docmaverick

Member since July 26, 2007

Member for 18 years, 10 months

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My Mother's Stroke (a limerick for the Serious Limerick workshop)

Posted Nov 9, 2014 · 5 lines · 2 critiques

In these bodies we really are, "stuck".,

it's difficult getting through all the muck !

Mom just died from a stroke,

and was comfortably broke;

so it seems death's a stroke of "good luck"!

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December 2024
09 Mon

Received a critique
on Negativendy from @Juarez5656
"Return, friend, seer and best!"
September 2022
12 Mon

New follower
@Trouble
July 2022
25 Mon

Anniversary
15 years of membership
July 2017
25 Tue

Anniversary
10 years of membership
January 2015
05 Mon

Received a critique
on The Poet from @Esker
"this is a detailed intelligent poem intricate but easily read like the proper use of punctuation and placement of lead in lines.. the hunger,, never filling an audience they grow leaner with want continue to write...we…"
03 Sat

Received a critique
on When the Journey Beckons Everyone Home from @Esker
"but they arebeautiful..draw one outside of one symblizm of hope..beautiful too.. this is a different format. long width runs of words spacing not sure if it would improve reading with a more denser paragraph stack drawn…"
November 2014
10 Mon

Received a critique
on My Mother's Stroke (a limerick for the Serious Limerick workshop) from @Rula
"To you doc. I'm sorry to hear that you've lost such a good friend as your mom. Your words are very expressive."
09 Sun

Received a critique
on My Mother's Stroke (a limerick for the Serious Limerick workshop) from @Ian.T
"Our thoughts are with you, another wave in the eternal perfection, as we take our stations in that other world of Spirit. My thoughts to you all there, Yours Ian"
09 Sun

Posted a poem
My Mother's Stroke (a limerick for the Serious Limerick workshop)
"In these bodies we really are, "stuck".,"
Open thread 5 lines
September 2014
28 Sun

Received a critique
on Face Off from @Roscoe Lane
"This is my second visit and i got the rhythm beter this time, liked it the ffirst time, like it even more this time. Very well done, and it's a nice story as well. Regards Roscoe..."
28 Sun

Received a critique
on Face Off from @Roscoe Lane
"This is my second visit and i got the rhythm beter this time, liked it the ffirst time, like it even more this time. Very well done, and it's a nice story as well. Regards Roscoe..."
17 Wed

Received a critique
on Face Off from @alidzain
"thanks for sharing. Alid"
May 2014
11 Sun

New follower
@IKnowNoBox
08 Thu

Posted a poem
Negativendy
"Tall grass adorns the meadow"
Open thread 20 lines
March 2014
26 Wed

Posted a poem
Just a Star
"So I want to know"
Open thread 22 lines
23 Sun

Posted a poem
Ironically Challenged
"I've been lost in the eyes of the precious"
Open thread 24 lines
16 Sun

Posted a poem
Queen of the Deemed
"She'll walk in treating yesterday"
Open thread 37 lines
14 Fri

Posted a poem
A Sailor's Heart
"A short while back"
Open thread 54 lines
10 Mon

Posted a poem
An Auto-repaired Heart
"Truer words were never spoken"
Open thread 20 lines
06 Thu

Posted a poem
What's.....What!
"I've seen shadows erase rainbows"
Open thread 24 lines
04 Tue

Posted a poem
Then, Afterwards
"Were l able to truly play guitar"
Open thread 18 lines
03 Mon

Posted a poem
Muddle of Pud
"Imagine this!"
Open thread 48 lines
February 2014
26 Wed

Posted a poem
The Quimbly, Giggle, Bubble, Quick !
"In the providence of Quimbly"
Open thread 30 lines
January 2014
23 Thu

Posted a poem
A Familiar Shadow
"l had a familiar shadow"
Open thread 24 lines
October 2013
08 Tue

Critiqued
"Spiritual What!" by @loved
"...are your words, & soo, very eloquent is your demeanor throughout this thoughtful piece. l truly enjoyed this. Sincerely , doc."
August 2013
01 Thu

Critiqued
"Spirit Search" by @Ian.T
"...l sincerely felt each of your precious, and heartfelt words in this very eloquent effort. nicely written, sir; doc. :)"
July 2013
24 Wed

Critiqued
"The Great Mason (Storytelling in Verse (sempiternal)(:-)" by @Ian.T
"...to be honest with you; l think that this is an extremely, ambitious undertaking....l didn't have a huge problem with your meter, (although sir wesley IS correct in pointing out the piece's occasional "choppiness")…"
13 Sat

New follower
@lonlyhrtsclub13
February 2013
16 Sat

New follower
@Frenchf
15 Fri

Critiqued
"Monster Under My Bed" by @Barbara Writes
"...you absolutely captured that "fear"! thanx, for the read; d oc."
January 2013
29 Tue

Critiqued
"THE KILLING TIMES (part 1)" by @Tam the Chanter
"...I really did. Kudos, doc."
29 Tue

Critiqued
"Is this My Life?" by @sueb
"...is quite engagingly entertaining. It absolutely captured that secret inner voice we all posess that does the planning, the manipulating, and the justifying to ourselves as if it helps render us incognitively aware of…"
December 2012
23 Sun

Critiqued
"the first christmas" by @judyanne
"...don't they all! doc."
20 Thu

Critiqued
"the first christmas" by @judyanne
"..."The greatest of stories that was ever told" "began with a chapter that truly beguiles", ...you see? It's very subtle. Happiest of holidays for you, and yours; doc."
July 2012
25 Wed

Anniversary
5 years of membership
October 2011
01 Sat

Critique milestone
1,000 critiques given
June 2011
06 Mon

Most-discussed work
Demons in the Rough-(Shark Pool submission).

22 critiques to date.
February 2010
08 Mon

Posting milestone
500 poems posted
July 2008
25 Fri

Anniversary
One year of membership
December 2007
09 Sun

Posting milestone
100 poems posted
September 2007
15 Sat

Highest posting month
September 2007 — 37 poems
04 Tue

First critique offered
on "Elusive Strength" by @Feebie
July 2007
26 Thu

First publication
Cat-Like
25 Wed

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

About me

I'm retired. Don't want to talk about it. I believe that God comes first, family second, and friends come third in life...so, I'm "grounded" in that regard... and can't take myself too seriously.
Other than writing poetry, daily....I am a musician in a blues/rock band called the Mavericks, where I'm known as "Doc" Maverick. I play the harmonica, drums, and guitar...and I sing, but not all at once.
I'm also a practicing magician, and a former member of the Magic Castle...so, I'm pretty popular with my 4 grandchildren, and all of my nieces, and nephews!
Lastly, I'm single.....and, still "hoping". I'm a die-hard romantic, so I'm well grounded, in that regard, as well.
I must add that, I am proud to be a member of such a strong, working site as..New. neopoet ! When I really am working, most agree...it's quite a "site".

Location: The High Desert, in the wild west, southern California, U.S. of A.., USA

Favorite Poets

Keates

Poe

Dickinson

and Dr. Seuss. There are a smattering of others

but why bother listing 'em all

ya know?

I also rely on a few of our poets

here....for advice

and what not. I couldn't possibly explain what a fountain of live

effective knowledge we have...right here in our midst ! To catch a glimmer of brilliance

merely visit: the Stream.

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Workshops

		Skill level:
Can you make a limerick serious?	(syllabus)	Plunge Pool	Started 2014-11-03	Concluded
Collaborative Couplet Quatrains	(syllabus)	Wading Pool, Splash Pool, Olympic Pool, Shark Pool, Plunge Pool	Started 2013-05-12	Concluded
Storytelling in Verse (sempiternal)	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2012-09-29	Concluded
Mindful Memorable Freeform: The Challenge	(syllabus)	Shark Pool	Started 2012-08-31	Concluded
Storytelling in Verse	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool, Plunge Pool	Started 2012-02-04	Concluded
More Meter	(syllabus)	Shark Pool, Plunge Pool	Started 2012-01-11	Concluded
Shark Pool (initial workshop)	(syllabus)	Shark Pool	Started 2011-05-16	Concluded