Jack W. Stanley

Member since April 29, 2022

Member for 4 years, 1 month

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18 Poems

43 Comments

1 Follower

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Burning bridges

Posted Feb 6, 2023 · 16 lines

Bridges are linking
The left and the right
They’re spanning the void
There’s no need for flight

Where bridges are gone
The fighting ensues
People are dying
We all sing the blues

In order to stop
All hatred and fear
Stop burning bridges
Let far become near

But in human minds
There’s still the same shit
„Let’s burn that bridge
When we come to it“

Jack W. Stanley’s timeline

April 2023
29 Sat

Anniversary
One year of membership
February 2023
06 Mon

Posted a poem
Burning bridges
"Bridges are linking"
Open thread 16 lines
November 2022
19 Sat

Received a critique
on Acceleration from @Lavender
"Hello, Jack, I like this very much. My favorite lines: But somehow life's final bill Ends up being overpaid (overpayed / spelling?) I stumble a bit with the first line of the final stanza. Perhaps "If only we could hit…"
19 Sat

Received a critique
on Acceleration from @Geezer
"I would like to see the word worry in that line. How about: We do nothing but worry."? All in all, a good poem that just about anyone can sympathize with. ~ Fast paced and relevant! ~ Geezer. ."
19 Sat

Received a critique
on Acceleration from @Triskelion
"It's a good one. The meter sets a perfect pace for the message. I'd like to see the word "worry" in S1,L4, but overall entertaining and relative. Cheers! Thomas"
19 Sat

Posted a poem
Acceleration
"What we wish all our lives"
Open thread 16 lines
09 Wed

Received a critique
on Shadow on the face from @Geezer
"forms of rhyme! At least to me. If I use it, it usually takes me a while to get the rhythm. Nice little poem to send a friend, who needs cheering up. The only line that seems just a tiny bit off is the last one, where t…"
08 Tue

Posted a poem
Shadow on the face
"My dear friend, forever true,"
Open thread 16 lines
October 2022
25 Tue

Critiqued
"The Boundless Sea" by @markold
""Yet I can only see but the sweep of a gull Above our boat and off the beat up hull" I can almost feel the ocean wind on my face and hear the beat of the waves against the creaking wood. Perfect! Cheers! Jack"
25 Tue

Posted a poem
A story still not written
"The best story I never wrote"
Open thread 24 lines
12 Wed

Received a critique
on Oyster from @Rosewood Apothecary
"However. It is true that one can crack oysters an entire life and never find that Pearl. That’s the other half of that cliche, the half they don’t tell you about. Listen it’s not the pearls, it’s the cracking. You might…"
11 Tue

Posted a poem
Oyster
"When you are young, full of expectation,"
Open thread 12 lines
04 Tue

Received a critique
on Come back from @Lavender
"Hello, Jack, There is a nice tight rhyme here. At first read, the word "contention" seemed awkward, but it really adds to the poem. It gives the feeling of an argument happening, with the potential and hope for reconcil…"
02 Sun

Posted a poem
Come back
"Return, return to me,"
Open thread 20 lines
September 2022
24 Sat

Received a critique
on My trip down memory lane - Eulogy for a poem from @Ray Whitaker
"Bravo!"
22 Thu

Received a critique
on My trip down memory lane - Eulogy for a poem from @Ray Whitaker
"a tounge-in-cheek one at that! the meter in S3 could use a bit of tweaking, to be in accord with the other stanzas. i like this!"
21 Wed

Posted a poem
My trip down memory lane - Eulogy for a poem
"This poem I’m sorry to write"
Open thread 20 lines
16 Fri

Posted a poem
The man and the plan
"I have a perfect plan,"
Open thread 12 lines
04 Sun

Posted a poem
Casting
"Occasionally,"
Open thread 37 lines
August 2022
31 Wed

Posted a poem
To the morning, hail
"I glanced at the cracked mirror,"
Open thread 16 lines
July 2022
08 Fri

Posted a poem
The Power of Love
"I loved the way I lived my life,"
Open thread 16 lines
June 2022
28 Tue

Posted a poem
Too Young
"On my eighteenth birthday,"
Open thread 14 lines
15 Wed

Critiqued
"Learning To Fight/Dad's Teachings" by @Candlewitch
"A valuable set of advice and lovingly related. I try to do the same with my son. Heaven help me..."
11 Sat

Contest commendation
Neopoem Of The Week Contest June 5th to June 11th 2022

with "Come to me".
11 Sat

First contest commendation
Neopoem Of The Week Contest June 5th to June 11th 2022

with the poem "Come to me".
08 Wed

Critiqued
"Old Memories..." by @Geezer
"The story of all our lives, memories that haunt and comfort at the same time. Staring at one's past is never easy."
08 Wed

New follower
@Candlewitch
07 Tue

Most-discussed work
Come to me

14 critiques to date.
07 Tue

Critiqued
"At The End Of It All (for Steven)" by @Candlewitch
"The first half is filled with touching imagery of love, while the second part is more abstract, but they form two hemispheres of the same strong emotion. Great poem! Jack"
May 2022
31 Tue

Critiqued
"Rumours " by @Candlewitch
"I sense a play or a film in here. So much raw emotion within the verses, I would like to know more on the girl's history..."
April 2022
30 Sat

Critiqued
"Shined On Me..." by @Geezer
"I don't have the background on the emulated author, but this poem calls for repeated reading. The sound of words and richness of emotions bring images to life, and that is what I like most about poetry."
30 Sat

First critique offered
on "Shined On Me..." by @Geezer
29 Fri

First publication
Victorious
29 Fri

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

About me

I am an architect, passionately in love with literature, films, photography and comics. (I must not forget my wife and son, as well :-)) Wrote my first short story at 44, my first poem at 45. At 46, I am still enchanted with this newly discovered passion for writing (after a lifetime of reading, of course). My favorite poets are Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe, depending on the mood, and some Serbian poets like Milos Crnjanski, Vasko Popa, Miroslav Antic and Djordje Balasevic.
In my spare time I mostly read, write short stories (and lately poems), translate and make short films.

Location: Europe, Serbia

Favorite Poets

Emily Dickinson

Edgar Allan Poe

Miroslav Antic

Vasko Popa

Milos Crnjanski

Djordje Balasevic

Contest Wins

This member has not yet won any contests.

One year of membership

on Acceleration from @Lavender

on Acceleration from @Geezer

on Acceleration from @Triskelion

on Shadow on the face from @Geezer

"The Boundless Sea" by @markold

on Oyster from @Rosewood Apothecary

on Come back from @Lavender

on My trip down memory lane - Eulogy for a poem from @Ray Whitaker

on My trip down memory lane - Eulogy for a poem from @Ray Whitaker

"Learning To Fight/Dad's Teachings" by @Candlewitch

"Old Memories..." by @Geezer

"At The End Of It All (for Steven)" by @Candlewitch

"Rumours " by @Candlewitch

"Shined On Me..." by @Geezer

on "Shined On Me..." by @Geezer

Membership begins

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