Rejoice: Christmas Poetry
Viewing comments for Chapter 3 "Ding Dong Merrily on High!"Christmas poems in various formats.
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Comment from EllieKaye
Hi Brooke,
I have 15 poems and stories to read. How did I get so far behind?
This is a nice way to start the reviewing.... I enjoyed reading this and especially loved the DONG stanza. (:
LEK
reply by the author on 17-Dec-2008
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Hi Brooke,
I have 15 poems and stories to read. How did I get so far behind?
This is a nice way to start the reviewing.... I enjoyed reading this and especially loved the DONG stanza. (:
LEK
Comment Written 17-Dec-2008
reply by the author on 17-Dec-2008
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Hey, I specialize in getting behind! LOL Thanks, Brooke
Comment from StevenJosephBruening
A nicely and well crafted Acrostic style poem that definitely meet the stated contest criteria. I am becoming quite a fan of this style of poetry, and this is a fine example. No SPAGS or other issues to be found or addressed.
reply by the author on 17-Dec-2008
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A nicely and well crafted Acrostic style poem that definitely meet the stated contest criteria. I am becoming quite a fan of this style of poetry, and this is a fine example. No SPAGS or other issues to be found or addressed.
Comment Written 17-Dec-2008
reply by the author on 17-Dec-2008
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Steven, thank you so much - for many many years I hated the acrostic form when people just list disjointed lines - this is now my fourth or fifth acrostic - I decided it could be a great form if just done right! You are most kind, Brooke
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My pleasure.
Comment from Caitlin
Had to give this six stars as it is such an amazingly hard and difficult form to excell in and you did! Blimey - Constrained by line letter rhyme and rhythm and none of it seemed forced or cliched. Amazing job! I loved this line in particular "O'er-turned by bright tomorrows" with the use of the traditional styled O'er, which I thought just added that extra pinch of Christmas spirit and historical context :)
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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Had to give this six stars as it is such an amazingly hard and difficult form to excell in and you did! Blimey - Constrained by line letter rhyme and rhythm and none of it seemed forced or cliched. Amazing job! I loved this line in particular "O'er-turned by bright tomorrows" with the use of the traditional styled O'er, which I thought just added that extra pinch of Christmas spirit and historical context :)
Comment Written 16-Dec-2008
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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Your comments are such a lovely thing to read shortly before I intend to turn in for the night - such are the words good dreams are made of :-) I hate forced poems in any form - whether the beat or the rhyme or the syllable count makes it sound as if someone wrote a word just to make it fit in with that form's regulations, so I take this as the highest compliment that you believe I achieved my goal of not falling into that trap. I read blimey and had to look up where you live in - I'm used to some of my Brit friends saying that! You're from my number one wish list place to visit - Australia. Thanks ever so much from across the world, Brooke
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Hee hee - you are more than welcome! Yes, Australia is a little like paradise (discounting the snakes and spiders, which truthfully you don't see that often). I am able to look upon it objectively too as an immigrant from England. Blimey is definately a Brit thing, and most of the Aussies think it's quaint and pommy when I use it, but my father told me the other day it actually means "God blind me" which is horrible, but I believe in the semantic shift of words (afterall silly used to be a positive assesment of someone, and nice used to be a negative). Have a nice sleep! (is only 2pm here and sooooo very hot! Thank goodness for air con!)
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that's so funny - my younger Brit friends use the expression all the time and when I commented on it to a Brit in his 70's, he told me it meant God blind me and he would never use it! This is something I've never known and now I learn it twice in a few days span. LOL and now, I am truly off to bed as midnight draws near. good night - enjoy tomorrow afternoon as I sleep! ;-) Brooke
Comment from tteach
Well done! This poem is full of joy, as the title suggests. We hear that it is a time of celebration, and, after reading, one couldn't help but feel happy.
Good luck
terry
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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Well done! This poem is full of joy, as the title suggests. We hear that it is a time of celebration, and, after reading, one couldn't help but feel happy.
Good luck
terry
Comment Written 16-Dec-2008
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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Terry, you are most kind - thank you!!! Brooke
Comment from Kentucky Sweet Pea
Great acrostic, Brooke! Thank you for sharing. I've really missed your flair, your care and all that you are.
Your friend,
Penny
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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Great acrostic, Brooke! Thank you for sharing. I've really missed your flair, your care and all that you are.
Your friend,
Penny
Comment Written 16-Dec-2008
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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Penny, after I write the fourth Sunday in Advent acrostic, I will miss this little series - of course, I still have number four to tackle! :-) Thank you for your most kind comments, Brooke
Comment from Nescher Pyscher
Drum upon the timpani (Tympany? Tympani? I'm not sure myself. Might wanna double-check your spelling.)
Hmm.
I think I wanted to format this one differently. The rhyme scheme gets a little wobbly in the lower stanzas, and I think some adjusting would fix that.
Enjoying this Chrismtas season, aren't ya'?
:0)
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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Drum upon the timpani (Tympany? Tympani? I'm not sure myself. Might wanna double-check your spelling.)
Hmm.
I think I wanted to format this one differently. The rhyme scheme gets a little wobbly in the lower stanzas, and I think some adjusting would fix that.
Enjoying this Chrismtas season, aren't ya'?
:0)
Comment Written 16-Dec-2008
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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I did double check my spelling as I believe that is any writer's most basic responsibility - tympani is an alternative spelling. I will certainly reread my lower stanzas as I was not aware of wobbly rhymes when I wrote it.
thank you for your thoughtful comments, Brooke
Comment from Peter@Poole
I'd already praised this fine poem, Brooke, but something must have gone wrong about the time my AOL connection expired. It's a clever, joyous acrostic, well sustained over many lines. Again, I hear your childhood joy in these images being retained and celebrated each year as you remember what they have always meant to you. 'Doffing' care! What a brilliant use of that verb. Peter
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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I'd already praised this fine poem, Brooke, but something must have gone wrong about the time my AOL connection expired. It's a clever, joyous acrostic, well sustained over many lines. Again, I hear your childhood joy in these images being retained and celebrated each year as you remember what they have always meant to you. 'Doffing' care! What a brilliant use of that verb. Peter
Comment Written 16-Dec-2008
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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this is so funny - the only other person to mention doffing particularly was Oli, and I praised him for doing so! Thank you so very much for this lovely review! Brooke
Comment from Algernon
Raise your voices loud and strong.
Clever acrostic. It just reads like a poem and the letters just seem to be incidental.
Must have taken years to reach this point.
A strong Christmas message...
Well done.
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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Raise your voices loud and strong.
Clever acrostic. It just reads like a poem and the letters just seem to be incidental.
Must have taken years to reach this point.
A strong Christmas message...
Well done.
Comment Written 16-Dec-2008
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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That the letters seem to be incidental is my ultimate goal, so thank you very much for that comment!! Brooke
Comment from Josipher32
I just love reading all this holiday poetry. It certainly sets a festive mood.
This was a correctly written acrostic simply because you chose to have the title the same as the acrostic itself.
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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I just love reading all this holiday poetry. It certainly sets a festive mood.
This was a correctly written acrostic simply because you chose to have the title the same as the acrostic itself.
Comment Written 16-Dec-2008
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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Glad my poem helped set your festive mood, and I can't imagine the title of an acrostic being anything else! Do people really make it something else? Thanks, Brooke
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All the time! People win site-sponsored acrostic contests without doing this.
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well, I have very low opinions of the judging in site-sponsored contests! don't get me started!!!
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Get started!!! I thought it was just me....
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It is certainly not just you - several fellow writers have voiced this opinion to me - I know that when I write something truly outstanding, I have a good chance of winning a member-sponsored contest - whereas I've watched them award first, second and third places with ties that make up to six people in contests where I KNOW in my heart of hearts my poem or essay was better written than at least five of the six people given awards. And poem of the month nominations? Not only have I never had one, despite posting over a hundred poems of the best I have in me, many well-received by people here; but rarely do the poems I've rated the highest and valued the most among other people show up on the nomination list. Once in a blue moon maybe two poems on the list are ones I really liked during that month and others are, well, not ones I liked is the kindest way to put it.
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In the whole two and a half years I've been here, I've only had one poem come in second place in a site-sponsored contest. So you are not alone.
Comment from Moira's Amethyst
This was certainly interesting. I can tell much creativity went into the creation of it. It's no wonder it received the all time best ribbon. Great work.
Poetry's Protege
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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This was certainly interesting. I can tell much creativity went into the creation of it. It's no wonder it received the all time best ribbon. Great work.
Poetry's Protege
Comment Written 16-Dec-2008
reply by the author on 16-Dec-2008
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Thank you so much for your positive review, Brooke
