poemranker ::20 most recent comments by Dovina (3961-3980) and replies

Comments byDovina, 3961–3980 back, including replies. Only comments on poems

replying on Trust by Dovina 2 Nov 2004, 9:05 AM
I’m glad you understand it. My greatest fear was that with so many pronouns, the meaning would cloud.
replying on Ending by Dovina 1 Nov 2004, 8:16 AM
Zody is grumpy today and tries to cause a ruckus. He’s like the rider of a loud Harley, enjoying his noise and the irritation all around him.
replying on Trust by Dovina 31 Oct 2004, 3:26 PM
Thank you.
replying on Trust by Dovina 31 Oct 2004, 3:02 PM
If an egret is a bird and a heron is a bird, then an egret can be a heron, but is not necessarily a heron according to the proposition. Therefore, A can be B. Check "Philosophy for Dummies," I’m sure it will agree. As for "believe hopefully," I know it sounds silly to believe and hope at the same time, almost contradictory, like lying to instill trust, like telling his Alzheimer’s wife he’s going to the store, when he’s really going to meet a woman for a few hours of understanding and conversation to ease his mind and relieve his nerves from incessant nagging.
replying on Going Blind by Sasha 31 Oct 2004, 12:29 PM
Line 10 is tetrameter. Line 8 seems to have 6 beats. Several lines are iambic only on a stretch of the word. None of the above makes any difference to me.
replying on Trust by Dovina 31 Oct 2004, 11:57 AM
he says, sliding into my comment as if it were a fitted brogue.
on Going Blind by Sasha 31 Oct 2004, 11:56 AM
Why offset the last line?
replying on Trust by Dovina 31 Oct 2004, 11:33 AM
Feeling the pinch, are we?
replying on Trust by Dovina 31 Oct 2004, 10:48 AM
I can say cop-out, expediency, caring, love, lies, and trust, all in the same breath, and believe hopefully that I mean them.
replying on Everglades parkway by INTRANSIT 31 Oct 2004, 10:19 AM
Under a hazy Florida sun,
in the median,
three tall birds stand -
underestimating.
on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 31 Oct 2004, 9:47 AM
If you're going to post a revision, at least correct the spelling!
on Everglades parkway by INTRANSIT 31 Oct 2004, 9:44 AM
The first verse nicley evokes a sad tale coming, except for the rogue comma. I love openings like this.

Is it a heron or an egret? They're about the same, right?
replying on The Star Of The Bum by Blindpoetry 31 Oct 2004, 9:32 AM
You are right about blahblahlbah.
replying on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 31 Oct 2004, 9:28 AM
I wish you would stop ignoring me when I comment on your work. You went off in another direction, this time as before, and did not address what I was trying, in a constructive amnner, to tell you.
replying on Trust by Dovina 31 Oct 2004, 9:18 AM
We have a few people on this site who seem blind to their own faults, while they pour salt into the perceived wounds of others. It’s good hear someone, once in a while, looking squarely at himself and making the best of who he is.
replying on Ending by Dovina 31 Oct 2004, 9:10 AM
Thank you, it was a beautiful place in the country, and now it’s only a memory. Returning to the ruin was the ending of possibilities, not a depression really, but the final knowledge that that memory is a memory, and nothing else.
on Trust by Dovina 30 Oct 2004, 8:41 PM
Next caller please.
And by god, this better be good!
replying on Trust by Dovina 30 Oct 2004, 8:31 PM
Profuse thanks, but you're six bricks short of a full load, pal.
replying on Trust by Dovina 30 Oct 2004, 6:57 PM
Not to be insipid.
replying on Call upon the wrath of god on ye by Imago 30 Oct 2004, 2:11 PM
More forceful than procuring a spot of holy ground through his word. More forceful than a seed growing and blooming, in between which processes lies a host of work. More forceful that simply turning into something pure as if it’s a gentle ride.