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Comment from Realist101
Hello there. I know it's of little help, but please let your wife know she's not alone. I am suffering similar problems and on top of it all this debilitating fatigue that will NOT go away. I can barely walk things hurt so bad and am so weak it feels like I'm drunk when I try to move. This poem is sad because it's all too real. I send best wishes for your wife to feel better soon. It's all we can do. Hope. Hang in there...Susan
reply by the author on 22-Dec-2015
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Hello there. I know it's of little help, but please let your wife know she's not alone. I am suffering similar problems and on top of it all this debilitating fatigue that will NOT go away. I can barely walk things hurt so bad and am so weak it feels like I'm drunk when I try to move. This poem is sad because it's all too real. I send best wishes for your wife to feel better soon. It's all we can do. Hope. Hang in there...Susan
Comment Written 21-Dec-2015
reply by the author on 22-Dec-2015
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Thank you very much Susan, for your review, and for sharing your circumstances too. I am so sorry that you suffer like that. Nobody should. Best wishes to you too.
Comment from TAB_that's me
I haven't been reviewing much and missed this when it was posted. I'm reading it now as a poem of the month nomination - congrats on that.
This expresses so deeply the love you share with your wife. the hurt you feel in her pain. It is exactly how me and my soulmate are.
I just had to review this now and give it a six!
teresa
reply by the author on 17-Dec-2015
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I haven't been reviewing much and missed this when it was posted. I'm reading it now as a poem of the month nomination - congrats on that.
This expresses so deeply the love you share with your wife. the hurt you feel in her pain. It is exactly how me and my soulmate are.
I just had to review this now and give it a six!
teresa
Comment Written 17-Dec-2015
reply by the author on 17-Dec-2015
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Thank you so much Teresa for your wonderful review, and sharing your situation to. I am pleased with the stars. I wish you a Happy Holiday season.
Comment from Preston McWhorter
Hi, Treischel,
I emphasize with your helplessness if face of your mate's pain. I feel just as helpless to help with my wife's psychic pain due to the ravages of a stroke and minhers disease. Your poem brought home the reality of your wife's pain. I totally sympathize with her. The form is excellent for the theme and you mastery of it is good. The rhyme is good.
Your friend and colleague,
Preston
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2015
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Hi, Treischel,
I emphasize with your helplessness if face of your mate's pain. I feel just as helpless to help with my wife's psychic pain due to the ravages of a stroke and minhers disease. Your poem brought home the reality of your wife's pain. I totally sympathize with her. The form is excellent for the theme and you mastery of it is good. The rhyme is good.
Your friend and colleague,
Preston
Comment Written 06-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2015
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Thank you Preston. I empathize with your wife and your situation also. All we can do is offer love and comfort to the best of our ability. I am pleased you liked my poem, and am honored by the ranking.
Comment from RGstar
Such a compassionate write , my friend. My whole heart and wishes with Karen and yourself. Keep strong with love and affection, for you are a man with feel that so much reflects in your poetry.
Sometimes we cease to understand nature and we so do, the human anatomy.
My thoughts with you, my friend. Good form, and well done with Cat's creation for you are indeed the master of structures.
Shave a great day...best wishes to, Karen
RG
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2015
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Such a compassionate write , my friend. My whole heart and wishes with Karen and yourself. Keep strong with love and affection, for you are a man with feel that so much reflects in your poetry.
Sometimes we cease to understand nature and we so do, the human anatomy.
My thoughts with you, my friend. Good form, and well done with Cat's creation for you are indeed the master of structures.
Shave a great day...best wishes to, Karen
RG
Comment Written 06-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2015
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Thank you very much RGStar, for you caring words and appreciated encouragement.
Comment from Joan E.
My positive thoughts are with your wife for her upcoming knee surgery. I have peripheral neuropathy and sciatica and can certainly empathize. Thanks for sharing another new form, along with Karen's photograph. I admired your rhymes, repeating line and modified repeating line. Your "aura of green" adds to the intensity of your verse. Best wishes- Joan
reply by the author on 05-Nov-2015
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My positive thoughts are with your wife for her upcoming knee surgery. I have peripheral neuropathy and sciatica and can certainly empathize. Thanks for sharing another new form, along with Karen's photograph. I admired your rhymes, repeating line and modified repeating line. Your "aura of green" adds to the intensity of your verse. Best wishes- Joan
Comment Written 05-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 05-Nov-2015
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Thank you Joan. I am glad you like the poem and appreciate the best wishes.
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
Hello :)
Nice job with your LiriCat. I wrote one too. They are so much fun. I like your poem, it is heartfelt and honest. I must be hard to see your wife having pain and not be able to take it away. But being there for her is great help. I know she must appreciate you. Beautiful poem with well chosen words a good liricat format.
Good job, I hope your wife's operation goes well.
Gypsy
reply by the author on 04-Nov-2015
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Hello :)
Nice job with your LiriCat. I wrote one too. They are so much fun. I like your poem, it is heartfelt and honest. I must be hard to see your wife having pain and not be able to take it away. But being there for her is great help. I know she must appreciate you. Beautiful poem with well chosen words a good liricat format.
Good job, I hope your wife's operation goes well.
Gypsy
Comment Written 04-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 04-Nov-2015
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Shank you very much Gypsy
Comment from Shirley E Kennedy
An impressive new style indeed and a perfect showcase for this poem.
The repeating line adds depth to the suffering of chronic pain and allows the previous line to show the various effects of such pain.
I sympathise with you both and hope this new surgery will provide some relief.
:-) Shirley
reply by the author on 04-Nov-2015
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An impressive new style indeed and a perfect showcase for this poem.
The repeating line adds depth to the suffering of chronic pain and allows the previous line to show the various effects of such pain.
I sympathise with you both and hope this new surgery will provide some relief.
:-) Shirley
Comment Written 04-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 04-Nov-2015
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Ethanol you very much Shirley, for the review and the kind words.
Comment from mermaids
It is difficult to watch a loved one suffer with chronic pain. Your words capture feelings and emotions as you describe the pain your wife goes through. I like how you use the color green to represent her pain, it makes your words more vivid to the reader. I wish her well with her knee surgery.
reply by the author on 04-Nov-2015
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It is difficult to watch a loved one suffer with chronic pain. Your words capture feelings and emotions as you describe the pain your wife goes through. I like how you use the color green to represent her pain, it makes your words more vivid to the reader. I wish her well with her knee surgery.
Comment Written 04-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 04-Nov-2015
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Thank you very much mermaids fir you heartfelt words.
Comment from pbroussard209
What an awesome poem, it is heart wrenching to read, but so full of love and honesty. My mother suffered terribly for years and the last eight years were so bad she became bed ridden. Sometime she would call just to cry. I lived across the country from her, and it broke my heart, to listen to her, sobbing at the other end. The only comfort I could offer was a listening ear and my prayers. I felt helpless, guilty for not being there, and saddened. I sometimes asked God, why he felt the need to make her suffer. She was a good person, who had dedicated her life to him. but even through her suffering she stayed steadfast in her belief in him. It seemed the more she suffered the stronger her faith grew. We all learned from her, maybe that was the reason behind it all, I don't know. But it has made me a stronger person, and four years ago when I was diagnosed with MS, I took it in stride. I believe it has a lot to do with my mom and her struggles. She stayed strong until the end, and so will I.
I will add your wife to my prayer list, and I hope the surgery works.
reply by the author on 04-Nov-2015
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What an awesome poem, it is heart wrenching to read, but so full of love and honesty. My mother suffered terribly for years and the last eight years were so bad she became bed ridden. Sometime she would call just to cry. I lived across the country from her, and it broke my heart, to listen to her, sobbing at the other end. The only comfort I could offer was a listening ear and my prayers. I felt helpless, guilty for not being there, and saddened. I sometimes asked God, why he felt the need to make her suffer. She was a good person, who had dedicated her life to him. but even through her suffering she stayed steadfast in her belief in him. It seemed the more she suffered the stronger her faith grew. We all learned from her, maybe that was the reason behind it all, I don't know. But it has made me a stronger person, and four years ago when I was diagnosed with MS, I took it in stride. I believe it has a lot to do with my mom and her struggles. She stayed strong until the end, and so will I.
I will add your wife to my prayer list, and I hope the surgery works.
Comment Written 04-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 04-Nov-2015
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What a wonderful note sharing you and your mother's experience. Thank you.
Comment from robyn corum
Tom,
Not only do I like this poetry format, but I appreciate the way you've used it to gradually tell a story, expanding on the theme in each stanza. Great job - and I'm sooo sorry about your wife!
reply by the author on 04-Nov-2015
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Tom,
Not only do I like this poetry format, but I appreciate the way you've used it to gradually tell a story, expanding on the theme in each stanza. Great job - and I'm sooo sorry about your wife!
Comment Written 04-Nov-2015
reply by the author on 04-Nov-2015
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Thank you for the review and concern.
