Comment from judiverse

Excellent

Excellent analogy with the fact that the willow bends but doesn't break. As you state, that's a good thing for people to be like the willow, bending with whatever life brings but not breaking. You state that trust in God is the way to keep from braking. Very gracefully presented, with excellent wording. Happy New Year. judi

 Comment Written 01-Jan-2019

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reply by the author on 04-Jan-2019

Thanks for your thoughtful review.

reply by judiverse on 04-Jan-2019

You're very welcome. Happy New Year. judi

Comment from Sasha

Excellent

I enjoyed this very much. Beautifully written and I love that it is dedicated to a fellow Fabstory friend. I still have 118 characters to use to meet my review 150 character number. So I need to babble a bit longer to me my quota.

 Comment Written 30-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 31-Dec-2018

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Comment from Mistydawn

Excellent

I love your picture of a willow. It brings back a lot of childhood memories. I had a willow tree, hide out, lol. Your poem is well-written, so true, if we put our faith, our trust in the lord we can survive anything. Great job as always.

 Comment Written 30-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 31-Dec-2018

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Comment from Joan E.

Excellent

I appreciated your salute to the willow tree and lauding its ability to bend and not break in storms, which makes it a great role model for how to live our own lives. Thanks for adding the reinforcing picture as well. Cheers- Joan

 Comment Written 29-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 31-Dec-2018

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Comment from Heather Knight

Excellent

This is a lovely poem, Patricia. I love the comparison. Willows are my favourite trees, but I had never thought about them this way.
Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 29-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 31-Dec-2018

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Comment from dragonpoet

Excellent

This is a nice tribute to a person who seems to be faithful and wants all to know the faith makes us stronger and more resilient,

Keep writing and Happy New Year.

Joan

 Comment Written 29-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 31-Dec-2018

Thanks for the review.

reply by dragonpoet on 01-Jan-2019

Any time, Patricia.

Happy New Year.

Joan

Comment from Janice Canerdy

Excellent

This concise, moving piece effectively conveys the theme that
inability to bend is the cause of one's breaking. We must
trust God to help us bend.

 Comment Written 28-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 31-Dec-2018

Thanks for the review.

Comment from BeasPeas

Excellent

Hi Patricia. Happy new year. So true, we must be flexible and not brittle. Go with the flow as we used to say and be ready for the curves life throws us with God guiding. Marilyn

 Comment Written 28-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 31-Dec-2018

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Comment from Irish Rain

Excellent

We may feel broken, hurt disillusioned...but it's not reality. Reality is that the trust we place in God will always see us through the storms. Beautiful...
Blessings...

 Comment Written 28-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 31-Dec-2018

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Comment from Jannypan (Jan)

Excellent

I like the message in your poem, Patricia. You did a good job expressing your thoughts/feelings with your well-chosen words. I agree about how the willow bends but doesn't always break. Your picture choice is a great pairing with your words. Thanks for sharing. Jan

 Comment Written 28-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 31-Dec-2018

Thanks for the review.