This was a wonderful step back in time. I too had a tree I used to climb, right to the very top - as high as I could.
Again i loved the imagery you created with a little girl either swinging in the shade of the tree, or climbing up into the boughs. Everyone needs a place that they can call their own, and clearly this tree belonged to this little girl. I hope the accident was just a temporary one. Have you never been back to the tree?
I noticed all your verses rhymed with the exception of the second last one. Was this intentional?
Wonderful poem.
Cherry-Anne
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This was a lovely poem - full of imagery... I could almost feel the shivers as I read the poem, and how it changed from mild to bitterly cold. Your progress from the one to the other flowed effortlessly.
Write on!
Cherry-Anne
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You capture the essence of the man in a way that still keeps him strong and masculine, and tender and loving at the same time, and the writer sounds completely smitten
It would be wonderful if we could all have that kind of love, at least once in our lives.
Please let me know when you plan on giving poetry lessons. I think the queue would be a mile long. Your poetry covering so many different genres is extraordinary.
I have enjoyed the privilege and pleasure in reviewing just some of your amazing work.
Thank you, Sherri
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Kind regards
Cherry-Anne
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This was a lovely poem - I know the feeling too well when you are trying to find something to write about, and I have pulled my hair out with iambic pentameter, so kudoes to you. And of course, that cat - don't they just inspire you?!
Write one!
Regards
Cherry-Anne
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Short and to the point - and so good. It made me laugh.
Perhaps we all have a little insanity in us. Most times it stays where it should - safely hidden. And other times, it comes out to play - lo which seems to be what happened here.
This poem started awfully so cheerfully, almost as if this is the face you show to everyone, and then your inner emotions came out towards the end, in the last verse.
I just noticed one little glitch - loneliness - the e is missing from yours.
Hopefully when the loneliness is at its strongest you can find friends on WDC
Regards
Cherry-Anne
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These are questions that we all ask at one time or another. Each question is strikes fear in our heart, as initially we feel that the answer is no..... until time and faith heals us.
Your poem faces the questions, brings them out in the open, so that we have to face them. And then you show us we that we can believe.
Thank you for sharing that with us.
Kind regards
Cherry-Anne
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This was so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes. No matter who or how we love, the love between a mother and child can never be surpassed.
Our mothers are our haven, regardless of what we have to endure. As long as we have her to turn to, we will survive. Sometimes, it can only be in our prayers. She will always be part of who we are. It seems as if you received all the assurance you needed, right here.
This was a lovely story. A really romantic one with a fairy tale ending. A million to one chance of that occurring, but one hears of these kinds of things happening, so why not in a story?
Your characters were very believable - if I have to comment on anything, it would be that your story was more tell than show, but at the same time, I understand that it was written as a short piece.
Well done!
Kind regards
Cherry-Anne
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It took me a while to get to the gist of your poem but when I did, I could relate so well. Tht pulling and tugging to get the duvet or blankets - a never ending tug of war.
Glad to see it was the female for a change
Write on!
Regards
Cherry-Anne
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I think as we get older, sometimes the memories of before is what sustains us. This is clear in your poem. It shows how we travel long the path of life, oblivious sometimes to what is important, and only realise it in hindsight, or in later years when we have time to reflect.
Thank you for visiting my port, because it's given me the opportunity to visit yours, and your website, and read some really wonderful poetry.
I look forward to reading more.
Kind regards
Cherry-Anne
Thank you for the lovely insight into your Thanksgiving history and holiday. It certainly is a day for celebrating all the things that are important to people - and well done to Sarah Hale
We don't celebrate Thanksgiving in South Africa, but maybe it's time we did. We could certainly do with some peace and prosperity here.
Write on!
Regards
Cherry-Anne
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I enjoyed your characters in here - makes a change from the usual human beings. Their personalities were very believable, and likeable. Mrs Oura doing all the things a mother would do, and little Skip behaving like a typical little boy.
And of course, his gift would make any mother cry.
A very sweet story
Regards
Cherry-Anne
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Such an enjoyable story - from beginning to end. And being an avid cat lover, I love it when the cat wins!
Your characters were great - very believable and your story flowed so smoothly. I was sorry when it came to an end. lol - would have loved to have seen Steve's reaction.
The image too was absolutely stunning, and of course, so appropriate.
Kind regards
Cherry-Anne
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But excellent ! Wow ! I'm sitting swallowing the nausea....lol and stunned!
You pulled your reader in with that first brilliant sentence - The sky purged itself into an entire ocean. Although total unrelated to the story, the visual made an impact, and made me want to keep reading. And then I couldnn'tt stop!
The story flowed well and I was thoroughly hooked.
Thank you for the very graphic read! !
Kind regards
Cherry-Anne
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I really liked this peep into who you are, and what you enjoy. You wrote this exactly the way you would say it, which is as you say, where your success lies.
I enjoyed the insight, I laughed at the "beer shooting out your buddies' noses," and this has given me the inspiration to pick up my pen again after weeks of staring at a blank screen - and for this I thank you.
I also rate those authors very highly, so you have good taste. Write on!
Regards
Cherry-Anne
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Your interpretation of the skies and the milky way was wonderful, including both the wonderland enchantment, and the inspiring majesty of a totally awesome sight - two completely different perceptions.
Well done!
Thanks for sharing.
Regards
Cherry-Anne
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Wow, this was quite an intense story. I enjoy those written from a different POV. amazing how animals instinctively pick up on weather signals long before we do. We don't have these kind of storms in South Africa, so this was really interesting, and I'm glad it all turned out okay in the end
A good read.
Regards
Cherry-Anne
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This was quite a sweet story of a girls' night out. A good idea to put the book titles in blue, as I didn't recognize some. It would have be interesting to know what the inside joke was, as I feel it it kind of left us wondering.
As far as I know, conversation should be new paragraphs? I see you have plenty of merit badges so you are might be more clued up on this than I am, and I may stand to correction.
Apart from that, well written. I enjoyed the read.
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I discovered this port awhile ago, added it to my favourites, and have copied down quite a few of the forms and used them. I find when one needs a little nudge of inspiration, using a form makes a difference!
So thanks so much for allowing us to use these. I thoroughly enjoy trying out the different forms.
I am using my group signature to end this review, so that others may see it on the review page, and get the benefit of the wonderful selection of forms that are listed here.
Thanks to both Bianca and to Kansaspoet.
Regards
Cherry-Anne
I wasn't sure where it was going in the beginning, but then when I finally realised, thought there actually must be lots of little towns with people that don't really know. I love your character's sense of humour... and his confidence! (winning the Pulitzer).
What a pity we aren't that kind all year around.
Lovely story!
Write on.
Regards
Cherry-Anne
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