Hello All, and Welcome!

I decided to start a poetry blog.  Why?  I think the best explanation of the reason would be summed up pretty well with the phrase, "Lack of better sense."  Why else would I want to put some of my poetry out there, along with various related musing, for the entire world to critique?  A big part of it is that I want to start writing more, and if I have a blog to post to, maybe it will be enough of an incentive to just do it.  I want to write more poetry, and I want to talk about poetry.  You're more than welcome to comment.  If I like your comment, I'll post it.  Sometimes I'll post it even if I don't like it.  That may sound counter-productive, but to me, poetry is about honesty.  You won't see many epic poems here, because I think poems should be a snapshot of an emotion.  If I want a larger picture, I will write a short story or a novel.  Poetry is about right now.  When I'm writing them, I try to get my personal self out of the way and let the feeling flow through to the end of the pen, or in this case, to the keyboard.  I hope you enjoy it, or at least get something out of it.  We shall see.