Here, list all the poems that have struck you hard on this site.  The ones that you have actually returned to to read again.

Lol. I find it hilarious that no one has posted here yet. *sigh* Quite funny actually. Lol. Mostly, once I'm done with a poem, I'm done. I know I did go back to your poem called "Hum", and I continue to look at Samia's poem about the male whores. Good stuff. Funny as hell. Other than that, I don't really go back to many poems. I know...I horrid...

Samia's poem and your responce to it. I actually printed those off to read to my friend - They LOVED them btw.

Actually, songbird's poem, "Mercury" kind of stuck with me...even though I just read it.

We four heteronym's all agree. Poems? "Abracadaver"'s poem about the Islamic God. On our website that one.

Poets? Rainrose defin. MaiMayMi, will be more when we get into this board.

Hey, where's our pic MiMayMi?

Pretty much everything written by Thistle. She has SOO SOo much talent it makes me green with envy...... She writes with more passion than I have seen in anyone. Gush Gush Gush....

Sarah!! My face is beet red!! Lol, Your'e too sweet. Let's see....The Dawn before the Storm from Surrealdeicide, Pretty man from Cassandra, Honour posted by Lord Pineapple, but written by Ingar Gorse(read this! it's short, but...wow..just read it.), and I found a new favorite that I can't stop reading from Sarah-Butterfly called On Fire...real, raw emotion...don't even get me started. I'm sure there are a whole bunch more, but these are just off the top of my head that really struck me, check them out.

Haa haa You deserve it hunny. I would also like to say that Lydia (Sara) is a great writer. And thank-you for the "On Fire" plug. Haa haa. Mwah

xo

I definitely agree, Lydia is also an incredible writer. Check out one of her recent poems "Lover boy". It has a very good rhythm to it, I've read it about 5 times now, lol.

Hey I'll have to go have a look thanks for the pointer.

ettr, Great stuff guys. I keep going back to the poem "Drawing Jena Malone" by
ThePianoMan. Chavez could never write a bad poem.

Hey, it looks like Arthur's got someone sticky sweet on him! Oooooh, it's a kissing booth!

A cookie, yes from me. Cause I have such interesting subject matter, you'd think my life were an early twentieth-century lithograph done by Tolouse-Lautrec. Such feats of color, eh? Well, I'm starting to think that I am GOOD, damn skippy good. And why not, you all think that you are good ones too. Glad you come back for more Sam.. cause you know, there is plenty from whence that came.

April

Kate's (Cyf's) poem, Listen and Wait... I've read that one a dozen times or so. It always gives me shivers. It's amazing.
And April's got two or three that I read a lot, I'm so bad with titles... and yes, ettr.

HARTCRANE! I'm head over heals for that poet... always hiding in the Crit Eval dungeon.

that Drawing Jena Malone poem knocks my socks off!

I have favorite poets more than favorite pieces. certain styles appeal to me, I suppose... and even more than a poem as a whole, certain verses or lines will affect me more than anything. That's where April gets me. And Thistle, yes. And... right now, I'm trying to hide my adoration of Victoria's "Love Me Bleeding" since it's still a work in progress. I think it's the depth of that ending itself (But you,/You love me bleeding.) wow. blows me away.

Another new favorite is Corwin. he's got great vision. And Bryan endeared me to his work early on. I read his 'Oceanic' a lot.
Of course, the Pineapple, in all his insanity... ends up having haunting clarity.
Let's see... I know there's a few poems that I've gone back to over and over but since I was on vacation so long, I didn't and can't remember what they were! How horrible of me!!
Am I gonna get a cookie or some ice cream or something for buttering up all my favorites? Maybe a restraining order? lol

Almost everything Sir Arthur Hardwill writes knocks me out. All of his work is so hauntingly beautiful, and I almost always can relate. I read most of his stuff over and over, and I've read some of it so much that I have memorized all of the words. My simple words cannot do his work justice.
My two other personal favorites would have to be Bryan (DaBomb) and Samantha (Lunar Veil), I typically return to there stuff as well. All three are really good at leaving footprints on my heart.

Enjoying the plugs. And I have to return them. I had sooo many poems that caught my attention that I had to search them out to be fair to the hard-working authors. Here's a list of some that I loved:

chocolatecheese - after the rape of me (Oh My God)
Sir Arthur - Texas, Namarie
LunarVeil - Hortus Obscurus (hidden in Critical Evaluation), Everywhere I Want You
Amay - Amnesia, I Still Love You
Corwin - Requiem for a Dream, Untitled's
ettr - Vagabonding, Like Being Dead to Me
Chavez - My Traveling Companion
thistle - Imagine a Night
Shiara - Love Me Bleeding
Adaline - Lack of Love
Lord Pineapple - Piece of Ireland, She Could Have Left
Cyfarwydd - Listen and Wait, Voiceless Wonder
Sarah-Butterfly - I Tell You in the Silence
Phoenix - Broken
formulapassion - Gluttony
Duende - dancing between raindrops
Beloved - Untitled (stream)
falcon - She Twists Her Ring
November Rain - Blood in Tears


As I said, these were just some of the ones that struck me enough to return to. And there's so much more here to peruse (although Amay, chocolatecheese, LunarVeil, Sir Arthur, Cyf, Corwin and Beloved are my current must-read poets - yeah, that's myshort list.)

Bryan

Well.... I guess Ill be the only one to mention Sundry's work.... he always has a mystery surrounding him... especially when he writes because he leaves you asking for more... and its kinda like you are aching to have a drink of your favorite soda... and youre only allowed a sip. It sucks... but thats the only way I can describe it...

Plus... I knew Sams' poetry... waaaaaaayyyy before you all did... so :P

Im biased I know... but she always makes me cry... heh... much like when she sings... I read her stuff all the time... Im the president of Sams' nurd fan club.

I also enjoy Dragonblaze's work... it always takes me far away from my own problems.. in the form of a story...

Songbird.... lil Kara... heh... She always packs a lot of punch within her work... I just wish I had some of her talent...

I really like Aprils' work too.... but sometimes it strikes a certain chord with me... that I have no words... hence the reason I never really respond to her work... because a lot of times, Im completely speechless.

Ummm.... I like Sir Arthurs' work for the same sense that he always makes me say out loud "awwwww"... heh.

I really like Lydias' stuff... I havent seen much from her... but I always revisit her work.

I think thats just the top level of my list... theres plenty more where that came from... but I would bore you to death... heh.

Lizz

There is one distinctive poem that i have returned to many times and still enjoy to this day. It was an inspiring poem for me. The poem is Fall by Vic.

I have also returned to several of Chavez's poems before now. Always find something to enjoy in his poetry.

April and Sam are two other poets i look out for when the desire to read poetry takes me. Something that has become rare this year.

Thanks for the praise, mis amigos. And as Bryan said, I've gotta return it.

Let's see, fave poets...Lord Pineapple, most definitely, his writing is ....(rats, Sam, you took the best description of his work with "haunting clarity") :)

Bryan's stuff is really good, as is corwin's, Arthur's, and sundry's...all beautiful writing styles. Arthur has fantastic imagery and has mastered the art of writing and conveying an emotional impact and making it look easy. Sundry's stuff is always intriguing, gives me the feeling of wandering through a mental maze of mirrors and emotions, while corwin's is a treat to read out loud, it flows off the tongue. Bryan has an amazing way with words that teases the feelings out of you, his works are a pleasure to read.

Chavez always fills the need for realistic writing that makes you feel everything a little more intensely, and makes you breathe a little more shallowly as you try to recover from his work, and April does the same. I don't know how better to explain the feeling that Chavez and April's writings give me, they're truly beautiful.

Sam is one of my absolute favorite poets to read on FC...I confess, I've gone through entire sections of DT and searched for all of her pieces...wiled away many an hour that way. Sam has an emotional strength behind her writing that is quite inspiring.

I reread Paul's "In Those Times" quite often, really enjoy that one.

I'm bad at remembering poem titles, else this post would be full of links to all the wonderful poems I keep rereading...I'll have to find some of them and come back and link them.

And thanks to this thread, I have a new poet to go investigate, ettr. Haven't read any of his/her posts before...

Thanks to everyone who posts in DT for sharing all of your wonderful poetry...quite an honor to be allowed glimpses and peaks into everyone's lives and thoughts. :flowers:

thanks to everyone who actually reads my meager messes. this rainy day wouldn't have had any sun at all without your words.

damn, Vic, I know.. now I have to go and find my favorite poems and link them here! lol

I hope in my other post I didn't forget Paul... I adore his work as well. Chok full of breath-stealing imagery. he knows how to paint a picture!

Yes Vic, go read ettr's stuff! Let's all cheer one another on. I liked that Bryan titled the poems he liked! Hey one of mines is there! I SO Happee!

April

Well April, more of yours would have made it, but you just overstepped all bounds of amazing? intimate? (what word really captures it?) with the poem I listed.

Thank you Paul for that link to Vic's poem, and yes, I have to add that to my hit list. (Thanks by the way Vic, for putting me in with that list - it's impressive)

I just read my first sundry poem, and as the reports indicated, he is awesome. Also another hit list addition.

Bryan

You're welcome, Bryan...thanks for putting me in yours. :)

I started hunting down poems I reread, here's the links: Some of these are going *way* back. :)

Elemental by Rigor (Paul)

Lemonade Serenade by Tony

What A Strange Love by thistle

cc anonymous coffee creatures and bookstore girls by magician my star

Joint Mass by Nefarious Tool

POEM in 5 parts by Lord Pineapple

not as a thief by moonspirit

you take me slow by corwin

Window by Ghost Rider

Sultry Drive by LunarVeil



and there are many, many others....More links as I find them. :)

Thanks for the links Vic. These were great. One problem, though - Lord Pineapple's poem isn't linked.

Bryan

Ack! Sorry bout that Bryan...Glad you enjoyed the rest of them, though. :)

Here is Lord Pineapple's POEM in 5 Parts.

Thanks again Vic.

I also have to add Samantha's (LunarVeil) Burying The Summer to my repeated-viewing list. It is just heart-wrenching.

Also, for entirely different reasons, I keep finding myself going back to Sir Arthur's "The Final Surrender". The posting bonanza in that one alone is worth the entry, but the poem is a bonafide goodie on its own.

Bryan

What are you talking about Bryan? Is there something odd going on within this poem? :P Yes, it is all rather amusing isn't it. The poem is very good though, as all of his are. *sighs* So talented he is, and as Vic said, he makes it look easy. And Samantha's poem that Bryan mentioned is very beautiful, one of my favorites by her.

And I have more. Just a few :)

Chocolatecheese - Hand in the Sky, After the Death of Shimmy, Silhouette of Bleeding, Jennifer's Lament

Amay (Mariquita) - PABAS ( :D ), Old Hank Williams Sr. Albums, Twilight Delusions, Consuming Grief

LunarVeil - Visage (an awww poem), Message in a Bottle, Solar Flare, Nature to Notice

Silentrain - Waves, No Answers, Untitled Mess, I Will Remember (hidden in Crit. Eval.)

Sir Arthur - Reviving Spring (awesome), An Explanation, Why Daddy?, Valar, This Child's Thoughts

Cyfarwydd - Music, Hold Him Close, Daddy's Little Girl (fave)

Thistle - She Dried His Face (touching), Naked Sun

Sundrychagrin - All We Are, Moonlight and Madness, Lake, Silent Rain

Corwin - Dreaming, On My Mind

Zenobia - Shattered Friendships, Thoughts, Imaginary Fantasy

Phoenix - Girl in the Mirror, Untitled

Gladiator/Adam ("He's not only the President, he's a contributing member") - The End, Soul, My Dream for You

Thanks, Shiara, for the nod on my poem. I like this idea of dredging up poems. It gives me a chance (without words) to say now what i didn't then. There are a few poems I'm going to miss. I could not find them. I apologize. Sundry, there were just too many posts to sort through to find what I was looking for, ya know? So, please, everyone, go back and reread Sundry's skydiving poem, whereever it is.


Parsnip by Diva
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...84587entry84587


Mute Motion by Falcon
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...&hl=&#entry2214


Like a Painter by Maria
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...l=&#entry107784


Blessed by The Phoenician
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...hl=&#entry35156

Some Fell on Thorns by Tiffany Witherington
aka Lord Pineapple
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...hl=&#entry64660


Backwards by Ettr
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...l=&#entry117526


Bob's Gay Poem by Lord Pineapple
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...l=&#entry103685


Sunday, IInd poem by chocolatecheese
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...ST&f=38&t=10477


Mutterings of a Snowbound Mind by Diva
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...hl=&#entry57870


Evening Sky by Maria
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...hl=&#entry56835

guest above = magicianmystar

There was one poem I missed. It's hard to find poems by authors who post a lot, if that's any excuse.

Naively Dreaming by LunarVeil (Samantha)
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...ST&f=47&t=10653

Indeed. Some great poets and their work have already been listed. The following is my personal list, the poets that I am always on the lookout for and some of my favorite poems that they have written.

Ashley(Amay): Old Hank Williams Sr. Albums… an ephemeral reverie to our childhood.
Gabrielle(Beloved): Too Long… a simple yet stunning poem about an absent love.
April(Chocolatecheese): Hand in the Sky… a sultry love wonderfully expressed.
Kate(Cyfarwydd): Listen and Wait... a well constructed poem of longing.
Bryan(Da Bomb): Overcast… a perfectly focused photograph of grief.
Terry(Lord Pineapple): I Was There... yet another tragically beautiful piece.
Samantha(LunarVeil): Burying the Summer… an overwhelming flood of emotion.
Victoria(Shiara): Fall... a short yet extremely powerful diamond.

As I said, these are my favorite writers, each a poet in a different shade of light and life. All of them have a priceless collection of poems capable of impacting my heart, my mind, and my soul. My compliments to all of them.

Well.. this is a list I never thought in a million years that I would make... so thanks sooo much Bryan....

:)

Lizz

oh my gosh, G! (that's magician my star, lol) I TOTALLY forgot about Sundry's skydiving poem! that one was AMAZING... the first of his I read and I'm so angry that I forgot about it! I'll try to dig it up, if I can remember what forum it was in. That one is amazing. I'm off to bed now, but I'll post my list tomorrow. It's growing longer everyday! lol

Sundry's skydiving poem (I hope that's the one you were talking about, G.) It turns out it wasn't the first one I read, afterall...brain malfunction.http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...f=38&t=9170&hl=

Here's my personal list of favorites, I'm sure it will just keep growing and growing as I have time to find them.
Some of them have already been recognized so I'll try not to repeat links.

Namarie by Sir Arthur Hardwill
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...ST&f=38&t=11977

Method To My Madness by HottestBlu (NovemberRain right now, I think)
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...ST&f=38&t=11367

My Traveling Companion by Chavez
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...ST&f=38&t=13031

Oceanic by DaBomb
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...T&f=173&t=12978

Love Me Bleeding by Shiara
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...ST&f=11&t=13146

The Wallpaper Girl by Falcon
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...ST&f=10&t=11975

For My Samantha by silent_rain (duh, lol but it's a great poem)
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...ST&f=10&t=12797

October Nights by Sir Arthur
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...ST&f=10&t=13378

Listen and Wait by Cyfarwydd
http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...T&f=173&t=12581

I'll have to search way back for some... I know there's a few of Victoria's that I just love, and some of Paulie's (Rigor) that I think are fabulous, and I think I could just leave a link here to April's team forum and you'd get the picture! I just gotta dig. more to come! enjoy these for now. :)

I just found this topic.
Thank you for your many kind words.

There's so many wonderful writers here and there have been many times I'm overwhelmed with the talent.

I feel almost bad naming my favorites because I haven't read every poem and I'm sure there are many gems I've missed.

However right now I can't get enough of these.

http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...ST&f=38&t=11977 Namarie by Sir Arthur

http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...ST&f=25&t=13052 Stuck in a Moment by DaBomb

http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...ST&f=38&t=12220 The Ball and Chain by LunarVeil

http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...=ST&f=38&t=7272 The Holy Man by Lord Pineapple

These four poets represent a lot of talent. Each of them take the time to help and guide the other poets on the site. Their comments are constructive and you can tell they put time into listening to what others say and improving their own poems.

Thank you to everyone on the site for your great talent. You guys always give me something to work towards.

:flowers: for everyone!

Oh dear, sorry I've read this now, I was blissfully ignorant of all the comments!

Insane, someone suggested (in a nice way!) Not so, poetry is not a hobby to me, it is an obsession.

A stroke has destroyed a lot of my past, but it left my poetry alone. Wrote 17 poems yesterday, though that does not mean that they (or I) are any good.

Thank you all, there are poets I read again rather than poems. I dive for Arfur's, Beloved, The Welsh wizard and so on. Unfair of course as there are good poets out there.

You're welcome, and deserving, Lizz.

Thank you Arthur, Sam and Kate (right back at you :flowers: ). Your comments made my day.

I must disagree with you Lord Pineapple - you (and your poems) are very good.

Just a few new ones (just learning to use the copy and paste method)
Lydia - Death of a Queen

Beloved - Dilemma

Phoenix - Moth

Lord Pineapple - "vers Le Fin De l'apres medi"

Wow, Bryan...I'm flattered you've named some of my poems as your favourites...thank you so much :)

Erm...I don't usually reply to poems I read, but the poets I love (not just poems) are: Bryan (DaBomb), Vic (Shiara), Adam (Adam), Sam (LunarVeil), Kate (Cyfarwydd), Paulie (Rigor)....and god, erm....I can't remember any others, but I know there is some lol.

Because they have so many works that are worth citing, I'll just list a couple more poets that are great that I don't think I've mentioned before - search out their work, it's worth it. Rigor, Diva, mightydreamer, legion, savage_soul - find and enjoy.

Bryan

A sample from the ones I listed:
Goodbye by legion

The Splendor Of An Idiot by savage_soul

The Roses ( I & Ii) by Diva

Awe-inspiring... by mightydreamer

Child Of Love by Rigor

And some more:
Mexico. With The Angels. by missingangeljuan

Sentinel by Beloved

Garden Of Melancholy.... by silent_rain

Watercolors by sundrychagrin

there are so many good poets here i would be hard pressed to list them all...i can, however, list a few that seem to have missed these lists...falcon writes with an honesty that amazes me...there was a poet named thinkin that could almost match falcons brilliance...in fact they wrote a poem together, one i was able to contribute to by way of editing thinkins work as they wrote it...it's called "the candle", i believe...you might find it in the 2002 book if i remember right...thinkins "saving grace" has always amazed me...anyway, i just thought i'd mention this if anyone's interested...

sundry

Essentially I love anything from Rigor, ettr, DaBomb, thinkin, sundrychagrin, Chavez, thistle, chocolatecheese, and songbird. A very recent poem I love is "The Flower-baby" by Lord Pineapple in Mystic Poetry (go read it!).

thank you bryan, u flatter me.

i got lucky with a couple poems.


i am new at this---and i know next to nothing about poetry --i just write what my muse allows me to.

I just read a couple of things by you, and don't sell yourself short!

i dont know much about poetry -- so i dont usually bother to think i am worthy to critique anyone's art.

so i will just list a few poets that i enjoy on this site.

anything by da bomb, beeman, lord pineapple, and most of all --falcon!

falcon writes with a rage and a vision i couldnt possibly begin to try to match!
the poetry she finds in everyday situations is incredible --and her astute sense of her surroundings is phenomenal.

give any of these poets a read and u will not be disappointed.

Well...I have to admit, I've come back to this list, as I have to mention this poem. "Your Prisoner" by Sam (Lunaresque, at the moment I think). I was absolutely....bowled over by this piece, it was amazing. It's in the Showcase, and should be on the first page, I believe.

Just had to mention this one :)

what is this dig up everything sam wrote? LOL... just kidding... she is among one of the best poets here.. she has a ton more that she doesnt bother to show us piled up in some notebooks Im sure... thats a tradgedy! LOL... anyway... thats all I had to say

I am always amazed at the talent here. Everytime I'm in the poetry section I find a great new poet.

Today's discovery is Legion's poem "Vortex" http://www.gladiatorforums.com/index.php?a...=ST&f=8&t=14473.

More than anything I'd love to get into the minds of all the great poets. How do you come up with this stuff? How do you choose your words so well?

I am amazed.

Makes you envious, eh Kate? I wish I could too lol.

That's the first piece I've read by Legion, but I'm definitely on the look out for more...that's beautiful

well now phoenix and cyfarwydd -- you both flatter me!




me head wont fit thru the bloody door now lol!




thank you

*laughs* We're only telling the truth, hun...you have an amazing way with words in your poetry. It's almost like....a tune I hear in my head that just...flows so beautifully from one part to the next.

I'm not sure how to describe it in my half asleep state lol, but that's kinda it.

You should be very proud of your work :)

I only wish I could write half as well as the poets on this site....lol

thanks for the plug Lil on my poem, sugar!

and Lizz... shhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! all those poems are hiding cause they're shy!

go read that poem by maria in misc, "sacrifice" I think it is... it's awesome!