Thanks guys x

Comment is about Storm (blog)

Original item by Nicola Byrnes

First three lines really shine through.?

Comment is about Behind The Veil (blog)

Original item by Seanin Hughes

Second half of this stanza is truly excellent. Whole piece shines, though short, makes up for it by making me laugh.?

Comment is about Gin (blog)

Original item by J R Harris

Nicely done on the rhymes.?

Comment is about The person knows (blog)

Original item by Hasmukh Mehta

You'll do fine.

Very emotive of regretful repose wrapped in the juxtaposition of a one-sided conversation.

Good first post, and good luck on the rest of your poetry.?

Comment is about Drowning (blog)

Original item by Niecey_Luv

Please be gentle with comments, this is my first time posting my poems! ?

Comment is about Drowning (blog)

Original item by Niecey_Luv

I like the way you rhymed in this one. Very interesting.?

Comment is about The dream I knew (blog)

Original item by Shruti

You have some reflective and emotional pieces here. Good writing starts in the emotions and works its way outward. You also have some great potential, so don't be afraid to use it every chance you get.?

Comment is about Shruti (poet profile)

Original item by Shruti

I like how you end your pieces with the quote, "I believe in love and all that it stands for." Something never to be wasted.

Comment is about Space (blog)

Original item by Mayah ROSE

Your rhythm is well-established, your point well-made, and your vehicle for doing so is ripe with imagery and personality.?

Comment is about What do I do? (blog)

Original item by Mayah ROSE

A lost love in limbo? Either way, another well-formatted, good read Mayah. Well done on all of these, really.?

Comment is about What If? (blog)

Original item by Mayah ROSE

Will make a great entry.

Comment is about Ascension To Prophecy (blog)

Original item by Suki Spangles

Could be a song with a flick of ashen hopes and a twinge of underlying optimism. Good thoughts to you and yours.?

Comment is about Words of The Waiting Man 16 (blog)

Original item by Mikey V Kinsey

I hate crowds, and I know how good it feels to put intense emotions onto page and write a poem about it. Keep expressing yourself if you need a conduit of positivity and healthy self-reflection.?

Comment is about A break in the calm (blog)

Original item by Daemon Cantrell

You need to write some more gems Christine, it's getting dark over here.?

Comment is about Letting Go (blog)

Original item by Christine Renshaw

The rapper Sadistik also does a magnificent rendition of angels and their manifestations. Words applied differently to the same monster still paint a different scene. Good poem to bleed these thoughts out onto.?

Comment is about subjugation (the lesser of two evils) (blog)

Original item by nunya

A lot of times my wife tries too hard to be everywhere at once and be everybody's shoulder, but when it goes downhill I have to remind her she's not out to win friends or please everybody all the time - she is out to be the best version of herself.

Self-confidence can be unlearned if not properly applied in heaping doses. We have to want to do better before it will happen, and so the conundrum of doing our best and failing happens. Don't be too hard on yourself, and whatever you do, keep writing.?

Comment is about I Just Want To Bloom (blog)

Original item by yajaira

Good poem and moot point: Fake people are the worst. Be you and unafraid of what others think. There will always be those that try to talk shit to bring us down, but it's rising above it and writing their asses into oblivion that makes us stronger as people and writers. Keep up the great work.?

Comment is about Indifference (blog)

Original item by Grape

Solemn and powerful first piece you've put out thus far. May poetry help you heal and find the peace you seek.?

Comment is about Dark Mind (blog)

Original item by Regina Dowd

Lost memories are often the sweetest to remember.

Comment is about Cinema Mortgage (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

"Don't bottle it" indeed. Wise words not spoken enough.?

Comment is about Bi-Polar Poetry (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

Here in the States, pianos are like narwhals: kids think they're myths, there's not nearly enough to go around, and the beauty is unsurpassed in its original form. Good thing there's poets to remember them.

Comment is about Killing the Piano (blog)

Original item by Joe Williams

Anthony Bourdain would be proud.

Comment is about Street Food (blog)

Original item by Joe Williams

The sarcasm in this is just my cup of tea. Great sentiment, and it's superb how your rhymes flow into the end of it. Like Laura said over a year ago, right up the street for me.?

Comment is about Your Revolution (blog)

Original item by Joe Williams

I think that's pretty great how you've spaced your 2018 blogs apart into an 'annual tour'. Makes great material for a side project should you ever wish to publish, and the poems provide insight and introspect.?

Keep journeying Trev, it'll give you something great to write about.

Comment is about Trev the Road Poet (poet profile)

Original item by Trev the Road Poet

Lavender is my favorite color, flower, and smell. Makes a wonderful tea my mom always called 'lucema'. Great poem Jon, I was going to write an anthology called 'My Lavender Rose', and think that the poetry boundaries are quite literally endless when dealing with such beautiful subjects. Unfortunately I wasn't satisfied with the result, so now I do pressed flowers.?

Comment is about 'My' lavender (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

RIP Ellie, Chester Bennington, and all those gone too soon that suffer in silence.?

Comment is about Ellie (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

Last line wraps it up nicely, and speaks for itself in powerful words.?

Comment is about Sweet Wound (blog)

Original item by AVISHEK GHOSH

Powerful, concise, and enjoyed it.?

Comment is about RIGHTS OF PASSAGE (blog)

Original item by ray pool

Last line is truly powerful.?

Comment is about ANGELS AND DEMONS (blog)

Original item by Swetha Kandati

Hey everybody and thanks for reading and all of your lovely comments. Really, I can't possibly blame all of that on my mother--it only made the story run a bit smoother.

Truthfully, the closest thing to fact in the entire piece is the part about me flicking peas across the table (I would do almost anything to get out of eating them)--and, I can't forget, almost twenty years living single. The rest is a sort of emulsion brewed from various comments I've received from people concerned about my persistent single status.

A book or short story would be great but, along with the other flaws with which I seem to be plagued, I also have a somewhat short attention span.

Thanks again..enjoying what's left of a splendidly unproductive weekend here in the States...

Rachel x

Comment is about on entering decade three as a divorcee--good heavens, not this again... (blog)

Original item by nunya

I'm never too comfortable when members' names are included as part of another poet's poem's title.

Comment is about Brian, You Get Mind Muck-Ups ? (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

You want wisdom Don...don't give up your day job! (lol)?

Comment is about Brian, You Get Mind Muck-Ups ? (blog)

Original item by Don Matthews

Rhyme can deliver any sort of message, from sadness to fun.

D?

Comment is about THE PASSING OF A BILL - a longtime friend remembered (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

A beautiful tribute that resounds with all those who have suffered a loss such as this. Beautiful.

Comment is about THE PASSING OF A BILL - a longtime friend remembered (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Very poignant Avishek

Comment is about Sweet Wound (blog)

Original item by AVISHEK GHOSH

Thanks ?

Comment is about Smoke (blog)

Original item by Shruti

Thank you

Comment is about The phone call (blog)

Original item by Shruti

Thanks Cynthia, glad you like the poem, and again it's nice to hear your thoughts on it ?

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Annoying when its misused.

Comment is about The Wiggly Apostrophe (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Hannah and Brian- thank you for the kind comments. These
lines followed my discovery today - and Sunday has to be
the worst day for getting this kind of news, doesn't it?

Comment is about THE PASSING OF A BILL - a longtime friend remembered (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

A lovely poem Mark. I'm pleased Bill was a tennis fan.

Comment is about THE PASSING OF A BILL - a longtime friend remembered (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Sad, poignant piece.
A hard way to find out but Bill won't be forgotten.

Hannah

Comment is about THE PASSING OF A BILL - a longtime friend remembered (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

A fun take on an old theme. Let me elaborate...
Most men spend their lives
Trying to please a lady,
Mothers, girl-friends or wives
And sometimes someone more shady.
Most women know so -
From tot time to trousseau!

Comment is about A little bit of flirt (blog)

Original item by hugh

Hopefully this is one of those that you're saving.?

Comment is about You Held Me With Your Tears (blog)

Original item by Taylor Crowshaw

Thank you for your comments on You Held Me With Your Tears..
Always appreciated...?

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Quite delightful, but you're kidding, right?

Comment is about A little bit of flirt (blog)

Original item by hugh

I recall posting a poem on this subject a few years ago, but to summarise -
It's "its" when denoting possession
And it's "it's" when denoting progression (it is).
Even now many folk misuse the term(s), which may be
understandable in a moment of keyboard finger-slip or failure to proof-read before posting.

Comment is about The Wiggly Apostrophe (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Very clever!!!?

Comment is about The Wiggly Apostrophe (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Enjoyable review, Stu--definitely makes me want to take a closer look.

Comment is about Fault Lines: Laura Taylor, Flapjack (article)

Original item by Greg Freeman