Comment from IndianaIrish

Excellent

Rating of Chapter 199 - The Walters Art Museum
Mike, I love this haiku because you were able to write a huge multi-7versed poem in just 5 lines. The line "walking through layers of time" is brilliant to use for a museum. Excellent.
Smiles,
Karyn : )

 Comment Written 11-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 11-Jun-2013

I consider this an interesting contrast to the Jewish Museum's introductory poem which took six hours to write, essentially ending up with the same words I started with. This poem took me only thirty seconds to do, then six hours to try to find and another six to rewrite it from memory. The museum is laid out such, that you really get the sense of time travel.

They also have a lot of artifacts, if I tried to sell at a yard sale, I couldn't get 25 cents for, yet within the time frame they were very expensive to procure and even the everyday items were valued, then rediscovered and considered priceless.

I enjoy this review and the compliments. Tank you! Mike

Comment from cheyennewy

Excellent

Rating of Chapter 199 - The Walters Art Museum
Hi Mike,

This 5/7/5 poem is excellent and the presentation is exceptional. Walking through layers of time...is a line I wish I had written. Well done, chey

 Comment Written 10-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 10-Jun-2013

Wow! Now this is a review with an ultimate compliment to thank you for. I so often feel that here, but poetry is definitely a life of adaptation and switch. No doubt I will express the same, as I had before. Mike

reply by cheyennewy on 10-Jun-2013

welcome!

Comment from vapros

Excellent

Rating of Chapter 199 - The Walters Art Museum
Five stars today. Haiku isn't really my favorite, but you have created a pleasant one here, and I am always ready for a museum, where old things are to be seen. You have done a fine job of defining and promoting this one. Well done.

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 Comment Written 10-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 10-Jun-2013

Glad not to be down graded for use of a form. LOL Every museum in Baltimore gets one of these so their will be a collection of 52 total. I enjoyed your review and thank you for taking the time. Mike

Comment from donette1914

Excellent

Rating of Chapter 199 - The Walters Art Museum
if only it could talk, the stories it could tell us, they truly are treasures that are valued and I love the photo well done it was a pleasure

 Comment Written 10-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 10-Jun-2013

Thanks so much! Mike

Comment from zanya

Excellent

Rating of Chapter 199 - The Walters Art Museum
Yes had never heard of The Walters Art Museum till now! But the writer's reference to 'walking through layers of time' caught my attention. Not to mention the artistic treats contained therein 'treasures to behold' since the treasures do span 'layers of time' stretching from pre-dynastic Egypt to 20th century Europe.

 Comment Written 10-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 10-Jun-2013

Even before that! I loved this review and thank you for it and the compliments, Mike.

Comment from adewpearl

Excellent

Rating of Chapter 199 - The Walters Art Museum
Your poem is in excellent 5/7/5 form and I really like the illustration
walking through layers of time - an excellent line, Mike
The University of Pennsylvania has a museum like this one, filled with mummies and cool stuff :-) Brooke

 Comment Written 10-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 10-Jun-2013

Don't bring up Mummy, she drove me crazy and I didn't even have success staking her out as people liked to stand in front of her and text. Finally a guide offered to help, and I photographed her.

I had to stake this photo out as well, but was thankful it only took 15 minutes. I was very happy that their security was wonderfully contrasted to my last museum.

There is one other like this, but as a child the Baltimore Museum of art didn't hold that same time feeling and really a lot of thought went into this. I decided to end up with treasures, because if I tried to sell them at a yard sale, people wouldn't buy them, yet they are unaffordable when pedigreed and sold at auctions.

I enjoyed the review and compliments, and thank you for taking the time out. Mike

Comment from devbhatta

Good

Rating of Chapter 199 - The Walters Art Museum
It should be Truth in treasures.....

Nice one. With Time Value increases if Truth is there. And it deserves more value.

Thaks.

 Comment Written 10-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 10-Jun-2013

Thank you for your review. Mike

Comment from lorijean

Excellent

Rating of Chapter 199 - The Walters Art Museum
Look like a stunning museum from the photograph, full of untold treasures and history, makes me want to step in and take a look, thank you for sharing..

 Comment Written 10-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 10-Jun-2013

The museum is definitely worth a visit. I enjoyed this revew and thank you for it and the compliments. Mike

Comment from EMB

Excellent

Rating of Chapter 112 - The Jewish Museum of Maryland
Well, I certainly learned a few things with this. First of all, I had never heard of a Jewish Museum before, but I'm really not surprised they exist. But the thing that raised and eyebrow for me is how synagogues have to make sure they have enough Jews around to actually stay in business. I found that very interesting. I guess "If you build it, they will come" doesn't apply to everything. :)

 Comment Written 10-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 10-Jun-2013

It does happen with churches as well, I just highlighted St. Leo's which I visited with the Italian Festival and that church is and will always be thriving, yet other churchs are closed down.

The vast majority of the Jewish population relocated in the county are across the city, which now has most of their Synagogues. I love their adaptive use as they still use it for special events. I also feel the info sheet is important as when it comes to Jewish museums, people think of one's like the Holocaust memorial which provides one with a somber, sad and brick between the eyes feeling.

I enjoyed this review and thank you for it and your compliments. Mike

Comment from cheyennewy

Excellent

Rating of Chapter 112 - The Jewish Museum of Maryland
Hi Mike,

This write is so interesting. I would love to see the Museum which I am sure is wonderful. You gave your readers a vivid peek inside the walls. Well done....chey

 Comment Written 08-Jun-2013

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reply by the author on 08-Jun-2013

Well, I love it too and can take you there, just can't go in! LOL I was half done this when I was rather hungry and went to the mailbox to look for a gift card I expected.

Instead it was my refund check for their membership and a letter mentioning it was refused because of my, "Behavior Problem." (love poem) I was so pissed off, I couldn't look at it for a month; the funny thing was I was more upset at having to cash it.

I decided to work on their body poem, and it drove me crazy for another month and I could only visualize the Old Man In the Bimah, laughing like hell at me. I finally had enough and yelled, after throwing something, "You enjoy me being a suffering bastard over this, don't you!" I detected him busting out in a smile, "So that what you want me to talk about in my poem for them, from your side of life?" I then saw a nod, and went with it.

Every aspect of that poem was problematic, especially because I didn't want the Holocaust element to be easily identifiable, yet that was not only part of their coming over here at an earlier time, it was part of many ethnic experiences. Then I had to developed the art work. You can call the Old Man in the Bimah my imagination, but a Facebook friend who is a paranormal investigator who had a daughter intern there, also mentioned it when he toured the place. I feel more beholding to him then the museum itself. Still, I loved that place and felt so comfortable there, which is what got me in trouble.

Definitely, if you are around this way, by all means visit and take the tour, it is beautiful. I enjoyed this review and thank you for it. Mike