Reflections
reflecting on days gone by54 total reviews
Comment from kiwisteveh
Yes, it can be nice (and illuminating) to reflect on days gone by.
Your rhyming quatrains bring the childhood times to life, but there was always going to be some heartbreak with two girls and one boy!
Good luck in the contest.
Steve
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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Yes, it can be nice (and illuminating) to reflect on days gone by.
Your rhyming quatrains bring the childhood times to life, but there was always going to be some heartbreak with two girls and one boy!
Good luck in the contest.
Steve
Comment Written 22-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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Kiwisteveh, thank you for your wonderful comments and review. They are greatly appreciated.
Comment from N.K. Wagner
Nothing like discovering that all along you were really a third wheel. A coming of age story told in well written abcb rhymed quatrains. Good luck! :) Nancy
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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Nothing like discovering that all along you were really a third wheel. A coming of age story told in well written abcb rhymed quatrains. Good luck! :) Nancy
Comment Written 22-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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Nancy, thank you so much for your wonderful comments and review. It is greatly appreciated.
Comment from Chrisfiore
Hi gramalot8,
Good poem, full of nostalgia. I have to agree, we do seem to see things clearer as we grow older. I have had friends who were not true friends and others I rejected who might have been. Too bad, eh? But the memories of youth can be jaded, we seem to turn things to our advantage and recall what we want, or at least, how it should have been. A pleasant read. ;) Chrisfiore
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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Hi gramalot8,
Good poem, full of nostalgia. I have to agree, we do seem to see things clearer as we grow older. I have had friends who were not true friends and others I rejected who might have been. Too bad, eh? But the memories of youth can be jaded, we seem to turn things to our advantage and recall what we want, or at least, how it should have been. A pleasant read. ;) Chrisfiore
Comment Written 22-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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Chrisfiore, thank you so much for your insightful comments and wonderful review. It is greatly appreciated.
Comment from Sylvia Page
You have shared a very fine story in this poem you reflect on. Those days are carefree days. It's difficult to face the facts, as there's only one of you that could have won the love of Hank, leaving you to find better happiness with the one you later loved.
Well done,
Cheers
Sylvia
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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You have shared a very fine story in this poem you reflect on. Those days are carefree days. It's difficult to face the facts, as there's only one of you that could have won the love of Hank, leaving you to find better happiness with the one you later loved.
Well done,
Cheers
Sylvia
Comment Written 22-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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Sylvia, thank you for your wonderful comments and review. They are greatly appreciated.
Comment from Patrick G Cox
Hi gramalot8
Maybe it was originally about the three, but the other two developed something that three couldn't share.
A nice poem, though the theme is sad, perhaps it leads instead to a new chapter in your own development.
Patrick
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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Hi gramalot8
Maybe it was originally about the three, but the other two developed something that three couldn't share.
A nice poem, though the theme is sad, perhaps it leads instead to a new chapter in your own development.
Patrick
Comment Written 22-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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Patrick, thank you. It actualy was not a personal story, but based purely on the picture. However, it did want I wanted, and that was to make it seem real and persoanl. I'm happy it came across that way to you. Thank you for your comments and review. They are greatly appreciated.
Comment from Emeka13
You have told a very moving story of childhood and growing up. Your story is so expertly executed that there is nothing except praises from me. These things happen as people grow up. Well done. The picture that inspired it is good but could have been better Emeka
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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You have told a very moving story of childhood and growing up. Your story is so expertly executed that there is nothing except praises from me. These things happen as people grow up. Well done. The picture that inspired it is good but could have been better Emeka
Comment Written 22-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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Emeka13, thank you for your comments and review. It is greatly appreciated.
Comment from rouskin
Nice contest entry with good flow rhyme and alliteration throughout the poem I wish you all the best in your contest Really well done Blessings, Rouskin
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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Nice contest entry with good flow rhyme and alliteration throughout the poem I wish you all the best in your contest Really well done Blessings, Rouskin
Comment Written 22-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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Rouskin, thank you for your comments and review. It is greatly appreciated.
Comment from SPIsanddollar
Admitting to this awareness and finally accepting it may take years. I could feel the frolick of the friendship and the naivity of the moment!
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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Admitting to this awareness and finally accepting it may take years. I could feel the frolick of the friendship and the naivity of the moment!
Comment Written 22-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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SP.... thank you for your comments and review. It is greatly appreciated.
Comment from Jacq77
This well-penned poem tells a story of three happy friends when they were young, but the ending was very sad. I sensed from your words deep sadness and loneliness at being the one left behind by the other two. You now see the friendships as they truly were. The artwork was perfect for your poem.
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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This well-penned poem tells a story of three happy friends when they were young, but the ending was very sad. I sensed from your words deep sadness and loneliness at being the one left behind by the other two. You now see the friendships as they truly were. The artwork was perfect for your poem.
Comment Written 22-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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Jacq77, thank you for your wonderful comments and review. It is greatly appreciated.
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
This is a lovely story in a poem, Gramalot, there is always one loser when we are a friend in three. I like the relaxed smoothness of your poem, it so lovely, the rhyme and rhythm is perfect and the illustration is also just right. All in all, an excellent contest entry. Good luck! xsx Sandra
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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This is a lovely story in a poem, Gramalot, there is always one loser when we are a friend in three. I like the relaxed smoothness of your poem, it so lovely, the rhyme and rhythm is perfect and the illustration is also just right. All in all, an excellent contest entry. Good luck! xsx Sandra
Comment Written 22-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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Sandra, thank you so much for your wonderful comments and review. It is greatly appreciated.
