Comment from Domino 2

Excellent

Congratulations on your well-deserved win, Craig.

Some lines are in excellent meter, but others not (most need just a minor tweak to regain the correct emphasis), so I did stumble on the flow at times, with respect. However, I still thoroughly enjoyed your great fun and inventive 'no A' poem, and the ending is particular clever.

Excellent.

Cheers, Ray.

 Comment Written 25-May-2016

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reply by the author on 25-May-2016

Thanks Ray. I'm glad it wasn't S or E we had to avoid. Cheers, Craig.

reply by Domino 2 on 25-May-2016

Thanks for your gracious reply, Craig.

Yes, I think, 'E', is the most common vowel, and, 'S', the most common consonant, but I'll research and SEE. ;-) Ray.

Comment from --Turtle.

Excellent

Hi, Craig,

Congrats on this win! I was reading through this poem today, and got to the bottom thinking ... What a challenge! I like how you directed the theme as self describing. There is a coy attention to the joke in doing so... bringing attention to the action, while also keeping a pleasing rhyming structure to the poem's form. (It reminded me of the game, 'I'm not touching you' Where usually someone is buzzing a finger around the someone else they wish to torture... singing the song 'I'm not touching you'.

In this case... you were playing the game 'I'm not touching you.' BUT also while standing on one foot and hopping up and down with the rhyming and flow and wink between the lines.

Making the very act of not doing something, even more on the front of the reader's mind... versus, achieving the action of it... and doing it so well that no one even notices.

Not sure if that makes sense, but I had fun reading this and adding my comments, well done... : D

 Comment Written 24-May-2016

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reply by the author on 24-May-2016

Gee, I see I missed out on all the good stuff as a kid. Hide and seek was the closest we had to what you describe.

I found this contest fun, although I'm not so sure it would have been so achievable if the letter was E or S (there's a challenge for someone).

Thanks for the lovely review, Turtle :)

Craig

Comment from AnnaLinda

Excellent

Craig,

Congratulations on your winning entry here! Wow, my brain
is twisted just reading this. How ever did you do this...and
with rhyme too? Talk about talented...this is ingenious!

You really went through all those calculations? Now that's
a silly question. Sorry I missed this blind entry.

Linda

 Comment Written 23-May-2016

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reply by the author on 23-May-2016

Haha, thanks for reviewing, Linda. It was a fun thing to try. Seems we never really miss our vowels until we can't have them :)

Comment from Almahar826

Excellent

Wow this is a really superb poem! I think this could be a winner! My first choice of reading and I still think that!! Way to go and good luck in the contest!! :)(:

 Comment Written 22-May-2016

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reply by the author on 22-May-2016

Thank you, Almahar for the lovely comments. I hope you're right! :)

Comment from Margaret Ford

Excellent

I didn't see a single "A" in your witty poem that cleverly attempts to explain this rule to the reader. You poem is charming and the artwork is perfect for it. Congrats. You've don a fine job, here. It made me smile.

 Comment Written 22-May-2016

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reply by the author on 22-May-2016

Thank you for the kind review, it's very much appreciated :)

Comment from Dean Kuch

Excellent

Hahaha!
This is anoutstanding entry for the contest, Anonymous Poet, and must surely be the top contender thus far in the "Life Without the Letter "_" " contest.
Well, you didn't expect me to use it, did you?

 Comment Written 22-May-2016

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reply by the author on 22-May-2016

I don't see why x little letter "x" should be xnything to worry xbout ;-) Thxnk you for the delightful comments, xnd the good wishes!

reply by Dean Kuch on 22-May-2016

You're very welcome. :)

Comment from William Ross

Excellent

Great job on this without the use of the letter A. great rhyming and read on this. This should do very well, good luck and have a good day

 Comment Written 22-May-2016

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reply by the author on 22-May-2016

Thanks very much, William, for the good wishes and the kind comments.

Comment from Ogden

Excellent

Good job, except for one thing. You started with a good idea, and executed it excellently, with well-crafted rhymes and a fine sense of humor. I think you could have done a better job, though, if you only had broken down and used a few A's.

But, even so, yours is the best entry in the contest.

 Comment Written 22-May-2016

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reply by the author on 22-May-2016

Th@nk you for the much @ppreci@ted compliment!

I'm sorry I didn't improve upon the offering by the inclusion of @s, but it w@s the only contest I could enter since I spilled coffee @ll over my keybo@rd...

@ll the best to you, th@nks @g@in ;-)

Comment from sweetwoodjax

Exceptional

this is an excellent write, mystery writer, I like how you made the little poetic tale of the A being shunned, lol. made me smile as I read it. I didn't enter the contrest but wrote one as well. I wish you the best of luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 21-May-2016

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reply by the author on 21-May-2016

Thank you for the lovely six stars and the kind words, sweetwoodjax. Both are happily received, along with the good wishes :)

Comment from Sandra du Plessis

Excellent

Very well-written without the use of 'a' we never think how much we use a letter until it is banned from use. Then we have to scatter around to find something else to make a bit of sense.

 Comment Written 21-May-2016

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reply by the author on 21-May-2016

Thanks, Sandra. I think it would be a lot harder if they cut out "E" :)