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Forum: Literature 01-20-2011, 09:29 AM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
Aw ... shucks, Pain. I'm speechless. Nice bit on...

Aw ... shucks, Pain. I'm speechless. Nice bit on my behalf. Thanks.
Forum: Literature 01-19-2011, 05:53 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 40,302
Posted By A Simple Poet
Fantasy Noir. Or at least I keep telling myself...

Fantasy Noir. Or at least I keep telling myself that.
Forum: General 01-19-2011, 05:45 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 21,521
Posted By A Simple Poet
Ah. A GNet history. I read the first post and was...

Ah. A GNet history. I read the first post and was delighted that HumanePain orchestrated a structure to the madness that sort of disenchanted me from this site. I'd like to say I'm truly back just as...
Forum: Literature 01-19-2011, 05:38 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
Good to see this place is still around.

Good to see this place is still around.
Forum: Literature 11-26-2009, 12:18 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
Restive Pisces

It's been awhile. Haven't felt particularly poetic. This one is pretty recent and sums my lingering mood ...


Restive Pisces

Against the current of forgotten waters, I strive …
breathless,...
Forum: Literature 11-22-2009, 01:14 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 16,494
Posted By A Simple Poet
Dagon wasn't all that bad, but then again it was...

Dagon wasn't all that bad, but then again it was very loosely based on Howard's story. As two different entities, both film and story hold their own. But otherwise, yeah, I agree ... most film...
Forum: Literature 11-16-2009, 05:15 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 15,401
Posted By A Simple Poet
I flamed out on this after 6,100 words. I got...

I flamed out on this after 6,100 words. I got bored with my own story. I suppose that's better than last year though ... when the effort was about 6,000 words less than that.
Forum: Literature 11-14-2009, 09:27 AM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
H Pain! A friendly and amiable presence. Good to...

H Pain! A friendly and amiable presence. Good to see you as well.

I jumped out of MySpace and into the evils of Facebook. If you haunt those grounds as well, consider this an invite.

(Click on...
Forum: Literature 11-13-2009, 06:46 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
God ... it feels so empty without me. I'm...

God ... it feels so empty without me.

I'm haunting these spaces again ... I'm sure you are all just as giddy as hell about it.

Anyone still around pre and post schism???
Forum: Spooky News 11-21-2008, 02:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,320
Posted By A Simple Poet
Alas, another fool where they don't belong.

Alas, another fool where they don't belong.
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 11-21-2008, 02:44 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 20,394
Posted By A Simple Poet
Whatever anyone says about South Park and its...

Whatever anyone says about South Park and its recent lackluster writing, the not so subtle implied stab at 'Twilight' and what is probably going to happen in popular culture because of 'Twilight' was...
Forum: Literature 11-17-2008, 07:11 AM
Replies: 3,273
Views: 769,694
Posted By A Simple Poet
Smith of Wooton Major - JRR Tolkien

Smith of Wooton Major - JRR Tolkien
Forum: Literature 11-16-2008, 03:09 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 5,908
Posted By A Simple Poet
"It's Obama's fault." Nah. It's Bushs's. His...

"It's Obama's fault."

Nah. It's Bushs's. His administration has already sucked the life blood of optimism from America's veins. That and you can't tell me with all of his heart attacks that Cheney...
Forum: Literature 11-15-2008, 10:07 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 5,908
Posted By A Simple Poet
Well Dr. Unicorn, I don't know who you are and as...

Well Dr. Unicorn, I don't know who you are and as such, I have no quarrel with you. But I will thank you for raising the point of topic ...

I haven't read the books ... but just on the simple...
Forum: Politics 11-04-2008, 08:33 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 24,888
Posted By A Simple Poet
Let the mending begin. And let's hope everything...

Let the mending begin. And let's hope everything he's promising is not just clouds in the coffee. I WANT to believe it's all genuine.

For once in my life, the bitter cynic is optimistic and is...
Forum: Politics 11-04-2008, 05:37 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 24,888
Posted By A Simple Poet
Obama by 5.

Obama by 5.
Forum: Music 10-30-2008, 07:09 AM
Replies: 639
Views: 84,771
Posted By A Simple Poet
Live Queen Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem ...

Live
Queen
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
Dropkick Murphys
Dire Straits
Forum: Introductions 10-30-2008, 07:04 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,100
Posted By A Simple Poet
Hola. I'm Will. I'm 33. I'm a slightly deranged...

Hola. I'm Will. I'm 33. I'm a slightly deranged litterateur, And after reading your intro (which I seldom do) I decided to be your friend, if you'll have me. Welcome to G-Net, Jillery.



...
Forum: Literature 10-30-2008, 06:52 AM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
I wrote this awhile back. I think it's a bit of...

I wrote this awhile back. I think it's a bit of overkill with the alliteration. I'd like to revise that problem, but I don't know what to take out. So I thought I would let you wolves savage it for...
Forum: Literature 10-30-2008, 06:46 AM
Replies: 3,273
Views: 769,694
Posted By A Simple Poet
Idylls of the King - by the Immortal Tennyson.

Idylls of the King - by the Immortal Tennyson.
Forum: Literature 10-30-2008, 06:39 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 15,401
Posted By A Simple Poet
It does work. And then when you've finally...

It does work. And then when you've finally sobered up, you've either hopelessly misplaced the manuscript or re-decorated it vomitiously.

That being said, I'm down with NaNo this year. I'd...
Forum: Politics 10-23-2008, 09:32 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,388
Posted By A Simple Poet
Florida has been in a recession ever since the...

Florida has been in a recession ever since the Spaniards abandoned it in 1819. Of course, we have a few beaches decorated with empty high rises and buffeted by hurricanes; but who would ever dream of...
Forum: Politics 10-19-2008, 09:35 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 22,044
Posted By A Simple Poet
Are we past the threshold now where the racial...

Are we past the threshold now where the racial factor cannot possibly sink Obama given the margins he has accrued and the radically stupid campaign McCain has run? Or is there still a chance that...
Forum: Spooky News 10-19-2008, 08:17 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,274
Posted By A Simple Poet
Guantanamo inmates take note. Torture is bad, and...

Guantanamo inmates take note. Torture is bad, and here comes another kind.
Forum: Literature 10-11-2008, 05:38 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,806
Posted By A Simple Poet
Tell him not to bother. The very fact that he's...

Tell him not to bother. The very fact that he's worried about being published leads me to believe he expects a lot of glam and glitter from it. Poets don't have a chance to be famous unless they're...
Forum: Literature 09-28-2008, 10:54 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,424
Posted By A Simple Poet
"Literary Dysentery" Does swallowing the...

"Literary Dysentery"

Does swallowing the label on the back of a bottle of Pepto help with that?

That being said, I probably have quite a lot of my own to ...er... flush. Though I'm not quite...
Forum: Spooky News 09-28-2008, 08:10 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,705
Posted By A Simple Poet
This happened before in Texas, no? Didn't...

This happened before in Texas, no?

Didn't some old coot dial up 911 to tell the operator he was going to plug some thugs busting into his neighbors house? Especially chilling was when this guy put...
Forum: Literature 09-28-2008, 08:05 AM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
You're on the right track with a better word, but...

You're on the right track with a better word, but now "ghostly" is another adverb. Maybe just "ghost" might fit better. "The moon's ghost shadow". I don't know. It's your call. But be daring with...
Forum: Spooky News 09-27-2008, 06:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,783
Posted By A Simple Poet
At the very least, the world must suffer yet...

At the very least, the world must suffer yet another episode of Oprah ... or Ellen ... or fill in your bush league talk show bimbo. Damn.
Forum: Literature 09-27-2008, 06:39 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
'Can not' should be one word. I'm not crazy...

'Can not' should be one word.

I'm not crazy about 'bittersweetly' there has to be a better way to convey that image. Adverbs are the scourge of good poetry.

"Silvery moon's shadow". I don't...
Forum: Spooky News 09-24-2008, 05:10 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,827
Posted By A Simple Poet
Obama has to beat McCain first before God comes...

Obama has to beat McCain first before God comes to knock him off his horse. Right now, that issue is still in doubt.
Forum: Spooky News 09-22-2008, 06:12 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,224
Posted By A Simple Poet
I don't know if I can do without my mini skirt.

I don't know if I can do without my mini skirt.
Forum: Literature 09-21-2008, 12:28 PM
Replies: 3,273
Views: 769,694
Posted By A Simple Poet
The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade by Abnett and...

The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade by Abnett and Lee
Forum: Politics 09-21-2008, 12:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,032
Posted By A Simple Poet
So much for healthcare for everyone. I would...

So much for healthcare for everyone. I would imagine Obama is in favor of the bailout, but not the timing. Since taxes will have to pay for the bailout, that's going to leave precious little left for...
Forum: Politics 09-17-2008, 06:38 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,313
Posted By A Simple Poet
The only problem I have with your theory is that...

The only problem I have with your theory is that the "people" don't own the U.S. Government, at least, not in reality. Corporations have supplanted them and so we are left with a very bizarre...
Forum: General 09-14-2008, 11:32 PM
Replies: 2,401
Views: 265,290
Posted By A Simple Poet
Orange Fanta Soda may actually have a shot at...

Orange Fanta Soda may actually have a shot at bringing world peace. Or at least someone could patent an ad to propagate that lie.

I also like fireflies and am rather sad to learn that they're as...
Forum: General 09-14-2008, 09:03 PM
Replies: 1,876
Views: 215,785
Posted By A Simple Poet
I decided to become involved in the Warhammer...

I decided to become involved in the Warhammer game again, only to discover quite serendipitously after a 5 year absence on my end, the game has quite evolved beyond painted war game minatures into a...
Forum: General 09-14-2008, 09:00 PM
Replies: 2,401
Views: 265,290
Posted By A Simple Poet
Random? Me? Something sinister or surrepticious? ...

Random? Me? Something sinister or surrepticious?

I'll give you two.

1. As I age, my spelling ability is worsening, that's bad for a writer.

2. I'm addicted to orange flavored Fanta soda.
Forum: Literature 09-14-2008, 08:56 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,231
Posted By A Simple Poet
Fuck yeah! I love Quentin Fucking Tarantino!

Fuck yeah! I love Quentin Fucking Tarantino!
Forum: Politics 09-14-2008, 08:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,358
Posted By A Simple Poet
Fatbaby wrote: I work in transit...

Fatbaby wrote:



I work in transit marketing ... a job I despise, mind you. And one of the reasons is because everyday I see people in my community (and America) receiving free hand outs with...
Forum: Spooky News 09-14-2008, 08:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,891
Posted By A Simple Poet
As long as primary commodities are in demand for...

As long as primary commodities are in demand for mass consumption, oil being an obvious given; this sort of corruption is par for the course. Inasmuch as it will be another "black eye" on the Bush...
Forum: Literature 09-14-2008, 08:35 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,231
Posted By A Simple Poet
CandyKorns wrote: It's poor form to...

CandyKorns wrote:



It's poor form to use the same word twice in a sentence. It's even poorer form if it's profanity. If you meant something different, then you should clarify your statement,...
Forum: Spooky News 09-14-2008, 08:34 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,351
Posted By A Simple Poet
I actually like the person of Sarah Palin. I just...

I actually like the person of Sarah Palin. I just think the Republicans screwed her over by just throwing her into the Vice Presidency without giving her the few years to polish her star, like Obama...
Forum: Literature 09-14-2008, 08:22 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,231
Posted By A Simple Poet
What do you suggest as an alternative, a coloring...

What do you suggest as an alternative, a coloring book? Writing is necessary if only to propagate a universal ability to spell words correctly, not to mention it's a pretty good way to order one's...
Forum: Spooky News 09-11-2008, 08:27 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 5,778
Posted By A Simple Poet
Is this why "I feel fine"? If only I did....

Is this why "I feel fine"?

If only I did. Damn LHC machines.
Forum: Literature 09-11-2008, 08:21 PM
Replies: 168
Views: 106,950
Posted By A Simple Poet
I have three. "He took one hard look at my...

I have three.

"He took one hard look at my ass and then played golf for awhile" - Alanis Morrisette.

I dig how she worked that into a song. And on a related note there's Nena:

"Everyone's a...
Forum: Literature 09-07-2008, 07:10 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,299
Posted By A Simple Poet
One of my favorite reads authored by Bukowski is...

One of my favorite reads authored by Bukowski is Post Office insofar that I always knew that the U.S. Postal Service works like he describes it.
Forum: Literature 09-06-2008, 08:44 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
I'm glad you remebered the old avvy. Thanks for...

I'm glad you remebered the old avvy. Thanks for the welcome. I had to ditch Fester because my wife tells me I'm beginning to smell like him.

Gotta keep the wife happy.
Forum: Introductions 09-06-2008, 08:40 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,740
Posted By A Simple Poet
once more unto the breach ... i guess ...

my other intro thread has been shoveled down to pits where the Morlocks defacate. and it's been so long since i've posted on this board that i might just as well start over ... see if anyone besides...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 09-06-2008, 08:03 PM
Replies: 4,748
Views: 961,540
Posted By A Simple Poet
Smart People ... to me, it was refreshing....

Smart People ... to me, it was refreshing. Especially since in my experience, I encounter so few of them.
Forum: Literature 09-06-2008, 07:49 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
By the Hammer of Thor! This thread was buried. ...

By the Hammer of Thor! This thread was buried.

I suppose I shouldn't say much because I haven't exactly been around either.

Here's a little something to get people talking anyway ...

Stage...
Forum: Literature 09-06-2008, 07:34 PM
Replies: 3,273
Views: 769,694
Posted By A Simple Poet
I'm reading "The Dark" a collection of short...

I'm reading "The Dark" a collection of short horror stories edited by Ellen Datlow ... and some Billy Collins poetry.
Forum: Literature 09-06-2008, 07:31 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,299
Posted By A Simple Poet
Hell, I didn't know that you had to be between 17...

Hell, I didn't know that you had to be between 17 and 27 to appreciate the genius of old "Hank", quite possibly the best writer in the late 20th century. I dig Bukowski ... but I'm already in my 3rd...
Forum: General 09-05-2008, 07:21 AM
Replies: 24,061
Views: 2,372,790
Posted By A Simple Poet
i drank too much grapefruit juice with my meds...

i drank too much grapefruit juice with my meds this morning, and poof like wonderland ... i'm back on these boards. very weird indeed.
Forum: Spooky News 03-16-2008, 07:30 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,658
Posted By A Simple Poet
It doesn't surprise me at all. And I don't think...

It doesn't surprise me at all. And I don't think that the faceless masses will care much so long as American Idol is still televised.

Stupid Faceless Masses.
Forum: General 03-10-2008, 09:28 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 16,379
Posted By A Simple Poet
I seem to recall one where he alleged that he...

I seem to recall one where he alleged that he himself WAS a vampire. Of course, if this assertion on my part is found to indeed be a canard, I will propagate the claim if only to add fuel to the...
Forum: General 03-09-2008, 12:46 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 16,379
Posted By A Simple Poet
What nerve ... you self-aggrandizing, meglomanic,...

What nerve ... you self-aggrandizing, meglomanic, narcissist.





If this is the case you should probably ban me too.
Forum: Literature 03-07-2008, 07:14 AM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
drewsilla wrote: i will say, a bit in...

drewsilla wrote:



i will say, a bit in my defense, that the rhyme scheme is predestined by the structure of a villanelle. villanelles are very complex poems limited to only two phonetic rhymes....
Forum: Literature 03-03-2008, 06:42 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
I wrote this last Friday on a bit of a dare ......

I wrote this last Friday on a bit of a dare ... but form poetry is always a dare.

William Blake’s Pet Cat

(A Villanelle)

the tiger hunts … it’s such a startling sight
none have the...
Forum: Literature 03-03-2008, 06:30 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,257
Posted By A Simple Poet
It's a Bukowski, Ophelia ... in form, content,...

It's a Bukowski, Ophelia ... in form, content, and intent.

A very good poem about a very interesting concept. When I compare it to Charles Bukowski ... that's high praise. He wrote some intent...
Forum: Literature 03-01-2008, 03:15 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,937
Posted By A Simple Poet
There is another long storied poetry thread...

There is another long storied poetry thread buried in the literature boards someplace.

Your poem is pretty well crafted. I wasn't crazy about the cliched 'dealt cards' bit, but I suppose it is...
Forum: Literature 02-26-2008, 06:32 AM
Replies: 3,273
Views: 769,694
Posted By A Simple Poet
I'm immersed in Shadows of the Silk Road by Colin...

I'm immersed in Shadows of the Silk Road by Colin Thurbron, along with a collection of Gary Snyder essays, and some poetry from Ancient China.
Forum: Introductions 02-26-2008, 06:28 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,717
Posted By A Simple Poet
I've met Russians (Ukranians) but never long...

I've met Russians (Ukranians) but never long enough to be privledged to befriend one for the long term. Hopefully that can now change.

Welcome to GNet, Magila.
Forum: Spooky News 02-20-2008, 07:11 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 8,083
Posted By A Simple Poet
Didn't George Strait once sing a song ... ...

Didn't George Strait once sing a song ...

"All my ex-goths live in Texas?
That's why I wear black paint in Tennessee?"

Run! Run for your LIVES! Run to Tennessee for freedom, my suppressed...
Forum: Literature 02-16-2008, 02:44 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
Smile HP wrote: I'm glad to see you are...

HP wrote:




I'm glad to see you are up on your Hemingway history, and that you enjoyed the poem. But your touching concern is unnecessary, I felt like that over a month ago. Now that I'm...
Forum: Literature 02-15-2008, 06:14 AM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
Here's the latest ... and by that, I mean it's...

Here's the latest ... and by that, I mean it's about 2 months old. I feel the truant muse stirring in my bones, but I haven't written anything recently.

I'd like to know if the rhyme in this poem...
Forum: Literature 01-31-2008, 06:41 AM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
Thanks for the kind responses ... HP, Corpsey. ...

Thanks for the kind responses ... HP, Corpsey.

I wish I could crank out poetry like water from a faucet, but if a poem doesn't excite me at the end as it did when I tried writing the beginning; I...
Forum: Politics 01-30-2008, 07:59 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,758
Posted By A Simple Poet
The Terminator can't run. He isn't a native. ...

The Terminator can't run. He isn't a native.

Ron Paul makes a lot of sense. American politics do not. Hence, you'll never see him anywhere in a seat of prominent influence.
Forum: Literature 01-30-2008, 07:56 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
I've been out of the gloom for awhile and...

I've been out of the gloom for awhile and trodding places where the Sith cringe ... meaning, I've been sick, and working, and mentally unbalanced.

And I've not been at GNet, obviously.

But I...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 11-22-2007, 07:31 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,860
Posted By A Simple Poet
I don't know, there is something rather...

I don't know, there is something rather threatening about the Borg to the Goth subculture. They represent mindless robots threatening to annex humanity into their world through captivity. Doesn't...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 11-22-2007, 07:28 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,198
Posted By A Simple Poet
Yeah ... to bad the book sucked so bad. Don't...

Yeah ... to bad the book sucked so bad. Don't read it because it has very little to do with what A.L. Webber did with it and will leave you jaded and disappointed.


So, since you probably are...
Forum: Music 11-22-2007, 07:26 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,582
Posted By A Simple Poet
Does anyone enjoy the lyrical and diverse talents...

Does anyone enjoy the lyrical and diverse talents of Tom Waits?
Forum: General 11-22-2007, 07:24 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,686
Posted By A Simple Poet
Gothic Thanksgiving. Makes me think of Wednesday...

Gothic Thanksgiving. Makes me think of Wednesday Addams.
Forum: General 11-22-2007, 07:20 AM
Replies: 456
Views: 103,811
Posted By A Simple Poet
Ungoth about me? Hmmmm ... I've surrendered to...

Ungoth about me? Hmmmm ... I've surrendered to blue jeans, but I only did that after I turned 30. That and for some reason I continue to be optimistic about politics after years of knowing better....
Forum: Introductions 11-22-2007, 07:17 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,837
Posted By A Simple Poet
Welcome to the Island of Misfit Toys ... er ......

Welcome to the Island of Misfit Toys ... er ... GNet.
Forum: Literature 11-22-2007, 07:12 AM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
Ehh ... I felt like this the other day, so I...

Ehh ... I felt like this the other day, so I wrote it down ... Too much bloody alliteration like freaking Peter Piper but, oh well.

Scattered Puppies

Why do Presbyterians feel like elephants ...
Forum: Politics 11-22-2007, 07:07 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 26,007
Posted By A Simple Poet
Hillary was a Republican before she married Bill....

Hillary was a Republican before she married Bill. I seem to recall hearing she had something to do with the Nixon administration, though it may have involved her assisting the prosecution of Tricky...
Forum: General 11-22-2007, 06:58 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,553
Posted By A Simple Poet
If the year we make contact is 2010, then that...

If the year we make contact is 2010, then that gives the aliens just enough time to swarm back in 2012 and cook the earth like the Zentraedi did in Robotech.


No. I don't think so. 2012....
Forum: Politics 11-21-2007, 06:55 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 26,007
Posted By A Simple Poet
Jeez, what a mess. The dynamics of this...

Jeez, what a mess.

The dynamics of this election may be as important as 1968 meaning the ramification of this choice has the potential to swing for another 40 years. And there is no talent in the...
Forum: Literature 10-30-2007, 03:46 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,136
Posted By A Simple Poet
It will never happen. Everywhere you look,...

It will never happen. Everywhere you look, quality novelists are a dying bunch. It seems as if anyone can put out a novel now especially with the proliferation of the WWW.

But even worse, at least...
Forum: General 10-30-2007, 06:29 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,711
Posted By A Simple Poet
I too have seen worse threads, this one almost...

I too have seen worse threads, this one almost borders on some sort of semi-psychotic serendipity (ooohhh .... alliteration without intention).

Anyway, I like tootsie rolls better. But I will say...
Forum: Literature 10-30-2007, 06:25 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 15,401
Posted By A Simple Poet
Ah ... the old NanoWriMo. God I hate it, it...

Ah ... the old NanoWriMo.

God I hate it, it makes me have to actually ignore my harsh inner critic, seek my oft truant muse, and pound the damn keys...

I'm doing it unofficially for two...
Forum: Spooky News 10-26-2007, 06:27 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,902
Posted By A Simple Poet
It's Marvin the Martian's ultimate revenge...

It's Marvin the Martian's ultimate revenge against Bugs Bunny when the Earth and the entire Universe gets sucked in one day.
Forum: Spooky News 10-09-2007, 05:40 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,680
Posted By A Simple Poet
Did the bag say "Taco Bell" perchance? If so, I...

Did the bag say "Taco Bell" perchance? If so, I think I found one too ...
Forum: Introductions 10-08-2007, 03:56 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 4,980
Posted By A Simple Poet
I rather dig your username, Touch of Ink. ...

I rather dig your username, Touch of Ink.

Welcome to G Net. Tra la la.

The last sentence is intended to be gravid with heavy irony produced stereophonically, if spoken.

I would probably...
Forum: General 10-08-2007, 03:51 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,138
Posted By A Simple Poet
That I could endlessly throw poop at people...

That I could endlessly throw poop at people without the threat of incarceration, much like some simians I've encountered at the local zoo.
Forum: Literature 10-08-2007, 03:48 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
raggedyanne wrote: I like this, but I...

raggedyanne wrote:



I like this, but I would suggest knocking off "silently" from the first line altogether. It's implied more powerfully in line three and you get to lose an adverb.

I like...
Forum: Literature 10-08-2007, 03:44 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,537
Posted By A Simple Poet
It needs some work. Some spelling corrections....

It needs some work. Some spelling corrections. And I would suggest eliminating the punctuation altogether and turn those extra sentences into seperate lines.

The imagery is rather pedestrian and...
Forum: Spooky News 10-02-2007, 06:49 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,823
Posted By A Simple Poet
Nobody can stop the Spanish Inquisition! Or in...

Nobody can stop the Spanish Inquisition! Or in this case, The French Revolution.

Maybe he was an anachronistic anarchist. Or he was called Robespierre on the playground for reading too much.
...
Forum: Introductions 10-02-2007, 06:45 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,819
Posted By A Simple Poet
Persephone is not welcome in my thread,...

Persephone is not welcome in my thread, mythologically speaking. I am a big fan of Hades and when she tries to escape his grasp each spring, it really chaps his ass.

As for the yellow, well. Red...
Forum: Literature 09-24-2007, 05:50 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,450
Posted By A Simple Poet
I agree with Jillian ... they're aren't any. Not...

I agree with Jillian ... they're aren't any. Not if you are using novels as the basis of comparison.

Gaiman isn't bad, Hamilton and Kilpatrick are seemingly doing their best to keep the erotic...
Forum: General 09-22-2007, 06:48 PM
Replies: 24,061
Views: 2,372,790
Posted By A Simple Poet
I ... uh ... have nothing to say.

I ... uh ... have nothing to say.
Forum: General 09-19-2007, 05:22 AM
Replies: 356
Views: 41,530
Posted By A Simple Poet
www.myspace.com/will_the_simple_poet

www.myspace.com/will_the_simple_poet
Forum: Literature 09-18-2007, 07:34 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
Here's a little poem I wrote not too long back...

Here's a little poem I wrote not too long back ...

The Other Side of Twilight

at the other side of twilight

… where moths mimic butterflies and ruined colonnades boast the canards of...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 09-17-2007, 02:24 PM
Replies: 4,748
Views: 961,540
Posted By A Simple Poet
Stranger than Fiction. Not a bad flick. Didn't...

Stranger than Fiction. Not a bad flick. Didn't think much of the ending though. Maggie Glynenhaal was hot. I butchered her last name.
Forum: Literature 09-17-2007, 02:07 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 973
Posted By A Simple Poet
I think it might work a bit better outside of the...

I think it might work a bit better outside of the rigid form and actually less repitition.

I like the seventh stanza the best and feel the poem should be structured a bit more around it.

I'm...
Forum: Spooky News 09-17-2007, 02:01 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 7,210
Posted By A Simple Poet
Oy. Speaking as a Christian Deist, or one...

Oy.

Speaking as a Christian Deist, or one leaning that way, the only thing that Madonna and Spears seem to elicit in the most extreme cases are questionable morals ... and that is only if one...
Forum: General 09-17-2007, 01:52 PM
Replies: 378
Views: 31,265
Posted By A Simple Poet
Drake wrote: My estimation of science...

Drake wrote:



My estimation of science is not so much low as it is incomplete and skeptical.

Homo sapiens are relatively new to the objectivity of the scientific process. We've gone...
Forum: General 09-17-2007, 05:51 AM
Replies: 378
Views: 31,265
Posted By A Simple Poet
I suppose I fall into the camp of the Deists,...

I suppose I fall into the camp of the Deists, although with the exception that I still accept the Divinity of Christ. Anything written by Paul has been problematic for me in the last few years. And...
Forum: Literature 09-16-2007, 06:40 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 9,558
Posted By A Simple Poet
What are you WRITING?

There might be a thread for this, but I couldn't find it. If not there should be.

What are you writing? Do be so kind to share without giving too much away because that is dangerous not just for...
Forum: Introductions 09-16-2007, 06:31 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,819
Posted By A Simple Poet
So I started writing again. Two novels at the...

So I started writing again. Two novels at the same time. How, do you ask? Okay, so you wouldn't probably ask. But I'll tell you anyway.

My latest trick is to start with a good ambiguous opening...
Forum: Spooky News 09-12-2007, 03:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,013
Posted By A Simple Poet
Hmmm, seems like a perfect destination spot for...

Hmmm, seems like a perfect destination spot for all those trying to get welfare by procreation in America, and can't.
Forum: Literature 09-12-2007, 06:13 AM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
raggedyanne wrote: Acceptable losses.

raggedyanne wrote:



Acceptable losses.
Forum: Literature 09-11-2007, 05:38 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
raggedyanne wrote Probably because...

raggedyanne wrote



Probably because people are afraid to critique poetry. Despite the potential litterateurs who may or may not lurk here at GNet, poetry is an art that is lost in the 21st...
Forum: Literature 09-10-2007, 04:06 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 5,414
Posted By A Simple Poet
Here's mine. Though I have to say that Eliot's -...

Here's mine. Though I have to say that Eliot's - "The Hollow Men" and Cummings' - "pity this busy monster manunkind" are right there with it.


Song on the End of the World

by: Czeslaw Milosz
...
Forum: Literature 09-08-2007, 03:23 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
And so here I come barging into this thread like...

And so here I come barging into this thread like I belong here. But some of you have been wondering where I've been. So this poem (albeit a cheesy rip off of Lennon's: Ballad of John and Yoko ... and...
Forum: Introductions 09-08-2007, 03:17 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,819
Posted By A Simple Poet
Clockwork wrote: I didn't make very...

Clockwork wrote:



I didn't make very many, so it probably was the avatar. Hell, I dig the avatar as the only reasonably decent thing about my GNet identity. And for awhile I was jammed with...
Forum: Introductions 09-07-2007, 06:15 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,819
Posted By A Simple Poet
Yeah, I'll say ... quite a bit ... especially...

Yeah, I'll say ... quite a bit ... especially following yet another hiatus on my part.
Forum: General 03-26-2007, 07:42 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 16,870
Posted By A Simple Poet
It means that fate has decreed I shall never be a...

It means that fate has decreed I shall never be a Poet Laureate. And perhaps (if any of you have read my work) you might agree that's probably a good thing.
Forum: Shill 03-25-2007, 03:19 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,279
Posted By A Simple Poet
I've done the Death Clock a few times trying to...

I've done the Death Clock a few times trying to be honest with the statistics and I'm always kicking it in the same year, give or take a few months. I think the year was 2050 or something, asteroid...
Forum: General 03-25-2007, 03:06 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 18,981
Posted By A Simple Poet
I have the "jimmy" legs, I twist my fingers...

I have the "jimmy" legs, I twist my fingers constantly until I am certain to have premature arthritis, and it may or may not be anatomically possible but I swear I can feel my blood swimming inside...
Forum: General 03-12-2007, 10:01 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 7,175
Posted By A Simple Poet
Yeah this keeps happening to me. I though my...

Yeah this keeps happening to me. I though my mouse was going screwy or something.
Forum: Literature 03-12-2007, 09:52 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,032
Posted By A Simple Poet
I have not been able to make it through Dracula....

I have not been able to make it through Dracula. I've read Shelley's Frankenstein and a lot of the works listed by Minyaliel. I want to read Paradise Lost next.
Forum: Spooky News 03-12-2007, 09:50 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,634
Posted By A Simple Poet
Puppet Master ... I understand and am aware...

Puppet Master ...

I understand and am aware of the pagan origins of eggs, bunnies, et al as associated with Easter. It was a bit of an attempt at humor.

A bad attempt.
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 03-12-2007, 07:32 AM
Replies: 4,748
Views: 961,540
Posted By A Simple Poet
Got locked out of the house while Mrs. Poet was...

Got locked out of the house while Mrs. Poet was at work yesterday, so I went and caught Pan's Labyrinth before it left town. It was even more violent than I expected but the co-tangent plots were...
Forum: Spooky News 03-12-2007, 07:18 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,634
Posted By A Simple Poet
Well, I happen to be a Christian and I take...

Well, I happen to be a Christian and I take solace in the fact that the documentary is flawed simply because it is highly unlikely that the remains of Jesus and all of his family would be neatly...
Forum: Literature 03-08-2007, 07:36 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
Ophelia ~ I can dig it. Walnut callouses....

Ophelia ~

I can dig it. Walnut callouses. Good image. I really liked the last lines and where you went with the poem. Would have maybe liked a bit more about the knife itself maybe.
Forum: Literature 03-07-2007, 06:54 AM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
Concocted to make one hungry, horny, whatever ......

Concocted to make one hungry, horny, whatever ...

a pasta lost forever

at one time i enjoyed the best penne alfredo recipe this side of a virile Casanova.

strong, potent, and filling was the...
Forum: Literature 03-05-2007, 02:13 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
Your welcome, and please, call me Will.

Your welcome, and please, call me Will.
Forum: Literature 03-05-2007, 12:56 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
Super Spright, if your question was indeed a...

Super Spright, if your question was indeed a non-malicious jab then I apologize for my venomous response, but as Ophelia surmised, I interpreted it that way. And not because I am sensitive or...
Forum: Literature 03-05-2007, 09:14 AM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
Super Spright wrote: Why do you call...

Super Spright wrote:



Why do you call yourself a Senior Member, or Goth even you impolite, surly urchin-snouted horse-drench!

If you haven't anything constructive to add, clam up.
Forum: Introductions 03-05-2007, 09:09 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,819
Posted By A Simple Poet
In the old days, there was a twenty questions...

In the old days, there was a twenty questions component to introductions. Well, here is my revised version ...

Now the NEW 20 Questions:

1. What's the most important thing in life to you?
...
Forum: Literature 03-05-2007, 05:50 AM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
Yeah, HP ... it is more along the lines of Simple...

Yeah, HP ... it is more along the lines of Simple Poetry. And I don't rightly know why baboons come to mind, but with humanity simply making slight, ever increasing orbits from its violent past and...
Forum: Literature 03-04-2007, 01:30 PM
Replies: 862
Views: 149,399
Posted By A Simple Poet
A poetry thread? How quaint! Too bad it is not...

A poetry thread? How quaint! Too bad it is not sticky as such threads on all literary sites should be.

Regardless, here is my latest bit of tripe. It is the final poem of my last collection of...
Forum: Introductions 03-04-2007, 01:22 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,819
Posted By A Simple Poet
Thanks for the warm welcome and the history...

Thanks for the warm welcome and the history lessons.

It is nice to be remembered so fondly. Draco, Jillian, HP, Maggot ... I remember all of you and hope we will all be better acquainted now that...
Forum: Literature 03-04-2007, 07:35 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,945
Posted By A Simple Poet
"Titus Andronicus" by The Bard "Rimbaud's...

"Titus Andronicus" by The Bard
"Rimbaud's Collection of Poetry" by Arthur Rimbaud

and for all of you morbid, corpse loving ghouls out there, you might get a kickout of

"The Spoon River...
Forum: Introductions 03-04-2007, 07:03 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,819
Posted By A Simple Poet
I was here once before ...

So I'm not exactly new.

But I posted alot of really BAD poetry just prior to the Gothic.Net schism about a year back.

Thought I would stop back and see if there was anyone still around in this...
Forum: Introductions 06-14-2006, 06:40 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,795
Posted By A Simple Poet
I miss all the poetry. What in the bloody hell...

I miss all the poetry. What in the bloody hell happened to the thread?

Will miss you too, Circle. I've already said I dig your nickname. It defines me, but I will always be The Other Dark...
Forum: General 06-14-2006, 06:34 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 13,533
Posted By A Simple Poet
An obituary...how gothic indeed! There's irony in...

An obituary...how gothic indeed! There's irony in that somewhere...

Will miss you Dark Bohemian ... a hell of a nickname, I'm jealous. But I tell people that I am The Other Dark Bohemian, out of...
Forum: General 06-14-2006, 06:15 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 13,533
Posted By A Simple Poet
I'm leaving too. I already referenced this in my...

I'm leaving too. I already referenced this in my intro thread, so feel free to read all about it. But I wanted to say...

1. I miss all the colorful persons who were banned without cause and...
Forum: Introductions 06-14-2006, 05:40 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,795
Posted By A Simple Poet
Greetings Friends! I have decided to journey...

Greetings Friends!

I have decided to journey from this site ... especially with the mysterious vanishing of the poetry thread! I will not rule out a return, but the direction this place is taking...
Forum: Introductions 06-02-2006, 07:21 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,795
Posted By A Simple Poet
It almost sounds as if you are better prepared to...

It almost sounds as if you are better prepared to tackle such a genre. You have sound advice, some of which seems too Farscape to me, but I suppose mixing a little bit of gloom with a dash of macabre...
Forum: Introductions 05-31-2006, 05:43 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,795
Posted By A Simple Poet
Eh... That still seems very Spelljammer to...

Eh...

That still seems very Spelljammer to me, at least in the campaigns I've played.

It is a nice idea, but I do not have the creative ability (at this point) to keep up with Gothic Space...
Forum: General 05-26-2006, 06:51 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 8,319
Posted By A Simple Poet
Happy Birthday, Jillian

Happy Birthday, Jillian
Forum: Literature 05-25-2006, 06:14 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 18,137
Posted By A Simple Poet
Gin, you SLAY me. I found this both...

Gin, you SLAY me. I found this both simaltaneously appropriate and ridiculously humorous at the same time.

Yes, to Dorian Gray being Gothic.

No, to Lemony Snicket (although it seems it might...
Forum: General 05-25-2006, 06:09 PM
Replies: 1,876
Views: 215,785
Posted By A Simple Poet
Yes he does, and I only hope I can imitate him...

Yes he does, and I only hope I can imitate him and the greatness of S.T. Coleridge, though admittedly I have quite a bit of work to do.

*sigh*
Forum: General 05-25-2006, 04:29 PM
Replies: 1,876
Views: 215,785
Posted By A Simple Poet
Today I became more comfortable with my choice of...

Today I became more comfortable with my choice of poetry over prose as my literary vocation (for reasons previously cited in my welcome thread). Ironically, I feel so liberated that I am inspired to...
Forum: Introductions 05-25-2006, 06:42 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,632
Posted By A Simple Poet
Another poet? Well, I hope the trend continues...

Another poet? Well, I hope the trend continues and maybe one day we can finally take over the world. Ha!

Fleeting or no, welcome....
Forum: Introductions 05-24-2006, 07:19 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,795
Posted By A Simple Poet
Yes, but then one would have to like Chaucer, and...

Yes, but then one would have to like Chaucer, and I must confess that I am not particularly fond, though I have tried mightily to like him.

Anyway, I'm sending out for publication this month in...
Forum: Music 05-22-2006, 06:51 PM
Replies: 20,761
Views: 3,306,714
Posted By A Simple Poet
Tunnel of Love -Dire Straits

Tunnel of Love -Dire Straits
Forum: General 05-22-2006, 10:40 AM
Replies: 3,202
Views: 345,942
Posted By A Simple Poet
Granted, you are immutably chained to an igloo in...

Granted, you are immutably chained to an igloo in Siberia with all the comforts and emenities of home, but unable to leave.

I wish I could live in New England.
Forum: General 05-22-2006, 10:38 AM
Replies: 4,434
Views: 363,422
Posted By A Simple Poet
Sinfully Delicious Pastrami

Sinfully Delicious Pastrami
Forum: Introductions 05-22-2006, 07:12 AM
Replies: 41
Me
Views: 3,890
Posted By A Simple Poet
I get to write my new favorite insult word ... ...

I get to write my new favorite insult word ...

ASS CLOWN.

(And someone mentioned Ass Hat too, which isn't bad!)

Death, I usually do not resort to profanity with my jibes. I like to insult in...
Forum: Literature 05-19-2006, 05:09 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 18,137
Posted By A Simple Poet
Sobeh: That is probably the best and most...

Sobeh:

That is probably the best and most succinct definition of the genre that I have seen in quite awhile. I suppose I should find a way to acquire that book for my library.

But I'll take...
Forum: Spooky News 05-19-2006, 04:34 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,490
Posted By A Simple Poet
Some of these guys have strange fetishes. Maybe...

Some of these guys have strange fetishes. Maybe he would feel a little less dirty about cleaning out the woman's house if he himself were clean?
Forum: Introductions 05-19-2006, 04:25 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,795
Posted By A Simple Poet
I have decided instead of Gothic Space Opera to...

I have decided instead of Gothic Space Opera to work on Gothic Haibun. I know, I know ... I'm trying to find a title less cheesy.

I recently posted an example of this in the poetry thread. But...
Forum: General 05-19-2006, 04:21 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,698
Posted By A Simple Poet
Spooky ... Byron is beautiful, or at least I...

Spooky ... Byron is beautiful, or at least I think his poetry is, so I think it can be allowed here.

I also think the natural wonder of creation when cloaked in twilight on a frost night where all...
Forum: General 05-19-2006, 06:45 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 12,396
Posted By A Simple Poet
I am still rather new, but recently I seem to...

I am still rather new, but recently I seem to recall that somebody posted somewhere that the site administrators are no longer allowing writing submission, so by nature the site is becoming less...
Forum: Music 05-18-2006, 06:35 PM
Replies: 20,761
Views: 3,306,714
Posted By A Simple Poet
Afternoons and Coffeespoons - The Crash Test...

Afternoons and Coffeespoons - The Crash Test Dummies
Forum: General 05-18-2006, 06:11 AM
Replies: 24,061
Views: 2,372,790
Posted By A Simple Poet
I donwloaded witty quotes for my cell phone from...

I donwloaded witty quotes for my cell phone from the movie Office Space. Unfortunately, my life's suffering is in the quasi-corporate world so I can be responsible and support my family. But quotes...
Forum: Introductions 05-18-2006, 06:05 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,651
Posted By A Simple Poet
Look, it's the Troll who hassled the three billy...

Look, it's the Troll who hassled the three billy goats gruff! Damn, I had wondered what had become of that troll.
Forum: Music 05-15-2006, 11:28 AM
Replies: 20,761
Views: 3,306,714
Posted By A Simple Poet
Candlebox, their original album

Candlebox, their original album
Forum: Introductions 05-15-2006, 06:41 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,932
Posted By A Simple Poet
I've never had the occassion or priviledge to...

I've never had the occassion or priviledge to knowingly correspond with a person from France (and I have not done so also in the Realm of Reality). I am, therefore, delighted to welcome you to GNet....
Forum: Music 05-14-2006, 07:51 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 37,432
Posted By A Simple Poet
I'm a dip shit and a moron (I'm not inbred)...

I'm a dip shit and a moron (I'm not inbred) because I LOATHE Rap and cannot wait for the day that it will go away. Alas, that day is likely not to come...
Forum: Politics 05-13-2006, 08:50 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 6,337
Posted By A Simple Poet
Didn't we lambast this she-troll elsewhere? I...

Didn't we lambast this she-troll elsewhere? I voted for Bush. Twice. I agreed with a lot of what he stood for at the time. I am not exactly amazed by what he has done since then. Does that make me...
Forum: Introductions 05-11-2006, 03:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,320
Posted By A Simple Poet
I'm merely a simple poet, though hardly suicidal....

I'm merely a simple poet, though hardly suicidal. But to my fellow crafter of verse, welcome.
Forum: Spooky News 05-11-2006, 03:30 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,032
Posted By A Simple Poet
Hell hath no fury than a Xng incensed. And I like...

Hell hath no fury than a Xng incensed. And I like that word "fucktard" almost as much as I do "assclown." Both of which apply to impolite noobs.
Forum: Whining 05-10-2006, 04:30 PM
Replies: 8,089
Poll: Rant Thread
Views: 725,382
Posted By A Simple Poet
Xng, it would be worse, I suppose, if it had been...

Xng, it would be worse, I suppose, if it had been spelled Communist Banks.

No it wouldn't, hell, it would have been more amusingly droll.
Forum: Politics 05-10-2006, 04:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,459
Posted By A Simple Poet
Dust. Why stop there with ignorant commentary....

Dust. Why stop there with ignorant commentary. Get creative with it!

Wasn't it William Wallace who said in Braveheart in response to the myth about his own growing legend that he could shoot...
Forum: Spooky News 05-10-2006, 04:21 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,032
Posted By A Simple Poet
And to build on that, Hip Hop (as disgusting a...

And to build on that, Hip Hop (as disgusting a subculture as I personally believe it is) never suffers as much indignity as the gothic one. It seems that the authorities may feel hip hop minions are...
Forum: Introductions 05-10-2006, 04:14 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,795
Posted By A Simple Poet
Actually, I do not mind Early Modern English....

Actually, I do not mind Early Modern English. True Old English is more Danish than anything. And Devlin, I do not myself care exactly what language one choose to use so long as I can understand it...
Forum: Introductions 05-08-2006, 06:17 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 5,954
Posted By A Simple Poet
I tell people if they wish to insult me to try...

I tell people if they wish to insult me to try and do so without using profanity. Usually they are not quite creative enough, or if they attempt to continue the insult, I become amused by whatever...
Forum: Introductions 05-08-2006, 05:36 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,015
Posted By A Simple Poet
Welcome Devlin, you certainly seem to have a...

Welcome Devlin, you certainly seem to have a rapier wit and an peculiar affinity towards poetry in a way that I might be able to relate. I also like Yeats, but I prefer Byron and Donne over him. I...
Forum: Introductions 05-08-2006, 05:32 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 5,954
Posted By A Simple Poet
Wow, what a firey flurry of ferocious friction! ...

Wow, what a firey flurry of ferocious friction!

I don't know you Kinflame, nor have I read whatever it is you have written to incite the wrath of the herd. But I shall bid you welcome,...
Forum: Whining 05-06-2006, 06:24 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,484
Posted By A Simple Poet
Every time I think of Trolls, I imagine either...

Every time I think of Trolls, I imagine either Morlocks from the old Time Machine movie, or the grubby little frothy characters from the movie, Willow. Or the cavemen from GEICO commercials....
Forum: Literature 05-05-2006, 07:00 PM
Replies: 229
Views: 49,641
Posted By A Simple Poet
In addition to Gloomcookie, I also enjoyed Dr....

In addition to Gloomcookie, I also enjoyed Dr. Strange in the heyday, and now I am contemplating collecting Batman again.
Forum: Whining 05-05-2006, 04:32 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 11,773
Posted By A Simple Poet
I agree with Circle. There aren't many out there...

I agree with Circle. There aren't many out there and the quality forums are difficult to find.

I've recently de-emphasized my activity on a forum because I only communicate regularly with one or...
Forum: Whining 05-04-2006, 06:41 PM
Replies: 8,089
Poll: Rant Thread
Views: 725,382
Posted By A Simple Poet
This would be a storied forum death, because Gnet...

This would be a storied forum death, because Gnet is mentioned in prominent underground publications. It is rather deplorable that it has seemingly devolved into something less than imperial...
Forum: Politics 05-04-2006, 06:36 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 10,607
Posted By A Simple Poet
I find that 6BladesDeep seems to exhibit a...

I find that 6BladesDeep seems to exhibit a curious lack of affinity for the letter "y" at the end of her words. Interesting in a quasi-celtic sort of way. I shall have to read the intro...

...Only...
Forum: Spooky News 05-04-2006, 06:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,580
Posted By A Simple Poet
Well it is nice to know that a pickled corpse...

Well it is nice to know that a pickled corpse fermented for twenty years has that excellent quality taste to it. I am at a mental impasse, but I'm sure if you bottled dead guy, all kinds of...
Forum: Whining 05-04-2006, 06:20 PM
Replies: 8,089
Poll: Rant Thread
Views: 725,382
Posted By A Simple Poet
Yeah, it really blows. You just get to a place,...

Yeah, it really blows. You just get to a place, start a few quality correspondences and then the bottom falls out. Well, hopefully we can retain some people who will become the new die hards. I know...
Forum: Introductions 05-04-2006, 06:22 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,795
Posted By A Simple Poet
Thanks for the kind words, Draconysius. The cat...

Thanks for the kind words, Draconysius. The cat calls are just as well deserved Sobeh...

As far as Gothic Space Opera, I'm not saying the genre will not work. What I am saying is that at present,...
Forum: General 05-04-2006, 06:13 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 8,100
Posted By A Simple Poet
There are also quite a few more disturbing...

There are also quite a few more disturbing cartoons with Salad Fingers if you dig a little deeper into the fat pie website. And the merchandise is out there, I couldn't resist a Salad Fingers tee...
Forum: General 05-02-2006, 04:51 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,959
Posted By A Simple Poet
Morrigan wrote: Believe it or not,...

Morrigan wrote:




Believe it or not, I favor gloom and cold weather. Being in Florida is literally hell. Chicago reminded me a lot of how Gotham City is portrayed. It has an aging, urban feel...
Forum: General 05-02-2006, 07:44 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,959
Posted By A Simple Poet
I, too, would love to visit Switzerland. And also...

I, too, would love to visit Switzerland. And also Prague, France, Germany, and all of the UK. I would not rule out Italy, Japan, New Zealand, or even Egypt.

Unfortunately, I have never made it...
Forum: Spooky News 05-01-2006, 07:59 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 30,990
Posted By A Simple Poet
This entire episode happened in my neck of the...

This entire episode happened in my neck of the woods, Tampa. It does not seem to have incurred the outrage that it has everywhere else. The teacher's lawyer did in fact say something to that effect...
Forum: Introductions 05-01-2006, 07:55 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,795
Posted By A Simple Poet
I also gave up on Gothic Space Opera. It doesn't...

I also gave up on Gothic Space Opera. It doesn't seem to work, so I am reverting back to contemporary with a hint of "horror". Sorry to let you folks down. I may take it up again when the muse is...
Forum: General 05-01-2006, 07:52 PM
Replies: 1,034
Views: 139,379
Posted By A Simple Poet
I tried, I suppose I am just too droll to read....

I tried, I suppose I am just too droll to read. That, or I let everyone down by shelving my Gothic Space Opera idea ... my "bad".
Forum: General 05-01-2006, 07:50 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 8,100
Posted By A Simple Poet
Someone wrote in my high school year book (way...

Someone wrote in my high school year book (way back when the earth cooled) not to eat rusty knives. I'm betting that Salad Fingers does. That was a very bizarre yet fascinating bit of work.
Forum: General 05-01-2006, 07:44 PM
Replies: 1,034
Views: 139,379
Posted By A Simple Poet
I would like personal threads, I know it seems...

I would like personal threads, I know it seems conceited, but I think it is a way for an individual's identity to shine through, and the strongest would survive. That, or maybe we can augment our...
Forum: Introductions 05-01-2006, 11:26 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,393
Posted By A Simple Poet
Welcome dark spirit. Hopefully you can find...

Welcome dark spirit.

Hopefully you can find what you look for here. Your name reminds me of one of my favorite poets, Dante Alighieri.
Forum: General 04-30-2006, 05:04 PM
Replies: 24,061
Views: 2,372,790
Posted By A Simple Poet
Randomness: I am listening to Charlotte...

Randomness:

I am listening to Charlotte Church. Alright, stop laughing. It's close to opera, and I dig opera.

Anyway, I don't know much about Charlotte Church, but I would like to see her...
Forum: General 04-30-2006, 05:01 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 10,124
Posted By A Simple Poet
Well, you can use capital letters ... it's okay. ...

Well, you can use capital letters ... it's okay.

When I am going into church, I am not at all concerned about what others percieve my dress to be. I dress respectfully for God, whether I'm in...
Forum: Whining 04-30-2006, 03:07 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,209
Posted By A Simple Poet
Okay, I've held back awhile to digest this. Here...

Okay, I've held back awhile to digest this. Here are my two cents.

I am thirty one years old and work in a customer service based industry where the customer is almost never right. (I don't want...
Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 04-30-2006, 03:00 PM
Replies: 4,748
Views: 961,540
Posted By A Simple Poet
Much ado about Nothing. With Kenneth...

Much ado about Nothing.

With Kenneth Branagh, Kate Breckinsale, Denzel Washington, Robert Sean Leonard, Emma Thompson, and a vile Keanu Reeves.
Forum: Introductions 04-27-2006, 06:11 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,795
Posted By A Simple Poet
I've decided to stick with the white lettering...

I've decided to stick with the white lettering now. Except in the poetry thread.

I felt it needed to be said.
Forum: Spooky News 04-27-2006, 05:48 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,854
Posted By A Simple Poet
Wow, that is simply overwhelming. Poor, poor kid....

Wow, that is simply overwhelming. Poor, poor kid.

I just can't deal well with stories like that,
Forum: Spooky News 04-27-2006, 05:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,808
Posted By A Simple Poet
Holy red beans and rice!!! Now I DO believe...

Holy red beans and rice!!!

Now I DO believe in Morlocks....
Forum: Whining 04-27-2006, 05:39 PM
Replies: 8,089
Poll: Rant Thread
Views: 725,382
Posted By A Simple Poet
I don't know why I am feeling so depressed today....

I don't know why I am feeling so depressed today. I think because for all of the effort I have done to better myself through two tours in college, the fields of study I undertook and graduated in...
Forum: Whining 04-25-2006, 05:04 PM
Replies: 8,089
Poll: Rant Thread
Views: 725,382
Posted By A Simple Poet
Twisted. I hate having friends for reasons...

Twisted.

I hate having friends for reasons less excrutiating than what you have endured. I am sorry. I don't know what is with people these days. I feel that the world is truly becoming...
Forum: Music 04-25-2006, 05:00 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 54,525
Posted By A Simple Poet
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. It gets me everytime....

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. It gets me everytime. As a matter of fact, just about every song by Queen.
Forum: Commentary 04-25-2006, 04:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,370
Posted By A Simple Poet
I bumped this so I wouldn't have to see the...

I bumped this so I wouldn't have to see the troll's name on the Boards screen. Sorry.
Forum: Spooky News 04-25-2006, 04:48 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,642
Posted By A Simple Poet
Of course she could have been undead, and I...

Of course she could have been undead, and I wonder what the laws say about that?
Forum: General 04-25-2006, 04:45 PM
Replies: 1,876
Views: 215,785
Posted By A Simple Poet
I discovered and perused through "The Goth Bible"...

I discovered and perused through "The Goth Bible" by Nancy Kilpatrick. It was an interesting read, although I do not think I need its help to justify my own "goth"ness. I was pleased to see that gnet...
Forum: Whining 04-24-2006, 06:39 PM
Replies: 8,089
Poll: Rant Thread
Views: 725,382
Posted By A Simple Poet
Yeah ... I seem to get that quite a bit ... about...

Yeah ... I seem to get that quite a bit ... about extremely droll and unimportant things. Though I can say with some certainty that I have never had an online deja vu before. Chilling.
Forum: Introductions 04-24-2006, 06:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,742
Posted By A Simple Poet
Man, I feel simply archaic in comparison to...

Man, I feel simply archaic in comparison to everyone posting here.

Welcome to the boards, Tori. I commented on your poem already. Hope to see you around the boards. It is always nice to have more...
Forum: Spooky News 04-24-2006, 06:35 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,338
Posted By A Simple Poet
You know that happened in the Bible. Someone...

You know that happened in the Bible. Someone pissed off Moses and upset God in the process and the Earth opened up and gulped down about 40,000 people. But than again, they seemed to have it coming...
Forum: Whining 04-24-2006, 06:30 PM
Replies: 8,089
Poll: Rant Thread
Views: 725,382
Posted By A Simple Poet
Was she older than the moon? Did she have blue...

Was she older than the moon? Did she have blue hair? The reason I ask is because I believe the same kind of lady accosted me for the same reason once upon a time with almost the same dialogue....
Forum: Music 04-24-2006, 06:28 PM
Replies: 20,761
Views: 3,306,714
Posted By A Simple Poet
No One But You ... Queen. It's just not the...

No One But You ... Queen.

It's just not the same world without F.M.
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