Guestbook entries for Balladeer

• AusStar : Good Morning on August 26
  Hi Michael
  Thought I'd pop over to your page to say hello, hope you are well and happy. Please send me a message when you get the chance.
  Love your biggest fan
  Bex
  
• AusStar on June 17
  Hiya
  Was thinking of you so thought I'd stop by and let you know. I have been flat out working and not had much chance to read poetry but will read some more soon. Hope you are well!
  Love and hugs
  Bex
  
• AusStar : Hi from Bex on April 29
  I'm so glad I was referred to your poetry so soon after joining this website. I'm thoroughly enjoying it. Thank you for saying that I seem like a woman who wouldn't scare easily, but I am scared of a few things, but not of spiders anymore LOL!!
• Maatkara : Happy Easter! on March 22
  
  
  
  
  
• rhiannon 11 : hey you on February 3
  Hey...just thought of you so came to say hi.....
  
  Sarah
• galfalfa : Happy Holidaze on December 20, 2007
  Merry Christmas and happy, healthy, creative, joyous, everything you want it to be 2008!
  
  galfalfa
• Hekate on October 24, 2007
  You kick ass !!
• grasshearts on September 4, 2007
  sorry
• Hekate on August 22, 2007
  
  
• Amunet Wolfbane on August 20, 2007
  
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  There's an angel on your shoulder keeping you blessed. May you know its comfort, feel its love and your days be filled with happiness. Blessings, Gypsy
• Hekate on April 3, 2007
  Thank you for everything that you do. I so appreciate it.
• Touchof1der : Do I need to sharpen that pencil of yours? on February 17, 2007
  It has been far too long since you have posted something here. I strut by your page and there's nothing new to greet me... what's up with that? Don't make dig in your pockets for a pen mister. Lord only knows what I might pull out... uhhh... by accident of course! Now go to your room and fix me up a little diddy.
  ♥ Touchof1der
• Khadidja the Wise on February 4, 2007
  I really liked your poem which describes you on this page. I sometimes try writing longer poems, but they just seem to desintegrate into rubbish after a while. I love ballads and I think your poetry is great.
• waydownuponjoy on October 31, 2006
  Thanks Balladeer, I appreciate your kind comments and I am in northern Florda on the Suwannee River ... hence, "way down upon" the Suwannee river, far, far away ... which is a Stephen Foster song! joy
• Balladeer on October 31, 2006
  Thank you, Joy! I appreciate your kind words. I have checked out your poetry and am very impressed with your work. The Harvest Moon was especially well-done to me. May your days be blessed.
  
  What part of Florida are you in?
• waydownuponjoy on October 31, 2006
  Hi, I wanted to take a moment to commend you on your example of writing poetry that I found elsewhere on the site! You are certainly clever and gave me a good idea of meters! thank you, joy
• klassy lassy on July 20, 2006
  Hey you! Northern Greetings! I'm also missing you, but I'm not writing, either...just popped in to send you a and
• Balladeer on July 20, 2006
  Hey, gal, when one reaches a pinnacle like that, what's left?
  
  sorry...just haven't had much inspiration or desire to pen anything. Anything that comes out seems hokish or cliche-ish. Thanks for checking in on me
• galfalfa on July 19, 2006
  Ok..what's gong on? You have written anything since May 9th ...
  Are you blocked or did that turd in the toilet throw you off track....
  gal ♥
• galfalfa on May 19, 2006
  Hiya...just dropped in to see if you have received your keychain as i havent heard a peep out of you
• Balladeer on January 29, 2006
  Hello....always good to meet another Floridian, I appreciate your comment and am pleased you enjoy my work. I wish you the best
• Balladeer on December 29, 2005
  Hi, Munda! There was a problem with the e-mail but it's cleared up now. Thank you for the wishes and I hope your holidays were wonderful! Don't worry about that copy!!
• Munda on December 29, 2005
  I did sent you a Christmas card, but it bounced. Hmm... I hope your Christmas was wonderful anyway. Leaves me to wish you lots of love, laughter, inspiration and above all, good health for 2006. Oh and when the cd comes out... I want a copy!
• Balladeer on December 25, 2005
  Thank you, Kimberly! I wish you the very best also. Let's hope that 2006 is a better year for all of us (shouldn't be hard!!)
  You're a wonderful person and deserve the best. Unfortunately since I'm so far away that's not possible but good luck with the second best! Warmest regards to you and yours,,,,
• Touchof1der on December 25, 2005
  Merry Christmas Mike and the best of everything to you and yours! May the new year hold many wondrous blessings and adventures in store for you!
  ♥ Touchof1der
• Balladeer on December 24, 2005
  Thank you, Karen. You are a good friend and one heck of a nice person and great lady. I wish you the very best, not only for Christmas, but for every day of the coming year Best to you and yours
• klassy lassy on December 24, 2005
  Hugs, kisses, love!!! Merry, Merry Christmas. May it hold the makings of warm and wonderful memories. You know that I wish you the best every day has to offer in the coming year. Thank you for the gift of smiles and laughter, Mike.......Karen
• on December 24, 2005
  just wanted to wish you and yours a very merry christmas...
• Balladeer on December 16, 2005
  Hi, lady! All is well here....hope it's the same for you. I wish you the very best for the holidays.......still miss you!
• Maatkara on December 16, 2005
  Merry Christmas, Mike! Hoping all's well with you and for a great New Year.
  
  ~Gen
• Balladeer on December 10, 2005
  Yes, Lisa, things do happen and none of us are perfect. One emotional outburst in the heat of a moment does not define one's character and I know that was out of character for you. Had I responded differently perhaps it could have been avoided and I will apologize for that.
  
  There is no pleasure in seeing you channel your efforts elsewhere but it's good that you have found a place where your actions can be free of any restrictions and where you feel more comfortable.
  
  I appreciate your comment and also wish you the best of luck.., no hard feelings whatsoever.
  
  btw...glad you like my shirt
• Cvillelisa on December 9, 2005
  Mr. Balladeer,
  
  I would like to apologize for my outburst on the Policy Board last week. I can not take back my frustration at my inability to relate to some of the ways you and other Mods communicate. I have attempted to discuss my feeling about freedom of expression, judgement and acceptance throughout these past few months I hope, professionally and perhaps for some for far too long, I snapped. It happens rarely.
  
  My frustration level reached a pique when I saw your message and complete lack of even reading it for what I was attempting to communicate. To me, it came across sarcastic and provoking.
  
  As a grown woman being punished for swearing in the form of a ban from an online poetry site in which I have supported monetarily for years has helped me realize this environment is not for me and my poetry. It hasn't been easy to let go, I loved this place. The ban didn't make me want to come back and behave - rather it has made me realized how foolish I've been for hanging on so long. My new poems and money are now at another site. I'm paid through here until January and there are a few people I still care enough about being in contact with here to not say I'm leaving but hopefully my contributions to the Policy Boards are done as I more fully understand the philosophical approach to running AllPoetry and how it rubs with some of my own basic fundamental beliefs about Art and freedom.
  
  Regards,
  Cvillelisa.
  
  Again, I'm sorry for my outburst but sometimes those things happen. I'm not perfect.
  
  Good luck with your work here at AllPoetry.
  
  Cvillelisa.
  
  
  Edited on Dec 09, 7:54 p.m. because ''.
• klassy lassy on November 1, 2005
  Thank you! It's so good to hear from you, Mike, and to know you are OK. Thinking how informative and appropriate your words are, I posted your im to me. My heart goes out to the people in the Gulf states who have had such a rough time of it this fall. it is especially gratifying to hear about it when people do pull together. I am looking forward to seeing you back on line! Klassy
• symitar on October 31, 2005
  We miss you! I hope your power is restored soon and things get halfway back to normal!
  
  becky
• lavender shadows on October 23, 2005
  Thank you so much, it does indeed help me.
• Balladeer on October 23, 2005
  Hi, nice to meet you! A specific syllable count - no. There is a standard rule that most limericks try to follow. Limericks are written in anapestic trimeter. Assuming you don't know what that means, it is three feet (or syllables) with the accent being placed on the last foot, such as "as i GO to my HOUSE in the NORTH". The standard rule of thumb is three anapestic trimeters in the first, second and fifth lines and two anapestic trimeters in the third and fourth lines. For example:
  
  there was ONCE a young LA-dy named SAM
  who de-CLARED,"i'm a GOOD girl, i AM
  i can FIGHT with the BEST
  and i'll PASS any TEST
  you don't LIKE me? i DON'T give a DAMN!
  
  There are also a lot of variations on the rhyme scheme which does not make them incorrect. Many begin with iambic followed by two anapestic trimeters.
  
  there ONCE was a GAL named re-NEE
  who SAID, "ballaDEER! come, let's PLAY!"
  our PO-etry BLENDS
  'cause WE'RE such good FRIENDS
  the WORLD loves the DEER and re-NEE!
  
  There are tons of variations, none of them are wrong. The rule is, whichever form you choose, be consistent with it throughout the limerick to maintain the rythm and fluidity of the work. Hope that helps!
  
• lavender shadows on October 23, 2005
  Hi!
  
  Poetryality (Renee) pointed me in your direction. I hope you do get this on time, but if not, I'll know for next time. I was wondering whether there is generally a specific syllable count for limericks and, if so, what it is?
  
  ~lavender shadows~
• Maatkara on October 15, 2005
  Hey, congratulations on your promotion, Mike
  Ooh goody, you'll still be there when I come back on board
  
  ~G
• Balladeer on October 4, 2005
  Thank you very much, Herman. I have great friends in Holland...happy to add you to the list. Peace....
• Prince Charming on October 3, 2005
  Indeed a great page here, just came by your page and thought to leave a greeting here from Holland Herman
• on September 23, 2005
  Love your page
  
  Lust
• Balladeer on September 13, 2005
  There is nothing wrong with muses singing different tunes. Poetry would be pretty boring if the didn't! Adapting to styles is very important, I think. I grew up fascinated with Poe, Service and Paterson and they influenced my writing tremendously. Yes, we all strive to make our own mark and that;s the beauty of poetry. When you write a poem, it's a poem that would have never existed if not for you. No one else could have written it in just that way. The rest is imagination and mechanics. We all make our own mark in some way. After reading some of your work, I believe the mark you make will be substantial. I appreciate your comments, your critique...and you. Peace
• abernaith on September 13, 2005
  Suffice to say, my muse sings to a different tune from yours. And, well, I fear I was mistaken in speaking of responsibility. You owe it only to yourself to write, of course. I merely wanted to point out how others may view your work, and "be schooled" into your views. Sometimes it can be tragic when an aspiring writer cannot get out from under the shadow of another writer, who seems to be more successful, no? Still, adapting to styles has its merits, but finding your own footing in the literary world is where true growth begins, don't you agree? I'm sure there are lots of people here who strive to emulate your writing. I'd be one of them too, though I know in the end I will have made my own mark too.
  
  Have a good day.
• Balladeer on September 13, 2005
  We will simply have our differences of opinions on that line, I suppose, since i see no difference in rhyme scheme or rhythm and I must say I fail to understand the reference to not resonating well reflecting on how my head works nor the part of being excused from wrongs. I do not want you to excuse me for being wrong - I want you to show me where I was, nothing more. I expect nothing less...or more. I carry no sword and my responsibility is only to myself and what i expect from me. I'm a simple writer of poetry....nothing more.
• abernaith on September 13, 2005
  P.S. I should like you to be as scrupulous and honest with me as you are scrupulous and honest with yourself. I wouldn't have it otherwise. You will always find the welcome doormat laid out for you, in my humble page.
• abernaith on September 13, 2005
  Hello. I just re-read your poem, and I realized something. If a poem is truly beautiful, then you will allow it its "flaws", until you too see them as beautiful, and not otherwise. The line I pointed out to you, it seems, was only awkward for me arrangement-wise. It sure matches the previous line about "treasures" in length, but in my initial read, the line about "heroic deeds" did not resonate very well in the rhyme scheme your poem has mapped out until that point. Perhaps this reflects how your head works, no? At this point, the rhyme scheme in my head has adjusted to suit the 'slight change of rhythm', well, as I hear it. There is a bit of psychology in it...how readers "adjust" to good poetry, and how in the long run, the poet himself is excused from most, if not all wrongs. Potentially, especially if you get published and/or get popular and widely-circulated...well, could you imagine it? This is a double-edged sword you are carrying, but I hope for you and for all your readers, that you carry your responsibility well..
  
  Best wishes to you and your muse,
  abernaith
• abernaith on September 13, 2005
  Hello. Just dropping by. You've got a lovely poem on your page, and I love how the line "And I'm in love with you" jumps out to surprise you. It made me smile. A lot of times. It's really v. heart-warming. There is, in my humble opinion, a small glitch however. These lines: "Heroic deeds abound as these men/
  Sail the ocean blue " are a bit awkward in flow... Perhaps you could ponder on them some more. I'm sure you'll tend to them with loving hands.
  
  May I invite you to read my poem, "The Prince and Annabel of the Tide"? Well, ever since I submitted that here, I've been considering on re-learning my old ways, which traverses through old fantasy rhymes. I hope to learn from you, among others, and so I am adding you to my faves. Have a good day.
• amateurpoetess on September 4, 2005
  What a nice tale for a balladeer. This is tender and it touching.
• AerinAlanna on August 21, 2005
  You have very lovely poetry! I love the poem on your author's page, and hope to read more of your poetry very soon.
  
  Though, if the Balladeer poem is about you, I am much surprised that no woman has fallen in love with both you and your poetry. I know that I have enjoyed it very much.
  
  ~Amanda
  Edited on Sep 12, 3:57 p.m. because ''.
• on August 4, 2005
  poke

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