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Scott Poole If I Only Had a Brain I don't know if this is a cure
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L. Loran from Kew Gardens, NY 
Moaning Grace Reminds me of the Rosseau painting where the gypsy lies sleeping next to the lion and if Carl Jung had "only had a garage door opener" the last stanza would have been in his "Memories, Dreams, and Reflections." Scott Poole overjoys me with his dreamlike, yet perfectly sensible, acceptable interiors. Moaning grace is the sound of singing whales and whistling corn and so is the belief of the wishful speaker in this poem.However,I think Poole would do well to take it away from Oz and the cutie title--becoming the brain or the nerve center (behind the eye of a great intelligent beast) seems bigger and better than any wish of a scarecrow or lost balloonist behind a curtain. But then again, maybe the all too human wishes are what we are supposed to remember--the need of illusion's the thing. All arty-fartiness aside--this is a good one. I'd certainly plug a machine with quarters until I found a copy!
Another contributor from Kentucky
Wow! Wish I'd said that.
MH (mhurley11@hotmail.com) from San Francisco, CA
if smiles were applause, you'd have a standing ovation from me alone. See above. I guess my thoughts are brief.
8/2/99 Trampas Johnson (gordonshumway@hotmail.com) from Plentywood, MT.
I'll miss you most of all, Scarecrow... Once again, Scott Poole has impressed me with his wonderful use of imagery. Hearing him read this poem aloud is the only thing better than experiencing it for yourself. If you get a chance, go hear him read. He rocks!
11/12/99 ron bee from St. Louis, MO
If he only had a brain. If you learn how to write poetry in a creative writing class what does that say about Edgar Allan Poe or Emily Dickinsen or Shakespeare? Having an MFA is supposed to mean you know how to write, but I have have met MFAs and seen their writing and sometimes it is somewhat good and sometimes it is horrible. There's nothing wrong with being imaginative, but, altho I realize it is a somewhat subjective determination, writing something down on a piece of paper and calling it poetry does not make it so. But hey! If you want to be a writer of poetry you'll just have to keep at it. Write, write, write.
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