Welcome to my Poet Lady Chat Room. I would like to invite you to click on the chat box and type in a question, a suggestion, submit a poem, in other words – “chat with me.” I may, if you submit a poem, decide to feature it in my Poem of the Week section or, we may simply exchange ideas and suggestions about your poem.
This is a place to “talk” poetry with someone who has loved it all her life. I have a true passion for the possibilities of poetry and would love to hear your thoughts and/or read your poem. I will be happy to offer my reaction to your work and, based on over 40 years of teaching poetry, organizing, and conducting poetry workshops, working as a book review editor for an international poetry magazine, authoring five books of poetry and two textbooks on teaching poetry, send along my thoughts on ways to make your poem stronger and more impactful.
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Your friend in poetry, Susan
FEATURED POEM
All in a perplexed state of mind,
I tried to figure my fault.
Asked mumma to help me,
She said, "Baby Just halt."
She hugged me in her arms,
And her face sparkled with a smile.
Asked me to cry my heart out,
And she cried all this while.
She explained, "You aren't at fault,"
Just your thoughts have become wrong.
These situations have worsen,
To make you fearless and strong.
How can she read my mind?
I keep on thinking around.
Has she any magical super power,
That fixes my invisible Crown?
Sight, hearing, smell, feeling and speech,
The only known five senses.
But she has the sixth one too,
Reading the soul, that in grief drenches.
And then everything blurs,
Beep! Beep! Beep!
Papa comes to wake me up,
"Baby girl, get up from your sleep,"
Rubbed my eyes as a kiddo,
And all this while I only tried.
To hide my feelings of missing mumma,
But discussing this dream, we both CRIED..!!