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by Colm Roe
Sun Nov 19, 2023 7:07 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Silence
Replies: 9
Views: 11041

Re: Silence

Thanks, Greg  :)
by Colm Roe
Sun Nov 19, 2023 7:06 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Fiddling with Romance
Replies: 3
Views: 3664

Re: Fiddling with Romance

That's a bloody good poem, Greg. Poetry is supposed to 'show not tell', and this is a feast of showing, a feast for the senses. And it's one of those poems where it's pointless picking a few stand out lines because the entire thing stands out. An everyday trope cleverly examined and retold in the mo...
by Colm Roe
Thu Nov 16, 2023 6:49 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Silence
Replies: 9
Views: 11041

Silence

Silence #1 Autumn's palette  initiates a signal to fall I sit behind glass and will them to cling to resist the breeze's instructions to grip hard and then harder  when sodden and heavy  even the rain scolds their obdurate stance they could stay I know they could but one by one they drop silent   sh...
by Colm Roe
Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:59 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: What of Thought and Feeling-Sentience
Replies: 4
Views: 2668

Re: What of Thought and Feeling-Sentience

Very nice first post, Greg. Don't be put off by the lack of comments around this time of the month; it's nothing to do with the quality of your poem.  Being Irish I laughed when I read  One prick and crack, they have very specific meanings here   ;)  I hope you enjoy your time at TTB, and look forwa...
by Colm Roe
Mon Nov 06, 2023 2:29 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Words
Replies: 5
Views: 2075

Re: Words

skylightgreg wrote:
Mon Nov 06, 2023 12:31 pm
I'm wondering what your specific God might have to say about the written versus the spoken word.

They mostly claim to be all knowing... so maybe it don't make no never mind :)
Thanks for your comments, Greg.
by Colm Roe
Mon Nov 06, 2023 2:19 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself Here
Topic: Hi My Name is Greg
Replies: 5
Views: 9080

Re: Hi My Name is Greg

Hi and welcome, Greg :)
by Colm Roe
Sat Nov 04, 2023 9:05 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Words
Replies: 5
Views: 2075

Re: Words

We'll find out one day, Mark. Or maybe we'll find nothing... both are good, unless it's a vengeful God... then we're fucked  :lol:
by Colm Roe
Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:42 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Words
Replies: 5
Views: 2075

Words

Words are losing  diluted  in a sea of themselves  unsupervised or super-supervised even golems regurgitate refuse requests silence would be nice written words only my specific God has had enough only accepts hand-written letters like me  there are many who'll try but we haven't a clue  what address...
by Colm Roe
Sat Apr 08, 2023 6:51 pm
Forum: The Commons
Topic: Happy News - Janet!
Replies: 7
Views: 20727

Re: Happy News - Janet!

We're all busy elsewhere, only noticed this now.
Huge congrats, Janet. You must be feeling so proud and so chuffed...and rightly so.
 
by Colm Roe
Fri Oct 28, 2022 8:06 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Magic Fruit
Replies: 6
Views: 2478

Re: Magic Fruit

The story was told by men, so I've always had my doubts  :)