Cherokee (Poetry) - 8/1/2019 10:48:52 AM
This has a lilting quality that could certainly be a song. A kind of lament about growing older and not achieving what youth expected.
Ron
Clouds Gather (Poetry) - 7/23/2019 12:54:23 AM
A thoughtful moment encased within a thoughtful poem.
Clouds Gather (Poetry) - 7/21/2019 6:18:58 PM
I feel a soft movement in this precious poetic piece. Yes, it moved me. Well done! John Michael
Clouds Gather (Poetry) - 7/21/2019 10:28:26 AM
A perfect description of a moment in time when one contemplates the clouds. I do it quite often during my midday sojourn in the sun.
Ron
Clouds Gather (Poetry) - 7/20/2019 3:55:23 PM
"We sit still
on the fine white sand
at Mālaekahanah
watching the changing sk]ym."
Since we have no other recourse we will
do as directed.
Golden Philosophies (Poetry) - 7/14/2019 9:10:54 AM
So much time and energy spent on building temples to impress gods when the real treasure is what is written on the pages of experience. That's what I see in your poem. The words and phrases, "I have a dream," that propel us forward into a better future than we had when those words were originally written.
Ron
Shifts Out of Time (Poetry) - 7/4/2019 7:59:50 AM
"While the moon’s silver blanket
Heals the soul."
Best two lines of this great write . . .
Shifts Out of Time (Poetry) - 7/4/2019 7:49:02 AM
You seem to have described a dream state quite aptly. Enjoyed. Like experiencing a dream taking place.
Ron
Exit on Wings (Poetry) - 6/28/2019 9:10:51 AM
Some really great questions posed. But we can't think our way out of deterioration and death. I believe it is kinder to die before we deteriorate. At some point, living may be like torture and death becomes a real relief.
I am still young but have settled my affairs and have no loose ends or old axes still to grind. I am cruising along, writing what I feel like writing and comfortable with what I've done. After 56 years of paralysis, I look at death as a relief from the continual torture of being limited physically for much of what I do and losing what I did only yesterday. That's why I'm not looking for some fantasy like heaven, but a release from the pain and struggle with my memories still intact.
Ron
Exit on Wings (Poetry) - 6/26/2019 6:07:12 PM
Enjoyed the write. My exit, stop the world and let me off.
Exit on Wings (Poetry) - 6/26/2019 11:16:43 AM
They say that laughter is the human response to all the unknowables of life. But are you really in search of an exit, or even an exit strategy? I don't believe that for an instant. How else could you write about it with such conviction? or such brilliant insight? even with "reliable" glue? No, Kathryn, I found you out. And I didn't even need to read between the lines. Oh, before I forget: This is one very enjoyable read!
Mama's Lap (Poetry) - 6/14/2019 9:11:07 AM
Your mother was an educator supreme. My mother was young and inexperienced in the world, but somehow gave me the freedom to learn and the love of learning that I cherish. With this poem you have honored what your mother lovingly gave you.
Ron
Mama's Lap (Poetry) - 6/14/2019 8:00:39 AM
I enjoyed reading this tribute to your mother. She was a very smart woman, and you were a lucky daughter to have her in your life.
Mama's Lap (Poetry) - 6/13/2019 2:36:14 PM
I would venture to say that your “mama” gave you some very good lessons, and that you took those lessons and put them to excellent usage during your life.
Desert of Questions (Poetry) - 5/6/2019 8:05:16 AM
You have a unique style that resonates somehow with me. I'm a fond believer that a poem should communicate. So, I'm having some difficulty. And yet, I am beginning, in a few phrases, to understand your meaning. So many unanswered questions in a dried-up life.
Ron
Morning Meditation (Poetry) - 5/5/2019 10:37:54 AM
Your view is very exotic to me, but welcome. While I view my rather mundane tiny backyard in the midst of suburbia.
Ron
Morning Meditation (Poetry) - 5/5/2019 9:18:33 AM
Peacocks, Japanese warbling white eyes, a great frigate bird, Pali cliffs; feels like a heart and soul vision of someplace in Hawaii. Uniquely conceptualized. Peace... rlc
Exposure (Poetry) - 3/11/2019 7:01:36 AM
And afraid! (Television reality show) Your poem reminded me of that program. When we are dropped naked into the garden of Eden, all is not heavenly. It is more like torture. Very few rights to the occasion.
Ron
Trouble in Paradise (Poetry) - 2/11/2019 10:49:31 AM
You have described Kilauea in beautiful, poetic terms. As the goddess of all Hawaiian culture from which the Hawaiian Islands existed at all. If it were not for volcanoes like Kilauea, your poem would not exist.
Ron
Island Caution (Poetry) - 9/28/2009 12:28:17 AM
Good poem,I have enjoyed reading your poetry.take care
EDWIN
Moon of Falling Leaves (Poetry) - 9/28/2009 12:26:45 AM
A well written poem.Great work.
EDWIN
Haleakala (Poetry) - 9/28/2009 12:24:05 AM
Great poem,I enjoy reading it
EDWIN
Moon of Falling Leaves (Poetry) - 9/6/2009 7:43:22 PM
I like poetry like this full of personal images, memories that have a tragic touch. I might not have known that if you hadn't added the footnote at top. And the title is perfect...
Is much of your poetry set in Hawaii?
Nice to know you, michael
Island Caution (Poetry) - 8/22/2009 12:11:03 AM
GOOD WRITE WITH STRONG PHRASES OF 'ALERT'. THANKS FOR SHARING AND BLESSINGS. JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
I Am A Poem (Poetry) - 8/21/2009 3:42:14 AM
''Poetic words radiate like new leaves in a forest of clouds''-------- BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva
On Pain (Poetry) - 8/21/2009 3:37:34 AM
NICE!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva
Elegy (Poetry) - 8/20/2009 2:53:36 AM
Great poem,take care
Love Endurdeth (Poetry) - 8/20/2009 2:52:37 AM
A well written poem,Keep up the great work :-)
I Am A Poem (Poetry) - 8/20/2009 2:51:26 AM
I love reading this poem,take care.Welcome to the den.I am looking forward to reading the next poem
EDWIN
On Pain (Poetry) - 8/20/2009 2:50:20 AM
Nice poem,I enjoy reading it,take care
EDWIN
On Pain (Poetry) - 8/19/2009 11:19:52 PM
Kathryn,
Well said indeed; I feel exactly where this goes. Yes!
John
On Pain (Poetry) - 8/19/2009 8:08:12 PM
Sometimes it is better to just ignore it and be on your way...
Be always safe,
Karen
On Pain (Poetry) - 8/19/2009 2:19:48 PM
I LIKE YOUR WRITING...IT IS WRITTEN WELL AND I SOMEWHAT AGREE WITH IT...HEALING DOES BEGIN IN THE MIND BUT THE MIND BY ITSELF CANNOT HEAL...IT IS THE MIND REACHING AND TOUCHING THE HEALER THAT HEALS...IF...'HE' DEEMS IT SO. THANKS FOR SHARING AND GOD BLESS YOU.
JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
Elegy (Poetry) - 8/14/2009 11:03:54 AM
Very nicely written poem, evocative with a particularly strong ending. Well done!
Elegy (Poetry) - 8/12/2009 11:59:55 AM
YOUR IMAGERY AND PHRASES TELLS A SAD STORY THAT REVEALS THE DEPTHS OF A UNCARING WORLDS LOSS. DONE WELL. THANKS FOR SHARING AND GOD BLESS YOU. JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
I Am A Poem (Poetry) - 8/12/2009 11:26:25 AM
WRITTEN WELL WITH GOOD IMAGERY. ENJOYED. THANKS FOR SHARING AND BLESSINGS.
