One More Row To Hoe
A look at our mortality78 total reviews
Comment from Rosemary Everson1
I find that to hoe a row is hard on the back when you get older. So I'm glad that you can get the hoe out and dig in the dirt yet. I like the poem and its rhyming. Good luck in the contest.
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I find that to hoe a row is hard on the back when you get older. So I'm glad that you can get the hoe out and dig in the dirt yet. I like the poem and its rhyming. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 13-Oct-2019
Comment from Sharon Haiste
I like your poem about sowing rows of corn and life.
Well written and nicely rhymed.
Well done and thank you for sharing this verse with us.
Sharon
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I like your poem about sowing rows of corn and life.
Well written and nicely rhymed.
Well done and thank you for sharing this verse with us.
Sharon
Comment Written 13-Oct-2019
Comment from LateBloomer
Hello Jaybird1, your poem is beautifully penned in thought-provoking verses. I especially liked:
Came illness, debts and storms and wars
that fates of life bestow.
I thank you Dad, you steered me straight,
I've sharpened up my hoe.
(Lucky is a man who has such a dad, lucky indeed.)
A poem of love and gratitude. Silky rhyming. A pleasure to read. Keep the blue waters flowing. LateBloomer
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Hello Jaybird1, your poem is beautifully penned in thought-provoking verses. I especially liked:
Came illness, debts and storms and wars
that fates of life bestow.
I thank you Dad, you steered me straight,
I've sharpened up my hoe.
(Lucky is a man who has such a dad, lucky indeed.)
A poem of love and gratitude. Silky rhyming. A pleasure to read. Keep the blue waters flowing. LateBloomer
Comment Written 13-Oct-2019
Comment from WalkerMan
Your wise dad was right to teach you that quitting early just because the task is difficult is not the path to success. Everything worth having in this life requires effort to achieve or acquire, and those unwilling to expend the time and energy will generally fail. Through heeding his advice, you have lived a life you can look back on with satisfaction that you lived it as well as possible, and that you are well prepared to hoe whatever row(s) may remain. Superb.
Two items not affecting the rating:
In stanza 3, line 4, and stanza 6, line2, you meant "life's" (possessive singular -- not simple plural).
Also in stanza 3, line 4, Why not "rows" instead of "roads" (for consistency)?
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Your wise dad was right to teach you that quitting early just because the task is difficult is not the path to success. Everything worth having in this life requires effort to achieve or acquire, and those unwilling to expend the time and energy will generally fail. Through heeding his advice, you have lived a life you can look back on with satisfaction that you lived it as well as possible, and that you are well prepared to hoe whatever row(s) may remain. Superb.
Two items not affecting the rating:
In stanza 3, line 4, and stanza 6, line2, you meant "life's" (possessive singular -- not simple plural).
Also in stanza 3, line 4, Why not "rows" instead of "roads" (for consistency)?
Comment Written 12-Oct-2019
Comment from Janice Canerdy
Why must I be out of sixes? I REALLY love this poem. It movingly sustains the planting, tending, and reaping metaphor throughout, as well as the ballad stanza form, one of my favorites. So uplifting
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Why must I be out of sixes? I REALLY love this poem. It movingly sustains the planting, tending, and reaping metaphor throughout, as well as the ballad stanza form, one of my favorites. So uplifting
Comment Written 12-Oct-2019
Comment from phil nelson
Magical! As always another very enjoyable poem with a number of life lessons throughout. You are most definitely my favourite poet!
All the Best!
Phil
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Magical! As always another very enjoyable poem with a number of life lessons throughout. You are most definitely my favourite poet!
All the Best!
Phil
Comment Written 12-Oct-2019
Comment from Liberty Justice
Six STARS 6******What a profound poem that teaches a moral lesson that we should teach our children to be steadfast and good at our tasks. Well done! lolol liberty justice
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Six STARS 6******What a profound poem that teaches a moral lesson that we should teach our children to be steadfast and good at our tasks. Well done! lolol liberty justice
Comment Written 12-Oct-2019
Comment from Debbie Pope
This is heartbreaking. You look back on a life, and all the rows that you have hoed. Your story starts in your youth and ends with your approaching death. Though heartbreaking, your poem is also inspirational. You seem content, even relieved as you evaluate your hard work and your life.
Thank you for sharing your life with us in such a lovely way.
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This is heartbreaking. You look back on a life, and all the rows that you have hoed. Your story starts in your youth and ends with your approaching death. Though heartbreaking, your poem is also inspirational. You seem content, even relieved as you evaluate your hard work and your life.
Thank you for sharing your life with us in such a lovely way.
Comment Written 12-Oct-2019
Comment from Boogienights
This is lovely. Life's lessons that are taught to us when we are young tend to stick with us. I used to worry about getting old and dying, but once you get there, it doesn't seem so scary. Thanks for sharing.
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This is lovely. Life's lessons that are taught to us when we are young tend to stick with us. I used to worry about getting old and dying, but once you get there, it doesn't seem so scary. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 12-Oct-2019
Comment from Gail Denham
Well said - "hang in there - hoe your row" unfotunately so many young marrieds don't wait it out. They opt out at the barest problem. They don't want that second row.
Good poem
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Well said - "hang in there - hoe your row" unfotunately so many young marrieds don't wait it out. They opt out at the barest problem. They don't want that second row.
Good poem
Comment Written 12-Oct-2019
