Krakatoa Kritic #007 Further Explained Poem by Krakatoa Kritic 007

Let those comment who kill with soft words when they ‘get' you!
Should we hold praise hostage, retreat when we can't see
reciprocal giftings that laud what we write in return?
My take's yours if you like it, still yours if you don't, but
a gift I hope serves you! My joy's to encourage,
not harm. Time proves this the sole poem I post here, that's fine!

Let all praise what we glean, words hearts join with mind's sinew
praise noticed or not as you pass, whistle ‘ Dixie, '
fly all flags half-mast! Share your muse though I freeze, melt, or burn:
blow my top at poor rhymes, curse free verse! Friend, inhabit
your prose, don't let rhythm and rhyme be a bandage
that grafts a snake's tail on a mouse! Sing! Canary in mine!


The 'Original' Krakatoa Kritic #007
11/06/20


PS: I have published quite a few poems on both PH and PS now! And I'm so grateful for your visits if you comment or not! I think, however, that numbered, anonymous comments that only PH could identify the author of would be a significant improvement to PoemHunter's much-appreciated site! Members can already delete any comment that offends them! In this spirit, look for comments from me, ‘ Krakatoa Kritic, #007, ' on your site, on
your poem! All payments/bribes are acceptable, but will not get you nothing though I am a gold-medal receiver. A more loving community is my primary goal. I will post my reviews of all poems on both PoemHunter and PoetrySoup. I hope this will increase your poem's readership, and draw new readers to
poets on both sites.

Comments might become a lot more interesting if it was impossible to construe them to be solicitations to read the commenter's poetry or prosper what is demonstrably an easily manipulated 'popularity rating' here on PH. There is enough false praise in the world.

I do not claim to have the ear of God! The poems and comments I offer on this site are my suggestions, hoping to help both Poets and Readers to become even better servants of poetic expression. InshAllah!