regarding some deleted poem...	5-Sep-02/12:14 PM
PAKI, I never said that Byron was the greatest poet ever. What I meant to imply was that Byron had talent as a writer. You may prefer modern art to that produced in the Renaissance, but Michelangelo was still skilled beyond comparison with any painter today. And likewise, though you may prefer some poetry on this sire to that of Byron's, he was clearly a more talented writer.
regarding some deleted poem...	5-Sep-02/12:26 PM
PAKI, why is it that you think modern equals good?
regarding some deleted poem...	5-Sep-02/12:45 PM
Indeed. But you haven't addressed the issue. The issue is not whether or not the poetry on this site is better than poetry written years ago; the issue is whether or not the poets on this site are as talented - and my point was that they clearly are not. Michelangelo could reproduce any Turner prizewinning art; I can't imagine any artist today could, in his lifetime, reproduce a single square foot of the Sistine Chapel. And likewise (though not perhaps to the same degree) I doubt that any writer on this site could use the English language with skill approaching that of, say, Byron's - to use the language to its full extent while still producing rhythm and rhyme is true skill.
regarding some deleted poem...	5-Sep-02/12:55 PM
Your point attacks a point I never made. What I said was that Byron, had he lived in our times, could have written poetry superior to that on this site - his mastery of English was clearly far greater. What I didn't say was that Byron's poetry was better as such. Goodness is far more subjective than skill.
regarding some deleted poem...	5-Sep-02/1:02 PM
Michelangelo devoted his life to works of art - how can you argue he would have lacked emotion?
regarding some deleted poem...	5-Sep-02/1:05 PM
If the discussion comes down to this, then it seems easily resolvable: this is a forum where people have their works judged, and I dislike most people's works.
regarding some deleted poem...	5-Sep-02/1:12 PM
It seems you missed my point, maybe down to me expressing myself badly. I imagine not that Michelangelo would have recreated specific works, but that he could have created works of equal quality.
regarding some deleted poem...	5-Sep-02/1:27 PM
In the main, no, I don't.
regarding some deleted poem...	5-Sep-02/2:46 PM
Alright, alright. Just forget everything I ever said about Michelfuckingangelo. It was just a god damn analogy.
Re: Hypocrites by PawnedTidal	5-Sep-02/3:06 PM
Indeed. If the poem flowed better, and if it wasn't a rant against parents, I'd enjoy it.
regarding some deleted poem...	7-Sep-02/1:56 PM
What I want to know is why this discussion took place at the bottom of my 'poem'.
regarding some deleted poem...	7-Sep-02/2:32 PM
And Settle, while I appreciate your bountiful wealth of knowledge, I don't appreciate you widening the screen with a long line of BRLRLBRLBLRBL.
Re: At the Olde Absinthe by Limness	7-Sep-02/2:49 PM
there's a gay pub down the road, you know.
regarding some deleted poem...	7-Sep-02/2:51 PM
Is that tough as in 'my desk was tough so I beat their bastard heads against it', or tough as in 'I can't spell dough'?
Re: Sunshine by alexander	7-Sep-02/2:59 PM
PAKI, I think poemranker has gotten to you. You're throwing around accusations of multiple identities like... I don't know... but all I can say is, beakism didn't do it on poemranker with another username. Maybe it was Colonel Bustard.
Re: Mean Matt was so mean, when a homeless guy asked him for change he gave him a -blank- by beakism	7-Sep-02/3:01 PM
I think that that should be up to the reader - it could be the nail I drove through your hand, or the rocket I'm going to fire at your house, or the penis growing from your forehead where you used to have hair. I think the interpretation the reader chooses will reveal something about their subconscious.
Re: Sunshine by alexander	7-Sep-02/3:04 PM
you mean he has multiple voting level three? I couldn't find the Form of Extra Joining required to get the upgrade.
Re: Sunshine by alexander	7-Sep-02/3:05 PM
and I'm curious - what part did I play in this mystery?
Re: Sunshine by alexander	7-Sep-02/3:10 PM
Not at all.
Re: Water Droplet by craiggiarc1971	7-Sep-02/3:11 PM
Wow! Maybe now you can move onto 'Hop On Pop'!