Comment from Erika Seshadri

Exceptional

Hello, after receiving a glowing and glittering review from you for my piece "The Answer," I came to check out your profile. I love your focus on the shorter pieces. It takes talent to pack significant meaning and emotion into so few syllables. You have many poems that I enjoyed reading, but my six is going for this one. It's lovely in all aspects--the words, the presentation, the photograph...

All the best,

 Comment Written 25-Mar-2022

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reply by the author on 25-Mar-2022

Thanks Erika for such ?a-one?derful review of that short poem. Apparently, the voters in that contest were not as impressed as your review. My poetry wheelhouse does not include longer verses and rarely do I review the same.

Typically, I use FanArt to pair with my FS posts so I only take a little credit for choosing ones that seem to match with my words. I often slip in alliteration flourishes into my poems. I honestly have no sense for meter, iambic pentameter, etc. So I will keep writing my short ones and leave the longer ones to you and other more accomplished writers/poets. I find that writing poems is a good mental exercise. I often get poem ideas from reading books or watching nature pass me by.

Writing classical Haiku is a great challenge (especially creating the satori line), so I humbly write in the English Haiku format, 5-7-5. However if you are interested in good Haiku, check out theHaikuFoundation.org web site.

The best to you. Stay healthy.

Mark

P.S. I never liked poetry in school, but lately I have found a niche in writing short ones as a senior citizen (-;

Comment from Bill Schott

Excellent

This six-word poem, Walk Softly, has the required word count and notes the quiet possibilities of man's respect fornature and lweaving a soft footprint.

 Comment Written 29-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 04-Oct-2021

As we are now in Fall, my imagination is reinforced (-;

Mark

Comment from tempeste

Excellent

Ciao poet!

You have 2 votes now.

What I love about this poem is that you connected the forest to the Indians ..they were people that respected Mother Nature and in return She provided all they needed to live and prosper.

The Indians had a great knowledge of the flora.

They made various infusions from different trees using the nettles and bark to cure coughs, colds , digestive issues, gastro problems etc.

Lots of today remedies and medicines are based on the knowledge Indians accumulated over thousands of years on plants and herbs.

You chose a beautiful pic ..just looking at it calms me.

 Comment Written 28-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 28-Sep-2021

Thanks Tempeste,

In composing this post, I had thought about the Native Americans who populated my northeast forests. Your ideas are spot on about their culture and medicine.

Thanks too for your vote. Pleased the picture had an effect on you.

Comment from Dolly'sPoems

Excellent

Forests have a tendency to drown out our footsteps with the density around, moccasins help to lessen the noise too, a fine walk through the quiet forest here, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 28-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 04-Oct-2021

walking quietly in the forest is a joy Dolly!

thanks for your review and comments

Mark

Comment from Patty Palmer

Excellent

Moccasins are soft and don't make any noise when you walk across down the path, unless you step on dead leaves. I like the picture with your poem. It makes me want to walk down that path and see where it leads. Good luck with the contest.
Patty

 Comment Written 27-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 04-Oct-2021

Take that walk Patty! Enjoy the sights, scents, and sounds on your trek.

Mark

Comment from l.raven

Excellent

Hi Mark, I can see Indians walking down
this forest path...heading back to their home...
I love your poem my sweet friend...so very nicely
written...and I love your picture...love Linda xxoo

 Comment Written 27-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 27-Sep-2021

Linda,

Thanks for the applause. I thought of the Native Americans walking through my northeast forests in creating this poem. Life was simpler and less crowded then. Pollution did not exist on the trails.

reply by l.raven on 28-Sep-2021

Your so very welcome mark...your so right when you say life was more simpler and less crowded years ago...those were the days...love xxoo

Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose

Excellent

walk softly

Hello, Mark,

Excellent entry for the Six Word Poetry Contest writing prompt. I love the imagery and presentation. Good word count. Great imagery. Good luck in the contest.

Gypsy hugs

 Comment Written 27-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 27-Sep-2021

Thanks for your review and comment about my imagery for this contest post.

Comment from Paul McFarland

Excellent

I can see the Indians running down that path in the woods in your picture. Hope I didn't offend any Indians. Moccasins will tread softly almost anywhere. Nice job with six words.

 Comment Written 27-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 27-Sep-2021

The same image inspired my thinking. Of course, modern moccasins, with hard leather soles, are not treading softly. The forests were less habitated with people, but not animals, then than now. Thanks for your compliment.

Comment from Cristine22

Excellent

This sounds so lovely. I'm amazed at how so few words can bring so strong a feeling and thought. I wish I were in the woods right now, walking quietly in moccasins. Great job!

 Comment Written 27-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 27-Sep-2021

Thanks Cristine!

I wrote this in remembrance of Native Americans walking in my northeast forests 100s of years ago. That quietness was likely more obvious then than now. Thanks for your compliments on this short style poem. My typical style is 5-7-5, but I do like writing poems with even shorter syllable counts!(-;

Comment from Sherry Asbury

Excellent

Gorgeous picture...I want to be there. Very nice six words and I wish you good luck in the contest. It isn't easy to pick six words...I entered also and had to think about it as I shopped for kitty treats. Yours is ethereal and magic!

 Comment Written 26-Sep-2021

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reply by the author on 27-Sep-2021

Sherry,

So pleased with your review and your sentiment.