Pamela A. Lamppa

Member since October 27, 2009

Member for 16 years, 7 months

workshop leaders member

47 Poems

550 Comments

6 Followers

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A Ritual Endeavor

Posted Jun 13, 2011 · 34 lines · 18 critiques

Your vapor brushes edges

my prism scatters time

presumptuous are circles
'round this sultry
sleight of hand.

Your song

a silent symphony
too raw to mend my tears
as it wedges through my essence;

floats half hung with muffled jeers.

Aphrodisiac of
redolence
mid ache of pointed pleasure

your release -

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implicit servitude;
a wealth of weight and measure.

On the edge,
a new adventure -

adrenaline courses my veins

and paints soft coats of colors
'cross your girth of gilded chains.

Tooled and punctured

leather bindings
gently link mortal disguise

enlightened by
two hearts of hope

seal forged
with bask and rise
of savored time to blend as one,

a ritual endeavor

in the cunning dreams of
"yet to be"
that bind we two

forever.

Pamela A. Lamppa’s timeline

October 2024
26 Sat

Anniversary
15 years of membership
October 2019
26 Sat

Anniversary
10 years of membership
October 2014
26 Sun

Anniversary
5 years of membership
August 2012
08 Wed

Received a critique
on A Ritual Endeavor from @wesley snow
"Long time. I'm on my phone, so I can't say what I want to without driving myself mad. Read this again and it found me.. yes, a vapor can brush an edge (science says so as well as art). CC didn't like the first lines. I…"
July 2012
14 Sat

Received a critique
on A Ritual Endeavor from @Dalton
"Sorry it printed my comment twice. John"
14 Sat

Received a critique
on A Ritual Endeavor from @Dalton
"If I may say, and I may be wrong, this piece seems to be a kind of conflicted love poem, it ends wit the quite pleasing note but throughout it speaks of stifling emotions. paraphrase badly we are bound together but that…"
June 2012
04 Mon

New follower
@Dalton
04 Mon

Received a critique
on Midnight Marriage (Ottava Rima) from @Dalton
"Beautiful nice flow throughout. With your gift in following structure something I can't do. John"
July 2011
08 Fri

Received a critique
on A Ritual Endeavor from @weirdelf
"this poem could not permeate my being, tonight. I can acknowledge the word-crafting, but somehow the conclusions left me suspicious. This is very telling about feedback. I can often make my critical feedback make it see…"
07 Thu

Received a critique
on A Ritual Endeavor from @raj
"much has already been said about this poem which takes twists and turns like a meandering river..you have an innovative style of writing and expressing deviating from the structured form..it was refreshing to read and p…"
07 Thu

Received a critique
on A Ritual Endeavor from @wesley snow
"This demonstrates to me what happens when I read a poem again. It was still tough for me (that dumb as a rock thing I suffer from), but...it's a wedding ceremony isn't it? Maybe not, but that's what hit me across the he…"
04 Mon

New follower
@weirdelf
June 2011
25 Sat

Received a critique
on A Ritual Endeavor from @wesley snow
"Oddly, considering the effluence of raves this poem engendered, I don't much care for it. I would be the last person to tell a poet to "write down" that his audience may understand (take my vocabulary use in the big poe…"
21 Tue

Critiqued
"Specific Gravity" by @kaligantsaros
"The tale is rich with the history of the homeland and the struggles of the present. Onno fled for his life - and yet a piece of tradition and the heart of his homeland is carried in that beautiful gem. I am humbled as I…"
20 Mon

Critiqued
"we do not write about" by @faithmairee
"Oh I will look then. Thank you and congratulations again. It is always such a wonderful thing when a publication picks up a piece. Happy Writing. ~Pamela"
20 Mon

Critiqued
"i can not love you more" by @faithmairee
"This is a sad listing of the emotions we go through during any kind of loss. But the good thing is, there is always a never ending supply of love. And we are never lacking - we just haven't quite been discovered yet. Th…"
20 Mon

Critiqued
"we do not write about" by @faithmairee
"I would love to see it. What publication and when?"
17 Fri

Critiqued
"TOO QUIET " by @scribbler
"I love the ideas and the story line in this verse. It stands alone well and will be wonderful beginning to unfold an adventure. I think the flow needs work and the imagery could be improved upon a bit. Less cliché and m…"
17 Fri

Critiqued
"Tooth and Claw" by @lou
"It is certainly clear what you will do to be with this individual again. When I read a poem, I want to be able to take something from it that is for me and me alone whether that be a moment, a feeling, or even a situati…"
17 Fri

Critiqued
"on the road to what stands in the way" by @Kailashana2
"Well, at least I know I am in good company. Thanks Anna"
17 Fri

Critiqued
"Mortality And Sanity" by @China Blue
"When I read a poem, I want to take home something that can apply to me; something to savor and learn from. I am not getting that when I read this bit of prose. Maybe take the “me” out of it and make it more like a “fact…"
13 Mon

Posted a poem
A Ritual Endeavor
"Your vapor brushes edges"
Open thread 34 lines
10 Fri

Posted a poem
Moon Spun
"I dance to melodies both bright and swift"
Open thread 31 lines
08 Wed

New follower
@Ink Artist
May 2011
30 Mon

New follower
@wesley snow
30 Mon

Posted a poem
Midnight Marriage (Ottava Rima)
"Soft wavelets grip and grasp a gleam of light"
Open thread 33 lines
28 Sat

Posted a poem
Notes
"I feel the movement"
Open thread 13 lines
27 Fri

Posted a poem
Ode of the Poe Toaster
"It was many and many a year ago"
Open thread 40 lines
18 Wed

Posted a poem
Brake Failure
"I thought"
Open thread 30 lines
April 2011
17 Sun

Posted a poem
Buckskin and Bear Fat (Poetic Prose)
"Had I listened as the chickadee sang of winter's coming, I would have let my line stay cast a bit longer on those lazy summer days, or netted a few more salmon in the cold spring waters. But I was mustered in the deck of love's cards, feeling my own drizzle within lake shimmer and skies as blue as Egyptian Lapis."
Open thread 6 lines
15 Fri

Posted a poem
fengzheng
"Wind whispers with her love affair"
Open thread 39 lines
14 Thu

Posted a poem
Cinderella Song
"She slipped to trip"
Open thread 43 lines
13 Wed

Posted a poem
October Blues
"The sky is October blue"
Open thread 60 lines
13 Wed

Posted a poem
Fortitude
"I journey indiscriminately."
Open thread 14 lines
11 Mon

Posted a poem
Ribbons Wrapped
"To offer petals poised in palms"
Open thread 26 lines
08 Fri

Most-discussed work
Reclamation

23 critiques to date.
October 2010
26 Tue

Anniversary
One year of membership
January 2010
15 Fri

Highest posting month
January 2010 — 15 poems
October 2009
26 Mon

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.
02 Fri

First critique offered
on "Mountain Ash" (since unpublished) by @Idlemindwondering
02 Fri

First publication
kkk (since unpublished)

About Me

About me

Raised in Aurora, on the Mesabi Iron Range of Northern MN, my heritage has been an inspiration and means of stability. I have written since I can remember; whether that be in my thoughts, on paper, or in a document.

I have chosen poetry as a way to connect with people and view poetry as a medium that invites one to evoke thoughtful emotion. I like many different styles of poetry from free verse to the old school structured formal verse. I will try my hand at all types when time permits. Always looking to improve my craft and share with others.

I believe in constructive reviews and look forward to receiving assistance as well as providing guidance. I do not believe in candy coating poorly written work though I do believe in diplomacy in critique. I view NeoPoet as a workshop and those posting should expect to receive and reciprocate honesty in critique and review. Anything less would be pointless in this environment.

After all - we write to be read.

Poetry is ...

Poetry is a medium that invites one to evoke thoughtful emotion.

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there are planes
that hold emotion
and quiet whispers
that raise tiny hairs

each line evolves
in its poetic moment

captures grace

and reminds us
we are human

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"The mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of a civilization. We must have a desire to rehabilitate into the world of industry, all those who have paid their dues in the hard coinage of punishment." - Winston Churchill

Location: New England - USA, USA

Favorite Poets

Robert Frost

Robert Louis Stevenson

William Butler Yeats

John Keats

Pablo Neruda

Algernon Charles Swinburne

T.S. Elliott

and too many more to begin to cover them all.

Contest Wins

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Workshops

		Skill level:
Shark Pool (initial workshop)	(syllabus)	Shark Pool	Started 2011-05-16	Concluded

15 years of membership

10 years of membership

5 years of membership

on A Ritual Endeavor from @wesley snow

on A Ritual Endeavor from @Dalton

on A Ritual Endeavor from @Dalton

on Midnight Marriage (Ottava Rima) from @Dalton

on A Ritual Endeavor from @weirdelf

on A Ritual Endeavor from @raj

on A Ritual Endeavor from @wesley snow

on A Ritual Endeavor from @wesley snow

"Specific Gravity" by @kaligantsaros

"we do not write about" by @faithmairee

"i can not love you more" by @faithmairee

"we do not write about" by @faithmairee

"TOO QUIET " by @scribbler

"Tooth and Claw" by @lou

"on the road to what stands in the way" by @Kailashana2

"Mortality And Sanity" by @China Blue

One year of membership

January 2010 — 15 poems

Membership begins

on "Mountain Ash" (since unpublished) by @Idlemindwondering

kkk (since unpublished)

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