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Hello Everyone!

Happy March!

Thanks X... Coming from you, I'm very flattered. You saw what I was trying to convey. ;)

goodmorning all..

jen - dancing in my kitchen and connect.. don't I know both of those things! I am so glad that there is someone else that knows the feelings I am dealing with right now.

Kirk - ditto what z said about the frames thing... except my Mac ain't slow! hehehe....

hey ... listen here you all... my inbox is empty... Snow, you still about man? Kev? Isolde? Shady? surely it isn't my turn to email you all again? (or is it? hmmm....)

dee

Where is everybody hiding today???


KB

Greetings blender people
This is definitely a new marked site

****TillyMay's mouth is hanging open****

Okay, so I commented and submitted before I even read....
now I am feeling an inferiority complex coming on....
//after reading//
YOU GUYS*******there is some serious talent up in here and I am BLOWN AWAY...
I would use examples, but after going through all of those past months I don't think my lil ol fingers could handle it......

Not hiding from the Blender
Maybe just hiding from Love...

Sometimes it is like a 2 by 4 upside the head

Sometimes it is also like a very jagged knife driven deep into the heart...

And then sometimes it is like heroin for the soul...

*I* for one am very addicted.

Matilda-
The Dylan lines you quoted are from the song "Idiot Wind" (off the "Blood on the Tracks" album).

Hey Gang-
Thanks for your continued patience with the March Digest. I hope to publish tonight. Not only did I spend the entire weekend moving my cousin's family alternating with apartment hunting, but the new frames version has inspired me to work on alternating my monthly publishing system. (In the old days, I used to dump all the new submissions onto my local PC and go through them via the old heart main page. But now I have my own frame, and instead of copying files to seperate out the front page picks I just hit a radio button for each submission. This means I don't have to do them all in one big batch anymore, wheee!) But there are still bugs in the system, and a fair chunk of manual labor to go along with it.

Anyway, cross your fingers and there might be a new issue out tonight....

And thank YOU Kirk, for all your hard work every month on the Digest! Btw, I love the new frames version of new submissions.

Kirk - I hope I speak for other Blender Lovers when I say that you don't have to ask us for patience. We appreciate all the work that you put in to give us a place to share our thoughts and our art. I second Isolde's Thank You.

Aw, shucks.
Ok, the March issue is published, though I haven't had a chance to revamp the newmatic viewer so I put in a hack instead for the Heart-on-Sleeve corner. I'd like to overhaul a few parts of the Blender, maybe unclutter the front page, finally fix the submission process so long lines wrap more easily, maybe spruce up the Blend-o-Matic quote generator, and make the whole "frames viewers" a little more elegant.

Drat, the screw holding in my glasses lens came loose. Guess that (plus having just finished the March Digest, plus it being midnight) is my sign to go to bed!

Congrats to the March Digest Selectee's..Excellent choices, wonderful talents!

Kirk--Get some sleep *laughs* Once again, GREAT JOB!

Crystevin

Kirk,

Once again you have done a good job...

Congratulations to all for their selections, particularly to my friends Angel (I LOVED that poem!) and Jenn...

-k

I love the Newmatic Viewer. Very Helpful

Thanks.

*sigh*
What a bunch of beautiful stuff on the front page...
I want to know how is it is that I missed some of that off the new submissions board?... I thought that I read each and every piece.. but I didn't see "goodnight" which I too beautiful for my sore head to say... Maria - I would say more beautiful than words, but it would have to be more beautiful my words and not yours.. cause you wrote em!

*groan* I am rambling, Kirk your ramble rocks... Kirk, you rock.

All I can say now is thank god it is Friday.

dee

Kirk~ No need for apology here...I have been leading such a hectic life lately, I hadn't noticed it was MARCH!!!! LOL
And it was nice to see "Perfectly Imperfect" on the cover
...especially nice!

A big CONGRATULATIONS to everyone on the cover (including me hehehe) btw, shady hasn't patented that laugh yet! Happy March to you too, Heart...and Kevin...you are such wonderful friends *hugs*...I may be a little behind this month also...but, I will try to keep up...A bunch of TERRIFIC newcomers...welcome to all!

Angel

Kirk Cohabitation is a great ramble about the transition from "ME" and "US". I think you touched on the real spirit of what the process really entails beyond just the physical relocation. May I be bold enough to ask your ages? If I'm not being too nosy and you don't want to post it, my email is posted here. If you'd rather not, it's cool. Just curious because i've been there many years ago and was wondering if this is the perspective of the "young" starting out or the "weary and experienced" going for the gusto..*laughs* Love the new viewer too..Thanks.

Crystevin

Oh my! I never expected to be featured on the front page of this month's issue! All I can say is "WOW" and "Thankyou" to Blushing Deeva and Angel for their wonderful compliments on my poetry. I am at a loss for words.

I'm 24. About to be 25, on the last day of this month.

(Heh, my first try at a ramble for this month, that I scrapped for not being sufficiently romance-related, was all about be reaching this quarter of a century mark, yet another mid-mid-life crises of mine.)

I try to figure out how the numbers of my romantic history stack up compared to average. (I just talked about this with one of my housemates, gave her the photo album tour of my romantic history, and she thought I had gone out with a lot of people.) I've had about 6 romances that were under a week (mostly at summer camp), 7 high school romances of the kind of silly, doesn't go very far type, 2 seriousish romances that spread through highschool and college, 3 college romances, and now Mo. I guess the thing is I went through pretty long stretches of singleguyness during college and after, so it doesn't feel like I've gone out with that many people.

Not sure where that last paragraph came from, but it seemed to fit Crystevin's question...

Hiya, Blenderites
Thanks for the compliments and the hug, Deeva. Apologize that it took me so long to reply, but life has been frantic lately. I love your "Wings" painting from February issue... even saved it in my AOL "Favorite Places" :-)
Really like the works from the new contributors. I do appreciate the addition of the NewMatic Viewer, but it doesn't seem to be Macintosh-friendly, Kirk (too many error messages).
Shady, Misti, Angel & Jenn are some of my favorites, but any poem close to the heart always catches my attention.
Take care, all.
Scott

Kirk--Quarter of a century mark only means your insurance finally gets cheaper. *laughs* Did you know that's the last real milestone to look forward to until 65 and retirement? *grin* Thanks for answering my question and your historical walk of romance gives light to the romantic endeavor you now find yourself in with cohabitation. I think i was about 22 when i found myself there and the years have flown by but i remember exactly how it felt. Best wishes and leakless pipes..*smiles*

Crystevin

Scott:
Mac error messages? Huh. All the difficult work is done on the server end, and it outputs fairly straightforward HTML, no Javascript or anything. (i.e. to your browser, it looks like any other frameset with one large page.) Are they "out of resource" kind of errors, or what? (I.e. I'm wondering if the page in the left frame might be too large or something.)

Can any other Mac users (or possibly users of older PCs?) confirm? Or give the details of the error messages...

Yours in the quest for multiplatform technology,
Kirk

In search of new ways to convey my feelings for this man who has taken over the very roots of my soul, I was blessed to find the Blender...

Thank you all for the shared thoughts.

Scott... I am flattered you like "heart-wings" seems a few blenderites have me on their hard-drives... hehehe

As far as the Mac error messages- I too am a Mac user... here at home I run an iMac with both Netscape and IE - although mostly I only use IE for checking my HTML.
At work I run a G3 Mac I have never had an error message with the newmatic viewer, in fact I find it faster and easier to navigate than before.

dee

Did I mention that I want one of those sexy G4 towers? Mac just can't help themselves can they? I wonder if I put the poster up next to my old G3 at work that someone will get the hint? (dream dream dream...)

dee

I think it would be neat if you added a search to the blender. Like, say I'm looking for poems about long distance relationships....it would be handy to be able to just search the site and get a page with all of them. There are so many past digests to look thru that it takes forever. Thanks!
Ashley

Hmm.. .I was just re-reading your question Kirk, and thinking about the "out of resource messages" both my Macs are geared to work with high memory eating programmes.. PhotoShop 5.0 PageMaker 6.0 and Freehand 8... I have a large amount of RAM on both machines... (my wee iMac has 128mgs).

*grins* who got me going about my computer.. hehehe.. maybe I can write a love poem to my iMac!

dee

Finally found time to read this month's submissions. A few I particularly noted:

Mary-
"2:14am" - a very nice haiku

Marika-
"Embrace" - beautiful imagery

Susan Rancour-
"Sunrise" & "Love" - I liked these, they had a rather Dickinsonian quality to them

Crystevin-
"No Fortune" - I could picture it
"Painful Muse" - in response, I would have to say that some of us do write poetry about the beauty and joy of love (rather than just the sorrow)

Kevin-
"knick-knack" - reminded me of a poem by Emily Dickinson on a similar theme...I'll post it for you soon

Hope all the Blenderites are well. I have been very busy lately, and have not had time to keep up with my reading (or writing!). Hopefully that will change soon.

-Isolde

I know a really cool love poem and it's way original!

test

Isolde-

Thank you my friend, for the kind words, and the very appropriate Emily... As for your poems, walking the tightrope of passion, as in "Precarious Passion," is very much akin to working without a net, unless one has friends...

Jenn-

I did not comment on the poems you posted last week (since they were posted on the 28th, they are in March's "Heart on Sleeve Corner"), but I will do so now (better late than never??)...

I particularly enjoyed "Back Away," where you make an important point that everyone must be reminded of from time to time... That point is that "us" must be a seperate and distinct entity from "you" and "me" in any relationship. To lose the "you" or the "me" would be to blur "us."

Back to the grindstone...

-k

Morning all...
Hey Isolde.. great to see you back on the board.. and you Kev.. you have been silent for ages!! shhessshh I was begining to think that maybe I just talk to much.. which still might be the case.. what is that saying... "he who knows leasts says the most.." or something.

dee

*catching up myself here*

Isolde--I know it's not all painful, and not everyone gets trapped in that muse, but i know i do, all too often and it takes really effort for me to change modes. I particuarly liked your "interlude" because sometimes the lingering is the best part. "Precarious" makes me ask myself if i'll ever find the balance.

Kirk- "test" short, clever..*laughs* i'm sure there's a million things we can get from that if we want to analyze what "just testing" can mean..*grin* I think i need a therapy..LOL

Coko.."all about me" FINALLY somebody that admits it..LOL..very cool, i liked it.

Katy- "Knowing" makes me beg the question, do we ever REALLY know somebody as well as we think.

WELL...been so hectic around here lately, but keep up the good works poets and netizens, this is ONE part of my day that i truly look forward to...*smiles*

Crystevin

Dee!

It is true that I have been silent, but I am still lurking in the back of the room... Thanks for noticing me...

-k

Kirk-

Sorry for the triple submission! The last one is good, you can delete the first two if you like.

Once again Sorry!

-Jenna-

Kev.. I could/would never forget about you...
how about that drunken email the other night.. bet that impressed you!

*grinning*

dee

Thanks for the welcome, deevaa, it's good to be back!

Crystevin-
Thanks for the comments on my poems...

Kevin-
I never stopped noticing you

deevaa-
I want to hear about the drunken e-mail incident...

Aunt Meg-
"first kiss" - what a fabulous poem!

Still unbalanced,
Isolde

drunken email? who mentioned a drunken email... there was no email.. was there Kev *glaring@Kev* I saw no email... did you?

Kevin--"Animation" is a great description of what takes place in the process and structure of insprirational and emotional writing. "A Penny" is the detailed lingering painful process that leaves us changed forever although deep inside we are of the same "substance". Loved them both.

Isolde-
No, my friend, you have not forgotten me...
Nor could I ever forget you and all you have done for me.
Thank you for that, and once again for the Emily...

Dee...
What 'drunken' e-mail??? You mean that Email from Friday night (Saturday there)? After six pints at the local public house, I thought your E was quite normal!

Crystevin-
Thanks first for the comments on yesterday's submissions. As you note in your comment on "A Penny," the process of 'the end' is painful, particularly if it lingers too long...
My greatest hope is for the healing (with as much rapidity as possible) of the hearts of my friends, along with everyone else who has experienced ...

<gives a nod to his friends in the room>

-k

*bows her head in shame* Oh Kev... you telling me that all my email to you seems like it is written by a drunk? on hell! *blushes* I am never sending another email again.. you all hear that the Queen of Email is handing back the crown!!! *lightness flashes across the sky*

*sits in the corner to weep*

dee

DEE

<hanging head in shame>
I AM SORRY!
I did not mean what you thought, hon...
What I ***MEANT*** was that when I arrived home late Friday, it was after 4 pints of Guinness, 2 of Bass Ale, a shot of Jagermeister, and a 'Duck Fart' at a local public house known as The Stone Face Tavern, I made my way home, checked the wife and kids and then my Email... Your short E was perfectly lucid to me... Even in the light of day it remains perfectly lucid.

I certainly didn't mean to shame you (not with all **I** imbibed). I seemed to have forgotten what it meant to be "pissed" (which, given the Guinness I OUGHT to have remembered!). Given the week I had, I must have thought you meant pissed OFF (!). When I revisited the E again today, I had a "light bulb moment" as a dear friend of mine says...

**Please** forgive me???
I will return in SILENCE now to the corner in the REAR of the room...

<slinking off into said corner...>

-k

certainly more lucid than what I typed above in between WORKING!!!

-k

Hello Isolde,

Thank you for your comment on my poems, I do like Emily Dickerson. I was taken by your poem, "Interlude," I love how vivid the image your depict is, awesome.

Susan Rancour :)

KEV!!!!
hehehe... silly boy... so you where drunk too!
I had that night returned from a dinner party having drunk one too many vodkas then topped it all off with a rather nice gold medal winning desert wine... I shall return to my posting of Queen of Email and pretend this conversation never happened...
*winks* just between you and I hey Kev...

dee

To:Brian Geyrozaga
Something Special About You

I really like your poem that you worte to Cheryl. It made me think that you had strong feelings for her. Also how much you wanted to go out with her. You liked her for 3 years. But now she is taken. I know that you still care for her a little but to me I think it was sweet that you made a poem for her because it is how you show or let out your feeling about how much you like. Well Brian I think you will find a great girl in the future. Well K-den!


Your Friend,
Yagi

To:Brian Geyrozaga
Something Special About You

I really like your poem that you worte to Cheryl. It made me think that you had strong feelings for her. Also how much you wanted to go out with her. You liked her for 3 years. But now she is taken. I know that you still care for her a little but to me I think it was sweet that you made a poem for her because it is how you show or let out your feeling about how much you like. Well Brian I think you will find a great girl in the future. Well K-den!


Your Friend,
Yagi

Hey guys. This is a great site. I think it would help to divide everything up into topics, though. Like for poems: love, death, frustrated, etc. It would make it easier to find what you are looking for. Gotta go!

Kev and Dee - There is entirely too much drinking going on without me. Maybe I should write a love poem to Jack Daniels. (What the H. is a Duck Fart?) Just remember: In vino veritas.

Kev- Your rhyming verse may be uncharacteristc but it is good. Tattoo is simply beautiful.

Good morning all!

Rob Ward-
"Dear Lover" & "Why Now" - these poems express very well the battle that so often occurs between ours minds (or our pride) and our hearts...

Kevin-
"at the temple" - I agree completely with the sentiments you expressed therein...even a moment spent truly loving another, knowing that utter joy, however briefly, is better than not knowing it at all...

"gardening" - beautiful and well written, and the last stanza...wow!

Anonymous-
"free" - short and sweet

"settling" - excellent metaphor

Angel-
"Quote #2" - so true! And it is great to see you back at the Blender!!

Susan-
Thank you for your kind words about my poem

William-
Glad to see you are still here!

Off to work (or maybe just off...lol),
Isolde

Check out my submission "In Pieces" and tell me what you think.

hey we could have a blender board party ... TK is with his dadda... so come on over.. bring vodka.
Kev, William, Isolde, Chrys, Shady, Angel, Heartsong, X, Katybeth, and the rest of ya.. get your butts over here.
(help.. imagine X at a party? woohooo!!)

hehe.. enough of all that...
I have been catching up too....

Kev... all of your stuff.. you know it..

Isolde.. Litany - yummy

Annoymous ... Click and free... Mnnn..nice.

umm... and I am gonna write something today if it kills me.
(been cruising too long)

dee

Coppertone - Technically, you should choose free verse or structure. Inconsistant foot. Poor meter. Same word rhymes.

Emotionally, I understand what you were trying to say but it didn't evoke the emotions you were trying to convey. It seemed rather forced and unnatural.

Suggestions: Read a lot. There are many good poets here but also read universally recognized poets (Dickenson, Frost, cummings, etc.). Think through what you want to convey and plan each stanza before you start (an outline is good for structured poems).

Try again. Write a lot. Keep submitting.

Sorry, but you asked.

Hey Coppertone :)

Well, I'd like to say that I liked "In Pieces." Nobody is a perfect poet, nor do they have the same styles. I know that mine have no structure or definite style but I write how the words flow from my head. (I'd like to think that one day my personal style would be well known, if that is even fathomable...nothing is written in stone) Just write from the heart, is what I say. The more I think about form and other technical stuff, I slowly lose the true emotion behind the inspiration. Like "A Coward" said, keep writing. I know I am trying and we can all get better with time. You've got potential and i know you can do as well as anybody else. :) Peace out and make your own creative mark.


KB

Hi I just thought Emersons poem Give all to love is so wonderful The last line is the best I sent it in but was not sure if I had done things right. if you want I can type the whole poem in but thought it was too much.

I really enjoy the Blendomatic page thank you
Gina Lovejoy

Well, I submitted my second piece of work entitled "Broken Glass". Please give me your thoughts on it. I'm not really that great at writting poetry, I'm more used to writing songs which is what I do with my band. But I'm trying. Please endure me.

Deeva.."fishing" Throw a net out for me too will ya? *W*
I can relate (noticing an email posted) LOL

Angel..Love all the quotes..*S*

Isolde--"Eternity"..Very loving and expressive..*S*

Crystevin

Crystevin-

Thank you for the sweet compliment!

Coppertone-

You don't have to ask us to "endure" you, everyone is welcome to submit their poems at the Blender. I usually only comment on poems I particularly like, but since you have specifically asked for even more feedback on your latest poem "Broken Glass", I will share my thoughts with you.

I would have to echo what "A Coward" said: I think your poetry would read better (and probably convey your ideas more clearly) if you chose one style or the other - - either free verse or structured verse. Your poems seem to be somewhere in between, and are thus rather jarring.

You are using rhyming words (as in traditional structured verse), but you don't have a rhythmic "pattern" (in "Broken Glass" you had 6 lines, of varying length: 12 - 9 - 11 - 10 - 11 & 13 syllables). If you want to do structured poetry, there needs to be a consistent pattern (all 12's, or 12-10-12-10, etc). "In Pieces" also had rhyming, but the length of the each line varied from 5 to 10 syllables, and did not have a pattern.

If you prefer free verse, there does not need to be rhyming or pattern, just put your thoughts and words down in a pleasing way. As KatyBeth said, poems do not have to have structure or a definite style, you can let the words just flow out of your head and your heart.

Because your poems are a mix between these two types of poetry, I do not think they work particularly well. While I agree with KatyBeth that none of us are perfect poets, and I know we all have our own preferences, I think you would be better off choosing one general style or the other.

-Isolde

P.S. - If you are used to writing songs, I can understand how structured poetry might be more difficult. In a song, you can just hold a word out for a few beats, or scrunch the words closer together, and it will "feel" like it has a regular rhythm, even if the syllables vary from line to line.

Hi Everyone
I am currently trying to win the heart of the most beautiful girl I have ever met. I need to know if anyone has any ideas in order to get her attention and express my love to her. Thanks email me: mckessock@hotmail.com

Hey I know the feeling of getting hurt better than any one so I feel your pain. It's okay . YOu only live once so go find some one else if they don't get back to you right away hey their are other fish in the sea...

Reader

Kevin......check your E !! Jenn

hello all (TGIFF),
I am sitting here waiting for the plotter to be fixed so I can finish rushing out two rush jobs... In the meantime (while I take a breath!) here are a few comments on yesterday's posts to the Board...

William-
Thank you for the kind words on my verse, particulalrly on my rhyming verse. When I did not force it, it flowed rather freely!

Since you asked, a 'Duck Fart' is 1 oz. Crown Royal, 1 oz. Bailey's, and 1 oz. Kahlua (not bad!)...

Isolde-
Thank you, my friend, for the kindness yet again... You are right, of course... Better to know love's pain than to never know its blissful happiness..

Dee-
Thanks to you too for the kind words... *winks again* I'll bring the vodka to THAT party (yeah)...

Coppertone-
Ditto what Isolde stated so well. I would just like to reinforce that everyone is certainly welcome to submit their poetry here (as long as it deals with romance, even peripherally , right Kirk?).

Off to finish plotting...

-k

Kirk~ I liked the way you said,"I'm 24. About to be 25 , on the last day of this month." Kinda reminds me of Brandi's spill when she is asked her age (but to a lesser degree),"I'm six and a half, about to be seven and then eight." I only say, "36, DAMMIT!"...*SMILE*

Angel

Kirk~ And I really loved the RAMBLE this month...was an intimate view into your and mo's life together...thanks for sharing and I wish you two upmost happiness!

Angel

BLENDERITES~ I am not gone...just floating on LOL. I have been extremely busy as most of you know getting my new store up and running...and on top of that, I had the gut wrenching experience of a fried motherboard!!! I am the proud owner of TWO 'puters' now, so once I get them both in their proper homes(one at home, one at the store), I will be visiting more often. I sure do miss the luxury of having time to READ! And I plan to squeeze some time in tonight.

Deevaa~Count me in on the party!!! I need some FUN!

Kevin~ Duck F_ _ _ ??? :-0

Crystevin~ Thank you for the kind words about my quotes...I am writing a longer prose piece...just thought I would put those quotes in to let everybody know I'm still here...can't wait to read yours!

Scott~ Thank you for your kind remarks about my works...I have always enjoyed yours and glad to see you back!

Isolde~BOY are you a welcome sight!!! We have all missed you. I have been preoccupied lately, but I am not gone. Thanks for noticing my abscence , though...shows your caring nature...and somehow I knew you would like "Quote #2"
:-)

Angel

Hey Angel, Kevin, Deevaa, Shady! I am so ashamed that I have put the blender on the back burner!!! Been soooo busy lately and the love life has not been very inspirational one way or the other!!! But, It's always good to see all the beautiful work from you guys and everyone else!

XXXXXX
Heart

I take exception to your insinuation deevaa! I would be perfectly well behaved at your party! (Or mostly well-behaved) (Or not too terribly outrageous) (Oh, what the hell...)

Let's party!

HI!!!!!!! HEARTSONG...I'd have missed you too if it had not been for the daily ICQ contact,almost daily pager contact and once in a while phone contact...HECK, I missed you anyway!!! Welcome back!!! :-)

Angel

Kevin~"a penny" and "Tattoo", both great works!

Jenna~ "I'm Flattered"...time does not stand still...this message was loud and clear!

Ruby in the dust~ "Buster Keaten", ENTHRALLING!

anonymous~ "free","settling","click"...Three emotional and REAL works!

Crystevin~"Tortured", a very nice rythem to this one...

deevaa! "fishing", Right ON! Chicky DEE! Throw away the line, and use a net!! LOL

Heartsong~ "The Sense of Love", *wink*

Isolde~ "Eternity", Just all around BEAUTIFUL!

*SMILE*
Angel

~Angel~

Thank you for the comment on "I'm Flattered"- It's nice to know that someone appreciates your work even if it isn't in "structured verse" or "free verse" as long as you are happy with it and it comes from the heart. Anyway, that you for the comment it is always nice to hear them.

-Jenna-

Kevin,

you are the sweetest man in the whole wide world!!!!!!

Luv you!!!

heart

Angel-
"Love me, or Lose me" - This poem is great! I liked the rhythm of it, and thought the layout added to that aspect. I couldn't agree more with the sentiment.

"Quote #9" - How very true. I will remind myself of that the next time I am feeling petulant.


ruby in the dust-
"Virgin Fantasy" - I found this poem strangely compelling. Disturbing, in a way, but compelling nonetheless. I especially liked the first two lines, they were quite unique and original.

Crystevin, deevaa, Angel and Susan-
Thank you for the compliments on my recent works.

Angel-
I also wanted to thank you for saying I was missed during my absence...that was very kind of you.

Apology

My Love,
I'm not very good at this
But then, what guy is
Really, truly good at this?
Romance,
Love,
And saying I'm sorry

My anger,
My control,
Caused a rift between us
One that I never meant
To happen.
I'm sorry

I'm sorry about the distance,
That I let it come between us
I'm sorry that
I didn't make an effort
Until it was too late.

I'm sorry
That I never gave you
What you deserved.
Treated you
Without respect.
Denied you your
Dreams, desires, and hopes.

I apologize
For everything
And anything
I ever did
That was wrong
To you.

You never know
What you have,
Until it is gone
Man I was stupid.
I lost the most important
Thing in my life-You.

I admit,
I never showed you
Just how special
You were
And are to me.
How much I
Cared about you.





How can I ever
Make up for
All the pain and suffering
I have caused you?
I've put you through
Everything I promised
I wouldn't do.

Is there anything,
Anything at all
That I could do
To make it up to you?
To show you
That I want things
To be different?

Shonda,
My Love,
Is there even the slightest chance
Anything at all
That I can use
To build upon
To restore us?

Can you find it
In your heart
To give us another chance
Just one more
That's all

I know I've asked that before
And never held Up to
My end of the deal
It wasn't fair
To you

I don't want
To lose you
I want to spend
The rest of my life
With you,
With our daughter.

Can we give it
One more try?
I'll be anything
You want me to be.
Sensitive, caring, thoughtful,
Respectful, loving, supportive.
Just mention it
And I promise
It will be.



I love you
With all my heart and soul
Will you allow me
To show it to you?
To prove it to you?
Please give me the chance
I won't disappoint you again.

I'm sorry
For everything
For anything
That was less
Than you deserved

Rich--Even though that was posted on the wrong page, i want you to know, that heart-wrenching apology touched home to me as i'm sure it does so many men. Husbands in particular, somehow lose sight of what it takes to maintain communication and love in our marriages/relationships. Often we misplace "providing" for "loving" Just know this..it's never one-sided, the mistakes you made, the promises you failed to keep, the words you didn't speak, your actions that failed to show your underlying feelings, doesn't mean you didn't love her, and doesn't mean she didn't know it. It only means she needed to feel love from you in ways you were incapable giving at the time. It may be too late but you have learned and the process of healing is taking place. Whether or not you can recoup this relationship, you will be a better person for realizing your failures, accepting your share of the responsiblity and knowing how to express yourself and your emotions from the heart. Hang in there, you will survive.

Crystevin

Rich-

I found all four of your recent submissions to be very heartfelt and moving, and I wish you the best of luck in your efforts to save your marriage. I would like to point out, however, that from a female/been a wife perspective, I would be VERY worried if I were considering giving a relationship with you another chance, and I read one of the sentiments you expressed in your fourth poem, "A Time For Change":

Can I be changed in time?...
If it's the Lords will
I can't change myself
Only the God above
Will make the changes
That are needed in me

If I read this, I would think that you were indicating that you had no control over yourself and no ability to change your own actions or habits, and that you intended to wait around for God to change these things for you. That would worry me a LOT. Perhaps your wife's point of view is different, but if not, you might want to consider rethinking that last bit...

Sincerely-
Isolde

You have a super site.
I just love it.

Umm... this has nothing to do with poetry or love... but my dear friends at the blender... I sold my first painting today.. I mean.. I SOLD MY FIRST PAINTING TODAY!

omg I am hyped and you know what... all of you have given me so much encouragement and said kind things about my work that it is only because of you all that I even put them on display.

Thankyou Thankyou... oh wow.

dee

I wanted to be the first to say...

CONGRATULATIONS DEEVAA!!

On the occasion of selling your first painting... You go girl!!

<For those of you who don't know, our deevaa is a fabulously talented painter...you can see some of her paintings in the past few issues of Heart-on-Sleeve, and one on the front page of the February Digest>

She also has a website, with even more of her great work, but I need to ask her before I post the URL.

Way to go deevaa!!

Way to GO~~~~~~DEEVAA!!! I am soooooooo *HAPPY* for you, I could *BURST*...but, I won't...might dampen your day *smile*

Angel

I am looking for your guest book. Please send me the URL.

A site as great as yours must have a guest book.

LOVE LETTER

TO

Theres something about you that breaks me
I can't grasp it at all
Like the more i try to reach you
The deeper i seem to fall
My hands are reching, eyes are closed
Soul is open wide
I'll never see you as my own
It's unreturnd, denied
In everyway you'll be the stronger
The friend at whom I smile
And while you Speack, inside of me
I'm feeling like a fool
And i"m scared of what
I said
But I'll still be thinking
Of you
When i close my eyes
In bed


FROM

Deevaa..CONGRATS!! Did you ever have any doubt? You are awesome..*smiles* Now when you gonna sell ME one..*W*

crystevin

*attempting to catch up again*

X--Wave is so cool!

Angel--"Love or Lose" tells it like it should be.

"All I Can Do" very nice. That balance we all search for is sometimes so hard to come by. *sigh*

"Love is the Fuel" brings to mind the reassurance that healing is followed by a renewed faith and endurance.

Isolde--"Missing You" missing someone you love is exactly EVERY heartbeat. I loved this one. *smiles*

Crystevin

THANK YOU, Anonymous, for the wonderful Tribute. I was thrilled to see you here and impressed with your rhyming style(everyone here knows,I have a preference for rhyme)I do hope you can locate that pen...I would like to see more.

Angel

Crys... actually yes.. I had alot of doubt.. why do you think it has been this long before I have actually tried to sell any of em???

*grins* and there sure is room in my bank account for your money too... which one do you want?

Isolde.. my URL is http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Square/6442 but really the page needs alot of work.. it isn't at it's best right now... so don't expect too much ok???

umm... I am still hyped... but I am going to go and calm down and read the new submissons board.

dee

i like a lot of the poems their cool

Hi Kirk,

It's so true about the entertaining of the other person part. I am hesitant about a new relationship for just that reason. The person is a wonderful man,, but, I am finding that I am having a problem with my life changing to the degree that it will. I like my life the way it is, but, I know that I will have to give up a part of myself, if I end up living with this person. He encourages me to be myself, and to do my own thing,, but,,that's really not possible because now you have the other person to consider,, from making something to eat to having or not having sex. It's funny, you think that the couple thing is the be all to end all,, but,, actually,,it seems like the more you become a couple,, the less you become you. If there's a way to really find a balance, I'd like to know.
Thanks for the ear
Whisper :)

Angel-
I loved the line "My love is the fuel and life's the ride".

deevaa-
"where?" - I think you summed up this particular duality quite eloquently.

Jenna-
"Untitled" - You say it is unfinished, but I think this poem is quite wonderful as is. Well written, with beautiful imagery and word choice.

Crystevin-
Thanks! :-)

Hey hey all..
Just dropped in to say hi, ohh Isolde.. your words about my poem are too kind.. I just re-read it.. and umm... it isn't that good.

Kev... howdy! where you been doll??

Angel... how is your store going?

Crys... you need a flirt warning on you!! hehe.. you charmer..

*going back to bed now*

dee

Deevaa..who me? *innocent look* i'm no charmer..and flirt? I don't even know how to flirt..i'm so old..laughs* You tease you..*W*

Ithink that these poems are really good and it is a good way to express your feeling through poems.

I think that these poems are really good and it is a good way to express your feeling through poems.

Michelle,

"Wings" and "Think" words can not describe, i liked them alot and hope to see more soon!

-Jenna-

*wink@crys* hehe.. no not me.. I would NEVER flirt... ain't that right Kev!!

Isolde... thanks for you email.. you are a sweetheart... *grins* and ohhhh... I liked "smile" how much? a whole heap.

Michelle... ditto what Jenna said..

umm... is that enough from me? umm.. yeah.

dee

Dee---

Two definitions for you...

Main Entry: busy
Pronunciation: 'bi-zE
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): busi·er; -est
Etymology: Middle English bisy, from Old English bisig; akin to Middle Dutch & Middle Low German besich busy
Date: before 12th century
1 a : engaged in action : OCCUPIED ...

'T is me!

Main Entry: flirt
Pronunciation: 'fl&rt
Function: verb
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1583
...intransitive senses
...2 a : to behave amorously without serious intent b : to show superficial or casual interest or liking <flirted with the idea>; also : EXPERIMENT <a novelist
flirting with poetry>

Flirt?
You?
Have I been missing something??? Are you "2b" or NOT "2b"? That is the question!
LOL

<almost ashamed -ALMOST- at this stretch>

*runs off quickly*

-k

p.s.- OH! You wanted the SHORT answers! I have been slammed at work (but taking off work tomorrow to spend it with my lovely bride of SIXTEEN years - tomorrow is our anniversary!!!). And if you ARE a flirt, you aren't with ME (does that mean anything???)...

Kev... ohhhh... HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!! *does the deevaa dance* I just know you will have something special for your lady... are you gonna share with me what that is??? please?

And.. you are too too funny.... see crys I told you I don't flirt!!

ALSO... William... I got that picture!! wow! your friend is an amazing talent! I would LOVE to see some of his paintings... but I have forgotten if I sent you an email about it!! and now I have misplaced your new email address... *blushes* sorry! (some queen of email I am turning out to be!!)

i have a confession to make.. don't smack me please! =]

this month i posted several poems under different names.. and I want to thank Isolde, deevaa, Angel, and Jenna for their comments.. as usual, I'm at a loss for words. Thanks so much... it really means a lot to me to have someone I don't know compliment me on my writing.. especially incredibly talented people like you blender folks!

(In case anyone's wondering.. I'm the 'anonymous' that posted "settling", "free", and "click" and I'm also the 'michelle' who posted "wings" and "think"..)

I *do* have a good reason for posting under a different name.. my boyfriend happens to read the blender, and I usually don't mind that.. but we're going through some hard times right now (which is probably obvious by my poetry) and I don't want him to know what I'm thinking until I'm ready to tell him...

And last, but not least, a belated thanks to Kirk for posting "fourteen" on the March digest.. I'm shocked every time I find something of mine on the front page.. my self-confidence thanks you profusely. =]

- d

ohhh... William I understand the email now!!!

ohh the d above isn't me!!! hehe... I am dee or deevaa always!

dee

Hey you guys, I'm just hoping you can help me with an idea.
I want to ask my boyfriend of two years to marry me. I know
it may sound strange, but we've talked about it before. I
don't really want to wait for him to ask because he's been engaged before and the girl screwed him over big time!
They broke up about two weeks before the wedding. Anyway,
I need some advice on what to say. I don't want to scare him. I thought about doing something special but I don't know what. Funds are LOW. Please help!

Thanks,
Crystal

I have a question for all you loveblender poets, do you guys (or girls) ever write a poem or two inspired by a movie or television you have just watched? I was just wondering if I was the only one, cause like i write some poems and you don't really get the meaning of it unless you know where the inspiration is from, such as the poem i just wrote called
"I thank you" it was inspired by the movie Cruel Intentions
if you've seen the movie you might get the meaning of the poem, well that's my question and stuff.

deevaa - sorry about my name being so similar to yours .. hehe .. i think most blenderites will know the difference though..

when i first started posting i was kinda shy, and didnt want to use my real name.. its sorta unusual, and i knew that some of my friends read this page.. and i didnt want them to know which poems were mine! :)

i guess it sounds silly now :) heh..

- devon

In february 1997 I got two poemsfrom the old-style Blender of Love page. These were 'You are no-one I know' by Josh Poage, and 'Waiting' by Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Since then I have misplaced them, and when I cam beack to this site, everything had changed.

I was wondering if anyone had a copy of either of these poems they could e-mail to me. I would be really grateful, beause at the time I found these poems very moving, and would love to read them again.

Thanks

Kathryn

d-

hehe... oh no need to appolgise at all!! I got this email from William (and you btw William can stop blushing) saying something about my being undercover from my boyfriend and I was totally stumped! it wasn't until I read on the board your message that the whole thing made sense...
(I personally think it is funny!)

dee

Kirk--I swear the Blender is still as awesome as it was the first time I stumbled upon it two years ago--it's still my favorite thing to jump on at the beginning of each month. I do have one question, though--are you ever going to add to the stories and prose section with some new pieces? I loved the ones you chose to begin with, but was wondering if you have more...? Thanks for keeping this great site up and running. --Melissa

Crystevin-

I am honored that you would dedicate a poem to me, and quite a clever one to boot. I loved all the juicy "L" words, and thoroughly enjoyed reading this poem aloud. Thank you.

(I'll bet that Webster's stock will go up now...)

Dang- I have got to get a "no blank comments" allowed feature working!

Kathryn- I did a full site text search for "Poage" "Yevgeny" and even "Josh" and couldn't find what you were looking for. I don't think I've lost any submissions over the years, though I could be wrong. Are you sure it was from here?

Melissa- about the "Permanent Collection"... welllll, that gets into one potential problem that I'm fortunately avoiding in the new Digest-centric view point, namely that of potential copyright violation. I tried to skirt the issue by calling the Blender an "Aesthetic Review", but my "reviews" of most of those works were rather limited.

But what I plan to do (though it's relatively low on my To Do list for the site) is start to link to the full-fledged reviews done in the Blender Digest every month. That way the "permanent collection" will continue to grow, but I won't be at risk of violating the rights of the original artists.

X - *giggles* I am so pleased that you are back in the fine form that you are famous for..

Isolde - your multi-lingual poems reveal another side of your talent... man you would be the most amazing person to actually talk to.... which reminds me....

*runs about in circles flapping her arms*

Today I am meeting someone in real life who I meet on the net and we have chatted via ICQ (and the phone) for about 6mths... I am so nervous and excited I think I am going to be sick... aarrrrggghhh....

Hey guys, i was wondering, has anyone heard from Zoe?
If so, how is she doing? How is Dez?
I was reading in some of the back issues of the digest and i really miss ehr work... keep me posted if you have heared from her or e mail me, poetic_angel@gurlmail.com

Thanks,
-Jenna-

Hey guys, i was wondering, has anyone heard from Zoe?
If so, how is she doing? How is Dez?
I was reading in some of the back issues of the digest and i really miss her work... keep me posted if you have heard from her or e mail me, poetic_angel@gurlmail.com

Thanks,
-Jenna-

Hello. I am a big fan of the Love Blender. Keep up the good work!

your hart is like mine,mine is your,and i love you soo,
kako bi te voljela poljubiti
tvoje usne,tvoje usne me omamljuju
tvoje su oci poput mora,mora koje nema kraja
tvoja je ljubav neunistiva,moja jos neunistivija

I have been rather silent lately, but am not absent...
Two poems have caught my attention on this day that I could not resist commenting on...

Isolde-

My friend, I cannot describe the smile not only on my face but on my heart after having read "Hold Me In Your Heart." Yes, the possibilities are almost limitless to two hearts pulling together in the same direction...

alison-

"windmill" strikes a chord with me, and I thought the images you chose and the tone of being "halfinlove" evoke much of the bittersweetness of the internal battle of love. It is sad that sometimes the head wins... And sadder still that it is justified many times in doing so...

-k

*does the deevaa dance*

Hell.. what was I nervous about?? I am having a great time... my friend is here for one more day and then he goes back to the land of ICQ... we are having a ball!!!

Isolde... ditto what Kev said about your newie... I think it is truly beautiful.

Also ditto what Kev said about windmill... oh wow.. I liked it.

I probally don't need to say anything about the two new works by X... I am sure everyone already knows!

*grins*

hmmm... and what else? ohh.. umm... nope that is enough from this babe for today!

dee

Angel-

"Sugar" It definately put a smile on my face today. It was beautifully written with perfect charm and perfect style to make my day!

-Jenna-

kirk --
the newmatic frame thing is a godsend. it's so much of a great help in perusing the new submissions !
thanks much for all your work.
alison

I'm looking for a poem for my wedding. Any good ideas?

Just a tad quick review..

Deevaa..where are you hiding. Get a little company and geez! LOL

X--Shiver-mmmmmmmm I LOVE those types of shivers.

Isolde--Tense- Very clever!

Hey Crys...

I put my company on the bus this morning... I will be back to my normal noisey slef tonight...
Email me.

*does the deevaa dance* The ICQ friend who I meet said I am totally the same in real life as I am on ICQ.. but with less butt wiggling... LOL.

dee

Kirk--

Would it be okay with you to Link your site and/or specific poems from another page?..I wouldn't specifically link anyone elses poems without their permission..but the Love Blender site in general and some of my works are the current focus. I've been asked by a friend who is doing a literary page.

thanks.
Crystevin

I remember..

the smile on your face
when we met again -
5 years had to pass by
your skin feels so soft -
it's incredible
the smell of your body -
like I searched for it my whole life
and every kiss of you this Saturday -
seems like it was meant to be

Crystevin:
Well of course anybody can link to the front of the Blender. And you can definately link to your own works in the Blender, though I'd prefer it if you labeled the link as a Blender link. Though unless your friend is really short on diskspace, it might be safer to copy the works themselves in a new page, since there's a small chance I might change the structure of the site at some point.

*laughing* Alison... I can sooooooo totally identify with "sorry wrong number" I thought the poem was great.. and it brought back to me all these memories about one of my first boyfriends.. he was so totally besotted by me that he kept forgetting my name... LOL... In fact he is one of the first people to call me deevaa... *lost in happy thoughts*

It seems that Davena (yes with an "e") is hard to remember..

The problem was fixed for a brief time when my professional baseball player cousin sent me a baseball jacket with my name sown on the front...

which also brings me to my next point... (umm... yeah sometimes I have one!!! LOL)

Kev... ohhh... sometimes the way your brain works is scary!! But I do love your new set... in particular "the whiff" and "looking"

*wiggles out for coffee*

see you all later.

dee

Jenna~ Thank you so much for the lovely comments on "Sugar"...also, Yes I miss Zoe too! I do believe Heartsong has maintained cotact with her via email...I will ask her and will report back to the Blender.

HEY Fellow Blenderites........I have been extremly busy, but things should settle down soon and then I can get back to my regular 'Reading/commenting' self.

Dee~ The store is going fine. WOW! On meeting an ICQ friend!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! Neat-Ooooooooo!!!
Cool!!! HOT DOG!!! *SMILE*

Isolde~I will comment later, but would like to say I cheated and read some from the bottom and caught one of yours...or should I say, It CAUGHT me...just cannot recall the Title offhand, so I will go back later.

Angel

Isolde~I did go back and the poem I loved so was,"Hold Me In Your Heart"...I especially liked the line,'Hold me in your heart, no arms are needed there.' How heartwarming!

Angel

Angel.. oh wow is the truth.... I almost still can't beleive it... How much fun was that??? too much fun!

dee

Dee~you can never have too much fun...but if you are...SHARE some with ME! :-)

Angel

So near,but so far!

My love for you is like a big river,
it only grows deeper,wider and bigger.
It goes out into the big sea,
will you ride in the same boat as me?
The boat has no paddles or any sail,
but I don`t worry,couse you are my angel!
I`m sitting alone in the boat on the sea,
waiting for you ,but you can not see...
how much I love you,and what I wouldn`t do!
There is nothing that can keep me from loving you!
I dream of a future where there is a "us",
with children and marrige,I`m serious!
I love you more than anything!
You are on my mind when ever I`m thinking!

But I`m still alone in the boat on the sea.
The sea of love I have for you,(with me?).
So I sitt here waiting with nothing to do,
Sitting in my sea of love for you...

Monsta`W.B.

some of these poems and quotes really touched me...

Never have I ever.....

Never have I ever felt this desire...
Never has someone ever put my heart on fire.
Sometimes I play alittle game.
My mouth say alot,but my heart is the same.

Never have I ever felt it so strong...
Never has someone ever let my limits go so long.
Sometimes I feel alittle pain.
It`s becouse I want you so much back with me again.

Never have I ever met a man like you...
Never has someone ever made my heart write as I do.
Sometimes I think until I`m going crazy.
In love you can not say that I am lazy!

Never have I ever meant love in this way...
Never has someone ever made my heart say as I say.
Sometimes I think of you more than I want to.
And that much alone says how much I love you!

Never have I ever made love like with you...
Never has someone ever taken me as good as you do!
Sometimes I remember what you used to do.
You must know...,when I scream:"I love you,it`s true!"

Never have I eversaid the things I say...
Never has someone ever made me feel this way.
Sometimes I think back and remember ,and cry!
"Why won`t you forgive,forget and take me back? Why?"

Monsta`Wanna B.

I made a mistake and submitted the poem entitled, "Fear" as "Run 2 the 1 who loves you" can you please delete the one that's mistake

Okay you guys, I feel really dumb. I'm thinking I'm sending email to one person to tell them about my mistake. I went in and saw that EVERYONE can read what I wrote.

Oh well, hi :-)

Kirk!

I'm such a dork...I ended up submitting "One Flight To Bankok" five times on accident (the last submission is the correctly formatted one). Is there any way I can delete the four previous submissions?

<slink>

shannon

serayna:

"You never seem to want me" . . . my thoughts exactly

Ok, well here I am. <grins> I just wanted to tell everyone that all of your work is simply wonderfull! Keep up the great work! <smiles>

I always want you to be my friend.
Sometimes I cry.
And I really do try.
To get you back with me again.

It was so beautiful love that we had.
You know it`s true.
This is what you do.
You make my heart to hurt ,and be sad.

You can`t let me go ,and keep on smiling.
You must tell me straight.
If it is to late.
But don`t keep on hurting me ,darling.

I am going crazy ,you must tell me now.
You don`t know what you do.
I really love you.
If I have one more chance ,just tell me how.

You didn`t think I was serious enough.
Let me tell you one thing.
You are my everything.
I know it is you who I dearly love.

Do you want me ,or not ,just tell me true.
I don`t know if you`re playing.
But what I am saying.
That I know I truly and only love you.

Monsta`W.B.

hey you all... (or as you American folk say ya'll)...

Isn't life great? I am glad each and every one of you is my friend.. I appricate you all.

(((hugs))) blender board hug.... *wink* crys get your hand off my butt!! (who me? a trouble maker? now why would you say that??)

**dances away for coffee**

*pinches deevaa before ending the group hug and points to somebody else* It was him..*grin*

*spins about and gasps* KEV!!!

Smoke in peace....

I love the way you make me high,
I feel to fly and touch the sky.
On a rainy day you are good to smoke.
A big ,fat spliff that make you choke.

Smoke buckets ,bongs ,joint or rose.
Smoke untill you feel near a overdose.
YOu can bake a cake of chocolate and weed.
Just remember to take out all the seed.

The marihuana make my head go crazy.
But when I smoke hash I just get lazy.
On hash you get stone ,and you love to sing.
On weed you`ll be happy and always smiling.

I know the mix that`s number one in test.
The absolute favorit ;The Chronic is best.
Mix hash and weed ,do just as I said.
Then you`ll get something that`ll blow your head.

Legalise Gods gift to the people on earth.
It was marihuana ,not gold given to Jesus at birth.
One grown marihuana is as four rainforest tree.
Why can`t the politics see as clearly as me?

Active rainforest keeper!
Ganjagirl...

p.s.Don`t take down trees in the rainforest,
plant marihuana ,and save the rest.
One spliff a day ,keeps the doctor away!

To:
Stine Skogby (Norway)

The Blender Board is not the correct place to submit poetry. Could you please submit your poems at the 'submissions page'?

e.e. cummings wrote some fantastic love poems.

Who says smoking dope doesn't destroy brain cells? Obviously this child never one a spelling bee.

*laughing* Obviously neither did the "ANOTHER ANNOYED PERSON."

Haven't disappeared, just a hectic schedule, hope to be commenting and submitting soon.

Crystevin

Yes, Crys, too much ganga destroys (along with poor educational priorities in school districts nationwide) not only brain cells but critical and creative thinking skills (as well as SPELLING!)

Oh, and Dee...
My hands are nowhere near ya...

-k

Ok, before everyone keeps bashing the dude's spelling, keep in mind that it says "Norway" by his/her name. Maybe their English is a tad shaky. I thought it was a funny poem, personnally, and I don't understand why people are trying to bash the act of toking reefer when it's really irrelevant here. Just a thought.

KB

Oh, and by the way, alcohol destroys brain cells, too, so don't TELL me all the angels around here haven't gotten sloppy a few times in their lives. Just share the love people. Stine didn't make any threatening remarks to anyone here. Thats all from me right now.

KB

I am sure we all agree that there are many ways to chemically kill yourself at the cellular level. Certainly everyone has the 'right' to do that to him/her self. Yes, it is cool to live and let live, as long as we aren't hurting anyone else.

In sharing the love, though, we ought not take ourselves too seriously. Live, love, and LAUGH...

*winks at Kev* Kev... was I wishful thinking again?

Untitled by Scotty Jackson... mmmm... nice thoughts... very nice.

Steve Soskin - Pillowed Memory, very beautiful imagery...

umm... what else... X... bring em on... hell I am running out of things to send to people... LOL.. I might have to start writing my own stuff again!!!

Ditto what KB said about not bashing non-native English speakers... (carefully checks her spelling.. LOL)
Although... submitting the poems on the new submissions page would have probably avoided some of the tension... *smiles* but we all make mistakes..

dee

Ummmmmmmm..well i have no problem with non-english speakers/writers, nor do i have anything against destroying brain cells if you can function without them. However, the comments i read didn't seem to bash as much as direct our smoking friend to the submissions page and laugh a little at the cause and effect of THC on spelling, regardless of language. I'm willing to bet the writer is young and having the time of life, and most probably makes similar errors in the native language of Norway. *just a thought*

I never bashed Stine, I just asked him to submit his poems in the correct place. I even said *please*. He submitted at least four long poems on the comment page, and the last one (about marijuana) wasn't even romance related.

as Kate said I am Norwegian and my spelling is better than most norwegians.Sorry for putting my poems here and not on the submitted page.
Just wanted to see the reactions on the poem!
And I am young as said,only 18 years old and 9 year school,
so that`s why I can`t spell.Nothing to do with the good,green ganja!!!
Anyway;Thanks for the respons on my poems!
Monsta`W.B.

p.s.Even if you look at ganja as drugs,it is proven that alcohol is more dangerous.If you drink and drink you can`t control yourself in the end,but you always have control on Marihuana!It also helps for some deceases like glucoma and it stoppes this eye decease that make you go blind!
So it ain`t all evil!!!!!
Monsta`W.B.

I am female!

STINE! LOVE YA MANNNNN...keep writing but slow down on the partying. Oh what the hell..live it up, but slow down in the next few years ok? LOL

-Crystevin

Hey Gang-
March 31st, end of the first quarter-- offers expire, movies open, fiscal years end, and Kirks get born... A quarter of a century and feeling every minute of it.

Anyways, the next Blender probably won't be out 'til this weekend, I haven't had the chance to dig into it yet.

My birthday gift to myself was a highish-end digital camera (Olympus D-400 Zoom) (It was also my gift to myself for finishing off paying my car and school loans.) And tonight, a small get together at the local bertucci's (yuppy-ish pizza place, with Bocci ball)

Anyway, hope things are good for all of you as well...

Kirk

Happy Birthday Kirk!! May you have a joyous day...

~~~~~~ H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y T O K I R K ~~~~~

Wishing you a BEAUTIFUL day for the rest of the year!

PS: One day later and you could have fooled us all...LOL

Angel

Kirk-

The very best of B-day wishes to you...

May your day be filled with as much happiness as you can possibly handle, and THEN some!

Happy 25th, sir, and many happy returns.

-k

*blowing birthday kisses*

Happy Birthday Kirk!!!

Kirk-
Happy Birthday and Best Wishes for the next Quarter.
Thanks for all the hard work you do in providing this site for us. It truly is a site for the active participants as well as the passive romantic reader. Have a wonderful Day.

-Crystevin

Kirk-

Hope all your birthday wishes come true, don't party too hard, and DON'T FORGET YOUR BIRHTDAY SUIT!!!

~*~Best of wishes~*~

-Jenna-

oh and Kirk... (or anyone else with the time or knowledge)
for the foreigner in the house.. (ie me.. LOL) what the hell is a 'Bocci ball' and why would a pizza place want to have one???

Stop laughing at me everyone!!!

*blushes and runs to hide under her desk*

Just read everything- glad to see people back to normal. And Stine, keep your spirits where they're at...you sound like an awesome person.

KB

I know, I know... three messages in one day.. its abit much... sorry!!!

BUT!

Angel! Angel! Angel! I just sold that painting you inspired!!!!!!!!!! weeeee haaayyyyyy! (((hugs))) thanks for the inspiration.. I owe you one... need a web page designed babe?

dee

thanks all for yummy comments ...
and happy bday kirk

Dee:
(Yeah that was me above. D'ohh)
Bocci ball (not sure of the spelling) (called something like P'tonk in France?) is this game where you toss one small ball down a gravel court, then two teams try to throw their balls so that they end up with a ball closest to the target ball. Goofy fun.

PS, thanks for all the birthday wishes! And sorry for the delay w/ the April Blender.

ah-ha Kirk!
we call it petanque here in NZ... this girl has gotcha...
I have visions of some bizare mirror ball or something.. LOL

you have the best poems ive ever read !!!

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