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Swollen River Rage

A 5-7-5 poem

22 total reviews 
Comment from lyenochka
Excellent
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I like how you use Nature's events to show us the cycle of destruction followed by constructive beginnings like the "brand new logs." Great display of motion in the painting!

 Comment Written 26-Nov-2018


reply by the author on 30-Nov-2018
    Thank you Helen for another wonderful review
Comment from Bill Schott
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This 5-7-5, Swollen River Rage, has the proper set up and captures, along with the painting, the power and destructive force of this overfed river. Nice.

 Comment Written 25-Nov-2018


reply by the author on 25-Nov-2018
    Overfed river? Hilarious. Thank you for another fun review
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
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A very well-written 5-7-5 about the river that swell twice its size and become a devastating flood that uproot trees and swept them away in the strong current of flooding water.

 Comment Written 25-Nov-2018


reply by the author on 25-Nov-2018
    Thank you Sandra for your wonderful review
Comment from DonandVicki
Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level

This painting and poem is my favorite so far (Tonight) I like the way you painted the raging river and the theme of the poem, Mother Nature making new logs. Don

 Comment Written 24-Nov-2018


reply by the author on 25-Nov-2018
    Thank you DonandVicki for a wonderful review
Comment from meeshu
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I made this blanket review just for your short poem and great paintings. I will add details depending on how much I love the work. I love this painting, it fits my eye perfectly, Pam.........................meeshu

 Comment Written 24-Nov-2018


reply by the author on 25-Nov-2018
    Thank you Meeshu for a great review
Comment from kahpot
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Wonderful as nature through its rage is creating material for man to build and create, again excellent presentation and 5-7-5, very well done and best wishes in this competition****kahpot

 Comment Written 24-Nov-2018


reply by the author on 25-Nov-2018
    Thank you kahpot for a wonderful review
Comment from BeasPeas
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Hi Pam. Raging water is a fearsome thing. We don't know its power until caught up in it. This is a very good poem as well as the art to accompany. Marilyn

 Comment Written 24-Nov-2018


reply by the author on 25-Nov-2018
    Thank you Marilyn for an awesome review
Comment from Michele Harber
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This is direct and to the point, with a very clever culminating line. Your descriptive adjectives and verbs are very vivid ("swollen," "rage," "drowns," "uproots"), and add power to your poem. Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 24-Nov-2018


reply by the author on 25-Nov-2018
    Thank you Michelle for your wonderful review
reply by Michele Harber on 26-Nov-2018
    You're welcome.
Comment from royowen
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We've had some Antarctic storms in what is supposedly our summer recently Pam. Some of the streams and waterways in our state should be like this at the moment, I love your 5/7/5 combo of painting and poem, well done, blessings, Roy

 Comment Written 24-Nov-2018


reply by the author on 25-Nov-2018
    Good luck and stay safe Roy. Thanks for the great review
reply by royowen on 25-Nov-2018
    Ok Pam
Comment from Pantygynt
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This could be classed as a haiku if you changed 'making' into makes. That would create a cut off or kireji at the end of line two. the third line is an excellent satori because its optimism offers an unexpected conclusion, a typical piece of enlightenment..

 Comment Written 24-Nov-2018


reply by the author on 25-Nov-2018
    Thank you Jim for your feedback and excellent review