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  • Why not respect MA's alleged wishes?

    Because I think she underestimates herself as a potential poet for no good reason. Let me give you an analogy. There are a lot of pretty decent musicians out there (my late mother having been one of them) who are ''tone deaf'', requiring the backup of an instrument to stay on pitch. I don't have that problem; I'm my own pitch pipe. It's other ...
    Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on July 15, 2009

  • Re: Too many "H"s - to both

    denny: ''Oh, love me, yes, love me!'' he pleads.This man is a sinkhold of needs!He takes and he takes;These lusts he can't shake.His words? Just as bad as his deeds!'' d;-) I didn't want to tamper too much with the original. Your edition? I like. But where's the original poete? wr ()()
    Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on June 12, 2009

  • Re: From the female point of view:

    Contempo: And another: ''Oh love me, do love me,'' he pleads the man is a sinkhole of needs he takes & he takes his lusts, he can't shake His words just as bad as his deeds. Just the slightest modification (for the sake of the rhythmic accent) is suggested here: ''Oh, love me, yes, love me!'' he pleads.This man is a sinkhold of ...
    Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on June 12, 2009

  • Re: From the female point of view:

    Oh, I LIKE this, C/t. Just the sort of dismissal that an ENFP gone bad needs: one that reminds him that he isn't the wonderful person he so readily thinks he is. Let's see. ''Bellow''? Maybe I can do something with that... ''Why, darlin', I do know that fellow;He thinks he's so charming and mellow.I dated him twice.He wasn't that nice;When ...
    Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on June 12, 2009