Comment from sweetwoodjax

Excellent

this is very well written, mystery writer, yes some love stories present dracula as the ultimate lover. my neck is very sensitive so he would have a hard time with me. good luck in the contest

 Comment Written 23-Nov-2013

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reply by the author on 23-Nov-2013

Thank you, Sweetwoodjax. I appreciate the encouraging review. Yes, that old count is sometimes shown as a romantic lover and sometimes as the worst villain ever. I'm with you, I never want to meet him.

Comment from Sueellen11

Excellent

Well done great write with a little cheekiness I liked it,,you have met the contest requirements perfectly,,, your syllable count of 5/7/5 is spot on,,good luck,,blessings

 Comment Written 22-Nov-2013

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reply by the author on 23-Nov-2013

Thank you, Sueellen. I appreciate the encouragement and am so glad you enjoyed the cheekiness of it.

Comment from ELumpkins

Excellent

Interesting, A vampire after this lovely lady..No No the picture alone is worth a 5 or 6 rating, add the nice presentation and presto a very good post. I wish you luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 22-Nov-2013

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reply by the author on 23-Nov-2013

Thank you, ELumpkins. I am happy you enjoyed this little entry into the Count Dracula contest. I appreciate th encouragement.

Comment from Oatmeal

Excellent

You did a wonderful job with the challenge that you chose.
the descriptive words worked very well. the flow was smooth. The count was correct.

There was no SPAG. No room for improvement.

I wish you the best in the contest.

I look forward to seeing you again.

Love you,

Oatmeal

 Comment Written 22-Nov-2013

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reply by the author on 23-Nov-2013

Thank you, Oatmeal. I appreciate the detail of your review and the kind comments.

reply by Oatmeal on 24-Nov-2013

debi,

You are very welcome.

Love you,

Camille

Comment from pipersfancy

Excellent

I think I'd scream... no wait! Maybe dream... hard to say! Are we talking about the Gary Oldman version (SCREAM!) or the Frank Langella version (dream... maybe...) Of course, if it was Klaus Kinski's portrayal... well, that's just a 'drop-dead-of-fright' event!

Loved the humour in this, well done!

PF

 Comment Written 22-Nov-2013

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reply by the author on 23-Nov-2013

I guess it does depend on which version of the Dracula movies you see. Sometimes he is romantic and sometimes downright terrifying. I am so happy that you enjoyed the humor in this post, Pipersfancy. Thank you for an enjoyable review.

Comment from mfowler

Excellent

This is a good take on the theme. You set up the theme with two solid scene setting lines - complete with a bit of well known vampiric banter, and then suck us all in with the dichotomous finish in the last line. Good structure- good response to prompt!

 Comment Written 22-Nov-2013

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reply by the author on 23-Nov-2013

Thank you for the complimentary review, mfowler. I am so pleased you enjoyed reading it, and I thank you for the detailed comments on the structure of the poem. I appreciate the encouragement.

Comment from KG Writes

Excellent

Dear Unknown Author, Fun read. Great choice of illustration to compliment your piece. Gave me a chuckle. Very best of luck in the contest. KG Writes

 Comment Written 22-Nov-2013

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reply by the author on 23-Nov-2013

I am so happy this poem made you chuckle, KG Writes. Thank you for the best wishes and the encouragement.

reply by KG Writes on 24-Nov-2013

w.j.debi You are welcome for the review. Never give up on the contests. You do good work. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. KG Writes

Comment from nivedh

Excellent

nice image on the background.
i perceived the scene written in this poem.
nice try.nice description but consider revising.

 Comment Written 22-Nov-2013

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reply by the author on 23-Nov-2013

Thank you for the review nivedh.

Comment from emrpoems

Excellent

Night's cursed undead king
says, "I vant to bite your neck"
Ooo...to scream...or dream...

have you used "vant" deliberately or should it be WANT?
Perfect syllable count and compellingly paired picture and poem. all the best in the contest

 Comment Written 22-Nov-2013

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reply by the author on 23-Nov-2013

Thank you for your best wishes and encouraging review in the presentation and structure of the poem, emrpoems.

I did use "vant" on purpose in place of want. It's a takeoff on the way movie actors try to play the Romanian speech of Count Dracula, often replacing the "w" with a "v".

Thanks again for a great review.

Comment from dragonpoet

Excellent

The picture and words match well. The middle line recalls all vampire movies. Do you dream of being immortal. I don't know if I would want to be immortal by having to prey on other human beings.

Keep writing

dragonpoet

 Comment Written 22-Nov-2013

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reply by the author on 24-Nov-2013

Thank you for the encouraging review, dragonpoet. I'm so glad you enjoyed reading it.
No, don't think I've ever contemplated being immortal. May not be all that it's cracked up to be. Certainly would be easy to procrastinate if you can always put off doing things for a year, or decade, or century. I agree with you, certainly not worth it if it requires preying on other people.

reply by dragonpoet on 24-Nov-2013

You're welcome. We already procrastinate too much. We don't need another reason to do it. You also have to live through all the wars and pestilence century after century.

dragonpoet