I suppose we shall always keep this place alive, as long as there is a single poet that still frequents or enjoys the place.
I don't always log in, but, it makes my day to slip by and see one or many of our crew has left poetical offerings.
Most likely, none of us, will ever be fortunate enough to pay the bills through our writing...(Perhaps, Phant shall, someday with his sci-fi works) However, writers are few enough, whether, published or unpublished. Few are called or driven to write. We are a small herd, therefore, we need places to be around others like us. Until I "discovered" the internet, I was always the only person in any given situation of my life, that liked to write. Made time to write. Felt unwhole...lol...if I wasn't writing something, all my dratted life. Here, I am normal, for the first time in my life, gigglegiggle.
As for Facebook, I am going to tell you, the same thing I tell my grandbabies' momma and a couple others, that become hurt or disenfranchised by the frivolity and downright inanity that is mostly found there.
You have to make up your mind, not to become either a participant, nor a victim, there. I initially created a fb page for myself, because Ivy wished to have one, in ninth grade. I agreed, as long as I had her password, etc...I also created my own account from which to monitor the activity on her's. That was approximately, four years, ago. I never participated on fb, until last summer, when I was down with the sciatic event...lol...And was bored to tears, within two weeks of being in bed and watching the boob tube. So, last summer, I became more involved, shall we say.
I digress. I do not allow folks to come onto my page and debate myself or others, on anything I have shared on my page. Fb pages are each person's outlet to express themselves, their thoughts, pics, quotes, whatever, etc...Third time is a charm for me. If you come onto my page in a debationary pose, three times, then I simply delete and or block that person, if need be. Neither do I go onto others pages and espouse what I believe about this or that. (That is quite evident, from my own page lol ) If I find something a person has posted on their page, abhorrent, I ignore it. It is not my page. This does NOT mean I ignore that person in "real" life, if it is actually kith or kin...I just delete them and their shit from that venue. I am not there to debate.
I must say, I originally hated fb. Which is why I had a cow when Ivy wished to have an account. However, I have been found by so many family members, I've not seen since I was a young woman in her early, early twenties...And by old friends from school, too...And then, workfriends are hurt if you don't accept their friend request...lol...So, I have some of my trench buddies on there, too...And I quite enjoy having this outlet to see all of these cousins, and uncles and aunts, oh my!!!!!!! lol Fb has even been responsible for at least two family reunions, and is about to spawn a third one. I gotta love that and I do!!!!
I'm saying all this, as I have really enjoyed having you on mine and David's friends' list, al beit, shortly...And was looking forward to future hijinks between us all...lol...I hardly ever friend anyone...People friend me...gigglegiggle...I don't need to friend anyone...lol...I friended you and tried to friend Phant...But, he has his page closed down as tight as an army bunker...lol...I couldn't even find an option to friend him on his page...gigglegiggle...Now, that's a typical poet...lol...I think Amy friended my first, if memory serves me, but, I would have friended her, if she hadn't of beaten me to the punch...lol...
Plus, I so wanted to see more of the herd's works over there...There is even a lady that runs a poetry page and she publishes anthologies of the works posted there, herself!!!! See, I went hunting for the poets over there, too...lol...All of your works should be published. I figured some of you would make the cut for her publishments. I haven't posted over there, as between work and fighting myself lol and getting Ivy finished with high school and off on her own, I just haven't made the time, I guess. I'm sure she'd pick some of my pieces, too, and definitely David's...
I don't know what happened over that at the alternate universe of Facebook, but, I would ask you to reconsider...Just delete those that hath offended thee...Works for me, like a charm...
And when someone at work, complains and say I post to much and load up their newsfeed, I smile my gaptoothed grin and tell them, then delete me. I won't be hurt or offended. It's just fb, for pete's sake. They immediately reply, "Oh, no, you're funny as shit. And you post a lot of funny shit, but are you really pro-choice?" gigglegiggle
I smile and say, yes, I am, and I'm also pro-life. But, first and foremost, I am Pro-Woman. And the choice, SHOULD ALWAYS BE A WOMAN'S!!!
Look I digressed some more...Gosh, y'all couldn't get all this rambling from anyone but me...hehe
Here's looking at you kid!
You know who I am.
