Comment from djeckert

Excellent

Another great, great piece . Congrats on the win. A great story of the overcomer through Christ. always a true insliration to read your writes. Blessings!

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 03-Aug-2016

Thanks so much for these lovely words and the empathetic review blessings, Roy

Comment from rockinm76233

Excellent

Great poem, great words. You found your answer as all men must, and once they do, they too will trust. The one and only Savior. Enjoyed the read and you keep on writing, living and loving.

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 03-Aug-2016

Thanks so much for these lovely words and the empathetic review blessings, Roy

reply by rockinm76233 on 03-Aug-2016

your welcome.

Comment from Just2Write

Excellent

You nailed this one, Roy. You capture the topic of 'overcoming' triumphantly.
No wonder you won the day with this submission.

No one knows the joy of beating demons better than those who have done it. Your faith comes through loud and clear in this beautiful piece.

Just a couple of punctuation points to consider:
Much worse[,] it seemed my soul was numb (add comma)
I glimpse[,] a flash on hope's bright rim, (remove comma)
Rose

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 03-Aug-2016

Thanks Rose, so much for these lovely words and the empathetic review and suggested changes, blessings, Roy

Comment from honeytree

Exceptional

Very worthy winner for the contest
Loved the title very much
Overtime within our lives
can change for the better or worse
We as human beings learnt on our journey.
Christ helped us as well within our lives.

Honeytree

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 03-Aug-2016

Thanks Annie, so much for these encouraging words and the empathetic review and very generous stars, blessings, Roy

Comment from LisaD123

Excellent

Congratulations on the win! This is a hugely enjoyable poem and the reader can empathise with the sentiments expressed. The rhyme adds to the power of the ideas. The message is very eloquently portrayed. Congratulations, once again!

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 03-Aug-2016

Thanks Lisa, so much for these lovely words and the empathetic review blessings, Roy

Comment from misscookie

Exceptional

you captured my attention from the first line to the last
your words are so true.
This is what I call a food for thought poem,. meaning after you read it you go mm.
thank you for sharing.
Cookie

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 03-Aug-2016

Thanks so much Cookie, for these encouraging words and the empathetic review and the very generous, stars, blessings, Roy

reply by misscookie on 03-Aug-2016

You're very welcome. take care.
Cookie

reply by the author on 03-Aug-2016

Thank you Cookie

reply by misscookie on 04-Aug-2016

You're very welcome, peace God be with you and Yours
cookie

Comment from dmt1967

Excellent

This poem sounded very spooky and I did like the sing-song tone of the poem. I thought it was very well-written and I thought you painted a great picture with the words. Congratulations on winning the contest and thank you for sharing.

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 03-Aug-2016

Thanks so much for these lovely words and the empathetic review blessings, Roy

Comment from Domjponi

Exceptional

Such beautifully placed words of ones shame living in darkness stuck on lifes dismay strung out on the devil's liquid. The light of faith is always there for us to fined.. Lol Once again, Roy great poem, my friend.

 Comment Written 31-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 31-Jul-2016

Thanks so much for these very kind words and most graciously generous review and stars, blessings Roy

Comment from nancyrabbrose

Excellent

Roy, you have written another great poem. Your story about redemption, recovery, etc. in poetic form is amazing. I know that story personally. Well done.
One correction:
perhaps "glimpse" should be in the past tense as are the other verbs in the stanza
Again, well done, my friend.

 Comment Written 31-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 31-Jul-2016

Thanks so much Nancy, for these very kind words and most uplifting review, and the suggestion, blessings Roy

Comment from Alan K Pease

Excellent

Its is good to know that regardless of one's history the answers are always found in faith. Good luck in The Overcomer writing prompt contest. Excellent poetics.

 Comment Written 31-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 31-Jul-2016

Thanks Alan, so much for these very kind words and most uplifting review, blessings Roy