This Poem was Submitted By: Mark Steven Scheffer On Date: 2012-03-02 22:04:44 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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My First February '12 Vote

9 Credits 1 Lora Silvey Painter’s Society 22.581            5 Credits 2 Tony P Spicuglia Waking Up To Nightmares 20.323 4 Credits 3 Mark Andrew Hislop The Stew 18.064 3 Credits 4 Mark Andrew Hislop Spell for Retrieving a Lover 15.806 2 Credits 5 Mark Andrew Hislop Communion 
.548 2 Credits 6 Ellen K Lewis full revolution 11.290 1 Credit 7 Dellena Rovito Carnival Glass 9.032 1 Credit 8 DeniMari Z. Candles Burn Out 6.774 1 Credit 9 Howard D. Palmer Crappy days are here again 4.516 10 cheyenne smyth Tombstones 2.258 **** To revive a noble tradition once in use here. In any month where I vote, I will post my selections.       I love the top two poems, and it was hard to choose between them. I love MAH"s poetry, and could not quibble with anyone ranking any of his        higher on aesthetic merit, but the top two by Lora and Tony really grabbed me and were powerful pieces.

Copyright © March 2012 Mark Steven Scheffer


This Poem was Critiqued By: DeniMari Z. On Date: 2012-03-15 15:28:50
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 10.00000
Great picks - and on a personal note I know I would not have stayed with TPL for 12 years - (the system here read less years) but I joined in the year 2000 - if it had not been for the encouragement of almost everyone on your list here - it's still a learning process for me but I've been lucky - My first and only choice for a poetry website gave me all of you - blessings, Deni


This Poem was Critiqued By: James C. Horak On Date: 2012-03-10 16:21:49
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 7.66667
MSS, you are undeterred, I see from the driving force of bile. Fair to a fault, the Bard might have said (mindful of Othello's wonderful line, to "have loved not wisely but too well". Othello might have been a poet too. Or maybe one just takes beauty where they find it...after all even black mambas move with an amazing grace. Delighted you saw something good in Mr. Palmer's offering too. I do think, however, you overlooked Medard's poem this month. You've started off the new month splendidly, I might add. JCH
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