My Sweet and Clever, Little Bard

A reading

My Sweet and Clever, Little Bard

My Sweet and Clever Little Bard is published in Strays and available at the link below or through your local bookstores and libraries.

Strays is a collection of two extended narratives and more than forty love-themed poems, exploring the meaning of romantic love while we have it and attempting to find the healing after its loss. Found within these pages is the short story Gutter Dog, the novelette Ginni, and the poems False Skin, the Boy Who Wore Clothes, and the Black-Wit Reveller.

Author's Note

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

I can see that your soul wants to be touched , your tears to be wiped , your joy to be shared and not just mere words of grandiose love . You want honesty from him along with his appreciation of the inner you . I feel a little sadness in this great poem...:)

[Pryde Foltz]

And here, I thought I was being clever. Lovely and dare I say poetic review. Thank you, Sami.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. Good to know. You are welcome...:)

[Coyote Poetry]

I liked the verbal poetry near. A amazing poem my friend.
Coyote

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Coyote.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Pryde... lovely to hear your
exceptional voice speaking of
pleasure and wanting more.
Romance on the high seas
with waves of emotion.
truly... Pat

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Patricia.

[Skai Rain]

Wow... you actually managed to be published in such a difficult market. You officially have my admiration.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Brit.

[Alex Boyd]

Music is need for this I must add though your delivery is awesome!!!!!!! I do enjoy listening to your poems though shorts but still they are fill with life and so much meaning. "Bare your flesh, scarred and ripped to the bone; slice through to your soul and leave me weeping, in pleasure and pain for more." Words that were sewn together beautifully... To me I think you were saying At last my love be not afraid of your brokenness for it is what makes you whole. It's is why I love you for you are not afraid to let me see inside your soul. A hero you are so strong but yet so weak and you take it out on me and I do enjoy... Lol, hope you don't mind but yeah I love the context of your poem.

[Pryde Foltz]

An excellent interpretation. Thank you, Alex.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

nicely spoken in hushed tones....it touched me.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Jacob.

[Kristin Lee]

Beautiful in its raw emotion. I can feel the strength of someone holding their ground and saying "hey, enough is enough, this is what I want from you."

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Kristin.

[Quoting Ravens]

I love the desire here. Like morbid nursery rhymes

[Pryde Foltz]

Morbid nursery rhyme. Like that. Thank you, Quoting Ravens

[TL Boehm]

I wish I knew but even if I did - I might not fully grasp it. This poem speaks to me of what poets do - rending the fleshy bits and pieces as we bleed on paper - soaking emotion into a dry medium - but it also has a note of I don't know - almost sarcasm as tho the writer speaks of an "actor" and not transparency. Its a wonderful write.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you. Perhaps not sarcasm but definitely a challenge.

[Leandro Mendez]

enjoyed, great work :) I can see that you don't like word trickery heehe

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Leandro.

[dw817]

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It's women like you that have given hungry looks to men in the past and - I daresay you frighten them. As for me I would want a woman to love me for my intellect before -ahhm- hitting below the belt, which I am understanding is a distinct penalty in any case. :7