Polliwogs
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Comment from judiverse
I do admire this format. You get so much color and action into the poem. As you progress through the lines you really describe the polliwog turning into a frog. The actions and colors you list show the transformation. Great work, and very colorful. You certainly carried out the format beautifully. judi
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I do admire this format. You get so much color and action into the poem. As you progress through the lines you really describe the polliwog turning into a frog. The actions and colors you list show the transformation. Great work, and very colorful. You certainly carried out the format beautifully. judi
Comment Written 14-Feb-2018
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Thank you. I appreciate that.
Comment from Thomas Bowling
Years ago, I wrote a story for a Sunday School class I was teaching called Toad Pool Swamp. It was about a polliwog who thought he was a goldfish. The moral was live your dreams.
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Years ago, I wrote a story for a Sunday School class I was teaching called Toad Pool Swamp. It was about a polliwog who thought he was a goldfish. The moral was live your dreams.
Comment Written 14-Feb-2018
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Sounds great. Do you still have it?
Thanks for reviewing.
Comment from frierajac
I used to love to play with tadpoles, although I called them polliwogs. I still get them confused. I like your poem very much as it brings back pleasant memories, It seems to me to be quite charming and apropos to Spring.
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I used to love to play with tadpoles, although I called them polliwogs. I still get them confused. I like your poem very much as it brings back pleasant memories, It seems to me to be quite charming and apropos to Spring.
Comment Written 14-Feb-2018
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Thank you so much for that. I'm glad to bring you pleasant memories.
Comment from tfawcus
Very good! Your frog poem is rather more wholesome than my last one was! A very expressive group of adjectives describing your delightful polliwogs. Much enjoyed!
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Very good! Your frog poem is rather more wholesome than my last one was! A very expressive group of adjectives describing your delightful polliwogs. Much enjoyed!
Comment Written 14-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2018
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Thank you for saying that. No matter, I'll never be the writer you are.
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I hope not! You are the writer that you are, and that should be enough for anyone! Your personal voice shines so strongly through your poems, and that is what makes them special.
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What a lovely thing to say. Thank you so much, Tony.
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written diamante poem. The life of a frog starts as a polliwog and seems like little black fish swimming in the water and when grown-up they become green, slimy frogs.
NS Your fourth line is short of one word.
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A very well-written diamante poem. The life of a frog starts as a polliwog and seems like little black fish swimming in the water and when grown-up they become green, slimy frogs.
NS Your fourth line is short of one word.
Comment Written 14-Feb-2018
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Oooops. I take a look. Thank you.
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
Yvonne,
You did a great job with your diamante for the potlatch challenge. Your words are descriptive. I could 'see' these little guys even if no picture were attached. Good job on the style. It's hard tp believe that frogs start out their lives like this. Good job & thanks for sharing. Jan
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Yvonne,
You did a great job with your diamante for the potlatch challenge. Your words are descriptive. I could 'see' these little guys even if no picture were attached. Good job on the style. It's hard tp believe that frogs start out their lives like this. Good job & thanks for sharing. Jan
Comment Written 14-Feb-2018
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Thanks for these lovely comments. I really appreciate them.
Comment from sandy montgomery
Delightful diamonte. Perhaps one of thes "teenagers" will develope into a prince. A fun and descriptive poem. Challenge met and exceded. Thank you for sharing your work.
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Delightful diamonte. Perhaps one of thes "teenagers" will develope into a prince. A fun and descriptive poem. Challenge met and exceded. Thank you for sharing your work.
Comment Written 13-Feb-2018
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Thank you so much for reviewing. Very much appreciated.
Comment from Dean Kuch
Everyone around here in my neck of the woods knows exactly what a polliwog is if you happen to mention them, Yvonne.
But we're all just country folk.
Go to the cities like Cincinnati or Dayton (where they think they're so much more sophisticated than us poor Ole' country bumpkins, lol), and they call them tadpoles there.
Based on what little I know about the diamante format, yours looks as good as any other to me!
~Dean
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Everyone around here in my neck of the woods knows exactly what a polliwog is if you happen to mention them, Yvonne.
But we're all just country folk.
Go to the cities like Cincinnati or Dayton (where they think they're so much more sophisticated than us poor Ole' country bumpkins, lol), and they call them tadpoles there.
Based on what little I know about the diamante format, yours looks as good as any other to me!
~Dean
Comment Written 13-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2018
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Thank you so much, Dean. Yes, I've always called them polliwogs, but I was raised by country folk. 'Sides, I like the sound of it better. lol
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I get it, Yvonne. I was raised the same way.
My pleasure. :)
Comment from Teri7
This is a very well written poem for the Poetry Potlatch. You used very good descriptive words and very good imagery from the art work. Best wishes in the contest. Teri
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This is a very well written poem for the Poetry Potlatch. You used very good descriptive words and very good imagery from the art work. Best wishes in the contest. Teri
Comment Written 13-Feb-2018
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Thank you so much. I appreciate that.
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you are so welcome my friend! Happy Valentines Day!
Comment from Gloria ....
Such an interesting poetic style the diametric is, if I have spelled that correctly. I used to love catching polliwogs. Now, I like to read about them. :)
Great job Yvonne. Just one nit in your title
Pollliwogs three Ls.
Great job and many thanks for sharing.
Gloria
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Such an interesting poetic style the diametric is, if I have spelled that correctly. I used to love catching polliwogs. Now, I like to read about them. :)
Great job Yvonne. Just one nit in your title
Pollliwogs three Ls.
Great job and many thanks for sharing.
Gloria
Comment Written 13-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Thanks for catching that. Sometimes my fingers stutter. lol. It's a diamante poem. I should have put that in my notes.
