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Pungus commented on: stairs by redbrick 1 year 35 weeks ago
Perplex and impress, my: Perplex and impress, my friend
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Spinoza commented on: Prayer for my kin by SSmoothie 1 year 35 weeks ago
Amen to that: Amen to that
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Spinoza commented on: I wish I was a vaxxer by SSmoothie 1 year 35 weeks ago
Check out this Derek Prince Sermon:   This is a war – between kingdoms. The Kingdom of God – and the Kingdom of Satan.   This sermon by Derek Prince gets right down to the meat of the matter…   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NyWh8SWVWI    
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crypticbard commented on: Poet vows quietude by humanfruit 1 year 35 weeks ago
The quiet poet explodes.: The quiet poet explodes.
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crypticbard commented on: skyward by redbrick 1 year 35 weeks ago
Thank you kindly Ms: Thank you kindly Ms Patriciajj. It can be a risk pandering to emotionally charged and potentially triggering themes and topics. Thank you indeed.
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Wordman commented on: Please Live by patriciajj 1 year 35 weeks ago
I leave this note, not only: I leave this note, not only to announce my visit here, but to thank you, for allowing the pleasure of reading one of the most beautiful love letters I have ever read. I have no more words, just another heartfelt, thank you. 
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Wordman commented on: Alone Inside by Wordman 1 year 35 weeks ago
thank you Sue for the kind: thank you Sue for the kind words, as for the inspiration, just little pieces of growing up, and growing old, thrown together in a bit of meloncholy. Being able to smile afterwards is the key, and I do smile. Thanks again  
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ramonathompsont commented on: some days i sing (a tribute to music) by ewbonitz 1 year 35 weeks ago
Loved it! brought back fond: Loved it! brought back fond memories of lazy afternoons listening to the best old songs
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SSmoothie commented on: I wish I was a vaxxer by SSmoothie 1 year 35 weeks ago
I guess I was right 2 years: I guess I was right 2 years ago... 
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Starward commented on: I Hope The Justice System by Seryddwr 1 year 35 weeks ago
Thank you for the kind: Thank you for the kind comment.  I also enjoyed the news about Trump's star beginning to decline; I truly hope that is the case, it would be the answer to prayer. Your comment reminded me about the great French Poet, Ambassador Paul Claudel, who believed that the star Algol (the name is Arabic for Ogre or Ghoul) was, somehow, inherently evil.  So now, one of Algol's adopted sons has troubled us recently.  I do not think History will find him much different, in personality, than the Bavarian housepainter or the failed lawyer now on display across from the Kremlin.
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Starward commented on: Tanka for a broken bike by humanfruit 1 year 35 weeks ago
This is fantastic.  I,: This is a marvelous poem/  I, personally, have never figured out the differemce between Tanka and Kyoka, as they are, essentially, the same form, and the same as you have used here.  But Tanka, like Senryu (which uses the Haiku format), is not restricted to nature poems; Tanka and Senryu can be about anything.  And, in this poem, you have done one of the things that all poetry, but especially the Asian forms, does very well:  a mundane aspect of life is given poetic expression and becomes important, despite those who would merely take it for granted. And thanks for the mention in the notes section.  I appreciate it very much.
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Starward commented on: the weeping ghosts by Spinoza 1 year 35 weeks ago
This is like an epic poem: This is like an epic poem compressed into a very small space, and that is a great talent to have.  The ancient poet, Callmiachus, said that a big poem was a big headache; the twentieth century poet, J. V. Cunningham, made a most admirable literary career on that premise; and you are continuing the grand tradition in a major way.  I applaud your poem and the talent that brought it into existence.
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lyrycsyntyme commented on: the weeping ghosts by Spinoza 1 year 35 weeks ago
Can't help but say it: Hauntingly beautiful. Bittersweet, yet as winter pays for summer, it seems tears are sown to joy. Summer returns, ever again, though.
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patriciajj commented on: skyward by redbrick 1 year 35 weeks ago
An astonishing and accurate: An astonishing and accurate analogy! I always marvel at your deft and surprising poetic moves that pinpoint, precisely, an emotionally charged concept. A triumph, Supreme Poet!  
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patriciajj commented on: I Hope The Justice System by Seryddwr 1 year 35 weeks ago
It was commendable that you: It was commendable that you graciously stayed above the common partisan quagmire that resorts to name calling and juvenile vitriol, so your well-conceived and charismatic comment, worthy of publication as an editorial, could stand on the merits of your logic.   You make a strong case, with conviction, against overzealous deregulation as you remind us that many of those pesky regulations are put into place to protect public health, safety and security.   I have several conservative close friends and relatives (And yes, we coexist peacefully and respectfully!) who are giving me the impression that the next Republican superstar will be Golden Boy in Florida and that Trump's star is fading.   Thank you kindly for all your support and valuable insight.  
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