Barren Ground

You sow the seeds of excellence with your writing and insight to humanity Rett. You write as though you are 1000 yrs, old and so well versed in the way of life. I am pleased to read the works you write. They show the light of understanding in so many ways. We here at neopoet are so lucky to have such as you. An awesome poem! Gee.

... Rett of all your poems this one wove its way into my soul ... I am not normally long winded in my comments but this one deserves it , some beautiful lines here ..... The restless wind is blowing As the sky roars with pain While broken-hearted clouds cry At the mention of your name Rett these words blew themselves into my heart ... even if the rest had no substance (which it brims with) These words tattood themselves into me ... I often read certain poems and words stick in my head because of absolute beauty ... these words all of them did that This felt like my life so I related to it well , but the message will relate to all ... its poignant and beautiful and I think I have gushed enough now lol Love Jayne x

amazed at how pretty you made her giving the love to another... an eloquent read... sparkling, but underneath I see the sadness within... excellent write my friend! Richard

Rett You have described me in totallity. Words so elloquent full of the wisdom of years gone by They words flow like me endlessly passing by but wanting to stop and stay but it does not seem it will be as no one wants me to stay so flow on do i go in hope one day the call will come. beautiful my friend. Electric blue

Rett Thank you my friend But time is so precious to let it slip by when you can be with the one you love and share the everyday things. I go after what I want so why do others hold back because they are afraid to take chances. I do not want to be alone always on the outside looking in at others sharing so much loving touching kissing holding etc I long for this too. Is that too much to ask. For me it seems to be. Electric Blue Fading

Rett, A sad,and haunting poem that I enjoyed~ Love that second stanza, which is repeated in the last~ ______________________________________________________ Income-tax forms should be more realistic by allowing the taxpayer to list "Uncle Sam" as a dependent Anonymous

Hauntingly beautiful. I don't know who she is (certainly hope no one in your life nor do I believe she is), but you write so intimately and so sadly, that one could believe your heart is all but irreparable. Or, I suppose she could be Nature. Also I like the repeating stanzas. Yours, Deelilah

Rett, I see you're walking on water with this poem, not on barren ground. Ans you've gone and broken my heart again. ~A "There are very few human beings who receive the truth, complete and staggering, by instant illumination. Most of them acquire it fragment by fragment, on a small scale, by successive developments, cellularly, like a laborious mosaic." Anais Nin

Powerful use of rhyme and rythme to create an emotional piece. Simply stunning, Rett - I absolutely love it. The imagery of sowing seeds in barren ground, the futility, the death where there should be life... Truly beautiful writing. Thank you for this Rett, it was a joy to read. Giuliana