Re: a comment on The Slanty Shanty by Quarton	2-Dec-02/9:58 AM
My guess is I must have pissed someone off with my comments and/or vote. Very petty but not a surprise. I won't like yours if you don't like mine mentality.
Re: FHjk by Dark Angle	2-Dec-02/9:44 AM
I do like the simplicity. Like a zen koan though a bit shorter than most. Highly evocative, so many interpretations to be had from only 7 letters. Also, I like the no punctuation--no capitalizations. It enhances the simplicity.
Re: On the Swings by Christof	2-Dec-02/9:23 AM
very clever. let me give you a push indeed.:)
Re: ~*Broken Soul*~ by Katie	2-Dec-02/9:20 AM
I enjoyed this. Not overly mawkish and very simple in its content. Almost as if a child could read the words although the meaning goes much deeper. Definitely a cut above most love poems.
Re: Afraid by LovePoet	1-Dec-02/9:03 PM
I suggest you try reading poetry by Whitman, Blake, Thomas (Dylan), Frost and others. I also think you should try writing in free verse as your rhyming words are forced which is a common problem. The old masters made it look easy but it isn't. Good luck.
Re: a comment on The Slanty Shanty by Quarton	1-Dec-02/8:51 PM
Yes, perhaps more imagery and showing rather than telling. I meant this to be a "narrative" poem and they are generally less "poetic" than some free verse formats. Thanks for the read and comments.
Re: Bowed by <~>	1-Dec-02/7:10 PM
This is great. Well written and a strong ending. Cupid lives!!:)
Re: a comment on Of Curves and Straight Lines by Quarton	1-Dec-02/2:08 PM
zzinnia66.. I will take a look.
Re: a comment on Of Curves and Straight Lines by Quarton	1-Dec-02/2:05 PM
hatters hare... thanks for the comments and you may be right on Crick and Watson though I believe a majority are not familiar with the double-helix. Glad you liked the rhyme scheme.
Re: Ouch by heroditus	1-Dec-02/12:48 PM
Words of wisdom! Love it! Not out of line to vote you a nine.
Re: a comment on Of Curves and Straight Lines by Quarton	1-Dec-02/11:50 AM
Thanks for the comment. Regarding "clustering," I do so for a reason and have had some very positive feedback using this method of rhyme. So, as often happens, we have a difference of opinion. Thanks for sharing yours.
Re: a comment on The Slanty Shanty by Quarton	1-Dec-02/11:45 AM
Hmmm.. What does "slightly too long" mean? Something a bit more specific would be welcomed. Content or meaning or style or emotions evoked, etc. Thanks for the read.
Re: Lonely World by rottweiler1982	30-Nov-02/11:51 AM
Needs some editing but the mood was engaging with a new twist added to an ages old theme.
Re: ending by Limness	30-Nov-02/11:47 AM
I liked this. Almost like a Zen koan in its content and ambiguity. This is great and I bestow an 8.
Re: a comment on No One Cares by Quarton	30-Nov-02/11:40 AM
Thank you but a fine paint it ain't. (The picture, not the telling.) Though pretty lies in the eyes of the observer/poet as well as the cynic and we can all pick and choose. But, what the hell difference, "no one listens, no one cares."
Re: a comment on No One Cares by Quarton	30-Nov-02/11:19 AM
A great oxymoron. Straight eight indeed:)
Re: a comment on No One Cares by Quarton	30-Nov-02/11:16 AM
I hate it also but I'm not sure what is truth and what is fantasy. I tend towards fantasy but hard to hate Little Miss Muffet or God. (Not the hypocritical or vengeful one.)
Re: a comment on No One Cares by Quarton	30-Nov-02/10:46 AM
Thanks for the nine and typo info. I am still checking out the format and reading poems. Seems to be a neat place to post and critique the work of others and vice versa.
Re: Wonder by Miggy	30-Nov-02/9:09 AM
Rhyme seems forced and contrived. Suggest a revision on this but has potential.
Re: The Way It Is by Tascobar	30-Nov-02/9:06 AM
Not bad but seems a bit bland. Needs more vitality but still a 5 from your poem I derive.