Comment from Caressa_08

Excellent

A Lil muscle man here to highlight such a powerful piece of poetry filled with metaphors & rhyme & so very upbeat, like the title, & with each line of this poem reminding me of a drum beating out a positive tune of living.

Caressa

 Comment Written 28-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Jun-2014

Caressa, thank you so very much :-) Brooke

Comment from DALLAS01

Excellent

Little super boy. Bet that was no easy feat, dismantling that. I like the poem about determination. Never heard of this form before.

 Comment Written 28-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Jun-2014

Dallas, thank you. He is so proud of himself for doing this. Every day now he dismantles it, parades it around, and then gets his mommy to put it back together so he can dismantle it again. LOL
Brooke :-)

reply by DALLAS01 on 28-Jun-2014

He must have some real coordination skills.

Comment from Pearl Edwards

Excellent

I like these swap quatrains, (have just read another one). Your first two lines in each verse gives the reader a power hit, and then the final swap line, makes the verses very interesting. I enjoyed this one,

valda

 Comment Written 28-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Jun-2014

valda, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from Opal H.

Excellent

This is a simple yet inspiring poem. We've gotta run our lives the way we want and make it what we want. Just like drum won't beat itself and a car won't ride itself, your life won't go anywhere by itself.

 Comment Written 28-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Jun-2014

Opal, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from Kym Jade

Exceptional

Thank you for sharing another very enjoyable work which inspires.

There was nothing not to love :-)

Best wishes and dreams

Kym

 Comment Written 27-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Jun-2014

Thanks so much, Kym, for your wonderfully gracious and generous review :-) I hope you have been well. Brooke

Comment from DR DIP

Excellent

Really enjoying your rhyming formula lately, Brooke with the repetition of and enforcement of the rehetorical question of the first line in each verse ..very effective.
can I ask you something I am just puzzled how you manage to get 2 poems in the top 12 so quickly? You must have to buy or earn a tremendous amount of member cent pumps.
I am only curious because to me there is just not enough people to review that pay an amount to get you into that position
this is purely a query it by no means you are there unfairly or unjustifiably for I love both these poems and the beautiful rhyming format used.
I must be doing something terribly wrong or am missing purchasing vital certificates or something I am just slightly bemused and puzzled here

with respect dip

 Comment Written 27-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Jun-2014

Thanks so much, Dip. I earn all my promotional money from reviewing. I couldn't possibly afford to buy the pumps with actual money, nor would I even if I had lots of money. I am a single 63 year old woman living alone with no money to spend on travel or entertainment, or believe me, I would be traveling with any disposable income. I have lots of time to spend in my apartment, so I spend it writing and reviewing, and there are actually more than enough posts to review to earn the fake money. I even have play money in my bank. :-) Do you scroll down the complete list of postings after the ones that appear on the first page? Do you ever review using bonus reviewing. I earn quite a few bonus pumps that way. Brooke

reply by DR DIP on 27-Jun-2014

thanks brooke I do all that and I review for hours but never manage to get the points or dollars substantial enough to keep them in the 12 for any period but I will keep plugging away

xxdip

Comment from Giddy Nielsen-Sweep

Excellent

It sounds like this form would be a lot of fun to play around with, especially writing one for children such as the one above, Brooke. I gave up looking for the swapped bits because it sounded so natural. Giddy

 Comment Written 27-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Jun-2014

Thank you, Giddy, for your thoughtful review :-) Brooke

Comment from evilynne

Exceptional

Loved the poem, loved the rhyme, loved the poetic format Kids are great at taking on the adventure of life and attempting to live life to the fullest.

 Comment Written 27-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Jun-2014

ev, thank you so much :-) I so appreciate your generous sixth star :-) Brooke

Comment from Eternal Muse

Excellent

Another fun Swap Quatrain! Thank you for the author notes. Our friend Sawyer seems to be enjoying his big umbrella! He is a handsome fellow and so beloved here.

If life is a wave, I aim to ride it.
If life is a path, I aim to stride it.
There are no adventures I do not crave --
I aim to ride it if life is a wave.

So much fun, this one. Put a smile on my file.

 Comment Written 27-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Jun-2014

Thanks so much, Yelena - yep, I liked writing one so much I had to write another. LOL Brooke

reply by Eternal Muse on 27-Jun-2014

Brooke, I never saw you hosting a contest. How about you host one for "Swap Quatrain?"

reply by the author on 27-Jun-2014

I am just a coward about hosting contests - I know people who have, and they end up with grief - someone complains about the rules and how she can't follow them and then someone else complains that person hasn't followed them and the host gets caught in the middle - I admire people like you who take on the job, I really do :-)

reply by Eternal Muse on 27-Jun-2014

Brooke - how about just one? And then you'll retire from contests (smile).

Only one...

reply by Eternal Muse on 27-Jun-2014

Plus, now we have the contest compliance committee to monitor the entries - and they are pretty thorough, which I saw in my contests. Let's leave the monitoring to them.

Comment from nancyjam

Excellent

I enjoyed your clever use of this form.
the lines are switched effectively and flow
smoothly.
I like the positive message of living life to the
fullest. Nancy

 Comment Written 27-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Jun-2014

nancy, thank you so much :-) Brooke