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Personal Goals for the New Year

Resolving to achieve our goals in 2024

30 total reviews 
Comment from mermaids
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I like your advice of putting a timeline on the wall. It is a good idea, we can see progress or lack of. Your poetic form is smooth and I like how you mention fears, fears do keep us from goals. Congrats on winning the contest.

 Comment Written 02-Jan-2024


reply by the author on 02-Jan-2024
    Thanks so much for reviewing this one. I was surprised to win.
    Beth
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A contest winning entry! A seven star rating from the Contest Committee for posting the winning contest entry.

 Comment Written 02-Jan-2024


reply by the author on 02-Jan-2024
    Thank you. It is a honor to be awarded seven stars.
    Beth
Comment from Geelbooi Mosiuoa Motaung
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The poem does not hook attention of the reader. It doesn't flow nor creating image. It carries good message but don't deliver. Is very quiet and need reconstruction. The good thing that the last word of a sentence open the next sentence. Words order don't rises a spark to give a sentence the shape of a poem. The poem is in a style that lacks energy. It doesn't play with words but has a vision.

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 Comment Written 30-Dec-2023


reply by the author on 30-Dec-2023
    I see you are new. Welcome to fanstory, If you are going review on this site before you rate anyone you need to read the rating other people have written. Otherwise you will end up with eveyone blocking you and you want have a good experience on this site. A loop poem is different from other kinds of poems. You apparently don't understand the rules. Hardly anyone ever gives less than five stars to a writer.
Comment from Spitfire
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An excellent loop poem with great ideas to help one achieve New Year Resolutions. I especially like the idea of nailing a timeline to the wall. Now to do my list.

 Comment Written 30-Dec-2023


reply by the author on 30-Dec-2023
    T;thank you for great review with six star attached. I hope you have a wonderful new year and we can both make some plans for 2024 that we might be able to keep.
Comment from dragonpoet
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Hi Beth,
This is a nicely done loop poem for the contest. It provides pointers and encouragement on how to actually keep your resolutions.
Congrats on winning the contest.
Keep writing and stay healthy
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Joan

 Comment Written 29-Dec-2023


reply by the author on 29-Dec-2023
    Thank you Joan, I appreciate this review especially because it was the number 26. I'm always pleased with that one.
reply by dragonpoet on 30-Dec-2023
    You're very welcome, Beth. Aren't we all.
    Joan
Comment from Ric Myworld
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We must cherish every minute of every day and night before they are gone. Time passes so quickly, even more so than we realize before it's too late and it's gone. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 29-Dec-2023


reply by the author on 29-Dec-2023
    Yes, this past year flew by before I realized it. I don't know how many more I can expect. I really appreciate you.
Comment from Lisasview
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Fabulous loop poem dear Beth. Really well thought out and clever!!
I feel this is a great contest entry for the Loop Poetry Contest,
Lisa, afternoon in Spain..reading and reviewing

 Comment Written 29-Dec-2023


reply by the author on 29-Dec-2023
    Thank you Lisa. I didn't think it out before I started. I just gave some thought to next line as I wrote it. I'm not that organized to plan ahead. LOL
    Beth
reply by Lisasview on 30-Dec-2023
    Well, it worked Beth!!
    And, that is great,
    Lisa
Comment from karenina
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Awesome loop poem. They are so hard to write smoothly, and you've made each swing to the next line seamlessly, which is most impressive! My one resolution is not to make any resolutions anymore. I'll do my best one day at a time. I'm way tired of "failing" by week two!

Karenina

 Comment Written 29-Dec-2023


reply by the author on 29-Dec-2023
    Thank you Karenina. I know the feeling but once or twice I managed to keep a few of the ones I've made. This year I'd like to stop putting things off that need to be completed. I won't do them all, but some of maybe. At least, last year I managed to get two books in print.
reply by karenina on 29-Dec-2023
    I'm so glad it works for you! Delighted for you!
Comment from Jasmine Girl
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What an interesting loop poem about your New Year resolutions. The Loop Poem structure made it assertive so it's a great one to make sure that you are serious this time but what's your New Year's goal?

Well done and good luck.

 Comment Written 29-Dec-2023


reply by the author on 29-Dec-2023
    Thank you so for a great review. My main resolution is to overcome my tendancy to put off the things I dread doing and get them out of way so they aren't hanging over my head.
Comment from Rosemary Everson1
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A wonderful poem about the expectations for the coming year. We always want the bad experiences to not be repeated. It's difficult to tolerate the constant repeating, repeating. It's good to have new beginnings.

 Comment Written 29-Dec-2023


reply by the author on 29-Dec-2023
    Thank you for the review, Rosemary. Repeating words is what I dislike most about loop poems. I do appreciate you nice review.
    Beth