Join the Neopoet online poetry workshop and community to improve as a writer, meet fellow poets, and showcase your work. Sign up, submit your poetry, and get started.
Josephus
Member since March 27, 2013
Member for 13 years, 2 months
member
25
Poems
119
Comments
3
Followers
Most recent
Frost, a Perspective
I stopped by Frost's stone house today
To see what that old house would say
About a poet long revered
Who owned this lovely bit of clay
Trimmed and cut the yard stood bare
Of old and rusted farming gear
No hoe or rake or plow was seen
Sharon France not a Rockwell scene
Old Frost must feel quite annoyed
To see his life work so employed
His home was a working farm
His family and his friends enjoyed
A sterile shrine stark and cold
No laughing children or friendly soul
Read the rest of the poem Show less
No normalcy or cluttered desk
Just detritus of the broken mold
Behind a sturdy vermont barn
A pile of rocks and path well worn
Testify to the heartbreak work
Spring's fresh crop of Frost heaved stones
That is where his heart is seen
Not in some shrine and postcard scene
But a pile of stones cold and hard
He put there year by year unseen
Josephus’s timeline
- March 2023
-
27 MonAnniversary
10 years of membership
- March 2018
-
27 TueAnniversary
5 years of membership
- March 2014
-
27 ThuAnniversary
One year of membership
- October 2013
-
13 Sun
-
13 SunReceived a critique
on Frost, a Perspective from @loved
"Frost was a wonder poet Frost now frosted by time as we all some day will and shall and must and ought to be as time spares none neither you nor me //I so as our time goes by let us our minds in the wilderness freely fl…" -
11 Fri
- August 2013
-
05 MonReceived a critique
on Miriam from @Race_9togo
"I like this very much. Some thoughts... Line 16, I would use the word "counterpoised" These lines... They did as bid and later In twos and threes Bade their farewells seems a little stuttery, to me. Perhaps: They did as…" -
03 Sat
- May 2013
-
22 WedPosted a poem
A Discourse by Two Mortal Enemies Whose Wish Is Peace
"I surrender my Faith to your protection..." - April 2013
-
25 Thu
-
15 MonHighest posting month
April 2013 — 17 poems
- March 2013
-
31 SunFirst critique offered
on "Me analysis" by @Frenchf
-
27 WedFirst publication
Remember Me
-
27 WedJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
I'm 68, a solo sailor, passable poet, reasonable singer, passionate actor, avid gardener and intrinsic wanderer. I'm also a trained stunt actor capable with the rapier, long staff, dagger and hand to hand, but theatrical only :-)! I've traveled widely throughout Asia, the Americas and Europe but regrettably mostly on business. I own an engineering firm which is the profession I practice in order to fund my passions.
Location: Canada, CAN
Favorite Poets
The next one I read. I thoroughly enjoy reading the works of amateur poets. Neruda is my hero but absolutely no one has a better way with words than Shakespeare.
Recent Work
Frost, a Perspective
Posted:
Miriam
Posted:
The River
Posted:
To a Dying Planet
Posted:
Sunday Morning
Posted:
The Actor
Posted:
Snow
Posted:
A Day With Starlight Solo
Posted:
Grace at time of leaving
Posted:
Contest Wins
This member has not yet won any contests.