OMG, Dr. Hall, I thought I replied to your incredibly passionate comment before; but for some reason, maybe it never went through? I'm so terribly sorry if that was the case, and I can't thank you enough for this! Thank you soooooo much for your interest in my work. May I use your quote for promoting my work and/or using it for my upcoming poetry book? This means so much. I'm using the "poetic name" Victory Palace for now until the time I don't have to worry about being let go from a job because of my views on certain things (It's a shame I even have to think like this). So you can call me VP or Victory for the time being, its totally okay. Again, I'm terribly sorry for the late response or the glitch that prevented my initial response from going out. I hope for your understanding. Hugs, VP
Dearest Dr. Hall, apologies for not responding sooner to your enthusiastic passionate reaction to my poem “Dear Reader”. I can’t thank you enough for reading and responding to it with such high praise. Would it be ok with you if I used parts of this to post elsewhere on my other platforms to show the effect my work had on you?
Yes, I use a “poetic” name as I prefer it this way at least for now while I’m still in day job land. You can call me VP if you like. When I don’t have to worry about money anymore I’ll go to my given name.
Thank you also for recognizing my two year stack-a-versary and your interest in my future work; I’m working on a putting together a book of poetry that isn’t meant for poets (because imo they’re mostly woke, whereas I’m awake and aware of what’s going on in the world at large). It’s more for appreciators of literature/art. Seriously, If more people reacted with half the enthusiasm as yours, I think I’d have a shot at an actual career in poetry.
Please feel free to dive into my other poems and share them if you feel inclined. I’m going to read Emerson’s essay about The Poet now (I’m embarrassed I didn’t know about it before-but better late than never, right?).
Anyway, thanks a million for your kind comments and thoughts!
in tears
i have the honor
of breaking the silence
you have endured
since June 15, 2022
Jesus what are people waiting for
The second coming?
is not the emergence
into the world
of a true poet
sufficient?
it was sufficient for Emerson
i read yet again
his essay The Poet
his ecstatic wisdom therein
and gain further capacity
to see and hear the genuine
alas I do not know your name
though you are indeed a palace of victory
and so I cannot greet you by name
both on this your second birthday
June 15, 2022 / June 18, 2024
and back then
at the start of your great career
i confess to be far more interested
in YOUR poems
than in those of others
I can already find in books
and even more interested
in your future poems
than those you have already written
this one
the first I ever read
is a tour de force
a prose poem
a poem prose
that snuck up on me
till the epiphany came:
good God he is rhyming this!!!
no i never saw the like
i know an original mind
when i find one
is there any treasure more precious
than a poet
with his soul on fire
OMG, Dr. Hall, I thought I replied to your incredibly passionate comment before; but for some reason, maybe it never went through? I'm so terribly sorry if that was the case, and I can't thank you enough for this! Thank you soooooo much for your interest in my work. May I use your quote for promoting my work and/or using it for my upcoming poetry book? This means so much. I'm using the "poetic name" Victory Palace for now until the time I don't have to worry about being let go from a job because of my views on certain things (It's a shame I even have to think like this). So you can call me VP or Victory for the time being, its totally okay. Again, I'm terribly sorry for the late response or the glitch that prevented my initial response from going out. I hope for your understanding. Hugs, VP
we never lost a beat, Victory!
no offense to be sorry for!
all there is
is joy
I am SO happy
you received my perceptions
and want to share them
I would be honored
to be quoted
in promoting your work
and/or in your upcoming
book of poetry.
I'm with you
as you being forth
your gifts to the world.
blessings and hugs,
Dr. Hall
Okay, good. Whew! So glad we cleared that up. And thanks a million again! Have a wonderfilled weekend! Blessings & Hugs, VP
You are so welcome,
and I will do that for sure, VP!
You, too!
Dearest Dr. Hall, apologies for not responding sooner to your enthusiastic passionate reaction to my poem “Dear Reader”. I can’t thank you enough for reading and responding to it with such high praise. Would it be ok with you if I used parts of this to post elsewhere on my other platforms to show the effect my work had on you?
Yes, I use a “poetic” name as I prefer it this way at least for now while I’m still in day job land. You can call me VP if you like. When I don’t have to worry about money anymore I’ll go to my given name.
Thank you also for recognizing my two year stack-a-versary and your interest in my future work; I’m working on a putting together a book of poetry that isn’t meant for poets (because imo they’re mostly woke, whereas I’m awake and aware of what’s going on in the world at large). It’s more for appreciators of literature/art. Seriously, If more people reacted with half the enthusiasm as yours, I think I’d have a shot at an actual career in poetry.
Please feel free to dive into my other poems and share them if you feel inclined. I’m going to read Emerson’s essay about The Poet now (I’m embarrassed I didn’t know about it before-but better late than never, right?).
Anyway, thanks a million for your kind comments and thoughts!
Wishing you all the best,
VP