| In Dreamland
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2020-02-13
Nice, loose, sort of jazzy, rhyming.
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| Overwhelming
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2020-02-10
Nicely done.
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| Postcard Poem 8
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2020-02-05
A perfect description!
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| earthland
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2020-02-03
Nothing, I suppose. They are written out of the exchange.
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| Another Poem
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2020-02-02
And what a poem it is. Excellent writing, Tom.
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| Chapter One
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2020-01-26
Nice!
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| Avocado
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2020-01-26
Such solid, grounded writing. It's great to hear from you again.
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| You Worthless
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2020-01-23
A well-drawn, if grim, portrait. It could have been painted by Breugal. I'm quite familiar with the neighborhood.
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| Cultural disdain
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2020-01-23
Yes, it is heartbreaking when you no longer can force people with different backgrounds to bow down to yours. Trump sees that. Hitler did, too.
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| Still Life
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2020-01-17
This made me think of Vermeer. That's definitely a compliment.
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| Storm Haven
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2020-01-16
Very nice, Joe. After the description of the fierce storm, the ending provides a great contrast.
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| Firelight Impasto
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2020-01-14
Very nice, Joe.
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| Pittville Falls
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2020-01-13
As has been noted in various circumstances, size doesn't matter. I'm sure that Pittville's falls, so nicely described, are lovely.
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| How Can I Pardon
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2020-01-13
Nicely done.
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| Abecedarian for the Lost Souls
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2020-01-10
Bravo! You've made damned good poem despite the severe constraints.
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| What Sells Best
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2020-01-09
Sold and avidly consumed. I confess to being baffled. (Barnum wasn't.)
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| The Drowsing Period
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2020-01-09
Nice! Here's to the better days to come.
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| Audrey
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2020-01-09
A ton of fun, this one.
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| Waterbirth
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2020-01-07
A sequence I have witnessed probably hundreds of times (who can say how many jade plants are in this house?), but I've never heard it so gracefully described.
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| What you think by Ann Wood
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2020-01-07
We all make mistakes. Why would we not accept others who do?
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| untitled
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2020-01-07
I'm 66 years old, and I've never seen so many undisguised expressions of bigotry around the world. There seems not to be anywhere one can go to be among tolerant, decent people. Even the Danes stooped to banning headscarves, just to be nasty.
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| Primordial Angst
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2020-01-07
I'm with Tom. This is an enjoyably vigorous poem.
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| the unexpected
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2020-01-07
Nice! You've captured the feeling of being outside before dawn when you're in the country.
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| Make It New
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2020-01-03
Becoming authentic is a laborious process, but you're not facing it. You're already doing it
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| And There Is No Flaw In Thee
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2020-01-02
Channeling Mr. Thomas, it seems.
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| An artist's vision
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2020-01-02
Delightful.
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| Ramblings 493
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2020-01-02
Not so.
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| At the Shrine
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2020-01-02
I wouldn't be surprised if she did.
We could spell out our torments, letter by letter
Or hope that this dawning new year goes well.
Surely, the latter course suits us better.
Hope helps us, Ghosn-like, flee from hell.
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| 2020
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2020-01-02
Have great year, Albert.
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| [01 Jan 2020] - Best wishes
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2020-01-02
A happy (and more relaxed) new year to you, too.
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| Grand Old Party
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2019-12-31
Nicely rhymed, sadly accurate.
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| Sanctuary
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2019-12-30
Well done, Joe.
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| The Heart is where the home once was...
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2019-12-23
It must be heartbreaking to see this happening to someone you love.
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| Congregation
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2019-12-23
A lovely winter poem. It's good to have you back. Ever since PoetBay switched servers, this question mark problem has been with us. You can fix it by publishing your poem and then editing it to put in the correct punctuation.
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| Here We Go Again
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2019-12-23
A scary situation. Do you just wait it out?
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| The Words Will Come
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2019-12-23
A truth, entertainingly delivered.
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| Postcard from Madrid
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2019-12-19
You seem to like your poems to be very descriptive. In this case, especially, you've found the perfect subject for that sort of writing. Bravo!
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| Ramblings 485
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2019-12-19
I'm with Tom. This is a very pleasant, well-delivered vignette.
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| Notebook: December 18
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2019-12-18
All I need is one line, a hook with which
To draw out an old sorrow or grievance,
Something which may have been on my mind,
And, at that hook, thrust into the ground,
Lines coalesce. A poem is formed, at once
Craft and creature, one which will perish
If tortured too much. Most often,
I leave them alone.
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| violet and black
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2019-12-17
Nice.
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| Love Song
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2019-12-08
I fully agree with Joe.
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| Frisson Of Delight
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2019-12-06
Nicely done. Good luck.
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| On Awakening
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2019-12-04
Wonderful! I still can recall the dream I had a week or so ago. Acres and acres of avocados had been dumped onto snowy land not far from my house. I roamed the piles, searching for ones which hadn't been frozen.
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| Notebook: November 30
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2019-12-02
A little messy, but affecting, a Dylan Thomas-y sort of poem.
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| The tortoise
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2019-11-26
This is an intriguing poem, as some tortoises live many,many years. Even so, does a tortoise feel that its life is very brief?
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| spy
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2019-11-26
This question ends up consuming itself. Is it actually true that you are able to recognize the truth, but unable to tell it?
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| Found Poetry
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2019-11-26
That's not a pretty image.
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| I love Saturday's by Ann Wood
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2019-11-26
A perfect description of how Saturdays should be.
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| America
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2019-11-22
An interesting work, one which slots in between Whitman and Ginsberg.
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| the existence of god
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2019-11-21
An interesting thought.
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