Cut Flowers
A Shakespearean Sonnet for the contest59 total reviews
Comment from Gloria ....
Superb sonnet, Tony. I agree with you too. I prefer a plant as a gift for the house, or paper flowers. Yes, those little beauties do so much better growing outdoors.
Superb form and the metaphor's understated elegance makes this exceptional.
Best wishes to you in the contest.
Gloria
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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Superb sonnet, Tony. I agree with you too. I prefer a plant as a gift for the house, or paper flowers. Yes, those little beauties do so much better growing outdoors.
Superb form and the metaphor's understated elegance makes this exceptional.
Best wishes to you in the contest.
Gloria
Comment Written 05-Jun-2018
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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Many thanks, Gloria. I appreciate your comments and the six stars. Whilst I like flowers around the house, I prefer them in the garden. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Craigitar
We humans, for the sake of capturing beauty, too often destroy that beauty. I very much like your message in this well written sonnet. Great job and luck with the contest--this one is a winner.
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We humans, for the sake of capturing beauty, too often destroy that beauty. I very much like your message in this well written sonnet. Great job and luck with the contest--this one is a winner.
Comment Written 05-Jun-2018
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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Many thanks, Craigitar. I appreciate your comments. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Just2Write
So true, Tony. Most of my flowers stay attached to their mother plant. It's mostly because i want tne garden to look as full as possible, but also, the cut flower fades too quickly away.
A beautiful Sonnet. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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So true, Tony. Most of my flowers stay attached to their mother plant. It's mostly because i want tne garden to look as full as possible, but also, the cut flower fades too quickly away.
A beautiful Sonnet. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 05-Jun-2018
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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Many thanks, Rose. I appreciate your comments. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Ulla
Hi Tony, this is a wonderful sonnet, the poetry form that most resonates with me apart from haiku. No comparison can be made. It's an interesting viewpoint you raise in your poetry. I've never thought about cutting flowers would take away the lifeline of the plant. A very good point. Good luck in the contest. All the best. Ulla:))
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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Hi Tony, this is a wonderful sonnet, the poetry form that most resonates with me apart from haiku. No comparison can be made. It's an interesting viewpoint you raise in your poetry. I've never thought about cutting flowers would take away the lifeline of the plant. A very good point. Good luck in the contest. All the best. Ulla:))
Comment Written 05-Jun-2018
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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Many thanks, Ulla. I appreciate your comments. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Ogden
Another finely tuned work, a pleasure to read, Tony.
However, to my surprise, I became aware of a shortcoming. The piece needs an opening line, or even a lead-in above the illustration, equating flowers with love, a premise on which the poem is based.
And all along, I thought you were perfect!
Don
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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Another finely tuned work, a pleasure to read, Tony.
However, to my surprise, I became aware of a shortcoming. The piece needs an opening line, or even a lead-in above the illustration, equating flowers with love, a premise on which the poem is based.
And all along, I thought you were perfect!
Don
Comment Written 05-Jun-2018
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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Many thanks, Don. I appreciate your comments and interesting observation. I had thought to hold the explanation until the turning point in the third stanza, but you may be right. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from estory
This is an interesting idea for a sonnet, and the metaphor is a good one, this idea of the cut flower, maybe like the superficial lover, and how it is not really alive, not really reproducing, growing, fulfilling its destiny. Correct in meter and rhyme, it has a more up to date feel to it estory
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This is an interesting idea for a sonnet, and the metaphor is a good one, this idea of the cut flower, maybe like the superficial lover, and how it is not really alive, not really reproducing, growing, fulfilling its destiny. Correct in meter and rhyme, it has a more up to date feel to it estory
Comment Written 05-Jun-2018
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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Many thanks, estory. I appreciate your comments. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from misscookie
I like the artwork you choose for your poem
it was a perfect match.
You captured my attention from the first line to the last
You words touch me deeply because I for one love flowers from their beautiful assort colors to the spell bound sent
yet I refuse flowers from any one because they make me sad This is the first timed in my seventy-eight year that someone feels the same as me
Thank you for sharing
Cookie
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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I like the artwork you choose for your poem
it was a perfect match.
You captured my attention from the first line to the last
You words touch me deeply because I for one love flowers from their beautiful assort colors to the spell bound sent
yet I refuse flowers from any one because they make me sad This is the first timed in my seventy-eight year that someone feels the same as me
Thank you for sharing
Cookie
Comment Written 05-Jun-2018
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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Many thanks, Cookie. I appreciate your comments. Best wishes, Tony
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You're very welcome, peace God be with you and yours.
Cookie
Comment from Sharon Haiste
I think this is a good entry for the Sonnet Poetry writing prompt.
Well rhymed and well written. Well done.
Good luck to you with this one in the competition.
Sharon
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I think this is a good entry for the Sonnet Poetry writing prompt.
Well rhymed and well written. Well done.
Good luck to you with this one in the competition.
Sharon
Comment Written 05-Jun-2018
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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Many thanks, Sharon. I appreciate your comments. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from persevere
I still intend to write a sonnet and your work is giving me encouragement. I love the subject matter you have chosen. In our front garden we have a rose bush whose blooms last only one day. Perhaps that is a message that they are not to be picked.
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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I still intend to write a sonnet and your work is giving me encouragement. I love the subject matter you have chosen. In our front garden we have a rose bush whose blooms last only one day. Perhaps that is a message that they are not to be picked.
Comment Written 05-Jun-2018
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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Many thanks, Persevere. I appreciate your comments. Yes, some varieties wither more quickly than others. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Pantygynt
This one strikes a great parallel between angels, flowers and humans. The message being that love involves the whole person and you can't judge love by looking at one single aspect. Youth is seen as a parallel to the bloom and like the bloom cut off from the the whole person it will fade and die. The whole sonnet is in reality a lovely metaphor.
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This one strikes a great parallel between angels, flowers and humans. The message being that love involves the whole person and you can't judge love by looking at one single aspect. Youth is seen as a parallel to the bloom and like the bloom cut off from the the whole person it will fade and die. The whole sonnet is in reality a lovely metaphor.
Comment Written 05-Jun-2018
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2018
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Many thanks, Jim. I appreciate your summation. It seems from some of the comments I have received that this may have made a slight dent in the florist trade in the US. Best wishes, Tony
