My Family
an acrostic in rhyming couplets156 total reviews
Comment from Gargantuan2
Well the whole darned family seems to be happy, I miss those days as a child with my folks. Do they live by the ocean, or is this a vacation pic? I grew up in Seattle so I had a lot of chances to see ocean then, now I am in Wyoming and miss that scenery.
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2014
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Well the whole darned family seems to be happy, I miss those days as a child with my folks. Do they live by the ocean, or is this a vacation pic? I grew up in Seattle so I had a lot of chances to see ocean then, now I am in Wyoming and miss that scenery.
Comment Written 31-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2014
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Gargantuan, thank you - They live near the ocean in California, but this is a vacation pic in Banff, so Sawyer is no stranger to the water :-) Brooke
Comment from Nosha17
I totally agree, my son believes, as I do, that the root causes of depravation in our societies today is the breakdown of the family. The children suffer sometimes due to the selfishness of the parents. Super picture to compliment your message. Excellent rhyming and cleverly written acrostic. Faye
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I totally agree, my son believes, as I do, that the root causes of depravation in our societies today is the breakdown of the family. The children suffer sometimes due to the selfishness of the parents. Super picture to compliment your message. Excellent rhyming and cleverly written acrostic. Faye
Comment Written 31-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2014
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Faye, thank you :-) Every blessed child starts out with potential. Every single criminal crowding the prisons was an innocent little baby once, filled with promise, and then life happens, and much of what goes wrong starts with either bad parenting or lack of parenting. It just breaks my heart. Brooke
Comment from Eric1
Ho Brooke, what a beautiful tribute to a beautiful family, this is a great entry for the acrostic competition, I wish you good luck my friend.
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Ho Brooke, what a beautiful tribute to a beautiful family, this is a great entry for the acrostic competition, I wish you good luck my friend.
Comment Written 31-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2014
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Eric, thank you so much :-) Brooke
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You are very welcome Brooke
Comment from rhymelord
Dear Brooke,
Well, he certainly could not have a more doting Nanna and good luck to him, but you are right. There are too many not so lucky.
Regards
Reg
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Dear Brooke,
Well, he certainly could not have a more doting Nanna and good luck to him, but you are right. There are too many not so lucky.
Regards
Reg
Comment Written 31-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2014
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Thanks so much, Reg :-) Brooke
Comment from Emily George
So lucky you can see the closeness in that beautiful family photo
I like that your acrostic spelt out the theme of the content of your work.
Em.
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So lucky you can see the closeness in that beautiful family photo
I like that your acrostic spelt out the theme of the content of your work.
Em.
Comment Written 31-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2014
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Em, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from Aussie
My Family is a good entry for the Acrostic Poetry Contest. Lovely subject and the happy family photo says it all. Yes, not all children are so fortunate. So many are starving and dying everyday - we need to be mindful of the needs of others, not just children. I feel you have captured the power of love in your family poem.
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My Family is a good entry for the Acrostic Poetry Contest. Lovely subject and the happy family photo says it all. Yes, not all children are so fortunate. So many are starving and dying everyday - we need to be mindful of the needs of others, not just children. I feel you have captured the power of love in your family poem.
Comment Written 31-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2014
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Kay, thank you so very much, my generous friend :-) I agree with you, the need is so great and extends to so many. Brooke
Comment from duchessofdrumborg
'My Family' is an extremely well-written and thought-provoking piece. Sadly fate is seldom fair. It was a pleasure to review a work of this standard.
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'My Family' is an extremely well-written and thought-provoking piece. Sadly fate is seldom fair. It was a pleasure to review a work of this standard.
Comment Written 31-Aug-2014
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Duchess, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Brooke, you're very welcome :-)the Duchess
Comment from rjuselius
i've had the utmost privilege to grow up in a loving family and with unconditional love! though now looking back, i wish they hadn't trusted me so blindly..
anyhoo, rambling on again..
thank you for sharing!
good luck in the contest!
rebekka x
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2014
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i've had the utmost privilege to grow up in a loving family and with unconditional love! though now looking back, i wish they hadn't trusted me so blindly..
anyhoo, rambling on again..
thank you for sharing!
good luck in the contest!
rebekka x
Comment Written 31-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2014
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Thank you so much, Rebekka, for your thoughtful response to this poem :-) Brooke
Comment from tdragonfly
We are blessed when our children / grandkids are blessed. How lucky we are to have loving families. Sometimes when you look at those less fortunate you almost feel guilty for what our families have. Thanks for the poem to remind us to be grateful.
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We are blessed when our children / grandkids are blessed. How lucky we are to have loving families. Sometimes when you look at those less fortunate you almost feel guilty for what our families have. Thanks for the poem to remind us to be grateful.
Comment Written 31-Aug-2014
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tdragonfly, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from scd41
You have nicely brought out the stark reality in your acrostic poem that all children do not get love. Those children suffer for no fault of theirs and they do not know why fate is so cruel to them. Perhaps, there is no convincing answer.
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You have nicely brought out the stark reality in your acrostic poem that all children do not get love. Those children suffer for no fault of theirs and they do not know why fate is so cruel to them. Perhaps, there is no convincing answer.
Comment Written 31-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2014
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scd41, thank you so much :-) Brooke
