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Stephen commented on: Singing Lotus by patriciajj 1 year 10 weeks ago
Buddha : I feel the touch of Buddhah here blush at the touch.
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redbrick commented on: for the reader who will not stay by redbrick 1 year 10 weeks ago
Many thanks to you both. : Many thanks to you both. 
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redbrick commented on: an ill-fitted halo by redbrick 1 year 10 weeks ago
Thanks so much dear poet.: Thanks so much dear poet. Most grateful for your visit and valued words.
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J-C4113d commented on: Day and Night at GCNP by Sky 1 year 10 weeks ago
Revisiting this, it is just: Revisiting this, it is just as beautiiful and powerful as the first time I read it.
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ramonathompsont commented on: "Shadows of You" by elliot_jordan2003 1 year 10 weeks ago
love this. great lyrics. I: love this. great lyrics. I can almost envision what the video would be like. way cool!
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S74r5p4r3d commented on: Need You by mittens4444 1 year 10 weeks ago
I like this poem. even though: I like this poem. even though several lines read as if written to conform to the rhyme shcee.  But that second couplet, lines 3 and 4, is BRILLIANT!!!!
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djtj commented on: for the reader who will not stay by redbrick 1 year 11 weeks ago
Yes: I thought that might be the case. The stoppage. love your work. 
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S74r5p4r3d commented on: EMBRACE ALL OUR AGES by joy 1 year 11 weeks ago
I normally do not comment on: I normally do not comment on your poems because. apparently, you do not bother to acknowledge a compliment, but I want to say this is one of the MOST PROFOUND poems I have ever read on this site.
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S74r5p4r3d commented on: for the reader who will not stay by redbrick 1 year 11 weeks ago
With the utmost respect, I: With the utmost respect, I disagree.  The locking of the door is a little more elaborate an action than the actions in the two prior stanzas, and therefore the rhythm is slightly different to give an "auditory" support to this.  I applaud your keen ear for rhythmic detail.
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djtj commented on: for the reader who will not stay by redbrick 1 year 11 weeks ago
Bells in stanza: Still— in the rafters of the stanza, I hang small bells, and in the mortar... we all love those bells in our stanza ringing our true meaning. Love this ... however the verse about the key made me stumble. Just a suggestion to smooth it a bit?  I have locked the third door and pocketed the key, for I know how you hate to find yourself in a room you did not expect. The lines felt run on and not in the same rhythm.   maybe just change up the line breaks? 
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djtj commented on: an ill-fitted halo by redbrick 1 year 11 weeks ago
A nice cadence : This poem runs so nicely tumbling down to the end. Tilted Halo but I walk with it anyway. Great lines. 
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redbrick commented on: for the reader who will not stay by redbrick 1 year 11 weeks ago
Thank you so much. It's not: Thank you so much. It's not the easiest thing to write about. Most appreciated 
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S74r5p4r3d commented on: for the reader who will not stay by redbrick 1 year 11 weeks ago
This poem is, even in its: This poem is, even in its brevity, enormously powerful.  Symbols (like the bread, wine and roses) are skillfully deployed without being heavy-handed.  
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redbrick commented on: August by Madmartigan 1 year 12 weeks ago
Your poem pulses with quiet: Your poem pulses with quiet defiance and introspective grace; it’s not just verse, it’s a manifesto for thoughtful living in a world that prizes noise over nuance. The metaphor of words as electricity, charged and volatile, is brilliant, and your reflections on silence as a space for meaning rather than fear feel like a call to arms for the contemplative. You’ve made poetry feel like resistance, and writing a deliberate act of self-respect. Thank you for crafting something that doesn’t just speak, it resonates.
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redbrick commented on: render mercy by redbrick 1 year 12 weeks ago
“Render Mercy" is a compact,: “Render Mercy" is a compact, visual‑driven poem that drifts between the language of technology and the textures of human feeling. It invites the reader into a liminal space where image and emotion overlap, offering a mood that’s at once intimate and strangely distant. Its pared‑down lines leave plenty of room for your own interpretations, making it as much an experience as it is a reading.
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