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    Calling all established and budding poets. Where are you when you write your poems?

    I write mine in my bedroom, which is double aspect. One window looks out on to a beautiful silver birch tree, which can inspire me all year round with the changing seasons.(it's taller than the house) The other window looks out on my garden. I can only write where I feel comfortable. Change of...
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    What other venture can a poet dabble into?

    Don't give up the day job, you will need it to pay the bills
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    What other venture can a poet dabble into?

    Don't give up the day job, you will need it to pay the bills
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    Poetry section and friends...question for you....?

    It's very interesting that Sandy has raised this. I did feel that when I started posting (about five weeks ago) that it was a bit like a club and I wondered how long it would be before I could become more of a part of things. I'm pleased to say that I have now made contact with Sandy, Sin...
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    Labor pains? Birth us a poem! Poetry challenge!..?

    Cassie - An acrostic poem Chris, not Cassie Affectionate by nature Sassie in outlook Sensuous and perceptive Imagination runs free Ever grateful for what she's got
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    Labor pains? Birth us a poem! Poetry challenge!..?

    Cassie - An acrostic poem Chris, not Cassie Affectionate by nature Sassie in outlook Sensuous and perceptive Imagination runs free Ever grateful for what she's got
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    Labor pains? Birth us a poem! Poetry challenge!..?

    Cassie - An acrostic poem Chris, not Cassie Affectionate by nature Sassie in outlook Sensuous and perceptive Imagination runs free Ever grateful for what she's got
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    Do you write poetry after the loss of a loved one? - Please comment on these 2 short...

    ...poems, thanks? The Time Thief The seasons come, the seasons go From winter chill to bursting spring Then summer suns, and leafy fall. Whilst all around I sense the change The loss of you remains the same. Death can steal time, But can't rob memories Or kill love (written after my Dad died...
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    poetry please comment, poetry please comment?

    Well, I'm just wondering whether it is your intention to deliberately keep the reader out? Don't understand what you are getting at. Try again
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    Do you appreciate what you've got? Please comment and rate my poem - thanks?

    Appreciation Jeannie came a calling, she called for me last night Just as I was drifting, she filtered back in sight Skipping through my day dream, she took me by surprise Standing with her skipping rope, with laughter in her eyes Jeannie was an only child, she didn't need to share Mum and Dad...
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    i just need a concensus: do you read poety? do you write poetry?

    I both read and write poetry. I have read poetry since I was a child, but started writing it much later when I hit 40
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    will you read my poem please?

    I've read it Tom and I'm still guessing the meaning! Are you writing every day ? Or are these poems stacked away?
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    Train - poem. Want to read? crit-com if ya will...?

    Great Poem - reminded me of my brother Steve and I standing on the bridge at Roughdown Common as trains sped past and left us in a cloud of steam. We could hear them coming way before they reached us and we could never get the numbers because we couldn't see for smoke
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    would ya care to read a poem?

    From one old woman to another . LOL - I loved your poem - doesn't life go quickly? Your life to date? What are you going to call your poem? "Lesson today is that nothing will last" never truer words said - so "Make hay while the sun shines".
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    Poets - Are any of you insomniacs? Comments on my poem would be greatly appreciated,

    thanks? Insomniac I'm tired. Like velvet in my bed Three pillows cushioned round my head The duvet cuddled round my frame Commencing now? The waiting game The other half is sound asleep As I resort to counting sheep My brain becomes a spiteful pest Preventing me from getting rest It flickers...
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    What would be a good title for this poem?

    Call your Poem: Wall of Resistance. I've known many people build these walls to protect themselves after the ending of a painful love affair. Quite enjoyed reading your poem
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    Poets - When you were five, were you shy? Please rate my poem, thanks?

    Seen But Not to be Heard Recollecting polished rosewood Some decades now slipped by Silver hairpins grace the table In a tangled heap they lie Stiff hands reach out to find them Blue-blotched and veined the skin "Do you see where I've put them?" Her voice strains, cracked and thin Black dress...
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    Poem - Subject, a Victorian painting in a hotel room, please rate?

    Violet Little Violet stretched on tip-toe Nose pressed to the window pane, Ivory skin stained by teardrops Tangled ringlets, a cascading mane. Tiny hands clench the worn sill Stockinged feet touch the skirting, Rose-bud mouth all a tremble, Why is poor Violet hurting? Purple dress hangs in...
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    How long have you been writing poetry?

    More years than I care to remember. However, I do have more time to write now than I have ever had before
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    how to write poetry any tips?

    Write about the autumn and the changes of colour in the leaves before they fall
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