Weeping hope Springs

This is a site that does not frown on the rewriting of other people's poetry, providing you don't try to claim it as your own. We do this to each other all the time. It is expected. We do this to help each other make our poetry better. We have just had a big todo over the sort of thing that will result from everyone saying how great a poem was, but not trying to help them make it better. To paraphrase another in this last argument:" this is a poetry workshop and if you want only to recieve compliments on how good you are, you should go to another site." We understand this and are not bothered by attempts to help us. We do not take offense to this practice. It is your perogitive to change your poetry as you see fit due to comments that you recieve. [OR NOT!] I am not trying to be mean, but just trying to prevent another argument from ensuing. This is the reason for the critique boxes on the posting page. I am not afraid to post and say go ahead knock me on my back, in most cases. I also write poetry in collaboration with my grandson Jason and always mark the box that says do not critique harshly this is a subject dear to me. If you do not care to have someone show you what they are talking about, let them know in the comments at the end of your page and say so. I don't care about fixing it. I think it is fine the way it is! Your's respectfully, Geezer.