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OKAY! I CONFESS! I'M BRAGGING (AGAIN)

Blog Posted:6/29/2015 7:08:00 AM

I read a blog a while back that basically was about the fact that just because you weren't published does NOT mean that you are not a good (or even great) poet. I agree with that ONE HUNDRED PERCENT...One of the best poets on PS recently told me that she has never even tried to get published and probably never WILL because she writes only for the purpose of expressing herself and enjoys sharing it with others. In other words, she doesn't take herself (or her poetry) that seriously. How I admire this wonderful lady's lack of ego!

Having said that, I have to admit that I DO have a little bit of an ego thus I am going to SHAMELESSLY brag-boast-bust-me-buttons, etc...

My poem 'The Ghost of My Lonely' has been accepted for publication in 'The Literary Hatchet' and this magazine actually PAYS...The amount is so small that I'm too embarassed to say what it is but hey, it's a start. Also, that same poem and 'I Recall' is due to be published in the July issue of 'Wilderness House Literary Review', an Internet site that DOESN'T pay...Deb Guzzie has also been published there and is the one who told me about it (Thanks Deb!)

Anyway, any of you who might be interested, please check one or both of these out. There are SO many talented poets here (Many of you FAR more than me) I have been published a few times before and personally, I get a kick out of actually SEEING one of my poems on the printed page...Anyone else feel that way?

Thanks for reading - Tim

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Kp
Nunez

Date: 7/27/2015 2:19:00 PM

Almost a month too late but hey, as I say time and again to the blogs I post to (if ever I do, since I'm too shy to regularly comment) better late than never! After a long intro, let me congratulate you, Tim! This is very encouraging and I hope you get to have more of your works published. hugs!

Tim Ryerson
Date: 7/27/2015 5:09:00 PM

I am SO glad you weren't too shy to comment on my blog my Kim! Many thanks...

Jan
Allison

Date: 7/5/2015 11:21:00 AM

Congrats Tim it is wonderful news - the thrill of seeing your name in print is so wonderful - I wrote a poem for a local contest on our Island - all our poems went into a traditionally published book and we all had to sign the fly leaf of one copy of the book - it made me feel very proud:-) hugs Jan xx

Tim Ryerson
Date: 7/27/2015 5:15:00 PM

Then congratulations to you as well my friend! You have always been a faithful friend and supporter of my poetry and though I don't return the favor as often as I should, believe me, I am a HUGE fan...

Debbie
Guzzi

Date: 6/30/2015 1:42:00 PM

Yes Tim I have told you all along your verses content, your voice is very unique, OF COURSE, you would be published & even a $1 is PAY. Here are somemore very nice markets which pay a little & you should try excuse me if I told you already!http://nonbinaryreview.com/ which is themed- & https://zeteticrecord.org/

Tim Ryerson
Date: 6/30/2015 3:22:00 PM

Thanks Cher! I will DEFINITELY check both of these out...You are a great friend and have always supported me from the time I first became a member...

Robert
Lindley

Date: 6/30/2015 9:11:00 AM

Big congrats on such an accomplishment! Every journey starts with the first step my friend. I hope you go just as far as you want to go..

Tim Ryerson
Date: 6/30/2015 3:30:00 PM

Thanks Robert!

Olive Eloisa
Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 6/29/2015 8:20:00 PM

Huge Cingrata Tim!!! Keep writing!!:)~Olive Eloisa

Tim Ryerson
Date: 6/30/2015 2:06:00 AM

Thanks Olive!

Constance
La France

Date: 6/29/2015 1:54:00 PM

Tim be proud, it has nothing to do with money but I think pride, so a big congratulations on being published. I may be the one guilty of making that comment because I write just for me with no interest in publication but I admire others that do publish and so enjoy the honor

Tim Ryerson
Date: 6/29/2015 2:04:00 PM

I THOUGHT that might have been you Constance and I pronounce you: NOT guilty...I admire you for your lack of ego...You are classy lady!

Kim
Merryman

Date: 6/29/2015 1:41:00 PM

How exciting, Tim! Congratulations! I would like to see my work in print at least once. Just haven't taken the time to pursue it.

Tim Ryerson
Date: 6/29/2015 2:07:00 PM

Thanks Kim! All I can say is check them out and send something to them...

Kabuteng P.Ink
K.

Date: 6/29/2015 12:35:00 PM

That's so wonderful, Tim! I'm happy for you, Tim :)!

Tim Ryerson
Date: 6/29/2015 1:25:00 PM

Thank you SO much Wala!

Carol
Eastman

Date: 6/29/2015 12:18:00 PM

Congrats! You're on your way to be a possible Poet Laurate or at least way better known than you already are! That's sooo cool and possibly tons of fun. Dragon and I will brag about knowing you way back when... keep writting... and we'll keep reading!

Tim Ryerson
Date: 6/29/2015 2:14:00 PM

Sorry Carol! The below reply was meant for the comment below...I know YOUR name isn't Tom but maybe your hubby? Or even one of your trolls? Dragon?

Tim Ryerson
Date: 6/29/2015 1:59:00 PM

Hi Tom - ANY compliment from Flo strokes my ego. We live only 40 miles apart and sadly, we STILL haven't met in person (yet) Thanks for your participation...

Tim Ryerson
Date: 6/29/2015 1:32:00 PM

Thanks my friend! Glad Dragon is gonna brag on me too when I become rich and famous and I can't go out of my house without getting MOBBED by adoring fans (Yeah RIGHT!) Gotta come visit you two sometime. Dragon doesn't bite does he? I'm good with animals (and reptiles too)

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 6/29/2015 10:17:00 AM

Bravo, tim! I am so proud of you!!! My time is limited here. I will type in one of your poem's titles and see if it brings me to it!! If you don't see a comment from me, I hope you will tell us what page your published poetry is on!

Tim Ryerson
Date: 7/1/2015 6:08:00 PM

Thanks best friend on the Soup, otherwise known as: 'Dandy Andy' the Footle Queen. I think you should send them 'Cinder Girl' or pick out one of your own personal favs and consider that a direct order...

Tim Ryerson
Date: 6/29/2015 1:46:00 PM

Crap! Please see above reply...

Eileen
Manassian

Date: 6/29/2015 9:19:00 AM

Hey you!!! Congrats. So proud of you. I would LOVE to get published. It takes time...when I'm on summer break, I will check these out. Hugs to you!

Tim Ryerson
Date: 6/29/2015 2:26:00 PM

Hey you!!! (LOVE that!) I'm proud of you too whether you get published or NOT...You are such a wonderful and faithful friend to me. Pick out a few of your favs and send them in...It's VERY simple and all you need is Microsoft Word or something similar...

Carrie
Richards

Date: 6/29/2015 9:17:00 AM

Hooray for you Tim !!! You have good reason to brag a little, your poetry can easily touch the heart, and the more hearts, the better !! Congratulations !!

Tim Ryerson
Date: 6/29/2015 2:29:00 PM

Well Carrie, I'm sure you know by now who that person was I was referring to in the first part of the blog...

My Past Blog Posts


IT'S ALL BACKWARDS...WE ARE SUPPOSED TO GO FIRST Date Posted: 9/23/2015 3:38:00 AM
OKAY! I CONFESS! I'M BRAGGING (AGAIN) Date Posted: 6/29/2015 7:08:00 AM
ANOTHER BACK-WOODS, COUNTRY GENIUS Date Posted: 5/4/2015 3:50:00 PM
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOODNIGHT... Date Posted: 12/22/2014 6:27:00 AM
FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEOS - HOW BOUT YOU? Date Posted: 10/11/2014 2:30:00 AM
TOMMY JAMES Date Posted: 9/30/2014 9:29:00 PM
THAT LITTLE GREEN BOX DON'T 'LIKE' ME Date Posted: 8/19/2014 9:32:00 AM
DEATH OF A COMIC GENIUS Date Posted: 8/11/2014 7:50:00 PM
SING A SPOOKY SONG (How Bout You?) Date Posted: 8/1/2014 2:58:00 AM
THE SKOKIE THEATRE Date Posted: 7/4/2014 7:59:00 PM
MADD!! Date Posted: 7/1/2014 7:34:00 AM
A COURAGEOUS COUPLE Date Posted: 6/26/2014 1:53:00 AM
DUMB BLOND? NOT A CHANCE... Date Posted: 4/21/2014 12:41:00 PM
SHORT AND NOT SO SWEET Date Posted: 4/13/2014 8:14:00 PM
INTRODUCING A NEW POET Date Posted: 4/7/2014 9:19:00 PM
PLEASE HOLD AND AN AGENT WILL BE WITH YOU SHORTLY... Date Posted: 3/12/2014 10:01:00 AM
FAVORITE MOVIE MOMENTS, PART II Date Posted: 3/4/2014 7:05:00 AM
PLEASE PARDON MY BOAST Date Posted: 2/15/2014 3:08:00 PM
ONE OF A KIND-ONE IN A MILLION-THE ONE AND ONLY ETC. Date Posted: 2/2/2014 8:05:00 PM
I GOTTA BE DREAMING Date Posted: 12/2/2013 4:01:00 AM
PRE-EXISTING CONDITION Date Posted: 11/12/2013 12:09:00 PM
DEER TRACKS Date Posted: 10/29/2013 4:15:00 AM
And The Winner Is... Date Posted: 10/16/2013 6:57:00 AM
Prayers for Moonbee Date Posted: 9/18/2013 5:49:00 PM
What Are Your Favorite Books or Books? Date Posted: 9/5/2013 8:26:00 AM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
11/29/2016	The Dance	Free verse	nostalgia,
10/11/2016	Perhaps	Monoku	sad,wife,
10/7/2016	Time Out	Light Verse	funny love,
10/5/2016	No Sounds of Any Kind Please, Even Silence	Lyric	funny,parody,
10/3/2016	But I Would Not Live Anywhere Else	Light Verse	home,political,
2/9/2016	Box of Chocolate Candy For My Little Poet Destroyer	Verse	dedication,friend,
2/6/2016	Looks Like Cupid Missed the Mark	Rhyme	valentines day,
1/14/2016	Pet Peave	Dodoitsu	life,pets,
1/10/2016	Einstein Was Right	Senryu	romance,science,
1/8/2016	Missing: Pieces of Me	Free verse	grief,son,
1/6/2016	Moon Over Mars	Haiku	moon,
1/1/2016	Giving Thanks For 2015	Acrostic	father,new year,
12/29/2015	My Seraphim	Free verse	angel,wife,
12/15/2015	Five Somewhat Kinky Lines Concerning Love	Epigram	funny love,
12/14/2015	On That Day	Free verse	christmas,
12/7/2015	An Opinion, Not a Judgement	Epigram	baby,family,
12/1/2015	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	Rhyme	blue,christmas,
12/1/2015	For Christmas I Dream	Couplet	christmas,
11/17/2015	I See the Earth Move	Haiku	nature,sun,
11/17/2015	My Favorite Food For Thanksgiving	Verse	food,holiday,
11/17/2015	Someday,Sometime	Senryu	for her,
11/5/2015	Forbidden Rose	Free verse	flower,sensual,
10/25/2015	An Opinion, Not a Judgement	Verse	baby,
10/24/2015	For the Birds - a Tribute To Alfred Hitchcock	Verse	bird,horror,
10/19/2015	Kids Gotta Love Funny Doggie Footles	Footle	dog,funny,
10/14/2015	For Kim	Free verse	child,grief,loss,
10/5/2015	A Compilation of Fickle Foolish Footles	Footle	funny,
9/13/2015	A Tribute To a Major Appliance	Personification	funny,humorous,relationsh
9/12/2015	Infidel	Free verse	culture,war,
9/11/2015	The Door To Forever	Free verse	grief,son,
9/4/2015	I Stand Corrected	Senryu	funny,science,
8/24/2015	Bad Breath Blues - the Boss Is Always Right	Limerick	career,funny,
8/18/2015	Pink	Narrative	mom,scary,
8/17/2015	Beginnings	Free verse	innocence,sensual,
8/11/2015	February	Acrostic	birthday,
8/10/2015	Rubber Soul Memories	Verse	music,nostalgia,,western,
8/8/2015	Lazy-Man's Mexican Cuisine	Light Verse	food,
7/28/2015	Bottoms Up	Limerick	funny,
7/21/2015	Stars In Your Eyes	Senryu	stars,
7/21/2015	Widow Christmas - Get Low	Couplet	christmas,depression,holi
7/20/2015	You Can Call Me Sir But I Guess You'Re Gonna Have To Call Me -	Light Verse	funny,girl,
7/18/2015	Mother Pelican Bleeds	Senryu	patriotic,
7/9/2015	Relief Valve	Footle	food,funny,
7/7/2015	Lord of the Flies	Light Verse	angst,insect,
7/1/2015	After the Storm	Haiku	nature,
6/27/2015	You a Dead Man	Narrative	death,funny,
6/26/2015	Six Random and Rather Ridiculous Observations Concerning Love	Light Verse	funny love,
6/25/2015	Tribute To Jimi Hendrix	Narrative	music,planet,science,
6/23/2015	Forbidden Door	Free verse	dark,death,
6/22/2015	Famous Poets	Light Verse	poets,tribute,
6/19/2015	Garbage Truck	Limerick	funny,
6/18/2015	Hit Me With Your Best Shot	Monorhyme	cancer,inspirational,
6/16/2015	Handicapped	Free verse	loss,son,
6/14/2015	Doa	Prose Poetry	addiction,dark,drug,
6/8/2015	A Lot More Than My Ego Got Bruised	Footle	funny love,
6/8/2015	A 'Trip' To the Mall - Xxx	Limerick	funny,
6/3/2015	A Word To the Wise	I do not know?	nonsense,
6/1/2015	Sea Hag	Clerihew	funny,
5/23/2015	Living the Moment	Rhyme	life,
5/20/2015	The King and His Queen	Choka	music,tribute,
5/19/2015	Hey Babe, How Would You Like To See Me-	Limerick	friend,relationship,
5/11/2015	Just Who Do You Think I Am	Personification	bird,
5/8/2015	Gotcha - Part Ii	Light Verse	relationship,
5/2/2015	Suffer the Little Children	Verse	children,
5/1/2015	Gotcha	Light Verse	romance,
4/28/2015	On That Day - Christmas 2009	Free verse	christmas,grief,joy,
4/28/2015	H-W-R	Monorhyme	father,loss,old,
4/27/2015	Getting Burned By Burning Daylight	Light Verse	natural disasters,nature,
4/21/2015	A Letter From the Irs	Limerick	angst,humorous,
4/20/2015	Big Foot and I	Monoku	animal,funny,social,
3/9/2015	Concerning the Achievement of Life Goals - Keep It Simple	Haiku	funny,nature,
2/27/2015	Concerning the Preparation of Mexican Cuisine	Epigram	food,funny,
2/13/2015	The Fifties	List	nostalgia,
2/9/2015	Survivor	Quatrain	life,
2/9/2015	Grave-Side Service	Tanka	funeral,
1/30/2015	Incident On I-59	Narrative	life,
1/30/2015	Incident On I-59 Part Ii	Narrative	life,
1/30/2015	Incident On I-59 Part Iii	Narrative	life,
1/29/2015	Culinary Crises	Light Verse	angst,food,
1/24/2015	For Feelin' So Blue	Couplet	bereavement,wife,
1/12/2015	Camille	Personification	natural disasters,nature,
1/10/2015	Magic Beans	Footle	food,
1/6/2015	And All Is Forever New	Senryu	heaven,music,
1/3/2015	Dachshund Footles	Footle	dog,
1/2/2015	The Wall	Free verse	insect,
12/31/2014	I Think, Therefore I Am and May Also -	Tanka	funny,
12/31/2014	Heaven Help Me	Tanka	funny,
12/31/2014	The City That Care Forgot	Choka	city,music,
12/29/2014	Gods of Winds	Free verse	natural disasters,nature,
12/28/2014	Baseball Card	Free verse	baseball,son,
12/28/2014	On That Night	Narrative	christmas,
12/25/2014	Santa's Little Helper	Limerick	christmas,
12/22/2014	A Letter To General Eisenhower	Narrative	war,
10/28/2014	Walking On Eggshells	Epigram	funny,philosophy,
10/27/2014	Seraphim	Free verse	wife,
10/13/2014	Wow,You Look Old For Your Age -	Senryu	age,nonsense,
10/9/2014	Plague	Narrative	africa,death,
10/2/2014	Winter	Acrostic	childhood,nostalgia,
9/28/2014	The Color of Yellow	Light Verse	color,humorous,violence,
9/26/2014	Fredrick 1979	Free verse	natural disasters,nature,

My Photos

Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
The Sowing	Free verse	devotion,
A "brush" With Horror	Limerick	funny
The Ice Enchantress	Blank verse	fantasy,sea,seasons
Dearest	Rhyme	devotion,faith,mother,upl
He's Their Grandpa	Free verse	dedication,husband,
Causalities of War	Elegy	death,war,
Christmas Miracle In the Ghetto (Co-Written With John Moses Freeman)	Narrative	family,holiday,hope,uplif
Philidelphia	Free verse	heart,music,
A Boston Tea Party Prelude	Prose	husband,
Alliums Cloud My Heart	Lanterne	introspection
I Want Your Seeds	Free verse	adventure,funny,old,rain,
Sleeves of the Soul	Free verse	depression,imagination,
Hands	Free verse	anxiety,beautiful,beauty,
Into the Gloaming	Quatrain	sleep,
Tissue Box	Free verse	child,cry,daughter,grief,
On the Rocks	Rhyme	humorous,
Butterflies	Rhyme	loss,love,
A House On the Cliff's Edge	Ballad	allegory,art,beach,beauti
Once a Goddess of Evening	Free verse	change,color,fantasy,worl
Sleepless Night	Dramatic Verse	anger,death,farewell,memo
Indian Ink	Dramatic Verse	abuse,autumn,death,deep,f
Summer's Snow	Free verse	lost love,love,
Silver Haze	Free verse	beauty,dark,depression,ho
Another Man's Clothes	Free verse	introspection,
Beginnings and Endings	Narrative	baby,birth,death,mother,n
In Depth of Circumstance	Rhyme	dream,first love,love,rom
Thinking About Angels	Free verse	death,
Dust and Ash	Free verse	change,earth,environment,
Waterloo Bridge	Ekphrasis	art,beauty,
Cruising With the Sky	Light Verse	music,sky,
Crystal	Free verse	daughter,
When Madness Rides On Moonlight	Sestina	god,life,
Written In the Sand	Heroic Couplet	analogy,introspection,pro
Ice Breaker	Free verse	change,heart,love,metapho
Face To Face	Free verse	love,
Little Glistening Salmon	Free verse	adventure,appreciation,be
Clarity	Free verse	introspection,loss,
Obsidian	Free verse	abuse,dark,mystery,
Engaging Thoughts	Free verse	boyfriend,lost love,love,
Admittedly Aries	Rhyme	april,happiness,star,
Vixen of the Mist	Verse	imagination,sea,
A Lovers Voyage	Free verse	love,paradise,
Breaths and Fireglow	Free verse	inspirational,soulmate,
Men of Honor	Rhyme	courage,peace,soldier,
These Red Brick Walls	Rhyme	future,history,house,me,m
God's Kind of Poetry	Terza Rima	beauty,devotion,poetry,
Eccentric Eyes	Sonnet	pain,
Immortality	Free verse	family,
So Sweet Is Life	Light Verse	beautiful,
A Twisted Ploy	Rispetto	age,introspection,philoso
This, My Ink's Desire	Free verse	art,identity,
Yesterday's Pain Still Fresh	Free verse	dark,death,feelings,lost
My Greatest Gift	Rhyme	holiday,love,
Touch Me	Free verse	absence,confusion,imagina
Days	Free verse	animal,beauty,day,deep,gr
Walled In	Free verse	memory,men,
Mister Time	Free verse	day,time,
We Push the Pen	Quatrain	poems,poetry,poets,senses
Quiet Attention	Free verse	childhood,devotion,family
Bite Me	Free verse	anger,anti bullying,
You Know	Ode	emotions,friendship,happi
Resuscitation	Verse	kiss,love,romance,
When a Woman Is Just a Woman	Free verse	absence,angst,confusion,l
Love In a Far Off Place	Free verse	lost love,memory,romance,
The Artist	Sonnet	art,
Light On the Devil's Chord - Day 13	Epic	adventure,confusion,coura
The Essence of Rose	Personification	death,life,
My First Five Poems	Rhyme	dark,fantasy,write,
Inheritance	Free verse	death,introspection,missi
Sand Dollar Dreams	Haibun	memory,nature,
Butterfly Dreams	Free verse	appreciation,art,beauty,p
A Mother's Envy and Pride	Free verse	art,child,love,metaphor,m
We Are the Dead	Verse	dark,death,dream,grief,
Deaf	Epic	imagination,
Memory Rides the Rails	Rhyme	america,childhood,memory,
Raven's Sign	Couplet	sea,
What a Wondorous Garden	Free verse	appreciation,beautiful,be
The Forest	Alliteration	art,imagination,passion,s
Love Is On the Way	Free verse	betrayal,childhood,confli
Waterfall Wishes On Stars With No Swings	Quatern	dream,love,
One Regret	Sonnet	introspection,life,

Fav Poets

Poet	Country
Carrie Richards	United States	Read
Moonbee Canady	United States	Read
Andrea Dietrich	United States	Read
Brian Strand	United Kingdom	Read
Poet Destroyer A	United States	Read
Jayne Eggins	Australia	Read
Delysia Hendricks	South Africa	Read
Suzanne Delaney	United States	Read
Elizabeth Wesley	Canada	Read
Heather Ober	Canada	Read
Cyndi Macmillan	Canada	Read
Donna Jones	United States	Read
Donna Golden	United States	Read
Elaine George	Canada	Read
Charlotte Puddifoot	United Kingdom	Read
Laura Breidenthal	United States	Read
Sandra Adams	United States	Read
Rhonda Johnson-Saunders	United States	Read
Cherl Dunn	United States	Read
Debbie Guzzi	United States	Read
Constance La France	Canada	Read
Kathryn Collins	United States	Read
Connie Marcum Wong	United States	Read
Faye Gibson	United States	Read
Arlene Smith	United States	Read
Kabuteng P.Ink K.	Philippines	Read
Barbara Gorelick	United States	Read
Kim Van Breda	United States	Read
Charmaine Chircop	Malta	Read
Ilene Bauer	United States	Read
Monterey Sirak	United States	Read
Casarah Nance	United States	Read
Jan Allison	Isle Of Man	Read
Deb Wilson	United States	Read
Eileen Manassian	_Not Listed	Read
Jaycee Cervenka	United States	Read
Kp Nunez	Philippines	Read
Pandita Sietesantos	United States	Read
Skat A	United States	Read
Lu Loo	United States	Read
Kelly Deschler	United States	Read
Aiyah Torres	Philippines	Read
Kim Rodrigues	United States	Read