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My Poetry

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  • Far from the middle way / The great step was made. / Dark clouds swept all China. / The four olds were weighed. / The earth turned to fire. / Light died, much was lost. / A new way was found. / (some s
    12 lines, May 16, 2007
  • High happy room / / The air is thin, / Filled with incense and faith. / Exhausted from steps / And overpowered with joy / We enter the darkened red buildings / Left so long / Vacant, / Yet filled, / For
    18 lines, May 14, 2007
  • Potala / / / Red atop of white, / A giant to the city / But puny under the / Snow capped mountains, / The palace waits in vain for / Its’ owner to return. / / It is cold in April. / The lilacs bravely
    25 lines, May 13, 2007
  • Arrival / / / Below, white cloud / And rugged stony mountains / Rise to meet / our descending airbus. / Ahead the runway, / A strip of white in / a narrow valley. / / Modern airport! / Happy room i
    25 lines, May 12, 2007

My Stories

  • Drafted
    Summer that year in New York City was perfect. James had found his true love, finished his analysis, and had just finished a winning entrance interview with Dean Pin
    1386 lines, 2 comments, November 25, 2004. In <200 lines
  • James in Turkey
    The gravel road was pretty well maintained by the sweepers. They had been traveling for about four hours now, and there seemed to be a man with his broom mad
    1771 lines, 1 comment, October 18, 2004. In <200 lines, Other

Guest Book

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  • David Houston on April 13, 2005
    I already like you because you are honest, and thanks for commenting on my latest riddle (but please believe me that I can not print it in a poetic verse like the rest of my riddles; this has something to do with the temporary gold membership, or my failure to work through it), and I appreciate your comment. Best regards, David
  • IWannaBAPhilosopher on March 31, 2005
    Thanks for putting me straight.
    I agree that dishonesty should be avoided, and I'm not saying you should pretend to be blown away by everything you read, because disillusioning the author would be just as bad. I just think that if you can't explain why a poem has not touched you, it might be better to say nothing in some cases, rather than dis-heartening the author. Criticism is no good to anyone unless it's constructive.
    Edited on Mar 31, 12:13 because ''.
  • presently on March 31, 2005
    gosh, I didn't even know this was here!
    as popeye said: I am who I am.
    I have tried not to be unkind in comments...on the other hand poetry , to me, is the essense of communication, and dishonesty, both in reading and writeing should be avoided. I hope that my inability to tell others why they have not touched me will not be seen as a judgement...it really is not, for I know nothing of the teaching of communcation.
  • presently on March 31, 2005
    gosh, I didn't even know this was here!
    as popeye said: I am who I am.
    I have tried not to be unkind in comments...on the other hand poetry , to me, is the essense of communication, and dishonesty, both in reading and writeing should be avoided. I hope that my inability to tell others why they have not touched me will not be seen as a judgement...it really is not, for I know nothing of the teaching of communcation.

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