| Bizarre Exchange
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2022-09-24
It seems pretty straightforward to me. The second girl was trying to compliment the first.
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| evil or not
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2022-09-21
People don't do evil things. Their acts are labeled "evil" by others.
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| Oh là là
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2022-09-20
Some are crooks. Some are hopeless cases, but some are very nice people who appreciate what you're doing.
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| Ramblings 618
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2022-09-18
I'm sure that you'll persevere, especially since you like your job. I curse the hand-held computers that I use at work constantly, vehemently. I once grew so angry that I smashed one of them on the floor. I try not to do that very often because, though the wretched things are frustratingly incompetent, they are expensive.
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| Diabetic curse
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2022-09-16
Nothing racist about this poem.
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| SWEET SORROW
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2022-09-11
I hope that your move is uneventful, and that your new home is pleasant and inspirational. Larry
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| when bridges meet tunnels
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2022-09-07
True.
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| Non Album Single
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2022-09-06
Good one, Sameen!
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| currencies
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2022-08-29
Yes, you are apt to become culturally diluted. Given the objectionable aspects of nationality (jingoism, bigotry), such dilution could be a good thing.
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| The Edge
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2022-08-29
I don't know if I've ever read so many similes in one poem.
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| There Are Worse Plagues on Earth Than Tears
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2022-08-24
I am not a fan of Arnold, but you've written a fine imitation of his work. I really enjoyed the clever near-rhymes.
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| "pillbillies"
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2022-08-24
Nicely done. I have cousins in that hollow.
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| au revoir gentle man
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2022-08-23
A significant loss.
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| Bitter Mouths Sweet Words
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2022-08-22
True enough.
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| A Poem I Wrote When I Landed My First Manager Job At 20
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2022-08-20
You've come a long way as a poet since then.
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| Are They Too Insignificant Who Burn?
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2022-08-17
Another very nice poem, Sameen. It seems as if these "imitations" are helping you to find your own voice.
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| two days
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2022-08-16
Probably. It was a good idea to preserve them, and do so elegantly.
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| Imitation of Conrad Aiken
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2022-08-16
A faithful imitation, and a fine, thoughtful poem in its own right. Great job, Sameen.
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| inflation
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2022-08-14
First of all, there is no such thing as a free market. Put that notion out of your mind. At this point, all markets are highly concentrated, controlled by just a few firms which do not compete with each other.
Second, indexing wages to the level of inflation is a brilliant idea. It keeps people from being impoverished by rising prices. Such indexation never will be adopted in the US. Instead, capitalists reap all of the benefits of raising prices without hesitation while warning that, if wages are increased, goods prices just will go up faster.
Never fear for the well-being of capital and those who own it. Capitalists rule the world.
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| Soir Bleu, or a Clown Without an Audience
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2022-08-12
I'm a big Hopper fan, but I haven't seen Soir Bleu before. It's Hopper at his best, showing people in physical proximity, but lost in their own worlds. Your poem about the painting is quite fine. The two questions you ask at the end are poignant.
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| insects
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2022-08-12
Good questions.
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| denial
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2022-08-10
First-class work!
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| Books
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2022-08-10
I consider it just a personal bias, but I do prefer books over computer screens (I'd never consider trying to read a poem on a cell phone). I completely agree that poetry should be read aloud. As with grain, casting poetry into the air separates the wheat from the chaff.
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| when the harsh wind blows
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2022-08-08
Nicely done.
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| The Ass in the Lion's Skin
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2022-08-08
A first-class limerick!
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| MORNINGS WITH MY MOTHER
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2022-08-06
Yes, for some reason (or for a certain kind of person), the "stones" are what are remembered. If you can move past that, please teach me your technique.
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| Temporal Hopscotch of the Runaway Mind
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2022-08-06
This is an interesting situation. You've returned to the scenes of many of your most memorable moments. As a result, you keep reliving them. You probably need to generate new memorable moments, if you can.
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| tending the flock
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2022-08-06
A fine sketch.
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| Arthur Lawrence to his wife Lydia
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2022-08-04
Good one, Dougie.
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| August 1914
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2022-08-03
It does seem as if the cycle is about to begin again. How many millions this round?
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| you better know
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2022-08-03
When, then?
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| 02128
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2022-08-02
How interesting. You mimic Thomas' rhythms while seeming to turn his poem inside out. His describes a tranquil rural scene, yours the whirl of urban life.
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| NO MORE SMILES AT EVENSONG
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2022-08-02
Such fine detailing! Great poem, Allen.
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| The Outlaw & Poet Known as Black Bart
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2022-08-01
A very interesting and intriguing tale. Nobody knows what happened to him after he left prison. One story has him going to Japan.
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| sunday mornings
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2022-07-31
Nicely done.
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| HERON BY THE RIVER
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2022-07-31
This is a refreshingly modest romantic poem. I enjoyed it.
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| The Sun God Smiles on the Rained Out Valley
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2022-07-31
I don't have much to add to what the others have said. It's a very pleasant poem with some finely wrought phrases. Great work, Sameen.
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| Interior Space
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2022-07-29
I like both of these poems. The first one is ambiguous. Is it describing separate worlds or dreams of one by a person living in the other?
My advice to Macbeth would be that he realize that, while fate is unavoidable, it also is unknown, and that there's not much to be gained from fretting about what hasn't yet happened.
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| Grandson
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2022-07-27
Good one!
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| D. G. Rossetti and the Hokey-Pokey
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2022-07-25
Well done, Thomas. Your tribute cloys in the same way that a genuine Rossetti does.
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| COLOURS - FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY
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2022-07-18
A beautiful tribute, Allen. I needn't ask how she liked it.
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| The Forest River
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2022-07-18
New World English poetry from the nineteenth century often is about nature. At the time, most people there lived quite close to wilderness. What's unusual and interesting about this poem is that it describes the transformation of wilderness into a landscape meant to serve human purposes.
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| Philip Larkin and the Hokey-Pokey
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2022-07-17
A very good likeness!
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| Peut-être ça qui fait la différence (Perhaps That's What Makes the Difference)
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2022-07-15
Another element, possibly the most important one, of your remarkable change of fortune. Just as it's important to notice pleasant things, it's also important to note the absence of those that had been unpleasant.
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| D.V. Blues
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2022-07-14
Good questions. Good poem.
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| W. H. Auden and the Hokey-Pokey
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2022-07-13
I see the resemblance. Nicely done.
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| dinosaurs
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2022-07-12
Probably.
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| The Fickle Breeze
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2022-07-11
Oh, that Gilbert, the one who worked with Sullivan.
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| S T O P - D Y I N G !
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2022-07-08
That's very bad news if they're right.
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| THE CONTROLLERS
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2022-07-08
You're probably right. Then again, the precipice was dangerous. The "nanny state" exists because many people, maybe most, aren't very good at looking after themselves.
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