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The Forest of Orphaned Trees

Are you attached to some of
your poems?
Or is it only me?
I see my best ones as living trees.
Standing alone with no comments
And, it makes me tragically sad as can be.
The short poems of mine get some 
comments and that's all they deserve.
But the ones that grow from the
root and elegance of my heart?
No chance.
You get daggers in your hearts.

You stand like royalty,in the moonlit forest.
Greatly ignored, wanting to return
And hide in Panagiota's heart.
Where it is the warmest!
I want to erase you from the cold,
Indifferent site, so naked,
Exposed to all the world.
The trees and I know they are not wanted.
The no-think poems, applauded? 
Why you bet!

Come back dear, long poems!
My Heart's door wide open to you.
I am proud of each of you!
More than eight lines,oops...
In a tech world you are too much.
Three lines only or less are best?
Shakespeare would have been a flop
He wrote in full sentences, outrageous
today!

Your tea and plaid blankets ready, 
The fog rolling in...
Please, come home, poem trees.
I applaud you for standing tall, yet
bearing dishonor in spite of all.

Love,
Mom...Panagiota

5/13/2018
10:30 pm PST

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Gershon Wolf Date: 5/14/2019 8:30:00 PM What a paean to lengthy verse, much deserved and overdue! ~ gw Login to Reply Panagiota Romios Date: 5/15/2019 10:09:00 AM Not quite Beowulf, though! My poem about Roger Ebert is longer and far better crafted. Methinks, people here do not know who he was. That is one of my forest poems. Panagiota

Robert Lindley Date: 5/14/2019 4:16:00 PM Hey, I think I just may continue that poem to make it a finished piece. See, your poem just inspired a reader to write poetry.. Thanks... Login to Reply Panagiota Romios Date: 5/15/2019 10:05:00 AM Hello! Well, I am so pleased to be an inspiration. Good, Robert. Panagiota

Robert Lindley Date: 5/14/2019 4:05:00 PM Great poetry my friend. I feel sad for any that think more than 3/5 verses is too, too long to read. I love long poems- as long as they are good poems. Yet any poem over 60 verses , I decided at the start if its not good the first 15/20 verses that I read- well then, I simply stop reading. Time is too precious to me at my advanced age.. My longer poems are oft basically ignored by many(by most readers) readers. Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 5/14/2019 4:08:00 PM In this modern world we have been taught to go for the short read and then move on ,, Twitter, Facebook are the culprits primarily, as also is our very poor, dumb down public education system that no longer teaches literature and poetry as was once correctly done. Such needs to be emphasized again! * Alas! Me thinks that will never be so. *Never see fruited harvest, the bright light. *We are too busy hustling on the go.* Or indifferent to this world's sad plight.

M. L. Kiser Date: 5/14/2019 7:11:00 AM I think this is sometimes because we live such busy lives today. For me, I read when I get the chance; leaving me days behind in some instances. Especially this time of year, it's not always as easy. A lovely heartfelt pen though; here's hoping that more of your longer pieces are read more often. Login to Reply Panagiota Romios Date: 5/14/2019 7:26:00 AM M.L. Think a second. We don't live in pioneer times. We have every modern convience to cook, etc, wash clothes. Car washes are Popular fast food, disgusting texting.(my opinion) Are 8 lines really that hard? I think not. Glad you liked the Sparrow

Hilo Poet Date: 5/14/2019 1:10:00 AM Admittedly, 'tis true, I read your poem from its beginning all the way down to PST, and I loved it Panagiota, Aloha wk Login to Reply Panagiota Romios Date: 5/14/2019 1:48:00 AM Thank you...I really do love them.. Now let's see who has enough poet in them to comment.)) you are a real poet. I have been here two months and am aBware of specific poets who avoid me..like the trees. ))) But I know my worth.. Aloha, William Thank you. Panagiota,