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HE WHO WOULD JUDGE

I have read all the entries
while sitting here beneath a light
taking all the time I please.
I sure do wish that ya'll could write!

This one here? it just won't work
( I know the author's politics)
and he must really be a jerk
his ideas give me nervous tics

And this one only has near rhyme;
I guess the writer must be lazy
and thus hardly worth my time.
I reckon he must think I'm crazy.

And here lies a bolb typo!
and although the poem is good
I can't allow carelessness so...
I toss it out just as I should.

This one is a darn free verse !
The poet did not read directions
which makes me sit and softly curse
sending me further into introspections.

This one has no punctuation,
a bit of a pet peeve of mine,
so it's sent to its damnation.
I'll let it wither on its vine.

This one has a bad mizzpell
that one a bad rhythm stumble,
Both of them can go to hell
as I sit here and begin to mumble.

I sit and read and fume and read.
Nobody here writes as well as me.
They enter contests for fame and greed;
none are near as perfect as me.

The windowed door opens with a soft squeak.
I rise and see the orderly.
I stare at him he, doesn't speak.
I'm just another patient, see.

He leads me from my padded room,
it's time some more memories are lost
which leads to further skill set's doom.
I keep screaming "I'm Robert Frost!, I'm Robert Frost!"

**The opinions expressed are not those of the writer and any semblance to actual people is....zzzzzzt

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Structured: Western
Review Request (Intensity): 
I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
Review Request (Direction): 
What did you think of my title?
How was my language use?
What did you think of the rhythm or pattern or pacing?
How does this theme appeal to you?
How was the beginning/ending of the poem?
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Dedicated to all poetry judges lol
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All I hope now is that you're not February's judge. LOL

❤❤❤❤❤❤

Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words
........Robert Frost☺

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You will never know lol. I just jotted this down for fun and to get people to not take contests Too seriously. BTW that was a FAST response

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You disturbed me to read this judgemental write, as if you wanted to win or become sane again.
Now listen to those men in the white coats and forget everything, they is nice people and have a job to do.
I read some place that it would be better to write from a life experience, now I am bothered by this??
I find in my journals at the back of my cave that the scribbles of man can bring down an empire, now is this where you get the name Scribbler from.
Where was I ? Oh well they are taking me to lunch again, their whites are not so glaring today and have rested my eyes, and on looking inward just don't know what I am talking about,
All the words before now just ignore,
Yours Ian

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Unconditional love to you all.
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Yours as always, Ian.T, Sparrow, and Yenti

You have been disturbed since we met so don't blame this poem lol. As to writing from experience don't you remember me from that movie "One flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"? I'm the one who wasn't there. Glad you got a chuckle from this ..........stan

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Sparrow here,
I am disturbed now my feathers are all ruffled ups, I is having trouble being taken seriously, now you wants me to remember things, all I know is that cuckoos don't have nests, so how the heck can one fly over them, no wonder you is in a mess.
Damn cuckoos tried to lay an egg in one of my nests once, soon showed him where to go, I was on an American soap once, St. Elsewhere it was called back in the 80's, I was building a nest up in the Attic,, it didn't go down to well with the Dr's, do you remember it ?? It was just a distraction for me they said I was killed when I flew off but, " I IS STILL HERE"
Take care you two and have a great day out there,
Yours Sparrow

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Give critique to help keep Neopoet great.
Unconditional love to you all.
"Learn to love yourself first"
Yours as always, Ian.T, Sparrow, and Yenti

I loved St Elsewhere...
One of the best shows ever
And that character was one of my favourites... I was very sad when he jumped,.... :)
Love judy
xxx

'Each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate star,
shall draw the Thing as he sees It, for the God of Things as They are.'
(Rudyard Kipling)

to judge you yet
wait for some more time man
till i can
not Ian

I shall sit or stand in judgement of all I read, then give forth or fifth an unbiased judgement.
Then we shall give the winner adulations of sorts.
Yours Ian

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Give critique to help keep Neopoet great.
Unconditional love to you all.
"Learn to love yourself first"
Yours as always, Ian.T, Sparrow, and Yenti

Well I've started off the day with a chuckle Te he - not sure which is funnier your poem or the banter between you and Sparrow! :) Seriously this poem was great fun - sometimes it's nice to let off steam and do something funny - and it's good for those who read it as well. :)

Love to you way over there in America.

Mand xxxx

Always good to let others start off with a grin lol. Thanks for visiting....stan

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I thought I had commented on this
a fun write Stan - most enjoyed
love judy
xxx

'Each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate star,
shall draw the Thing as he sees It, for the God of Things as They are.'
(Rudyard Kipling)

Had to depressurize. Been dealing with too many stresses (wink). Glad you liked it......stan

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This one is a '''''darn''' OBJECTION MUST BE '''DAMNED''.... free verse !
The poet must not read directions
which makes me sit and softly curse
sending me further into introspection...

The contest the protagonist was judging was one limited to only rhyming poetry. Hence..darn free verse.......stan

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