| Unacceptable
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2026-08-15
Hugs, hugs, hugs.
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| State Fair
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2026-08-15
Bravo! You took me right there. I’ve never been to a state fair, but I have been to a county fair. I think the larger version might be a bit much for me so thankful for your version of the experience.
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| small money
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2026-08-11
I agree with jim. Your poem touched my heart.
Melinda
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| How Sorrow Is Realized
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2026-08-11
I believe I resemble this poem although I am not a sad little man, but an old woman, struggling with morbid and somber thoughts that lead to sorrow written into lines of poetry.
Well done!
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| What am I
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2026-08-11
Alan,
This is a beautiful, thoughtful piece of self-reflection. I don't know you except for on here and I know a bit about who I believe you are. You are a loving husband, a thankful grandfather, a wonderful poet, a friend to many, a person who has persevered and continue to persevere through hardships of many kinds.
But this poem is deeper than that. One thing I believe strongly is that no matter from whence we came, we will continue to exist past this body's expiration date, our spirit eternal.
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| A ROAD TO NOWHERE
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2026-08-10
Thank you for sharing this experience with us, Alan. That last line makes me believe it was mostly a terrifying one. I’m so glad you have rejoined the loving!
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| SCARS (With Thanks To Aqures)
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2026-08-10
Absolute truth in your words!
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| Stubborness
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2026-08-10
Stubbornness or persistence? The difference is in the why. You mention the heart which, to me, indicates persistence, believing in a cause. But if the cause is to prove someone wrong, then that would be stubbornness, wouldn’t it? Your poem really made me stop and think. Well done.
Melinda
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| A Strange Fact
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2026-08-10
Your love for your wife makes me happy. It does sound like you two were ways meant to be. :]
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| BURSITIS OF MY KNEE
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2026-08-10
I’m sorry about your accident and injury! My the exercise and frozen peas help! Fingers crossed!
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| CAMERA OBSCURA
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2026-08-07
I certainly do relate to your words. Seems very much like we are in bizarro world or upside down world or there are even times I wonder if I have died and this is my hell. I really enjoyed the stanza about you and your wife sitting down to the meal. Life goes on in tiny normal ways. It’s really good to have someone to share those with.
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| A place the light knows how to find
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2026-08-07
Lovely.
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| JOURNEY BACK TO THE VALLEY'S
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2026-08-06
I just loved this! I was right there with you along for this lovely ride of memories! So well done! Left a smile on my face.
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| COME AND GO SOME REMAIN
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2026-08-06
ken, your poem rings true for me because as I have read the poetry here and corresponded with some of you, I find myself looking for certain poets and if I can’t find them for a bit, I start to worry. If it goes on more than a bit, I really worry.
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| tanka
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2026-07-28
I really like it. Can see it clearly. Very nice!
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| The little moments
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2026-07-28
Truth!
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| Fifty nine twelve hundred
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2026-07-28
Hoping Charlotte returns to good health soon and you’re reunited. Sounds like you are going through some rough times. I am sorry.
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| Poetverse
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2026-07-28
Bravo!
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| WILDFIRES
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2026-07-27
Very compelling comparison, ken! So much heat. People dying. A spark then a fight…wildfires and wars. Wish they would all stop but I know they won’t.
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| I WILL KEEP ON TYPEING TAPING AWAY
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2026-07-27
Well, I’m very thankful for this message in your poem! Onward!
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| US OLD FOLK
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2026-07-27
Alan, my friend, if you go first, be sure and find me when I get there, wherever that is. As I am myself an old folk, I do think about death quite often. I believe I’ll be a vibrant ball of sentient energy. Getting old is so hard. Hugs.
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| Cronos/Kronos/Uranus
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2026-07-27
A poem full of emotion and recognition for me. How can people declare their love but then be so cruel? Is that even possible? I don’t think so anymore, not when the cruelty is persistent.
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| Family Tree
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2026-07-27
Interesting poem. Genealogy is fun but is so puzzling especially when one reaches a dead end.
Plus with DNA, people are finding surprises in their family trees.
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| IF THE FATES WERE CRUEL.
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2026-07-27
I really enjoyed this. Beautiful!
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| smoke
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2026-07-23
jim, I found this to be a very powerful poem. The inner dialogue between the man/boy is matter-of-fact, a person who sees no other options, all his dreams falling away like pieces of his body.
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| The String
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2026-07-21
Antonio, I had to look up what siphonophores is. Ive read the poem three times now. I'm not sure I have it right, but to me it speaks of continuity - of the turning over again and again of the elements of life as well as the repetition within our own. This is what it spoke to me. It's a wonderful piece of writing. Truly wonderful!
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| LOST MOJO
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2026-07-21
Wonderful! Starting my day today thankful for your improved health!
Sincerely,
Melinda
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| Let me sing your song
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2026-07-17
How wonderful for you both! Just lovely!
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| Mum
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2026-07-09
Very sweet poem! Beautiful.
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| Golden Crowns
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2026-07-08
So sad. I read a poem about suicide perhaps because it has touched my life three times.
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| PERSIAN GULF
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2026-07-08
Heartbreaking. Here we are again. $$$
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| My Writing Space
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2026-07-08
Sounds so peaceful! Lovely poem.
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| Equals
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2026-07-08
What a journey! Powerful!
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| Learned man
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2026-07-06
Wisdom! I stayed ignorant far too long, accepting the surface and not looking underneath. I was taught, yes, accepted what was given me but failed to look underneath the cloak.
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| stillness
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2026-07-06
jim,
This is lovely. I feel like I have left myself behind quite often as I engulf myself in nature, feel it, hear it, smell it, sense the communication beyond my comprehension and yet, an understanding.
Sincerely, Melinda
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| THE RED TEMPTRESS
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2026-07-06
I really related to this but for me it is bourbon. Wonderful poem with quite the dance between your lips and the wine!
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| A Poem Written After Filtering My Facebook Friend List
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2026-07-06
Ditto to what Allen wrote.
This part stood out to me: Too many trees make paths un-walkable. So many selves make up the rings that round
My trunk can barely hold.
Based on the title I imagined a forest of FB friends and you, the writer, walking through them, scrolling, adjusting your comments to suit their posts. Perhaps not as you intended but my interpretation and it really made me think.
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| You and the stars
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2026-07-06
Beautiful.
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| The Next Request
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2026-07-05
Poetry and peace- the unburdening of thought to paper in skillful form and expressive imagery. I imagine a weight lifting from you in that moment. Lovely.
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| An Artist’s Eye is Like a Camera
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2026-07-05
Vivid imagery. Bawling calves got to me a bit. The NASA new takes me back to my teen years and the excitement of space travel. Wonderful poem.
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| 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 THNIKING
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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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