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Life, Love, and Other Disasters

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A collection of poems on these themes

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Comment from Iria
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The message you are sending the reading is very significant. I really liked the way you have written it. Very thought-out, I really loved it.

 Comment Written 05-Jul-2012


reply by the author on 05-Jul-2012
    Thank you.
    Steve
Comment from Gungalo
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This is a very well written sonnet with everything in it you could possibly want. The form is right on and the syllables are perfectly executed.

 Comment Written 05-Jul-2012


reply by the author on 05-Jul-2012
    Thank you.
    Steve
reply by Gungalo on 05-Jul-2012
    My pleasure Steve.
Comment from visionary1234
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Well done kiwi ... this reads like a classic sonnet, with a beautiful concluding couplet which really has something to say. Not at all "contrived" as so many modern sonnets are. Lovely!

 Comment Written 05-Jul-2012


reply by the author on 05-Jul-2012
    Thank you.
    Have I been too subtle, do you think? No one seems to get that I'm not really talking about tree...
    Steve
reply by visionary1234 on 05-Jul-2012
    No - It's perfect, just the way it is!!! Don't change a THING!
Comment from Carrie Carson
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I get a big fat DUH for me, even after I read the title then the poem, I was still surprised by the ending. Great job with this.

No spag issues, good form, count is correct, too.

Good luck in the contest...lots of entries, I think. :) Carrie

 Comment Written 05-Jul-2012


reply by the author on 05-Jul-2012
    Thanks, Carrie.
    Steve
reply by Carrie Carson on 05-Jul-2012
    Sure, you're welcome. :)
Comment from Fleedleflump
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Excellent sonnet form - structure is great, meter is spot on, and the volta works naturally into the flow. Some interesting rhymes that keep it unusual, and I love the theme of calling for mercy on the ancient tree, that it might serve a new purpose. Excellent piece.

Mike

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 Comment Written 05-Jul-2012


reply by the author on 05-Jul-2012
    Thanks, Mike, but I may have been too subtle - no one seems to get that I wasn't really writing about a tree.
    Steve
reply by Fleedleflump on 05-Jul-2012
    There's nothing wrong with subtlety, although I understand exactly the frustration you're talking about. Way too many poets on here painstakingly over-explain themselves and ruin the reading experience. Stick to what feels right, I say.

    Mike