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crypticbard commented on: days of the living dead by arqios 2 years 2 weeks* ago* Thank you Patricia. Slapping: Thank you Patricia. Slapping together is quite inadequate, even with the making of a proper sandwich and to sit down and bring a poem into being is somewhat akin to sculpting and other visual art forms, including architecture and engineering design, only with thought through words. I suppose as with photography, poetry may be mistakenly taken for a shallow point and shoot scribble and slap together affair. Which is why there is a modicum of respect towards poems and poets that exemplify through their finished work the evidences of thought, consideration, crafting and marrying thought with articulative expression. In so saying I am privileged at the assessments that have been thoughtfully laid out in the Reply Boxes each time a person chooses to journey with my poems rather than just gloss over them or slapdash a comment with a dismissive peremptoriness. This shows me how much they have themselves have gone through similar if not even more intricate a process in their poetical endeavours. [ go to comment ]
blackcat2 commented on: WALKLING BAREFOOT IN THE SAND by joy 2 years 2 weeks* ago* Wonderful to read this: Beautiful and so true. I miss walking barefoot. I used to live on an island so sand/beaches were never far away... and I spent all summer barefoot. Now I am more inland and in a different state... not super close to the ocean anymore and also have fire ants so don't really go barefoot very much... have scorpions and rattlesnakes too but I seldom see those. Thanks for the trip down my own memory lane... - Heidi [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: days of the living dead by arqios 2 years 2 weeks* ago* What he said. I agree with: What he said. I agree with the scholar and word virtuoso, Starward, that structure was not just a slapped-together foundation for the content in this ravishing work of art, but content itself. Cadence, form and the purest pain are chiseled to an otherworldly beauty that needs no further embellishment from me. Your accomplishment speaks for itself. Respect and awe. [ go to comment ]
crypticbard commented on: days of the living dead by arqios 2 years 2 weeks* ago* An expression of gratitude is: An expression of gratitude is in order here Starward. Thank you. Most of the respected contributors and participants in various sites have likewise noted publicly how this poem has presented itself in a form they deemed worthy of such note. And though the angles and facets with which they expounded on each were varied and quite interesting, the core of it is quite a successful run with the critical inspection on varying wavelengths. That naturally stirs up an inner excitement and awe at how and what poetry and poems are potentially capable of! (poetentialities) As a seasoned essayist (as it is evidenced in your consistency or reviewing) you have yet again brought to light with such clarity and structure the salient features and observations which are very informative as well as educative. It is saddening to note the general proclivity of the many to ignore the inner workings, the more subordinate features of word arrangement. Words are so beautiful and their arrangement like a ballet or ikebana if we are so willing and disposed. Hence the beauty of the clock's internal gearing as an effective and aesthetic image to bring to life this point. I have always been fascinated with moving solar system models and suspect timepiece and clock experts would understand and pull off almost exclusively. My only desire at this present considering is to witness a concrete example of that vertical area between them that you have pointed to. Thanks again and your well being and health are at the top of my petitions in prayer. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: days of the living dead by arqios 2 years 2 weeks* ago* This poem is not only one of: This poem is not only one of your finest, it is one of the finest I have read, here or anywhere else, in a long, long time. I am particularly impressed by its double effect: the meaning of the content it presents, and the beauty of the way the words assemble and conduct the poetic process as it moves through the lines. In most poems the content as presented is paramount, and the arrangement of the words is subordinate, almost to the point of being ignored by many readers. But in this poem, the impact of the content and the effect of the poem's physical construction---the words, chosen, the contours of the line, etc.---are equally beautiful. It reminds me of one of the old spring driven, key-wound, clocks (I happen to own one---inherited through my father from my great-grandfather). One can look at the face to get the time of day (which is how most poems are treated). Or one can open the clock and look at the beautiful arrangement of the gears, the perfect balance of the escapement: and this is the verbal structure of your poem. I am very, very (and highly, highly) impressed by your verbal skill and artistry. The balance and movement of a clock's internal gearing is like the balance and movement of the stars and planet upon the face of the sky. And your poem's beauty and structure occupies that vertical area between them. [ go to comment ]
crypticbard commented on: ‘til all my breath is you by arqios 2 years 2 weeks* ago* Thank you Starward. The: Thank you Starward. The poetential (potential) to suggest thought and persuasion is in a poet's arsenal and always available. The energy that can be compressed in shorter line allow for them to be strung along and produce a multiple rippling of thought and image which can be very exciting to form and to read. [ go to comment ]
LittleLennonGurl commented on: Not Who We Have Been by LittleLennonGurl 2 years 2 weeks* ago* No problem: I actually started out writing lyrics then moved onto poetry then started writing both. So that is why you see both on my profile. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Not Who We Have Been by LittleLennonGurl 2 years 2 weeks* ago* Thanks for that: Thanks for that clarification. [ go to comment ]
LittleLennonGurl commented on: Not Who We Have Been by LittleLennonGurl 2 years 2 weeks* ago* In my head yes: But I don't play and instrument and can't read or write music so unfortunately no. I would like for them to be at some point though. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: ‘til all my breath is you by arqios 2 years 2 weeks* ago* I, too, applaud the title,: I, too, applaud the title, and the penultimate line---which are both delightfully suggestive. The poem is, as customary in the work of this Poet, skillfully wrought, and the short lines give it a compelling energy that continues to resonate even after the final line. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Template for a Poem by djtj 2 years 2 weeks* ago* Your un-poems are a thousand: Your un-poems are a thousand poems in one. Delightful possibilities! Enjoyed revisiting this one. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Seagull Pain by djtj 2 years 2 weeks* ago* What's admirable is the way: What's admirable is the way you turned your greatest hits into poetic gold. My heartfelt gratitude for your kind words. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Acrostic(my broken heart) by oh_so_odd 2 years 2 weeks* ago* Acrostics are, in my opinion,: Acrostics are, in my opinion, a very difficult form. The very first poem I ever wrote, when I began in October, 1975, was an acrostic, and not a success whatsoever. I applaud the success you have here. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Moonlight Sonata by gentle 2 years 2 weeks* ago* I am glad to see this poem: I am glad to see this poem again, more than five years after my first visit to it. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Not Who We Have Been by LittleLennonGurl 2 years 2 weeks* ago* With numbered verses and a: With numbered verses and a chorus, are these actually set to music? [ go to comment ]