Comment from winnona

Excellent

Your artwork and background color completed your piece well. I think you have completed the challenge of this contest well. I enjoyed reading your poem and all the extra information you shared.

 Comment Written 24-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 24-Apr-2016

Hi Winnona:

Thank you for taking the time to read and review. I appreciate the kind comments. :)

Comment from VaV-VOOM

Excellent

Beautiful poem, I love the picture also. Keep writing these beautiful poems, and thank you for sharing. Write On! VaV-VOOM!

 Comment Written 23-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 23-Apr-2016

Hi VaV-Voom!

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. I appreciate you reviewing my poem.

reply by VaV-VOOM on 23-Apr-2016

Your so welcome, VaV-VOOM!

Comment from foxangie123

Excellent

I so enjoyed this from the top to the very bottom. The picture you put with is brilliant in my opinion and goes absolutely perfect with your write. Ty for entering my contest. Xo

 Comment Written 23-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 23-Apr-2016

Hi Angie!

Thanks for the grand review! I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. It was a great idea for a contest! :) Thanks for sponsoring!

Comment from Leineco

Excellent

This is a beautifully crafted villanelle ~ I was particularly taken by

Lion's roar, bravely will she energize,
To earn the prize set just beyond your sight...

Soft as a feathered dove to soothe your cries,
And bearer of most decadent delight.

What a wonderful treatment of hope's intangible
character - strength of a lion - feathery touch of
a dove's promise.

I hope you do well in the voting booth!

 Comment Written 22-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 22-Apr-2016

Hi Leineco,

Thank you so much for the kind words and noting which passages highlighted this poem for you. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment.

Comment from Senyai

Excellent

Very nice entry. I am partial to the villanelle and Dylan Thomas. One of my favorites of all time is Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night. Your choice of this form really brought it home for me. It rings with the similar favorite lines of the Frank Sinatra song, 'Luck is a Lady Tonight.'

Impressive lines are throughout but my favorite are

"soft as a feathered dove to soothe your cries
and bearer of most decadent delight
Fickle muse, Hope's a lady in disguise."

really nice :)

Best to you in the contest with this strong entry,
Senyai

 Comment Written 22-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 22-Apr-2016

Hi Senyai,

I am not familiar with the Sinatra song at all, but am very appreciative of the time you took to read and review my poem. Thank you for all of the kind comments. I was excited to try a villanelle and then this topic came up, a perfect match. :)

Comment from LIJ Red

Excellent

Wow. That's a snootful of notes. Nice to see Ol' Dylan quoted. Am I going to read the notes and count the lines and all that? Why, no. Does the piece seem poetic, rational and readable? Yes. Excellent.

 Comment Written 21-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 21-Apr-2016

Thanks, LIJ:

I haven't seen many Villanelles floating around here, so I thought I'd lend some notes on the form :) I'm happy that you enjoyed the poem. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment! :)

Comment from BeasPeas

Excellent

This is an finely composed Villanelle. Hope to me symbolizes inertia. Without action to bring goals to fruition, hope does nothing but frustrate, "she will tease and tantalize" that something will change--but it will not change--unless we do something about it. Marilyn

 Comment Written 21-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 21-Apr-2016

Hi Marilyn,

I like the thought you expressed here. Hope is enough to perk you up and keep you looking at that prize just out of your reach, but you have to have that goal to work toward. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment.

Kim

Comment from royowen

Excellent

I love the way hope is portrayed as a fickle muse. This is an outstanding work, laced with elegant wording which beguiles the reader, and takes him on a scribal journey into its sonorous depths, well done, beautifully composed, blessings, Roy

 Comment Written 21-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 21-Apr-2016

Hi Roy,

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. I am so happy that you enjoyed my first true villanelle and appreciate all of your kind comments. :)

reply by royowen on 21-Apr-2016

My pleasure

Comment from ddmaewriting

Exceptional

This is so beautiful and another novelty for me. It is written exactly based on the definition of a villanelle poetry. The illustration is appropriate for the poem and meet the requirements for the contest. Thanks for making me learn something new today. Best of luck!

 Comment Written 21-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 21-Apr-2016

Hi ddmae,

I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. I'm most flattered by the exceptional review and six shiny stars. Thank you. :)

Comment from dmt1967

Excellent

I love the picture of the people in the masks and funny costumes. I enjoyed the poem and loved the way it ran on and flowed. Good luck in the contest and thank you for sharing.

 Comment Written 21-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 21-Apr-2016

Hi dmt,

Thank you for taking the time to read and review. I appreciate your comments and good luck wishes. :)