tyro

Member since April 12, 2018

Member for 8 years, 1 month

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Ebb

Posted Jul 6, 2024 · 12 lines · 3 critiques

Today I am low
Predominant
Is the ebb
Of my soul

The prosaic,
leaden, sapless,
Is in vile display.

How can I find
the strength this day?
How can I care?

And caring
How could I do?

tyro’s timeline

March 2026
27 Fri

New follower
@Lavender
March 2025
05 Wed

Critiqued
"Gaining Weight" by @The Gogetter
"it is so personal I already feel like a friend, just by reading it. Loved the flow, loved the intemacy, loved the crystel clarity. Tyro"
05 Wed

Critiqued
"The Day The Poetry Died" by @Lavender
"A great write of poetry, and so on the mark! Tyro"
05 Wed

Critiqued
"Lion for Lamb not for contest(rewrite)" by @Candlewitch
"Hi candlewitch I like the idea and the out working very much. Ane the metaphoric dichotomy of the lion as protector of the lamb is a very nice touch. but the phrase 'puts you in a jam' is not very clear to me. I did com…"
February 2025
24 Mon

Critiqued
"Cadaver" by @Ruby Lord
"great control of both meter and rhyme. The scene used to showcase your talent was both amusing and compelling. very artistic all the way around."
24 Mon

Critiqued
"BRAIN TRUMP" by @Triskelion
"The limerick is spot on. He's already attacking democracy. it's obvious why is favorate heros are dictators."
October 2024
06 Sun

Received a critique
on Flower Found from @Leslie
"Another wonderful beautiful poem, no need for personification. In my beliefs roses have souls too. They think, they feel they weep."
July 2024
07 Sun

Received a critique
on Ebb from @Rula
"A piece that tells much in few words. The possibility of finding strength and care in a crazy world that but strengthens weary feelings. I especially like the use of "the ebbing soul" in juxtaposition with "leaden" and…"
06 Sat

Posted a poem
Ebb
"Today I am low"
Open thread 12 lines
June 2024
30 Sun

Posted a poem
A Beautiful Day
"It was a day"
Open thread 15 lines
30 Sun

Critiqued
"TO WALK BENEATH ASPENS" by @scribbler
"very classical, and beautifully written"
30 Sun

Critiqued
"I know nothing of love" by @Leslie
"In general, you express yourself well, the power seems to come from intimacy with the visions presented. this poem is no different, a strong emotional attack. Pathos flows heavily in this one. Until "just like the wind"…"
30 Sun

Critiqued
"A Way Out (final re-write) " by @Rula
"I do like the ending, and yes, I expected that there would be an escape at the end. Tyro"
27 Thu

Received a critique
on Rare Morning from @kowque
"With your words; I feel blessed for having read it. Have a great day. Just be awesome(you already are,just be you)"
26 Wed

Received a critique
on Rare Morning from @Leslie
"Majestic and beautiful! Great work, one of my favorites!"
26 Wed

Received a critique
on Rare Morning from @kowque
"" I was of all worlds" Feels like you became another being. A higher being.That was no longer corporeal ,but, another type of existence. I loved this piece"
26 Wed

Posted a poem
Rare Morning
"The sun was in its benefactive climb,"
Open thread 23 lines
22 Sat

Posted a poem
Psalm to GROWTH
"To the last sight and the last sigh"
Open thread 15 lines
18 Tue

Received a critique
on Rise Sun from @Lavender
"Thank you! I absolutely understand now. I think I was searching for some meaning behind "son." I feel the energy and joy in the brilliance of the sun rise. Lovely. Thank you, L"
16 Sun

Received a critique
on Rise Sun from @Lavender
"Hello, Tyro, A nice feeling of Shakespeare. I can't help but wonder about the context - I sense that it is a defined exchange, but I'm not certain. I would love to know more! Very intriguing! The second to last stanza…"
15 Sat

Received a critique
on Rise Sun from @Geezer
"of the fourth stanza, you should let the line begin with "Rise, rise... and the line before should have an [r] at the end of you. ~ Geez. ."
14 Fri

Posted a poem
Rise Sun
"Your magnificent light"
Open thread 21 lines
10 Mon

Posted a poem
FAILURE
"The weight of the earth"
Open thread 16 lines
04 Tue

Posted a poem
The coming of spring (rewrite)
"The vibrancy of spring is in the air;"
Open thread 29 lines
May 2024
30 Thu

Posted a poem
When I say I love you
"When I say I love you"
Open thread 18 lines
28 Tue

Posted a poem
Rich Gold Afternoon
"On a rich gold afternoon"
Open thread 15 lines
25 Sat

Posted a poem
A WAY OUT
"The night is solid black,"
Open thread 18 lines
22 Wed

Posted a poem
JANUS
"Janus,"
Open thread 16 lines
19 Sun

Posted a poem
LAMENT
"The night remains a mystery to my conscious,"
Open thread 16 lines
April 2023
12 Wed

Anniversary
5 years of membership
August 2020
23 Sun

New follower
@Carl Halling
May 2020
22 Fri

New follower
@lovedly
September 2019
27 Fri

New follower
@Stone Fox
August 2019
15 Thu

Highest posting month
August 2019 — 9 poems
April 2019
12 Fri

Anniversary
One year of membership
April 2018
21 Sat

Most-discussed work
A Tear

20 critiques to date.
13 Fri

First critique offered
on "Screenshot" by @raj
12 Thu

First publication
Making a fire
12 Thu

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

About me

I was born in America but now reside in the Nederlands for many years. I worked as teacher of young children for many years, and still do, as the spiritual joy I receive from observance of their innocence remains a great and uplifting joy to me.
At one stage in my life I started to write down my thoughts and feeling about things I had read, and this slowly lead me in the direction of poetry. Through my poetry.I often search the universals, which often causes me to come over a difficult in a world where the concrete seems to rule.

Location: The Nederlands

Favorite Poets

William Butler Yates

Wallace Stevens

Giuseppe ungaretti

William Blake

Contest Wins

This member has not yet won any contests.

Workshops

		Skill level:
How to use imagery in poetry..	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2024-05-01	Concluded
Titles	(syllabus)	Wading Pool	Started 2020-05-26	Concluded
Primal Poetry	(syllabus)	Plunge Pool	Started 2019-06-17	Concluded
The Great, Big, All-Inclusive Critique Workshop	(syllabus)	Wading Pool, Splash Pool, Olympic Pool, Shark Pool, Plunge Pool	Started 2018-06-18	Concluded
Renga 18 (Rain/Raindrops)	(syllabus)	Wading Pool, Splash Pool, Olympic Pool, Shark Pool, Plunge Pool	Started 2018-06-01	Concluded
Basic and Essential Meter	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2018-04-12	Concluded
UNFINISHED WORKS	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2018-03-28	Concluded

"Gaining Weight" by @The Gogetter

"The Day The Poetry Died" by @Lavender

"Lion for Lamb not for contest(rewrite)" by @Candlewitch

"Cadaver" by @Ruby Lord

"BRAIN TRUMP" by @Triskelion

on Flower Found from @Leslie

on Ebb from @Rula

"TO WALK BENEATH ASPENS" by @scribbler

"I know nothing of love" by @Leslie

"A Way Out (final re-write) " by @Rula

on Rare Morning from @kowque

on Rare Morning from @Leslie

on Rare Morning from @kowque

on Rise Sun from @Lavender

on Rise Sun from @Lavender

on Rise Sun from @Geezer

5 years of membership

August 2019 — 9 poems

One year of membership

on "Screenshot" by @raj

Membership begins

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