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[SeattleRain]

re:SeattleRain Who?

Hello SmithPeter, let me introduce myself,


I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us--don't tell!
They'd banish us, you know.

How dreary to be somebody!
How public, like a frog
To tell your name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!

~Emily Dickenson

SeattleRain

 

[SouthSkyEyes]

Thanks for sharing.

SeattleRain ...

Don't mind the sunglasses, please.

Thanks. I appreciate your note.

Bringing this poem of mine to this thread has provided motive to finally speak up here; I've been a passive visitor, about once a week, since joining Lit two months ago. Searching and glad to find those particular pieces leaving an imprint that surly will last longer than my mere memory of the words. Embracing the stir as my spirit lightens or languishes in passages daring me to taste my disappointments and test my expectations of life. And claiming, here, also feeling the stir of envy of those who, laboring in private, are able to birth such stirring pieces, offering, all of us, nourishment to revive those lost pieces of our selves.

SeattleRain, I think to offer here words drawn from my experience of reading a few of your pieces, and your messages in this thread, trusting you won't mind my doing so ...

I behold a woman who dares to draw deep from her well of passion, dare claiming even that darkness within. Yes even daring to press her face to the storm savaged sky, welcoming that rain to pour down on her. Feeling the cold wetness stream down her, the cling of her drenched clothes, the water collecting at her toes. She doesn't have "sense" to come out a rain. No ... she has the passion and courage to experience all she is to be on her sojourn passage.

SeattleRain, thanks for sharing your words and a part of the woman behind them.

Sky

 

[annaswirls]

Thirty nine new poems thank you very much for including so many wonderful ones yes oh my how will I ever do this- where is that fish fish fish.

I am going to church and will be back, take off the dress, change into something more comfortable and give a hell of a review.....


Miss AnnaSwirls

 

[Syndra Lynn]

SeattleRain-
You make me feel so special! Thanks for mentioning my poem Ocean Love. I am a newbie, but I think I kinda like it here.

Mind if I kick off my knickers and stay awhile?

I promise you some very hot reads in the near future and look forward to getting aquainted with all the wonderful writers here.

I'm actually on my way to the beach today so maybe I'll come up with a gem or two.

Bright Blessings for your day!

 

[jthserra]

Welcome

to the new poem reviews Seattlerain... I have been enjoying your poetry and now I get to read your reviews. My review of your first review is very well done (much like my wife likes her steaks). Seriously, I know the work it takes to do these reviews, and I think you did very good.

And thank you for the mention of my poem...


jim : )

 

[annaswirls]

Okay here we go.....

SexyJennaInk has a bunch out there today,

I liked this one, if you do too make sure to read the others, they have a "so simple so complex" in her words feel, I will have to check out her stories. The poems have a narrative feel, I think.

Irony of The Faltering Situation by SexyJennaInk ©

I could search the heavens for all of ever, you smile, but I would never find another of you.

It's funny that you say this as you stare at her.

How ironic, I think, as I tell you we are through.

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XI.
by SummerMorning ©

Read this. Fascinating twist on Spring.

spring coming
redwhite snow dying
green mantle for dead virgins

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I can almost hear the screech of tires reading Ms. Angeline's latest. It races through, dragging you along holding onto the bumper scenes of cartoons flying by.... very cool

Ambulance Chaser
by Angeline ©

It’s a car wreck.
Blood leaks unchecked,
riven from pillar to post
in iron-filing curls, metallic

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Reincarnation
by Tathagata ©

Don't listen to him, this is not cheesy at all. It is touching and filled with newness in the travel through aging.... here is a tease.

The next time that I meet my love
I'll be virile, wild, and young
With strength in my stride and lust in my eye
And a spring that hasn't sprung

The next time that I meet my love
I won't be quite so old
My hair wont be as white as rice
My veins not filled with mold

Another one:

A Trace

if only to read the poem that surrounds this quote:

My soul yearns for it's shadow

Damn! It is a blessing and a curse that there are SO MANY GOOD POEMS today!


ah hem

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Intro to Operetta
by svelte walker ©

If this is the intro, I can only imagine what goes on during the main event...

lightning flashes-
kettle drums rumble
unknown character says-

I didn’t do it!
It was gravity grabbed your ass!

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I am posting this in fear something will happen and I will lose what I have done...... More coming!!

AnnaSwirls

 

[annaswirls]

part 2

Okay here it goes! Hold on tight!


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casting couch
by ScatteredShowers ©

This writer seems to like the narrative or letter writing. Here is one with advice to a friend about a man (brave woman to do such a thing!)

Yeah Kel,
He is a character, sure
just not a main character, you know.

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Angelonero has 4 or 5 poems up today, I enjoyed all of them-- The Ode to my Mom was intense. This one I really liked for some reason. I could be there. Check it out and the others.

A Bug's Life
by angelonero ©

There's a bug buzzing in my ear
as I lie here in the "forest"
listening to the leaves talk
amongst themselves.
The bug is telling me in his
bug sort of way that he and
she and the leaves and the trees
have the best life here in this "forest"
and I'm inclined to agree.

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by 2rivers © our thin blood

Okay I am not a big fan of tomato soup but I read past that and glad I did.

Blood itself is a metaphor for so many things, this brings suchnewness.. does the man ever slip in cliche?
The part I want to quote is at the end and I don't want to ruin it for anyone who has not read it yet, so go read it please.

Even if you have an aversion to blood or tomato soup, you will get over it.


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The juicy tidbit of the day:

Seduction
by celisnebula ©


Damn, I was seduced and I was trying NOT to be!
Hot hot hot.



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Okay and I will end with mine, in accordance to the request of someone eek I don't remember who to give credit to....

I wrote this poem so I could use the first line which came to me while driving home from Wilmington feeling kind of blue, missing my addiction....

temporal tether
by annaswirls ©

I tie sex on my sleeves
like helium balloons
they almost lighten me enough
to stand alone

Don't feel sorry for me, just send flowers and porn and I will feel better. lol. Just kidding, please no flowers. No just kidding again, send money.

Ha.


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Okay I am SURE I MISSED SOME GREAT ONES please someone help me out, it is 2:00 and I am on duty!

Please read and comment and vote and love each other, play nice and get some sunshine.

Anna

 

[RazzRajen]

Re poems...

Thanks for the mention Seattle Rain

and for taking the time to read and comment and encourage others to do so too.

Razz

 

[Guest]

Belated thanks, Seattle, for the mention of "In dreams."

 

[svelte walker]

annaswirls
I am a great admirer of yours. being mentioned in your review is a great honor.
>
sunny Sunday
no service for me
except the teen girly
belly buttoned waitress
in spongy heels
with a sniffle and red nose

surrounded by geeks
they discussed our coolness
as we floated out and away
from their melancholy existence
oh pooh, something as precious as us
seldom comes near

 

[svelte walker]

repeat
repeat

 

[Angeline]

Okay here we go.....

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I can almost hear the screech of tires reading Ms. Angeline's latest. It races through, dragging you along holding onto the bumper scenes of cartoons flying by.... very cool

Ambulance Chaser
by Angeline ©



I am posting this in fear something will happen and I will lose what I have done...... More coming!!

AnnaSwirls

Thank you swirly girlie for the recomwhirly.

And ty pc'ers, feedbackers, and assorted sundries.

And dear buddy jthserra you are a brave boy for reading Ballard's Crash, which celebrates the eroticism of car wrecks (not to mention your dragging high school bands around the southwest, lol). I read a review of it, but not the book--not sure I could. My poem was more referencing metaphorical ambulance chasing of course, but synchronicitous indeed.


Angeline

 

[Tathagata]

[Q] Don't listen to him, this is not cheesy at all. It is touching and filled with newness in the travel through aging.... here is a tease.

well this is a surprise


Thank you so much for your kind words and the mention.
I'm a little shocked but very pleased.
I think I've told you in private how much I enjoy your work
Perhaps now I'll come here and tell other also
( I really had no idea about this board)
lol
Thank you again
coming from some one with your talent it is indeed an honor









Tathagata

 

[ScatteredShowers]

Thank you Anna for the mention of Casting Couch. I am not brave. I did not show my friend this poem. It never works. Thanks for showing me this site. It is funny you mentioned your own poem. That is brave!

Jessica

 

[jthserra]

Just another manic Monday....

and if you forgive my allusion to the Bangles, I'd like to present Monday's new poem review.


It is in fact Monday and I began by reading and listening to the audio poems. You may want to take a listen to a few, it is interesting how the presentation can add to the poem.

Ding dong jthserra again posted a poem to fall on a Monday (I tried to get it in to fall on Sunday, but I didn't). It was my first attempt at a list poem. List poems are not my favorite so I kind of diddled with it... if you get a chance, take a peek it's "A" poem.


Tristesse offered an interesting poem. As I read through it, it seemed simply too simple. Initially reading the uncomplicated lines I completely missed the point, I gave her a 4 and then went to comment. As I began the comment I slapped my forhead. Tristesse, forgive me, I underrated that poem. Everyone go read so simple , then vote and comment.

Sandspike brought a couple of interesting poems. Take a peek at Wake of the Golden Leaf and Mr. & Mrs. Voyuer . Apparently he gave up smoking and I think it's affecting his mind and poetry. Quit smoking yourself and read these... then vote and comment!

A new poet here, Syndra Lynn brought us a stunning poem on The Nature of Our Love . Here's a glimpse:

"Your love for me is wildflowers and weeds
natural beauty, sweetness, strength
weathered, rugged, sturdy
It sits quietly and whispers
I need you, I want you, I love you
it provides stability, outlasts adversity
I placed it too close to the flame yet it withstood the heat"

It's a beautiful look into the nature of a love.

Another relatively new poet here: Celisnebula brings us a creepy, crawly look at
Addiction This one will get under your skin... read it, vote, comment, and then go cold turkey!


Speaking of turkey... last week I presented a wonderful poem and then crashed and burned on the poet's name.

This week I promise to get RazzRajen spelled correctly. He brought me a chance to correct my boo boo with another excellent poem: Needs Be Said .


After reading Annaswirls poem I decided I want to play cards, right now. She had me wanting to Strip and Go Fish . Take a peek:

"Coral nail hands behind back
she ruffles through the deck
with nose and laugh
searching for the one eyed jack
down his pants free lap

"What's a girl gotta do for a compliment around here
I’ve been fishin’ all afternoon."
she finds the black haired nobleman just left of navel
takes him between teeth and returns it to her hand"

Sure would add a twist to ESPN's professional poker series.


Oxalis peeked my interest with a look at some odd remodeling project, one that, like most remodeling, becomes
such a big project . By the end of the poem, he had me wondering just what kind of project it was. Read, vote, comment and make up your own mind.


Today was a day of rants, ravings and ramblings. Two of them really blew me away... the first brought us Options by Linbido a machine gunning, hand grenade of a poem. Put on a flak jacket and read this one.

Another rant that took me away came from another new poet to Literotica, and (though almost everything is young compared to me) one of our younger poets. Let me introduce Fire Child with a flaming rant factors . Hold onto your hats:

"goddamn
mighty mouthers
with their
fucking hairy asses
and big honkers,
droning on and on
about how wonderful
the olsen twins
are and hey can
we have just
one
more
reality show please?? "

Them's fighting words... Read em...


Two other ramblings came to us... one from angelonero titled Ramblings About Familial Issues . The other came from Mia Moore with last chance: a leap day rant .


And last, but not least... my favorite of today. Something about this one just grabbed me, maybe it was the rhythm, maybe the meter, but I was wonderfully surprised with this poem by WindChyme titled Computer Shock Therapy . Read, vote and comment.... enjoy.


Well, those are my picks for Monday. I may have missed some good ones there, so take a gander at the New Poetry Place...

Until next week, lets be lyrical out there poets.


jim : )

PS... sorry again Syndra... I got it fixed now.

 

[Syndra Lynn]

Thanks!

Wow! Thanks jthserra for the nice remarks about The Nature of Our Love. I'll even forgive you for misspelling my name. (tee hee)

I really appreciate the warm welcome you guys have given me. I feel like I have finally found my writer's home.

Syndra

 

[jthserra]

Re: Thanks!

Wow! Thanks jthserra for the nice remarks about The Nature of Our Love. I'll even forgive you for misspelling my name. (tee hee)

I really appreciate the warm welcome you guys have given me. I feel like I have finally found my writer's home.

Syndra

Oh my... I did it again this week. I am sorry Syndra...

jim : )

 

[Guest]

Tristesse offered an interesting poem. As I read through it, it seemed simply too simple. Initially reading the uncomplicated lines I completely missed the point, I gave her a 4 and then went to comment. As I began the comment I slapped my forhead. Tristesse, forgive me, I underrated that poem. Everyone go read so simple , then vote and comment.

Thank you so much jim.

I wondered if I was being too subtle. Just to have you read it and recognise the meaning is enough for me and a 4 is just wonderful, thank you..

 

[Syndra Lynn]

My favorite today is celisnebula's Need. It made me hot. I like being hot. Good poetry today people!

 

[Syndra Lynn]

Help a dumb newbie?

OK, can somone tell me how you guys turn the poem titles into LINKS to that poem?

Sorry so dumb, I'm naturally blond.

Syn

 

[Syndra Lynn]

No apology please!

Jim,
No apology necessary!
I'm overjoyed you liked my words
'cause words mean everything to me!

Thanks for the kindness.

Syn

 

[jthserra]

Re: Help a dumb newbie?

OK, can somone tell me how you guys turn the poem titles into LINKS to that poem?

Sorry so dumb, I'm naturally blond.

Syn

Okay... here goes...

1. Go to the poem or site you want to link and copy the url address.

2. Reply to a thread in the forum and look up at the help buttons above... find the one that says http:/

3. Click on that button... when the first screen appears type in the title of the poem or the words you want in your link. Click OK.

4. When the next screen appears, paste the URL into the blank and click Ok.

5. Your link script will appear on your reply. Once you submit it or preview it you will see it appear as a link.

jim : )

 

[minsue]

Re: Help a dumb newbie?

OK, can somone tell me how you guys turn the poem titles into LINKS to that poem?

Sorry so dumb, I'm naturally blond.

Syn

Click 'quote' on Jim's post and you can see exactly how it's done. (a safer bet than my trying to explain it and screwing it up )

- Mindy, back to lurking...

edited to add: Or follow the instructions Jim already left for you! (I really should read all the way down first.)

 

[Syndra Lynn]

Thanks!

Thanks for the help!

Wow it's even easy enough for a blond!

Did anbody get my Spring Fever or was it just too vague?

That was my favorite that I submitted. Isn't it funny how it works that way!

Thanks again for your help.

Syn

 

[fire child]

so

fighting words is all good if you're gonna finish the fight! great quote from my grandmother. thnx for the mention.