A Potpourri of Poetic Curiosities
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12 total reviews
Comment from Teri7
Craig, This is a very interesting and well written acrostic poem you have penned. You used very good descriptive words and very good imagery with your words. I never heard of Tapleyism before now! Thanks for teaching me something different. Blessings Teri
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2018
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Craig, This is a very interesting and well written acrostic poem you have penned. You used very good descriptive words and very good imagery with your words. I never heard of Tapleyism before now! Thanks for teaching me something different. Blessings Teri
Comment Written 12-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2018
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Thanks so much, Teri. Your kind comments are gratefully received. I'm learning a lot from this new book - I actually used one of the words in conversation today! lol
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lol that is pretty neat my friend! Have a great night!
Comment from Pearl Edwards
Well done with this acrostic using Tapleyism, you set yourself a hard task there Craig. Trouble is who do you believe, each side has it's own agenda, and I don't think we can blame all our woes on the farmers that feed us, but we could all definitely do something about those plastic bags, I always pick up any that have been washed up onto the shore, but then there's all those floating in the ocean too.
Thanks for sharing this one,
cheers,
valda
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2018
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Well done with this acrostic using Tapleyism, you set yourself a hard task there Craig. Trouble is who do you believe, each side has it's own agenda, and I don't think we can blame all our woes on the farmers that feed us, but we could all definitely do something about those plastic bags, I always pick up any that have been washed up onto the shore, but then there's all those floating in the ocean too.
Thanks for sharing this one,
cheers,
valda
Comment Written 08-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2018
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Hi Pearl, thanks for the great review. I believe there is solid evidence that farming to produce livestock to feed humans is the most inefficient and destructive way to feed us. So much so that continuing to do it threatens our existence. Air and water pollution and deforestation are just a couple of the major issues. Growing crops to eat can be more or less harmful depending on what practices are employed. This is not a "hate" on farmers - as long as there is demand, they will supply. We, as consumers, need to change our attitudes. That, of course is just my opinion. Glad to hear you're doing your bit with the plastic bags. I don't make it to the coast often enough to be any use there :) Cheers, Craig
Comment from --Turtle.
Nice job with this acrostic.
I really like the extreme sunnyside hope that is holding the entirety of this poem together. Listing out the pragmatic pieces, while highlighting the word of the day, giving a sense that at this point, to foresee a future not splattered with the accuracy of general apocalyptic images of life, if life will even persist, might just be a sport of extreme optimism indeed.
Nice balance of contradiction.
It made me think how I watched the logic go... no such thing as climate change, no such thing, no such thing... lies, exaggerations, to Well, there's nothing that can be done, now, ... so, shrug, might as well keep trekking the same path.
Some days I just want to curl in a ball under my bed.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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Nice job with this acrostic.
I really like the extreme sunnyside hope that is holding the entirety of this poem together. Listing out the pragmatic pieces, while highlighting the word of the day, giving a sense that at this point, to foresee a future not splattered with the accuracy of general apocalyptic images of life, if life will even persist, might just be a sport of extreme optimism indeed.
Nice balance of contradiction.
It made me think how I watched the logic go... no such thing as climate change, no such thing, no such thing... lies, exaggerations, to Well, there's nothing that can be done, now, ... so, shrug, might as well keep trekking the same path.
Some days I just want to curl in a ball under my bed.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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Yikes! I don't want to be responsible for anyone deciding to stick take a long walk off a short pier. Do I need to tone it down a bit? Thanks for the thoughtful review, Turtle :) Cheers, Craig
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No, no... I've been running off a long pier for the whole week. You should have seen me babbling at my male yesterday... I think he may have used the words... 'let's leave mom alone for a bit'.
Mind's a bit frayed at the edges from overuse, and too much candy and caffeine, likely too. It's all good, I'm sure the chatter in my head will quiet. : D
Comment from rama devi
What an interesting word, and you've put it to great satirical sue. A potent theme...and URGENT one, well voiced with conviction and intensity.
Ignorance, a manufactured lie
Indeed it is.
Wow. Great acrostic!
The opening is dramatic and draws the reader in. Poor turtles.
Apt closing line.
So tragic.
Warmly, rd
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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What an interesting word, and you've put it to great satirical sue. A potent theme...and URGENT one, well voiced with conviction and intensity.
Ignorance, a manufactured lie
Indeed it is.
Wow. Great acrostic!
The opening is dramatic and draws the reader in. Poor turtles.
Apt closing line.
So tragic.
Warmly, rd
Comment Written 07-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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Thanks very much for the kind and supportive comments, RD. It's lucky it wasn't a longer word, I was despairing more with each line :) All the best, Craig
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Ah yes, that was a challenging one. You did great with it, Craig!
Warmly, rd
Comment from frierajac
In desperate circumstances a person will even turn to magical devices to turn a situation around. Magic is not actually synonymous with intellect perhaps because over time it is a change that only racial consciousness can accomplish. Your poem shows this sort of conscience.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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In desperate circumstances a person will even turn to magical devices to turn a situation around. Magic is not actually synonymous with intellect perhaps because over time it is a change that only racial consciousness can accomplish. Your poem shows this sort of conscience.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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Thanks very much for the kind comments. Much appreciated - Craig
Comment from Gloria ....
Nodding my head in agreement, Craig. Some folks are capable of massive personal deception when it comes to greed. Interestingly enough when a group of fellow FanStorians wrote a Climate Change wreath of sonnets a few years back, I was assigned the voice of dissention, ie the climate change denier, a POV which I wrote with great aplomb as I firmly believe research must be done from all angles and only empirical "evidence" accepted as fact. Not distortions coming from scientists and lobbyists who deliberately lie for a few bucks.
What some folks have trouble grasping is that while the planet's temperature is warming, it will result in cooling in densely populated regions.
Anyway a wonderful acrostic poem in fine metre and rhyme.
Thank you for sharing.
Gloria
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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Nodding my head in agreement, Craig. Some folks are capable of massive personal deception when it comes to greed. Interestingly enough when a group of fellow FanStorians wrote a Climate Change wreath of sonnets a few years back, I was assigned the voice of dissention, ie the climate change denier, a POV which I wrote with great aplomb as I firmly believe research must be done from all angles and only empirical "evidence" accepted as fact. Not distortions coming from scientists and lobbyists who deliberately lie for a few bucks.
What some folks have trouble grasping is that while the planet's temperature is warming, it will result in cooling in densely populated regions.
Anyway a wonderful acrostic poem in fine metre and rhyme.
Thank you for sharing.
Gloria
Comment Written 07-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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Thanks very much for the well-informed comments and kind remarks, Gloria. I left it until quite late to start on this poem, maybe that's a metaphor in itself :) Cheers, Craig
Comment from Debbie Pope
I am so grateful to have read your acrostic. So creatively and cleverly done. Tapleyism. I did not know what it meant, and I certainly did not know that the word derived from a Dickens character. Thank you taking the time to do those notes. I am at FanStory to learn and be awed and entertained. You came through on all counts.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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I am so grateful to have read your acrostic. So creatively and cleverly done. Tapleyism. I did not know what it meant, and I certainly did not know that the word derived from a Dickens character. Thank you taking the time to do those notes. I am at FanStory to learn and be awed and entertained. You came through on all counts.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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Thank you for the delightfully kind comments. I'm learning a lot from that little book, although how much will be retained a year or more from now is anybody's guess :) Cheers, Craig
Comment from Dawn Munro
Man is the only species foolish enough to destroy his own home. I find it nearly impossible to believe that there are people who still don't think there is such a thing as global warming, that the ocean reefs aren't all dying, and so on, and so on and...
LOVE your acrostic! We can't write about this topic too often, IMO, and your poem evokes great imagery as examples, right from the first line.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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Man is the only species foolish enough to destroy his own home. I find it nearly impossible to believe that there are people who still don't think there is such a thing as global warming, that the ocean reefs aren't all dying, and so on, and so on and...
LOVE your acrostic! We can't write about this topic too often, IMO, and your poem evokes great imagery as examples, right from the first line.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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Thanks again, Dawn. I see you've had a busy night (or is that day?) of reviewing. I did read your profile note, so hopefully that means you've made good progress with getting the latest book out there. Much appreciated :) Craig
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written acrostic poem about tapleyism describing the optimism we have despite the dark circumstances around us. It keep us going strong and optimistic instead of giving up.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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A very well-written acrostic poem about tapleyism describing the optimism we have despite the dark circumstances around us. It keep us going strong and optimistic instead of giving up.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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Thanks very much for the kind review, Sandra. I'm very grateful you take the time to check out my work. Cheers, Craig
Comment from Joy Graham
This is an interesting word for today. I have never heard of Mark Tapley. Dickens scares me, so I haven't read his work. Those ghosts of Christmas give me the willies.
I think you did a fine job of this acrostic. Nice rhyme scheme to balance things out.
Joy
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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This is an interesting word for today. I have never heard of Mark Tapley. Dickens scares me, so I haven't read his work. Those ghosts of Christmas give me the willies.
I think you did a fine job of this acrostic. Nice rhyme scheme to balance things out.
Joy
Comment Written 07-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2018
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Thanks so much, Joy. I'd never heard of him until today, either. He was a character in the sixth novel, the title of which I can't recall off the top of my head.