Josephus

Member since March 27, 2013

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Frost, a Perspective

Posted Oct 11, 2013 · 24 lines · 3 critiques

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

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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

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March 2023
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October 2013
13 Sun

Received a critique
on Frost, a Perspective from @loved
"with best wishes and my regards"
13 Sun

Received 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

Posted a poem
Frost, a Perspective
"I stopped by Frost's stone house today"
Open thread 24 lines
August 2013
05 Mon

Received 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…"
04 Sun

Received a critique
on Miriam from @Ian.T
"I hope to see you on the odd workshop also, Yours Ian.T"
04 Sun

Received a critique
on The River from @Ian.T
"Thought I would read another of yours, This one is really good and the pictures it paints are grand, then the reflection of your self in those scenes is very well put, Yours Ian.T"
04 Sun

Received a critique
on Miriam from @Ian.T
"Surly there were thirteen at that last supper, that Mirian served. If the depiction is right Twelve men and a Teacher. I think you have written about "The Last Supper" Your story is good and well written just that littl…"
03 Sat

Posted a poem
Miriam
"Dressed in serviceable spotless robes"
Open thread 56 lines
July 2013
25 Thu

Received a critique
on A Discourse by Two Mortal Enemies Whose Wish Is Peace from @scribbler
"I might be reading more into this than is here but it sounds like a Muslim who has immagrated to America where he knows he is safe practicing his religion.................stan"
25 Thu

Received a critique
on A Discourse by Two Mortal Enemies Whose Wish Is Peace from @Dalton
"I still think this is a strong piece handled well. It has the feel of ancient wisdom. That sounds bad but you know what I mean. Still leaves me with a thirst for more. John"
May 2013
22 Wed

New follower
@Dalton
22 Wed

Posted a poem
A Discourse by Two Mortal Enemies Whose Wish Is Peace
"I surrender my Faith to your protection..."
Open thread 2 lines
19 Sun

Critiqued
"oh my Niagara" by @loved
"Niagara holds a special place or me. The raw power the water is a humbling experience to behold. It draws the primal emotions from anyone who experiences it, love being a central one! Joe"
11 Sat

Posted a poem
The River
"The river runs slow today"
Open thread 18 lines
03 Fri

Posted a poem
To a Dying Planet
"We are all dead here!"
Open thread 39 lines
April 2013
29 Mon

Critiqued
"Sit with me" by @Ian.T
"Maybe its the title but this poem reminds me of a song from the Musical Les Miserables entitled "Drink With Me". Further these is a lyrical quality to the poem that suggests it should or could be sung. A sage bringing a…"
29 Mon

Posted a poem
Sunday Morning
"Daffodils bursting butter yellow"
Open thread 14 lines
28 Sun

Critiqued
"it still lingers" by @loved
"Fear of death is a universal anxiety, it seems. You describe that well. More importantly you address the overcoming of that fear as a way of becomming more fulfilled in our live! Well done, my sweet friend, well done. J…"
27 Sat

Critiqued
"LIFE'S LEAVES" by @Nordic cloud
"I like your style and clarity while moving the allegory along as the poem unfolds. Best regards, Joe"
26 Fri

Posted a poem
The Actor
"Trapped by his passion"
Open thread 14 lines
26 Fri

Critiqued
"conflict" by @nokros
"I can feel the tension build from verse to verse and then yield to the calm of sunrise in the last verse. Nice dynamic! Joe"
26 Fri

Critiqued
"Obsessive Hands " by @Seren
"Very darkly sensual,Jayne. I enjoy reading this as I do all of your poetry. I have a question though. You use black and its numerous overtones as a strong theme or device in your poetry. What does this allagory symboliz…"
26 Fri

Critiqued
"o! sailor dear" by @loved
"I see once again, I(or rather, my poem) seem to be your muse:-)! Sailing is, at least for me, a solitary passtime.. More a meditation really. It matters not whether I sail vast distances or merely tack back and forth go…"
25 Thu

Critiqued
"Odyssey" by @Seren
"I agree wirh Richard though. You need a title change. The poem demands a grander title than the existing one. "Odyssey" comes to mind. Again, I wouldn't touch a thing within the poem itself. Joe"
25 Thu

Posted a poem
Snow
"Snow came last night to rest on her way to colder places."
Open thread 15 lines
23 Tue

Posted a poem
A Day With Starlight Solo
"I greet her. She nods, Slowly, Imperiously."
Open thread 33 lines
22 Mon

Posted a poem
Grace at time of leaving
"For all the wondrous peals of shared, sad, laughter"
Open thread 16 lines
21 Sun

Posted a poem
Daydream
"Black trees"
Open thread 9 lines
20 Sat

Posted a poem
Boy Wonder
"rumpled jeans outlandish jersey"
Open thread 12 lines
15 Mon

Most-discussed work
Wonton Disregard

15 critiques to date.
15 Mon

Highest posting month
April 2013 — 17 poems
12 Fri

New follower
@loved
06 Sat

New follower
@Seren
March 2013
31 Sun

First critique offered
on "Me analysis" by @Frenchf
27 Wed

First publication
Remember Me
27 Wed

Joined 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.

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on Frost, a Perspective from @loved

on Frost, a Perspective from @loved

on Miriam from @Race_9togo

on Miriam from @Ian.T

on The River from @Ian.T

on Miriam from @Ian.T

on A Discourse by Two Mortal Enemies Whose Wish Is Peace from @scribbler

on A Discourse by Two Mortal Enemies Whose Wish Is Peace from @Dalton

"oh my Niagara" by @loved

"Sit with me" by @Ian.T

"it still lingers" by @loved

"LIFE'S LEAVES" by @Nordic cloud

"conflict" by @nokros

"Obsessive Hands " by @Seren

"o! sailor dear" by @loved

"Odyssey" by @Seren

April 2013 — 17 poems

on "Me analysis" by @Frenchf

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