gregwa8

Member since May 1, 2018

Member for 8 years, 1 month

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194 Poems

489 Comments

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Birthday Poem

Posted Jan 19, 2020 · 25 lines · 3 critiques

40 swans
with outstretched wings
all feather and muscle

40 ashtrays
full of the soot
of waste's sadness

40 mountains
the same distance
up as down

40 shoelaces
snaked through
my walking shoes

40 blackbirds
with eyes unblinking

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as the night

40 fingers
plucking guitar strings
of gold

40 coats
shielding against
the bitter cold

40 alphabets
for all the language
inside

my forty year old self

gregwa8’s timeline

May 2023
01 Mon

Anniversary
5 years of membership
November 2021
17 Wed

Received a critique
on Scratch-Off Spring from @IRiz
"hey, it has been ages since last time i visit it is a pleasure to see you are still writing i think you might want to add a bit more of a drama in the poem, add how you feel about it the poem is purely descriptive and t…"
October 2020
30 Fri

New follower
@Edna Sweetlove
30 Fri

Received a critique
on Every Emotion from @Edna Sweetlove
"... a pity no one bothered comment earlier. If someone had done so, the author might have stayed a member. ."
January 2020
30 Thu

New follower
@Miranda Ortiz
30 Thu

Received a critique
on Forever And A Day from @Miranda Ortiz
"I'm so totally a nature lover, and this is beautiful reminder that Earth is ever changing....as are our lives and impacts here!! Your title is what sucked me in and made me read this. It made me wonder what this was goi…"
25 Sat

Received a critique
on The Dog and The Butterfly from @samary
"I really like this I like the janus life style idea I wonder if you need the last two lines trust your reader to make their own conclusion, But like the repetition the alliteration and the enjambment. I would tidy the s…"
25 Sat

Received a critique
on The Dog and The Butterfly from @Edna Sweetlove
"...but whimsical. Edna likes whimsy - a lot."
24 Fri

Received a critique
on The Dog and The Butterfly from @swamp-witch
"This is a totally random reaction, but hopefully it will bring you a giggle. This poem reminds me of the viral video that was going around the Internet not too long ago (a few months, maybe? school makes time a blur for…"
24 Fri

Received a critique
on The Dog and The Butterfly from @c lynn brooks
"interesting enough although a bit confusing to me I have seen better writes come from your pen Lynn"
21 Tue

Received a critique
on Birthday Poem from @Geezer
"the edge of old age! When you start needing glasses to read, it gets harder to get up in the morning without sounding like Rice Krispies and you start watching what you eat. I liked this, even through the repetition of…"
19 Sun

Posted a poem
Birthday Poem
"40 swans"
Open thread 25 lines
17 Fri

Posted a poem
Scratch-Off Spring
"If you like Spring, Maryland weather"
Open thread 23 lines
17 Fri

Posted a poem
Scratch-Off Spring
"If you like Spring,"
Open thread 37 lines
September 2019
26 Thu

Posted a poem
Nature's Pinball Machine
"The light has turned from red to green"
Open thread 32 lines
22 Sun

Posted a poem
The Captain of Our Hopes
"A musician dribbles notes like basketballs"
Open thread 36 lines
15 Sun

Posted a poem
Purple Heart
"Some things you don’t ask for"
Open thread 43 lines
12 Thu

Posted a poem
There Isn't A War On Pink
"There isn’t a war on pink"
Open thread 41 lines
10 Tue

Posted a poem
Prisms
"even the simplest soul"
Open thread 9 lines
August 2019
28 Wed

Posted a poem
As Red Draws The Eye (You Have Drawn My Heart)
"Like a cardinal in a snowy world of white"
Open thread 43 lines
27 Tue

Posted a poem
Purview Might Be My New Favorite Word
"If it was within our purview"
Open thread 25 lines
25 Sun

Posted a poem
Sliver of Sadness
"Like a black horse turns blue"
Open thread 39 lines
23 Fri

Posted a poem
A Stunning Performance
"Like dancing in a mine field"
Open thread 23 lines
May 2019
29 Wed

Critiqued
"JUSTICE" by @Simon
"a nice two part poem. crime/justice. a long snake that bites itself is a clever image. I especially like the final rhymes, "what's a lion without tooth, tree without root, lie without truth?""
29 Wed

Critiqued
"A Scent Of A Woman" by @chevyvent
"a nice poem. I love the way the butterfly expresses her inner journey, the highs and lows that she experiences. a fitting tribute."
29 Wed

Critiqued
"Trump's American Plan..." by @Geezer
"hadn't thought of what Trump's gonna do when the gig is up. very creative and entertaining poem."
29 Wed

Critiqued
"PEACE" by @Marthalyn
"I love the ending, "for just this moment, beguile me blind, against the cold and grey, death of winter." reminds me of the Deaf Republic that I just got and read through twice. A beautiful poem about life's gift of eart…"
19 Sun

New follower
@Marthalyn
19 Sun

Critiqued
"Zen-ful form of self - evaluation. (May Contest)" by @ImageWeaver
""zen full form of self-evaluation" is an interesting concept, though I don't know if I would equate that with selfies. I understand the use of repetition in the poem, but I'm not sure that it works here. it is a gift to…"
18 Sat

Critiqued
"Alone" by @Annuschka
"it is a sad poem, the dream versus the reality, perhaps? short and sweet. "alone" can be one of the most powerful words in the English language, though of course it can be used in a whole bunch of different ways. welcom…"
18 Sat

Critiqued
"Time's Oblivion" by @lovedly
"I'm sorry for your loss, lovedly. this is a sweet poem. gory and glory. I agree with tyro, "till such time, abide with me," was a nice way to welcome your reader into your world."
18 Sat

Critiqued
"Heaven Be" by @Cheryl de Rue
"the writing community on twitter is pretty supportive and original/creative, so I haven't had a bad experience there. but I get a kick out of reading your perspective. "talking a blue streak" "booze fairy theorists" haha"
01 Wed

Anniversary
One year of membership
November 2018
21 Wed

New follower
@Dalton
October 2018
01 Mon

Posting milestone
100 poems posted
June 2018
24 Sun

Most-discussed work
Elizabeth, I'm Sorry (JUNE CONTEST)

15 critiques to date.
04 Mon

Contest commendation
Military Memories...

with "Arcadian Ground (military memories contest)".
04 Mon

First contest commendation
Military Memories...

with the poem "Arcadian Ground (military memories contest)".
May 2018
15 Tue

Highest posting month
May 2018 — 25 poems
02 Wed

First critique offered
on "Glory Hills Church" by @trekker
01 Tue

First publication
Water's Artifacts
01 Tue

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

About me

I've been a songwriter for twenty years and just started getting more serious about poetry. I love all the classic poets: Emily Dickinson, John Donne, Walt Whitman, and the like. As well as contemporary poets, like Billy Collins, Mary Oliver, and Seamus Heaney. I'm trying to write often, and love the metaphysical, the quirky, the perfect playful metaphor that's yet to be put down in verse. I want to get better, so I am looking for feedback, as well as encouragement. https://twitter.com/gregwalkerpoet

Location: Maryland, USA

Contest Wins

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Workshops

		Skill level:
Primal Poetry	(syllabus)	Plunge Pool	Started 2019-06-17	Concluded
Cellar Door	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2019-03-27	Concluded

5 years of membership

on Scratch-Off Spring from @IRiz

on Every Emotion from @Edna Sweetlove

on Forever And A Day from @Miranda Ortiz

on The Dog and The Butterfly from @samary

on The Dog and The Butterfly from @Edna Sweetlove

on The Dog and The Butterfly from @swamp-witch

on The Dog and The Butterfly from @c lynn brooks

on Birthday Poem from @Geezer

"JUSTICE" by @Simon

"A Scent Of A Woman" by @chevyvent

"Trump's American Plan..." by @Geezer

"PEACE" by @Marthalyn

"Zen-ful form of self - evaluation. (May Contest)" by @ImageWeaver

"Alone" by @Annuschka

"Time's Oblivion" by @lovedly

"Heaven Be" by @Cheryl de Rue

One year of membership

100 poems posted

May 2018 — 25 poems

on "Glory Hills Church" by @trekker

Membership begins

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