Tony
a missed friendship23 total reviews
Comment from Boogienights
I really loved your poem.it almost made me cry! What a timely subject, nowadays when so much of this is going on.Everyone should speak out about bullying. Thanks for a great poem.
reply by the author on 13-Jul-2017
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I really loved your poem.it almost made me cry! What a timely subject, nowadays when so much of this is going on.Everyone should speak out about bullying. Thanks for a great poem.
Comment Written 13-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 13-Jul-2017
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thank you so much, and I know. A young boy here, killed himself because of it, last year.
I wrote a middle grade book (fiction) about bullying, which is out now.
thanks again.
Comment from JennaG
Very nice poem that conveys a powerful lesson! It reminds me of that saying "Be kind to others, for you never know what battle they might be fighting". (Not sure I've got the quote exactly right, but that's the gist of it. :) I think you did a great job with this! Best of luck to you in the contest. :)
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2017
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Very nice poem that conveys a powerful lesson! It reminds me of that saying "Be kind to others, for you never know what battle they might be fighting". (Not sure I've got the quote exactly right, but that's the gist of it. :) I think you did a great job with this! Best of luck to you in the contest. :)
Comment Written 12-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2017
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thank you! Much appreciated.
Comment from Patricia A. Shaw
This is a sad poem but a great lesson for a child to learn. Well put together but it also teaches a child to prepare for the death of a loved one. The red is also a good color for the words. Its presented well for this important message. Thanks.
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2017
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This is a sad poem but a great lesson for a child to learn. Well put together but it also teaches a child to prepare for the death of a loved one. The red is also a good color for the words. Its presented well for this important message. Thanks.
Comment Written 12-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2017
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and thank you!
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You are welcome.
Comment from Bill Schott
This is a touching an important lesson that you have placed in your poem. Life is such a relatively short affair to be squandered on anything but the positive.
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2017
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This is a touching an important lesson that you have placed in your poem. Life is such a relatively short affair to be squandered on anything but the positive.
Comment Written 12-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2017
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Thanks, and you're right.
Need to remember that, myself.
Comment from Oatmeal
The flow was wonderful. The theme was excellent! Your descriptive words were very good for explaining your ideas and your feelings. They were very understandable and comprehensible.
There was no SPAG, no typos, no room for improvement.
I wish you the best in this contest. The words you chose worked well.
I look forward to seeing you again.
Love you,
Oatmeal
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2017
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The flow was wonderful. The theme was excellent! Your descriptive words were very good for explaining your ideas and your feelings. They were very understandable and comprehensible.
There was no SPAG, no typos, no room for improvement.
I wish you the best in this contest. The words you chose worked well.
I look forward to seeing you again.
Love you,
Oatmeal
Comment Written 12-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2017
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thank you kindly!
If i have a recommendation for review left, I will certainly use it for you in appreciation for your very encouraging words. Unfortunately I won't know until I leave this page. thanks again.
Comment from emptypage
This is beautiful. A good lesson, but an extremely tough one for a kid, such a situation would no doubt have exactly that response. I was worried Tony had died before they arrived... so glad he hadn't.
reply by the author on 11-Jul-2017
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This is beautiful. A good lesson, but an extremely tough one for a kid, such a situation would no doubt have exactly that response. I was worried Tony had died before they arrived... so glad he hadn't.
Comment Written 11-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 11-Jul-2017
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thanks so much! May I ask your first name? we have gone back and forth so many times. If you'd rather not, that's okay.
Katharine - pome lover
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Marla...sorry. I generally intend to tell people, but my brain is leaving me. Katharine is one of my favorite names.
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thank you. I really like "corresponding" with you.
and thanks re: my name. there are 7 of us in the fam! (some not still in land of the living, so don't get too mixed up)
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PS
my brain isn't
Comment from Hansel1
Such a touching piece. This read holds true: I love how easy it is for children to shift gears from negative to positive. If only adults could be swayed like this :)
A heart-warming tale of empathy ruling the day. Humans, while full of so many inherent flaws, are capable of such beautiful acts of kindness. Thank you for sharing your work - Cheers!
reply by the author on 11-Jul-2017
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Such a touching piece. This read holds true: I love how easy it is for children to shift gears from negative to positive. If only adults could be swayed like this :)
A heart-warming tale of empathy ruling the day. Humans, while full of so many inherent flaws, are capable of such beautiful acts of kindness. Thank you for sharing your work - Cheers!
Comment Written 11-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 11-Jul-2017
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thank you so much!
I wish I had a 6 left. I would certainly give it to you.
Comment from Mustang Patty
this is a very hard lesson for a child to learn. However, I'm willing to bet this child never bullied anyone again. To find out that a school chum is dying at such an early age will leave its own kind of mark.
Good luck in the contest,
~patty~
reply by the author on 11-Jul-2017
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this is a very hard lesson for a child to learn. However, I'm willing to bet this child never bullied anyone again. To find out that a school chum is dying at such an early age will leave its own kind of mark.
Good luck in the contest,
~patty~
Comment Written 11-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 11-Jul-2017
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thank you so much.
Comment from Marvin Calloway
Your entire poem flows like a song.
Each new revelation of each stanza reads like a chapter in a book.
The syllable count is perfect.
Nice work.
Marv
reply by the author on 10-Jul-2017
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Your entire poem flows like a song.
Each new revelation of each stanza reads like a chapter in a book.
The syllable count is perfect.
Nice work.
Marv
Comment Written 10-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 10-Jul-2017
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well, my goodness, Marvin, thank you!
You're waxing pretty poetic, yourself!
I appreciate your very kind words.
Hope to see another Signman Says Soon. :)
PL
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You are certainly welcome.
Sorry about the delay.
Comment from Irish Rain
Well this is just wonderful for this contest. Shows that it's wrong to be a bully, and also the friendships we miss everyday by not really getting to know people. Good luck, blessings...
reply by the author on 10-Jul-2017
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Well this is just wonderful for this contest. Shows that it's wrong to be a bully, and also the friendships we miss everyday by not really getting to know people. Good luck, blessings...
Comment Written 10-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 10-Jul-2017
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thanks so much!
