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  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: I Stand Up

    The simple line 'I stand up' makes this simple and short poem stand out. It explains the rest of the lines and from my point of view is the key ...

    Sep 12, 2009
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: The Guardians

    Hi... You have a good flow and captivating words, I found myself reading your poem to the end... without understanding what you mean by the lioness being your guardian, the ...

    Sep 12, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: .

    This is beautiful!! I loved it from start to finish...some poems have a way of starting well and loosing their theme and storyline in the final stanza or lines. '....The ...

    Sep 12, 2009
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: The Roses Have Wilted

    what a poem?! its so seems as if its been written with no effort at all!! i mean it flows so easily and all the verses make sense alone and ...

    Sep 6, 2009
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Pretending

    Walk past the mirror, And as I get nearer, I see a face you know well; At least soon you will tell. See it’s not the appearance, But my disappearance. ...

    Sep 6, 2009
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Valentine's Day

    * Should I write a love poem Since it's Saint Valentine's day i think you need a question mark here Should I propose to dance or to sing Or can ...

    Feb 15, 2009
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: There are no more children.

    See them, there, in that open expance. Hear them, there, in their rigid lines. They march with, i don't think you need a comma here precision, discipline, and a strange ...

    Feb 15, 2009
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Masterpiece

    hi lil_pau, As I started reading your poem i was quite taken by the way you painted the" orange autumn leaves and red maple leaves..." Masterpiece I'm lying under the ...

    Feb 15, 2009
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Break through the Barriers (edited)

    Hi there I'm not very good at being a critic but here is my two pence.Your style of writing is great and fun to read. The words such as Push, ...

    Jan 31, 2009
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: The Lion is a Communist(other side of morning)

    I tried to make something of it but couldn't make head or tails of what you were talking about. It might have a meaning but couldn't get it. It seems ...

    Oct 19, 2008
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: We Used to Dream Vacation

    you wrote like a pro and not the amateur you say you are. This is a great poem. there are parts that i liked most like the one below , ...

    Oct 16, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: have you ever felt lost? this is such a poem.

    from your question about ever feeling lost, well i have felt really lost at some point in my life and this poem it does remind me of how i felt ...

    Oct 16, 2008
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: What heart?

    it is a good poem until i reached the last stanza and you lost me. I mean if your heart had jumped from your chest to his why would you ...

    Oct 14, 2008
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: When the world sleeps

    short and precise, i liked it . it makes one think doesnt really need changes favorite part was 'No one answered through the still of the night For the world ...

    Oct 14, 2008
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Soldier at Rest

    One of the best poems I've read so far. Great flow, quite articulate and carried some emotion. The only error I guess is the spelling of hymn of which you ...

    Oct 13, 2008


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