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  • Gothicman on I Have Loved You Long And Well.: “Such people belong to the moods of personal history, helping to form us and keep us being who we are,…Mar 26, 09:42
  • Gothicman on Lost Chances: “Thanks Sue, for your fine comment. The site’s in a sad state. Without new membership it’s stagnating. Perhaps a little…Mar 26, 09:31
  • aurelio on The Year: “Thank you.Mar 25, 23:49
  • sweetwater on I Have Loved You Long And Well.: “Yes, always him, Sometimes it bubbles over and I have to write something to feel sane. He’s 78 now, and…Mar 24, 11:31
  • sweetwater on The Year: “Marvellous. I really enjoy the way you write.Mar 24, 11:13
  • sweetwater on Lost Chances: “I have read and re read your first poem, and the more I read the more I find in it.…Mar 24, 11:09
  • Gothicman on I Have Loved You Long And Well.: “What a passionate, warming poem with some exquisite phrasing Sue! To the ‘starry, starry night’ person I presume. Unrequited, yes,…Mar 24, 08:06
  • pronto on A Greater Love: “Thank you, my friend. It’s always nice to have feedback. Sorry I took so long to answer you.Mar 19, 12:06
  • sweetwater on Daisies And Snow.: “Thank you Trevor, it’s taken far longer than I expected to be able to write something worthwhile, so I really…Mar 16, 20:42
  • Gothicman on Daisies And Snow.: “So good to read and have someone composing and submitting this type of poetry with cryptic word use Sue, and…Mar 13, 17:32
  • Gothicman on Of Monastries, Moths, and Monoliths: “It is a sensitive subject, Sue, with many of the post-war baby boom facing this difficult choice now, or it’s…Mar 13, 17:18
  • sweetwater on Of Monastries, Moths, and Monoliths: “This absolutely tears at the heart. Beautifully written. It’s a pity we can’t nominate anymore because I would put this…Mar 13, 13:07
  • sweetwater on Two Mugs And A Smile.: “Thank you, It was a spur of the minute write which took me by surprise as I’ve struggled with writing…Mar 6, 21:24
  • sweetwater on Two Mugs And A Smile.: “Thank you Supratik I’m glad that feeling came through 🙂 Sue.Mar 6, 21:09
  • Gothicman on Dual Regeneration: “Yes, it’s a fascinating thought that when orgasmic tension increases and the ‘chemical alluvian’ is pushed back retroactively though the…Mar 6, 20:34
  • supratik on Dual Regeneration: “Yes, I read Crossing over. Stemmed with tumescent breath spring tides retreated resurrecting necrogenic stubs of cold carnal ghosts desecrating…Mar 6, 18:10
  • supratik on Two Mugs And A Smile.: “I like the softness in the poem. Well done. SupratikMar 6, 18:07
  • supratik on decay: “Sad to read about the state of affairs. What is inevitable cannot be prevented. I will definitely read Sue’s poem.…Mar 6, 18:03
  • Gothicman on decay: “Sue (Sweetwater) thankfully has posted this week, as we need her little gems as well as the increased numbers and…Mar 6, 17:26
  • supratik on decay: “Thank you, Trevor. Oops yes the typo now corrected. About the layout I should thank you, remember?! Missing Alison and…Mar 6, 14:55
  • Gothicman on Two Mugs And A Smile.: “Fine atmospheric, snap-shot poem re. the personal connection of things, known only to one being part of their long-past history…Mar 6, 14:35
  • Gothicman on decay: “A poem about ruining civilisation by delusional excessive improvement, and ending with that other never to be satisfactorily resolved paradox:…Mar 6, 14:19
  • ImSJ on : “This is a moving description of old age. I, too, have achieved that “golden” number. The final two lines are…Mar 1, 00:25
  • ImSJ on THE PATIENCE OF JEDIDIAH OWENS: “Just the response I was going for! I will admit that after not having read it myself in quite a…Feb 27, 23:07
  • ImSJ on THE PATIENCE OF JEDIDIAH OWENS: “Thanks for reading. I’m glad that you found it interesting. My old eyes often betray me as well.Feb 27, 23:06
  • michel on THE PATIENCE OF JEDIDIAH OWENS: “Wonderfully horrible, suspenseful, atmospheric fun! (Fear nicely exacerbated by the elucidatory introduction.)Feb 26, 06:04
  • michel on CONVERSATION BETWEEN GRANNY AND GRANDDAUGHTER: “Love this!Feb 26, 05:27
  • Gothicman on Ascending With Swans: “Thanks Supratik! I suppose it’s about universal, renewed hope, with a series of verbs that mirror and simplify life’s renewable…Feb 25, 08:19
  • supratik on Ascending With Swans: “I liked the lovely image painted here. One wonders if it’s the cycle of life or death; the alternation is…Feb 25, 02:48
  • Daffni on THE PATIENCE OF JEDIDIAH OWENS: “I can’t find how to edit comment above and my eyes do not let me type accurately.Feb 23, 15:11
  • Daffni on THE PATIENCE OF JEDIDIAH OWENS: “Fascinating vut I must admit I don’t relly understand it.Feb 23, 15:07
  • supratik on Actions louder than words: “Thank you, Nic. It’s such a pleasure to read your comments, and your own work.Feb 22, 02:53
  • ifyouplease on Actions louder than words: “instead of ‘the verb’ maybe ‘the carrot’ maybe all is not needed the same trick used for peace purposes =…Feb 21, 06:42
  • supratik on Actions louder than words: “Frankly speaking, I have no clue. The war is much older than the globalisation. All I know is that peace…Feb 18, 05:21
  • Gothicman on It’s a battlefield: “Very fine picture and presentation of a poem close to your heart, Aurelio. Sadly, could well describe today’s ongoing war…Feb 17, 19:00
  • Gothicman on Actions louder than words: “Trouble is, Supratik, war-causing intolerance has so many times been between competing religious groups, and of course, love and peace,…Feb 17, 18:35
  • Gothicman on Once Upon A time: “Yes, being transposed back to those earlier times awaken such familiar, common memories, hopefully warm ones, don’t they Sue; probably…Feb 17, 18:19
  • sweetwater on Once Upon A time: “I was totally absorbed by the world before me, took me back to youthful days, and vague memories of The…Feb 17, 10:44
  • Gothicman on By One’s Own Hand: “I thought, Aurelio, being a very encompassing subject, with at least eleven motives, and that with a cold attitude needed…Feb 13, 19:44
  • aurelio on By One’s Own Hand: “Summary of all the worst problems of the welfare state, quite comprehensive in a poignantly documentary way. I applaud and…Feb 13, 16:05
  • supratik on so: “‘…., like me, being confined for many years, to the rigidity of the sciences.’ Yes, indeed. Thank you for the…Feb 13, 05:36
  • Gothicman on so: “I like the way you write so freely and naturally, Supratik, or make it appear so. You also manage some profound…Feb 12, 11:05
  • supratik on By One’s Own Hand: “Yes, I could fathom your engagement with its cause. I found the poem thought-provoking and relevant, hence had shared it…Feb 12, 11:01
  • Gothicman on By One’s Own Hand: “Thanks Supratik,for your comments and own impressions on reading this piece. Yes, suicide it’s a difficult subject to contemplate and…Feb 12, 10:29
  • supratik on By One’s Own Hand: “speechless, i liked your pic; you obviously become quiet when you have volumes to say; grosso modo, we need to…Feb 12, 08:11
  • Gothicman on A Greater Love: “Divine intervention, Tony, rather than the lucky chance of being saved by a few ounces of butane gas, perhaps from…Feb 4, 10:08
  • Gothicman on Ruminations on death.: “That’s a great introduction, really sets your standpoint, born out of many raw experiences, firmly in focus. The poem then…Feb 4, 09:38
  • ross on Only An Exit: “It is a time of being “stymied”. It certainly seems like there is more on screens than in the world.…Jan 29, 16:04
  • stormwolf on Only An Exit: “Hi Ross, So nice to see you posting. It is a little bleak but then so are circumstances around us…Jan 28, 13:42
  • supratik on The poet’s privilege: “Good one. The way not to confuse a poet is quite clear, a prose written in a poetic form.Jan 27, 10:26