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Commenting on the dross

Trawling through these pages on my own little random walk.
I read some comely verses and some that make me balk.
I try to comment truthfully but don’t want my words to crush
So sometimes I must just -- "beat around the bush".

When a poem is good and grabs me
I communicate my pleasure and my glee.
But when a poem is awful I don’t know what to write
And my comments are feeble, weak and lame and trite.

But know I have a solution I have no need to refrain
I say “I will cut off my hand before I'll reach for you again”
And just in case they think those words don’t mean so very much
  I’ll wipe your poem out of mind and never get in touch.

Author notes

Its only a bit of fun folks!!

This was a competition to use a quotation and I chose

Quote 8
"But I will cut off my hand before I'll reach for you again. Wipe it out of mind. We never touched."
From the Crucible written by Arthur Miller.

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  • Wandika gold member
    March 14

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    Hit the nail on the head

    So often, I just do not know what to say but I manage to be diplomatic as others have been to me. I have also tried to be honest and critical but that generally hurts somebody’s ego. If I know the person and he/she knows me, I can be a bit candid. If it is a mistake, I will message the error directly rather than advertise in a note.

    Jim what a wonderful poem and apropos to AP. I’ll message you later. lol

    Just kidding.

    Jim


    • I-Like-Rhymes gold member
      March 15
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      I am sure there are many people such as yourself and myself who try to live by the principle of "If there's nothing good to say say nothing" but I do believe one of the better uses of this site is to gain criticism in the true sense of the word where all the good and bad points can be scrutinised and commented upon without rancour.
      Again like you I will often use the message medium rather than the comment box but when I saw the offered comment I felt it was a golden opportunity to express my feelings.
      Thanks for your response Jim from Jim

  • Hannahs Mom
    March 14

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    That was a fun write. I always find it best to say nothing if I know the person wouldn't appreciate my two cents.


  • Illusions of Faith
    March 14

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    nice, i like this and i had i bit of a giggle at the imagery while i was reading it.

    thanks for entering.


    • I-Like-Rhymes gold member
      March 14
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      WOW! thanks for an exceptionally speedy response before I'd even finished editting it. That's an example to us all when we set competitions.
      But it does mean you missed my final version alas.
      Jim
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