Comment from artemis53

Excellent

LOL. I very rarely tell people what my poems are about. I let them draw their own conclusions ;) "Wild ad Free" was a little compact and rang with a bit too many rhymes close together for my liking. I know that I'm guilty of that myself but I usually have a longer break in between to let the reader get their footing. this is one of the older poems that I did freestyle when very few were doing them and there definitely wasn't a contest category. http://www.fanstory.com/displaystory.jsp?hd=1&id=572354

See what you think of that one?
Diane

 Comment Written 22-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 22-Oct-2015

Thanks, Dianne. I will certainly look that one up and thanks for sending me the link.

Comment from Dean Kuch

Excellent

Well, this is certainly an up tempo, upbeat, inspirational little verse about throwing in the towel on a failing relationship and coming out of one's shell, Leslie.

I really enjoyed the cadence--the fast-paced rhythm of this--when read aloud...as all poetry should be when being reviewed.

I also enjoyed the smarmy sarcastic tone you utilized in getting your...U-h-h-h-m-m-m...point across...

Nice work! I'd hate to be the one on the receiving end of this poetic tirade, no doubt!

With respect and admiration

~Dean :}

 Comment Written 22-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 22-Oct-2015

Thank you so much Dean for your great review. I enjoyed it and am glad you liked the poem. I do think it reads well out loud. I wish I was a performance poet, but I'm not. If I decided to try, this would be one. (and Synergy).

reply by Dean Kuch on 22-Oct-2015

It's entirely my pleasure, Leslie.

~Dean :}

Comment from Sandra du Plessis

Excellent

Reminds me of myself, the more people try to drown me or make me feel useless, the more I will fight to get up and out of the mud where in they want to smother me.

 Comment Written 22-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 22-Oct-2015

Thank you Sandra - too bad some people feel the only way they can get up or succeed is to put others down. It sound like you have the fighting spirit. Thanks for your review and comments.

Comment from TPAC

Excellent

I found writer presentation of selected items great for this work stir. Creative in structuring and thought-provoking in its appeal. Wonderful read in my opinion.

 Comment Written 22-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 22-Oct-2015

Thank you so much for the excellent review. I'm glad you liked it.

Comment from petalangela

Excellent

I really enjoyed this write. It is well written and the content very ture. All to often we as women never break free in time and lose our self esteem thus we become prisoners for life

 Comment Written 22-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 22-Oct-2015

Thank you for your review. Yes, it is true that the abuse eats away at self esteem making it hard to stand up for oneself and escape. Sometimes, something said or done crosses the line or the courage is found to make a break for freedom.

Comment from Cletus Hardiman

Excellent

Good job on this one! I enjoyed reading it and would not change a thing. Thanks for sharing with me! Cletus ( Clete ) Hardiman

 Comment Written 21-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 22-Oct-2015

Thank you Clete. I'm glad you liked it.

Comment from lightink

Excellent

Oh no, you are right! My review was lost! While I don't remember clearly what I wrote, let me try! It's a beautiful poem with a smooth flow! It shows the progress from getting into an abusive situation all the way until finding empowerment and leaving it! I wish I had a six star left for this! Warmly,

 Comment Written 21-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 21-Oct-2015

Thanks, lightink for taking the time to review again. I appreciate it and thank you for the six star mention.

reply by lightink on 21-Oct-2015

I am trying to trace back my review from yesterday! I am so sad that many people lost what I wrote! Also, since I went to bed, I am not even certain what reviews I might have lost. Except for a six star one that disappeared as a review but made it into my mailbox!

reply by the author on 21-Oct-2015

I was up and be glad you weren't because it was very scary. First my last post was replaced with prose of the title Connecting to Perimeter and the post was a story about an attack. Then I checked my portfolio and all my poems were gone replaced with the same thing. I reported it to Tom, not sure if it was a system failure or hacker attack, but looked like it might be the later. Then I went to warn you inpm and checked your age and it was the same - all poems replaced so I knew they had a major problem. I didn't have copies of allot of the poems so it was frightening to think of all being lost. Then all poems but the first bad one were erased and then the site was unavailable for hours and later said it was down for maimtenance. So glad they got it back up today, but I lost 3 reviews including your . So thank you for reviewing again. I had reviewed your but don't know if it was before or after the site crashed. I was worried at first it might have been a hacker got into my computer but when I saw it site wide, knew it was the site. still this is a warning to back up all your writings on your computer to external drive or the cloud. I know there is auto back up on that but it needs to be set up and I didn't know how when I got this new computer. I have to find out how, because if that happens it can destroy your computer so that even system restore or factory restore won't work- you must go back to hardware only and reinstall all all programs that came with it or you added. That is more expensive than getting a new computer.

Comment from Joan E.

Excellent

I enjoyed the repeat of the title and the reinforcing artwork. Your rhymes add intensity to the tale and you took on a compelling persona who grew to be "free" and "authentic". Smiles- Joan

 Comment Written 21-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 21-Oct-2015

Thanks, Joan for the excellent review. I appreciate it.

Comment from RGstar

Excellent

I almost had to take a separate breath as I saw the image ( used the same for my poem ''Fly with Loons'')

On reading I see the artistry, the confines, the struggle, the captivity and then, the freedom...and with the freedom, the realization that one has thrived where not thought possible. These are all aspects of my kind of write.
Strong delivery,Leslie.
Well done.
Have a great day.
RGstar

 Comment Written 21-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 21-Oct-2015

Thanks RG for this empathetic review and support. I appreciate it. Have a great day, too!

Comment from Nosha17

Excellent

I guess some relationships that are abusive are sometimes hard to loose from, but determination after consideration will lead to freedom. Well expressed views, good use of rhyme and imagery. Most enjoyable, Faye

 Comment Written 21-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 21-Oct-2015

Thank you Faye, I appreciate the excellent review.Thanks