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Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.5)
This is a beautiful poem in praise of the Lord.

I have a suggestion:

I shall fall before You and
wash Your feet.
Bring me a basin of water
and a towel, as I am humbled
by Your Graciousness.

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The above seems like you are commanding the Lord to bring you a basin of water. Maybe you could change it to:

I come with a basin of water
and a towel, as I am humbled
by Your Graciousness.

--M C Gupta

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Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (5.0)
Dear Bubblegum Jones,

It was with pleasure (and a bit of pride) that I read this item. It is nice of you to keep a count of how many times I reviewed you. The fact is that I send a review back when I receive one. That is my policy. So, that means that you might have reviewed me 6-7 times!

The biggest strength of this site (WDC) is its review mechanism and the incentives for review. We should both thank the StoryMaster for that.

All the best.

--M C Gupta

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Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (3.5)
I am rather intrigued that such an item was written at all. I am not a novelist but I cannot imagine a situation when, as a reader, I would mind a scene where a character examines himself / herself in the mirror. Whether or not to have such a scene in the novel appears to me to be a pointless question. Nobody can answer such a question better than the writer himself.It is his plan, his write and his choice.

--M C Gupta
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Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: ASR | N/A (Review only item.)
It is nice to see someone thinking about the Baha'i faith.

NOTE--The following two do not gel--

Then in 2019 they will celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of the Birth of the Bab.

AND

Birth of the Báb - October 21, 2017

You need to correct the time lines.

--M C Gupta
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Review of The Jesters' Lie  Open in new Window.
Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.5)
You have done a remarkable job through your jester poems. The theme is so unique that nobody else could have done it. This poem is no exception.

SUGGESTION--

Now the jesters young and healthy once again,
He’s a young boy, not quite a man

>>> I think you meant to write: Now the jester's young and healthy....

--M C Gupta

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Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.5)
This is a nice poem telling a great, imaginary story.

MY COMMENTS:

1--It would be nice if you use the period where it is needed.

2--In:

Finnegan's heart was nearly shattered,
He'd come so far, you see
He tried his best to understand,
choose the path to nobility

>>> It appears you wanted to say "chose".

--M C Gupta
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Review of Only In Dreams  Open in new Window.
Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
This is a wonderfully original theme for a poem--"Poem Written For a Story Character". It shows a high level of creativity. The character speaks thus--

Only in dreams, I am with thee,
My heart with yours so wild and free
My love, I see your name, but not your face
It doesn't matter, I've found my place.

Congrats for a job well done. And thanks for sharing.

--M C Gupta
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Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (5.0)
This is a good poem about an unimaginable theme--Imagination.

What is imagination? It is described as--


You took me to so many places,
where dragons fly,
and mermaids swim.

AND, what happened to it?--

However, things happened,
I grew up,
and we drifted apart.

This is what poetry is supposed to be--brief, poignant and graphic, with flow.

Well written!

--M C Gupta
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Review of Falling  Open in new Window.
Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 18+ | (4.5)
This is a nice poem / lyrics that describes beautifully that moment in love when, while a person says goodbye, the other is unable to, in spite of wanting, to say--"Stop, Don't go,I love you."

Those six words, withheld, while expecting that they still reach the other person!

This is the situation described here--

"As you walked away
I asked if you'd stay with me
for a minute---
while I light my cigarette?
But what I really meant. . .
went unsaid---

(It was I LOVE YOU)"

--M C Gupta
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Review of The Right Path  Open in new Window.
Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 18+ | (4.5)
This small piece is probably intended to convey the fact that actresses have to compromise with their own perceived moral standards as regards dress and dance etc. so as to satisfy the demands of the director of the movie being made.

If that is the intended message, this write is successful.

Additionally, it conveys a message that children land into such difficult times because they don't listen to their parents.

It is a good write, conveying a lot in a few words.

--M C Gupta








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Review of Eyes in the dark  Open in new Window.
Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.0)
This is a nice poem about thieves, referred here as "varmints", which I first thought to be a typo for vermins. However, I learnt from the dictionary that it is a North American informal term for a troublesome animal / person. Thanks for teaching me a new word.

--M C Gupta
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Review of Missing you  Open in new Window.
Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.5)
This is the "tale" of a woman widowed, remembering her husband. The poem has done full justice to her feelings--

This tale I share will break your heart
Now we are many worlds apart.
You left me here all by myself,
As I set your ashes on a shelf.
my eyes fill with bleary tears
I loved you for so many years.


--Very well written.

--M C Gupta
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Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (5.0)
This is a wonderful poem that holds the interest from the word 'go'. It starts with--

What giant birds are these called trees
with feathers in their arms and knees
that flap and flit and flip and flutter
as to the wind they chirp and sputter?
Although they stretch into the sky
they will not, cannot, do not fly.

Only a poet can portray trees and birds. What an unimaginable comparison, one which makes perfect sense as the poem proceeds!

Keep writing.

--M C Gupta
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Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (5.0)
The following words appear to me to be written in answer to the question--"Are you a poet?"


Do you see
the hand of God
in the craftsman’s wares
and the workman’s toil?

Do you take note
of the fine detail
of an insect’s wing,
or a leaf’s vein?

The poet shows us
wonders of the world
we pass each day
upon our way.

Do you have
what it takes?

***

It is a wonderful poem, in simple words, describing the nature of a poet. He sees what others don't.

Very well written.
--M C Gupta
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Review of Naukar  Open in new Window.
Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.0)
This piece records some ideas that seem to occur to the person here in a haze of memory about someone elder, in an Indian setting. That person is probably the Naukar (servant). That much is clear from the words. However, what exactly is behind those words is not clear. It is the writer's choice to be vague to the extent that she desires.

There are no mistakes.

--M C Gupta
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Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.0)
It is a good sonnet with the following comments:

1--It is not easy to comprehend what it is all about. Needs a lot of thinking and imagining. However, that is not a drawback in poetry.

2--Ref: "You're stirred the very core
that gives me every reason to exist."

>>> It expands to -- "You are stirred the very core......"

[This does not make sense. May be you wanted to write--"You have stirred the very core......"

In that case, it should be--"You've stirred the very core......"

--M C Gupta
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Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
This is a good sonnet. It meets all the requirements. There are no mistakes of grammar or spelling. As regards--"There are no breaks in its structure because that is how Shakespeare wrote them", I prefer to write my own sonnets with breaks after lines 4, 8 and 12. This is more user friendly and makes for easy readability and comprehension.

The content is rather deep, needing a bit of mental exertion. But that is not a fault. It is just a tribute to your poetic mind and style.

--M C Gupta
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Review of Politician  Open in new Window.
Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.0)
Here is a poem, more like lyrics, that describes in true colours a politician as follows--

He may double talk
That’s his style
When in trouble
Turns and gives a smile
A magician, the politician

***

Ref:

What kind of man will take a stand?
For the peoples rights and demands

>>> people's

--M C Gupta
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Review of FAT IN THE SAND  Open in new Window.
Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.0)
This is a nice poem.The following is quite sarcastic but perfectly true--

We marched into that land
and a war we did wage.
Then we offered our hand
& helped ourselves to center stage


It is rather bad to wound someone, for no reason, and then to dress the wound, claiming credit for the "humanitarian" gesture.

--M C Gupta

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Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (3.5)
This small article about time has a catchy title--"If I could bottle time!!!". I wish that was possible:)

You need to be a bit careful about spelling and grammar. For example, you have used 'to' in place of 'too' twice in this write up.

[And my children...well they grew to fast.]

--M C Gupta
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Review of Finding Fagan  Open in new Window.
Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.0)
This is a nice little boys' story regarding hide and seek. Yet, I feel the ferocity displayed here is a bit too much--

"His bloodshot eyes illuminated in the darkness. He could just make out a slight movement coming from the far left corner of the basement. One by one his claws extended.

He let out a ferocious roar and hastened towards a large oak cabinet, which he picked up and discarded as though it was made of cardboard."

This is followed by a highly contrasting-- "“Got you!” cried Wolfgang affectionately scratching his cousin."

SUGGESTION--You might bring down the ferocity a bit.


--M C Gupta
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Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 18+ | (4.5)
This is quite a witty poem, mainly based on the play of words, but carries a significant message also that we should be rooted in the ground rather than be too lofty and away from reality.

OPENING LINES--

The serpent's point of view?
He preys more than you.
His face is on the ground,
ninety -nine percent of the time.


He's awake, he's preying.


Man is standing upright
the entire course of the day,
yet when does he pray?

--M C Gupta
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Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.5)
This is a poem of sadness. It is titled--"AS THE CANDLE SLOWLY MELTS". The title and the content of the poem are fully reflected in the last stanza--

So as this burning mass of wax,
Nears the end of its belt.
My life will soon be over,
As the candle slowly melts.

***

Over all, a good poem.

--M C Gupta
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Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.5)
It was a pleasure reading this poem. It was written as a pep up message for a young girl by her father. However, I think it has the following beneficial advice for all--

"Remember-
a closed mouth does not get fed.
So tell them what you want-
don't be scared.
Shyness is not a weakness
but it can hold you back."

***

Well written. Write on.

--M C Gupta

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Review of Lost  Open in new Window.
Review by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E | (4.5)
This is an unusual but very strong and emotional poem that conveys its message very well--the message of two persons who love each other but are unable to communicate.

The poem has a tragic end. The opening and end lines are as follows:


Lost

You stand there
staring at me
torn between love and hate,
torturing yourself on the knife edge
of a sword

wanting, needing, desiring,

speechless.

**

until, trembling
you raise a hand
and plunge the knife
deep into your heart,

And I stand there staring –
lost

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It is a good poem.

--M C Gupta

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