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crypticbard commented on: in the setting moon by redbrick 3 years 25 weeks* ago* Thanks Patricia. The note: Thanks Patricia. The note about images becoming sound is quite an important take away for me, of course, that and and sounds transforming into images in turn. Picking up on the phases and movements is likewise commendable as this was one of the aspects of this poem that was hoped to get across to the mindful reader. Thus completes the cycle of the pleasures of reading and being read. You are much appreciated. [ go to comment ]
crypticbard commented on: in the setting moon by redbrick 3 years 25 weeks* ago* Thank you so much for the: Thank you so much for the observations on the literary characteristics and devices. It allows us a useful grasp of poetic parts and how they can be put to use if future compositions. You are much appreciated. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Template for a Poem by djtj 3 years 25 weeks* ago* I have to applaud your: I have to applaud your signature imagination! Besides inviting some fun experimentation, this whimsical little template tells an emotionally charged story. Loving your killer wit! [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Seagull Pain by djtj 3 years 25 weeks* ago* "I crumble inward" Sigh.: "I crumble inward" Sigh. Perfect . . . The prompt sent you on a metaphorical quest that began with gulls "in a snowy dance" and ended with breathtaking introspection. The outer world, projected with skillful explosions of language, reflects an inner world of drama and discovery that is presented as a silky stream of consciousness. Emotions posing as beauty. Wonderful. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: in the setting moon by redbrick 3 years 25 weeks* ago* Images become sound and vice: Images become sound and vice versa in this astonishing last act before sunrise. The quatrains, as Starward observed, generate motion—a satin, theatrical, melodic descent that illustrates the moon's setting as well as its phases. Astronomical splendor. [ go to comment ]
georgeschaefer commented on: ENDLESS CONSTRUCTION by georgeschaefer 3 years 25 weeks* ago* We have had a bifurcated: We have had a bifurcated economy for a couple decades now. There are always people profiting or doing well even when the economy struggles or is in the dumps. There's also going to be a lot of people struggling and falling thru the cracks even when the economy is booming. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: SMASHED by Pungus 3 years 25 weeks* ago* The poem is quite eerie, but: The poem is quite eerie, but I especially liked the last few lines. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Within by rachel 3 years 25 weeks* ago* This poem certainly presents: This poem certainly presents the complexity of the situation . . . a presentation which a lesser Poet would bungle, but you have brought it to the screen with skill and finesse. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: in the setting moon by redbrick 3 years 25 weeks* ago* This poem is like a: This poem is like a choreography: each of the quatrains sets an action into motion, so that the sum total makes for a very effective process, like the phases of the moon. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Epigram For Philip Larkin by S74rw4rd-13d 3 years 25 weeks* ago* Thank you for visiting and: Thank you for visiting and commenting, and I apologize for the stupid typo in the first line. I have corrected it. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Epigram On Pasternak's Poems by S74rw4rd-13d 3 years 25 weeks* ago* And thank you for visiting: And thank you for visiting this poem. I really appreciate that. [ go to comment ]
crypticbard commented on: Epigram For Philip Larkin by S74rw4rd-13d 3 years 25 weeks* ago* It's been a while dear poet:: It's been a while dear poet: Philip Larkin. It's good to be reacquainted from another poet's pen. Thanks for sharing. [ go to comment ]
crypticbard commented on: Epigram On Pasternak's Poems by S74rw4rd-13d 3 years 25 weeks* ago* How intertwining poetry and: How intertwining poetry and poets are over the span of centuries and languages, even. My mother introduced me to Zhivago, not quite intentionally. That led me to look into the work of Pasternak. And now at this junction I will embark on the poetry of Tyutchev. Thanks so much for sharing. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Epigram On American Indifference To Poetry by S74rw4rd-13d 3 years 25 weeks* ago* That is most certainly true. : That is most certainly true. And yes, we all do need to be more kind to each other---and I fail at that very much, not so much by what I do, but by what I fail to do. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Epigram On American Indifference To Poetry by S74rw4rd-13d 3 years 25 weeks* ago* Thank you for sharing those: Thank you for sharing those thoughts, and I agree with them. When I first told my parents, in October, 1975 (which was during my senior year in high school) that I wanted to be a Poet, their first question was, "How much money do you think you can make doing that?" Then they advised me to continue with my interest in science fiction, because it had the potential to make more money. [ go to comment ]