Shall I?
whimsical quatrains93 total reviews
Comment from SherryHo
I spend my days feeling like this.
PROS:
Very well written. Smooth on the tongue. East to read. I think we all put off slaying our dragons every day.
SPAG:
None that I could find.
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2009
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I spend my days feeling like this.
PROS:
Very well written. Smooth on the tongue. East to read. I think we all put off slaying our dragons every day.
SPAG:
None that I could find.
Comment Written 26-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2009
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Don't so many of us? :-) Thank you, Brooke
Comment from luna
Brava! Whimsy is just what the doctor has ordered for me today, and you are certainly delivering, Brooke! Thank you for sharing this piece with me, I loved it.
Yours,
Jenny *smile*
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2009
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Brava! Whimsy is just what the doctor has ordered for me today, and you are certainly delivering, Brooke! Thank you for sharing this piece with me, I loved it.
Yours,
Jenny *smile*
Comment Written 25-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2009
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Jenny, I'm so glad my whimsy found a soft place to fall upon :-) Thank you, Brooke
Comment from dportwood
Indecision and procrastination? Today's my day off and I'll likely dilly-dally, but I wouldn't mind walking across the arched bridge again. Oh well. Nicely metered and rhyming poem.
Duane
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2009
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Indecision and procrastination? Today's my day off and I'll likely dilly-dally, but I wouldn't mind walking across the arched bridge again. Oh well. Nicely metered and rhyming poem.
Duane
Comment Written 25-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2009
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Duane, you take days off? I thought you were out there caring for all those animals 365 days a year!! Thanks, Brooke
Comment from MoonLike
This poem is very sweet and light-hearted. Her line "a bridge or two to cross" reminds me of Robert Frost's "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Eve" where he says "miles to go before I sleep."
The rhyme and meter are perfect and flow like the stream I imagine flows under the bridge in the picture. I found her choice of words and rhythm fun to read out loud. This poem would appeal to both adults and children. The photograph enhances the poem and I wanted to follow my eyes, cross the bridge and "meander" on the other side.
This poet has a new fan!
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2009
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This poem is very sweet and light-hearted. Her line "a bridge or two to cross" reminds me of Robert Frost's "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Eve" where he says "miles to go before I sleep."
The rhyme and meter are perfect and flow like the stream I imagine flows under the bridge in the picture. I found her choice of words and rhythm fun to read out loud. This poem would appeal to both adults and children. The photograph enhances the poem and I wanted to follow my eyes, cross the bridge and "meander" on the other side.
This poet has a new fan!
Comment Written 25-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2009
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I am so happy at your response to my poem and honored at your kind comments - thank you so much!!! Brooke
Comment from Ginny
Thank you for this poem, which is symptomatic of how a day can pass, wondering, pondering, meandering. It can be taken in very positive terms, but I have chosen to take it also as a message for me, since I spend so much time 'shilly-shallying'. Very nicely done!
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2009
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Thank you for this poem, which is symptomatic of how a day can pass, wondering, pondering, meandering. It can be taken in very positive terms, but I have chosen to take it also as a message for me, since I spend so much time 'shilly-shallying'. Very nicely done!
Comment Written 25-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2009
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Ginny, Shilly shallying is highly underrated, if you ask me! Thanks, Brooke
Comment from GregoryC
Delightful tongue-in-cheek rollick by an indecisive procrastinator. Go ahead - put off till another day or time; defer; delay. A perfect fence-straddler. There is plenty of contradiction, inversion and a bit of irony thrown in. The final decision? Do nothing, of course. Well done!
Gregory
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2009
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Delightful tongue-in-cheek rollick by an indecisive procrastinator. Go ahead - put off till another day or time; defer; delay. A perfect fence-straddler. There is plenty of contradiction, inversion and a bit of irony thrown in. The final decision? Do nothing, of course. Well done!
Gregory
Comment Written 25-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2009
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Gregory - you "get" what I write all the time - it is so nice to have a reader who knows what I mean and appreciates it too!! thank you, Brooke
Comment from WordPainter
Oh, Brooke, you're talking my language now! I hate being disabled, but if there is a good thing about it, it's that i don't have to push so hard now. I can sometimes dilly dally! Problem is, sometimes I don't have a choice because all I can do is dilly dally, lol. Oh well, most days I still 'mount my march' and some days I actually manage to slay an itsy bitsy dragon. A fun read, I love it.
Lois
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2009
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Oh, Brooke, you're talking my language now! I hate being disabled, but if there is a good thing about it, it's that i don't have to push so hard now. I can sometimes dilly dally! Problem is, sometimes I don't have a choice because all I can do is dilly dally, lol. Oh well, most days I still 'mount my march' and some days I actually manage to slay an itsy bitsy dragon. A fun read, I love it.
Lois
Comment Written 25-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2009
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Lois,hey, itsy bitsy dragons will do!! Thank you so much for sharing your most thoughtful reflections and experiences, Brooke
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Aw, thanks Brooke. I'm glad someone appreciates my little dragon battles! Bless you, friend.
Lois
Comment from grassroots08
And ramble you certainly did, I'll bet across that bridge. This was a fun read and the story, though short was ample for us. I could have gone here or there, but I decided to give your poem a gander. Cheers and well done. Don
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2009
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And ramble you certainly did, I'll bet across that bridge. This was a fun read and the story, though short was ample for us. I could have gone here or there, but I decided to give your poem a gander. Cheers and well done. Don
Comment Written 25-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2009
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well, I am so darned glad you gave my poem a gander - you are most kind and I thank you,Brooke :-)
Comment from teafor2
adewpearl--While reading this would-be knight's
tale, Don Quixote quickly came to mind. This is
a fun little piece but has an underlying message!
Although protagonist is a procrastinator, his
heart is in the right place. Another gem from
scribe's eclectic bag. teafor2
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2009
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adewpearl--While reading this would-be knight's
tale, Don Quixote quickly came to mind. This is
a fun little piece but has an underlying message!
Although protagonist is a procrastinator, his
heart is in the right place. Another gem from
scribe's eclectic bag. teafor2
Comment Written 24-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2009
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I thank you for yet another lovely review :-) Brooke
Comment from J. Wrangler
Hi adewpearl.
This is GREAT! This poem is of my feelings ;~) (since I have cabin fever here in 'snowed-in VT.) The words roll sweetly off the tongue. Please write more of these.
No errors seen.
J
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2009
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Hi adewpearl.
This is GREAT! This poem is of my feelings ;~) (since I have cabin fever here in 'snowed-in VT.) The words roll sweetly off the tongue. Please write more of these.
No errors seen.
J
Comment Written 24-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2009
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You're worse off than we are in PA, and I'm fed up with winter! thank you,Brooke
