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Review of The Climb

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Rated: E

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I love this little story. A climber is saved...if but for a moment by his wore out underwear. The build up, make the reader worry, then false sense of security with the ratted underwear. Then the final words. I could hear it as he start to fall. So funny! Good build, picture words used nicely, all brought together for the head turn climax. I laughed hard at that. Maybe he should have listened to wife. Good job with this, held my attention very well and made a good 'left turn' at the end. Thank you for sharing. Keep on writing.

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Review of Sit!

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Rated: E

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Hi Fauna J.G.

, I found your port through the Anniversary Link.
I enjoy this sweet story. I understand 300 word limit can be hard sometimes, but you did very well. My first thoughts were that this was a children's story. Its has a very clear purpose and does a bit of teaching at the same time. Technically, the grammar, doesn't have any errors. Only thing I would change is try to make some of the words smaller. Images this story paints are excellent, gives a good feeling the old dog seems to change and take things in stride rather than be grumpy about all the time. Good job. Keep on writing.
Thank you for sharing.

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Review of Take off

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Rated: E

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Hello Manzoni, I found this as I went through the Anniversary List. The title caught me and covers this perfectly. It brought back memories of my first 'puddle jump' flight from CRW to Pittsburg. Rainy, windy, and we had to walk out to the plane carrying our luggage. You described the feeling very well.
What I don't like is it's all a block of words. Makes it a little hard to read and follow. I would suggest making this a free verse poem. But just putting some paragraphs in it will help. Its a great story with a very vivid picture painted. I enjoyed reading this. Keep writing.

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Review of Victorian Christmas Traditions

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Rated: 13+

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Wonderful job!!! I even got them all. Took a while though. Thank you!!!

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Review of Cold Wind in May

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Rated: E

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A neat poem that paints a beautiful picture of a walk under a bridge. The cool air under the bridge and the feeling of it being May. Of course, the sewer smells it there. I have walked under many bridges, and this brought back some memories. Thank you for sharing. Keep writing.

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Review of Bones

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Rated: E

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A nice free verse poem, of what they will know about the writer from their bones. A lot of things can be known by examining bones. I love the ending, pretty much said there was no life without bones being able to show it. Good job. Found this interesting, thank you for sharing. Keep writing.

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Review of Embracing Change

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Rated: E

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A nice poem about change. We get comfortable with where we are, then subject our selves to a change. Not long afterwards we are right back in our comfortable feelings.
I enjoyed the journey. It causes a reader to think about change. Thank you for sharing.

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Review of Miles Apart

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Rated: E

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A beautiful love poem with alternate rhyming. Distance is a matter here. I love the poem, the anticipation of seeing one another again. Good job, I could feel the emotion through this. Thank you for sharing. Keep writing.

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Rated: 13+

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Neat story on a battle between a Pegasus and unicorn. I enjoyed reading this. Good story, good premise. Has a built in message. Just a couple items, 'mountain side' should be one word. And one on one is usually hyphenated. Very small issues, good story as it is. I love unicorns so I was rooting for it. Thank you for sharing. Keep writing.

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Review of The playground

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Rated: E

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A cute child's poem. All the different things an imagination can create. Shows a child how these things are in their imagination. It's a good free verse with some rhyming. A child would love this. Thank you for sharing this piece. I enjoyed the journey. Keep writing.

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Review of Scrabble beats me

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Rated: E

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Such a wonderful gotcha moment! I loved the story, first taking time with your children playing an educational type of game. Then kudos for really trying, however, the young ones of today are so bright. Given enough time they will turn the tables on you in a second. Good job! I enjoyed reading this. Thank you for sharing, keep writing.

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Review of Sweet flowers

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Rated: E

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Nice little free verse about the early flowers of spring blooming and dying away, seen from the raindrops' perspective. Good job, it moved easily and was interesting. It was bumpy at the end, so I'm not sure what you meant to say. Other than that, it's a good poem. Thank you for sharing.

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Review of Music is what Feelings Sound like

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Rated: E

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Music breaks the hard soul. As a farmer breaks ground for seeds, music does the same for the soul. All music does this but we are selective for what we want. We let it in and it stirs our souls. Love this little prose. Very true and descriptive. Thank you for sharing. Keep writing.

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Review of The Paradox of Letting Go

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Rated: E

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A cool poem, of the paradox of release. It serves bittersweet emotions when letting someone go. Good job with this. It's a familiar form with a good rhyming scheme. I enjoyed the journey, thank you. Keep writing.

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Review of Remembrance

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Rated: E

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A beautiful love poem. I set you free. Very easy to read and understand. It reads smoothly and is very descriptive. We all feel that sometime in our lives. Sometimes it's easy, other times not so easy. Good job with the emotions here. Thank you for sharing. Keep writing.

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Review of Battle Retrograde

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Rated: E

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Not a bad story. Looks like a good start on a long campaign. Very clear premise and is not overly technical. Good job with it. The writing is good, but the font could be a problem for older readers. My question is same as I have had about all these alien sightings and such. If they have the knowledge to get here, why would they? But good story anyway, I did enjoy reading it. Thank you for sharing.

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Review of Tea Time Talk

for entry "All Mothers Know"

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Rated: E

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This is a very true poem. Beautifully done, it resonates with a mother's care. I enjoyed this journey. Mothers do know. It's always been, 'I want Mom.' God made mothers special people. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful poem. Keep writing.

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Review of Beneath The Summer Stars

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Rated: E

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A beautiful poem about sleeping under the stars. I could feel the night air and see the stars, even hear natures noises. Good description of the evening. Sleeping outside in the summer can be inspiring to say the least. The content was excellent. The rhythm and rhyme scheme was done very well. I enjoyed this journey. Thank you for sharing. Keep writing.

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Review of Survival

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Rated: E

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Many see different things in poetry. This I see the flower is a child, the problem is those around are so much older, that the child has to struggle for everything. Siblings could be the trampling feet. Good job with this piece, I enjoyed it. Could feel the struggle with emotion. Thank you for sharing. Keep writing.

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Review of Margins

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Rated: 13+

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My feeling about this in the first reading was that of teen lust. The hormones start moving around and suddenly that person you 'played' with on the playground becomes an object of desire. It is hard for teens and young adults at times to understand this feeling and be able to see the difference between lust and love. My opinion is the rating is too low, I think this should be 18 and over. I would try to condense this a bit, being long causes a lapse in attention. I would consider combining a few of the lines. Being free verse, you want to have a beat to it when read. This can be a strong emotional poem with a little work. The content is excellent, through the eyes of a young man or young woman, the thoughts that pull you from studies.

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Review of The People's Princess

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Rated: E

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Wonderful short story. Very interesting, getting a leprechaun to start a car, as a test to marry the princess. Cool premise. Good story, very clear and smooth to read. I saw no grammatical errors or spelling issues. Good job. I enjoyed this.

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Review of I am a Snowflake!

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Rated: E

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This is a beautiful poem. I loved the journey it took me on. You used the words to paint a wonderful picture. The cactus against the view of snow falling was great. And imagine being a snowflake—who hasn't? It's such a great thought. Thank you for sharing. Keep writing.

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Review of Tell me, how do you see the world?

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Rated: E

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I think it's an excellent story. The bird with why, and the wolf with don't bother me. Good job with the content. Some suggestions for easier reading. Break it out. A space between the dialogs, would make it much easier to read. Also a few places you missed the period. A once or twice over editing this would be excellent little story. Good job. I enjoyed this story. Keep writing.

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#4816239

Review of What You Are

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Rated: E

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A beautiful love poem. Comparing feelings for him with events in nature. Good job. Hope he like this. It read very well and was very clear. The picture in my head would have been a person standing with all these things around them but dim. Good job. I enjoyed this. Thank you for sharing. Keep writing.

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Review of Movies Galore

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I believe I have seen all of those at one time or another. When you raise 5 children, you watch TV, mostly with them. Good job. I made word searches but was not good at doing them LOL.

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