| Sketch
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2023-12-05
I found myself walking beside you, as your description and evocation of being in the cold brought to life this poem. It's been a while Jim, but worth waiting for this quality.
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| Reverie
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2023-12-03
Such a good erotic poem, and there is such a gulf between this work and what passes as pornography; the difference for me is that you have invited the reader into a sensual and tender reverie.
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| HOSPITAL DAYS - 2
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2023-12-03
When you say it Allen, it is perfectly said; Bravo!
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| Poem
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2023-12-03
The moon is our muse, always; and such a touching poem, thanks Sameen.
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| Notes from Spencer
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2023-12-03
I was also there once Thomas - and this rings so true.
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| RED SHOES
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2023-12-03
I'm with Sameen, you have this natural gift Alan, for making a seemingly easy poem speak, but I wouldn't dare try to emulate it. And 'anonamouse' what a delight!!
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| THE PLASTIC PLANET
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2023-11-30
A good one Alan. Sobering to think, that plastic will still be around long after we are extinct as a species.
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| My Last Duchess
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2023-11-29
I recall reading this for the first time and being chilled by it: the fact of the Dukes utter madness. To get the flavour of it, try reciting it in the voce of Vincent Price.
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| Ante-Meridian Verses on a Sleepless Night
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2023-11-27
I loved the wit here.
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| On a Chilly Morning
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2023-11-27
So totally true, as always the iconoclast speaks the truth.
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| TRAPPED
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2023-11-26
Succinct and evocative of humanities plight, a good one Allen; and glad to see you back.
Dougie
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| Green
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2023-11-26
I'm with Alan and Thomas, we can all walk hand in hand with the delightful poem.
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| AKA Drack Dermore (Let the darkness begin)
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2023-11-26
Well! An intriguing poem Alan, and does the porcupine need a hug as well? Nice one.
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| Cheap Imitations to Court Inspiration
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2023-11-24
This was such a different poem, one that I don't think any of us expected. The danger is, in reading too much into the individual stanzas and by so doing missing the lovely poem. Bravo Sameen!
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| i believe in ...
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2023-11-23
Amen to that.
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| Don't Kid Yourself
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2023-11-23
Over here they're called 'Chelsea Tractors' - the big suv's that are proliferating. We have them in our village, mostly for the school run. And yes, As Private Fraser put it: "we're DOOOOMED!!!"
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| The Girl Who Cried Woolf
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2023-11-21
A comment would be redundant, but I must, or else Notre Dame may burn; and again, a masterpiece.
Woolf? Surely not Virginia?
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| The Usual Whining
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2023-11-21
As someone who shares constant pain, that could be alleviated by a hot dry climate - can I come with you?
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| Evil's Sort of a Relative Term
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2023-11-21
Strong words that lash the guilty - a good one Lawrence.
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| good morning
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2023-11-21
Loved this - the call to a new day.
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| Writing tanka
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2023-11-21
A delightful poem. I liked the rhyme on the second and fifth lines, and the suggested rhyme on one and four. It gives to my ear a nice sound.
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| War
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2023-11-21
Imagine, what could be spent on instead; nice one Alan.
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| Petty Vengeance
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2023-11-21
Perfect, as a Tanka, and best of all delightful poem - speaking as someone who abhors commuting.
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| Writing
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2023-11-20
And we don't own the words - nice one Sona.
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2023-11-20
Thank you for this poem, it spoke to me on life and death, and what becomes of what has been. I thought it's form and clear language added to its depth.
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| HAPPY BIRTHDAY TANKA
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2023-11-20
And from me Alan, and may your muse continue to inspire you!
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| THEN THE WORLD SMILED
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2023-11-19
Spot on, and if only we'd just be!
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| a second is not a day, my love
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2023-11-19
An enigmatic poem, which I find deserves careful reading.
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| Brother, My Cup Is Empty
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2023-11-18
A stunning tour de force that leaves the reader breathless; the rhythm and rhyme adding to its power. You go from strength to strength.
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| Stranger among friends
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2023-11-18
No, though I have added some punctuation to make it more clear, and also in that 'Their' is maybe better as 'They'. Thanks Sameen.
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| The Fluffy dog (tanka)
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2023-11-17
I liked this, the way you've captured how the dog lives in the moment, as we all should.
With the Tanka challenge, I'm realising that some of the poems (as with this one) are not strictly Tanka's - the first line is of four and not five syllables. But life is short and art is long, so I'll butt out from now on.
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| habit and experience
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2023-11-17
Ah, the art of doing nothing is to make it seem difficult.
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| Colour surprises
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2023-11-17
I liked this, the way you evoke the autumn mood through the changes in nature.
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| What if all this rain
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2023-11-17
Spot on, a tanka, and one that works for me, especially the last line.
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| Before
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2023-11-17
A lovely poem Thomas, although, it isn't a tanka.
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| samuel comes home
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2023-11-16
I felt I could taste the dust off the wagon on the journey. This is such an atmospheric poem, with brief brush strokes creating a living story
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| tanka
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2023-11-16
Such a lovely poem, and I thought it captured winters comfort. perfectly.
However.........a small error: eight syllables on the second line, if we take summers as two.
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| Lion's Tigers and tales
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2023-11-16
As light as a feather, and as fun as a child's laughter; nice one Alan
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| Love, Desire, and the Five Senses
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2023-11-16
I can but add my praise and gratitude to this sublime poem. Truly great poetry can sound effortless, as this does to ones inner ear. And by far the best love poem I've read here. Bravo Sameen!
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| To Love, or Not to Love
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2023-11-16
This for me evokes Hamlets soliloquy, and that is a compliment; as indeed it would not shame the Bard - Bravo Ngoc!
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| GOOD AMERICAN JOURNALISTS (A Work In Progres)(Additans)
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2023-11-16
Thanks Ken, for speaking the truth.
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| Winter
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2023-11-16
A good one Thomas. I had to do a syllable count and you've hit the ace here; and of course - the main thing - a lovely poem.
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| Celestial dust
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2023-11-16
A good transcendent nature poem; where, if we but look, we can find more wisdom than in books.
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| Wisdom
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2023-11-16
WOW!!! I began reading this before I saw your comment Thomas; and I naturally began singing the hymn. So yes, it does fit perfectly - and no better subject than Sophia - long may She inspire us!
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| Writing
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2023-11-16
Such a strong evocation of the poetic process Sona. And I thought the way you contrast the art of writing puts it perfectly.
Bravo!
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| A very BIG thank you
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2023-11-16
Too right Alan, and it is regrettable that we don't get enough comments on each others work.
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| A Poem A Prayer An Apology
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2023-11-15
I think you're too hard on the art; as there is always love to inspire. That said I liked the poem, or am I being disingenuous?
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| Orpheus at a House Party
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2023-11-15
I liked the updating of the Classical, into the present tense, and though without his hexametric style, I thought you've captured how the Greeks would have fitted in perfectly.
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| WISHES IN A FIELD OF DREAMS
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2023-11-09
Wow! And I missed this one when it first went up. You do have a genius Allen, for expressing the tenderness in a loving relationship, non more evident than here; and for myself the ending was most poignant. Bravo my friend!
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| Save as Draft
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2023-11-07
I liked this, but don't know why, and Measle-top is that Jewish?
No, tis another poet he reveals......but who? Yours to guess!
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