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Enjoyment  [E]
My current views on enjoyment.
by Happy May 2024!
Review of Enjoyment  
Review by Nixie
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Rated: E | (4.5)
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Hi, Connie. Nixie, here.




Overall Impression
I stumbled across your poem while surfing random reviewing. After I finished reading (outstanding work) you left me with a question for which I have no answer. I don't think enjoyment is a word that can be explained, relative to my experiences. But you found a way.

A few thoughts
You mourned your lost relationship to demonstrate enjoyment. And what a lovely marriage you obviously had. I was never gifted with a joyful marriage.

I thought it was humorous that the second line referred to food. Closely followed by trips, so maybe you were thinking about a cruise.

When a marriage dissolves, for whatever reason, shared friends are lost. The newly single is cast adrift, and finding ways to be happy when you feel so isolated challenges.

The second line in the third stanza caused some stumbling on my part. Eventually, the words fit together and the pain hit. Puzzled also by sixth stanza, first line. After a few reads, fascinating. He's asking you why you're alive, and what usually happens is the survivor wondering where the partner is. You said that so much better than me trying to explain it back to you.

The hype and spin is definitely true, time heals nothing. My favorite part was the repetition of the first line in the last. It is a funny word. First thought that came to me was Tiramisu. Which is really tragic in relation to my life since there is nothing more, no trips associated.

Lasting Impression
The overall mood of melancholy and acceptance is carried throughout the poem. And a lingering loss creeps around me after reading this. Nice work, Connie.



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