Punkyfrewster

Member since July 17, 2022

Member for 3 years, 10 months

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Lovestruck

Posted Jul 9, 2025 · 24 lines · 5 critiques

Who am I that you love me?
An enchantress beguiling you
with potions and incantations
that illicit your devotion?

An illustration strolling from
the glossy pages of a magazine
with an arsenal of finery.
A well-known femme fatale?

A showgirl with undulations
and a swing that hypnotizes.
Feathers and bejeweled bodysuits,
provocative in their sway?

Learned professor, prolific author
disseminating knowledge to

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younger generations, thirsty for
tutelage in my expertise?

A comedienne with mischief and
merriment, silliness and humor,
with playfulness and witticisms
all members of my vast repartee?

I am merely an unremarkable girl
coming from a mediocre past.
An everyday woman with
many commonplace days gone by.

Punkyfrewster’s timeline

March 2026
27 Fri

New follower
@Lavender
July 2025
27 Sun

Received a critique
on He Was Banished from @Candlewitch
"I agree with Geezer and I loved how the poem flowed without snags. my favorite lines (I feel the need to print them out): Alex openly shares his day with his partner. He is devoted to peace and love and loyalty. He was…"
22 Tue

Received a critique
on A Fresh Father from @Clentin
"Liked the poem very much. Shows questions of the past with hopes for the future. I liked these lines" I asked myself at every meeting if our family he’d be completing. Would he be a dad who’d be devoted to guaranteeing…"
21 Mon

Received a critique
on He Was Banished from @Clentin
"Last stanza did it all! Liked your poem a lot. I did have to read several times but finally got it! Good luck!"
13 Sun

Received a critique
on A Childhood Wished Away from @Candlewitch
"Dear Punky, It is my firm belief, that some couples should never have children. Maybe a test should be required for the having and raising of offspring? Too many tragic stories I have heard about the wounded psyche of s…"
09 Wed

Received a critique
on Lovestruck from @Geezer
"of letting us know who you are. Not ordinary by any means, and I wonder how many of those occupations named, that you dreamed of as a child? Very well done. ~ Geez. ."
09 Wed

Received a critique
on Welcome Progress from @Geezer
"very good! ~ Geez. ."
09 Wed

Received a critique
on Lovestruck from @Candlewitch
"I do not think of you as being mundane or average. Your words express feelings of love and attraction in such a unique way. Good luck on this challenge. *hugs, Cat"
09 Wed

Posted a poem
Lovestruck
"Who am I that you love me?"
Open thread 24 lines
07 Mon

New follower
@Mary Derringer
07 Mon

Posted a poem
A Fresh Father
"Growing up with toxic paternity,"
Open thread 12 lines
07 Mon

Critiqued
"Summer's Endless Battle." by @Alex Tanner
"I thoroughly enjoyed this little battle with the fly. The part about missing and hitting the wife took me by surprise and made me laugh. Great job!"
07 Mon

Received a critique
on He Was Banished from @Alex Tanner
"What can I say, I always try to be objective when commenting and I always try and hope not to upset a fellow scribe. I'm old fashioned I suppose, I like my poetry to flow and rhyme. I liked the thinking behind this but…"
06 Sun

Posted a poem
He Was Banished
"Mars, named for"
Open thread 20 lines
05 Sat

Posted a poem
Welcome Progress
"As we tread the long and winding path"
Open thread 20 lines
03 Thu

Posted a poem
Jinxed
"Pristine, snowy chiffon of lore,"
Open thread 12 lines
June 2025
29 Sun

Posted a poem
A Childhood Wished Away
"“Grow up!”"
Open thread 25 lines
29 Sun

Critiqued
"The Other Side of the Door" by @BlueSkies
"Congratulations on your win!"
22 Sun

Posted a poem
Heavenly Conversions
"We relax in the open,"
Open thread 16 lines
09 Mon

Posted a poem
A Prized Pilot
"I love how you hold me"
Open thread 14 lines
08 Sun

Critiqued
"Grand Avenue Park" by @Richard Milne
"Congratulations on your win!"
08 Sun

Posted a poem
Antiquated
"People stare when I wear my bell-bottoms,"
Open thread 9 lines
07 Sat

Posted a poem
Destruction of Men
"1895 was the year"
Open thread 16 lines
06 Fri

Critiqued
"Just a Breeze" by @Michael Anthony
"Try a digital camera. You can use your printer and photo paper. You get the same product!"
06 Fri

Posted a poem
Firefly Lights
"After dark,"
Open thread 4 lines
05 Thu

Critiqued
"Friday Nights Firefly Lights" by @Clentin
"I remember "chasing fireflies" as a child. Those were innocent times when there was nothing more pressing to do on a weekend evening than chase the lighted bums of flying beetles!"
05 Thu

Critiqued
"Unknown hero " by @Anna Severchuk
"As the daughter of a Vietnam vet, I particularly appreciate the unknown soldier of your poem."
05 Thu

Critiqued
"The View From The Mountain Top" by @Lavender
"I love that you packed so much into so few words. What a deserved win!"
05 Thu

New follower
@Candlewitch
04 Wed

Posted a poem
A Green Christmas in the Past
"I awoke from my Grandma"
Open thread 20 lines
May 2025
31 Sat

Critiqued
"A Gift of Nature" by @Mary Derringer
"Well-deserved win! I am so happy for you!"
31 Sat

Contest commendation
05/25 My First Computer

with "Remembering My First Computer".
31 Sat

Contest commendation
05/25 Having a Baby

with "Remembering ".
17 Sat

New follower
@Leslie
15 Thu

Highest posting month
May 2025 — 9 poems
10 Sat

Contest commendation
Neopoet Weekly 05/04/25 to 05/10/25

with "Solace".
04 Sun

Most-discussed work
Solace

10 critiques to date.
April 2025
30 Wed

Contest commendation
04/25 The shape of a shadow

with "Evolution of a Shadow".
March 2025
31 Mon

Contest commendation
03/25 Not happy with my happy meal

with "Unhappy".
January 2025
25 Sat

Contest commendation
Neopoem Weekly 01/19/25 to 01/25/25

with "Fog Dancers".
August 2024
31 Sat

Contest commendation
08/24 Too Good to be True

with "Too Good to be True".
25 Sun

First critique offered
on "The Grifter (a story poem)" by @Candlewitch
July 2024
31 Wed

Contest commendation
07/24 Lost My Wallet

with "Who Am I, Even?".
31 Wed

First contest commendation
07/24 Lost My Wallet

with the poem "Who Am I, Even?".
July 2023
17 Mon

Anniversary
One year of membership
July 2022
19 Tue

First publication
Happy Birthday America (since unpublished)
17 Sun

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 3 days later.

About Me

About me

I wrote my first poem in fourth grade and have been hooked ever since. It was entitled Daffodils. Poetry got me through the angst of adolescence and the dissonance of adulthood.
I have enjoyed Neopoets and the feedback of its members over the years.
I currently live in a nursing home due to the worsening of Multiple Sclerosis. I spend much time crafting poetry as well as leading a writing class. I give the residents a prompt that requires them to access their past. Then, they write however they would like. It is a rewarding class for them as well as for me!

Location: Kentucky, USA, USA

Favorite Poets

Edgar Allen Poe

Maya Angelou

Emily Dickenson

William Carlos Williams

Pablo Neruda

Robert Frost

Sylvia Plath

Ezra Pound

Sarah Kay

Contest Wins

This member has not yet won any contests.

on He Was Banished from @Candlewitch

on A Fresh Father from @Clentin

on He Was Banished from @Clentin

on A Childhood Wished Away from @Candlewitch

on Lovestruck from @Geezer

on Welcome Progress from @Geezer

on Lovestruck from @Candlewitch

"Summer's Endless Battle." by @Alex Tanner

on He Was Banished from @Alex Tanner

"The Other Side of the Door" by @BlueSkies

"Grand Avenue Park" by @Richard Milne

"Just a Breeze" by @Michael Anthony

"Friday Nights Firefly Lights" by @Clentin

"Unknown hero " by @Anna Severchuk

"The View From The Mountain Top" by @Lavender

"A Gift of Nature" by @Mary Derringer

May 2025 — 9 poems

on "The Grifter (a story poem)" by @Candlewitch

One year of membership

Happy Birthday America (since unpublished)

Membership begins

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