Reviews from

I Love My Mount

and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

5 total reviews 
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
Excellent
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Wow, what a place! I Thought it was Spain and then had to peep at the ratings to discover it's Italy. No wonder you love your sanctuary here and how well you celebrate it in your verse. Well done! Debbie

 Comment Written 21-Jul-2023

reply by the author on 22-Jul-2023
    My parents lived in Spain (Tossa De Mar) for 16 years, then my mother died and my father sold the villa and came back to live in Italia where I had remained.

    I love living close to Mother Nature, once in a blue moon I visit Milano but just for the day.
Comment from Frank Malley
Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level

What a beautiful poem and picture are paired in "I Love My Mount." The poem selects a richly stimulating set of details to describe a place that sounds full of beauty, ease, work, and satisfactions. The picture instantly reminded me of a drive south from Milan through rocky Tuscan mountains with improbable, fairy-tale villages somehow built in niches on cliffs. Wow.

 Comment Written 01-May-2022

reply by the author on 01-May-2022
    Ciao Frank Malley!

    I'm so glad that you liked this piece despite I know you prefer more poetic pieces...which are out of my range.

    I'm a so happy you have visited La Toscana ..it's a beautful region.

    I live a 70 minutes drive from Milano, on Lago Maggiore ..you may have visited the Borromean Islands ?

    On our coasts those towns wedged like gems on jagged cliffs are really jaw-dropping.

    Thank you for the shiny 6 stars..it was not necessary, but still much appreciated.

    Keep safe Frank Malley

    Ciao!
reply by Frank Malley on 01-May-2022
    I think the poem deserved a 6; I wouldn't have awarded it just because of the pretty picture. I like poetry that has within it a particular flash of relationship, or surprising outcome, or genuinely beautiful descriptions. (Like in John Keats, "To Autumn") Anyway, I'm 72, but I hope to see Italy again.
Comment from Teri7
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This is a very nice and well written poem about the place you love and why you love it. You used very good descriptive words with very nice imagery. Best wishes in the contest. Blessings, Teri

 Comment Written 30-Mar-2022

reply by the author on 31-Mar-2022
    Thank you for the kind words , glad you enjoyed reading my poem...

    It is a very lovely place ..unfortunately though, last year in May ,on my mount a cable-car fell and 14 people were killed ...there was only one survivor ..a 4 year old boy. His parents, grandparents and older brother didn't make it. The cause was due to negligence making the entire incident even more horrific.

    The owner had disconnected the safety device because it kept switching on and stopping the cable car.

    Due to social distancing protocols , it was transporting only a third of its capacity...thank God. The tragedy was on global news.
Comment from jessizero
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This reminds me of a story I wrote a long time ago. I know it wasn't your intention, but thank you for bringing that pleasant memory to mind. Your poem was lovely, and the images it contains are gorgeous. I am glad you have your mount.

 Comment Written 28-Mar-2022

reply by the author on 28-Mar-2022
    Yes I cherish my mount especially in autumn my favourite season.. there are mushrooms to make my creamy risotti snd chestnuts to roast , the local bakery is next door to me in the historic part of the town .. the fresh aroma of bread is mouth watering .

    No need to review this entry about my home on the mount .

    https://www.fanstory.com/displaystory.jsp?id=905928

    Take care!
Comment from RodG
Good
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The Speaker claims to be "a simple gal" who lives in an idyllic small village where she enjoys all the seasons. I would only suggest using less rhyme to tell your tale.

 Comment Written 28-Mar-2022

reply by the author on 28-Mar-2022
    Just to let you know

    I really put time in writing about my life

    in all honesty I m okay with :

    Use less rhyme

    but to refer to my story as a TALE

    Now that I did not appreciate , it s just rude and intentionally hurtful.









reply by RodG on 28-Mar-2022
    I am sorry. I did not mean to offend by using ?tale? instead of ?story.? Both can be true or fictional. I did assume what you are telling us is true.
reply by the author on 28-Mar-2022
    I was taught years ago that TALE referred to a fictitious story hence a story that is not true? but who knows these days?

    You have always been very polite in your comments , so I m willing to believe you when you say your intent was not to offend.

    Friends like before.

    PS: I will remember next time not to exceed in rhyme when it?s not required.

    Keep safe!