forest fire
a silver lining poem3 total reviews
Comment from Aaron Milavec
Congratulations, Judester! 14 votes, more than double #2. I entirely support this judgment. ~Aaron
So many attractive aspects of your poem:
1. You economy of words. That so few can express so much.
2. The harmony of your pic with yout poem.
3. The artistic presentation of the words of your poem.
For the past month I have been exchanging emails with my friends in Australia who have been engulfed by brush fires. I sent them a copy of your poem.
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
  |
Congratulations, Judester! 14 votes, more than double #2. I entirely support this judgment. ~Aaron
So many attractive aspects of your poem:
1. You economy of words. That so few can express so much.
2. The harmony of your pic with yout poem.
3. The artistic presentation of the words of your poem.
For the past month I have been exchanging emails with my friends in Australia who have been engulfed by brush fires. I sent them a copy of your poem.
Comment Written 09-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
-
Thanks so much for the encouraging review and sharing the poem. I know it seems hard to believe it now, but their forests will return, vibrant and green. Australia strong. Cheers.
-
Cheers! But there are other losses that will need another kind of healing--I'm refering to the acts of vandalism and theft committed by "volunteer firemen." Sad but true.
Aaron
Comment from Mrs. KT
Hello Mystery Writer!
Here in Michigan, forests sometimes undergo "planned burns" in order to rejuvenate. Nature has a way of bringing life back to what once was damaged or seemingly ruined. Perceptive writing.
thank you!
diane
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2020
|
Hello Mystery Writer!
Here in Michigan, forests sometimes undergo "planned burns" in order to rejuvenate. Nature has a way of bringing life back to what once was damaged or seemingly ruined. Perceptive writing.
thank you!
diane
Comment Written 08-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2020
-
Yes, I want to console Australia, but it seems too soon. This summer I had a guy come to clear out my 10 acres in Vermont from blowdowns and fallen trees. Some huge ones were just too much canopied At first I was alarmed to cut down some big trees, but now I am happy to have sunlight and breezes and new vistas all around. I see so many little trees already coming up. Cheers.
Comment from Father Flaps
Hi Mystery Poet
I liked your poem, especially the rhyme scheme. The first two lines of each verse rhyme, and the last lines of all three verses rhyme. Clever.
But you tell a story of a forest fire as well. Terrific imagery! The abstract artwork doesn't take away the picture formed in my mind... the blackened trees, no birds or animals, a cold rain has obviously put out the flames, I see smoke rising. But a forest fire doesn't kill forever. New growth rises from the forest floor. Soon, black will turn to green. And there's your silver lining! You qualify this poem nicely for the contest rules. Good Luck!
I like your final verse best, signifying hope,
"In chilled morning rain
I stroll by again,
to find saplings push through ashy sand." ... and you star in the story poem. I can see you strolling through the ruined forest, but spying nature's recovery so soon after "flames swept over this land".
A perfect entry!
Cheers
Kimbob
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2020
 |
Hi Mystery Poet
I liked your poem, especially the rhyme scheme. The first two lines of each verse rhyme, and the last lines of all three verses rhyme. Clever.
But you tell a story of a forest fire as well. Terrific imagery! The abstract artwork doesn't take away the picture formed in my mind... the blackened trees, no birds or animals, a cold rain has obviously put out the flames, I see smoke rising. But a forest fire doesn't kill forever. New growth rises from the forest floor. Soon, black will turn to green. And there's your silver lining! You qualify this poem nicely for the contest rules. Good Luck!
I like your final verse best, signifying hope,
"In chilled morning rain
I stroll by again,
to find saplings push through ashy sand." ... and you star in the story poem. I can see you strolling through the ruined forest, but spying nature's recovery so soon after "flames swept over this land".
A perfect entry!
Cheers
Kimbob
Comment Written 08-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2020
-
Thanks for the insightful review and sparkly stars. I just cleared out my land from dead trees and blow downs and can already see new growth poking through. Instead of a gloomy woods, I will have a vibrant, healthy, breezy forest. Like a forest fire, the trees will come back triumphantly. Cheers.
