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by BobBradshaw
17 Mar 2024, 21:00
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Blue Prayer Beads
Replies: 5
Views: 79

Re: Blue Prayer Beads

Terrific poem. A GREAT close. This poem should be a model enjoyed in writing classes. It should be in an anthology. Where are you sending it? It's been some time since I last sat upright, beads in hand like a rope to pull me from the abyss. Facing the east, eyes closed, feeling my way bead by bead a...
by BobBradshaw
17 Mar 2024, 07:53
Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
Topic: Birds of Florida published
Replies: 2
Views: 37

Re: Birds of Florida published

Sorry about that… I have the same problem.
by BobBradshaw
14 Mar 2024, 22:07
Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
Topic: Birds of Florida published
Replies: 2
Views: 37

Birds of Florida published

My poem “Birds of Florida” is at Open Arts Forum…see link below. The link may look weird but it works.

https://openartsforum.com/birds-of-florida/
by BobBradshaw
12 Mar 2024, 22:27
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: A Narrow Fellow
Replies: 8
Views: 298

Re: A Narrow Fellow

Nice one.
by BobBradshaw
12 Mar 2024, 22:19
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Today I Was Her Dad Though Tonight She Asks Me Where The Man Is Who Raked Leaves
Replies: 5
Views: 567

Re: Today I Was Her Dad Though Tonight She Asks Me Where The Man Is Who Raked Leaves

Excellent poem, Billy. I have read it a number of times, and it gets better with each read. No nits. A poignant piece. The ending is just right.
by BobBradshaw
11 Mar 2024, 01:06
Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
Topic: Published at Autumn Sky Poetry DAILY
Replies: 3
Views: 120

Re: Published at Autumn Sky Poetry DAILY

Thanks, guys. I have corrected the link.

A bleacher seat is one high up, usually far from the rink or court or field.
by BobBradshaw
06 Mar 2024, 23:00
Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
Topic: Published at Autumn Sky Poetry DAILY
Replies: 3
Views: 120

Published at Autumn Sky Poetry DAILY

My poem “Saturday Night At The Skate Rink” is now at Autumn Sky Poetry DAILY. Check it out at
https://autumnskypoetrydaily.com/2024/0 ... -bradshaw/
by BobBradshaw
03 Mar 2024, 01:37
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Tribute from a Wooden Hut
Replies: 6
Views: 384

Re: Tribute from a Wooden Hut

That’s great news! I loved reading this again.
by BobBradshaw
02 Mar 2024, 22:21
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Tribute from a Wooden Hut
Replies: 6
Views: 384

Re: Tribute from a Wooden Hut

God, this is gorgeous. From those stunning opening 2 stanzas I was in love with this. Such wonderful details and sounds… I love the rolling lines, the authentic voice…the best piece that I have read in some time. These lines below may be my favorite… or maybe those opening stanzas. Good poems make m...
by BobBradshaw
19 Feb 2024, 02:01
Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
Topic: Make that a Writer's Block Double   (re Haiku at Haikuniverse)
Replies: 7
Views: 480

Re: Make that a Writer's Block Double   (re Haiku at Haikuniverse)

Thanks, Michael. Your snowman haiku is delightful, and probably my favorite haiku ever.

Thanks, Ieuan. I LOVE your two poems!
by BobBradshaw
15 Feb 2024, 03:33
Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
Topic: Make that a Writer's Block Double   (re Haiku at Haikuniverse)
Replies: 7
Views: 480

Make that a Writer's Block Double   (re Haiku at Haikuniverse)

1/ a haiku at Haikuniverse...check it out at https://haikuniverse.com/valentines-day-haiku-10-of-25-by-bob-bradshaw/ 2/ https://haikuniverse.com/valentines-day-haiku-12-of-25-by-michael-virga/ Congrats, Bob! Yours really is one of my Valentine's favs this year. I didn't know that 2 hours later I wou...
by BobBradshaw
13 Feb 2024, 21:50
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: The Matchmaker (small changes)
Replies: 8
Views: 774

Re: The Matchmaker

Caleb, since most of the comments about your poems have been from me, and since I was the only one to comment on this poem before your accusation,I take this comment of yours personally. “ I wonder if the poem was a little too gay for this board.” I will no longer comment on your poems. Others can c...
by BobBradshaw
13 Feb 2024, 05:13
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: A Mother Writes To Her Daughter, In Europe Somewhere With Her Friends
Replies: 7
Views: 627

Re: A Mother Writes To Her Daughter, In Europe Somewhere With Her Friends

Do you think all mothers are like yours? Most mothers love their children, as this one does. Many women have a love and passion for gardening, and gardens are sensual. Many mothers share the beauty of gardens and the sensuality of plants, their touch, scent, colors, with their children, especially w...
by BobBradshaw
13 Feb 2024, 05:08
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: The Matchmaker (small changes)
Replies: 8
Views: 774

Re: The Matchmaker

Being too gay for this board? What nonsense. This isn’t the 1950s.
by BobBradshaw
13 Feb 2024, 01:42
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: A Mother Writes To Her Daughter, In Europe Somewhere With Her Friends
Replies: 7
Views: 627

A Mother Writes To Her Daughter, In Europe Somewhere With Her Friends

A Mother Writes To Her Daughter, In Europe Somewhere With Her Friends How are you? Your letters home are like flower catalogs to a gardener in winter. They don’t come often enough. I have plenty to do to distract me. Spring as always is as busy as a mother with two toddlers underfoot. Your collie Na...
by BobBradshaw
12 Feb 2024, 23:51
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: The Matchmaker (small changes)
Replies: 8
Views: 774

Re: The Matchmaker

This is a fresh twist on the ever popular matchmaker theme. There is a bit of filler…”of course”, “sans serenity”. The first 3 lines aren’t needed. The last 2 lines of S1 echo the 2nd and 3rd lines anyway. The first line isn’t needed because the title tells us who she is. Having been briefed…remove ...
by BobBradshaw
12 Feb 2024, 21:54
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Not Looking Forward To The Last Note
Replies: 4
Views: 550

Re: Not Looking Forward To The Last Note

Ah. How sweet. I love grandkids. They’re the best.
by BobBradshaw
11 Feb 2024, 06:41
Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
Topic: Notice
Replies: 2
Views: 307

Re: Notice

Our blessings go with you, Ieuan. I’ll be glad when you’re back.
by BobBradshaw
07 Feb 2024, 07:39
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: My Siberia
Replies: 8
Views: 2045

Re: My Siberia

This is better, both the vapor imagery and that slam of a close…”vault-like door”… the 3 heavy stresses reinforcing the image.
by BobBradshaw
06 Feb 2024, 08:58
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Of Love, Cuts and Caring
Replies: 4
Views: 745

Re: Of Love, Cuts and Caring

Fairly well done. It’s something that we’ve all thought and can relate to. I like your trying a different voice. I like the sneer in this: Is there a poet working at Johnson & Johnson? Or is that obvious? I wanted a stronger punch line for a close than that last line, but I don’t have a suggestion. ...