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A sad indictment indeed. We
Posted on Wed, 18 Dec 2013
A sad indictment indeed. We are as a flock of impotent apathetic sheep. I can hear the bleating as I type.
Read full commentPosted in The Curse of Humans
And that shines through the
Posted on Wed, 11 Dec 2013
And that shines through the prose!
Read full commentPosted in Mabel's Magic
This is so good.
Posted on Sun, 08 Dec 2013
This is so good.
The immediacy of the foreboding and the dread of the encounter between the visitor (grown up child?) and the patient (parent/holocaust survivor possibly?) is effortlessly achieved. The horribly familiar 'it won't be...
Read full commentPosted in Paralysis and release
There's a great rhythm here
Posted on Mon, 25 Nov 2013
There's a great rhythm here Lois. Well done.
Read full commentPosted in The Lie
Some really stand out words,
Posted on Sun, 24 Nov 2013
Some really stand out words, lines, phrases and imagery in this wonderful poem that almost conjures an epic feel on the initial read. Very good indeed and congratulations on the cherry award, it's very much deserved.
Read full commentPosted in Within the Mirrors
A damn fine poem. Welcome to
Posted on Mon, 18 Nov 2013
A damn fine poem. Welcome to ABCtales.
Read full commentPosted in The Taking.
I agree with Mr Anderson. A
Posted on Mon, 18 Nov 2013
I agree with Mr Anderson. A few points if I may?
Be wary of semi-colons as punctuation marks no matter how insistent your auto-correct is. But here you have use a colon "Grain by grain I shrink and fall: shuddering to dust," that should...
Read full commentPosted in Buachaille Etive Mor (Glencoe)
I like this poem very much,
Posted on Sat, 16 Nov 2013
I like this poem very much, there are some very good images and lines to savour. There is a strength and depth of feeling too which shows confidence. Well done.
I'm less certain about the title. It seems unnecessarily contrived. Why...
Read full commentPosted in Tears
A litle typo Lois:
Posted on Sun, 10 Nov 2013
A litle typo Lois:
"And as the world continues to turn
Read full commentthey’ll (there'll be those of us who never learn"
But that's a minor point on what is a very good poem. Well done on the cherry pick too.
Posted in A Fable
Robert, have you ever
Posted on Mon, 20 Feb 2012
Robert, have you ever considered commenting on others work?
Read full commentPosted in Murder Kills Death
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