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Linda, I like it. I get the sense of a lifetime of living in just a few short stanzas. Very nicely done. Each stanza creating that feeling as a whole. And then the very end, capping off with that one bit of sadness. As I grow older myself, I find myself identifying with that. One line, tracks the en...

Hi Jameson, I love the idea of a couple being so entertained by their time in the laundromat. This is a very sweet poem. Generally contemporary poets no longer use the kind of rhythm and end-rhyme poetry you have posted here. But there are a few instances where it works and this might be one of the...

It's Just Laundry The switches, buttons, and that dial Do nothing, they've been like that awhile This old Maytag has sure seen better days The dryer too, or so the repairman says Taking all of our laundry out the door To the laundromat- it's the laundry store! There are stuffy smells of scented soa...

Tracy Mitchell wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 24, 2018 7:59 am

Hello Jameson.

An introductory ditty -- very creative. 

I hope you settling into the writing community here.

Welcome.

T

Thank you Tracy for the welcome.

I'm finding my way.
Slowly, but that is ok.
Not in a hurry.

indar wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 24, 2018 7:56 am

Welcome Jameson
too early here 
for me to write rhyme
but stick with us
you'll have a good time

I'll do better after I get my coffee. 

Linda

Thank you, Linda

Have just had coffee
Hot and rich, full of flavor
May have another

It's late, bleary eyed
One more record, last whiskey
Quiet cheers to all.

The ship knows the way
Sailing on the Seas of Gold
Songs of gulls and waves

Cheers Fellow Poets! I am new to this site And glad to be here I've been here and there Other forums and boards I do enjoy writing poems Of many sorts and styles I'd love to share with you And be glad for critique I'm glad to read your own And savor all your words Turning them over and over Offerin...