Platitudinous

I read this and chuckled to myself. We all show up and hope to shine. But our glow dims a little in our minds...when nobody else seems to notice. I checked my ego (what there was of it) at the door long ago. There's so much talent in these halls that it's sometimes overwhelming. I try to return comment but sometimes I miss them. I like how you expressed this, Tallen

i think maybe
i am just feeling more alone than normal
and
comrades in ink
usually are my saving grace.

I am delighted You found some humor here
as i hoped i wasn't being too
venomous in my spill

thank You for reading and sharing with me

I occasionally feel the silence around here pretty deeply. Usually when I'm feeling depleted. Ironically, that's when I disappear and go commune with nature. Get myself grounded. I sensed no venom. Just a deep sense of loneliness, perhaps. For those of us who feel this place as a haven, the silence can dig deeply. I get this

I have to be careful what time of day i try to commune with nature.
At least 2 times already a Javelina made me backtrack and go back into my domicile!!
I was trying to go for a wonder when it was cooler and i guess that's what the beasties had in mind, as well.

BTW, I think You are spot on with this comment

Willow...it always amazes me how some of peeps get no or little commentary. I know I can't respond to all, but I try to jiggle around when I'm here ...to spread the love. That's one reason I rarely choose to follow anyone else, I want to support the core that has supported me as much as I can.

Anyhow...this whole freaking ramble started with me intending to say idk how YOU get overlooked sometimes! ❤

"Anyhow...this whole freaking ramble started with me intending to say idk how YOU get overlooked sometimes! ❤"

Oh it happens all the time. We all get busy and miss things. The trick is to not take it personally.  🤗

The flurry of writers achingly waiting for the honey’d
response to their spill
failing to read and respond to their NEW followers

I was just talking to someone this morning about this very thing.  Sometimes I fail at responding appropriately due to my own anxieties, or because the work is so deep, I can’t seem to articulate how meaningful it was to me, or how much emotion it dragged from me.  Sometimes I wonder if my small and trite responses are even helpful.  But, this one really caught me at just the right moment.  As always, your spills are gold.  

Beautiful Sister,
for many of us with fragile frequencies
even the smallest of comments will
be received with warmth and eaten
eagerly

if anything
it lets us know WHO clicked on the " like " button

always appreciate Your read and share
and kindness

‘Tis a beautiful feeling to know your words touched another soul.  We write for ourselves, but also for those who might find themselves in common company.  

“Fragile frequencies” my, my, my I do love this phrase.  I’d love to borrow it, it inspires me.  If you don’t mind at all, that is.

In the interest of interconnected-ness
You, my dear,
may borrow any provincialisms
spilled from me

: )

So very much appreciated 💜.

You are never alone despite how you may feel, Tallen.  Your ink is always interesting to read and from a place of genuine being.

I really like when Newbies respond to my work because it alerts me to their presence.  I am so busy it's difficult to find the time to seek them out.  Though I always visit and read when aware of their presence.  

Poetry is our saving grace, and those who support us pillars of our little corner of this Universe that is DUP.

I know in my heart and spirit
what You say is fact
but when i have trouble sleeping i guess i am vulnerable to overthinking and unrealistically over-feeling.
IRL, i've lived alone before this but i had a plethera of friends i could visit within driving reasonable distance.
Here, i have the internet:  Poetry, Chess, witchcraft and zen sites where i interact but from time to time even there is quiet..

appreciate You and others here who read and share with me

Tallen, have you thought to look into local writing classes or poetry circles? Reading groups? Etc.

Not until now.......  : )

(even though we both know i have no interest in getting better but it would offer up as a socializing tool)

So i looked up online
and found a Poetry Reading, Sharing Group meeting twice a month at the Library
&
a bonus -- Chess group meets every Tuesday at the Library!

WooHoo!

Now what to take to read aloud.......Hmmmm

Awesomeness, Tallen.

How can you feel alone, lovely T, when the goddamn tittle RINGS adoration?

Once again, got out my dictionary. (;

You are not strung on that same wire. You soar above and that is why you are a gem to find.

Fuck ‘em.

You don’t need ‘em.

Never have.

Sending you 💕.

Yours,
LostGirl

aaaaaaaaah, You made my face hot and wet --
thank You

I have never felt above and so i thank You, also, for the kind praise

& while You're correct - i don't need them
I DO need ink spillers like You!!

thank You for wonderful share, Beautiful

Perfectly stated Tallen....
Since i don't normally respond to comments outside of hitting like i usually try to  show appreciation by commenting in return...every now and then i log on just to do some commenting....

Much respect

thank You

ojigi (おじぎ)

that's all that is asked for - reciprocation

Often i miss the mark with my read and interpretation of a spill but even in my mis-comments shows that i've read and tried.

Awww Tallen, I feel your pain..it shines through your words! I think the Deep has had an overall sense of awkwardness with many. I've had my mind elsewhere these days, so I haven't been making my rounds like I used too. Still though, it's had a silence that's a little deafening at times. I feel it even as a person who gets responses. I do also feel women get more feedback than men sadly. There's also a problem that exists pertaining to my species(lol), that perturbs me, and I need to find a way to express it ...with class... 👀

You're a most creative writer, with a talent I envy... keep your head up buttercup!;)❤

in nature the Female of nearly every species
gains the affections and attentions over the
males.
I have more close friends who are female than male and so i listen to their (horror?) stories when they go online.

I was just talkin' about writer to writer.  Was not referring to You, Beautiful

as an OCD sufferer i know which regulars here are here and how long.  I figure we all need a break from social media and this includes Poetry sites and so I don't pine over the absence of chat / comments.

It's the Newbies who WANT feedback but do not reciprocate mostly, who I lament about.

Buttercup?
Princess Bride reference, eh?  LOL

Oh, I didn't believe you were suggesting that about us women. I'm sorry I misunderstood your spill, but do understand now. You are SPOT ON! I nearly gave up, thinking this place was dead in the beginning, but after immersing myself deeper, I found it's a give & take. You have to invest to be known!

I've never seen Princess Bride, just thought the quote was cute.😁

dearest Tallen I kind of have a way of falling off the deep end
not reading or connecting really I feel bad when that happens
then I come back and hope for forgiveness to my despondent behavior
I really like reading and connecting with people and letting them know my thoughts
consistency is key I know but I'm very bipolar and I'll I can count on is mood swings
we've been around one another for years now DU can be funny...

too many egos yes and behind that hearts who need to connect somehow...

great write...

love Brenda 💕

Having a stepdaughter who today is a very close friend, as well, who is Bi-Polar, i know the struggles.

I - myself, struggle with metaphors and abstract and don't always comment when in my mind, i know i should but don't want to offend.

Us, regulars, here in DU know one another fairly well
but i mostly was lamenting about the NEEDY newbies who fail to reciprocate, respond to comments on their spills and then wonder why no one is following their ink

You, Beautiful
and me
are good..............still good.........eternally good

appreciate the kind praise and share
and
Honored for the RL add

thank you dearest Tallen for your very understanding heart and hanging with me these years I can be a hard one at times...if I don't get a poem I can't comment or I will simply comment how it made me feel metaphors can mean many things to different people... I totally get the thing about the newbies not participating it is disheartening at times to be flooded with new faces who change the atmosphere I feel like I'm riding the waves of a vast ocean sometimes it's calm seas other tumultuous...I would like to see certain people come back like Katja I miss her terribly among a few... in time perhaps...I just feel bad when I leave people hanging but for the life of me when I am down that's it I can't make myself do anything... what I'm saying is thank you for being here I'm grateful ❤

there are a lot of spillers of ink
i miss
Katja, Hungry Pan, Rain, Sky_dancer -  to name a few

i miss their (ink)
wisdom
support
love

I never felt You left me (us) hanging.  I have read You over many years (6 i think) and You have provided those of us who struggle with mental and emotional illness a kind of strength and hope.

I see You as one of the few pillars of DUP
it is me who should be thanking You

thank You, Brenda for being You

aw dearest Tallen I miss them too and thank you for warming my heart ❤

You are very correct Tallen, as you already know I know. Sky is gone? I've been gone too damn much & follow too many to ever catch up! 😐

Sky_dancer is not gone
but her awesome intelligent and passionate ink
has been

@ large  

& i would promise not to comment on her ink or bother her
if she'd come back with the same energy and exuberance she had when she first joined

no need to catch
right away

start off anew and do the
catching up
at Your leisure

it's what i try to do now days
as i ever search for more newbies who spill
incredible  (Yes - even if and though they don't reciprocate reading and commenting)

She was running a mile a minute with that brain of hers, total burn out I'm sure, but she'll return.

Yes to newbies, I just brought 2 here & a possible 3rd....

WooHoo -- to both thoughts!

Care to share with the newbies?

I find a new incredible spiller at least once a month
sometimes once a week!

This is the only one truly participating.  He is a metaphor guy though, just a warning...
Hopefully you can check him out & find something worthy for yourself,  I did!....

https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poets/Phlatonmeback/

Here are some who I discovered:

https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poets/petitelolita/

https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poets/zosogirl7/
this one is a poet who left DUP but came back because of inspiration from me on Facebook

https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poets/SlimTimothy/

https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poets/Yojimbo/

aaaaaaaaaaaah  : (
karssky_kaiiad was an incredible writer but something must have happened.  She wasn't here very long.  I hope it wasn't the fucking Trolls that caused her to leave.  I am not kidding, She is really really good.
Hope she returns............

Nice except for the fuck stuff which I usually find quite unnecessary.............Regards, Robert.

i us expletives sparingly in my ink
and when i add them
it is usually to emphasize without using the exclamation mark

Still,
i DO see Your point
thank You for reading and sharing with me.