Nose Knows
Dog Adventures72 total reviews
Comment from evesayshi
In my opinion, your dog is doing his job and doing it extremely well, alerting you to possible danger - what a wonderful little animal, behaving in such a protective fashion, despite his size. I really like this poem, Andre, and your telling is smooth, in its easy construction. Best of luck in the contest...Eve
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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In my opinion, your dog is doing his job and doing it extremely well, alerting you to possible danger - what a wonderful little animal, behaving in such a protective fashion, despite his size. I really like this poem, Andre, and your telling is smooth, in its easy construction. Best of luck in the contest...Eve
Comment Written 21-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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Thank you, Eve, for your enthusiastic review and for wishing my poem the best of luck in the contest. Yes, Mina is quite a dog. I?ll tell her. Thanks.
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You are very welcome, Andre, my pleasure...Eve
Comment from BeasPeas
This is an excellent poem and I loved the photo. Well written and interesting. I lived in the mountains of southern California for 10 years and coyotes were always a danger for small animals. There were mountain lions, too. I kept a good eye on my dogs when they were in the fenced-in yard at night and early morning. Marilyn
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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This is an excellent poem and I loved the photo. Well written and interesting. I lived in the mountains of southern California for 10 years and coyotes were always a danger for small animals. There were mountain lions, too. I kept a good eye on my dogs when they were in the fenced-in yard at night and early morning. Marilyn
Comment Written 21-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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Yes, Marilyn, I used to live in LA and now I live near SF. Coyotes were always a concern for those with small, unleashed pets. Now I have to contend with mountain lions.
Thank you for your review and for calling my poem well written.
Comment from krys123
Andre'...! Quite Wonderful.....but.....!
-Here are some sestet formats and your's is not one of them. Yours
is a CCDEDE. The following are permissible and maybe your may be but I haven't found one like it. Here are the five I am familiar with-CDDCDD, CDDECE, CDDCCD, CDECDE(I like), and finally CDCDCD.
-Otherwise I truly enjoyed the cadence and exceptional rhythm that produced an enjambment that flowed fluidly throughout the poem.
-Exciting conceptual theme was fun to read.
-Good luck, Andre', but I'd change your sestet.
Alex
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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Andre'...! Quite Wonderful.....but.....!
-Here are some sestet formats and your's is not one of them. Yours
is a CCDEDE. The following are permissible and maybe your may be but I haven't found one like it. Here are the five I am familiar with-CDDCDD, CDDECE, CDDCCD, CDECDE(I like), and finally CDCDCD.
-Otherwise I truly enjoyed the cadence and exceptional rhythm that produced an enjambment that flowed fluidly throughout the poem.
-Exciting conceptual theme was fun to read.
-Good luck, Andre', but I'd change your sestet.
Alex
Comment Written 21-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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Oh, thank you, Alex, for your generous, six star review of my first Petrarchan sonnet and for encouraging me to write it. Mine is the first time that many FanStorians have read such a poem. Some are awed. Others are baffled by the structure and rhyme format. I love the flexibility of the sestet. The one thing I did not want to do, and which Jim (Pantygynt) agrees, is to not place couplets at the end. I let the story dictate the sestet rhymes. When I saw an opportunity to place a couplet at the beginning that pivoted the story, I decided to go for it, providing another spin on the sestet form. I may try the other rhyme forms in future poems.
Thank you very much for your review and encouragement.
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You wrote a beautiful Petrarchan and sonnet and you caught the essence of that style very well.
Alex
Comment from J Dan Francis
I will be the first to admit I have a limited ability when it comes to poetry. But I know what I like. And this I liked. Sis Cat, you have a way with words.
Great Piece.
Be well
JD
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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I will be the first to admit I have a limited ability when it comes to poetry. But I know what I like. And this I liked. Sis Cat, you have a way with words.
Great Piece.
Be well
JD
Comment Written 21-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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Oh, thank you, JD, for your generous, six star review. I use my way with words to craft poems people can like even if they have a limited ability when it comes to poetry. Thanks for your compliment.
Comment from Abby Wilson-hand
THAT IS AN ADORABLE PICTURE
YOU USED GREAT WORDING IN YOUR POEM
I LIKED IT VERY MUCH
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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THAT IS AN ADORABLE PICTURE
YOU USED GREAT WORDING IN YOUR POEM
I LIKED IT VERY MUCH
Comment Written 21-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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Thank you, Abby, for your review of my great wording in my poem. I am glad you adored the picture, too.
Comment from jaded831
Your poem paints a vivid picture of such a simple activity. You managed to add great excitement to your words. Every word flows eloquently into the next. Anything you write, never disappoints, you truly are a great talent.
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Your poem paints a vivid picture of such a simple activity. You managed to add great excitement to your words. Every word flows eloquently into the next. Anything you write, never disappoints, you truly are a great talent.
Comment Written 21-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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Oh, thank you, jaded831, for your review. I am glad my poem painter a vivid picture for you of a simple activity.
Comment from Kerry Foley Robinson
This is a fantastic poem on you and Mina's evening walk, it's was written wonderfully with lovely rhyme, I love the real-life story. That had to be pretty spooky to not know what lurks in the trees:)) ~Kerry
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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This is a fantastic poem on you and Mina's evening walk, it's was written wonderfully with lovely rhyme, I love the real-life story. That had to be pretty spooky to not know what lurks in the trees:)) ~Kerry
Comment Written 21-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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Yes, Kerry, not knowing what lurks in the trees spooks me. I carry a flashlight when I walk before dawn or after sunset. I dread the day when I will find the golden eyes of a puma staring at me beneath a tree.
Writing this poem based on real life made it succeed. Thank you for your review.
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Your very welcome, Andre. Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving:)
Comment from Thomas Bowling
Dogs have an amazing sense of smell. They can sniff an article of clothing and track a person thru all kinds of terrain. The can pick up the smallest odor and identify it. Then they meet another dog and stick their nose in its butt. What a sensory overload that must be.
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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Dogs have an amazing sense of smell. They can sniff an article of clothing and track a person thru all kinds of terrain. The can pick up the smallest odor and identify it. Then they meet another dog and stick their nose in its butt. What a sensory overload that must be.
Comment Written 21-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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Yes, Thomas, dogs have an amazing ability to smell. I am glad I listened to my dog. Thank you for your review.
Comment from gudbjorg
A Very well-written poem with a good rhyming sequence, a good flow choice of vocabulary enriches the meaning and makes the poem very special. I really like reading a poem about a dog as I have one. Thank you for sharing this good poem.
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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A Very well-written poem with a good rhyming sequence, a good flow choice of vocabulary enriches the meaning and makes the poem very special. I really like reading a poem about a dog as I have one. Thank you for sharing this good poem.
Comment Written 21-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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Yes, gudbjorg, the moment my dog got a toe-hold line in my poem, she took it over and became its subject and hero. I am glad you noted the enriched vocabulary I employed, creating a flow and rhythm. Thank you for your review.
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Yes, there are so many things we don't notice or describe in this hurried world, it needs to slow down.
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Yes, my dog forces me to slow down and smell the rose.
Comment from Mustang Patty
Hi, Andre;
Thank you so much for sharing this well -written rhyming poem. I think your little dog would be scared if the source of the smell were to show up!
Wonderful imagery and pleasant rhythm and rhyme,
~patty~
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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Hi, Andre;
Thank you so much for sharing this well -written rhyming poem. I think your little dog would be scared if the source of the smell were to show up!
Wonderful imagery and pleasant rhythm and rhyme,
~patty~
Comment Written 21-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 21-Nov-2017
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Yes, Patty, Mina would be scared if the source of that smell showed up. Thank you for your review and for calling this a well-written, pleasantly rhyming poem with wonderful imagery.
