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Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (5.0)
I am thrilled to read this poem written by an Air Force veteran and a poet with many poetry books. [I too served the Army as a Captain AMC (Army Medical Corps) for three years and write poetry.
My book "A bunch of sonnets" is available at:

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Over in the corner lays a bent propeller >>> The grammatical correct form is--lies

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vibrant gold wings on a blue background,--""All the lines in your poem start with a Capital letter EXCEPT--

Never remembering our future is tied to the past.

A very good poem indeed!

This is a reciprocal review.

--MCG


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Review of I Miss My Dad  
Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (4.5)
This is a sad mixture of family woes where the husband has Alzheimer's and parkinsonism and the wife has loss of memory and ability to reason. What is refreshing is that the family somehow managed to have a semblance of being knit together. Life is not easy but it is for us to make it tolerable or more difficult. It all depends up on our thought process.

Your description is very picturesque.

This is a reciprocal review.

--M C Gupta


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Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (4.5)
The Artist’s sky is different each day, and it’s a shame that most people miss this morning art.

>>> How true!

You have an artistic mind and an accomplished pen.

Keep writing--for your own sake as well that of others.

This is a reciprocal view.

--M C Gupta

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Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: ASR | (4.0)


Hello,

Very well said--

"Where did the child go,
that spent her summers picking flowers,"

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One day the child metamorphosed
Into a young lover
Who after breaking some hearts
was broken herself.

--M C Gupta
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Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (5.0)
This is a wonderful and true and realistic account of how one feels after losing a life partner. It is very well presented. You have a very sensitive and touching way of presentation. While I feel your loss, I cannot but admire your writing style.

This is a reciprocal review.

--M C Gupta


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Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: 18+ | (3.5)
Sometimes things happen which make us believe in miracles. However, science is not convinced about miracles. Some miracles are well documented and make even scientists wonder.

Keep writing

This is a reciprocal review.

--M C Gupta

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Review of POWER  
Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (4.0)
It is quite heartening and encouraging to note that you have great mental power. A nice message for self and others!

--M C Gupta


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Review of A FRIEND  
Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (5.0)
Your description of a true friend is enviable.

It is said of God--God could not be everywhere, therefore he made mothers.

Likewise one could say--Angels could not be everywhere, therefore He made True Friends. This could certainly be said of your friend Sandra.

This is a reciprocal review.

--M C Gupta

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Review of BEST INVESTMENT  
Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (4.5)
This is a wonderful plan for self-assessment. It ought to be followed by everybody. It is so surprising that we don't ever bother whither we are headed. Our life is often rudderless.

This is a reciprocal review.

--M C Gupta

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Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (3.5)
This is not an ideal write but I guess this because you have certain disabilities that come in the way. Please carry on un-deterred. Victory comes to those who persevere. All the best. Keep writing.

To quote from a poem in my school book--

Try, try, try again!

This is a reciprocal review--

M C Gupta


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Review of GRATEFUL HEART  
Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (3.0)
This is a good attempt at an acrostic. However, I can't call it a good poem. A good poem must have flow.

You might like to view--

https://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/963...

This is a reciprocal review.

--M C Gupta


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Review of HAPPINESS  
Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (4.0)
The crux of this article is, in the author's words--

"I do something that I love. I love something that I do and the reward is truly an enormous happiness."

Happiness is a state of mind. We should not give the key of our mind to anybody else. Let others not determine how happy or unhappy I am.

This is a reciprocal review.

--M C Gupta
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Review of The Caring Soul  
Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (4.5)
This is a wonderful true story about the spirit of sacrifice for others' sake that is inherent in living beings, even among animals. Psycho-neurological research shows that giving enhances happiness. Your story, a true one, fully illustrates this.

Your English needs brushing up here and there.

Keep writing.

This is a reciprocal review.

--M C Gupta

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Review of Half Empty?  
Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (4.0)
It is a nice poem with valid thoughts regarding the half-full glass.

I wrote a sonnet on this topic 18 years ago.

HALF GLASS SYNDROME—a sonnet. "HALF GLASS SYNDROME—a sonnet, 26 April 2005
[Learn positive thinking. Count your blessings, not your sorrows.]
http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1356...

--M C Gupta

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Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (4.0)
This is a nice poem. The last stanza is great--

What stories could these old homes tell,
Of master and slave, and laws forgotten
In the name of "decency", leaving
Innocent young men hanging from trees?

The words "laws forgotten" convey much more than their literal meaning. They refer to illegality, injustice and cruelty heaped up on "Innocent young men hanging from trees".

This is a reciprocal review.

--M C Gupta


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Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: 13+ | (3.5)
This is a nice poem. I have the following suggestions / comments:

i)--The poem is written 11 syllables per line except in line 5 (In times when our days - clouded with sorrows,)--This has 10 syllables.

ii)--The meaning / grammar is not clear here--"I saw us rose and soared like lovely sparrows."

Hope this helps.

This is a reciprocal review.

--M C Gupta

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Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (4.0)
This is a very nice poem which vividly brings out the contrast between a small, simple town and a metropolis.

The following lines clearly show the difference--


Neighbors side by side, like strangers
in the night
Exchanging glances, not even a smile
Oh what a sight
This is a different life from our old
familiar place
Where every neighbor is a friend and
conversation took at ease.


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Review of The Little Match  
Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (4.0)
It is a nice poem.
Rhyming needs to be looked into. For example, the following don't rhyme--

friends / cleansed
others/ over.

If the marked variability in line length could be reduced, that would be good.

I especially liked the following:

The barking of a dog,
The purring of a cat,
Sinking into your warm soft bed,

--M C Gupta


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for entry "Carving Knife
Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: 18+ | (4.0)
This is a well- crafted poem, syllabic count being about 10 per line, though sometimes it is 9 or 11.

Having said that, I must say I was not fully able to comprehend this poem, though I am able to understand the general drift.

Thans for sharing.

--M C Gupta


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Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (4.0)
Thanks a lot!

Just today I was thinking of trying to improve my listening skills as regards English songs. [You see, English is not my first language.]

I was wondering which songs to start with. Your list has made my task easier. I will listen to them.

This is a reciprocal review.

--M C Gupta

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Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (3.5)
This is a small nice piece which is shaped like a poem but is not described as such. It deals with the problem of arts supplies being expensive, such as paints, brushes, canvases etc.

The piece begins with the opening-- I am ashamed.

It is not clear why the artist should be ashamed if art supplies are costly.

This is a reciprocal review.

--M C Gupta

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Review of Curiosity  
Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (4.0)
This poem starts with--

"Try to think if your life
Held no puzzles at all."

And ends with (after the reader has presumably tried to think)--

"So revel in puzzles
And possible meanings.
For they are the center
And spice of our beings."

So, there is a proposition and an answer. Well done.

This is a reciprocal review.

--M C Gupta

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Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: ASR | (2.5)
I started reading this article in the hope that I shall learn 7 tricks used by scammers. I find that 1 to 5 are saying the same thing in different words. No. 7 is not a scamming trick at all. It is just a hope expressed by you--"I pray you never get this far..."

It would be nice if you have a re-look.

This is a reciprocal review.

--M C Gupta

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Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (4.5)
This is a very good poem. It would be lovely to see it in proper and specific syllabic format.

I once wrote an Ode to Trees. You might like to view it.


"AN ODE TO TREES

This is a reciprocal review for a poem of mine tat you reviewed.

--M C Gupta

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Review by Dr M C Gupta
Rated: E | (5.0)
A nice poem here!

In a few lines, the author has managed to recreate an actual scene from nature.

I am reminded of:

1--An early worm gets caught!

2--One man's meat is another's poison.

Well written. Keep writing! You have talent.


--M C Gupta

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