Poems for children of all ages
Viewing comments for Chapter 8 "Brothers and Sisters"My writings for and about the children in my life
16 total reviews
Comment from adewpearl
My best friend is my oldest sister - you speak so much truth about the sibling relationship in this thoughtful naani poem, Marijke. It certainly spoke to me :-) Brooke
reply by the author on 01-Dec-2009
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My best friend is my oldest sister - you speak so much truth about the sibling relationship in this thoughtful naani poem, Marijke. It certainly spoke to me :-) Brooke
Comment Written 01-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 01-Dec-2009
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Thank you Brooke for your kind review. I have nine sisters and 2 brothers (and me makes 12!), and I have a wonderful relationship with each and every one of them.
Warmest regards
Marijke
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That makes for one great big family gathering!! I hope you don't go broke for Christmas :-)
Comment from Joan E.
I only had one brother who was thirteen years older, but you are right about the relationship. I enjoyed your simile and presentation as well. Good luck in the contest with this excellent theme for a naani.
reply by the author on 30-Nov-2009
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I only had one brother who was thirteen years older, but you are right about the relationship. I enjoyed your simile and presentation as well. Good luck in the contest with this excellent theme for a naani.
Comment Written 30-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 30-Nov-2009
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Thank you Joan, I am lucky, with 9 sisters and 2 brothers (and me makes 12!).
we are the closest family I know.
Thanks for your review and good luck wishes.
Warmest regards
Marijke
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Cheaper by the dozen, eh? Just kidding of course. You and your family are very fortunate to share such a close relationship.
Comment from anabellapongasi
Hi Marijke,
This is a nice Naani on human relationships. Not all people
can say they are blessed with the best family so you are very
lucky with your nice family. Thanks for sharing this lovely poem which compares your brothers and sisters to diamonds.
Best wishes in the contest.
Anabella
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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Hi Marijke,
This is a nice Naani on human relationships. Not all people
can say they are blessed with the best family so you are very
lucky with your nice family. Thanks for sharing this lovely poem which compares your brothers and sisters to diamonds.
Best wishes in the contest.
Anabella
Comment Written 29-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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Thank you Anabella, for your generous review and rating. I am lucky to be part of such a large and close family, and they are better then diamonds, but it was the closest comparison I could find.
Warmest regards
Marijke
Comment from joemass
G'day fionageorge
Lovely family image! I do remeber, though, that when it was a case of 'fessing up to some childish misdemeanour they often seemed to be absent when needed!
Good luck!
Joemass
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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G'day fionageorge
Lovely family image! I do remeber, though, that when it was a case of 'fessing up to some childish misdemeanour they often seemed to be absent when needed!
Good luck!
Joemass
Comment Written 29-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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Thank you joemass, for your kind review and generous ratings. I am lucky to be part of a very large and loving family.
Warmest regards
Marijke
Comment from hotstuff
What a delightful Naani poem. It meets the criteria of the competition but more than this it tells of the value you place for your siblings. How lovely is that.
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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What a delightful Naani poem. It meets the criteria of the competition but more than this it tells of the value you place for your siblings. How lovely is that.
Comment Written 29-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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Thank you hotstuff, Love my (large) family, and although we are spread around the world, we are the closest family I know.
Warmest regards
Marijke
Comment from storywings
I liked it!!!
You kept to perfect form.
I was just wondering why you rhymed the first two lines and not the second two?
But it sends a beautiful message, it strikes very close to home for those of us who have siblings in any form.
Good Work :)
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reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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I liked it!!!
You kept to perfect form.
I was just wondering why you rhymed the first two lines and not the second two?
But it sends a beautiful message, it strikes very close to home for those of us who have siblings in any form.
Good Work :)
This rating does not count towards story rating or author rank.
The highest and the lowest rating are not included in calculations.
Comment Written 29-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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Hi, thanks for review and rating. Care and there do not really rhyme. But it was not intentional either, this is free verse.
Warmest regards
Marijke
Comment from AnnaLinda
fionageorge,
This is a wonderful naani poem! I especially enjoyed this part of it: "They laugh, they love, they share.
When needed, they are there."
Your presentation is beautiful as well! I enjoyed reading it!
SweetLinda
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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fionageorge,
This is a wonderful naani poem! I especially enjoyed this part of it: "They laugh, they love, they share.
When needed, they are there."
Your presentation is beautiful as well! I enjoyed reading it!
SweetLinda
Comment Written 29-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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Thank you Linda. I appreciate you reading this poem, and giving me such a great review and those lovely stars. I have some sisters here from Holland at the moment, and enjoying their company, along with all my brothers and sisters here. Thus this piece.
Warmest regards
Marijke
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It was just beautiful! enjoy your time with them.
Linda
Comment from AlvinTEthington
Good parallelism in this poem. It's definitely about human relationships, and the expression of one and all can be realized in that everyone has a family. Nice simile; you invest that stock phrase with new meaning so it doesn't sound cliched. Nice message.
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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Good parallelism in this poem. It's definitely about human relationships, and the expression of one and all can be realized in that everyone has a family. Nice simile; you invest that stock phrase with new meaning so it doesn't sound cliched. Nice message.
Comment Written 29-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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Thank you Al. I appreciate you reading this poem, and giving me such a great review and those lovely stars. I have some sisters here from Holland at the moment, and enjoying their company, along with all my brothers and sisters here. Thus this piece.
Warmest regards
Marijke
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Yes, I found the Dutch to be one of the kindest, most understanding people in the world. When I was in Geneva as a teenager, there was a Dutch young woman there, and I spent much enjoyable time with her. You're welcome for the review.
Comment from Sunie617
You know you are a blessing when you can share the love of your family with strangers. You make writing a naani seem so easy to do. It looks like you enjoy it as much as I enjoy the hiakus. Even those like me who are only childs can enjoy. Job well done.
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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You know you are a blessing when you can share the love of your family with strangers. You make writing a naani seem so easy to do. It looks like you enjoy it as much as I enjoy the hiakus. Even those like me who are only childs can enjoy. Job well done.
Comment Written 29-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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Thank you Sunie. I appreciate you reading this poem, and giving me such a great review and those lovely stars. I have some sisters here from Holland at the moment, and enjoying their company, along with all my brothers and sisters here. Thus this piece.
Warmest regards
Marijke
Comment from BJean
It's nice when people truly have those bonds that are deep rooted in love. Many don't. Lovely meaning in Naani poem in good form. Love, Jean
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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It's nice when people truly have those bonds that are deep rooted in love. Many don't. Lovely meaning in Naani poem in good form. Love, Jean
Comment Written 29-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2009
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Thank you Jean. I appreciate you reading this poem, and giving me such a great review and those lovely stars. I have some sisters here from Holland at the moment, and enjoying their company, along with all my brothers and sisters here. Thus this piece.
Warmest regards
Marijke
