| Gone
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2026-07-01
Oh my goodness. I am crying. This is so perfect. Beautifully captures the love between a grandparent and a grandchild. I feel this to my soul. Well done.
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| The Poor and Damned
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2026-06-30
Sameen, you have captured the whole issues of inequality in the world in this heartbreaking but very well written poem.
Melinda
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| Just another test
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2026-06-30
Thinking of you and hope you get some answers and relief!
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| I WERE USED TO FANTERSY THNKING
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2026-06-29
Well congratulations seem to be in order!
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| ode to early winter
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2026-06-28
Oh, I so enjoyed reading this beautiful poem. Took me there!
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| when said aloud
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2026-06-27
Powerful!
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| TRAITS I DO NOT WANT
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2026-06-24
Allen, I understand. I can still hear my mother’s voice with her criticisms of me. Your poem expresses both the heartache and the moments when we see our parents in ourselves and flinch. However, I know that in those moments of recognition, when we take a step back to reflect, we grow past their words to prove them wrong. My hope is that I consistently showed more love and understanding towards my own children than she did to me.
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| Youth, Maturity, Passion
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2026-06-24
These are delightful reads, each with such vivid imagery.
Poor mamma o’possum!
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| Monster
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2026-06-22
Powerful poem about a powerful poet - you!
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| evening
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2026-06-22
This is just so, so beautiful. Really touching. Well done!
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| on the blue ridge
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2026-06-22
WOW! No words!
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| When air lays hands on the world
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2026-06-22
I really enjoyed this, Mikelo. I’ve been focused on water for so long but just the other day, the breeze inspired a poem. Your words here are just wonderful, especially the the part about the birds.
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| Ouroboros
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2026-06-19
This is really wonderful, the way it rolls along. My favorite part is about the spat in the tea. Never p!SS off a server.
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| melded roads
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2026-06-19
Your poems always leave me with my mouth open - probably sounds really gross but it is accurate because I always finish reading with a “wow!”
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| SEARCHING FOR LUDO
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2026-06-19
Oh my goodness, Allen. This is absolutely heartbreaking but oh so loving and so much gentleness expressed in this beautiful poem. Ludo sounds like he was super special!
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| first snow
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2026-06-18
Just lovely!
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| Yet another hospital test
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2026-06-18
Oh my goodness, Alan. Please update as you can. Also, makes me mad you’ve had a life of being bullied.
As to the poem, I enjoy the way you took the word from Mary Poppins and wove it into a similar sounding diagnosis! Very clever! Your ability to keep on writing and sharing your poetry with us while going through it all is really amazing. Thank you! Hugs!
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| samuel's experience
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2026-06-15
I really enjoyed the unfolding of this poem. Very nice!
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| How Many Times Will I Have to?
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2026-06-15
As I read this I thought it would make a powerful song!
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| I DO KNOW WHY HE DID TEL ME THAT - TAIL OF TWO UNCLES (ADDIAN STANZER)
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2026-06-15
Ken, while reading this I found myself holding my breath as the horror built. Powerful.
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| Last Call
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2026-06-15
This was intense. I enjoyed it!
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| Sparkling morning dew
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2026-06-10
The importance of knowing oneself with each new day. Beautifully written and a great reminder.
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| long hours, hard labor
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2026-06-10
Yep. Yep. I feel this to my bones.
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| ISAK *1983-06-01 / ✝︎1983-06-01
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2026-06-09
How heartbreaking for you and your wife. I am so sorry for your loss that never leaves your heart.
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| The Tyger
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2026-06-09
I can understand your frustration of not seeing the tiger when that was the goal. I had to look up what a gharial is. :O
It does sound like quite an adventure even without the tiger. Curious, was the jeep tiger proof???
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| To my son by Ann Wood
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2026-06-09
I am so sorry for the loss of your son and the never ceasing grief that comes from your child going before you. While I’ve not felt that level of grief, my mom did with her son and I have friends who have lost children and the grief lingers on. Again, I am so sorry.
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| ''TRUMPERTON'' TRUMP EGO MANIAC (Additional Stanza)
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2026-06-09
Ditto, what Sameen commented.
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| in the garden
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2026-06-09
Both are so lovely though, I think.
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| unfiltered spouting
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2026-06-06
I really like this. Very observant!
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| SIGNING IN, SIGNING OUT? NOT YET.
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2026-06-06
Alan, I am so sad to read of your and your wife’s medical issues. Know you mean a great deal to me and I’m sure many if not most of us here. Hoping for better news soon. Hugs. BIG HUGS!
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| The weather in the sky
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2026-06-04
I love the way your poetry flows down the page. Peace - ahhhh.
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| the price of looking
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2026-06-04
Very interesting piece. Makes me feel a bit sad for the trampled heart.
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| Dutch revisions
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2026-06-04
Learn something new every day! I had never heard any of these. The Dutch feast sounds unusual though there have been times I've wished to leave my own party. Loved this!
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| Bellyfull Shelleyfull
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2026-06-04
Sunsets and swaying then dancing under the stars - that's my kind of peace! Lovely!
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| Anger, Like a Thunder Bolt
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2026-06-04
Intense! I like it!
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| Poetry Leads the way
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2026-06-04
Kee, you write so beautifully. I believe our children truly see us and know the people we are, our hearts. The line about the grave markers is a bravo from me! What a strong way to say that you have laid to rest what others have assumed about you!
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| I’m Thinking of Ending Things
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2026-06-04
Well, this scared me at first but ended so wonderfully! Just a couple of weeks ago I wrote a short poem about being "done" with writing. Silly me!
Never, ever stop, please.
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| Being real
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2026-06-04
Oh no!! I've done that - zoned out to the voice. I think, in certain situations, it is a compliment! Right?
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| Summer Fondles
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2026-06-04
This is just lovely- a comforting invitation to another to just be in the moment together!
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| Spin The Race
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2026-06-01
Beautifully descriptive!
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| disappeared
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2026-05-30
I’m happy for bunny! :)
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| POETRY IS STRANGE
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2026-05-30
Alan, your poetry is inspiring. I am thankful you keep on!
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| The Poetry of Office Meetings
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2026-05-30
Very nice, Sameen. Your poem had me reflecting on school staff meetings and “that one teacher” who would always ask “just one more” question. Arghhhh…. Chairs meant for elementary school children are not made for adult comfort.
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| Loving Her
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2026-05-28
Lovely!
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| For Lack of Nightingales
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2026-05-27
Oh my goodness, yes. The poet looks at life and says, “This is a poem.”
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| waiting for a turn
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2026-05-26
I know I write “wow” a lot as a comment on your work. Still, wow it is!
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| REMBARANSE DAY - U. K.
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2026-05-25
Truth. Sad truth.
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| beatween beats
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2026-05-25
This piece reminded me of times I walked the streets of a foreign city, couldn’t speak with nor understand the people around me, just an observer as life moved on. If that makes sense.
Well done!
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| SIMPLE ACTS OF BALANCE
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2026-05-25
Allen, what a moving, powerful piece.
That last line really resonated with me. A remember the moment my mom died, how she took a deep breath then exhaled, quiet.
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| Disco Inferno
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2026-05-24
Un-surprisingly, I really enjoyed this.
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