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S74rw4rd commented on: In Less Than Two Months, A Sixtieth Anniversary by S74rw4rd 48 weeks 5 days* ago* Thank you very much for: Thank you very much for understanding and empathizing, and not treating it as just some old man's ranting. This year, for some reason, I am starting to see patterns in my life as far back as kindergarten, patterns that were always there but I was not mature enough to notice. I remember a September afternoon during kindergarten (we only attended four hours in the morning and were home by about noon). I was sitting on my swingset, and the thought suddenly occured to me---and it was almost palpable---that the same sunlight that was shining on me in my parents' backyard was also shining on the chirch building (where our kindergarten met in the basement; the school district rented severa; basements from chuirches for the kindergarten classes, which were still a new development in our area). Then---and this thought almost overwhelmed me---I realized that if the sunlight could be in two places at once, it must always be shining on my grandparents' residences; and I begin imagining all the various "landmarks" that I loved there: the plank bridge over the creek's branchlet; the robin's egg blue corner of their cottages foundation slab that the grass never managed to cover; the pump box that delivered water; the lilac bush; and the rusted iron trellis that the spring vines loved to climb. On that September day, at the very beginning of my thirteen years of compulsory schooling, I was able to imagine---without being there---the sunlight glowing over my grandparents' residence. I should like to think this moment was another of the beginnings of my journey toward Poetry. Please forgive me if this reply seems verbose. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: absinthian reveries by arqios 48 weeks 5 days* ago* I can almost feel the buzz.: I can almost feel the buzz. Another evocative, shimmering jewel in your crown, great Poet! [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: In Less Than Two Months, A Sixtieth Anniversary by S74rw4rd 48 weeks 5 days* ago* Any day that marks a landmark: Any day that marks a landmark in your creative journey is a day worth celebrating. It was deeply moving and compelling to receive a window into the unfolding of your literary first love that began with a plastic model and grew into a collection of nearly 6,000 poems and decades of poetry appreciation. No wonder Mary Shelley is still your girl! It is heartbreaking that your poetic odyssey had to be torpedoed by infantile bullies and outrageous misconceptions, but you triumphed and even proved a few pompous academics to be fools (Shelley's popularity has endured and is stronger than ever while the scoffers are insignificant footnotes in your memory). So as you approach another anniversary of the first glimmers of your destiny, know that your courage, along with the influence of your literary soulmate, conquered every obstacle thrown in your way. You won, and continue to win, with every unforgettable verse you write. [ go to comment ]
beaconzbard commented on: WHY DO I INSIST ON BLAZING MY OWN TRAIL by beaconzbard 48 weeks 6 days* ago* thanks: Thank you for taking the time to reading this poem. And thank you for your kind words. I found encouragement in your comment. [ go to comment ]
AdamKeithMcElwa... commented on: Men and Women by metaphorist 48 weeks 6 days* ago* "If a man cheats because he: "If a man cheats because he was attracted to another,that's infidelity. If a woman falls for a jerkbecause he whispered sweet nothings,than she's a fool." So true. Good writing and truthful. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: WHY DO I INSIST ON BLAZING MY OWN TRAIL by beaconzbard 48 weeks 6 days* ago* This is an excellent: This is an excellent testimony poem, and presents a significant, but stilll-open, question. I think we stray from the narrow path because we are broken, flawed, and fallible; but the blessing of this is that we remain constantly aware of our need for a Savior, for Jesus. The Gospels show us he chose some, just like us, to be His Apostles and evangelists. Our problem, in Western Christianity, is that we have allowed poor and obscure theology, to focus on primarily on God's wrath rathern than His Love. The Eastern Church continues to emphasize His Love---they call Him, the Lover of Humankind. We, in the West, use John 3:16---overuse it, actually---as a text for evangelical effort, emphasizing far too much on the belief aspect that it mentions, and not on God's Love that it describes. As long as I believe in my Savior, in the Salvation He has made available, and in my own need for such Salvation, I have Salvation. It is those who have become smug in the Faith, or in their lack of Faith, who have, of their own choice, removed themselves from the haven and shelter of Salvation. Thank you for writing this amazing poem. It will speak, and speak convincingly, to many souls. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: I LOVE YOU, LORD by beaconzbard 49 weeks 23 hours* ago* I really, really like the: I really, really like the testimony that this poem presents. Its lines are energetic, and their brevity keeps the poem moving until it concludes. The fourteenth and seventeenth lines do not work, at least for me; as they seem to reduce God to a spy, which is a pejorative term: His knowledge of our lives is not obtained by "spying" upon them. Other than that, I applaud the Faith that made this poem possible; and, coming ouf of the writer's block you mentioned, it is mighty impressive!!! [ go to comment ]
Vamprose commented on: Phoenix Un-risen by Vamprose999 49 weeks 1 day* ago* Thank you very much : Thank you very much [ go to comment ]
beaconzbard commented on: I LOVE YOU, LORD by beaconzbard 49 weeks 1 day* ago* I read it: I read it on my youtube channel. Here's the link to the video of me reading it: https://youtube.com/shorts/leaBJ2mTE2k [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: What Is Wrong With Calling A Poem A Poem? by S74rw4rd 49 weeks 2 days* ago* Thank you for that: Thank you for that perspective: I appreciate your comment very much. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: This Poem by and_hera_met_zeus 49 weeks 2 days* ago* No problem, and I did not: No problem, and I did not feel an obligation, just an admiration for this poem. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: Of Course You Must, 1 by S74rw4rd 49 weeks 2 days* ago* My guess would be the ancient: My guess would be the ancient Greeks who first used the term. The Greek language did not originally have a lower case, so they must have capitalized everything. I capitalize it out of respect for the Art and those who serve it. [ go to comment ]
Pungus commented on: A modest nod by humanfruit 49 weeks 2 days* ago* You, SSmoothie and Patricia: You, SSmoothie and Patricia, yalls comments are equaled, and so I respond with one comment a-tall, beauties and queens, of what it means to be, an earthling on eternity. [ go to comment ]
Pungus commented on: Of Course You Must, 1 by S74rw4rd 49 weeks 2 days* ago* You know the answer: Who was the one who coined the capital P in Poem, in the first place, anyways (that which you favor today)? I'll give you a hint [ go to comment ]
Pungus commented on: On Faulkner by humanfruit 49 weeks 2 days* ago* Shame: Faulkner is insane. That's all I have to say. [ go to comment ]