Comment from JoshuaFrame

Excellent

Great repetition of No Surprise to show that the love you have for her is so strong and has lasted for so long that you know everything about her. I felt a real connection between two people when reading this.

 Comment Written 29-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Jan-2014

Thank you Joshua. I am peased you felt the connection.

Comment from rod007

Excellent

With the youth of the couple, this must have been an early romance if it related to your life. Such is the bliss of the romance that invades us in our younger lives. As we become older, it becomes a sweet misty memory. Well done.

 Comment Written 28-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Jan-2014

Thanks rod. I can understand your comment completely.

Comment from queenv

Excellent

You wrote a beautiful and sensual love poem. It is so well written that the picture is not necessary. The use of vivid imagery is awesome. I always like your poetry explanations, it helps me.

 Comment Written 26-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 26-Jan-2014

Thank you queenv. You encourage me to keep doing it then.

Comment from Preston McWhorter

Excellent

Hi, Treischel,
"No Surprise" is poetry of the highest quality with excellent rhyme and rhythm, beautiful figurative language (responding to familiar bonds)and imagery.
Preston

 Comment Written 26-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 26-Jan-2014

Thank you very much Preston. Very nice compliment.

Comment from Shirley E Kennedy

Excellent

Romance must surely be in the air at your place.Lol.
This is a poignant and lovely expression of the love you see and feel in your wife's eyes.
The modified October's serves the poems message well.
Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 26-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 26-Jan-2014

Thank you Shirley.

Comment from Pilot2Pen

Excellent

An excellent poem with a complex format. Despite the complexity, the rhyming and rhythm don't sound forced. Rhyming is very good. Well done!

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 Comment Written 26-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 26-Jan-2014

Thank you Don. I think.

reply by Pilot2Pen on 26-Jan-2014

I guess it may not have sounded like it but I was saying you wrote an excellent poem with great rhyming despite the rigors of a complex format. Yes, very well done! Ken

Comment from donaldcolson

Excellent

Very nice, simple, straight forward poem and those qualities are also its weakness. You did a great job of conforming to the Octogram format, tho I don't see what that adds to your already refined poetic skills. don

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 Comment Written 26-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 26-Jan-2014

Thank you Ritchie. Welcome back!it been a long while.

reply by donaldcolson on 26-Jan-2014

Who is Ritchie. don