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- 06 Jan 2024, 22:33
- Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
- Topic: Ieuan Published -AutumSkyPoetryDaily - In Love with Woman in her Later Years
- Replies: 19
- Views: 26383
Re: Ieuan - Published
Congratulations on your Christmas in Wales poem! It’s lush with beautiful writing.
- 05 Jan 2024, 06:05
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: I Don't Give You Any Answers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1673
Re: I Don't Give You Any Answers
You write well about tough subjects. Who could write those last lines better than you do? What power in just 4 words: “The cook won’t tell.”
Father in the basement with the salad girl.
The cook won't tell. No one needs to tell.
I've heard the puppy squealing all these years.
Father in the basement with the salad girl.
The cook won't tell. No one needs to tell.
I've heard the puppy squealing all these years.
- 05 Jan 2024, 06:01
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: The New Year's Fish
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1763
The New Year's Fish
The New Year's Fish As ice clinks in my glass of ice tea I look out on the Pacific. It's New Year's, and what's wrong with being optimistic? I'm like a fat man in a house of mirrors: No matter where I look I see myself as I'll be in the future, slimmed down, like a trout. My plate’s fish, his head a...
- 03 Jan 2024, 07:39
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: My absence
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1465
Re: My absence
No worries. We often as individuals go for weeks or longer without participating. We all have lives away from workshopping....
- 31 Dec 2023, 22:24
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Welsh Englyn Form in the English Language
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1188
Re: Welsh Englyn Form in the English Language
Indeed!! Happy New Year! Sweep out the bad spirits before you go to bed tonight …
- 31 Dec 2023, 05:24
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: William Davenant. Shakespeare Was More Than Godfather To Me
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1470
Re: William Davenant. Shakespeare Was More Than Godfather To Me
It is better, thanks to your help. I can't think you enough....have a good New Year's Eve!
- 31 Dec 2023, 02:54
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: William Davenant. Shakespeare Was More Than Godfather To Me
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1470
Re: William Davenant. Shakespeare Was More Than Godfather To Me
Revised...thanks, Ieuan. Much appreciated....
- 31 Dec 2023, 02:36
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: William Davenant. Shakespeare Was More Than Godfather To Me
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1470
Re: William Davenant. Shakespeare Was More Than Godfather To Me
I like some of your suggestions….let me think about a revision
- 31 Dec 2023, 01:44
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Drives and Driveways
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1130
Re: Drives and Driveways
Kudos for sticking with your project….
- 30 Dec 2023, 23:09
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: William Davenant. Shakespeare Was More Than Godfather To Me
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1470
William Davenant. Shakespeare Was More Than Godfather To Me
v2: William Davenant. Shakespeare Was More Than Godfather To Me Oft Shakespeare dropped by the Crown Tavern at Oxon on his way to Stratford. He loved to jest with Mother, who, when around musicians and players, was as lively as any minuet. I take pleasure in the rumor that Will fathered me a bast...
- 30 Dec 2023, 22:05
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Drives and Driveways
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1130
Re: Drives and Driveways
An explanation would help. I add titles to my haiku as well…
- 29 Dec 2023, 23:17
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Wish You Were Here
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1945
Re: Wish You Were Here
It’s a good image.
- 29 Dec 2023, 22:49
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Wish You Were Here
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1945
Re: Wish You Were Here
Good ending. Well done, efficient poem. Reminds me of Emily’s hope is a feathered thing. But any line with hope and bird would inevitably invoke Emily.
- 29 Dec 2023, 22:25
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Ode to a Worn Rug
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1933
Re: Ode to a Rug
Thanks, Michael. I like the worn rug suggestion. I will change the title.
It’s been a lot of fun for me as well working with so many talented poets…. The enjoyment of reading so many good poems at this site has been a literary blessing.
Enjoy the new year… all of it!
Bob
It’s been a lot of fun for me as well working with so many talented poets…. The enjoyment of reading so many good poems at this site has been a literary blessing.
Enjoy the new year… all of it!
Bob
- 29 Dec 2023, 02:15
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: From This to That (version 2)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1137
Re: From This to That
Sorry, I missed this. It’s a good draft. I like the first 3 poignant stanzas a lot. The specifics put me right there. For example, I love “Rubbermaid trays”, a good example of great detail. The contrast between how the mother took care of plants before and after her illness works very well. The four...
- 28 Dec 2023, 22:23
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: The Chandler's Assistant
- Replies: 2
- Views: 939
Re: Ship Chandler's Assistant
Fun poem. I liked the breast imagery, and the humor throughout. Its innocence has a Norwegian Wood vibe to it.
- 28 Dec 2023, 08:55
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Ode to a Worn Rug
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1933
Re: Ode to a Rug
It's just the way I hear it spoken....I did change the title, and work forgiveness into a line, per your suggestions....enjoy new year's!
- 28 Dec 2023, 05:17
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Ode to a Worn Rug
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1933
Re: Ode to a Rug
Thanks for your comments, Caleb. I’ve tweaked the poem.
- 28 Dec 2023, 00:06
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Ode to a Worn Rug
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1933
Re: Hair Loss
Ha! Maybe
- 27 Dec 2023, 22:58
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: A Showman Catches Bullets in His Belt
- Replies: 4
- Views: 999
Re: The Showman who Catches Bullets in a Stomach Pouch
I like it all except for the last stanza. I wanted more of a punch line.
- 27 Dec 2023, 22:54
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Ode to a Worn Rug
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1933
Re: Hair Loss
Thanks, Caleb. I agree the title isn’t memorable. I’m open to suggestions, even wild funny ones….
- 27 Dec 2023, 06:55
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Ode to a Worn Rug
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1933
Ode to a Worn Rug
V2: Ode to a Worn Rug To hide my naked head, I wear a rug which mimics a dead cat. Ah, how forgiving old age is! No one wants to embarrass an ambassador of dementia by pointing to it. I move through the markets with my headdress of a cat, chin up, haughty like a model who’s graced the covers of Vogu...
- 26 Dec 2023, 00:52
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Christmas Day 2023
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1247
Re: Christmas Day 2023
Lovely close, the love for the grandson
The thrill of Christmas
Day soon grown old
like the new game or toy.
I see in his heart the desire
for the joy that lasts.
The thrill of Christmas
Day soon grown old
like the new game or toy.
I see in his heart the desire
for the joy that lasts.
- 26 Dec 2023, 00:51
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Senryu About Ships on Christmas Day
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1161
Re: Senryu About Ships on Christmas Day
Ha! Nice one
- 26 Dec 2023, 00:50
- Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
- Topic: Senryu About Chips on Christmas Day
- Replies: 1
- Views: 739
Re: Senryu About Chips on Christmas Day
Well done…. You’re really good at this gorm