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Poem Title	Poet Name	Critique Given by Joe Gustin	Critique Date
"Christmas Blessings To All"	DeniMari Z.	I am so sorry to hear that health issues are keeping your beautiful work on the back burner. In everything there is poetry, perhaps there are words in the issues you are facing. I can think of no better therapy then writing about what's going on with you. God has reasons for what he brings us, perhaps you could put it into words. I know you will feel better soon and I am looking forward to reading your poetry soon.	2014-12-29 10:51:24
Country Christmas	Marcia L McCaslin	This poem could so easily be a song.It flows beautifully and as always put the reader right where you want them to be. From the cold clear of outside to the cool warmth of the barn or manger to the snuggle warm of hearth and home to the bright of Christmas day. This poem could become a Christmas standard.	2014-12-29 10:45:42
Deer Crossing Signs - Haiku Humor	Marcia L McCaslin	You know what. I get it. What Donna's trying to say and what your put across so well. We are not the only ones here. How about we try and talk to them. This is of course a brilliant poem and I would expect nothing less from you. Thank you again for taking me somewhere else. Loved it	2014-12-19 00:35:46
Watching Winter Watching Me	Marcia L McCaslin	I so love how you take us the reader into a slice of a moment that is your world. I could feel the ice, hear the crow, and sense the wind around you. The marsh-mellowed snow pile letting me know how much snow has fallen, and cunning creatures hiding in plain sight. You really know how to paint a perfect picture of words.	2014-12-08 10:33:41
Eclipse	Medard Louis Lefevre Jr.	You a such a Hippee. And if the inspiration for this was ever in your life thank God, Allah, or any other spirit that they were ever there. For this poem is gorgeous	2014-11-29 23:43:29
The Oarsman	Mark Steven Scheffer	Quite an interesting take on writing poetry. The oarsman, the writer, his words the wood, reaching ( The past) back for strength. The boat the poem. Nicely done	2014-11-21 14:52:08
Dog Dreaming	Mark Steven Scheffer	I would never of thought it would be possible to write so much about such a tiny event of a dogs leg twitches. Yet here we are with a well delivered poem of things I would never have dreamed of let alone write about. Such a great trip through a dog's dream I will have to learn to see more. Well done, an excellent work	2014-11-21 14:47:10
Circe's Island	Mark Steven Scheffer	Sounds like a place poets should go when their low on inspiration, and drowning in to many words that have no place to call home. Imagery was excellent.	2014-11-21 14:31:05
Tulip Bulbs	Marcia L McCaslin	You are such an effective story writer. This poem read like a perfect short story of creation despite the odds and of unexpected endings. You make it so easy to join in the fun of your visuals. Has to be the best work of have read this month. Well done	2014-11-21 14:26:07
I Smelled the Rain	Medard Louis Lefevre Jr.	Love it.The inner conflict. The storm that no one can see, or feel let alone understand. Your poem has an excellent flow and is an effortless read. Thankyou	2014-11-21 14:19:53
My Bible	Mark Steven Scheffer	I too once collected bibles. One was dated 1595. A old English version I picked up in a pawn shop some years ago and enjoyed reading what I could. I very much like your use of the Shakespearian. Also that line indelicate contradiction?. While reading this if was as if I were standing there seeing the footnotes, touching the torn covers, smelling the cow hide	2014-11-21 14:07:29
November Pea	Marcia L McCaslin	Did the little pea make it? The true test of any write is whether or not the story or poem reaches the reader and of course this work makes me worry about the pea. Like I often worry about pre mature babies this pea planted to late with frost coming at any moment. I was raised in farm country but I don't think a farmer's gene in my blood. But I know those who do and its like you say sight beyond vision, knowing without books. For me the last line is so beautiful We have all had our chance to see the stars. wow.	2014-11-08 10:59:49
Thought	Thomas H. Smihula	I am not a huge believer of form or statement. Your poem leaves a beautiful thought in my head. It is a image I will not soon forget. Well done is so few lines.	2014-11-04 17:19:10
Wrapped Up	Thomas H. Smihula	Love it. Who has not been where you have been you you give the moment a life and voice of its own. Bravo	2014-11-04 17:17:11
Within the Poem	Thomas H. Smihula	Love the poem and all the intentions within. I believe a poem like this would serve well as a first poem in a book called how to write poetry. A short manual of sorts for those who want to improve the nature of their work. Bravo	2014-10-20 11:22:44
The Path	Thomas H. Smihula	Simple and to the point.The poem has an interesting form and flow	2014-10-05 08:25:27
Country Songs	Marcia L McCaslin	There much to like about this write. The form and flow, to the images of sawdust and a wounded heart. A country and western poem threw and threw. You have an exceptional ability for telling a story	2014-10-05 08:15:48
When the Tear Becomes a Diamond	James C. Horak	History is all about rise and defeat. Your line about blood having no colour until it is spilt is incredible. It would be nice if this poem appear at the beginning of every history book, maybe then there would no longer be a need for diamond tears	2014-10-01 20:21:19
Invisible Anchor	DeniMari Z.	I understand how nature can be solace for the soul, however you portray this in a easy to read, light as a feather poem. Your timing is perfect as this reminds me to never pull up anchor, while clouds are sailing by	2014-10-01 20:15:51
Country Music	Marcia L McCaslin	Bravo, Yet again you never fail to please this reader. S1 L2 is as brilliant as the light bulb her one wing is half melted on. I am getting spoiled by the consistent nature of your work	2014-10-01 20:11:39
Cowboy Sonnet	Marcia L McCaslin	I am wondering if the woman in this story is older and that the man old man was once the one with the winsome smile.Either way a great story that takes the reader to some place beautiful. Thank you for posting it	2014-10-01 20:07:00
Earwigs	Marcia L McCaslin	Excellent visuals and a whole lot of empathy that always gives rise to remarkable poetry. I wanted the poem to be longer	2014-09-29 10:08:53
Discussing Roberta	Marcia L McCaslin	The story unfolds so beautifully. I am sorry for her tagic life but you make her sound so noble and beautiful at the same time. There are so many lines that stand out but for me was "She wore it like fine lace. Her loneliness became a shrine that everyone ran to". I have no idea why your friend reacted the way she did. Perhaps she was jealous that you saw Roberta in a way she had failed to. I really love this poem	2014-09-29 10:05:44
Trammeling Up the Consequence	Mark Steven Scheffer	A very interesting twist on no and yes,the very binary of human existence. Blending Christ and Macbeth to bring home your meaning even better	2014-09-29 09:50:09
I Want To Critique Your Poem	Marcia L McCaslin	I could image every line as though you were painting a picture, let alone a poem. Excellent choice of words to convey just how badly you want to critique a poem. I would guess based on what I have read, you would certainly be qualified. This was a brilliant rendering. A picture perfect poem. Thanks for sharing	2014-09-25 10:19:43
A Ghost Tale	Mark Steven Scheffer	Beautiful. I am not sure who the ghost is but the poem leads me to think of a muse. The one all poets reach for when trying to write something new, something never before heard. The imagery is haunting, and the last stanza in pure magic.	2014-09-20 11:29:58
Scotland	James C. Horak	I grew up in Wallaceburg, Ontario. Name after the very man you speak of. He was the very embodiment of the Scotish cause. I wonder how many Scots will remember this when they vote. I believe his death did change how the English viewed the Scots, since his last breath was to speak the very desire of Scotland " Freedom. Your poem nails it	2014-09-20 11:23:10
Clean Plate	DeniMari Z.	Short and sweet and to the point. To re-evaluate the past is to have a different future. An excellent philosophy explained in nine poetic lines. I do wonder if L2 should be yesterday. Seems to flow better. Either way an excellent write	2014-09-15 11:07:09
Laurel Canyon Rhapsody	James C. Horak	Dark and haunting. This poem seems to about a period in history when there was war in south asia,and musicians like Jimmy Henrix were dying of overdoses, assassinations of dreamers like Dr King were almost commonplace. A poem for the dark side of history. This work is sad and beautiful at the same time	2014-09-15 11:00:40
Home	Mark Steven Scheffer	Excellent write esp s2. Loss of people, of love, loss of independence rings loud and clear. Well done	2014-09-13 13:13:22
The Boss	Mark Steven Scheffer	How very original. A poem about those dame Yankees. I like how each legend of that team gets a line or a mention within a line, the the lion's share going to the Boss, of course. Bravo	2014-09-13 13:08:29
“Daddy . . . "	Mark Steven Scheffer	I believe there is a motif forming here. Will will have to try my hand at a train poem one day. I have read Train Stop and was inspired and now yours makes impossible not to attempt it. One Day. What I enjoyed about your take on the subject was your view of your son;s view of the train. How what we saw back in the day was but commonplace, where to your son it would magical to see one. I think this poem is the best parent/child poem I have read to date. It touches that spot that only a fellow parent could know	2014-09-02 22:07:13
Old Flame	Mark Steven Scheffer	OMG. Wow. This is as powerful as it is painful and delightful to read. There are so many ways this poem touches common ground. Not in the actual places and events, but each of them are easily substituted for events and places to each reader that will read this. A Rosetta stone for pain and passion	2014-09-02 21:46:41
Quandary	Mark Steven Scheffer	Hummm. The Bible up close and personal. I don;t believe in predestination, more like an interpretation of events. this poem is very challenging on so many levels, and a very interesting read	2014-09-02 21:40:39
Train Stop	James C. Horak	I think of the engineer in this poem as the heart. The mind can see the bridge is out but the heart stokes the engine. The imagery in this work is a sparkling as the children's run. Excellent write	2014-09-02 21:34:32
Plotting Course	James C. Horak	Such small poem describing a very complex tale of a relationship gone bad. Doing harm is doing harm. It has nothing to do with love. This poem is emotions in the hands of a master. Bravo	2014-09-02 21:28:55
Towering	DeniMari Z.	Deni. I like the current title because it made me curious. The image of a turtle stepping through wet cement is excellent. Conveys to the reader exactly what your process must sometimes feel like. As for your new mantra, amen and solider on I do have a question about S3L5 My mantra now is to piss on what Satan tries to steal with prayers that he leaves (leave)? so my blessed heart can be well. Any way I love the poem	2014-07-25 13:52:42
Revealing Anew	DeniMari Z.	OMG What the hell was that but complete poetry in motion or should I say emotion. Brave on dear poet brave on	2014-07-15 00:48:12
Longing	James C. Horak	Short but highly effective, in both imagery and how it can leave the reader, longing	2014-06-27 09:55:14
4:00 a.m.	Mark Steven Scheffer	It so remarkable how you can take a painful subject and turn it on it's ear. Thank you for the flight	2014-06-20 21:22:15
Seventh Bridge To Cross	DeniMari Z.	I have had lost in my life so far from beyond So far from anything reasonable that my mind or heart still can not touch it I have known the lost of comfort so perfect that since she left I have felt nothing similar, or so close to the mark since then Yet somewhere in me I know that she still loves me all these miles away in all these seconds since her departure I know that Love still wins In other words I understand	2014-06-19 23:18:07
i met a genius	Mark Steven Scheffer	I am sure he would be happy to hear that he made a difference. I would have loved to seen that shadow of an angel	2014-06-16 11:37:25
in pursuit of happiness	Mark Steven Scheffer	If I truly believed that Gad was dead and that there was no hope, I would be crying into the darkness as well. Or is this about the death of some ones real father?	2014-06-16 11:34:43
Sunday	Mark Steven Scheffer	You seem to be wielding that sword quite nicely. I don't know what more I can offer.It would be like Skywalker critiquing Yoda	2014-06-15 17:41:46
this is the end of the rainbow	Mark Steven Scheffer	This so could easily be a song. The pain, the acceptance of love lost revealed in true poetic fashion. This poem is as original as it gets. Thank you for sharing	2014-06-15 17:37:34
King-Dumb Come	DeniMari Z.	OMG That is so beautiful I think I might cry. You so get the plight of Christ. He wants all to know him not just some. But money blinds the many and a lack of money frees the few.	2014-06-12 23:52:58
Magic Glasses	DeniMari Z.	Very excellent writing here. I have felt your words,been that person more then once or twice in my life. What i love most about this poem is that is does not hold anything back.There is some uncomfortable truth in every line The ending neatly ties it all together and says it all Brilliant work.	2014-06-01 07:40:27
I have found	Terry L Krieg	Its very nice to come across a poem that speaks well of ageing. That it is not all doom and gloom. Lines 11,12 and 13 really stand out for me. Excellent work through out.	2014-04-27 15:31:59
Come to Camden	James C. Horak	Excellent poem. I don't travel a lot but when I have so much of what you speak about I have experienced but would have never thought to put to words. Bravo	2014-04-26 11:49:36
Mark Sheffer's Excellent Collection of Poems	James C. Horak	Excellent News. Where do I get a copy?	2014-04-26 11:44:27
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