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S74rw4rd commented on: Democracy in action by Teytonon 1 year 10 weeks ago
They only see corruption: They only see corruption because their failed leader, the Innkeeper, has taught them to point out fictive corruption in order to deflect attention for their own political failures.  They have given into yet another "trumptation."  I have to wonder if there is any connection, fanilial or other, between Speaker McCarthy and Senator "Jumpy" Joe McCarthy from decades ago.
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georgeschaefer commented on: NATURE AND INNER PEACE by joy 1 year 10 weeks ago
they do go together hand in: they do go together hand in hand
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S74rw4rd commented on: I Write With Red Ink by satishverma 1 year 10 weeks ago
As I read through your: As I read through your magnificent poems in this form, I am becoming convinced that the Moon is one of your presiding Muses, and I applaud your accomplishment in this series.
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S74rw4rd commented on: THANKFUL FOR LOVE IN ALL ITS FORMS by joy 1 year 10 weeks ago
This is a wonderful testimony: This is a wonderful testimony to Love.
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S74rw4rd commented on: Mother by rachel 1 year 10 weeks ago
Oh, wow!  I have been reading: Oh, wow!  I have been reading Poetry for fifty years, as of this past April, and in that time, I have allowed only a few poems to have the kind of effect this Poem has had on me this morning. First, as a Poet, let me commend and applaud your very skilled use of both metaphor and simile to direct, focus, and enhance the emotional impact of this Poem on the reader.  To me, this is a textbook perfect example, and if I were teaching a class on Poetry, this would be required reading.  And the metaphors and similes are deployed naturally, almost casually, as if emerging from an authentic conversation (and they may have, I don't know the Poem's provenance).   As a son who had problems with my mother, I certainly can relate to the Poem's historical presentation.  My own mother---for reasons no one has ever been able to explain---did a lot to undercut or sabatoge my ambitions (rather they were academic, social, or romantic).  She and my father adopted me---I was not their birth-child---but she seemed almost obsessive about embarrassing me.  (An example---during the summer of 1979, when I spent the entire college break with my sweetheart and my sweetheart's parents in a small town on the other side of our state, my mother sent a letter ahead, explaining to the parents what an unpleasant and inconsiderate person I was, and that she fully expected they would find my presence difficult.) Just by coincidence, while browsing the internet today. I happened upon an article about the ancient Poet Vergil's first book of Poetry.  I have not had a chance to read it yet, but the title suggested that Vergil's Poems in that book dealt primarily with the subject of solitude, and of being alone.  I think your Poem stands in that tradition; and when any poem can stand with Vergil's, that is a mighty fine place to be.
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lyrycsyntyme commented on: Bitter Pill by lyrycsyntyme 1 year 10 weeks ago
As ever, thank you: As ever, thank you kindly.    I'm grateful that the poem lived up to your generous expectations. I started out with these three lines coming to me:   "so you impale yourself on the shed exoskeletons of demons who parasitized your only captive audience -  your hope and better angels and flew off"   I really felt something possibly worthwhile lay in those lines, and the rest of the poem sprouted out in every direction from there.    Thank you, again. My apologies for not getting back to you sooner, my friend. All the best to you.
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ramonathompsont commented on: THANKFUL FOR THE INNOCENCE OF CHILDREN by joy 1 year 10 weeks ago
lovely write: lovely write
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S74rw4rd commented on: stellate shimmer by redbrick 1 year 10 weeks ago
I feel rather silly for: I feel rather silly for having missed this magnificent poem the first time around.  Please forgive me carelessness.  This is a beautiful poem, and the words dance lightly rather than plod heavily across the screen/page.
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S74rw4rd commented on: asteriskos by redbrick 1 year 10 weeks ago
Reading this, I now realize: Reading this, I now realize it is one of the best summaries of the poetic vocation that I have ever read.  In its comprehension of the large purpose of poetry, your words are textbook-perfectl
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Nolarak commented on: Feasting by metaphorist 1 year 11 weeks ago
Such flavor: This is such a good read.   I miss this sort of writing from you.  It is so good. And needed like a neccessity like water or air.
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patriciajj commented on: Broken and Glorious Life by patriciajj 1 year 11 weeks ago
There are few comments more: There are few comments more gratifying than being assured that one's work is relatable. Your understanding and appreciation is always a huge honor. Thank you, luminous Poet, for taking me to a higher place on this difficult day. Brightest blessings.  
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beaconzbard commented on: Woe To Me by beaconzbard 1 year 11 weeks ago
Woe To Me: Thanks for your kind words.
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osiriss- commented on: Bon Ouija World Order by ramonathompsont 1 year 11 weeks ago
Some new shoes: Some new shoes
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Free_Spirit commented on: Waiting... by Free_Spirit 1 year 11 weeks ago
شكرا :): شكرا :)
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Wordman commented on: Broken and Glorious Life by patriciajj 1 year 11 weeks ago
another beautifully crafted: another beautifully crafted piece, so in touch with the emotions that we have all felt. There are so many to relate to, but let me point out one that struck me deep,   " any love  seeping though the pinholes of our humanness is  sanctified"  What an excellent way to describe our veiled fraility, and our need for acceptance.  Along with applause, I enclose a nodding smile of understanding. 
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