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Cloned Poetry - AI Personified

You creep into our lives, a shadowed cheat, with shameless claim that you are one of us, and so with honest poets you compete, and cause a vile unnecessary fuss. You take the place of poets that are true who share their feelings spoken from their hearts, replacing them with tripe as you pursue the fame a poet laureate imparts. You spew your words with elemental ease, a fraudulent perverse poetic hack; just blending in and trying hard to please; your musings flow yet with emotions lack. Though artificially intelligent you’re duping us with this embezzlement. July 9, 2025 Poem of the Day - July 10, 2025

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Paula Goldsmith

Date: 7/19/2025 9:00:00 AM

Congratulations on your POTD win. What a creative/wonderful write you have here. Love the ending... I say, True writers write from their heart ~ AI does Not have a heart to write with. Written By Human Poet. I have been off the computer for a few days. Have a blessed day with your wonderful win................

John Gondolf
Date: 7/24/2025 3:23:00 AM

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Paula.

John Lawless

Date: 7/13/2025 2:02:00 PM

Well said...IMPEACH THE ALGORITHM...

John Gondolf
Date: 7/13/2025 3:20:00 PM

Thanks, John.

Ellen Gwaltney Bales

Date: 7/11/2025 10:17:00 AM

I'd like to throttle the human who invented AI, John. I think it's mostly vile and extremely unfair! Keep writing your wonderful REAL poetry. Ellen

John Gondolf
Date: 7/12/2025 6:45:00 AM

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and comments, Ellen, I appreciate it. John

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/11/2025 8:49:00 AM

So strong language..perhaps not strong enough. Congrats on a worthy POTD!

John Gondolf
Date: 7/12/2025 6:44:00 AM

Thank you, Kim, I appreciate it.

Arlo Parker

Date: 7/10/2025 7:17:00 PM

A “real” poem named POTD! Go figure… Nicely done, Sir.

John Gondolf
Date: 7/11/2025 2:43:00 AM

Thanks, Arlo, I appreciate it.

Brandy Nicole

Date: 7/10/2025 12:18:00 PM

They'll always be advantages and disadvantages with technology. Using it wisely, is key. AI didn't ask to be created ! So, when used in the right or wrong way, it's because of a human. A thought to ponder. Distinguishing between what's real and what's fake, seems difficult these days. Sad, indeed. While this may be happening, I don't wish to dwell on a tool someone is using in the wrong way that I have no control over, because it keeps me from truly enjoying poetry. Your thoughts are both deep and powerful. Congratulations John, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. Hugs, Brandy

John Gondolf
Date: 7/11/2025 2:42:00 AM

Thank you for sharing these thoughts, Brandy, truly something to think about. We should just enjoy poetry rather the concentrate on what’s real and what’s fake, who’s t true poet and who’s a fraud. Have a wonderful day my dear friend. Hugs, John

Tom Woody
Date: 7/10/2025 1:56:00 PM

Ditto!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 7/10/2025 10:41:00 AM

Thanks for this, John. AI is exactly what you described - a sham and a fraud imposed by the mindless elites on a society that neither wants or needs it. Just another way to dumb everybody and everything down. Thanks for writing this, and congrats on POTD. ~ Gershon

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 4:47:00 PM

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and comments, Gershon. I believe there is a time and place for everything but literature is certainly NOT the place for AI. John

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 7/10/2025 10:29:00 AM

Hello John, first congratulations on POTD! When I ran my contests with a panel of judges we were able to determine that about a 5th of them were AI generated. Sad and a brave new world is upon us creating a poetic dystopia that seems like a utopia just machine driven. AI is the new God. Summer Blessings, My Friend, Daniel

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 4:35:00 PM

Thanks you sharing your thoughts and comments, Daniel, the world is changing day by day, whether it’s for the best is yet to be seen. John

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 7/10/2025 9:45:00 AM

- Absolute word of truth... congratulations on your p.o.t.d., John - hugs

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 9:53:00 AM

Thank you so much, Anne-Lise, I appreciate you. Hugs, John

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 7/10/2025 6:23:00 AM

Very true John, a poet cheat is a poetry thief. Congratulations on having received the honour of poem of the day… Beryl

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 6:29:00 AM

thank you for sharing your comments and congrats, Beryl, I appreciate it. John

Karen Jones

Date: 7/10/2025 5:27:00 AM

This is great! Love it! Congrats on potd!

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 6:14:00 AM

Thank you, Karen, I appreciate it.

Tom Woody

Date: 7/10/2025 5:02:00 AM

Nice to see you taking your turn in the spotlight John. Wishing you a happy day

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 5:07:00 AM

Thanks, Tommy, I appreciate it.

Jan Allison

Date: 7/10/2025 4:49:00 AM

Many congrats on POTD John AI/plagiarism certainly is a hot topic and I am so glad poets are still writing about it! I've recently been labelled a 'hypocrite' after publicising Eileens/Jerry's POTD when it has Ai music - the commenter failed to say the poem was genuine!!! go figure!!!:-) hugs jan xx

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 4:56:00 AM

Thank you for the congrats, Jan, I appreciate it. Hugs, John

Zyrool Gifford

Date: 7/10/2025 4:46:00 AM

Congratulations on winning POTD with this beautifully written piece. An interesting write. Have a great day as you celebrate.

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 4:54:00 AM

Thank you for the comments and congrats, Zyrool, I appreciate it.

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 7/10/2025 4:19:00 AM

Hot topic these days. I agree with your well worded sentiments, John, warmest congratulations on POTD

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 4:49:00 AM

Thank you for the congrats and sharing your thoughts on the subject, US, I appreciate it.

Tania Kitchin

Date: 7/10/2025 3:46:00 AM

John, an excellent poem. Sadly, AI and plagiarism have spoiled the soup. Congratulations on POTD.

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 4:45:00 AM

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Tania. Like I said to Jan, AI is here to stay, we mustn't let it spoil OUR Soup experience; we must continue to write OUR poetry with pride. John

thriveni c mysore

Date: 7/10/2025 3:30:00 AM

Congratulations on POTD honor dear poet. powerful write. Cheers!!!

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 4:36:00 AM

Thank you for the congrats, Thriveni, I appreciate it.

Anne Winter

Date: 7/10/2025 1:32:00 AM

So deserving of POTD! Congratulations on POTD, enjoy your special day, dear friend!

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 4:36:00 AM

Thank you, Anne, I appreciate it. John

Tom Cunningham

Date: 7/10/2025 12:31:00 AM

Well said John, congratulations to you on the honour of POTD. Tom

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 4:35:00 AM

Thanks for the thoughts, Tom, I appreciate it. John

Jan Allison

Date: 7/9/2025 2:54:00 PM

Bravo for writing this John, the amount of AI POEMS on the site is sickening, some now no longer post 100% Ai but a huge percentage of their poem is created by a bot and don't get me started on plagiarism. It is sad to see the site deteriorate -and the fact if you alert admin nothing gets done about it anyway:-( i thought WE were meant to write poetry but now some folk merely press a few buttons and claim the glory:-( hugs Jan xx

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 4:32:00 AM

Like I said to Tommy, where's the pride and satisfaction in posting a poem you didn't write yourself, I don't get it. Unfortunately, AI is here to stay; we, as honest poets, cannot let it take the wind out of OUR sails, we must continue to write with pride. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Jan. Hugs, John

Tom Woody

Date: 7/9/2025 2:53:00 PM

And yet AI poems keep winning contests. How do we get explain it John?

Tom Woody
Date: 7/10/2025 4:59:00 AM

Any pride is based on false pretenses, sadly

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 2:53:00 AM

I don’t get it, Tommy, where’s the pride and satisfaction in posting a poem you didn’t write, much less winning a contest. I guess it’s an ego thing.

Terry Flood

Date: 7/9/2025 2:52:00 PM

There’s many of us here, John, who are nigh on seething with rage over all this. I’d love to write something myself but I suspect it would be unprintable. But you’ve made our point most eloquently (which I suspect I wouldn’t). So, nicely done and well said. Terry

John Gondolf
Date: 7/10/2025 2:49:00 AM

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and comments, Terry. Technology is great until it isn’t, I fear with AI, people are going to forget how to think for themselves.