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- 22 Nov 2017, 10:43
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: The Sparrows Sing (revision)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 23682
Re: The Sparrows Sing
You really fooled me, Eira. I was sure you were writing a poem about some shocking incest and other disgraceful behavior. Most of all, you've never written anything of that sort, so my mind was all confused until the last stanza... LOL. Really enjoyed, a deftly written piece with some lovely imagery...
- 14 Nov 2017, 00:05
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: "I thank this rock and roll for the freedom it's given me"
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11224
Re: "I thank this rock and roll for the freedom it's given m
Hi again, MV. I knew about cinquains. Written some myself. What muddled me is the title, which is very long. I know about cinquains using the first line as a title, which indeed you do, but then you put a totally different title above. Anyway, I'm very glad it has been well received in other forums....
- 13 Nov 2017, 23:51
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Reverie (tweaked slightly)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 21032
Re: Reverie
Thank you, Kenneth. Yes, it's a bit complicated to connect the issues. I had in mind humanity as a whole. Using the 1st. person can be both a particular situation, as well as a universal concept. The idea is to show the smallness of human beings' importance in the grand scheme of things. But maybe t...
- 13 Nov 2017, 23:41
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: With a Nod to Harvey Weinstein
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13152
Re: With a Nod to Harvey Weinstein
Thank you Gracy. Its become epidemic, yes? Yep. I can't help wondering whether it's all true. Could be a slander epidemic... dunno. I know that Hollywood moguls did whatever they wanted, at least some of them. But then there's the complicity of the parents of young children, who want their kids to ...
- 12 Nov 2017, 04:01
- Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
- Topic: September IBPC 2017 Poems (Congrats Bernie 2nd Place)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 24783
Re: September IBPC 2017 Poems (Congrats Bernie 2nd Place)
Fantastic, Bernie! Great poem, well deserved recognition.
Also, congrats to Siva, representing another board.
I just read all the poems and Tim Mayo's comments. Thanks for link, MV.
Best to all,
Gracy
Also, congrats to Siva, representing another board.
I just read all the poems and Tim Mayo's comments. Thanks for link, MV.
Best to all,
Gracy
- 12 Nov 2017, 03:53
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Reverie (tweaked slightly)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 21032
Reverie (tweaked slightly)
Reverie I exist as dubious matter: perhaps bacteria in the guts of a volcano, Bacillus infernus generating sulphur and iron. Or else, unknown to scientific paradigms, I’m a stubborn microbe colonizing under-bellies of continental ice caps. Last night I dreamed that I scurried through oil-ducts dente...
- 12 Nov 2017, 03:47
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: With a Nod to Harvey Weinstein
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13152
Re: With a Nod to Harvey Weinstein
Hi Kenneth, a delicate issue that you've deftly handled with poetry. I understand it all. Both girls and boys feel ashamed and keep quiet for many years. Some feel their bodies are unclean, ugly, etc. So sad. We also have the Kevin Spacey surprise. I wonder why some guys keep quiet about being gay (...
- 12 Nov 2017, 03:32
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: s o l u n a r
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7620
Re: s o l u n a r
Hi MV, I love your imagery, could be a painting. Also the title "solunar". Not so sure about the phrasing, with dashes, sort of Twitter language, e.g. w/thru, 3, etc. No need, you can now use 260 words on Twitter, LOL. Not yet in my country. What is E6? I suppose Triune is religious, but I don't get...
- 06 Nov 2017, 03:09
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: The Braeburn Tree (rewritten in quatrains)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 37481
Re: The Braeburn Tree (rewritten in quatrains)
I love the way you've put this lovely poem into quatrains. I know, I've read it before, so I know what it's all about. So sad when one loses pets of any sort. I even remember that the only word usage that I didn't like was "gaping cavity"... LOL. Trouble is, it reminds me of dental cavities, I've ce...
- 06 Nov 2017, 02:52
- Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
- Topic: Dusk
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14382
Re: Dusk
Thank you, Fred.
I've done it all.
Best, Gracy
I've done it all.
Best, Gracy
- 05 Nov 2017, 04:31
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Lawsuit Against the World Settled In My Favor
- Replies: 8
- Views: 16231
Re: Lawsuit Against the World Settled In My Favor
Great poem, Bernie. Held me all the way through. Sadly true. I also think the actresses should be updated, or maybe name some sexy singers. Like Miley Cyrus, Katty Perry, Lady Gaga... Just sayin'...Not all of them, just one for the younger crowd. I think you've already been nomed. Great choice. Best...
- 04 Nov 2017, 10:10
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Dusk
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22966
Re: Dusk
Hi all,
I tweaked one word in my poem. Chose "predictable" instead of "indubitable".
Thanks to everybody. And now I'm smiling at Kenneth's indication that I should post my acceptance in Natter... LOL.
Gracy
I tweaked one word in my poem. Chose "predictable" instead of "indubitable".
Thanks to everybody. And now I'm smiling at Kenneth's indication that I should post my acceptance in Natter... LOL.
Gracy
- 04 Nov 2017, 09:58
- Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
- Topic: Dusk
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14382
Dusk
Hi Billy, I'm posting my poem here. There seem to be two threads. I saw another by Michael. I'm fairly new here, so a bit lost. Kenneth and Eira nominated it, I've already thanked them in the other thread. My weekends tend to be complicated, as I have a chronic health problem that slows me down. So ...
- 04 Nov 2017, 09:26
- Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
- Topic: Moved to correct thread
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8464
Moved to correct thread
Moved to correct thread.
- 04 Nov 2017, 09:09
- Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
- Topic: Moved
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8330
Moved
Moved to correct thread. Apologies, I'm still finding my way about the Block.
- 04 Nov 2017, 08:20
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Dusk
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22966
Re: Dusk
Gracy i nominated this for IBPC. If you'd accept in Natter, we only have one poem so far Oops, Kenneth, I'd missed this nomination, sorry there. And thanks very much. Now I'll have to find out what Natter means, and where it is. Never mind, I'll manage somehow. Again, I feel honored. Best, Gracy :D
- 03 Nov 2017, 09:38
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Visit From My Father
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11406
Re: Visit From My Father
Great poem, Kenneth. It had me intrigued. Real? A dream? Stranger Things?
But you deftly carried this reader to the splendid last lines, so that it all fell into place.
Enjoyed!
Best, Gracy
But you deftly carried this reader to the splendid last lines, so that it all fell into place.
Enjoyed!
Best, Gracy
- 03 Nov 2017, 09:30
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Unforgettable......title change from.... What she Might Say
- Replies: 36
- Views: 50913
Re: Unforgettable......title change from.... What she Might
Hi Linda, I've been away for a while. I just read your fine poem on Marilyn and simply loved it. I also liked Marilyn herself. She had that charm that made everybody love her...too much, in many cases she was used by powerful men for their own ends. And the conspiracies about her death. Etc. But you...
- 03 Nov 2017, 09:07
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Unforgettable......title change from.... What she Might Say
- Replies: 36
- Views: 50913
Re: Unforgettable......title change from.... What she Might
Lol, Kenneth, you've made me laugh!Kenneth2816 wrote:Now I'm concerned. Can an Archangel sue?
I love Linda's poem and it never occurred to me that it could be offensive to anybody.
Gracy
- 31 Oct 2017, 01:59
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Dusk
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22966
Re: Dusk
Btw. I read an article today about the giants of Patagonia, thought of you and your epic poem. Hi, Kenneth, again! There are lots of theories about the giants of Patagonia. One, seemingly reasonable, is that the average height of the Spanish or other European explorers and/or invaders, was quite lo...
- 31 Oct 2017, 01:47
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Dusk
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22966
Re: Dusk
Gracy--- I enjoy the gentle restraint and sensuous feeling i find here in your growing dusk. something almost quaint, almost classical and lushly romantic. Wordsworth: It is a beauteous evening, calm and free. The holy time is quiet as a Nun. ( I admit I know only the first two lines...) I've just ...
- 31 Oct 2017, 01:42
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Dusk
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22966
Re: Dusk
Some lovely writing here, Linda....the opening lines just gorgeous: Let us walk, hand in hand, when shadows stretch across the land like a black cat waking from its lethargy. but there are other shimmering lines as well, like Night saturated with silences. The closing, though poetic, works well for...
- 31 Oct 2017, 01:37
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Dusk
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22966
Re: Dusk
Let us go now, you and I, while the evening is spread against the sky like a patient etherized upon a table. T S Eliot. J Alfred Prufrock Gracy, you're in great company. Good opener. There are some incredible lines Who lays her cool lips on our scars Neither veil nor falsehood.(particularly fitting...
- 31 Oct 2017, 01:31
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Dusk
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22966
Re: Dusk
I Like this sweet journey into dusk, I was drawn in by your opening, and your images esp in S2 are great.. Like a black cat waking from its lethargy....very effective so too is the closing lines....reality will be dissolved under the tepid moon.... S2 the word fragrancies, did you mean fragrances? ...
- 27 Oct 2017, 02:00
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Dusk
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22966
Dusk
Dusk Let us walk, hand in hand, when shadows stretch across the land like a black cat waking from its lethargy. Let us walk along soothing paths of Night who lays her cool lips on our scars. Night saturated with silences. Neither veil nor falsehood: breezes waft fragrances of white roses on that pre...