Comments byricha, 781–800 back. Include replies

on Perfection Forever by odon919 6 Aug 2003, 8:30 AM
Funny how words straight from your heart come out in rhyme.
I think the abbreviations fit in well with the idea of a pimple
on EARTH Inc. Memo: by SP REYNOLDS 12 Aug 2003, 8:43 AM
pretty enjoyable read
Would certainly go down well at a rally
good, if you wanted to redraft it I would suggest making it a bit tighter. There are lots of nice images but there are gaps in between.
on Padre's Gumbo by SupremeDreamer 14 Aug 2003, 5:34 AM
good poem, all the images link in so well

and your signature food metaphor
on some deleted poem 14 Aug 2003, 5:35 AM
get rid of the last two lines, it is an ill thought out cliche.

A retard is someone with retarded development relative to average. The bell curve shows that 98 percent of people fall within 1 sd either side of average on most measures of mental proficiency.

and all the questions you ask are a little too blatent.
It should be the reader asking themselves these questions not you having to explicitly tell them.

Other than that a rather good poem
put the title after the poem and it sounds like the dialogue of a schizophrenic, which is worthy in itself.

mullberryfairy: 'why would anybody want two games of twister?'

'exactly!' -8-
on one day, one moment by crwncka1 12 Aug 2003, 8:50 AM
A bit prosaic and lacking.
I like the idea of fog as burning away (like smoke).

Unless you are about to delve deep into philosophy I would leave 'the only thing real' well alone because it just sounds cliched.
on American Hiker by Garrett S Sexton 12 Aug 2003, 8:51 AM
your writing always speaks of a writer of quality (and laziness)
on Frozen by Mona Lisa 12 Aug 2003, 8:55 AM
good poem
'He wants to assert his power through sex,' is not needed as the poem communicates this fine.
on (The vinyards of Tuscany) by Patsy 12 Aug 2003, 8:45 AM
Not sure why the title is parenthesized is it because it is somehow incedental.

I like the lively use of language
'victims of a grape' sounds out of place though
on twilight by geewhiz1962 12 Aug 2003, 8:47 AM
OK at least shows signs of wanting to get to grips with the subject
on some deleted poem 12 Aug 2003, 1:09 PM
this poem to me is everything that is wrong with the world
first two verses are your best yet

the rest sounds a bit of a lecture though
on Back to the Fistful of Haiku by HaikuMofo 7 Aug 2003, 6:32 AM
this is sixteen haikus. I think versed haikus are supposed to have some kind of theme running through them.

A good haiku should stand up on its own.

I think the first one does, it is quite good
good poem and well done for making it so far then!
on some deleted poem 7 Aug 2003, 6:15 AM
like the first verse, if this is a first draft I guess you could shorten it a bit.

Second verse is my favourite, the mention of bulimc in the third I am not sure about.

The last three lines really tail off well
on Emotion Dawns by Nightmare-Poet 7 Aug 2003, 6:29 AM
I am always amazed at all the sad poems on here that employ nursery rhyme verse.
on blue lilac and I (edit) by richa 7 Aug 2003, 6:11 AM
If anyone wants to make a helpful comment how about making the change of emphasis from I to the lilac in the middle a bit more seemless

thanks.
on Definition of Hypocrisy by Retaliate 7 Aug 2003, 6:25 AM
mmm sounds just like england too. As for the poem it sounds a bit like a political speech. And you can not get more hypocritical than them.
good though
on some deleted poem 5 Aug 2003, 12:56 PM
a little self indulgent and trivial for a poem about drug addiction.
Would it be offensive of me to suggest you are not an addict?