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True poets don't write
their thoughts with a pen...
they release the ink that flows
from within their heart.
~ by Anonymous ~

I’ve started my first two AllPoetry groups,  The Inkwell and The Paragon. 

The Inkwell is an interactive workshop group for serious poets who are interested in growing as writers.  This group provides all members with positive feedback, constructive critiquing and criticism, and support  while learning and experimenting with new forms, styles, and techniques.  If you’re interested in joining us, please stop by and submit an application!

http://allpoetry.com/group/info/The%20Inkwell?stay=1  

The Paragon is a private group of AllPoetry's finest and most accomplished poets.  The writers in this group have achieved recognition of their poetic abilities with the gain of more than 50+ trophies for their work.  They are some of the very best this site has to offer.  Their creative brilliance shines within their words.  If you are one such poet, please join us!

     List of My Trophy Winners:    http://allpoetry.com/column/show/2334832 

Current Round Competitions I'm involved in:

Adult Idol by Soccer-Freak-Tyler:
round 1:  http://allpoetry.com/poem/2645730
Sonnet Collaboration:  http://allpoetry.com/poem/2726394
Freeverse Collaboration:  http://allpoetry.com/poem/2726402
round 2:  http://allpoetry.com/poem/2755526

round 3:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2346040

Poets Survivor Season Two by Forever Ryan:
auditions:  http://allpoetry.com/column/show/2334698
heat # 1:  http://allpoetry.com/column/show/2334760
heat # 2:  http://allpoetry.com/column/show/2334826
round 1:   http://allpoetry.com/poem/2738860
elimination: http://allpoetry.com/column/show/2334948

round 2:     http://allpoetry.com/contest/2344400

round 3-A:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2345690

round 3-B:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2345832 

round 4:     http://allpoetry.com/column/show/2335280 

round 5:     http://allpoetry.com/contest/2349742

American Idol by poet2angels:
audition:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2339998
round 1:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2340150
               http://allpoetry.com/contest/2342516
round 2:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2342608
round 3:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2345365

round 4:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2347950 

Best Poet on AP:  Season 2 by wakingdevil:
round 1:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2333235
round 2:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2333673

Darkwrite Challenge by Alleska Jan:
round 1:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2335117
round 2:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2337037

Multi-round Contest by Kei-Aira:
round 1:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2335909
round 2:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2338720

Search for the best AP Poet by wolf-cub:
round 1:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2338756
round 2:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2341594

round 3:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2344802 

Best All Round Poet 2007 by x Empathic Rose x

prelims:   http://allpoetry.com/contest/2345680

round 1:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2347046

round 2:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2348552 

Rounds Contest by FightOffYourDemonsL

round 1:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2344488
round 2:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2345964

Battle of the Sexes by Cupcrazy:

round 1:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2345400
round 2:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2348208
round 2:  http://allpoetry.com/contest/2349776

For My Favorites by Lady-Pegasus:

Current Collaborations:

with FindingFate, Nicole Hanna, & Frodofan:

http://allpoetry.com/poem/2726394
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2726402

with Poetesse & Errant Panther:

 http://allpoetry.com/poem/2756880
 

with maa:

http://allpoetry.com/poem/show/2875550 

ABOUT ME:

I’m a very laid-back and open-minded person.  I don’t judge people and I don’t like to be judged.  I say what I mean and I write what I feel.   I have a big heart and a big mouth!  I’m a re-born optimist.  I’ve spent too many years drowning in negativity.  Now, I focus completely on the positive aspects of everything.  

I’m the mother of eight, four boys:  Eric - 19, Donald - 19, Ryan - 16, and Sean - 15 and four girls:  Jessica - 22, Leah - 17, Alysyn - 11, and Haylee - (almost) 2.  I’m the grandmother of three wonderful little ones, granddaughters:  Sydnii - 5 & Wytnii - 1 and  newborn grandson:  Layne.

I have a wonderful man in my life, who I adore with all my heart.   He is my best friend and my support system.   He is my courage, my strength, my power.  He is my fate and my destiny.   He is my sun, my moon, my stars, my sky, my rain, my air.  He is the mountains that I’ve climbed and the waves that wash over my soul.  He is what I’ve waited my lifetime to have...I love you Babe!

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"Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader—not the fact that it is raining,

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ABOUT MY POETRY:

I’ve been writing since forever.  I love language and the many ways it can used to evoke feelings and provoke thoughts.  I write about what I’ve felt, what I’ve lived, what I desire, what I can never forget.  I pour myself into my work.  When you read me, you are reading my heart and soul.  Words are my passion, my innermost expression. 

I always welcome honest feedback and critical review to my work.  If not for the advice and insight of others, how can we possibly grow as writers?  I may not agree with all criticisms but that doesn’t mean I don’t absorb it.  I want to expand my ability as a poet.  Writing is a continuous learning experience.  It is my therapy, my solace, my saving grace.  I write, simply,  because I must. 

I am a published poet in several worldwide anthologies, but I aspire to compile a book of my own poetry someday.  It is what dreams are made of for me!  My goal is to have this book published before I turn 50, so I still have a decade to accomplish the task!  I write in several styles.  I am a rhyming poet at heart, but I truly enjoy working with free verse.  I’m just beginning to broaden my work to include form poetry.  I have high regard for those who can write in form well.  It is a great feat.  I am constantly experimenting, spreading my wings and trying new things.

http://allpoetry.com/list/38076--AP-Best-of-the-Best-2-Winning-Pieces

Crowned American Idol Poet Style Season 2 by poet2angels

winning pieces: 

http://allpoetry.com/list/show/40440 

 Best Poet on AP - rounds 1-4

winning pieces:

http://allpoetry.com/poem/2005500
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2223641
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2241598
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2263851

"Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no
birds sang except those that sang best." ~ Henry Van Dyke

Virgo

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 On the light side...

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Modest and shy
Meticulous and reliable
Practical and diligent
Intelligent and analytical
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On the dark side....
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Fussy and a worrier
Overcritical and harsh

Perfectionist and conservative

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..............Critical Virgo
........Who criticizes all she sees:
........Yes, e'en would analyze a sneeze?
........Who hugs and loves her own disease?
................Humpf, Virgo.

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.........But modest Virgo's rays give polished parts,
..........And fill men's breasts with honesty and arts;
..........No tricks for gain, nor love of wealth dispense,
..........But piercing thoughts and winning eloquence.
.........................................................- Manilius
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My Wonderful AP Family: 

My AP best friend, hit man, & love slave:
convicted felony
  http://allpoetry.com/convicted%20felony
My AP sisters:
poet2angels
  http://allpoetry.com/poet2angels
Closetpoet1971
  http://allpoetry.com/Closetpoet1971

Helen Melon
  http://allpoetry.com/Helen%20Melon

PerfectImperfection

  http://allpoetry.com/PerfectImperfection

zochit2me

  http://allpoetry.com/zochit2me

My AP brothers:
ckwriter69
  http://allpoetry.com/ckwriter69

Grendyl
  http://allpoetry.com/Grendyl

Arkbear

  http://allpoetry.com/Arkbear
My AP daughters:
angels song
  http://allpoetry.com/angels%20song
coolchick
  http://allpoetry.com/coolchick
My AP son:
Jake420
  http://allpoetry.com/Jake420
My AP nieces:
foreverdreaming
  http://allpoetry.com/forever%20dreaming
shattered emo
  http://allpoetry.com/shattered%20emo
My AP aunt:
WolfHeart
  http://allpoetry.com/WolfHeart
My AP uncle:
  http://allpoetry.com/arliechurch80

 

 

AllPoetry Favorites: 

(in alphabetical order)

http://allpoetry.com/AliceinPoetryLand                                                   ~W. Somerset Maughman

http://allpoetry.com/B%20Chandler
http://allpoetry.com/Blazing%20White%20Wolf
http://allpoetry.com/-ButterflyCuts-
http://allpoetry.com/Cannonsfire                                    Know thyself. —Socrates
http://allpoetry.com/Celticmoon                                                    

http://allpoetry.com/Closetpoet1971                                             

http://allpoetry.com/CokebottleEyes
http://allpoetry.com/Cupcrazy                          "I write because I'm afraid to say some things out loud."
http://allpoetry.com/Desire                                                                    ~Real Live Preacher
http://allpoetry.com/DK%20akaLunaticSerene

http://allpoetry.com/Dove                                               
http://allpoetry.com/Elora%20Danon                                  
http://allpoetry.com/Endeavor                                                    
http://allpoetry.com/Errant%20Panther                           "The skill of writing is to create a context       http://allpoetry.com/EvilFemme                                                  in which people can think."   
http://allpoetry.com/FindingFate                                          ~Edwin Schlossberg                        http://allpoetry.com/Forever%20Ryan                                      
http://allpoetry.com/Frodofan                   

http://allpoetry.com/Frogzter
http://allpoetry.com/Frozentearz
http://allpoetry.com/Grendyl                              Well done is better than well said. —Benjamin Franklin
http://allpoetry.com/HisBreathlessDream                   

http://allpoetry.com/InsatiableDream

http://allpoetry.com/-%20KariKaliRama%20-     "Becoming the reader is the essence of becoming a writer."
http://allpoetry.com/Lady-Pegasus                                               ~John O'Hara
http://allpoetry.com/LadyUnique
http://allpoetry.com/Legend                                                    "Words, once they are printed,
http://allpoetry.com/-LilacThOughts-                                            have a life of their own."
http://allpoetry.com/Melodies                                                          ~Carol Burnett
http://allpoetry.com/Miss2u
http://allpoetry.com/Molassis
http://allpoetry.com/MuddyKing
http://allpoetry.com/Nicole%20Hanna               "If writers stopped writing about what happened to them,
http://allpoetry.com/Night%20Hope                             then there would be a lot of empty pages."
http://allpoetry.com/NoWayJo                                                       ~Elaine Liner
http://allpoetry.com/PerfectImperfection
http://allpoetry.com/Poetesse
http://allpoetry.com/PoeticallyIncorrect
http://allpoetry.com/Poetic%20Aphrodite                    "The man who writes about himself
http://allpoetry.com/Puppydog                                   and his own time is the only man who writes
http://allpoetry.com/Quiet%20places                                  about all people and all time."
http://allpoetry.com/Samplette                                   ~ George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
http://allpoetry.com/Shakes-spear
http://allpoetry.com/Sharcu
http://allpoetry.com/ShelleyA                            No great thing is created suddenly. —Epictetus (A.D.200)
http://allpoetry.com/Soccer-Freak-Tyler
http://allpoetry.com/SurelyWritten
http://allpoetry.com/Vampular                                      "Better to write for yourself and have no public,
http://allpoetry.com/Wandika                                          than to write for the public and have no self."   http://allpoetry.com/Whoochi                                                       ~Cyril Connoly (1903-1974)    
http://allpoetry.com/WolfHeart
http://allpoetry.com/Zenith%20Sabriel
http://allpoetry.com/american%20pi
http://allpoetry.com/angels%20song