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I am English and began writing poetry at the turn of this century.My early interest was in short forms,.I created and promoted quite a few here on PS (perhaps my best known is the Footle).With encouragement from a member here I moved onto to longer forms,publishing my poetry in print,blog ,twitter and kindle ebook form.I came to conclude that all poetry is structured prose and remains a work in progress until recited aloud, (the apex of our art form) when a unique experience 'an as is moment' occurs between voice and ear, much the same as the experience that happens when viewing a work of art

Check out my short forms @strandpoet on twitter and my kindle poetry guides on amazon and some of my artwork to accompany my youtube clips of my poetry recited aloud

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I LIKE POETRY SOUP comment if you do

Blog Posted:2/16/2017 4:35:00 AM

This year is my tenth anniversary here on SOUP , as I'm still here you can tell I will always give it a 'like '.But what is it that has kept me such a long lasting fan.Well first and foremost I have made many constant poetry ' net friends'. Friendships that have survived the ups and downs that have happened here from time to time. It has been a great workshop ( like a night school class for those who remember those pre digital days) Okay we don't show up from time to time but like a good coffe shop many folk drop by to say hi.(Its that kind of place)

In my decade of membership I've found PS management care and listen, they are open to new ideas and have moved with the changing times.The advertising is discreet and not in the face of the user and suits PS brand image in the poetry digital world.

I use the site as a receptacle to store my anthology, a kind of poetry autobiography of my development as a poet.

The only downside since I joined is in my early days PS ran regular prize base contest (as I won one it was a great encouragement to me) but I guess it was a part of the development and promotion of the site and probably was quite time consuming and having sponsored 265 contests I know it can be difficult to retain one's freshness and enthusiasm for poetry without a break )Also I miss the personal stats that were part of member area,but that just me and the numbers here probably make it impractical from a storage aspect

If you agree with my thoughts give this blog a 'like' with a comment or two

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Kathleen
Kroll

Date: 2/23/2017 12:20:00 AM

Hi Brian, Congrats on your 10th anniversary! Thanks also for opening this subject. As a relative newcomer, it is very interesting to read others' opinions. This community has inspired me. I never dreamed that writing would become such an important part of who I am when I retired. Having a place where I can share and see what others are writing is invaluable. Thanks to each and every one of you for your contributions!

Brian Strand
Date: 2/23/2017 3:07:00 AM

Thanks Kathleen

Charmaine
Chircop

Date: 2/22/2017 4:38:00 PM

Firstly Congrats..on yr soup anniversary...I do like your poetry..and love poetrysoup too..It is the first site of poetry I joined...Since then I surfed other sites everynow and then,but here remains my favourite site.Its the great work that Tps do,and the kind of people that are here.There is something spiritual about it..Like a deep connection. I love the sense of community, the sense of family,with the crazy uncle ,the angry nonna,and the sweet niece too..I love the way soup is..with its good,and its little controversial issues that occur from time to time.I do miss who stopped being here..Maybe one day,they will return...Hugs.

Brian Strand
Date: 2/23/2017 3:05:00 AM

Thanks for your kind words Charmaine

Jo
Daniel

Date: 2/20/2017 2:35:00 AM

I love Poetry Soup, I always thank God for having discovered this writing site:) congratulations on your long run here, Brian:) you've been an immense source of encouragement to me:)

Brian Strand
Date: 2/20/2017 2:58:00 AM

Thanks Jo ,sharing and encouraging each other is what has made this the best poetry site on th net.

OED Loves
Me Not

Date: 2/19/2017 5:14:00 AM

I'm a newcomer. But I like Poetry Soup already.

Doug
Vinson

Date: 2/18/2017 6:56:00 PM

On my first day here, I got 3 free drinks. Totally hooked.

arthur vaso
Date: 2/18/2017 9:32:00 PM

If there was a reward for best comment of the month! Well you just won!!! :)

nette
onclaud

Date: 2/18/2017 3:06:00 AM

happy 10th, brian... i wouldn't have somehow expanded my wings without your inspiration...we are all a work in progress and walking with you is an honor... may you flourish more.. huggs

Brian Strand
Date: 2/18/2017 3:31:00 AM

A work in progress indeed Nette.Thanks for your kind words.

James Marshall
Goff

Date: 2/17/2017 10:20:00 PM

Thought I'd stop by Brian! your steadfast support has been a constant here on the soup...thank you! There is a great diversity of membership here...many have been published & found success...yourself included...for personal fullfillment in my case....many here like myself love the acceptance & community we nourish....am always delighted to discover work by veterans & newcomers that blow my mind! Cheers to soup! jimbo

Brian Strand
Date: 2/18/2017 3:29:00 AM

Thanks Jim , your analysis is what I have experienced ,very different concept to the run-of-the mill social media site

Rhonda
Johnson-Saunders

Date: 2/17/2017 9:51:00 PM

Happy 10th Anniversary, Brian. Of course, I love Poetry Soup! Life has taken me away at times, but I always come back.

Brian Strand
Date: 2/18/2017 3:25:00 AM

Thanks Rhonda

Keith
Trestrail

Date: 2/17/2017 5:24:00 PM

Poetry Soup to me is like school. Sometimes I'm engaged and inspired, sometimes I'm bored out of my gourd, and sometimes I just wanna pull someone's pigtails and shake a few branches from the ego tree!

Keith Trestrail
Date: 2/17/2017 6:22:00 PM

I like to think so! But Tommy, I just pull 'em, I don't cut 'em off and roll naked in 'em when I get home - that would be wrong....right!

connie
pachecho

Date: 2/17/2017 4:39:00 PM

Give me reason to. 8 hrs. ago I reported to the site ADMIN a post that I deemed offensive-I LOVE MUSLIMS, where the writer alludes to the facts of hating UK, Christianity and a love for terrorism stating his poem is satire.I wrote vehemently that this is wrong. No response. It just like saying I LOVE JAPANESE but in my poem attack/hate BLACK. That would be pure racism even if I joke and say this is satire. I just wanted to let people know that in not all cases I would look at this site with rose colored glasses.

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 2/17/2017 9:47:00 PM

PS administration is good at handling these problems in my experience, Connie, but I've found it usually takes more than a few hours. Give them time to respond.

Kim
Merryman

Date: 2/17/2017 12:29:00 PM

I love Poetry Soup! You could say it changed my life. I was only playing at poetry when I accidently found this site. That was in 2011 and since then I have learned so much and made some wonderful friends. I am proud to be a part of this creative group!

Carrie
Richards

Date: 2/16/2017 8:19:00 PM

Happy Anniversary, Brian, my friend! Like you, I have been here a long time Not quite as long as you, but so many years, that it has become such an important part of my day. And in the beginning, no one could have been more surprised than me, to know what I was about find. Friendships that circled the globe, a love of poetry that I had never known, ...PS has opened a window to a world for which I've been always grateful. Although I've decided to ease off a little, taking a break has not been easy! I am drawn to PS like a bee to honey !! Thank you for being one of the first to encourage me in 2008 !! <3

Brian Strand
Date: 2/17/2017 3:23:00 AM

Thank you Carrie ,one of my long time poet internet friends who have made PS what it has become.I know that feeling of the daily attraction of PS .

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 2/16/2017 8:14:00 PM

I miss the stats too, Brian. It was a nice little extra thing. It did not have a purpose for others but I felt it was nice for my own knowledge. Of course I love Soup!! So i had to come here and comment. Congrats on being here so long.

Brian Strand
Date: 2/17/2017 3:16:00 AM

Thanks Andrea, one of those constant internet poet friends I mention above

ANTHONY
MARK

Date: 2/16/2017 1:27:00 PM

I find that poetrysoup is like a kind of friendly gathering place, like Heathrow airport,...but then fatigue kicks in and things go awry, and it then seems hostile with division....but then again, it's like a place to come and relax, kick of ya shoes and drift away .........

rob
carmack

Date: 2/16/2017 12:52:00 PM

The GUI of this site is excellent. It is clean & efficient. I also like the additions admin has added since I joined. Fellow poets, both friend and foe, have inspired me frequently. This is a good place to be.

Darren
White

Date: 2/16/2017 8:05:00 AM

I love being here, I am not long enough here to understand the features Soup used to have :) I made great friends here and I intend to stay, my own poetry evolves so greatly by all suggestions, comments and collaborations.

Chris
Green

Date: 2/16/2017 6:30:00 AM

I have really enjoyed my time here on soup and have made some wonderful and encouraging friends who continue to inspire me daily. I have not been here that long but I have spent many years on several other sites and I can tell you, soup is the best all around poetry site I have found. I plan on being a member here for a long time.

Barry
Stebbings

Date: 2/16/2017 6:06:00 AM

I joined PS at the end Feb last year after some friends had persuaded me to publish my work. I was extremely nervous as I was not sure people would like it. I really appreciate the welcome I received and the encouragement to continue writing. I do now read the work of new poets and respond positively if I like their poems. I have read so much really good and imaginative poetry here and I really do appreciate comments. One of the biggest positives for me is the dated copyright. Next month I shall renew my membership and I am thinking about a lifetime membership.

stephen
pennell

Date: 2/16/2017 4:50:00 AM

tried other sites and found poetry soup to be the most user friendly, with a great bunch of poets . the comps are great and encourage you to try different forms I had never even heard of . highlight being a place in one of brians comps . stephen

JAN
ALLISON

Date: 2/16/2017 4:49:00 AM

I would never have flourished as a poet without the support and encouragement from people on the site and have learned so so much in 3 years. I have seen many changes since I joined and we just have to move with the times and I like the new features with the audio and also being able to add a photo is a feature I now love ... although I was adamant at the time I'd never use it lol:-) I will remain on the site as long as the ink continues to flow:-) hugs Jan xx

My Past Blog Posts


TWO POEMS BY SHELLEY a PS rendez-vouse in the park Date Posted: 6/26/2017 8:46:00 AM
LATE JUNE PREMIERE CONTEST now available,any theme,any form,max of 25 lines Date Posted: 6/25/2017 9:50:00 AM
POETIC VISIONS AND REVELATIONS or merely ethereal vanities? Date Posted: 6/25/2017 5:43:00 AM
HOW DO YOU MUSE? Updated Date Posted: 6/23/2017 12:59:00 AM
SUMMER SOLSTICE STANDARD CONTEST RESULTS now available,any theme,any form,max of 25 lines Date Posted: 6/22/2017 3:04:00 PM
ARE YOU A FABULIST ? a picnic discussion with UPDATES Date Posted: 6/21/2017 3:54:00 AM
CONTEST 300 RESULTS now available,Premiere,any theme,any form,max of 25 lines Date Posted: 6/20/2017 5:43:00 PM
CONFESSIONAL POETRY A SPINOFF AND QUESTION FOR YOU? Date Posted: 6/20/2017 1:26:00 AM
LATE JUNE STANDARD CONTEST RESULTS now available ,any theme,any form to max of 25 lines Date Posted: 6/18/2017 11:54:00 PM
IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED....updated Date Posted: 6/18/2017 3:22:00 AM
SUMMER PREMIERE CONTEST RESULTS now available any theme,any form ,max of 25 lines Date Posted: 6/16/2017 11:15:00 PM
CONFESSIONAL POETRY now with an update Date Posted: 6/16/2017 11:03:00 AM
SUMMER STANDARD CONTEST RESULTS now available any theme,any form max of 25 lines Date Posted: 6/15/2017 3:23:00 AM
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL? Now with update Date Posted: 6/13/2017 2:10:00 PM
MID JUNE PREMIER CONTEST RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE any theme,any form max of 25 lines Date Posted: 6/13/2017 12:25:00 AM
SOME FREE VERSE POETS Date Posted: 6/12/2017 1:14:00 AM
WHAT POETRY IS Date Posted: 6/12/2017 1:00:00 AM
A SPINOFF BLOG on poetry forms Date Posted: 6/11/2017 10:18:00 AM
MID JUNE STANDARD CONTEST RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE any theme,any form ,max of 25 lines Date Posted: 6/11/2017 12:08:00 AM
WRITING BY NUMBERS? Date Posted: 6/10/2017 3:24:00 AM
EARLY SUMMER PREMIER CONTEST RESULTS now available,any theme,any form max of 25 lines Date Posted: 6/9/2017 10:06:00 AM
MY APPROACH TO CONTESTS THAT I SPONSOR Date Posted: 6/8/2017 5:13:00 PM
SENRYU the alternative to haiku? Date Posted: 6/8/2017 2:05:00 PM
DO YOU HAVE A POETIC VOICE? Date Posted: 6/7/2017 5:15:00 AM
EARLY JUNE STANDARD CONTEST RESULTS now available any theme,any form to a maxof 25 lines Date Posted: 6/6/2017 8:04:00 AM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
6/22/2017	SILENT SOLILIQY	Elegaic Lyric	death,funeral,sorrow,
6/20/2017	ANOTHER ETHEREAL MONOSTICH	Monoku	day,dream,
6/18/2017	SIGN OF THE TIMES a monstich	Monoku	humor,humorous,social,
6/18/2017	ANOTHER ethereal monostich	Monoku	food,humor,
6/18/2017	A COFFEE monostich	Monoku	drink,food,humor,humorous
6/17/2017	TORMENTED and TORTURED	Quatrain	art,people,
6/16/2017	MY TITLES ONCE AGAIN	Verse	lost love,love hurts,
6/16/2017	MY TITLES AGAIN	Verse	aubade,fantasy,
6/14/2017	MY TITLES in phrasis form	Verse	fantasy,imagery,
6/13/2017	LEONARDO'S LISA	Clerihew	art,
6/10/2017	KALEIDOSCOPE	Quatrain	imagery,
6/7/2017	ANOTHER POSTIVE MONOKU	Monoku	hope,
6/7/2017	A POSTIVE MONOKU	Monoku	age,
6/6/2017	D DAY REMEBERED a repost	Ballad	eulogy,freedom,
6/5/2017	AMERGIN a kyrielle form	Kyrielle	christian,
6/3/2017	RYTHMIC UNITS you see	Monoku	poetry,
6/2/2017	QUINTILE the form	Cinquain	love,poetry,
6/2/2017	ANOTHER SENRYU	Senryu	self,
6/2/2017	YET ANOTHER ONE WORD HAIKU	Haiku	weather,
6/2/2017	ANOTHER ONE WORD HAIKU	Haiku	poetry,
6/2/2017	ONE WORD SENRYU an example	Senryu	poetry,
6/2/2017	ONE WORD HAIKU the form	Haiku	weather,winter,
5/29/2017	A light to the world	Ekphrasis	art,christian,
5/29/2017	A SEQUENCED EKPHRASIS lanterne	Lanterne	art,
5/26/2017	a CONTEMPORARY conclusion	Kyrielle	social,society,
5/25/2017	A CINQUAIN cinqku	Cinqku	animal,work,
5/25/2017	A CINQKU cinquain	Cinqku	seasons,summer,
5/24/2017	AMERICAN CINQUAIN in sequence	Cinquain	nature,poetry,
5/21/2017	PASTORAL harmony	Pastoral	nature,
5/21/2017	PASTORAL perfumes	Pastoral	flower,
5/21/2017	PERSONIFICATION portrayed	Personification	imagination,
5/21/2017	PAINTINGS personified	Personification	art,
5/20/2017	A TEXT POEM	Verse	poetry,
5/20/2017	ONCE EMERGED FROM THE GREY OF NIGHT	Ekphrasis	art,poetry,
5/16/2017	NOISES OFF an abstract of sounds	Verse	song,sound,
5/16/2017	A LIFE AFLOAT	Narrative	family,history,
5/16/2017	WHEN THE LARK DEPARTS	Narrative	family,
5/16/2017	THE LACE MAKERS	Narrative	family,
5/12/2017	OPEN POETRY after Marianne Moore	Free verse	poetry,
5/12/2017	TETRACTYS the form	Tetractys	poetry,
5/10/2017	A BLANK VERSE from my maturity	Blank verse	life,poetry,
5/10/2017	A BLANK VERSE poem	Blank verse	life,poetry,
5/10/2017	AN ODE TO LOST LOVE	Ode	lost love,
5/9/2017	A TALE OF ANNOYANCE beware	Verse	philosophy,
5/9/2017	WALLPAPER MUSIC	Cinqku	music,
5/8/2017	A CHILDHOOD FOOTBALL GAME	Verse	soccer,sports,
5/8/2017	WINTER SPORTS a spaces form	Verse	sports,
5/8/2017	20 20 the game	Verse	sports,
5/8/2017	GOLF defined	Cinquain	golf,sports,
5/6/2017	A BUTTERFLY AS A POEM	Verse	animal,
5/5/2017	AN ENGLISH ODE	Ode	history,
5/5/2017	BELOW THE GLASS CEILING an ode	Ode	family,history,
5/5/2017	A 'FIFTIES ODE	Ode	bio,history,memory,
5/3/2017	A WALL of BRICK an emblem poem	Verse	christian,poetry,
5/3/2017	Home a familiar place	List	bio,home,
5/3/2017	A Footle I've only just begun	Footle	humorous,poetry,
5/3/2017	FOOTLE HYBRID I 've only just begun	Footle	humorous,poetry,
5/3/2017	FOOTLE HYBRID I did it my way	Footle	humorous,poetry,
5/1/2017	LIMERICK FORM an example	Limerick	poetry,
5/1/2017	THE LIMERICK its origin and history	Limerick	history,people,poetry,
5/1/2017	A MAY DAY FIELD OF OLD	Crystalline	flower,life,
5/1/2017	A MAY DAY REFLECTION	Cinquain	flower,life,
5/1/2017	MAY FLOWERS	Cinquain	flower,life,
4/30/2017	MY POETIC AMBITION in sonnet form	Sonnet	bio,poetry,
4/30/2017	DEMI-SONNET the free form	Sonnet	bio,poetry,
4/28/2017	IN MEMORIUM	Verse	death,family,war,
4/28/2017	FANCY FREE a fifties remenisence	Quatrain	death,
4/28/2017	IN THE MIDST OF DEATH ---- life	Monoku	death,life,nature,
4/25/2017	A POEM sans punctuation marks	Free verse	poetry,
4/24/2017	JOHANNES VERMEER a trio of his girls	Ekphrasis	art,girl,
4/24/2017	JOHANNES VERMEER more of his girls	Ekphrasis	art,girl,
4/24/2017	JOHANNES VERMEER and his girls	Ekphrasis	art,girl,
4/23/2017	WISTERFULLY YOURS	Verse	lost love,memory,
4/22/2017	OLD AGE a perspective	Bio	age,
4/21/2017	BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING a quatrain	Didactic	christian,spiritual,teach
4/21/2017	CONTRAST a tanka phrasis	Tanka	inspiration,poetry,
4/21/2017	MOOD SWINGS	Cinquain	emotions,inspiration,intr
4/20/2017	IMAGISM the form	Imagism	image,imagery,poetry,
4/16/2017	A BLANK VERSE RHYME	Blank verse	poetry,
4/15/2017	AN EASTER PRIMER	Didactic	christian,truth,
4/15/2017	FRIDAY to SUNDAY a crystalline	Crystalline	christian,day,
4/13/2017	MARY'S GOOD FRIDAY	Ballade	christian,death,
4/13/2017	COLLECTIONS in verse	List	animal,bird,fish,insect,
4/13/2017	MORNING STAR my guide to life	Bio	bio,christian,star,
4/13/2017	ANOTHER CHILDHOOD HERO	Verse	childhood,hero,
4/13/2017	MY CHILDHOOD HERO	Narrative	childhood,hero,
4/12/2017	and then	Dramatic monologue	family,
4/12/2017	A FIRST ON PS for me I GUESS	Lanterne	imagery,
4/9/2017	ADVERSITY BEGONE a haibun	Haibun	cancer,christian,
4/9/2017	TANKA awhile	Tanka	imagery,
4/9/2017	TANKA the form	Tanka	health,peace,
4/8/2017	CINQUAIN a didatic	Didactic	poetry,teacher,
4/8/2017	POETRY a didatic	Didactic	imagination,inspiration,p
4/8/2017	A SYLLABIC FREE VERSE	Didactic	beauty,
4/7/2017	NAGA-UTA the lyric form	Lyric	childhood,dream,lyric,
4/7/2017	LIST the form	List	sound,
4/7/2017	LANTERNE as a quaternion	Lanterne	seasons,
4/7/2017	LANTERNE in three forms	Lanterne	art,
4/5/2017	OUR POETIC dna	Quatrain	life,poetry,
4/5/2017	AN EASTER dna	Verse	christian,easter,

My Photos

Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
The Nose	Concrete	art,life,on writing and w
Sailing Leaf	Haiku	nature
The Rain	Haiku	nature
Reflections	Free verse	on writing and wordswords
Hippocratic Oath	Rhyme	lost love,son,sympathywor
Ever After	Cinquain	love
Mortal Season	Free verse	sea,seasonssummer,day,sum
A Whisper on the Wind	Personification	nature,
There Will Be Mountains	Couplet	faith,lifemountains,
Tender Moments	Quatrain	lovesweet,sweet,
Blush of the Roses	Couplet	hope,nature
Haiku/Limerick number twenty	Haiku	nature
Time Machine	Couplet	nostalgiamom,me,night,can
I AM THE ONE	Free verse	inspirationalme,
Finally	Quatrain	love,passion
The Gift	Couplet	introspection,nature
footle .. Footle !!	Light Poetry	funny
Believe!	Couplet	devotion,faith,inspiratio
Lavender Soap	Narrative	family,happinesseaster,
The Love Letter	Quatrain	lovelove,passion,
cream seeps from the sun	Haiku	seasons
Yesterday's Rain~	Couplet	forgiveness,hope,inspirat
Winter Pond	Free verse	natureautumn,
Restoration	Free verse	natureme,me,
requiem to my hero	Elegy	loss
Bed of Roses	Rictameter	love
Spring Tango	Haiku	nature,seasons
Farewell, alas	Free verse	death,i love you,
An Idyll of the Past	Verse	historyme,child,me,
Unconditioonal Love - the short version	Rhyme	loveme,me,
The Old Homestead	Lyric	family,history,introspect
The Red Rabbit	I do not know?	life,
Perspective	Couplet	introspection,natureheart
God's Orchard	Senryu	imagination
Ode to a rose on a sunset	Quatrain	caregiving,dedication,dev
The Beauty of Peace	Choka	nature,seablue,
When Violins Weep	Verse	lost love,love
Where are you so soon, my love	Quatrain	love,i love you,
Basho	Senryu	dedication
Maxine	Free verse	love
Weather Observations	Free verse	nature
Lovers Utopia	Quatrain	fantasy,happiness,imagina
Melancholy Mists	Free verse	philosophy,sad
Nightfall	Free verse	imagination,naturebird,bi
Cricket	Free verse	politicalred,
The Reader	Free verse	love,on writing and words
The Conciliator's Cry	Free verse	caregiving,devotion,inspi
My heart	Quatrain	friendship,hope,loveheart
Haste!	Personification	allegory,confusion,life,l
Whispers	Free verse	introspection,life,passio
Masterpiece	Senryu	peace
The Ambiance	Free verse	education,happiness,passi
Movements of Beginnings	Free verse	history,philosophy,politi
Poetic Waters	Haiku	nature,sea
A Bit of Joy	Senryu	happiness,life,nature
Before & After the Lull	Verse	seasea,sea,
Diamond in the Bud	Lanterne	nature
NIGHT IS NOT LIKE DAY	Terza Rima	music,mystery,nature,sea,
Ghetto Summer (redo)	Fibonacci	places
Night's sentry	Free verse	caregiving,imagination,my
Rain	Free verse	introspection,peopleday,d
Dreamtime: flowers never bloom	Quintain (Sicilian)	imagination
Grandfather's Arbour (revised)	Sonnet
Awaiting Dawn	Choka	naturenight,night,
Cubic Romance	Senryu	art,imagination,love
Symbiosis	Rhyme	adventure,nature,peace
Falling in Love	Haiku	love,nature
Autumn's Breeze	Couplet	nature,peace,sea,seasons,
Destination	Tetractys	life
The Power	Tail-rhyme	allegory,love
The Walk We Take	Crystalline	happiness,hope,inspiratio
Winters buds	Free verse	passion
Solace of Nature	Haiku	nature,peace
The Old Painter	Couplet	time,
A Change of Season - A Haiku	Haiku	nature
Morning Baptism	Haiku	nature
Reflection	Monoku	introspection,naturemay,
Evening Grace	Free verse	peaceme,
Haiku - Mirror Reflection	Haiku	nature
Quiet Comfort Parts 1, 2 and 3	Crystalline	introspection,life
Flying My Kite of Prose	Free verse	on writing and words
Winter Footprints	Quatrain	seasons
Sienna Eyes	Narrative	animals
Eye of the storm	Free verse	faith
Uncaring Wind	Free verse	nature
Brighter	Senryu	faith,inspirational
Causalities of War	Elegy	death,war,
Snails Pace	Shape	life,nature
Sweetly Fragrant	Sonnet	devotion,faith,father,ins
It is Written in a Star	Concrete	history,love,peace
To VC	Free verse	hope,love,mysteryheart,he
Transition	Kimo	nature
Christmas Eve of Old	Couplet	happiness,holidaymusic,mu
Baby Girl (For Asante Indira)	Free verse	daughter,education,intros
Ode to Winter	Ode	faith,happiness,hope,natu
Wisdom (An Emily dedicated to Brian Strand)	Epigram	dedicationmay,
Buried	Rhyme	angst,death,imagination
Glare Ice	Haiku	nature
The Sun Rises--The Moon Sets	Acrostic	life,naturemoon,
She Danced	Quatrain	imagination,inspirational

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