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Viewing comments for Chapter 30 "Mountaintop Prayer"
Renga is a Japanese linked poetry 5/7/5 and 7/7

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Comment from Liz O'Neill
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Your use of alliteration will draw the readers in. The p's create a puffing sound. Is that for the puffy clouds? Or is it the puff of breath as people pray from the top of a mountain? Clever.

 Comment Written 28-Dec-2021


reply by the author on 29-Dec-2021
    Thank you so much for hunting through my portfolio to find this one, Liz! I like your interpretation of the alliteration! Hugs and Blessed New Year!
reply by Liz O'Neill on 29-Dec-2021
    ***smile***
Comment from Cecilia Lynne1
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Your choice of art to support your 7/7 couplet poem is excellent. Your choice o words beginning the P are powerful words. The 7 stanza sentence to support the words works well. My only comment would be with the word prayer fitting in with the 7/7 couplet requirement. "Per-fect"! Count 2
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 Comment Written 02-Nov-2020


reply by the author on 03-Nov-2020
    Thank you so much for the lovely review and generous rating, too! I agree with you that "prayer" should be just one syllable. But I often check this website and it said two:https://www.howmanysyllables.com/words/prayer
    Blessings!
reply by Cecilia Lynne1 on 06-Nov-2020
    lyenochka: Thanks for your explanation. All the best with your writing.
Comment from Iza Deleanu
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Perfect prayer as words makes it into a special prayer for God's listening heart. The image of the cloud and the mountains completes so well your poem. Thank you for sharing and good luck with your writings.

 Comment Written 03-Aug-2020


reply by the author on 03-Aug-2020
    Thank you so much, Iza! Blessings!
Comment from patcelaw
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This is a powerful message in so few syllables. I enjoyed the reading. You have presented it beautifully as well.
Patricia

 Comment Written 02-Aug-2020


reply by the author on 02-Aug-2020
    Thank you for reviewing, Patrica! Hugs!
Comment from Lucy de Welles
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Really lovely. Must segue with Roy's. Will check in a minute. Love the mountain/prayer theme. Very Scriptural. Mountains always draw the eye upwards.
Well done!

 Comment Written 02-Aug-2020


reply by the author on 02-Aug-2020
    Thank you, Lucy! It was fun that Roy answered with his! Hugs!
Comment from Janetsue
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Prayer is a strong counter punch against any kind of wrongdoing witnessed or experienced. God listens to His children and lovingly supports the hope we have in Him. His promises are always true and underline the trust we have in His eternal goodness. xo

 Comment Written 02-Aug-2020


reply by the author on 03-Aug-2020
    Amen! Your lovely review could be a poem, too. Thank you, Janet! Hugs!
Comment from Pantygynt
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It would be a help to reviewers I think if contributors of two line couplets like this could place the previous three lines in their notes. I'm afraid I didn't have time to delve into the original to marry it up and others may have got in first anyway.

 Comment Written 02-Aug-2020


reply by the author on 03-Aug-2020
    Ah, now that's an excellent suggestion - I'll run that by Gypsy. At first, she included all the previous poems and that got rather long. Thanks so much for reviewing!
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
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This is a great pairing of words to picture, Helen. I enjoyed reading it. Your picture is beautiful. I like the alliteration of 'p'. Your message is strong and meaningful. Yes, God is always there to listen.
Thanks for sharing.
Respectfully, Jan

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2020


reply by the author on 01-Aug-2020
    Thank you so much, Jan! Appreciate your kind words! Hugs!
Comment from Louise Michelle
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Gotta love that alliteration, and your words ring true. It is indeed a perfect prayer perspective. That image you chose is breathtaking and your words compliment it nicely. Hugs, Lou

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2020


reply by the author on 01-Aug-2020
    Thank you for reviewing my teeny two line poem, Lou! I was inspired by Gypsy's poem. Roy was inspired to follow with his poem. So maybe you'll join us, too? Hugs!
Comment from Sugarray77
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I enjoyed your post in the Renga, Helen. Your artwork set it up for me, though, and I loved reading about the Lord and prayer after seeing it. Well done on this and the new addition to the Renga.

Melissa

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2020


reply by the author on 02-Aug-2020
    Thank you, Melissa! I don't know much about the renga but was moved by Gypsy's poem. Hugs!