such a waste, to write a poem,
try and submit it, then see it vanish;
I only wish that there was a place,
where the one's in charge, we'd banish.
if it continues in this vein,
I must say my farewell;
and seek another spot for poetry,
so long, goodbye, it's been swell.
it's maddening, to say the least,
when what you write just disappears;
a blank replaces hard thought verse,
your faced with poet's fears.
fears that this one will not survive,
it's like the Bermuda triangle out there;
does anyone hear my outraged voice?
furthermore, do they really care?
I'm about to enter the verification code,
then click on the word...submit;
here I go my poet friends,
I hope these lyrics fit!
Yes I hear your voice and feel your outrage when a well-thought poem disappears all of a sudden after you click submit here on PH. What I do to keep it from vanishing is to copy it first and then click backspace, then click the page submit new poem and paste it again. If I get logged out (which is almost often after several seconds) I post my username again and member code -then go to manage poems and click submit new poem and PASTE it again for the nth time until it says poem has been submitted (whew!) . It took a while before I got the hang of it and I've lost many poem before. Now I play safe and sometimes write my poems in my Drafts email - in my email account - before copy/paste here at PH. That way I keep a copy & the poem is not lost. Even posting comments on author's work results in getting logged out here (LOL!) Oh boy.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I went over to Poetfreak for a few days, but somehow I felt like a traitor. Still, I feel your pain Dave. Best, S.