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1SP commented on: The Search For Nancy by ramonathompsont 4 days 18 hours* ago* Honoring the Urgency: You’re welcome. Pieces like this deserve to be seen for the urgency and courage they carry. Your voice gives shape to the community’s fear, anger, and hope, and I’m glad I could acknowledge the power behind it. [ go to comment ]
1SP commented on: Glorious America! by ramonathompsont 4 days 18 hours* ago* Your Work Invites People In: You’re very welcome! It was a joy to sit with a piece that carries so much hope and intention. The acrostic structure and the encouraging voice work beautifully together, so I’m glad I could highlight what was already shining through. Keep creating—your work has a way of inviting people in. [ go to comment ]
1SP commented on: Trump's Iran War by ramonathompsont 4 days 18 hours* ago* When a Slip Adds a Layer: No worries at all — honestly, the slip made the acrostic even more intriguing at first glance. It’s one of those happy accidents that ends up adding an extra layer before the reader realizes what’s happening. I’m glad the title’s fixed now, but the piece still carries that same tension and momentum that made it stand out in the first place. Appreciate you taking a moment to respond! [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd-13d commented on: Thank You Father Today by 1SP 4 days 18 hours* ago* Amen to that, my Brother.: Amen to that, my Brother. [ go to comment ]
1SP commented on: Trump's Tran War by ramonathompsont 4 days 18 hours* ago* A Poem Built in Two Directions: Again one of the most striking features of this piece is its vertical message. Reading the first letters of each line in this time the first two stanzas spells: T R U M P S T R A N W A R This creates another one of double-layered pieces: • The horizontal lines express a desire for empathy, understanding, and growth. • The vertical spine quietly names the subject and the conflict. This contrast between what is said and what is spelled is intentional and gives the piece its tension. [ go to comment ]
1SP commented on: Thank You Father Today by 1SP 4 days 18 hours* ago* A Portion of My Gratitude: Thank you so much. I just wanted to give God back a portion of what He’s poured into me. Every line came from a place of gratitude and remembrance, so it means a lot that you felt the testimony and the Scripture woven through it. All glory to the Father—today and always. [ go to comment ]
1SP commented on: Closed Doors by metaphorist 4 days 20 hours* ago* The Sound of a Door Becoming a Wound: “Slammed doors look like rejection / and feel like dissolution.” This couplet for me deepens the metaphor: • a slammed door is a gesture of rejection • but the feeling is dissolution—something breaking down, disintegrating The piece isn’t just about losing people; it’s about losing a sense of self each time it happens. [ go to comment ]
1SP commented on: Wicked Mistress by metaphorist 4 days 20 hours* ago* The Soft Collapse Into a Life You Never Chose: “I’ve resigned myself / to this lackluster life.” This is not just about the relationship—it’s about your entire emotional existence. The resignation to me is global: • you’ve accepted mediocrity as fate • you no longer expect joy • they see yourself as someone who must settle It gives me the sense of a quiet surrender. [ go to comment ]
1SP commented on: No Fucking Prize by metaphorist 4 days 20 hours* ago* The Weight Behind a Simple Question: “You ask if there’s anything new.” This line for me feels deceptively simple. It eludes that: • a partner or person who is checking in, but only superficially • a speaker who feels unseen, unchanged, unacknowledged • a relationship where communication has become routine, not intimate “Same old me” isn’t resignation—it’s a confession of feeling stuck, un-evolving, uncelebrated. Pure brilliance! [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd-13d commented on: Thank You Father Today by 1SP 4 days 22 hours* ago* Magnificent testimony,: Magnificent testimony, steeped in Biblical allusions. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd-13d commented on: + 5TH POEMS: Years Remaining; A Resolution, Now And Unto The Time That I Have Left Here, 2 by S74rw4rd-13d 5 days 4 hours* ago* Thank you, I am overwhelmed: Thank you, I am overwhelmed by gratitude for your kind words. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd-13d commented on: @ 27.055 MHz: Ad Astra; No Male Minors In The Present Tense by S74rw4rd-13d 5 days 4 hours* ago* Each time you comment I: Each time you comment I am amazed by the elegance of your interpretations! [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd-13d commented on: @ 27.055 MHz: Ad Astra; Love Poem For C-Wave, 1 by S74rw4rd-13d 5 days 4 hours* ago* Thanks for that excellent: Thanks for that excellent explication of the poem! [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd-13d commented on: + 5TH POEMS: Years Remaining; A Resolution, Now And Unto The Time That I Have Left Here, 1 by S74rw4rd-13d 5 days 5 hours* ago* Thank you for that excellent: Thank you for that excellent interpretation! I am very grateful. [ go to comment ]
1SP commented on: @ 27.055 MHz: Ad Astra; Love Poem For C-Wave, 1 by S74rw4rd-13d 5 days 5 hours* ago* Where Love Becomes Its Own Constellation: The star imagery in this piece does several things at once: • Renaming a star gives the beloved a place in the heavens. • Effulgent lights evokes brilliance, warmth, and spiritual radiance. • The warmth that “warms their planets’ days and illumine the nights” eluding that the other’s influence is both sustaining and guiding. This for me is a classic poetic move in the PostPoems Universe: comparing love to celestial light, but the piece personalizes it by naming a specific star and tying it to a mythic constellation. And I'm keeping my title up there above this comment. [ go to comment ]