Angst Images

I'm going to have to come back and read this. Not sure I can analyze it in the 2 minutes I have before going to the doctor.

very nice & deep, thank you

One of my favorite stories is "The Catcher in the Rye". When you say that "the pen lost its ink too soon", do you mean that the story ended too soon or that you didn't like the ending?

This is wonderful once again William, you should look into entering Ernies poetry site he has up for a contest. This one is very good, every one gets better, you are getting in touch with all of us.

A poem to read slowly in a world that rushes too fast for ethics to take hold. I liked this William. And thanks for your comment on "Tell" - glad you liked the message.

Very good!

Marge, this poem is filled with double meanings. I was happy to see your comment because you are on the mark. One has to know the Carcher In The Rye and Franny and Zooey to understand this poem fully.

Elsie, I keep waiting for someone in the 5 poetry groups I belong to make a comment about my poems. I'm beginning to believe they are all Amish and have shunned me for breaking some rule unknownst to me. After such an experience of waiting over 7 months for responses from the artsy-fartsy crowd, it would be just more of the same hopelessness from any poetry group I fear.

I truly enjoy your poetry and from my uneducated poetic viewpoint, it seems well written. I'm not sure why you don't get comments from the poetry people.

The Amish theory could be valid though as I believe you are capable of breaking an unknown rule. Perhaps they read of your earlier adventures with the schedule keeping lady. What ever became of her anyway?

William, I only partially understand this, mostly because of the several allusions that I should know, but don't. I know what it says to me, I'm just not sure it is what you meant.

What *I* hear is a youth who has quit life at a young age because he couldn't keep up, measure up, or understand what was expected of him. He couldn't measure up even though he is no different than another child who appears to be what she ought to be.

I think my favorite line is, "It's the last game of confusion / Where guilt aimlessly seeks a truth."

I took a lot of poetry classes in H.S. and college, and find the ultra-educated literary crowd to be very arrogant and exclusive. I don't know if that is the case with the poetry groups on Gather, I would hope they would be populated with just regular people. There are a LOT of people just below those Exalted Ones who enjoy Real poetry (such as myself).

Have you ever read poetry by C.S. Lewis (not his epic poems)?

- Jeanjaz

It's been ages since I read anything by C.S. Lewis. Lately I've been reading Robert Frost and Dylan Thomas. The scene of Holden reading that written on the bathroom wall is what inspired this poem. The last verse of course refers to the first scene in Franny and Zooey.

Wilma, I've written half of the ending to that story, but because of so many complaints, I am hesitant to publish it. Quite a few people have stopped reading and commenting on my articles because of this story.

Well, now you really have me intrigued. I want to know more about the schedule keeping lady. Nothing attracts traffic like controversy.

beautiful, deep and moving

Never say Never William, keep writing about the schedule, lol, and this is a holiday week and maybe people are out and about and not commenting except for me, who can't get out of this damn chair all stuck up with chocolate melting ants and dandelion wine stuck to the keyboard. I belong to about twenty poetry groups and that is why maybe I get twenty comments a day, and the artsy ones don't comment on me either, except for you, my friend and benefactor, you get me around.

William, That was very good, your a great writer and I enjoy reading your work : )

No that is not dandelion wine, I don't think, lol.

There will be a lot of images of angst when you make your announcement about running for President.

I see you did decide to write more of the ending to your story of romance. Those of us who have followed it, are curious as to what happened. I'm sorry you feel that people have stopped reading your poetry because of that.

It's the John Ashcroft effect. Sing about eagles and cover up nude statues and close your eyes when Janet Jackson is on TV. A Puritan revolt to shun me just because I mentioned third leg exercises.

Artsy ones? You have me laughing here despite the serious content of the poem :)

Kids strugle a lot to fit in with peer groups, doing things which in their heart of hearts they may not like. You say it like it is, William.