| Ramblings 524
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2020-08-05
A potent poem, direct and forthright. I need to put "chigner" through Google Translate! Or I could grab my yellowing paperback Larousse ...
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| TODAY
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2020-08-02
Sad but lovely. It reminds me a little of the French poet Paul Verlaine. The drums in the sky, the grass essence, and the black day are all fine images, conveying the scene adroitly.
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| Darling Son
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2020-08-01
Very moving, very warm-hearted.
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| a poem without a title
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2020-07-30
You rant with the best of them, sir! Excellent ending, especially.
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| the blank page
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2020-07-27
Reminds me of an aphorism by Mallarme, only half-remembered, about "the terrible whiteness of the page"!
And there's a poem by James Merrill where he compares writing on a (previously!) all-white page to ice-skating!
Good job, as always, sir!
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| Ramblings 173
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2020-07-24
I like the rhymes!
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| The Tawe
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2020-07-22
Excellent.
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| Bones
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2020-07-22
Well done. A dark poem, very well written.
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| AS HE WALKED
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2020-07-22
Beautifully described. Very affecting poem.
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| LOCK DOWN
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2020-07-22
Used books are the best, aren't they/
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| Perfect Strangers
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2020-07-22
Oh, doesn't it always happen? I find that when I just want to slink in and out of a situation unnoticed, someone always finds me and tries (succesfully, often) to "draw me out"!
You write about this circumstance quite well.
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| Four pilgrimages
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2020-07-22
I'm one ahead of Larry. I've heard of Morecambe & Wise, through reading Stephen Fry. "The soap. It lathers not, neither does it float." And so on.
As always, your poems are prosodically, thematically, and humouristically quite satisfying!
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| Sadness by Ann Wood
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2020-07-20
Those days are very difficult indeed. I hope that the music and poetry helped to soothe your spirit somewhat, and that the mood has become more bearable. Peace.
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| SUCCESS STORY
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2020-07-20
The third line of the poem is so powerful in its emotion, so poignant.
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| Beyond Salvation
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2020-07-19
A harrowing poem, in mood and in the deed that it describes. Supremely well written, but to evaluate such a deeply personal poem on literary merits seems really beside the point.
Thank you for sharing your work, so unflinching, so real.
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| it is tradition
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2020-07-19
I love the way the fourth stanza begins, and the last stanza seems especially strong throughout, each word deliberate and beautiful. I always enjoy reading your work!
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| what gets left
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2020-07-17
Echo of Dickinson in the last line! "Much Madness is divinest Sense/ to the discerning Eye" --- do I have it right?
A fine poem! I like what you've done with the spacing/formatting. And it reads well aloud. Solid in its construction, skilled in its execution, and pleasing in its articulation!
Bravo, ol' chap!
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| TO THOSE WHO WRITE
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2020-07-14
Grateful for you, Ken!
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| The holes I hide
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2020-07-14
Vivid, eloquent, meaningful writing.
Thank you so much for sharing it.
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| Meeting
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2020-07-13
Marie, good to see you! And the poem is indeed beautiful. The lines about the bracken, especially. But I am re-reading and discovering new beauties with each reading!
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| SILENCE
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2020-07-13
"I am afraid to hear my tears." Such a poignant and beautiful line. So sorry for your loss, Afrodite.
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| His Frame
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2020-07-11
Beautifully written.
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| thank you
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2020-07-10
Winsome and perfectly articulated.
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| rules
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2020-07-10
A shapely poem. A reader's delight!
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| OUT OF FAITH
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2020-07-08
I love the way the poem begins. You capture the reader's attention, and you keep it.
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| a lament, a prayer
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2020-07-08
An excellence. The last stanza, perfect! And the preceding stanzas have both polish and panache. It's a joy to read you, always.
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| LONELY
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2020-07-06
I love the red clouds, the waves playing like a rock band, and I cherish the ending!
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| the last wish
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2020-07-06
Memorable, for all the right reasons! Skilled in its execution from start to finish.
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| Happy 4th of July to my family and friends by Ann Wood
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2020-07-04
Thanks so much for your good wishes, Ann!
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| YOU
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2020-07-04
Without a doubt, my favourite line is:
"Sleep in my hands and you will feel my heart names you."
That is uncommonly lovely!
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| the difficulty of being good
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2020-07-03
Ha, yes, indeed! I like it, Bibek. It reminds me, a little, of the short aphoristic poems of the American writer Stephen Crane.
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| Thoughts for D.
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2020-07-02
The words I find the most poignant, the sharpest phrases in this very potent poem, are "having listened to the moment which tricked him, and stole every last bit of his already weary endurance." As a reader, I feel those lines powerfully.
Thank you for sharing such intimate work.
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| Malbec
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2020-06-29
This poem was a joy to read, sir! Well done!
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| In Adoration
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2020-06-29
Yes to what one trick pony has said! A beautiful snapshot of domestic life at its warmest-hearted.
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| Cher adulte, calme-toi ? (with translation)
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2020-06-29
It is so beautiful in French. Another excellent poem!
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| ashes to ashes
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2020-06-28
An excellence, Bibek. Disturbing and beautiful at once. Is it a recent effort? It's quite good.
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| Gee, I Wonder...
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2020-06-27
I like this a lot. Sharp, focused, and very few unnecessary words.
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| idyll
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2020-06-25
Beautiful. Need more be said?
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| NEW AGE
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2020-06-24
I cherish this poem's delicate but pointed wit!
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| Through A River’s Divide
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2020-06-24
Articulated beautifully, with great sincerity and sensitivity to the topic. A grace to have read this poem.
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| finally, the rain
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2020-06-23
It's a joy to read a poem as fluent and as fine, as perfectly modulated, as this. Thank you for posting it.
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| Sambo's Grave
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2020-06-19
Wow, sir. Devastating and beautiful all at once. A fine, fine poem.
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| a gift, a question, an answer
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2020-06-19
Indeed, "no small thing"!
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| I DONT USUALLY WRITE ON INTERMISEY
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2020-06-19
Haha! Major surgery, indeed! I like this one. As always, you're speaking the truth!
Thanks so much!
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| surprised
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2020-06-17
A joy and a solace to read this poem.
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| Pause
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2020-06-13
Welcome to Poetbay! A fine debut!
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| MAKE LOVE
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2020-06-11
I find especially beautiful these lines: "Stars are crying tonight/ Jealous of our loving light" and "Mountains around me, just your arms./ With every kiss Spring comes."
Thank you for posting!
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| just another evening
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2020-06-11
Winsome, beautiful, perfect. Speaks to me deeply.
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| Ramblings 515
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2020-06-08
Excellent, with a sharp but understated way of making the point.
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| SONGS POETRY ROLING A ROUND (With Thanks To Sunlit)
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2020-06-08
A joy to read this one, Ken. So thankful!
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