Re: Voice of the World by Dovina	Dovina 208.127.216.137	27-Jan-08/2:55 PM
Beginning a new thread like a charismatic renewal of an old religion, this is an answer to atheists, a declaration of victory in the battle between enlightened secularism and Christianity. Or stated with recognition of human frailty, as Jesus taught to state, I preface anything I say with realization that Betelgeuse is 800 times the sun’s diameter and is so far away that nobody living today will see it, but only its light sent hundreds of years ago. And though it is unimaginably big and far, much greater things were flung by someone (Oh, sorry, that presumes too much.) My mistake, of course, is inferring God from science, instead of not-god from science. Now where were we? Oh yes, we were relating morality and religion. Or stated another way, we were relating principles that hold society in harmony, with ideas about God. They seem unrelated to me, but I find it interesting that most religions hold the same morals in regard to stealing, killing, fraud, and the like. Religions differ on morals about the eating of bats, the covering of women’s faces, and the killing of insects. The first set of morals derives from polite society’s needs, and work just fine either couched in dogma or without religion. The second begin with writings and cleric’s decrees. Just because these “morals” get stuck into religion does not make them part of true religion. What could the eating of bats have to do with recognition of God? Jesus made this point clear, as anyone can see from reading him apart from later writings of his church. Christianity is about Christ (duh) not about superseded Old Testament texts or something a monk wrote in the fourteenth century. In summary: don’t get me started.
Re: loneliness untold by francis nor capule	candaliesa 67.142.130.38	29-Jan-08/12:12 PM
2 yrs later i still enjoy reading this poem... 5yrs after my divorce. and we my ("ex" and i) run into eachother. and i didn't care anymore.. the pain is still there from what he did.. but i don't carry it like i use to..
Re: The South Side of Racine, 1988 by jessicazee	some deleted user 24.243.173.248	31-Jan-08/12:00 PM
Hey, is this the Jessica that went to Park??? let me know if you are!!!
Re: Lost by alvinb	some deleted user 63.127.193.79	2-Feb-08/9:49 AM
You need to proofread this. My vote would have been higher if you had'nt voted for yourself.
Re: Six deaths by Caducus	some deleted user 63.127.193.79	5-Feb-08/7:36 PM
This is a fabulous poem. The language is impecable and each stanza has been beautifuly crafted to carry its own weight. Well done.
Re: Should have a world record by alvinb	Dovina 75.82.69.253	6-Feb-08/4:06 PM
Do you really think your tears and your heartaches are greater than any others? "Do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you." I Pet 4
Re: Empty Eyes by Rachelle Egan	Dovina 75.82.69.253	6-Feb-08/4:07 PM
The rhymes are forced. Rwanda deserves better.
Re: Nameless Stranger (a rensaku) by gunsaku	Dovina 75.82.69.253	6-Feb-08/4:12 PM
good except penultimate stanza. Adding supernatural is a disappointment. First 5 verses are best.
regarding some deleted poem...	Dovina 75.82.69.253	6-Feb-08/4:18 PM
Yes, a good statement, not too didactic. Not bad. Can lose "as a sack" I think "ugly" can go too Line 4: "a young . . "
Re: The South Side of Racine, 1988 by jessicazee	some deleted user 24.243.173.248	7-Feb-08/7:48 PM
Jessica from Park? Let me know...didn't know I was in a poem:-0
Re: Paddling West by Dovina	some deleted user 63.127.193.79	11-Feb-08/4:33 AM
I love the epigraph--it sets the tone of the poem beautifully. Nice work.
Re: Sleep *edited by hobojo	Dovina 208.127.216.216	15-Feb-08/3:22 PM
emits sound
Re: Lost by alvinb	Dovina 208.127.216.216	15-Feb-08/3:24 PM
added - grammar
Re: Delicate hearts grow thick skins. by Nepanthe	malpaso 70.233.161.116	18-Feb-08/6:40 PM
absolutely beautiful! may fallen snow encase me.
Re: Delicate hearts grow thick skins. by Nepanthe	Crakyamuni 131.252.241.216	19-Feb-08/5:39 PM
It feels like a congregational in the church of hippie love, yes!
Re: Delicate hearts grow thick skins. by Nepanthe	-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 79.65.158.244	22-Feb-08/7:37 PM
Reads like the ramblings of a toothless simpleton. Are you semi-literate, or what? Self-referential poemes are exceedingly bow'ls. But this is not. This is bum-crushingly stupid. For that you should be proud.
Re: plea bargain by malpaso	-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 79.65.158.244	22-Feb-08/7:41 PM
Quality. I love the line breaks before and after "see nothing deep". How on Earth did you come up with that? Pure instinct I guess...
Re: Trust by hobojo	-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 79.65.158.244	22-Feb-08/7:55 PM
This is exemplary of your talent.
Re: Absurd Robot by Nepanthe	Edna Sweetlove 85.211.243.133	25-Feb-08/6:30 PM
This is a lovely poem. I think you should post it at another website I sometimes go to: http://poetryaddicts.pcriot.com/forum/ - it would be much loved there as indeed would you.....
Re: Disengage by PoetryIsDead	Edna Sweetlove 85.211.243.133	25-Feb-08/6:31 PM
This is a lovely poem. I think you should post it at another website I sometimes go to: http://poetryaddicts.pcriot.com/forum/ - it would be much loved there as indeed would you.....