Re: a comment on A Bronze Mule by Dovina	19-Apr-06/5:30 PM
I think it means you're a lesbian. But worry not, once men realize a woman's a lesbian they all want to have sex with her.
Re: a comment on A Bronze Mule by Dovina	19-Apr-06/5:25 PM
Now you must tell me the true interpretation of your poem lest I be inspired to cause a holocaust upon all the bronze statues of the world.
Re: a comment on A Bronze Mule by Dovina	19-Apr-06/5:13 PM
I guess this could be the artist/theologist mule you're talking about. If so, I like the bronze idea.
Re: a comment on A Bronze Mule by Dovina	19-Apr-06/4:57 PM
I always thought the rule of 3 was that you can tell how many women a man has had by dividing the amount he gives by 3 and you can tell how many men a woman has had by multiplying the amount she gives by 3.
Re: A Bronze Mule by Dovina	19-Apr-06/4:50 PM
I love this. I have no idea what it means but I love it.
Re: Skellington Bakery by -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I.	16-Apr-06/10:53 AM
Good poem. Bad attitude.
Re: a comment on Genesis by Dovina	16-Apr-06/6:05 AM
He talks of the incomprehensible qualities of God too. Sound familier? I think some of the people here think I just make this stuff up as I go. "The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
Re: Genesis by Dovina	15-Apr-06/10:11 PM
Here's an Easter gift I googled up for you: http://www.ctinquiry.org/publications/reflections_volume_1/torrance.htm
Re: a comment on Genesis by Dovina	15-Apr-06/4:44 PM
Back from the dead and not a bit cranky but my back is sore as hell.
Re: Face of Iran by Caducus	15-Apr-06/9:00 AM
I've been telling people since we went to Iraq that Iran was next. All you have to do is look at a map of the middle east to see why. It's not just about oil, it's about having the entire middle east pretty much under our thumb. Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and of course Israel plus hopefully Jordan means you split the middle east right down the center, sea to sea. Plus, believe me, North Africa would love to start getting some of that U.S. money and this could leave a back door for trading with them. At least that's my theory so far. Nice haiku by the way.
Re: a comment on Genesis by Dovina	15-Apr-06/5:37 AM
I like your wording. It's very considerate to us believers. Your not insistant that we should have the same view in the way you present your ideas. Just ignore the posts that make you irritated, that's what I do. To me the zealots appear over secure. I'm mean they figure they got God on their side. I get very nervous when I'm driving next to one of those people with the plastic crosses hanging from their mirror or those Jesus on board bumper stickers. I mean they figure their going to heaven anyway. I'm not that kind of fanatic believer. I'm just more like an optimistic believer. I think it's just a very attractive idea and I have this need to believe there's something better to look forward to than what we've found we can expect through science. I have this saying; "God spoke us into being so that some day we might return the favor." Basically what I mean is man has this wonderful ability through time to fulfill his own dreams. One of the lines in a sonnet I posted was "We are the messiah of our dreams". What if some day we could have our brains plugged into a virtual heaven right before we die and our thoughts and wishes would effect it's reality. Not only could we meet our virtual God, we could actually be him if we wanted to. I think we'll some day figure out how to bring back the dead, I mean in a small way we already do. I think that the God we dream of today could be a reality in the future or at least a close proximity to it but for know my optimistic heart will go on believing in a natural God, you know, just to be on the safe side.
Re: a comment on a dream by lmp	14-Apr-06/12:51 PM
or even put the X in the top right corner where people are used to looking for little red Xs.
Re: a comment on Behind the storm clouds, the moon consoles the sun.(edited) by ALChemy	14-Apr-06/9:19 AM
I've always said that fantasy is the most honest form of writing because at least the reader knows your bullshitting them right from the start.
Re: a comment on Behind the storm clouds, the moon consoles the sun.(edited) by ALChemy	14-Apr-06/9:13 AM
Thank you Imp, your critique raised alot of good questions. The first line is me addressing her, much like I did with you in the first sentence above. It's one continuous thought like if someone got your attention by saying "Hey Imp". I actually thought about using "tumultous" but it has one too many syllables. It actually stretches the line too far although my intent was to keep the meter of the rhyme a little off to accentuate the tumultuousness of the poem. I actually prefer the rhythm with "by" left in and it sounds more like a declaration that way. I'm not sure about a comma before Sunshine. My grammar check program doesn't seem to have a problem with no comma before Sunshine and it seems to have a problem with the comma. I usually like to end my poems off meter. It tends to give that extra sense of closure to it. You're absolutely right about "the Fates". This is just my reasoning for why I wrote it the way I did. You might be right on all counts. I'll certainly consider what you've said for a while.
Re: a comment on a dream by lmp	14-Apr-06/8:20 AM
Wow, you already changed it just as I was replying. Good Job. This really adds extra meaning. Barrow means that someone is burried beneath where you're lying down and it really harks to long ago.
Re: a comment on a dream by lmp	14-Apr-06/8:13 AM
Call it a "ryegrass knoll" and you keep your sense of "long ago" without sounding like you're about to shoot the president. Besides, saying something like "ryegrass" is more specific and adds detail to the over all picture that just saying "grassy" doesn't but using any specific type of grass would work.
Re: metadata by digipoet	13-Apr-06/12:15 PM
Who knows, this could be the start of the next big poetry movement. You got any Pikachu haikus up your sleeve?
Re: a comment on jay by ecargo	13-Apr-06/12:10 PM
-or even "punctuation". Jeez, I can't spell today.
Re: jay by ecargo	13-Apr-06/12:08 PM
The fact that the bird does his bowing so prematurely in the poem(I mean you hardly had time to enjoy him) leads me to think this is a well disguised metaphor for those 2 minute men that women are always talking about. ;D Are you sure line 4 needs no puntuation?
Re: a comment on Behind the storm clouds, the moon consoles the sun.(edited) by ALChemy	13-Apr-06/5:36 AM
I guess if you can except that the moon talks and plays in the poem then it shouldn't be much of a leap to get to piggy back rides. It also brings out the childish quality of the poem, me thinks. If this had been about a grown up I think I wouldn't have gotten away with the metaphor, so good point. I'm thinking now about changing the ending to "Let only love and smiles remain." or something like that. Have a happy Easter this Sunday D. :)