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  • Something About the Massanutten mountains

    By Lewis Jackson aka Papo– Poet of Ksanakai The starry nebulae in mountain skya spotted fawn beside her mother’s sidestands motionless in golden morning suntill indigo buntings set hooves to stride Melodies whistle top the early morn’atop the dew wet… Continue reading

    Something About the Massanutten mountains
  • Running Daytona Beach, Fl

    It’s December 26th and we’re talking 80 degrees in Florida. I’m not complaining, chilling at the Wyndham Club Resort. I’m still tired from returning from a week in Long Island, NY this Friday. So driving to Daytona on Saturday is… Continue reading

  • Love’s Waterwheel Dancing Orchard Fields

    This is a Shakespearean double sonnet Continue reading

    Love’s Waterwheel Dancing Orchard Fields
  • Push-ups for performance day five

    This morning, Friday December 24th, I awake at 3:45 am to catch a flight ✈ from LA Guardia, NY back to my second home Florida, where I now live. I’ve no time for push-ups as my brother, Jim, is arriving… Continue reading

  • Post your poem

    Thank you for visiting Papopoetry.com Post your poem in the comments or “Leave a reply” below. Looking forward to reading 📚 your poem and I hope you get a lot of constructive feedback. Sincerely yours in poetry, Papo- Poet of… Continue reading

    Post your poem
  • What makes this a good poem. Robert Frost

    Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening By Robert Frost This poem only scored a 3 on allpoetry.com auto-rank. So what makes it a good poem? Whose woods these are I think I know.   His house is in the village though;   He… Continue reading

    What makes this a good poem. Robert Frost
  • What makes this a good poem? Sylvia Plathe

    This famous poem ranks only a 4 on AllPoetry.com auto-rank. So what makes it a good poem? MirrorBy Sylvia Plath I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.Whatever I see I swallow immediatelyJust as it is, unmisted by love… Continue reading

  • What is poetry?

    I think it’s best to start out with what it is not…. it is definitely not an article like in a newspaper; it can tell a story, but it’s not formatted in paragraphs or sentences like a story– you can… Continue reading

    What is poetry?
  • Resistance/ weight training is key

    100 push-ups, day 3. I’ve been running steadily on my treadmill 5 days per week for the past month. To be honest, I’m happy with the progress I’ve made. But even after all this cardio, push-ups gave me more immediate… Continue reading

  • Long time no see?!

    My last post here was in 2011. I was 49 years old then raising a family 👪 teaching, but running actively. It’s 21, December 2021 and life has changed. I’ve overcome my teeth problems, had some drilling and crowns 👑… Continue reading

    Long time no see?!