User avatar

Penelope Cross

  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Summer

    As much as I don't like these kinds of rhyming poems, I have to say this surprised me. When I started reading I kind of thought this wouldn't be good, ...

    Jul 25, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Being four

    So, um, not really feeling this. It's good and has a good concept, but it could be better, a lot better. The world is an oyster I am the pearl ...

    Jul 24, 2009
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Life & love...and...The heart

    Life And Love The first two lines are nice, but the third line doesn't seem to fit that well though. I feel like it's just kinda thrown in there, I ...

    Jul 24, 2009
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: The Personification of Spring :-)

    First off, this is a great poem, I love the imagery, it really made me feel like (1 Spring is a little girl and (2 you tend to get a ...

    Jun 23, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: that solitary good-bye

    That solitary good-bye from those who we pre-mourn... Does but little to comfort the grieving soul. The opening stanza feels a little weak. And to be honest, it kind of ...

    Jun 23, 2009
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Alone

    She has scars on her wrists that slowely heal, but every time they heal she reopens them. The first line makes me not like this poem automatically, to be honest. ...

    Jun 22, 2009
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: An Air Raid Scene

    Aware of the situation, aware of the wingless creation, as all greedily descend, to give life a dramatic end, Given the title of the topic is WWII, starting off with ...

    Jun 22, 2009
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: My Love

    Well, this poem isn’t bad, but you need to brush it up a bit. Also, my suggestions, if you’re going to rhyme, I’d really put a lot of effort into ...

    Jun 22, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Night Walker

    I really don't think this is too great of a poem. To be honest, it feels like two or three different poems that have been spliced together roughly. Some stanza's ...

    Jun 21, 2009
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Daddy?

    You never came. Full of broken promises from the start No, before even. Did you think that some money and a hello kitty clock would make it up? Maybe if ...

    Jun 21, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: if I could leave you

    So, firstly, this is my first review, so...good luck to us both, eh? If I could leave you I'd break free unlock my door and throw the key into the ...

    Jun 21, 2009


The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices; to be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill, and suspicions can destroy. A thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all of its own.
— Rod Serling, Twilight Zone