Blue-eyed Bolla

Member since July 19, 2017

Member for 8 years, 10 months

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Shrouded Shelley

Posted Jun 3, 2026 · 16 lines · 2 critiques

Those longed-for summer days are dying.
Autumnal leaves, already lying,
remind us of that solemn season,
which soon will fall, and that’s the reason

why poets’ pens are paused o'er pages.
They hear the storm as if it rages
to stir the soulless savage ocean,
whose waves did drown without emotion

the poet, Percy: Shrouded Shelley!
Who breathed his last in ocean's belly.
That bloodless beast, it stole his passion.
Turned youthful cheeks from red to ashen.

That longed-for summer day lay dying.
Upon that beach where body's lying
the poet brothers all assembled,
their pen-free hands, ‘neath cloaks, all trembled.

Blue-eyed Bolla’s timeline

June 2026
04 Thu

Received a critique
on Shrouded Shelley from @devoejack24
"some really beautiful rhymes and images. I could never do this. my fav is the last line. some rhyming is awkward"
03 Wed

Posted a poem
Shrouded Shelley
"Those longed-for summer days are dying."
Open thread 16 lines
May 2026
23 Sat

Received a critique
on The Voice from @Lavender
"Bravo! So good to read your excellent poetry again! (from one old-timer to another.) Thank you! L"
23 Sat

Received a critique
on The Voice from @Geezer
"The voices in your head, say RKO everybody! F*&# 'em all! I'll tell you when I am done. I'll stick around and have some fun! Now, tighten those lines, get your s*%@ straight, count your meter, your beat runs late. Prove…"
23 Sat

Received a critique
on The Voice from @Roscoe Lane
"Sounds just how if feel, Regards Roscoe."
22 Fri

Posted a poem
The Voice
"The voice said, don’t pen poetry no more."
Open thread 18 lines
February 2026
19 Thu

New follower
@ritam
January 2026
09 Fri

Received a critique
on John Doe from @Lavender
"Hello, Blue-eyed, As usual, beautiful poetry. Full of integrity - in both your father and you. Thank you for this, L"
09 Fri

Posted a poem
John Doe
"The dust I loved once breathed fresh air."
Open thread 12 lines
December 2025
07 Sun

Received a critique
on Sweet Maria from @Leslie
"I think the issue is about money, but don't destroy yourself because of that. There are obviously better women to be found, no matter how hard y.our heart is set on this one. This is only my impression of your poem. Nev…"
November 2025
07 Fri

Received a critique
on Hard Times from @Candlewitch
"Your poem of disillusionment, depression and darkness, suits my mood exactly. These days (and nights) it is hard to find an energizing spark. the lines that resonate with me are: "Hard times though poison poet’s pen, an…"
October 2025
31 Fri

Posted a poem
Hard Times
"Dull days of disenchanted dreams,"
Open thread 16 lines
19 Sun

Received a critique
on shadowland from @Lavender
"Very nice! Beautiful title which holds true with the entire poem about a first love. Such a melancholy feeling, yet with the wisdom of letting go. Thank you! L"
09 Thu

Posted a poem
Sweet Maria
"Sweet Maria, she’s my passion."
Open thread 16 lines
03 Fri

Posted a poem
autumn
"Brave autumn leaves fall from trees stout and tall."
Open thread 10 lines
01 Wed

Posted a poem
shadowland
"Too long was I denied her touch,"
Open thread 29 lines
September 2025
11 Thu

Posted a poem
Hey, dude!
"It’s not the same face that I wore in my youth."
Open thread 16 lines
09 Tue

New follower
@Lavender
07 Sun

Posted a poem
eternal
"Till snow all melts and dies,"
Open thread 16 lines
August 2025
30 Sat

Posted a poem
pleasing piece
"Was yesterday, to while away the time,"
Open thread 8 lines
27 Wed

Posted a poem
Soul Mate
"They said, I was a fool to fall,"
Open thread 16 lines
23 Sat

Posted a poem
Dream Girl
"I dream the most at dawn: the witching hour,"
Open thread 16 lines
September 2024
12 Thu

Posting milestone
100 poems posted
March 2024
31 Sun

Contest commendation
March 2024 Neo Gem

with "Vestiges ".
31 Sun

First contest commendation
March 2024 Neo Gem

with the poem "Vestiges ".
June 2023
18 Sun

New follower
@Jenifer James
May 2023
13 Sat

Critiqued
"Under The Empty Pews" by @Lavender
"Love the rhyme. The loss of faith is such a sad thing. I lost my faith in the church long ago, but mercifully I kept my faith in Christ. This poem reminds me of Matthew Arnold's, Dover Beach. "The Sea of Faith was once…"
April 2023
19 Wed

Critiqued
"Sophie's Legacy" by @Alex Tanner
"Very moving and heart wrenching. I suppose we must see these little children as heaven's little angels, who are with us for so short a time, but must wing their way back home. As in my own poem (Nikita) I show that thes…"
March 2023
15 Wed

Highest posting month
March 2023 — 17 poems
February 2023
25 Sat

Most-discussed work
someday

11 critiques to date.
22 Wed

Critiqued
"I Couldn't Help Myself, So I Helped You..." by @Geezer
"Yeah, a powerful poem. I think you're right about the importance of conscience. "But if that is what it takes to prove my love for you I’ll turn my conscience off I’ve done all that I can do" I think it all comes down t…"
22 Wed

First critique offered
on "I Couldn't Help Myself, So I Helped You..." by @Geezer
21 Tue

New follower
@Seren
July 2022
19 Tue

Anniversary
5 years of membership
July 2018
19 Thu

Anniversary
One year of membership
July 2017
19 Wed

First publication
Love Song (since unpublished)
19 Wed

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

About me

69’s an unpoetic age
to pen, for plaudits, on this splintered stage.
Besides, my bones all ache and fingers they need rest:
an aging poet's peevish and a pest!

Location: Buxton, Derbyshire., GBR

Favorite Poets

Thomas Hardy

Contest Wins

This member has not yet won any contests.

on Shrouded Shelley from @devoejack24

on The Voice from @Lavender

on The Voice from @Geezer

on The Voice from @Roscoe Lane

on John Doe from @Lavender

on Sweet Maria from @Leslie

on Hard Times from @Candlewitch

on shadowland from @Lavender

100 poems posted

"Under The Empty Pews" by @Lavender

"Sophie's Legacy" by @Alex Tanner

March 2023 — 17 poems

"I Couldn't Help Myself, So I Helped You..." by @Geezer

on "I Couldn't Help Myself, So I Helped You..." by @Geezer

5 years of membership

One year of membership

Love Song (since unpublished)

Membership begins

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