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Starward commented on: Pancakes from Scratch by lyrycsyntyme 4 years 30 weeks* ago* I applaud the way you deploy: I applaud the way you deploy a metaphor or simile for all you can get out of it. In my opinion, that makes you a prominent Poet on this site. Plus, it is clear that you have done your prep---which, according to a Poet I admire, J.V. Cunningham---is a fundamental part of the process of becoming a Poet. [ go to comment ]
lyrycsyntyme commented on: Names Washed Away Long Ago by lyrycsyntyme 4 years 30 weeks* ago* Oh, you're fine, no worries.: Oh, you're fine, no worries. It's good to see you at least well enough to provide the contribution of both your presence and your poetry here. Hopefully, likewise, a place to help you navigate this time, as well. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Names Washed Away Long Ago by lyrycsyntyme 4 years 30 weeks* ago* OK, Krupskaya. I missed that: OK, Krupskaya. I missed that altogether. In my defense, I plead being hospitalized and being a little dopey with pain meds right now. But not enough to miss the brilliance of your poem. [ go to comment ]
lyrycsyntyme commented on: Names Washed Away Long Ago by lyrycsyntyme 4 years 30 weeks* ago* You're welcome. Much thanks: You're welcome. Much thanks to you, in return, for the interesting exchange of thoughts, in addition to the inspiration. As for Nadezhda (I mistakenly spelled it with a 'k' and have to correct that) and Cole. Nadezhda was the given name of Vladimir Lenin's Wife. Cole refers to Thomas Cole, painter of the brilliant tapestry "The Course of Empire: Destruction", which I was lucky enough to get to see at The Met, years back. [ go to comment ]
lyrycsyntyme commented on: Pancakes from Scratch by lyrycsyntyme 4 years 30 weeks* ago* Thank you, once more: With a globalized civilization putting the weight of the world in our hands, feelings of being overwhelmed seem to cripple many of us, even when seeking selfless/positive action. That need to "save the world". Indeed, pancakes aren't going to do that. And that's exactly what we need. To achieve small positives, as they are ones we can wrap our heads around, and to carefully examine and work on each thread as we untangle this mess of a ball. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Names Washed Away Long Ago by lyrycsyntyme 4 years 30 weeks* ago* Thanks for the mention. The: Thanks for the mention. The poem, as I said when you gave me an advance look, is excellent. I do have a question that I was in no condition to ask last night. Who are Nadezhka and Cole? [ go to comment ]
lyrycsyntyme commented on: Pancakes from Scratch by lyrycsyntyme 4 years 30 weeks* ago* Utopian new starts are too: Utopian new starts are too grand. They would indeed make "Great Resetters" very happy. We'd do well to aim smaller, simpler, than that. Make a table for those pancakes without destroying a forest. Make pancakes without hoarding, or genetically engineering, the ingredients. Smaller yet, do a life task together without fighting. Maybe even some smiles. Real small. [ go to comment ]
lyrycsyntyme commented on: Reply To Lyrycsyntyme by Starward-Led 4 years 30 weeks* ago* I am keen with that idea: Helpful feedback on both accounts, as I can always count on. Thank you. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: MUSIC OF THE NIGHT by joy 4 years 30 weeks* ago* This is definitely one of: This is definitely one of your most beautiful poems. Are you familiar with Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula, and the words with which Dracula describes the music of "children of the night." There is a kind of riff on this in Robert Aickman's award-winning ghost story, "Pages From A Young Girl's Journal." [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: EVEN WHORES HAVE FEELINGS by georgeschaefer 4 years 30 weeks* ago* Your poem reminds me of how: Your poem reminds me of how my faculty advisor, at my college, dismissed my interest in the Whitechapel serial killings by telling me that the lives of five whores were not worth serious historical inquiry. Twenty-four years later, he had to eat those words at a private reunion lunch arranged by the then Chair of our department. The first two lines of your poem reminded me, yet again, that even they have feelings. After all, some of them were among the first followers of Jesus. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: PORNOGRAPHIC PREFERENCES by georgeschaefer 4 years 30 weeks* ago* This seems to me to be an: This seems to me to be an excellent example of a haibun. You sure do show us how. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Reply To Lyrycsyntyme by Starward-Led 4 years 30 weeks* ago* Aging midleaders.: Aging misleaders. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Reply To Lyrycsyntyme by Starward-Led 4 years 30 weeks* ago* Names Washed Away Long Ago: Names Washed Away Long Ago might be a title to be considered. [ go to comment ]
lyrycsyntyme commented on: Reply To Lyrycsyntyme by Starward-Led 4 years 30 weeks* ago* Also, I thought to change the: Also, I thought to change the line "falsely known as politicians" to "falsely known as leaders", and then to "aging misleaders". Which would you say is most fitting? [ go to comment ]
lyrycsyntyme commented on: Reply To Lyrycsyntyme by Starward-Led 4 years 30 weeks* ago* Not as of yet. But, once I: Not as of yet. But, once I can nail down a proper title, perhaps I will post it there, considering your response! [ go to comment ]