Comment from risktaker

Excellent

I like the flow, structure, imagery, and the message. I feel the respect and appreciation for the works of Shakespeare. I also can relate to the retirement scene and having the time to pursue things you love . I like the rhyme scheme and your explanations for writing a wrapped refrain. Thanks

 Comment Written 17-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 17-Dec-2014

Thank you risktaker. I appreciate your excellent review and the fact that you liked the notes. Sone people think they are too much info.

reply by risktaker on 19-Dec-2014

ok

Comment from amada

Excellent

This is a very good work on Shakespeare, very ingenious your point of view. I am still trying to understand him so my hat goes to you. Good reading.

 Comment Written 16-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 16-Dec-2014

Thank you Amada.

Comment from Joan E.

Excellent

Thanks for sharing the wrapped Refrain and your love for Shakespeare. We have been going to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for 43 years. Keep enjoying the Bard's book and sharing your rhymed and metered poems. Cheers- Joan

 Comment Written 16-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 16-Dec-2014

Thank you Joan. You can count on it.

Comment from Selina Stambi

Excellent

Oh, I love to find classics at "reasonable" prices too! My latest acquisition was a Complete Sherlock Holmes some years ago.

The Complete Shakespeare (in ten elegant volumes) was an eighteenth birthday gift from my parents.

Lovely pic. (I have a penchant for African Violets too!)

In case we don't touch base before, Merry Christmas, Tom. I sincerely hope Karen feels better soon.

Sonali

 Comment Written 16-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 16-Dec-2014

Thank very much, Sonali, Merry Christmas to you too. Like minds, huh!

Comment from Jacqueline M Franklin

Excellent

Hi, Treischel,

Enjoyed the read. The photo is perfect for this piece, and more personable since it is from your home as well.

Nicely penned and presented.

*Happy Holidays*

Cheers & Blessings
Keep Smilin'... Jax (*;*)

 Comment Written 16-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 16-Dec-2014

Thank you Jax. Happy Holidays to you and yours too.

Comment from tfawcus

Exceptional

A seamless composition where the form is tucked so subtly into the poem as to be almost unnoticeable. Your rhymes fall so naturally that one is almost unaware of them. This is not an easy form to write well but you have used it marvellously.
It s sad to think how many are turned off poetry at school and how few eventually come back to it. It takes an inspired teacher to make it live.

 Comment Written 16-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 16-Dec-2014

Thank you so much tfawcus, for your words of wisdom as well as the high regard.

reply by the author on 16-Dec-2014

I am so pleased that you captured the essence of what I was trying to achieve here.

Comment from Kingsland

Excellent

I have only dabbled into his works and found them very interesting to say the least. Also, I am very fond of archaic language and find it to be very poetic. He really had the language form down to perfection. This was a well written verse that I enjoyed reading and writing this response for... John

 Comment Written 16-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 16-Dec-2014

Thank you John, i appreciate your comments.

Comment from adewpearl

Excellent

Solid use of rhyming couplets
good alliteration in Macbeth's murderous
and language lessons
and bought this book
I love the sentiment of the writer's change of attitude about one of my favorite authors ever :-) Brooke

 Comment Written 16-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 16-Dec-2014

Thank you Brooke. Im glad you liked it, and you're back.

Comment from Maureen's Pen

Excellent

Dear Tom - this is wonderful and seamless in reading aloud. Your format looks great from following your author notes as guidance. Enjoyed reading this one.
Thanks for sharing, happy holidays to you and yours my friend.
Maureen

 Comment Written 16-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 16-Dec-2014

Thank you Maureen. They do grow so fast.

Comment from mfowler

Excellent

I only realised at the end that there was a well structured poetic device in play. A wrapped refrain, hey! It worked, I think, as I enjoyed the way it rolled out as I read. I was entranced with your valuing the bard in later life after a less than satisfactory high school experience. Not surprising, been there, done that. I think we couldn't give a hoot about language's subtleties or the gracious ways wisdom and life experiences are played out in narrative. But, age and experience help us appreciate the genius of it all. Maybe, Shakespeare is wasted on the young. A really interesting topic well related in your unique format.

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 Comment Written 16-Dec-2014

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reply by the author on 16-Dec-2014

Thank you mfowler. Indeed he can be quite heavy reading when young.