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crypticbard commented on: This is a poem by uglyalek 2 years 13 weeks* ago* Somewhat likened to the: Somewhat likened to the tribute to the best song ever written. Could it that both writer and reader create the composition together and this symbiosis is what makes literature what it is? Like from two opposing banks the selfsame river flows. And yet the water in it is always different but in some ways the same. [ go to comment ]
crypticbard commented on: Miracles by uglyalek 2 years 13 weeks* ago* The completion of this will: The completion of this will sit steadily on her and what she does or does not, it would appear. She walks away for 'ere heart's dearth... [ go to comment ]
Pungus commented on: Waiting wishing wondering by Pungus 2 years 13 weeks* ago* Thank you!!!: Your diction is mighty magnetic [ go to comment ]
crypticbard commented on: Waiting wishing wondering by Pungus 2 years 13 weeks* ago* "Waiting, wishing, wondering": "Waiting, wishing, wondering" such a powerful rift to riff off; the distinct absence of the called for commas bring a whole feel of meaning that otherwise grammatical/syntactical convention would smother. And the penchant for us humans to pin our existence to the behest of others is unfailing in every period of history. A truly gripping expression. [ go to comment ]
crypticbard commented on: NUKING HIROSHIMA by georgeschaefer 2 years 13 weeks* ago* There is a prophecy and: There is a prophecy and promise that anyone that lives by the sword ⚔️ dies by the sword ⚔️ Hence peoples and nations that live by war shall by that virtue be decimated by war; which seems to be true of the ancient warring empires. It's kind of like the Bermuda Triangle of gratuitous violence. Just a thought really. [ go to comment ]
georgeschaefer commented on: PATHWAY TO THE TREEHOUSE by georgeschaefer 2 years 14 weeks* ago* There is a loveliness and: There is a loveliness and energy to youth that is often not appreciated at the time. Of course, that is also part of the process of life. If we were wiser and more thoughtful as youth, we might well be smart enough to not do all the crazy fun things we look back on so fondly. [ go to comment ]
georgeschaefer commented on: NUKING HIROSHIMA by georgeschaefer 2 years 14 weeks* ago* a person saying "nuke them: a person saying "nuke them all" sadly does not realize that that cavalier attitude makes them no better than the people they wish to "nuke" and quite possibly worse than the person they wish to kill. War has been a human constant. If we're going to cite faith in God or faith in Jesus, maybe we should try to actually elevate ourselves and be better. [ go to comment ]
georgeschaefer commented on: NUKING HIROSHIMA by georgeschaefer 2 years 14 weeks* ago* once in a war, each nation: once in a war, each nation will likely take steps to end the war quickly and hopefully minimize their own losses. The problem continues to be our willingness to resolve conflict and disagreement with war in the first place. An action that saves my life may very well cost another person their life. That's a great break for me but the value of either of our lives is equal. The tragedy and evil is in the constant impulse to go to war in the first place. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Shame by rachel 2 years 14 weeks* ago* Anguish radiates from this: Anguish radiates from this poem like the foul light of a noxious star. Society, which is merely a sum of fallible human beings, imposes shame upon those who are true to their nature, upon those who love according to their nature, and upon those who do not care to conform to expectations. And the final two lines introduce us to one of those rare people who are not daunted by the imposition of shame. Bravo! [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Zero Carbon Kings by Spinoza 2 years 14 weeks* ago* With searing wit and: With searing wit and unflinching defiance, you did a stunning job skewering the kleptocrats. Some priceless stanzas here. Each one is a clever backlash to unprincipled leadership (and I'm being a nonpartisan, equal opportunity offender when I say this) and a system that is begging to be exploited for personal gain. Absolutely brilliant commentary. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: read to your satisfaction by redbrick 2 years 14 weeks* ago* Before the internet, I felt: Before the internet, I felt such connections through printed books---with Mary Shelley, of course; Vergil; Eliot and Stevens. The internet gave me new connections with living Poets which is much more satisfying. [ go to comment ]
crypticbard commented on: read to your satisfaction by redbrick 2 years 14 weeks* ago* That was exactly the desired: That was exactly the desired outcome to its reading and the astuteness of the reading mind reveals this most enviable relationship. There are times the connections formed by these moments of communion between reader and writer can be beyond the capacity of either to comprehend and contain. The power of a completed circuit of communication is a communion unique in many ways. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Suggestion To The Postpoems Community by J4nu4r14n 2 years 14 weeks* ago* Postpoems has become a huge: Postpoems has become a huge part of my life---second only to my Faith---and I cannot imagine my existence without it. Nor can I imagine why some Poets from the early days of postpoems no longer participate. Putting comments on those poems lets those Poets know that they have not been forgotten. I wish a lot of the current Poets at postpoems would join in this effort, and so multiply the number of comments on those archived poems. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: read to your satisfaction by redbrick 2 years 14 weeks* ago* This poem completely: This poem completely summarizes and encapsulates the relationship, through reading, of the Poet and the audience of the Poem(s). [ go to comment ]
crypticbard commented on: Spiritual swine by Pungus 2 years 14 weeks* ago* It would at times appear that: It would at times appear that our mind is the only monastery that won't reject our monkhood. And even then there is no real guarantee. But there is, as has been proven throughout the ages, poetry. [ go to comment ]