Black Aggie, Black Aggie, Bla...
A haunting tale of folklore statue. (Freestyle)13 total reviews
Comment from sunnilicious
Black Aggie sounds like a horrible statue, especially for Washington DC. Everything has a reason behind it. I suppose. You wrote an excellent narrative poem.
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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Black Aggie sounds like a horrible statue, especially for Washington DC. Everything has a reason behind it. I suppose. You wrote an excellent narrative poem.
Comment Written 30-Jun-2012
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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I thank you for your compliments and this review. Mike
Comment from Phyllis Stewart
Very interesting.. never heard of Black Aggie before. How fitting it ended up in Washington, DC--the source of all our grief in this doomed country!
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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Very interesting.. never heard of Black Aggie before. How fitting it ended up in Washington, DC--the source of all our grief in this doomed country!
Comment Written 29-Jun-2012
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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I enjoyed this review and thank you for it. Mike
Comment from N.K. Wagner
Kids just love to scare themselves, and it's so considerate of an occasional sculptor to help keep them supplied with wonderfully creepy statues that have nothing to do with the legends that grow up around them.I'm not quite sure what "free style" poetry is, but if it's another name for free verse, you've done very well. :) nancy
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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Kids just love to scare themselves, and it's so considerate of an occasional sculptor to help keep them supplied with wonderfully creepy statues that have nothing to do with the legends that grow up around them.I'm not quite sure what "free style" poetry is, but if it's another name for free verse, you've done very well. :) nancy
Comment Written 29-Jun-2012
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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In a sense, freestyle is totally without rules such as meter or rhyme, structure as well. I attended convention lectures and it cracked me up, because the freestyle writers said to pay attention to the more structured poets, but they wanted to eventually try their hand at freestyle and said they hid behind structure. Personally, a bad poem is a bad poem, and if it doesn't appeal emotionally, then it doesn't matter what form is used.
I thank you very much for your compliments and this review. Mike
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Another term for "blank verse", then. Thanks for clearing that up. :D Nancy
Comment from cheyennewy
Hi Mike,
You have written a fabulous poem about the legend of Black Aggie. I am glad you included your notes explaining about Black Aggie. The rhyming pattern is strong and expressive. For a free style piece it has a good cadence. I enjoyed the story enough to award it a six! Well done, chey
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2012
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Hi Mike,
You have written a fabulous poem about the legend of Black Aggie. I am glad you included your notes explaining about Black Aggie. The rhyming pattern is strong and expressive. For a free style piece it has a good cadence. I enjoyed the story enough to award it a six! Well done, chey
Comment Written 29-Jun-2012
reply by the author on 01-Jul-2012
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My dear, I thank you so much for the sixer and am horribly behind on everything, once again. I wonder if other's don't want my book to be finished, because I was part of the Great Mid-Atlantic Power Outage, and just got my power restored about an hour and a half ago, think I saved some stupid lives in regards to a tree limb down on a power line...
I am thinking of turning this into a rock and roll song, but I wasn't expecting the ending to be that way. When I discovered that in my research, I almost peed my pants!
This review is a wonderful breeze amongst spending my naked self in the Great Mid-Altantic Heat Wave during the Great Mid-Atlantic Power Outage. I thank for the reviews, the wonderful compliments, and the genereous rating. Mike
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You are most welcome. You worte a six worthy poem and I loved it. Don't pee your pants as I may have to call Shady Pines and have you admitted! chey
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LOL, I am totally tired and will catch up tomorrow. Black Aggie and DC! I was listening to AM and they had this sports guy that that started a baseball dictionary. He talked about how the research behind each entry drove him and who he loved finding an unexpected pearl in an oyster called research. Glad I do things this way!
Comment from Terra Dane
Interesting and creepy little tale, well told in poetic form. I like the way you've constructed it and force the reader though the tale--that just adds to the creepy.
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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Interesting and creepy little tale, well told in poetic form. I like the way you've constructed it and force the reader though the tale--that just adds to the creepy.
Comment Written 29-Jun-2012
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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Wow, thanks! Mike
Comment from CheyLGwriter
This was a great poem. I loved the way it had a historical tie. The way things are going in Washington and other places, she has been working! Lol!! I really enjoy forklore ad tall tales, so this was a exciting work to read. Thanks for sharing such a vibrant piece.
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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This was a great poem. I loved the way it had a historical tie. The way things are going in Washington and other places, she has been working! Lol!! I really enjoy forklore ad tall tales, so this was a exciting work to read. Thanks for sharing such a vibrant piece.
Comment Written 29-Jun-2012
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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I thank you very much for your compliments and this review. I sort of left it openended until I came across the research that was so shocking. Tid bits like this always makes doing the research so much fun! Mike
Comment from krithandley
I love this it is great. There are so many wives tales and as a kid we all want to try them but how many of us get that far. I think you did a great job on this. You even told where you got your information from.
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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I love this it is great. There are so many wives tales and as a kid we all want to try them but how many of us get that far. I think you did a great job on this. You even told where you got your information from.
Comment Written 29-Jun-2012
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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I always enjoy notating the research I did, as well why and how I came up with the final poem. I am very flattered with this review and the compliments, I thank you very much and glad you enjoyed reading my poem. Mike
Comment from Curtis Hatch
What and an interesting poem this is when coupled with the notes you provided. It is intriguing to say the least and well done. The photo and white on black theme add to the mystery and suspense. It is interesting how you wove it all together.
I enjoyed the read.
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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What and an interesting poem this is when coupled with the notes you provided. It is intriguing to say the least and well done. The photo and white on black theme add to the mystery and suspense. It is interesting how you wove it all together.
I enjoyed the read.
Comment Written 29-Jun-2012
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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I thank you very much for this review and the compliments, Mike
Comment from Saucey
You know what? Kinda horror but I actually like this piece. The pic says it all and the way you presented the flow of words, draws you in. I almost skipped this one but was compelled to read and wow I was not disappointed. I would hate to run into this statue at night though. Great story. Makes me wonder why is this statue in Washington D.C. don't we have enough problems there?
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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You know what? Kinda horror but I actually like this piece. The pic says it all and the way you presented the flow of words, draws you in. I almost skipped this one but was compelled to read and wow I was not disappointed. I would hate to run into this statue at night though. Great story. Makes me wonder why is this statue in Washington D.C. don't we have enough problems there?
Comment Written 29-Jun-2012
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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I was glad to come up with the final lines, it made the research so worth it. I love when a poem of mine can keep the reviewer interested and that is one of the more important things to know. I thank you for the review and the compliments. Mike
Comment from Alexander E Poet
I thought this was well done, great information with historical perspective I like the rhythm and information that were part of the contents I thought this was well done. Keep up the good work. Don't stop now. Alexander QQ
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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I thought this was well done, great information with historical perspective I like the rhythm and information that were part of the contents I thought this was well done. Keep up the good work. Don't stop now. Alexander QQ
Comment Written 29-Jun-2012
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2012
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Sorry it took so long to get back to you, but I suffered though both the Great Mid-Atlantic Heat Wave with the Great American Power Outage. I blame myself for it because I didn't want to stop and had planned to finish my biography. I thank you ver much for the review and the compliments, as well the encouragement. I love writing and will do my best not to stop. Mike