Comment from Cumbrianlass

Excellent

Rating of Chapter 8 - The Coat-Tail Ghost
HAHA! Brilliant, Steve. And funny. I can understand your dad's panic! Who'da thunk he'd nailed his coat to the floor?
A great poem that would also make a great short story. See, we used to do such things too. :)

Av

 Comment Written 19-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 20-Apr-2016

Thanks, Av, for taking the trouble to search this one out. I always think it would make quite a good dramatic poece for schoolkids to act out...

Steve

Comment from Pyrrho

Good

Rating of Chapter 10 - Abandoned
I had to have a look once I check your bio and discovered you had a winner. I admire you craft with both rhyme and meter. Such is not a talent easily learned.

 Comment Written 13-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 13-Aug-2014

Thanks!

Steve

Comment from Sonjalee

Exceptional

Rating of Chapter 10 - Abandoned
Dark as lonely seagulls crying is a wonderful phrase to start and weep the wind across the bay...The verse continues with beautiful words.
The rhyming scheme perfect and the poem flows. When I read it allowed the words fell off my tongue magically.
The content , both dramatic and sad, is wonderful,
This poem stands out and shouts I am a 6!!
And I agree !
I can't think of anything I would change

 Comment Written 23-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Jul-2014

Someone's been digging in my portfolio!

Thanks for the lovely review - yes, I tried to create that rather mournful word-picture. Glad to hear you felt I succeeded. If you have the perseverance to dig further you will find that I tend towards the more cheerful and comedic, so this one was a little out of character.

Steve

Comment from Gladness

Excellent

Rating of Chapter 1 - Bathroom Incident
Had to read this one to my husband so we could laugh together. I love the hilarious exaggerations...mothers clutching their children...etc. this is a book I am looking forward to!
Anita

 Comment Written 18-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Jun-2014

Thanks, Anita.

I have recently recovered enough to be able to go back into the bathroom.

Steve

Comment from bokeh

Exceptional

Rating of Chapter 10 - Abandoned
I especially like the first three stanzas: your imagery is strong and beckons the emotions. Technically, the trochaic is metronome-like, not an easy task. Solid rhyme scheme, creative alliteration and word choice. I really enjoyed reading this work aloud. Superb.

 Comment Written 17-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Jun-2014

Thanks for the kind words - good to know someone is still finding the high spots in my portfolio.

Steve

Comment from Sean A. Chai

Excellent

Rating of Chapter 20 - Pardon My Latin
A LITTLE naughtiness you say? Very well done! I was surprised at how much Latin I remembered without the translations, which I found delightful, though I believe you have more practice with the language than I. :) Excellent use of Julius Caesar's quote.

 Comment Written 16-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 19-Jun-2014

Thanks, Sean - maybe I understated the naughtiness. I'm not quite sure why both of these poems took off in that direction...

Glad you enjoyed.

Steve

Comment from Sanku

Exceptional

Rating of Chapter 1 - Bathroom Incident
This poem poem is quite funny ,but what impressed me is the classic execution of every line with meter and rhyme, never even once I felt the rhyme to be forced (how clever! fair sex and chromosome x ),this prompted me to read your two more poems in this book of poems .I liked "cherchez -La- Femme " the best.Poetry in The blood too has the same mastery of words-interesting ,but tragic tale of poet and his poem.I want to give six for all three ,but since that is not possible here are my six stars for this one
p.s. I really believed Marie Antoinette did say that infamous line which we use left ,right and center.

 Comment Written 12-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jun-2014

Sanku, thanks so much for the kind words and the six stars - AND for taking the time to read more poems from the book. I surprised myself when I created the book to find there were 39 suitable poems - and that's not counting the Cheezel the Weasel series and the Acrostic Fairy-Tales which have their own books.

As for Marie Antoinette, she popped up on my TV screen just the other day - apparently that infamous phrase had been well-known 30 years before she even became Queen, so she might have said it, but she was just quoting somebody else.

Steve

Comment from LadyCosgrove

Excellent

Rating of Chapter 1 - Bathroom Incident
I am so sorry ...but I can barely see the screen for tears. This is one of those scenarios, over which one rolls up with with laughter, all the while feeling incredibly guilty.
LC

 Comment Written 10-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Jun-2014

Thanks, LC - hop you have got over your hysterics by now.

Steve

Comment from Keronica

Excellent

Rating of Chapter 1 - Bathroom Incident
"Well I'll be danged!" That was hilarious!... somewhat... but ya know, that there ding dong is a sensitive place for our male counterparts, mmmhmmm. I really enjoyed this story-like poem from top to finish it was grand! ;)

Thanks for sharing again!

~K

 Comment Written 09-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Jun-2014

Thanks, Keronica - I have now recovered enough to go back in the shower again!

Steve

reply by Keronica on 11-Jun-2014

LOL! :D You're welcome!

Comment from RGstar

Excellent

Rating of Chapter 1 - Bathroom Incident
Wow, this was a long poem, but I have to admit, you kept the humor coming which is a difficult feat for something so long.
I also write long but my rhymes do not come so quickly as in an aabb structure.
This was a formidable write maintaining the balance throughout.
You did very well.
best wishes,
RGstar

 Comment Written 09-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 11-Jun-2014

Thank you.

I don't really worry about length if the flow is going nicely.

Steve