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Comments: Quality Or Generic

Quality comments wanted Generics need not apply “Cute one,” she said. “Funny,” he wrote. (I’d written the poem while I cried) “Points” are given for comments left Some writers just copy and paste Such comments show poems were not read To muster points, they’re left in haste Poets always see the difference When their verse was actually read So if you have no time to read Pass the poetry by instead For the Views versus Comments contest

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Robert A. Dufresne

Date: 11/26/2010 10:12:00 AM

hey I just now saw this win of yours! it's a winner in more ways than one. Awesome, Diane,congratuations to you for nailing this one right on. Ang congrats to HG for selecting it

Sara Kendrick

Date: 11/9/2010 1:24:00 PM

Congratulations on your win..Sara

James Fraser

Date: 11/9/2010 11:55:00 AM

Many congratulations Diane on your first place in HG's contest. You summed it up perfectly >> James :)

Jordan Brazell

Date: 11/9/2010 11:33:00 AM

amen to that...if you're not giving me any true viable feedback for my work...."pass the poetry by instead"...congrats on the 1st place!

Francine Roberts

Date: 11/9/2010 8:55:00 AM

well done, congrats on your first place Diana, ( will refrain from writing cute or funny)

Joyce Johnson

Date: 11/9/2010 7:50:00 AM

Congratulations Diane. Well said. Yes, sometime the comments don't fit the poem at all and I wonder why they bothered. Love, Joyce

Carrie Richards

Date: 11/9/2010 7:31:00 AM

I love the sentiments of this poem...and agree completely!! Congratulations on your 1st place win!!

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 11/9/2010 7:21:00 AM

Congratulations on your first place win in HG's contest Diane. Carol

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 11/9/2010 6:21:00 AM

Your on a roll...congrats to you on your 1st place..BG

Hgarvey Daniel Esquire

Date: 11/9/2010 5:13:00 AM

Dear Diane, Congratulations on Your First Place Win in My Contest The first time I read this Masterpiece I marked as the Winner I Posted this on my Blog so YOU should get a lot of Quality Comments, LOVE ALWAYS, YOUR Liege...HG

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 11/9/2010 4:37:00 AM

Super congrats Diane on your first place win in HG's contest about comments and views...wonderfully written and a well deserved first place ..enjoy with lots of luv..

Constance La France

Date: 11/8/2010 7:42:00 PM

Congratulatins on first place in the contest~~

Duncan Chappell

Date: 11/6/2010 6:36:00 AM

great thought here my friend thank you for sharing duncan

Gerard Keogh Jr.

Date: 11/4/2010 3:21:00 PM

That second line is telling and cutting. It reminds me of e.e. cummings. I like this in passing. It says more with a second reading than one should expect. REgards, Gerard

Joe Maverick

Date: 10/29/2010 2:00:00 PM

good words on a point relavant to all here although it goes with the (turf) i would think, i feel that''poetry''is a gift to us and that we inhabit a temporary life.i do not feel that i own the poems that i pen, i feel priveledged that they present themselfs to me, and wish them to be enjoyed, by any who would find time to read them. by the way thank for your intrest & comment.

Doris Culverhouse

Date: 10/29/2010 12:08:00 PM

great thoughts... I really don't care about points... I comment to get others to comment on my works really.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 10/19/2010 2:43:00 PM

Good write on this topic that has been introduced for poetic discussion.Reads like a winner to me.I always try to read one if I go there but sometimes don't leave very good comment more or less generic for several reasons.But I have read the poem.Sometimes I read a poem or part of a poem _ don't leave a comment because I know that I can't say anything good.Thanks for the comments on my poem "Novel Idea".I have one person who attends the church where we go that is doing this(button pushing)..Sara

Ravindra K Kapoor

Date: 10/19/2010 11:46:00 AM

I should rather call it a Gem of Poem. You have made an X-ray of those actions, which are often practiced by some Poets, who perhaps do not have time to read the full poem. You have the sparks to capture the instincts and to give us some really beautiful poems in the time to come. My good wishes for your contest and for your meaningful writings. Many thank for your precious comments on my poem 'Song of a Teenage Girl' Love and best wishes...Ravindra....Diane Locksley

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 10/19/2010 10:28:00 AM

Hi Diane --I myself appreciate comments that give some insight to my poems :) you really make a great point in this insightful poem of yours-- I hope it places high in the contest :) --nikko :)

C.C Bloomsfield

Date: 10/18/2010 5:01:00 AM

i am reading you,i'm reading you ?yes i am and i love what i'm reading!:)Celene.

Harry Horsman

Date: 10/17/2010 5:16:00 PM

This is different and to the point, excellent. thanks for the comments on my stuff Diane, Oh by the way you are doing fine without many husband. Harry

Kim Hilliker

Date: 10/17/2010 12:37:00 PM

lol. I love it! You make a great point!

Audrey Haick

Date: 10/16/2010 5:02:00 PM

I applaud you for these thoughts you've put to pen, Diane. Wishing you good luck in the contest...this will surely be in the Winners' Circle.. Hope you're having a great weekend! Love, Audrey

Wilma Neels

Date: 10/16/2010 11:48:00 AM

Diane, nicely stated. Loved your approach so much truth in it as well. Good luck to you for the contest as well. Hope you are having a good weekend ;)

De R

Date: 10/16/2010 8:18:00 AM

Unfortunately, this is true about some of the poets here. I personally prefer to really read something and only comment when I like it. Enjoyed your sense of realism in this one and you're so right, you can so tell when someone comments and does not even read the poem. But maybe sometimes those who comment don't understand the real meaning of the poem and they just get confused and say something not really related to the write. I really read this one, honestly:)Hugs, Emilia