Comment from Glasstruth

Excellent

The family tree will soon have a new branch. Congrats! Excellent repeating lines, fits in so well. Nice rhyming, and the poem is all about excitement, that I truly do feel reading this. Well done. Les

 Comment Written 15-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 16-Nov-2015

Ssthank you Les, very perceptive.

Comment from Nottoway

Exceptional

Beautifully done! A picture painted of pure joy and expectation for they day to come. Recognition the beauty of motherhood and the carrying on of familial legacy.

Love your poetry styling.

 Comment Written 13-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 13-Nov-2015

Thank you so much Nottoway.

Comment from Selina Stambi

Excellent

Tom, Tom, what fabulous news! You must be over the moon.

And as for you oh, Great Patriach ....

Happy for you!

Sonali

 Comment Written 12-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 12-Nov-2015

Thank you Sonali. I'm smiling.

Comment from Joan E.

Excellent

Thanks for sharing the happy news--our son is still a bachelor at thirty-nine; so, I enjoy your next generations vicariously. I admired your rhymes and repeats in this sonnet version of the LyriCat. Big cheers- Joan, from Kyoto

 Comment Written 12-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 12-Nov-2015

Thank you Joan. Glad to bring you along for the ride. Your good at traveling 4 sure.

Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose

Excellent

Hello :)

Congratulations Great-Grandpa! That is awesome! You are too young to be a greatgrandpa. I like writing the original lyricat poem than the sonnet but you do a great job with the new format. One more to add to your long list of sonnets. :)
Good job!
Gypsy
Oh! I almost forgot. The description above your title says- A [ Lryicat ] Sonnet

 Comment Written 10-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 11-Nov-2015

Thank you Gypse Blue, I agree, I am too young. I fixed the typo, thanks for the catch.

Comment from amada

Excellent

Congratulations to you, soon to be great greatgrandpa. Best wishes from a great great grandma of twin boys! We are blessed, dear poet and writer.

 Comment Written 10-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 10-Nov-2015

Thank you fellow great-grand parent. Appreciate the wishes. Actually it will be my second one.

Comment from Preston McWhorter

Excellent

Hi, Treischel,
This is excellent news and an excellent poem. Congratulations on you progeny. Hope your talent is passed on to future generation. I know that you like this poetic form but to me the required rhyme scheme gets in the way of the flow of the poetic message in this poem.
Your friend and colleague,
Preston

 Comment Written 10-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 10-Nov-2015

Thank you Preston. I think I'm done experimenting with this new format for now. You make a valid point.

Comment from Green Lake Girl

Excellent

Congratulations, Tom! You seem fairly young to soon become a great-grandpa. Always fun to have a new baby in the family.

You've penned a delightful poem announcing the good news. Enjoyed the format. Have you ever invented a new format?

 Comment Written 10-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 10-Nov-2015

Thank you, yes, I have invented several: 12 line exhortation, tic-tac-toe poem, word weave, totem pole, nonogram.

reply by Green Lake Girl on 11-Nov-2015

A tic-tac-toe poem? Now that would be interesting to see.

Comment from Dean Kuch

Excellent

An interesting new form, Tom. The LyriCat sonnet.
Congratulations on your recent good news. What better way to announce a new life than with a new, yet undiscovered form of poetic expressionism, relatively speaking.

Well done...

Respectfully
~Dean

 Comment Written 10-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 10-Nov-2015

Thank you Dean. For the review and encouragement.

reply by Dean Kuch on 10-Nov-2015

You're very welcome...

Comment from MissMerri

Excellent

This is a most interesting form, and you tell your story beautifully, with pleasant meter and rhymes. Congratulations to you Great-Grandpa. What a blessing! I love your poem.

 Comment Written 09-Nov-2015

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reply by the author on 10-Nov-2015

Thank you MissMerri.