Comments received on poems by Accidental Poet
The Graveyard at Sea
L. B. Mek said:
\'His inner fire of conquest
Eternally it burns
As the stormy waves
Become monsters in the night\'..
these lines remind me of:
\'Life\'s a voyage
that\'s homeward bound.\'
by the great Herman Melville
of voyages upon oceans, you both write
where destinations
are the fulfilment of our lives: dreamed wishes...
wonderfully worded and carefully contextualised
a great read, thanks for sharing dear poet
May 21st, 2021 02:49
L. B. Mek said:
\'His inner fire of conquest
Eternally it burns
As the stormy waves
Become monsters in the night\'..
these lines remind me of:
\'Life\'s a voyage
that\'s homeward bound.\'
by the great Herman Melville
of voyages upon oceans, you both write
where destinations
are the fulfilment of our lives: dreamed wishes...
wonderfully worded and carefully contextualised
a great read, thanks for sharing dear poet
May 21st, 2021 02:49
The Graveyard at Sea
Goldfinch60 said:
Superb words AP, and so very true in so many circumstances.
Andy
May 21st, 2021 00:28
Goldfinch60 said:
Superb words AP, and so very true in so many circumstances.
Andy
May 21st, 2021 00:28
The Graveyard at Sea
Doggerel Dave said:
Thanks for your poem and reminder of and background to the movie ‘The Perfect Storm’, AP. A rich picture you paint of the experience at sea.
Have strong memory (and coming from me this is an aberration) of the hymn, known popularly as ‘For those in peril on the sea’ not it’s proper title, I think. However,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDjwUzUnNpU&ab_channel=THENBA
I’m sure you would know it.
May 20th, 2021 21:14
Doggerel Dave said:
Thanks for your poem and reminder of and background to the movie ‘The Perfect Storm’, AP. A rich picture you paint of the experience at sea.
Have strong memory (and coming from me this is an aberration) of the hymn, known popularly as ‘For those in peril on the sea’ not it’s proper title, I think. However,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDjwUzUnNpU&ab_channel=THENBA
I’m sure you would know it.
May 20th, 2021 21:14
Chasing Poetic Words
Goldfinch60 said:
So true AP, those words seem to just float into our mind and demand to be written down to produce poems as good as this one is.
Andy
May 20th, 2021 00:01
Goldfinch60 said:
So true AP, those words seem to just float into our mind and demand to be written down to produce poems as good as this one is.
Andy
May 20th, 2021 00:01
Living in the Shadows
rosiedm said:
So good and its so true and somehow today it seems many are thinking about what is life Please read mine if you have some time.. war again killing many on the news I see Ive not watched for a week comsumed by my own cares and concerns and now they are wrecking lives once more. Causing endless pain foir others 😓
May 19th, 2021 16:45
rosiedm said:
So good and its so true and somehow today it seems many are thinking about what is life Please read mine if you have some time.. war again killing many on the news I see Ive not watched for a week comsumed by my own cares and concerns and now they are wrecking lives once more. Causing endless pain foir others 😓
May 19th, 2021 16:45
Living in the Shadows
Andy Hunter said:
A life story for each of us. Ambition supported by hope yet tempered by self doubt. Brilliant writing 👍
May 19th, 2021 15:24
Andy Hunter said:
A life story for each of us. Ambition supported by hope yet tempered by self doubt. Brilliant writing 👍
May 19th, 2021 15:24
Chasing Poetic Words
Andy Hunter said:
Great description of a poetry writer. Often the words just flow.
Great rhyme and writing.
May 19th, 2021 15:20
Andy Hunter said:
Great description of a poetry writer. Often the words just flow.
Great rhyme and writing.
May 19th, 2021 15:20
Living in the Shadows
L. B. Mek said:
\'Pride follows confidence
Failure to fear of success
There’s safety in the shadows
An ego to caress\'..
these words, hit home with unerring accuracy my friend..
wonderfully executed, a delectable read of poetic wisdom..
\'Smile from eyes of (blue)\'
*not the colour: but the feeling..
this be those weary blue\'s
those jazz beats, serenade
in songs of unflinching defiance;
as in Longfellow\'s, \'Psalm of Life\':
\'Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.
Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal...\'
( https://mypoeticside.com/show-classic-poem-17171 )
May 19th, 2021 04:47
L. B. Mek said:
\'Pride follows confidence
Failure to fear of success
There’s safety in the shadows
An ego to caress\'..
these words, hit home with unerring accuracy my friend..
wonderfully executed, a delectable read of poetic wisdom..
\'Smile from eyes of (blue)\'
*not the colour: but the feeling..
this be those weary blue\'s
those jazz beats, serenade
in songs of unflinching defiance;
as in Longfellow\'s, \'Psalm of Life\':
\'Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.
Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal...\'
( https://mypoeticside.com/show-classic-poem-17171 )
May 19th, 2021 04:47
Living in the Shadows
Goldfinch60 said:
These are wonderful stanzas AP, and a deep meaning within every one of them.
Andy
May 19th, 2021 01:31
Goldfinch60 said:
These are wonderful stanzas AP, and a deep meaning within every one of them.
Andy
May 19th, 2021 01:31
No Offence to Anyone
Goldfinch60 said:
I was a christian, I have been a Chaplain and had the belief in the christian god. My wife had sung a praised the christian god all her life but when dementia started to take her no matter how much praying saved her and eventully she was taken - WHERE WAS THE christian GOD WHENSHE NEEDED IT.
I subsequently gave up the christian idea of god but I know that there is My God which is there for me. I now believe that organised religion is a farce and a pack of lies.
I believe Jesus existed but I look upon him as the first Hippie - make love, not war.
May your god go with you AP.
Andy
May 18th, 2021 00:14
Goldfinch60 said:
I was a christian, I have been a Chaplain and had the belief in the christian god. My wife had sung a praised the christian god all her life but when dementia started to take her no matter how much praying saved her and eventully she was taken - WHERE WAS THE christian GOD WHENSHE NEEDED IT.
I subsequently gave up the christian idea of god but I know that there is My God which is there for me. I now believe that organised religion is a farce and a pack of lies.
I believe Jesus existed but I look upon him as the first Hippie - make love, not war.
May your god go with you AP.
Andy
May 18th, 2021 00:14
From Where Came Forth My Name
myself and me said:
If it was an accident, then it was a brilliant one.
May 17th, 2021 19:14
myself and me said:
If it was an accident, then it was a brilliant one.
May 17th, 2021 19:14
No Offence to Anyone
ron parrish aka wordman said:
when you get sick just turn it over to him,,yes the me now generation doesen`t believe in god but there is no atheists in a fox hole
May 17th, 2021 17:48
ron parrish aka wordman said:
when you get sick just turn it over to him,,yes the me now generation doesen`t believe in god but there is no atheists in a fox hole
May 17th, 2021 17:48
No Offence to Anyone
Andy Hunter said:
Well told, life is full of highs and lows and your beautiful words reflect this perfectly.
May 17th, 2021 13:06
Andy Hunter said:
Well told, life is full of highs and lows and your beautiful words reflect this perfectly.
May 17th, 2021 13:06
No Offence to Anyone
orchidee said:
A poignant write AP.
Anyone could just chirp out: \'God loves you\'. It makes us feel sick (and we\'re sick of them too) if they are \'all OK\' and life is cosy for them, maybe in a religious cliquey group.
May 17th, 2021 09:50
orchidee said:
A poignant write AP.
Anyone could just chirp out: \'God loves you\'. It makes us feel sick (and we\'re sick of them too) if they are \'all OK\' and life is cosy for them, maybe in a religious cliquey group.
May 17th, 2021 09:50
From Where Came Forth My Name
L. B. Mek said:
those last two verses...!
yeah: you know it already!
Well Done!
so happy for you, dear Poet
May 17th, 2021 05:53
L. B. Mek said:
those last two verses...!
yeah: you know it already!
Well Done!
so happy for you, dear Poet
May 17th, 2021 05:53
From Where Came Forth My Name
Goldfinch60 said:
I can agree with this AP, if somebody had told me in 2007 that I would start to write poetry I would have just laughed at them, then in 2008 I saw an artwork that my daughter had created and I had to write about it and have never stopped writing since.
Andy
May 16th, 2021 23:51
Goldfinch60 said:
I can agree with this AP, if somebody had told me in 2007 that I would start to write poetry I would have just laughed at them, then in 2008 I saw an artwork that my daughter had created and I had to write about it and have never stopped writing since.
Andy
May 16th, 2021 23:51
From Where Came Forth My Name
Caring dove said:
Great poem AP 🙂 I’ve said similar things to myself ... looked back at some poems and felt confused ... and thought to myself ... Wow, I actually wrote that . It’s good to feel proud of your writings and to feel like they are good .
May 16th, 2021 23:50
Caring dove said:
Great poem AP 🙂 I’ve said similar things to myself ... looked back at some poems and felt confused ... and thought to myself ... Wow, I actually wrote that . It’s good to feel proud of your writings and to feel like they are good .
May 16th, 2021 23:50
From Where Came Forth My Name
Trenz Pruca said:
Thank you. Accidents make us more of what we become than either intention or genetics. It makes me wonder if homo sapiens are not an accidental species. Good poem.
May 16th, 2021 20:05
Trenz Pruca said:
Thank you. Accidents make us more of what we become than either intention or genetics. It makes me wonder if homo sapiens are not an accidental species. Good poem.
May 16th, 2021 20:05
From Where Came Forth My Name
orchidee said:
Good write lol. I was AS - The Accidental Singer - it\'s still an accident, and a disastrous one! lol.
May 16th, 2021 08:08
orchidee said:
Good write lol. I was AS - The Accidental Singer - it\'s still an accident, and a disastrous one! lol.
May 16th, 2021 08:08
Take Me Back
Goldfinch60 said:
Wonderful words AP, you took me back to those times that are a long, long time ago but were so wonderful.
Andy
May 16th, 2021 00:42
Goldfinch60 said:
Wonderful words AP, you took me back to those times that are a long, long time ago but were so wonderful.
Andy
May 16th, 2021 00:42
Take Me Back
myself and me said:
Touching. Take me to the old time and all the memories come into mind. Lovely.
May 15th, 2021 22:20
myself and me said:
Touching. Take me to the old time and all the memories come into mind. Lovely.
May 15th, 2021 22:20
Take Me Back
Caring dove said:
If we have good memories .. we always want to look back , if we have negative ones then perhaps not .
Lovely poem , AP 🙂 nice to read such lovely words
May 15th, 2021 15:55
Caring dove said:
If we have good memories .. we always want to look back , if we have negative ones then perhaps not .
Lovely poem , AP 🙂 nice to read such lovely words
May 15th, 2021 15:55
A Little Kindness Goes a Long Way
Goldfinch60 said:
Wonderful words and so very true, I like to think that I am like that and will help with a smile where I can.
\"Smile, it confuses people!\"
Andy
May 15th, 2021 00:41
Goldfinch60 said:
Wonderful words and so very true, I like to think that I am like that and will help with a smile where I can.
\"Smile, it confuses people!\"
Andy
May 15th, 2021 00:41
A Little Kindness Goes a Long Way
dusk arising said:
Great, I held the door open for a middle aged lady with a young child (probably her grandchild I thought). THe lady pulled a face as she passed and quietly snarned \"chauvinist\". Hmm I thought. If chauvinism be the irrational belief that one is superior to another, I guess one of us just showed the upper hand in manners and grace there. Smiling, I continued to hold the door for the next two people to pass through undeterred.
A great message in your words today, though many are in such a single minded rush that they are unable take part, it is good to hold the door and clear the way for them too.
May 14th, 2021 12:20
dusk arising said:
Great, I held the door open for a middle aged lady with a young child (probably her grandchild I thought). THe lady pulled a face as she passed and quietly snarned \"chauvinist\". Hmm I thought. If chauvinism be the irrational belief that one is superior to another, I guess one of us just showed the upper hand in manners and grace there. Smiling, I continued to hold the door for the next two people to pass through undeterred.
A great message in your words today, though many are in such a single minded rush that they are unable take part, it is good to hold the door and clear the way for them too.
May 14th, 2021 12:20
A Little Kindness Goes a Long Way
Caring dove said:
Lovely poem ! 🙂 nice words here . Kindness is so important
May 14th, 2021 10:05
Caring dove said:
Lovely poem ! 🙂 nice words here . Kindness is so important
May 14th, 2021 10:05
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