craig cornish's Blog
 I started writing poetry as a young boy, actually they were lyrics to melodies I would invent, performed before the captive audience of Mom and Dad, who were, at least outwardly entertained. Let’s face it, if you can’t please a loving family it’s probably not a good idea to take your show on the road. I started writing poems in high school for English and Lit. classes and through college, some for courses, some for loves, and some---just because. Sold some lyrics for ads and had some writings published. Then life struck—marriage, family, work, and I didn’t write another poem for years, well, maybe a few. Then just over a year ago I was searching for inspiration for a eulogy because a friend’s Dad had died and my search lead me to Poetry Soup and the fine poets who reside here. I have learned more here than in all of my English and Literature classes combined. I can think of many names that have been particularly inspirational but truly it is the whole—this creative melting pot…Poetry Soup---Thank You
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Blog Posted:11/29/2012 10:35:00 AM
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One of my favorite movie quotes came from the 1994 version of "The Miracle on 34TH Street"
Mr Gimbel said "These small seemingly insignificant sentimental anachronisms...." Referring to Santa Claus. How true, and the operative word is "seemingly". We all too quickly these days try to crown ourselves with enlightenment like we will save the world from this devil Santa and the materialistic scourge on morality and sensibilities, but they are "seemingly insignificant" only to the naive and are certainly not anachronisms because if not by one name they will live in another, and have for centuries. We are much too fragile to rid ourselves of them because despite our best efforts or self aggrandizement we are no better and perhaps in someways less enlightened. The first 'Miracle on 34th Street' was 1947, the Virginia article was written in 1897 and similar thoughts and philosophies have been written for centuries and imagined before language existed. So piling on, here are some of my materialistic memories of Christmas in the form of a Christmas tree!
Funny thing is--you could probably buy all of these for what an Ipad costs--simpler times!
T JOY Y TOP YOYO JACKS MARBLES HULA HOOP YAHTZEE CLUE GAME SEA MONKEYS PICKUP STICKS CHEMICAL SETS GREEN ARMY MEN FANNER FIFTY RECORD PLAYER JACK IN THE BOX LIONEL TRAIN SET BARREL OF MONKEYS LUNAR LAUNCHER GUN ROY ROGERS LUNCH BOX CHATTY CATHY DOLL SORRY GAME MONOPOLY BARBIE DOLL SUPER BALL TINKER TOYS WOOLY WILLY DAISY BB GUN KALIEDOSCOPE ETCH A SKETCH ROLLER SKATES ERECTOR SET SILLY PUTTY LEGOS BOZO PUNCHING BAG BICYCLE OPEN ME FIRST BROWNIE CAMERA POLARIOD CAMERA TIDDLY WINKS ELECTRIC FOOTBALL GAME DOMINOES BETSY WETSY DOLL CHINESE CHECKERS FLEXIBLE FLIER SLED TIN HUMMING TOP MR POTATO HEAD EASY BAKE OVEN GI JOE WHOOPEE CUSHION ICE SKATES PUPPET OPERATION GAME GAME OF LIFE CAP GUN SOCK MONKEY VIEW MASTER CHECKERS CHESS UNCLE WIGGLY GAME FORT APACHE PARCHEESI SLINKY MAGIC 8 BALL LINCOLN LOGS SNOW SKIS BATTLESHIP GAME SNAKES AND LADDERS CANDYLAND M E R R Y CHRISTMAS
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My Poems
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| Date Posted | Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| 5/17/2013 | Crimson Passion | Rhyme | passion, |
| 5/16/2013 | Linda's Song | Free verse (vers libre) | dedication, |
| 5/16/2013 | The Belated Debutante | Quatrain | funny, |
| 5/15/2013 | Life's Waves | Free verse (vers libre) | life, |
| 5/14/2013 | Too Young | Pantoum | dad,death, |
| 5/14/2013 | Five Minutes | Free verse (vers libre) | introspection, |
| 5/10/2013 | Green | Tanka | love, |
| 5/7/2013 | To Lily | Quatrain | birthday, |
| 5/6/2013 | In Silence I Stood | Villanelle | life,love, |
| 5/4/2013 | Blue Gardenia | Free verse (vers libre) | love, |
| 5/4/2013 | merlot | Haiku | nature, |
| 5/3/2013 | Sophistication | Free verse (vers libre) | life, |
| 4/29/2013 | A Ripple in Time | Free verse (vers libre) | hope,life, |
| 4/25/2013 | Evolution Worst Poem | Free verse (vers libre) | life, |
| 4/21/2013 | Life's Lessons | Blank verse | life, |
| 4/21/2013 | The Otters Play | Sonnet | life, |
| 4/20/2013 | Friendship | Acrostic | friendship, |
| 4/20/2013 | Dragon Slayers | Free verse (vers libre) | life, |
| 4/19/2013 | In The Meadow | Sonnet | war, |
| 4/18/2013 | Haiku ap1813 | Haiku | nature, |
| 4/16/2013 | Synathroesmic Cat | Couplet | funny, |
| 4/14/2013 | Moon | Free verse (vers libre) | moon, |
| 4/14/2013 | In Medias Res | Verse | religious,truth, |
| 4/13/2013 | Coccinellidae | Quintain (English) | funny, |
| 4/13/2013 | Belly Up | Rhyme | song-lyric,me,fun,me, |
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Fav Poems
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| Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| Violin | Personification | death,love,sadworld,rose, |
| Evening Walk | Free verse (vers libre) | introspection,life,nature |
| The Sowing | Free verse (vers libre) | devotion |
| Why I Weep | Italian Sonnet | natureme, |
| LONG DISTANT DREAM | Rhyme | nature |
| An Invitation to Dance | Sonnet | music,nature, |
| Secrets of the Stream | Free verse (vers libre) | introspection,nature |
| Grandpa | Couplet | childhood,loss,sadold,chi |
| Double Phantasy | Free verse (vers libre) | loss,mystery,sad |
| Something of a Dreamer | Free verse (vers libre) | life, |
| Silver Strands | Bio | love,mother,me,silver, |
| Montage Poetry | Lyric | happiness,history,uplifti |
| A Mutual passion | Blank verse | romance,longing,longing,l |
| Spring Returned | Rondeau | happiness,love,people,sou |
| January--Miss Doom and Gloom | Personification | imagination,nature,new ye |
| Magic | Acrostic | fantasy,imagination,smile |
| Wind Power | Rhyme | nature, |
| Gold Star | Narrative | childhood,war,war,star,bl |
| FIRST CHERUBIC CHANCE | Lyric | mystery,uplifting |
| Circle of Life | Rhyme | death,introspection,life, |
| New England | Rhyme | nature,seasons, |
| If Ever | Sonnet | faith,hope,inspirational, |
| ALL FOR HONOR | Quatrain | lost love,sad,sleep, |
| THE HOURS | Sonnet | on writing and words,time |
| EULOGY FOR THE ELDON GALLERY, WATERLOO | Free verse (vers libre) | art,life,places,sad,grand |
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