Re: a comment on The Rockets’ Song by Dovina	6-Dec-04/1:30 PM
An interesting, perhaps plutocratic, view of wealth and class. “Common stock,” of course, has two almost opposite meanings, which we have gouged each other with in goodhearted fun. But “sin” cannot be so used. I find it appalling that you consider it a sin to perform the tawdriest of favours. I know many people performing menial tasks who have more class than some of the wealthiest. The two seem unrelated.
Re: a comment on The Rockets’ Song by Dovina	6-Dec-04/12:23 PM
Yes, we do come from a common stock, though it’s hard to see how that matters.
Re: a comment on The Rockets’ Song by Dovina	6-Dec-04/9:53 AM
Must everything be phallic?
Re: Dreams of Neverland: A Second Encounter by TLRufener	6-Dec-04/9:37 AM
Delightful.
Re: The Soul by Bobjim	6-Dec-04/9:28 AM
Do not the "perverted thoughts, hurtful passions" originate in the "centre of the mind," the very place "incarcerated" that you want to protect from those things? That doesn't make sense.
Re: Corner Shop, 5 Quinton Road by Caducus	6-Dec-04/9:16 AM
"damson" as a verb? Some unusual and interesting language, "aped by girning monkeys," "cantering blurs," which needs a comma, I think. "there tone" should be "their tones." Right? The last verse lacks the punctuation of the first two. Interesting!
Re: DEATH by celticskatermatt1	6-Dec-04/8:58 AM
Five misspelled words. The last line is preachy and better omitted.
Re: a comment on The Rockets’ Song by Dovina	6-Dec-04/8:52 AM
Before air conditioning, I always sailed port-outbound, starboard-home, preferring reality over the pretense of class. Since arriving in the New World, I have appreciated inelegant Americanisms over British attempts at sounding posh with prudish expressions like “mouth plums” and pretentiously funny nonsense like “you’re” for “your.”
Re: a comment on The Rockets’ Song by Dovina	5-Dec-04/2:26 PM
Thank you so much for the 10-vote of confidence and your kind words. I may have shocked you with dismay in calling attention to this abysmal outcome of so many young men, urging your use of strong language to describe both me and my poetry. I do apologize.
Re: Or So They Say by avery	5-Dec-04/10:41 AM
Make the punctuation consistant and the last two lines moire forceful. Otherwise good.
Re: Jasmime by Lee Ho Chan	28-Nov-04/10:37 AM
Very real-sounding Chinese English voice. Too many redundant lines. Funny.
Re: a comment on Guinness by Dovina	28-Nov-04/9:19 AM
I pity his wife and would like to be one of his friends at the pub.
Re: a comment on Love Bruises by Jezabele-In-Hell	27-Nov-04/3:20 PM
The getting of sexual pleasure from being mistreated, or hurt physically or otherwise by a partner is not something I can understand, but neither is lot of what goes on for pleasure. The way she describes the bruises on her legs sounds like kicking or blows of some kind. “love bruises” – okay, whatever turns her on.
Re: Emotions Color Your Thoughts by cuddlytiger17	27-Nov-04/2:51 PM
It starts out on a good path, but wanders into netherland, losing focus.
Re: Dreams of Neverland: The First Encounter by TLRufener	27-Nov-04/10:52 AM
A fine bedtime image of childhood.
Re: a comment on Dictionary Lesson by Dovina	26-Nov-04/6:30 PM
I shall make a plaque and hang it above my computer to ever remind of the wisdom I’ve learned this enlightening evening: There is no anything without words, so saying there is no philosophy without them is crap. The words of zodiac
Re: The Playground by Caducus	26-Nov-04/6:11 PM
Dear Poemranking addicts, How do you get onto poemranker? Over the past five days, I have tried five computers, mac's and PC's, dial-up, DSL, and cable modem, all with no connection to poemranker, or as today only after waiting an hour just to get logged in. The problem is at kaolin's end, and I have emailed him twice, with no answer. I suppose that if he flakes out, dies, or loses the server for some reason, then poemranker and everything on it dies. I wish I had copied more of what seemed important here before the thing died. Now its too late unless by some slim chance it comes back up. Sorry to bleed all over your poem, but it's the only page that came up. I will miss some of you, and think about some you in other ways, Bye, Dovina
Re: leaning back to far by celticskatermatt1	25-Nov-04/10:18 PM
Too vague and too misspelled.
Re: Bitches by blackdeathangel6	25-Nov-04/10:16 PM
Funny. bitching about people who bitch.
Re: Love Bruises by Jezabele-In-Hell	25-Nov-04/10:14 PM
I don't think it's good either. Too plain. And doesn't make sense that you want the bruises to remain. Sorry