Home » Poems » Panagiota Romios » Fun Observations on Poetry

Fun Observations on Poetry

Like hard, dry toast, with no aroma, Poetry minus heart and soul, puts me in an endless coma! My brain short circuits, the longer the poem! I get a poetic seizure and my mind is lost and endlessly roams. Then come the poets, who are would-be philosophers! As fascinating, and exciting as wooden bean counters. Finally, those poets, who think the divine Thesaurus, makes a poem a dream? I sit here, in agonizing tears and do a howling scream! 11/12/2024

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Ray Zottola

Date: 12/27/2024 11:41:00 AM

And I never use a thesaurus. Well, hardly ever! Just when I'm short on connecting a phrase.

Panagiota Romios
Date: 12/27/2024 1:28:00 PM

Here’s asuggestiopn. Try Rhymezone.com if you want to use a site, better than a Thesaurus. Way faster than aThesarus!! Enjoyit. Great hearing from you. Pangie.HNY

Ray Zottola

Date: 12/27/2024 11:39:00 AM

Pagy, You took the words right out of my brain. How do you do that? However, I do like dry toast!??

Panagiota Romios
Date: 12/27/2024 1:23:00 PM

Hi Ray, I was thinking of you last night. No, I do not thimk poets are wizards ..with magical words, we are writers, not gods, my writing is proof! Enjoy the dy toast! Very good for you. HNY pangie

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 11/19/2024 11:01:00 AM

I enjoyed reading your creative/fun write. All poets write very differently. I like the shorter ones... Have a fun day writing away...............

Panagiota Romios
Date: 11/25/2024 4:57:00 PM

Yes, Paule..and you are one who creates awesome poetry respecting our time and hubris! No, I dont write away all day anymore, reaon being, I ruined my body. I fell badly right before Thanksgiving, lack of exercis takes a toll on us. Each year you dont do it, you get weaker, dont be like me.please! apologies for the late response . PR xxx

Karen Jones

Date: 11/18/2024 8:15:00 PM

Hahahaha! Your wit is wonderful! I love this! It is as if you read my mind on how I feel trying to read some long poems. Only I blame me and my attention span! But you make excellent points Pangie! This is a fav!

Panagiota Romios
Date: 11/25/2024 4:48:00 PM

Karen..i have anew mailbox so messsages get buried. Sorry I am late. There is no reason to be long at all. Stop blaming you. Its great if a poet wants to write Chaucerian poetry, the best pioetry is short. Even some of mine are too long. Like that Debutante poem. Also we want to read certain poets, right? You owe nothing to me or another poet. I squirm with long poetry..thousands of poets here are great at getting the point across. Read them.Sandburg, Wordwoth and Shakespeare are not long, yet famous writers.. soglad I made you laugh, Happy Thanksgiving! Hugs, Pangie you honor me with a FAV! Wowie! PR

Joanna Daniel

Date: 11/13/2024 9:20:00 PM

Cool thoughts, I love that final stanza:)

Panagiota Romios
Date: 11/14/2024 1:07:00 PM

Lol.Joanna! I agree with you totally. Cannot read poets who think theyare modern day Chaucers. Or, that poetry must be nine paragraphs long to be good.. That turns me off.big time. Hope you are doing well. Great to see you, too! Hugs ..Pangie xx

John Lawless

Date: 11/13/2024 5:53:00 PM

Well, Pangie, lest i be tarnished by the brush of brevity let me pontificate on the sparkling glow of gliding sentences shimmering in the subliminal recesses of poetic mystery....Oh, hell, Pangs, I enjoyed the crap outta this one....

Panagiota Romios
Date: 11/14/2024 12:58:00 PM

This has to be, one of the most delightful and original comments of all time, John! I did enjoy it myself, I will not lie. I was busy working on the election, thus have not neen around much. Out of my gourd laughing at grown ups at the State Dept having therapy sessions doe to a GOP victory at taxpapayer exprense, meaning you and I? Such babies! Get a job elsewhere~ selling goldfish,perhaps! Which one of us, cannot stand a change in management? Sheesh! Big Hugs, Pangie xx

John Read

Date: 11/13/2024 8:45:00 AM

Hi Pangie just about sums up most of so called philosophers on poetrysoup. Xx

Panagiota Romios
Date: 11/13/2024 1:55:00 PM

Heh-heh, John. Nobody here is Plato or Aristotle, Few have studied even training in classical poetry.. thus new forms are created, I dont understand it at all. We crush the heritage of Classical Poetry, which is nothing more than the meter of our speech…for jingled forms we name after us?? Very sad, I think.Pangie xx

Michael Tor

Date: 11/13/2024 3:11:00 AM

Pangie this is a favorite your words are exactly unequivocally, without a doubt how I feel too. This one of my favorites for the year. Wow! So many can relate to this incredible truth of yours. I am going to read it many times. Thank you for sharing . Hugs...

Panagiota Romios
Date: 11/13/2024 1:41:00 PM

You really blow my mind, Michael! No poet ever said they would read my poem over and over.))) i simply pen what it was like for me. Reality writing suits me best. (Short and to the point.) My replies are rarely one or two words, to me, its like sneezing at a poet’s work. I call those roadrunner comments. Use those if you want to be a star on the comments board! Meep, meep ..Pangie. Lol

Elena Eagle

Date: 11/12/2024 7:15:00 PM

You are a very creative thoughtful poet. Always thinking and bringing us treats.

Panagiota Romios
Date: 11/13/2024 12:39:00 PM

How nice of you to say! I express myself the best I can, that is the best I can do, i am not here to be top banana nor poet laureate, nor my mentor who wrote 60 books.I admire him. He is at another site, but never covertly or overtly playing peacock.his pietry floats on beauty not on offensive material .. Granny attemting to write poetryi Pangie xo

Gershon Wolf

Date: 11/12/2024 3:56:00 PM

Nothing fake for you, P!! I'm revising my plan to send you 'Joe Biden's Favorite Bedtime Poems' for X-mas. LMAO, gw

Panagiota Romios
Date: 11/12/2024 5:26:00 PM

RoFLMAO.oh my! I misread your comment. I thought it read..” Joe Biden’s Bedtime Poems X- Rated!))) send trifocals plus restored brain to: Retired Home for Comedians, 142 Guffaw Lane, Bezerkley, CA. Hugs, Pangie xx

Deb M

Date: 11/12/2024 3:42:00 PM

Haha….You made me laugh Pangie with this poem…..your descriptions are so funny….hard dry toast, endless coma, poetic seizure etc !! This one sure did put a smile on my dial!! Debx

Panagiota Romios
Date: 11/12/2024 5:16:00 PM

Hi dear Deb, It made me laugh, too. Even my own poetry ? Yikes. I am pretty harsh on myself. The famous poets,,I think, appeal to the soul and experience. I am not advocating for three liners. English is English. An astounding language. And for me, the best poetry is rhyme. Songs are mostly rhyme. Poetry is akin to song It creates beauty. You just did it in your reply “ A smile, on your dial,” you crack me up. )) “ You are light and bright, I’d like to hug you with all my might!” I have a background in comedy. I should use it a lot more in my poetry, going far beyond the confines of a limerick! You remind me of my best friend Pam. We spent We were as different as day and night! We each learned from each other. She was a blessing in my life. Pam accepted me totally and vice versa, hugs, Pangie xx

Richard D Seal

Date: 11/12/2024 3:19:00 PM

Well observed Pangi, nicely and fairly written. I agree, far too many statements and not enough poetry. Take care, Richard

Panagiota Romios
Date: 11/12/2024 5:51:00 PM

Welcome to my home here at Poetry Soup!! Tell me more,))) sentences passing for poetry? I get that many never wrote poetry, but the avoidance of even trying to learn it, is a loss. And if we drool over sentences disguised as poetry, we are liars. PS lists many forms to use. Anyway,the number of comments you or I get is meaningless. Read a lot,of course you will get a lotnback. I am not a supporter for anyone living their days and nights here. There is a world outside to laugh in, love in and give to. I mean 3 dimensional living,loving and giving. I will not kneel at my ipad as if is the www were a god. Yes, someone had to say this. Hugs, Pangie xx