Comment from Sandra du Plessis

Excellent

A very well-written and extremely creative Calligram poem. A definite airplane is visible in the sketch. I like to keep my feet on the ground, just admiring airplanes from here.

 Comment Written 23-Dec-2017

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reply by the author on 24-Dec-2017

Thank you Sandra. I have been on many. Large and small

Comment from Joan E.

Excellent

I somehow missed this first in your recent, Calligram posts. I guess you were practicing before creating Santa's sleigh! I enjoyed your energized, rhymed reaction to flying. Cheers- Joan

 Comment Written 22-Dec-2017

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reply by the author on 23-Dec-2017

Thank you Joan. Zoom, zoom.

Comment from SLMorrical

Excellent

I liked it and for a short poem it did make sense. Of course your going to get a high of flying because you love it and the scenery is beautiful in the sky.

 Comment Written 22-Dec-2017

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reply by the author on 22-Dec-2017

Thank you slarson. So true

Comment from Sugarray77

Excellent

Very well done. I really liked it. It looks very complicated and seems to require a lot of thought, planning and placement. I hope you continue to write calligraphy.

 Comment Written 22-Dec-2017

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reply by the author on 22-Dec-2017

Thank you Sugaeray77. I will pop one in occasionally.

Comment from Sharon Haiste

Excellent

Another good Calligram.
It's interesting how that works out, a real art form in it's own way.
Thanks for sharing this with us.
Sharon

 Comment Written 22-Dec-2017

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reply by the author on 22-Dec-2017

Thank you Sharon.

Comment from Green Lake Girl

Excellent

Wow, this is really interesting. Never have seen a calligram before. Very cool. You also do a good job expressing the joy and thrill of flying. This was quite a treat, Tom.

 Comment Written 23-Apr-2015

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reply by the author on 23-Apr-2015

Thank you, it was hard work, but fun to figure out. I've done a car and boat one too.

Comment from lakeport

Excellent

Biplane sketch, indeed what kind of world would it be without planes, that's a very nice expressed poem, I enjoyed reading it, God bless you, lakeport,

 Comment Written 23-Apr-2015

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reply by the author on 23-Apr-2015

Thank you Lakeport

reply by lakeport on 23-Apr-2015

you are very welome, Lakeport,

reply by lakeport on 23-Apr-2015

you are very welome, Lakeport,

Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell

Excellent

That must take you hours to do, Tom, very clever. Do you write it first then scan it? Or is it all done by computer? Whatever, it is really good. Your words made me smile, too! xsx Sandra

 Comment Written 23-Apr-2015

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reply by the author on 23-Apr-2015

Thank you Sandra. Yes, it takes many hours. First I Google for drawings of the image I want to project to get an idea of the outline. Then I write the lines as I go. I get in the straight lines first. Then work on the special shapes. I'm always thinking about rhyming. But I do it as I go. The only computer I use is WordArt to get the words into various shapes. I really didn't know how to use it, but I'm learning as I go.

Comment from rod007

Excellent

This is ingenious. I could not do this--it seems complicated but it is an effective form of expression in that you have a number of poems within the diagram as well as the more classical one below. Well done, Tom.

 Comment Written 23-Apr-2015

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reply by the author on 23-Apr-2015

Thank you Rod. Glad you like it. It was fun to figure out.

Comment from Brett Matthew West

Excellent

You get high and don't know why? It must be all that adrenaline rush from having too much fun. Poem well written and held reader's interest. Write on.

 Comment Written 22-Apr-2015

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reply by the author on 22-Apr-2015

Thank you bmwhsd