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Ms. Stallings is an excellent poet. I just googled One Sentence Poems, and couldn’t find it. Could you share the url? Thanks

I like the efficiency in this. And the idea of starting with something as simple and as common as a thumb print endeared me to this poem.

Terrific poem. A GREAT close. This poem should be a model enjoyed in writing classes. It should be in an anthology. Where are you sending it? It's been some time since I last sat upright, beads in hand like a rope to pull me from the abyss. Facing the east, eyes closed, feeling my way bead by bead a...

Sorry about that… I have the same problem.

Congratulations, Ieuan, on your poem and its publication!

Bob

My poem “Birds of Florida” is at Open Arts Forum…see link below. The link may look weird but it works.

https://openartsforum.com/birds-of-florida/

Nice one.

Good to see this poem continue to be rewarded, and deservingly so.

Excellent poem, Billy. I have read it a number of times, and it gets better with each read. No nits. A poignant piece. The ending is just right.

Thanks, guys. I have corrected the link.

A bleacher seat is one high up, usually far from the rink or court or field.

Congrats!!!

My poem “Saturday Night At The Skate Rink” is now at Autumn Sky Poetry DAILY. Check it out at
https://autumnskypoetrydaily.com/2024/0 ... -bradshaw/

That’s great news! I loved reading this again.

God, this is gorgeous. From those stunning opening 2 stanzas I was in love with this. Such wonderful details and sounds… I love the rolling lines, the authentic voice…the best piece that I have read in some time. These lines below may be my favorite… or maybe those opening stanzas. Good poems make m...

Thanks, Michael. Your snowman haiku is delightful, and probably my favorite haiku ever.

Thanks, Ieuan. I LOVE your two poems!

1/ a haiku at Haikuniverse...check it out at https://haikuniverse.com/valentines-day-haiku-10-of-25-by-bob-bradshaw/ 2/ https://haikuniverse.com/valentines-day-haiku-12-of-25-by-michael-virga/ Congrats, Bob! Yours really is one of my Valentine's favs this year. I didn't know that 2 hours later I wou...

Thank you, Ieuan. My heart goes out to you. Blessings…

Thanks, Billy

Caleb, since most of the comments about your poems have been from me, and since I was the only one to comment on this poem before your accusation,I take this comment of yours personally. “ I wonder if the poem was a little too gay for this board.” I will no longer comment on your poems. Others can c...

Do you think all mothers are like yours? Most mothers love their children, as this one does. Many women have a love and passion for gardening, and gardens are sensual. Many mothers share the beauty of gardens and the sensuality of plants, their touch, scent, colors, with their children, especially w...

Being too gay for this board? What nonsense. This isn’t the 1950s.

A Mother Writes To Her Daughter, In Europe Somewhere With Her Friends How are you? Your letters home are like flower catalogs to a gardener in winter. They don’t come often enough. I have plenty to do to distract me. Spring as always is as busy as a mother with two toddlers underfoot. Your collie Na...

This is a fresh twist on the ever popular matchmaker theme. There is a bit of filler…”of course”, “sans serenity”. The first 3 lines aren’t needed. The last 2 lines of S1 echo the 2nd and 3rd lines anyway. The first line isn’t needed because the title tells us who she is. Having been briefed…remove ...

Ah. How sweet. I love grandkids. They’re the best.

Our blessings go with you, Ieuan. I’ll be glad when you’re back.