CommentsComments 13621–13640 back, including replies. Only comments on poems

cyan9 on Light within darkness by Caducus 5 Dec 2005, 1:50 AM
nicely meloncholly sentiment, but sadly void of other aspects of poetry (rich language, structure, rhythm, rhyme, assonance...)
cyan9 on Duff firs, Nawal by zodiac 5 Dec 2005, 1:37 AM
What it spears with potency it lacks in elegance.
ALChemy replying on Popular Lovers by wilco 4 Dec 2005, 10:09 PM
All the more reason to send them a good song.
BrandonW replying on Shoebox Thoughts by BrandonW 4 Dec 2005, 9:45 PM
That kinda has 18 syllables....
wilco replying on Popular Lovers by wilco 4 Dec 2005, 2:46 PM
Of course I did (and still do on occasion, but I don't think that Bon Jovi could rock his way out of a paper bag these days.
wilco replying on Popular Lovers by wilco 4 Dec 2005, 2:45 PM
It's all Modest Mouse covers, or really interpretations is more the word. PUSA...a band I haven't thought about in a while.
ALChemy on Until the Façade Comes Down by TLRufener 4 Dec 2005, 2:30 PM
Facade. Nope can't make that little tail thingy appear under my "C".
ALChemy replying on Popular Lovers by wilco 4 Dec 2005, 2:26 PM
I just heard some samples. I guess it's all covers. Sounds like acid folk rock with a little Arab infuence. His voice reminds me of Presidents of the United States of America lead singer Chris Ballew.
ALChemy replying on Popular Lovers by wilco 4 Dec 2005, 2:07 PM
You mean you didn't rock out to "Livin' on a prayer" back in the day? I hope the 9 I gave you helps mend the wound.
wilco replying on Popular Lovers by wilco 4 Dec 2005, 2:06 PM
In an unrelated comment...the new Sun Kil Moon album is amazing.
wilco replying on Popular Lovers by wilco 4 Dec 2005, 1:44 PM
Bon Jovi?! Sir you have wounded me.
wilco replying on Popular Lovers by wilco 4 Dec 2005, 1:43 PM
That is most definitely not what I'm doing.
Dovina on Popular Lovers by wilco 4 Dec 2005, 1:42 PM
It seems you're comparing a mill (sawmill, gristmill) to a run down apartment, or vice versa. Other than that confusion, it's cool.
wilco on Duff firs, Nawal by zodiac 4 Dec 2005, 1:35 PM
An excellent post, as usual.
Dovina on Shoebox Thoughts by BrandonW 4 Dec 2005, 1:33 PM
She sat there staring at our old pictures wondering who was living then
wilco on Until the Façade Comes Down by TLRufener 4 Dec 2005, 1:31 PM
First off, don't start a poem with "there are no words" and "there is no way to explain how I feel"....If there's no words and there's no way to explain it why did you write it? Better yet, why am I reading it? This is a love letter, not a poem. It COULD be a poem if you look in there and find the poetry in it.
wilco on Another Chapter by TLRufener 4 Dec 2005, 1:23 PM
Alright, lookit...you've got to get it out of your head that you have to rhyme to make a poem work. You're putting stuff in here just to make it rhyme. You could say this exact same thing with three lines and it would sound more poetic. It's not just horrible bad, but it's just not good either. It doesn't hold my attention, it doesn't make me think, and it doesn't make me think "yeah..I know what she's feeling...I've felt that way".
TLRufener replying on Until the Façade Comes Down by TLRufener 4 Dec 2005, 11:13 AM
I read every comment that I receive, and I save the good ones in my "Improvement List" on my computer. I like to read them just to see if my new work fits what I have been asked to do. Sometimes it does fit, sometimes it doesn't.
ALChemy on Duff firs, Nawal by zodiac 4 Dec 2005, 8:01 AM
That came out so good that now I'm actually kinda frightened of you. I defy John Updike to do something like this. 10+
ALChemy on Shoebox Thoughts by BrandonW 4 Dec 2005, 7:08 AM
"Grandma it's me, Brandon." "Oh my god! Are you here to rape me? HELP, HELP, RAPE!" "No grandma it's me your grandson Brandon." "Oh god. HELP! Henry, the rapist is trying to rape our grandson!"