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2025-09-30
I am older too. Writing reinforces memories you don’t want to loose, so continue writing your joy, your pain, your stress. It helps.

2025-08-05
That is a question for all eternity, as much for past relationships as for current ones. That emotional statement may vary depending on the person. The truth is there is no right time. It just depends.

2025-07-25
We all have good and difficult parts of us. Whose to say who is fit for a good afterlife. The teachings of Christ focus on love and forgiveness. The real question is can we forgive ourselves of past transgressions. Very thought provoking piece.

2025-07-25
Warmly and reverently speaking of a time that was happier to be in. I enjoyed this

2025-07-15
Those of us who are older have a sense of rapidly fading moments of inspiration.

2025-07-04
A testament to hope and new beginnings, for those who remember and know the progression from suppression to progress, knowing that money and power is creating the image of freedom, while taking with a smiling face, to suppression again.

2025-07-03
Grief fades, dulls, becomes less impactful over time but never really goes away. I have had my share. I can identify with this. It’s heartfelt and honest.

2025-06-28
Yes you do matter. Welcome to Poetbay.

2025-04-04
Interesting choice of word describing humans interaction with nature. Rather than war, it’s worse, it’s complete apathy about interaction with the environment around us.

2024-03-05
The last stanza was a surprise. I like the path it takes as an almost addictive reponse.

2022-07-29
There is more to this than meets the eye. Well written.

2021-05-19
The intent is to make a rhyme scheme more subtle and the poem itself more conversational.

2020-04-15
I can hear the gravel crunch and see the fish jump. Nice poem

2017-06-12
why did the fox eat the chicken, while crossing the river when he promised he would not? Because a fox is always a fox no matter what he tells you.

2017-06-12
Seems to imply the euphemism, that everything happens for a reason, drifting with the flow of our existence. Lovely picture.

2017-06-12
Simple and reflective. You say much with a few words.

2015-09-06
Symbolism means different things to different people. I for one, don't care for symbolic poetry that is so obtuse it takes the writer to explain what he meant. Stories and memories such as this are bits and pieces of events that help compose who you are. For that these are a series of symbols that tell something about you. Very nice write.

2015-09-02
Desolation and emptiness when the tears can no longer flow. Very nice.

2015-08-08
That volatility only appears dangerous on the surface until hurt penetrates that persona. I suspect that very trait allows you to survive the pain.

2015-08-08
Perhaps the man cured should aware of his saviour.

2015-06-14
Freedom is a metaphor for confusion where relationships are concerned. By its nature relationships mean sacrificing some of yourself to have one. If its wrong then let it go. There is always a sense of loss when they fail, regardless of who initiates it. One can never replace the time and memories both good and bad.

2013-08-25
You create such stark images, that appear ordinary. It is only when you reveal the dark secret, no one expects, that re paints the tone of those images.

2013-08-11
Fact or fantasy or something in between? Perhaps a wish that never occurs. Moments come and go. Memories have a way of developing a rosy glow over time.

2012-12-27
I love the language. It feels like, the couple is disconnected, and while the love is transcendent, it is more of a feeling then when walking along the ocean shore, where you are exposed in all the elements.

2012-12-26
Have a good holiday season Ken.

2012-12-26
Eyes that remember, have seen woods in early winter, and while those tell some of the story of life and death, nature has taken its path in those peaceful woods, where you were meant to write the epitaph of a forest creature buried by human hands.

2012-10-04
Desire has many facets, and you paint them in a way that makes us think. Desire to learn, desire to love desire to teach desire to learn from others. It is our most human trait, and breathes everything that says acceptance.

2012-08-10
Beautiful language. I followed the transformation and the healing balm of the ocean breeze, amid the salt air and rolling emerald wavelets, where the crash of surf and salty foam brushing your ankles, teasing you to come play, and rock in the cradle of the sea.

2012-07-22
As long as you write like this, there is no goodbye.