Kathy I will endevor to do as you advise and only hope you are right about "winning" at least "this" contest! LOL Thank you all again for your kind words!

Your words are powerful and strong, as it seems you are, too.  Keep putting those thoughts and feelings into words and you will heal your soul and possibly win some more contests!  Yes vote from me!

That was a great read, your poems have a wonderful rhythm good work

http://www.webook.com/project/Hidden-Shadows

Excellent Work.

http://www.webook.com/project/Animal-Cruelty

And thank you for your everlasting faith in me......er .. Faith? lmbo

I TOLD you you were good at this. Glad you listened.

Excellent quality. Voted.

And if you have time...

http://www.webook.com/project/Top-3-Poems-of-Assorted-Interest

The Demon Dilemma and Frustration somewhat give me an image of someone who is going through divorce and is at the last straw. I like the images you create in them.

Time was somewhat clever and haunting at the same time (The ending that is). Well written.

You have my vote.

I like your work, and I'm someone who is surrounded by several poets (included myself once in awhile) and I think all three of your poems are great!  I'm giving them all a publish!  Good luck to you!

THANK YOU!

That is incredibly inspiring. I, myself have never been in the same kind of position, but i can imagine how helpful this would be for others.
Well, i'm giving you a publish for sure:)

wow thats amazing thats soo cool i really like it i havent wrote anything yet but i loved that

Thank you Distantmemories and everyone else AGAIN! I REALLY wish there were BETTER words than just THANK YOU!

Woah, your poems use like.... awesome words! I guess that's all I can think to say. I would never think of those comparisons.

that is such unique stuff poems like dt that inspire me to keep on writing

Such simple language used to twist and turn the reader throughout the common yet beautiful events like aging, (and demons!)  Loved the cantor, the easy way you speak your piece.  Rhythm was quiet enjoyable (I do so love to rhyme!) and the images were well rounded and believable.  A yes to publish, as this writer is true to her poet soul!

I love these poems... they're my favourite kind and they have a lovely rhythm to it. Good work! :)

General:
i really enjoyed the first two poems. they were concise, but i could really relate to them. they gave me the image of innocence, like a young boy crying out from the darkness that overwhelms him. the third doesnt really do it for me. 

Form:
not bad

Content:
very young, or innocent

Imagery:
great!

Tone:
i like the casual language, it seems different and stands out

Musicality:
meh..

I am so overwhelmed. I never dreamed I could reach so many people who actually LIKE my stuff. It STILL amazes me.If it wasn't for y'all I wouldn't have kept this up. Thank you everyone for helping me to find the confidence in "ME' once again.

nice work, nice little twists in each one, if I had a demon in my house I would move also, all mine are inside of me, time always wins you can't stop it, good writing, I VOTED YES.

'Frustration' is my favorite! You have my vote.

http://www.webook.com/project/In-Times-Of-Love-There-Were

I loved them all....and have cast my vote :) 

Please come check mine out:

http://www.webook.com/project/A-Trilogy-of-Me

I really like your poetry. It is fresh and meaningful and displays emotion that we all probably feel at some point. I'm glad you submitted to the vote. It gave me something really good to vote on (after pages and pages of nothing)  So yay!

Great job! Yes!

This poem is very interesting and really touches me taste buds! I love the concept of the demon and that was a very surprising ending--to me at least! Good Work!

this poem was interesting to me...I am not sure what i think this poem is about it what it is really about, but i could be wrong. I think that this, like all the others, has a good flow of information and I liked it.

this exactly has the feel for explaining what frustration in fact really is. I liked this poem too

I think that this is a heart felt poem that you have described here. It definiitely feels that there is a sense of feeling that is not able to leave you "the character" unless she is the one that decides to leave. I like this one because it is an easy poem to follow. There is a point and it is executed. Yes. I giv you my vote!

Time is terrific!

My favorite stanza:

Ranting and raving
avails us naught ...
In its grasp
we are securely caught.

Write on!

Thank you, And I am glad you are past it also.

All three are good, but I liked "Frustration" the best.  I found all three of them touching and relatable (having been in an abusive  relationship myself).  Well done!

Yes phillip it amazes me also. Thank you and to ALL once again my deepest and heartfelt grattiude.  There are no words "worthy" to express what you all have done for me. Even before the contest. Fact is , I would NEVER have even attempted such a thing (entering) without the belief you have all insitlled in me ... that I was good enough to try. That first (and only till now) contest was easy to enter because I did it as a "lark" with NO expectation to even be "noticed" let alone supported. Thank you is so inadequate ... but it is all I have - THANK YOU

Wellllll ... Iuoaibert ... I am glad you liked at least "one" of my poems, I am also truly sorry that the others were not up to your personal level of excellence and clarity. I will strive for perfection even harder in the future. Thank you for your in-depth and valuable review of my work.

Oh wow.........um.......poetic or artistic licence? I know that "fastly" isn't a "real" word as in "modern" (it IS actually archaic or anitquated ,if you will,) thank you hazel (lol) for pointing that out. But hopefully I won't be disqualified for the use of such. It fits the "rythm" better than " agahst" and "ran out fast" Thank you for your in depth and wonderfully astute review.

All the three poems this is the best. Here things come together in a much better way. The poem makes sense from beginning to end. I think it starts well and ends well, too.
The choice of words is wonrderfully done. and the rhyme though not ever perfect, it does not take from the mastery of this poem.
This piece has been my pleasure to read and reviewed.
You come a different poet on the writing of this one.
luoaibert

Tihis poem has problems with structural logic, and i mean by this, words and phrases that throw the poem off its normal or adequate course. Let`s see:
In the first stanza... " and not to die," is unecessary or odd. you want to have another chance, of course dying is not on the picture, so it is not necessary to add that here.
The two last lines of stanza one give some doubt. A person who cries always must a least one time know why. No one cries out the blue; there iis ever a reason. Whether the  crying is reasonable or not, that`s a different matter.
The middle of the peom shows a bit of the same problems that the first stanza has; it lacks a more logical union.
The conclusion of the piece does not come in agreement with what the beginning states: Time running out. Why? How so ?
Much more could be said of this poem, but the critique here is only to give you a bit of an idea of what to do.
luoaibert

First, this poem is more the stuff we see in dreams than any realistic representation of life. The title does not fit the content of the poem, for a dilemma is a choice betwen two more or less equally bad things. Here there is no dilemma, only one thing is going on:To get rid of the demon.
One does not usually hear about a house hunted ny demon or a demon but it is more likely to be said hunted by ghosts. Usually demons possess a person`s body or soul.
This piece has is good moments; the rhyme scheme is good, and every stanza has four lines which shows you have some talent with structure, at least for this poem.
luoaibert

General:
 I definitely think you should publish, with one minor alteration, see below,

The thing for me is in the second stanza, in 'The Demon Dilemma' where you have, 'I held my throat, and exited fastly', fastly isn't a word, but I can see why you chose to put it in there, to rhyme with ghastly.

How about trying,

The result produced made me aghast,
I held my throat and ran out fast.

Otherwise, they convey the raw emotions of someone who has been appallingly treated and my heart goes out to you.

It's amazing that something so beautiful could have such dark and ugly roots.

Definitely publish and you certainly have my vote, it will be the best revenge ever.

Good luck to you!


Form:
I like the flow of 'The Demon Dilemma' poem, it's got a nice rhythm to it.  'Frustration' also has a nice flow to it.



Content:
These poems convey the raw emotions and feelings of despair that a cruel bully and coward can make a person feel through relentless abuse.  The feelings of worthlessness, anger, fear, loathing, desperation and loneliness.

The last stanza of 'Time' for me was very chilling as it was so very powerful.  In this one stanza alone, I could literally feel the last vestiges of any hope and fight in you just draining away until, you are just numb and accepting of your fate.

I am so pleased you are fighting back in such a creative way for all to enjoy the beauty in your work.


Imagery:
In these poems I see a woman who has been so cruelly and systematically abused that she no longer has any 'fight' left, just an awful 'acceptance' of her situation and what she feels her life has become.

The most powerful feeling that I get from this work is of utter contempt for the beast who has so

systematically abused this woman who can no longer refer to him in any human way, the

references to 'it' instead of 'him' or 'he' throughout speaks powerful volumes.



Tone:
Although the subject of these works are dark and horrific, I think that they convey a feeling of hope for a better future and a sense of 'fighting back' in a creative way.

Musicality:
These pieces have a lyrical quality to them, which is easy to read.

These are amazing. You definately have my vote.

excelent poems! It is such a shame that it takes a horrible event to inspire this kind of beauty

Wishing you eternal hope.

It's pretty good. :)

I have voted to publish. Your work speaks volumes of your painful past.  I must admit.  You subject is of course a tough one to deal with.  But you rhymes are almost playful.  It tells me the in spite of your past you have hope. Well said.  I look forward to some of your work.

Form:
This is very unforced, organic. Flows well.

Content:
I like this-easy to read and easy to follow yet it has a subtle meaning behind it.

Imagery:
Since it's very unforced and simple, there's not many descriptive words, however you wrote this in way that people can get a good visualization of what you're writing here.

Tone:
Great tone. Explains exactly how you feel, short and sweet and straightforward. How it should be.

Great job! Thank you for this.

Preferred secrecy,
B4C

You have an important message about survival and coping in your poems.  I think others can identify with the emotions you've expressed so well here.  You have my vote.

Traci
http://www.webook.com/project/Communion

Your poetry was very good, my fav. was 'Frustration'. You have my vote, Good Luck!

Once again  I want to thank all of you for giving my work your very valuable consideration. My work AND myself have only evolved into something "Better", than when I started, because ALL of you wonderful people have helped! Thank you!

Well done and good luck in the contest. You have my vote. I loved the imagery and rhythm of the poems you chose and all seem to fit with the common theme you picked as well.

General:
The three are interesting. According to your project outline they should be able to achieve your goal with ease.
http://www.webook.com/project/My-Top-Three

Content:
Grasping when one considers that you have actually experienced what you're writing about.

Imagery:
Aptly done.

thank you for the invite, i am glad i came to look at your work, these are great, just the kind of poetry i like to see, you have my vote and i wish you every success in the voting, well done

You have a wicked way with words, I love your rhythm and flow... beautiful job... Good luck!
:) Cassie

I love them, I voted Publish, because it's truly amazing!!

Amazing

This has a great rhyme scheme and is well written! I vote publish!

Thank you evilvamp!! I have everything I can cross crossed! LOL

this is great! def. publish!

OMG! THANK YOU ALL!  I have returned the favor as best I could to those of you who sent me links. I think it is going to be hard  for the judges this time! lol evreyone here is so wonderful!

I agree it was amazing. I hope these all get published, I voted :)

The wisdom of surrender!  I especially liked the one about time.

absolutely YES!!!



if you want to read mine:

http://www.webook.com/project/Voodoo-Hearts-My-3-Poems-for-entry-Webook-2009poetryVOTE

thank you!

You got my thumbs up Raven

i voted

i vote publish.

Excellent...Yes!!!

http://www.webook.com/project/My-Best-Three-Poems-WEBook-2009

Shah. X

All three of your poems are excellent.  It was hard to choose.

Good luck

teresa

OMG! RKRickerd! a hex! isnt that like a curse? I hope not! LOL and thank you ALL for the wonderful comments and all the votes!! BLESS YOU ALL!!

yes and thank you willie i will!

I read these all the other day and they are wonderful.  It's a yes from me.

very expressive of existential angst..

These are all great poems.  Time is my favorite.

I enjoy your tempo, rhyme sceme and writing style.

I vote publish!

I truly enjoyed this gem!  A vote for you!

You must be published!
Loved all your pieces.

I will simply click publish :). I really enjoyed your pieces, but my favorite has to be Time. Good luck!

I put a hex on the publishers they have to publish your poetry.

This is a great entry to the vote! you got mine

~A.J

you got my vote. now if you would please check out my submissions i would really appreciate it.

http://www.webook.com/project/3-Poems-for-the-Vote

I can't begin to tell you all how much all your WONDERFUL comments have helped me to regain my self confidence. As each one comes in I am more and more truly amazed that I am the one they are directed to. I'm sitting here reading them through a veil of sparkling tears, and am amazed yet again that ANYONE else understands what it took for me to succeed Finally  at something so important to me.  And one thing  for absolute DAMN SURE is: " Success IS the best REVENGE!"  Thank you all from the bottom of my healing heart! THANK YOU ALL!

Your work displays the pain you experienced and many others do and or have shared.  You have expressed it well and you are worthy of serious consideration for publication in this project.

good luck.

Very nice flow of words and the rhyming is just great and makes it easy to read and understand. Good Job.

voted

good humor in the demon dilemma, frustration is the best and time is a bit shocking, especially that last line. over all though, makes me want to think about it.

These are poems of personal triumph and worthy of sharing with the public.

This is very influential. I love how you reject eternity. definitely a keeper! XX

nice job, your words are very piercing

You have my vote, good luck with the contest. The poems were interesting. Thank you for sharing them here with all the webook community.

Lovely.  Another yes.

A yes vote!

I love the feeling and rhythm.

Vote

my first fave is Frustration. my second is time. and my third is the demon delema. they all have my vots tho. great job!!

Your poem Frustration has my vote.  I find it both whimsical and poignant at the same time.

Brilliant poems! You got my vote!

publish

and stan? LOLOL my REAL name IS Raven!! LMAO!!

Thank you one and all from the bottom of my heart! My experience here at webook since DAY 1 has been nothing short of AWSOME!! I think everyone is a WINNER at webook!! TY!!

very good

The Three poems show, for me, the struggles and ironies of life and with a quick whisp of the pen, inject humour..the way we sometimes do too, when all around us seems to be crumbling.

Good Luck in the Vote.

I love this, so raw with emotion and despair
Draws the reader in straight away

Great I love this
I love the story told and the rhyming scheme adds to the humourous tone
It's almost like a modern day "the Raven", loved it

You got my vote my friend

THANK YOU IZABELA THANK YOU!!!

You have my vote! Good luck!

Thank you Michael! I certainly hope your prediction is correct! I certainly  WILL look at your work asap! Thanks again!

Wow! they are finally going to look at our poetry. What a blast, huh? I have read your three choices and I agree with everyone. They are among your very best. I like the theme here (helping others through self expression). giving while getting, what a wonderful synergy!
  I know you will get many votes, and deservedly so, your work is very good. You might enjoy my work as well. I have a healing page too, but my submission project is at:

http://www.webook.com/project/The-Heart-of-Michael

Best of luck to you!

awwk! just now . I NEVER want to go thru THAT again! lol the utter and SHEER magnitude of panic I felt when I thougt I had lost these poems on here !!! holy moly! and the pros go through this kind of stress all the time? wonder what their lifspan is? LOLOLOL

Great!  I see you found your project!  Nice work, Raven, I can't wait for the voting to start.  I hate that we have to wait so dang long.  ugh. 

You picked three of your most excellent poems for this, I'm sure you'll get a lot of votes. 

Good luck and hang in there, things are not always what they seem.  (I guess that could be good or could be bad, now that I think of it.  lol)

anitalite ;-)_