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I was born in November, 1964. I am a Scorpio. I am a disabled veteran, U.S Army, 1st Inf. Div., "Big Red One".

Being a Scorpio; I am passionate, opinionated, hard-headed, quick tempered and I have anger issues.

"Samual Ronthorpe" is my pen name. My 'real' name has never been published on the Internet and it never will. I have been writing for over 30 years and I do have a few writings in print, under my 'real' name, which I choose not to reveal.

I write as a form of therapy. I really don't care if anyone reads my work or not, in fact, I only recently began to self publish. My writing is a way for me to keep my mind busy. I have discovered that if I think too long on serious issues, bad things happen. It is not uncommon for me to spend months writing a play or novel and then just destroying it, without anyone ever reading it. I have done that more times than I can remember. Like I said, I write for therapy and am still really not comfortable with people reading my work, but I am dealing with it.

When it comes to God and religion, I am an agnostic; however, I completely respect those who believe in such things. I don't desire to change your opinion, in this area, as long as you don't try to change mine.

I have done a lot of traveling. I have traveled to Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Amsterdam, Spain, Portugal, S. Korea, Japan and a handful of other countries. I have taken 3 cruises. I took one to Alaska, one in the Virgin Islands/Bahamas and one to the Greek Islands. I plan to go to the U.K, sometime in 2013.

That's about it.


A new form featured

Blog Posted:8/5/2013 11:34:00 PM
Hi Soupers,

I am probably the quietest LM here at the Soup.

I have been waiting to post this for 18 months, waiting for a certain poem is featured. It is, for the first time ever, featured this week.

I created a new form, based loosely, on the Etheree. I loved writing in that form but it was really constraining and I wished there was a form similar to the Etheree that could let me 'spread my creative wings'. I didn't find one, so I created my own.

Let me formally introduce O/E Etheree (the name may change, I chose it cause it rhymed)

Here are the rules for this form:

The 'O/E' is a 20 line, 20 syllable poem with ascending and descending syllable counts (spell check not working, forgive any misspells).

Line 1 through 10 have ODD ascending syllable counts starting at '1' and ending at '19'
Line 11 through 20 have EVEN descending syllable counts starting at '20' and ending with '2'

The lines can rhyme

Line 9 is a 17 syllable line, thats a natural Monoku, treat it as such and you have a 'stand alone' poem, within a poem.

This is not an Etheree variation.

I have not found this form anywhere, therefore, I am claiming it. I'm a poet, like you. We hate new things, thats just our way. Have an open mind, and give me CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. Please


My featured poem written in this new style is called "Lessons in Love"

Take a look and give it to me hard.....not too hard.


Sam I Am



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Date: 8/8/2013 12:54:00 AM
Chris, didn't mean each line was 20 syllables. The max lines were 20 and the max syllables were 20.
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My Recent Poems

Date PostedPoemTitleFormCategories
6/5/2015 Spring Haiku Haikuemotions,love,spring,
6/5/2015 That's Life Quatrainanger,conflict,depression
5/28/2015 Home Ethereeimagery,nature,world,plan
5/28/2015 Satan Quatraindeath,gothic,judgement,
5/27/2015 Inner Beast Quatrainanger,emotions,
5/27/2015 Carpe Diem Acrosticappreciation,encouraging,
7/26/2012 Why Poets Write Rubaiyatinspirational,introspecti
7/26/2012 Lessons In Love Ethereelove,lost,lost,love,
2/29/2012 12 Painful Steps Ethereeinspirational,
2/20/2012 The Mind of a Madman Rubaiyatallegory,introspection,me
2/18/2012 Raw Emotion Sestinadepression,me,lost,lost,m
2/10/2012 Good Night - Good Morning Footleholiday,romance,
2/9/2012 My Valentine Gift Tankaholiday,love,romance,
5/14/2011 Depression - Acrostic Acrosticdepression
5/12/2011 Miss Foxy and Hound Haikuadventure,animals
5/11/2011 The Wolf, Coyote, Fox and Hound Haikuanimals
5/9/2011 A Curious Mind Rubaiyathappinessurdu,
4/27/2011 Beware the Bomber Epulaeryufood
4/26/2011 Flight - Less - Free verseanimals
4/25/2011 Touch Me - Dusk Ethereenatureme,
4/21/2011 Gods' Secret Spot Rubaiyatnatureurdu,
4/19/2011 The Creation Free versephilosophy
4/19/2011 Bipolar Dramatic Versephilosophyme,me,time,

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