mand

Member since May 31, 2009

Member for 17 years, 1 month

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137 Poems

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Sweeten If Desired

Posted Apr 29, 2018 · 14 lines · 10 critiques

How to make
peppermint tea?
it's easy!
Pick, wash, rinse and tear
two or three
fresh mint leaves.
Place 'em in
a teacup
add boiling water,
steep for five minutes.
Serve it up
hot or cold
with a wake me up slice
of lemon and ice.

mand’s timeline

May 2024
30 Thu

Anniversary
15 years of membership
May 2019
30 Thu

Anniversary
10 years of membership
August 2018
22 Wed

Received a critique
on Sweeten If Desired from @scribbler
"I doubt I'll ever try it but think you might like sassafras tea"
22 Wed

Received a critique
on Sweeten If Desired from @Sparrow
"A great recipe, good to see you are still writing. Hope everything is well with you and yours. Drop us a line some day.. Yours Ian . T"
April 2018
30 Mon

Received a critique
on Sweeten If Desired from @Rula
"with you dear ... how great to read you again Mandy dear. Hope all is well. I have accepted the invitation as I said previously. Sweet just like you!"
29 Sun

Posted a poem
Sweeten If Desired
"How to make"
Open thread 14 lines
June 2016
02 Thu

Posted a poem
Stellar Coolness
"When earth twists around the block"
Open thread 12 lines
May 2016
27 Fri

Posted a poem
Stinky Skunk Cabbage
"I am a lilly most unique,"
Open thread 8 lines
April 2015
09 Thu

Most-discussed work
Spring Is Here ( Critique Workshop )

74 critiques to date.
September 2014
07 Sun

Posting milestone
100 poems posted
May 2014
30 Fri

Anniversary
5 years of membership
October 2013
15 Tue

Highest posting month
October 2013 — 13 poems
February 2011
16 Wed

Critique milestone
1,000 critiques given
May 2010
30 Sun

Anniversary
One year of membership
June 2009
02 Tue

First critique offered
on "Splitting Menagerie" by @Morgana Tragic Proprietress
May 2009
31 Sun

First publication
True Friends
30 Sat

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

About me

I wear sunglasses because I have an eye disorder ( herpes keratitis ). ( cold sore living behind the cornea ) making me photo phobic. ( though I'm not a vampire ) he he.

I have a hectic life - on and off, mostly on. I am uneducated - left school at 15 and though I would like to read more, I have little time to indulge. I went back to college, age 38 to pass G.S.E English. ( not up to grammar school standard ) according to my husband - which I now agree with after having some insight due to the "bottom line" work shop. I have two children, all grown up, and five grandchildren, which keep me busy at the weekend. My oldest grandson is thirteen - and suffers from many problems including tourets. "I am his carer" and I work part time for my husband ( working from home as an assembly operator, soldering components on to printed circuit boards ).

I doubt I'll ever catch up educationally. ( being 59 and busy ) but I'm willing - save for life's misdemeanour’s - to try. I have only read a few poems by famous people "The highway man " by Noyes ( interestingly my maiden name is Noyce ) ( not that that means anything ) and a few of Keats - which I love. From what I have read, I think I'm possible out of my depth on this site - but I love it because it is pro-active. What worries me most ( apart from my family ) is that I am carrying on with something that I'm no good at - so I appreciate your honesty.

I am not particularly socially adept - I have "undiagnosed" bi-polar. Jekyll and Hyde, which make it difficult to forge long term relationships. ( hats off to my family ). You may find I disappear for a few days or you may find my character can go from cheerful and positive to down right evil and negatively suicidal - I have been close to insanity ( not a nice place to be ) and my memory is next to nothing - except when it comes to money and then it is something!

My mum and dad are, thankfully, still alive. I will be visiting them as often as possible ( They live in Gosport - I live in South Wales ). I appreciate all those who comment on my work - and. be assured, I feel terribly guilty if I don't get back to you to read your work - I will do my best to come by ( memory permitting ) and read your poems as soon as possible.

Thank you for reading my spiel.

Love Mand xxxx

Location: GBR

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Workshops

		Skill level:
Critique and Criticism	(syllabus)	Shark Pool	Started 2015-04-05	Concluded
"Sonnets"...Let's Know More	(syllabus)	Shark Pool	Started 2015-01-22	Concluded
Humor In Poetry	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2015-01-07	Concluded
Workshop: Renga 10 "Birds of a Feather"	(syllabus)	Wading Pool, Splash Pool, Olympic Pool, Shark Pool, Plunge Pool	Started 2014-08-31	Concluded
The Complete Poem- Start to Finish	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2014-01-14	Concluded
The Bottom Line	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2013-09-09	Concluded