A Showcase For Ph Poets: February 2015: Section 'A'... [sharing Poems; Not A Contest; Monthly On Bri Edwards' Ph Site] Comments

DANIEL BRICK’S poem: my favorite part: “Barely visible, birds linger in the branches hanging over our deck.” i also especially liked “Next box” and “And we have so much more to do”. But suicide does leave traces at times, on the floors, and walls, and in some people’s “hearts/souls”. Suicide is a nice option to have to solve a predicament, though it may not be my first choice. thanks for sharing. bri :) =================================== BRI EDWARDS’ poem: I don’t want to brag! =================================== EUGENE LEVICH’S poem: I’m at least 99% monkey, and proud of it. Got a peanut? I think cats will go to heaven IF they poo on the paper or other litter in their “box”. Otherwise, I’ll see them in Hell! The dogs who have bitten me will go straight to Hell! The ones who just licked me will go to Purgatory; from there………….who knows? Thanks for sharing. bri :) ========================================== ELENA PLOTKIN’S poem: This reminds me of Poe’s poem The Raven. ‘nevermore’…No More? some favorite lines: “Some motions of the hand swish, swish, swish But how can I erase that man's one wish? ” Great rhyming. And nice message in the poem, but I hope (if there is a god/God) she will listen better and be more responsive in a positive way to such a plea from us mortals. Thanks for sharing. bri :) ======================================================== SALLY PLUMB PLUMB’S poem: Love the alliterations in the first stanza. Nice switch from 4 lines to six lines and back, and nice rhyming. And SPP told me she wrote this about her son. Nice. favorite part: “but the grass snake lurks and slyly works his slithers by the way.” AND “pounding heart”. Thanks for sharing. bri :) ======================================================= BEACH GIRL’S poem: “breath of a breeze”. I’m a sucker for alliterations! “to heaven almost” ……..sounds like my future! good rhymes. “As sweet as your heart”….. BG, nice of you to think of me. thanks for sharing. bri :) . -

WHAT’S GOING ON HERE? ? ? ? I received a comment on this February showcase, from my PH friend, Savita Tyagi. BUT it came to my comments inbox only; it did NOT show up on the “A Showcase For PH Poets: February 2015: section ‘A’….[SHARING poems; NOT a contest; monthly on Bri Edwards’ PH site]” poem page. I hope this doesn’t happen to any other readers who take enough time to comment. If it does, I shall try to do as I’m doing here, and see that comments go where they are supposed to go! Savita’s comment: Date & Time: 3/5/2015 11: 05: 00 AM Poem: 41473648 - A Showcase For PH Poets: February 2015: section 'A'.... [SHARING poems; NOT a contest; monthly on Bri Edwards' PH site] Member: Savita Tyagi Comment: Just read Brian Johnston's poem and loved it. Few days back read Valsa's poem. Even with blank mind when she picks a pen amazing rhythm and rhymes follow her command. Read Bri's poem. (No humor!) still liked it very much. In Natural world there is beauty even in death and destruction. Daniel Brick's poem has such an unexpected dramatic end. At the end of the day I guess we all want to close our eyes and go back to lives and events happened before us. Hope to read few more later. Thanks Bri for all your efforts. bri :)

my PH friend Ruth Walters wondered (in a message to me) what my purpose was in running a monthly showcase. here is my answer: yes, Ruthie, it is an opportunity (though not a proven one yet) for poets, who i have had some PH contact with the last few years, to put some poems (which they particularly would want others to read) in a showcase/spotlight. granted, my site is my site and, just because another poet's poem in posted on my site, there is no guarantee that anyone but i will see them. BUT i like to think some of the poets featured in the showcase (at least) will read some of the poems. maybe you or i will get some new fans/friends/correspondents to enjoy here. i know i have a lot of poems i really like (that i have submitted to my poem list) which rarely, if ever get looked at. i think lots of times the readers are apt to look at new poems only and not look at older ones. here you can put new or old poems. sorry (sort of) that i don't take the time to read more of yours; and other members' poems. we all should be pretty satisfied to have this nice (free) site to display our 'works', whether anyone comments or not. in any case, it doesn't do any harm.... the showcase i mean.....i don't think! but i don't mean to twist anyone's arm (or leg) to send me a title or two. at least i do read them and i may get around to commenting on them all if i haven't already. bri :) thanks for the good question. and i'm keeping well, thanks. i hope YOU are also! ! !

somehow, PH has managed to screw things up, ......or was it ME? i know there were about six comments, mostly by me, and mostly made in February, before this afternoon. maybe i can find them and return them here? bri: ((