Share Poetry Critiques Poetry       Forums       Freewrite       Store      

Rbruce

My other items

1 - 3 of 184   Show all

My journal entries

1 - 3 of 7   Show all
  • Morrie & Jim discuss climate change
    The station wagon slowed as the turn off came in view and turned. The 35 ton of loaded semi had no hope of stopping and young Maurice was left an orphan. Mum, Dad, and sister were taken back to the city for the funeral. Such a sad occasion, one small seven year old, left alone when he needed love and guidance most.
    December 31, 2009, In Life, Thoughts.  1,800 words. → 4 comments, Add one?
  • The Beauty of Rain
    Today is Christmas Day 2009 and it's raining. It has been for most of the day, gentle soft rain falling straight down. A gift from above. Why am I so thrilled about it? It's water and we collect it from our roof for drinking because the underground water has a very high calcium content and it tastes terrible.
    December 25, 2009, In Thoughts.  100 words. → 4 comments, Add one?
  • Our Wide Brown Land - part 1
    The whole world knows of the bushfires in Victoria [Australia ] but how many know of the massive flooding in Queensland ? [also Australia ] 62% of the state is affected by flooding. Growers of sugar cane, bananas, and table vegetables are suffering as much as the farmers, cattle and sheep producers in Q
    April 6, 2009, In Disaster, Nature, Tragedy.  700 words. → 4 comments, Add one?

Guest Book

Subject:

Comments

1 - 2 of 6   Show all
  • on untitled by , on March 6, 2008
    Very good. Written as if you were speaking to me personally. I notice that the speed fo the poem varies with the tone of its content at that point. I like that. You have also used plain language from start to finish, I like that too. To sum up, an excellent poem.

    language: 5, rhythm: 4, subject: 4, tone: 5, form: 4.

  • on The Message by Riveralex, on February 19, 2008
    We all do it, cast a bottle into the ocean. Not actually, but in our lives we make choices based on faith, mostly they work out in the end. A very enjoyable read, thank you.