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Starry Skies

Sonnet

76 total reviews 
Comment from Brooklinn
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I enjoyed this poem very much! It has a very somber tone and I was able to feel the sadness in the words. It has a good flow to it, and very good imagery of how you are feeling.

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2018


reply by the author on 07-Jan-2018
    Thank you Brooklinn for your thoughtful and encouraging review.

    Blessings
    Janet
Comment from Brigitte Elko
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This is a from the heart sonnet written elegantly. To weave the starry skies with the snow and memories was inspired. The picture was a perfect selection to accompany your words.
Good luck in the contest.
Blessings,
Brigitte

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2018


reply by the author on 07-Jan-2018
    Thank you Brigitte for your thoughtful and encouraging review.

    Blessings
    Janet
reply by Brigitte Elko on 07-Jan-2018
    My pleasure.
    Brigitte
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
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That's what happens when we start writing, it's good though, we get a nice surprise when it's finished! lol. It's a sad, wistful poem, Janet, and a well written sonnet for the contest. Good luck, and happy New Year. :) Sandra xx

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2018


reply by the author on 07-Jan-2018
    Thank you Sandra for your thoughtful and encouraging review.

    Blessings
    Janet
Comment from LIJ Red
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Iambs and buts and fourteen lines, very sonnetine. Thought it was a musing to the departed, but he was just gone....looks like an excellent contest entry.

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2018


reply by the author on 04-Jan-2018
    Thank you for your encouraging review and good wishes.

    Blessings
    Janet
Comment from Cedar
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This is beautiful Janet. Your rhyming and presentation are perfect. It is so sad for those who face this situation. Especially sad for those who have been involved in a long relationship.

I wish you the best of luck in the contest. Happy New Year my friend...Bill

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2018


reply by the author on 04-Jan-2018
    Thank you Bill for your thoughtful and encouraging review and good wishes. Also for the sparkling six stars. I greatly appreciate it my friend.

    Blessings
    Janet
Comment from Writeling
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Oh dear, this is sad... and I'm sure reflects the thoughts of many who've lost their partner. I really like:
'But as the snowflakes fall and fill the air --
they seem to blur my image of your face.'

with best wishes, Writeling

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2018


reply by the author on 04-Jan-2018
    Thank you Whiteling for your thoughtful and encouraging review. I greatly appreciate your comments and good wishes. Thank you too for sharing your favorite lines.

    Blessings
    Janet
Comment from Rubylou
Exceptional
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Your sonnet is so beautifully written and so sad at the same time.

You evoke different emotions as a skillful and talented poet does.

...blue heaven, dismal grey, haunts, nowhere, blur my image, dream..."
These are just some of the words which (for me) gives the almost ominous feel to this wonderful piece.
Rubylou
P.S, The artwork totally supports your poem. Nice choice.

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2018


reply by the author on 04-Jan-2018
    Thank you Rubylou for your thoughtful encouraging review and for the extra special six stars.Thank you for sharing the words that resonated most with you.

    Blessings
    Janet
Comment from Thal1959
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Another six stars for the master of meter. Very well done. Only the word "quietly" in the couplet tripped the meter the first time I read it. Might help to remove the commas in that line. Just a thought.

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2018


reply by the author on 04-Jan-2018
    Thank you Thai for your thoughtful and encouraging review. I greatly appreciate your comments and those extra special shining stars. I am so pleased that you liked this one.

    Blessings
    Janet
reply by Thal1959 on 04-Jan-2018
    You're welcome - it was my pleasure.
Comment from CD Richards
Exceptional
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To me, it seems there is some room for interpretation as to how this marriage ended - although I'm leaning towards it being a break-up, rather than through death. The thirdd line of stanza three seems to hint at that.

Excellent rhyme and meter, and a good turn. A very nice example of the form, and since it meets all the requirements and is quite a touching tribute to a love lost, I have no hesitation in giving it all the stars I can.

Well done - Craig

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2018


reply by the author on 04-Jan-2018
    Thank you Craig for your thoughtful and encouraging review. I greatly appreciate your comments and those extra special shining stars. I am so pleased that you liked this one. I personally have not experienced a loss like this but I have friends who have. It can be devastating.

    Blessings
    Janet
Comment from Zue65
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Oh wow, such a haunting poem, I definitely resonate with the message of the poem. My hats off to you dear writer , this is such an excellent sonnet. Hoping you will win the contest. I love every stanza of this excellent piece. All the best.

 Comment Written 03-Jan-2018


reply by the author on 04-Jan-2018
    Thank you for your thoughtful and encouraging review. I greatly appreciate your comments and good wishes. This is one of the nicest reviews I've had for this sonnet. Thank you again.

    Blessings
    Janet