Cadaverous Nightmares
The recollection of evil thoughts, the remorse of past sins6 total reviews
Comment from Hannah H2
Great verve, especially for a piece about morbidity and decay. Imagine what you'd do with love and unicorns. Great job (and I'm not usually a fan of poetry, especially rhyming ones)!
I would say that the accompanying image throws you off the theme and muscle of the poem. From the graphic I thought the piece would be light, maybe even juvenile. But it certainly is not. Maybe consider a more abstract image next time.
Nevertheless, wonderful poem!
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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Great verve, especially for a piece about morbidity and decay. Imagine what you'd do with love and unicorns. Great job (and I'm not usually a fan of poetry, especially rhyming ones)!
I would say that the accompanying image throws you off the theme and muscle of the poem. From the graphic I thought the piece would be light, maybe even juvenile. But it certainly is not. Maybe consider a more abstract image next time.
Nevertheless, wonderful poem!
Comment Written 27-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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Hi Hannah
Thank you for your thoughtful review. You are quite right about the picture; until I read your review, I had not realised this.
Thank you for your observation.
Bless you
Comment from Mrs Anna Howard
Okay, this is pretty creepy (which I guess was intentional?). I love how you conveyed the sense of dread in the middle of the night, waking up and can't go back to sleep because of remorse. Good luck with the contest!
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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Okay, this is pretty creepy (which I guess was intentional?). I love how you conveyed the sense of dread in the middle of the night, waking up and can't go back to sleep because of remorse. Good luck with the contest!
Comment Written 27-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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Thank you for your thoughtful and encouraging review. Take care and stay safe.
Comment from Tom Horonzy
I can see how that may be.
As for me my listlessness can arrive with a single thought, a word, a memory, and then it haunts me where I cannot rest; therefore I either remain restless or wake sufficient to begin writing if not more than the word or deed.
Thanks for participating.
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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I can see how that may be.
As for me my listlessness can arrive with a single thought, a word, a memory, and then it haunts me where I cannot rest; therefore I either remain restless or wake sufficient to begin writing if not more than the word or deed.
Thanks for participating.
Comment Written 27-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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Hi Tom
Thank you for your thoughtful and perceptive review.
Take care and stay well.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Often our fear is born out of something inside us and we cause our own terror when thinking of what might happen to us. Your poem is powerful and intense and I felt the fear within this poem Peter. We are sometimes our own worst enemy when it comes to fear, good luck with the contest, this is a good entry, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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Often our fear is born out of something inside us and we cause our own terror when thinking of what might happen to us. Your poem is powerful and intense and I felt the fear within this poem Peter. We are sometimes our own worst enemy when it comes to fear, good luck with the contest, this is a good entry, love Dolly x
Comment Written 27-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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Hi Dolly
Thank you for your perceptive and encouraging review.
Bless you
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Comment from Cecilia A Heiskary
Peter,
This is a great poem for the ghoulish contest. It has all the elements of a bad dream and then some. If I had those thoughts I'd try and run from myself.
Great job and good luck in the contest.
Cecilia
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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Peter,
This is a great poem for the ghoulish contest. It has all the elements of a bad dream and then some. If I had those thoughts I'd try and run from myself.
Great job and good luck in the contest.
Cecilia
Comment Written 26-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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Hi Cecilia
Many thanks for your encouraging review and your best wishes.
Bless you, and stay safe.
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You're welcome.
Comment from Jesse James Doty
I don't understand why the poetry for the contest for Ghuolish thoughts is placed on the fiction side of the column when it should be put on the poetry side instead.
I understand that you want all of us to delve into our psyche look deep within our souls and ask ourselves the question of why we choose the harder of the two paths.
I will ponder this idea another time.
Jesse
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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I don't understand why the poetry for the contest for Ghuolish thoughts is placed on the fiction side of the column when it should be put on the poetry side instead.
I understand that you want all of us to delve into our psyche look deep within our souls and ask ourselves the question of why we choose the harder of the two paths.
I will ponder this idea another time.
Jesse
Comment Written 26-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2025
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Hi Jesse
Thank you for your wise and perceptive comments,
Take care and stay well,
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Hi Peter. Thanks for your reply to my review. Good luck with the contest.
Jesse
