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A collection of free verse poems

45 total reviews 
Comment from dragonpoet
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This is a quite philosophical poem about how midnight's quiet calls people and sometimes its peace calms them. It also brings to mind fairies callling a mortal into the wooded glade at night. It is also mournful.
Keep writng
Joan

 Comment Written 03-Sep-2019


reply by the author on 07-Sep-2019
    Very many thanks for this review, Joan. Lovely comments about my poem. Glad you enjoyed it. Best wishes, Tony.
reply by dragonpoet on 08-Sep-2019
    No problem, Tony. Hope you're having a great weekend.
    Joan
Comment from duchessofdrumborg
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"Beyond the Wit of Daylight Hours", is an extremely well-written and delightfully descriptive piece. This talented poet's work was a pleasure to both read and review. I look forward to seeing your next post.

 Comment Written 03-Sep-2019


reply by the author on 07-Sep-2019
    Very many thanks for this review, Duchess. Glad you enjoyed my poem. Best wishes, Tony.
Comment from DonandVicki
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I like this tony,Your poem does what all good poetry does for me and that is it engages the imagination. Your free verse is very well composed and flows very well. A pleasure to read.

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2019


reply by the author on 07-Sep-2019
    Thanks very much, Don. I?m glad you enjoyed it. Best wishes, Tony.
Comment from LisaMay
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I will happily hand over a 6 for this. I am not familiar with your writing as a poet but I see that it is very much to my free verse taste. You have picked out the best line for your title, 'beyond the wit of daylight hours' ... the next ones being 'the music of deeper worlds' or 'into the fleeting sails of friendship'.
I like how your poem carried me from a reflective moment by a pool, where solitude put me in touch with the mystery world which connects us to our past and present (in ancient grains of sand and pulsing veins.)

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2019


reply by the author on 07-Sep-2019
    Thanks very much, LisaMay. I haven?t been writing much poetry recently, because of the novel. However, it is my first love. I very much appreciate the sixth star - great validation. I?m glad you enjoyed it. Best wishes, Tony.
Comment from Joan E.
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I relished your images throughout this free verse, from the "silent pools" to the "pulsing veins". Your focus on "friendship" is intensified with your alliteration of "b's" and "f's". Well done- Joan

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2019


reply by the author on 09-Sep-2019
    Very many thanks, Joan, for the six stars, and your comments on the technicalities. All good wishes, Tony.
Comment from lyenochka
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This is a beautiful free verse that captures a mood that goes beyond words. It makes me think about that twilight of consciousness when we are perhaps more in tune with the timelessness of our souls.

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2019


reply by the author on 09-Sep-2019
    Very many thanks, Helen, for your perceptive comments. All good wishes, Tony.
Comment from Sankey
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What a meandering poem. Lots of wandering philosophising in there. Well done my old prose writer, now a poet. Looking forward to your next chapter. Great layout, no spags.

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2019


reply by the author on 09-Sep-2019
    Very many thanks, Geoffrey, for your comments. As always, appreciated.. All good wishes, Tony.
Comment from Sylvia Page
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The descriptions of the day turning to night and in dreams, takes you further into a land of make-believe, the music of nature and birdsong and the breaking into a new day... The imagery is gorgeous.
Best,
Sylvia

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2019


reply by the author on 09-Sep-2019
    Thank you so much, Sylvia, for your words about the imagery in this. Appreciated. All good wishes, Tony.
Comment from estory
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I really liked this; it had a light, airy feel, very musical, with nice echoing rhyme effects and a soft, gentle breeze of a meter. You also had some great images in it; the silent pools of moonlight, the birds rising out of the mist, the dreams bound to the clay, the sails of friendship and the ancient grains of sand. There's a mysterious sense of the deeper meanings of life, the spiritual beneath the physical, like a shadow under a person. It was very romantic, really. estory

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2019


reply by the author on 09-Sep-2019
    Glad you enjoyed this one. Thank you for your kind words about the imagery. Much appreciated, as is the sixth star. All good wishes, Tony.
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
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A very well-written free verse poem about the starting of a new day before the light shines on the horizon the birds start to wake up and chirping without end to wake up all who can hear.

 Comment Written 02-Sep-2019


reply by the author on 09-Sep-2019
    Many thanks, Sandra, for your review of this and summary. Appreciated. All good wishes, Tony