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Review of Page Turner  
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)
Hello, Jimminycritic,

I saw you had an account anniversary this month. Happy Writing.com Account Anniversary! 🥳🎉 Anyway, so here I am taking a look inside your port. I just read your item, "Page Turner" . I would like to give you a review of it.

Of course, I am not an expert reviewer. I am just another writer like yourself willing to share my thoughts and opinions with you about your work. You can disregard anything I say here. I do hope this review is helpful to you though.

The title is an attention-getter. The description is a little vague but curious enough. A good cover photo would help draw attention to your poem I think.

The imagery I get from this is that of a volcano on an island or near a beach, similar to what you would find in Hawaii. I get the picture of you having your morning coffee on vacation with your significant other when the volcano erupts. Then you have to make a fight or flight decision for the safety of yourself and significant other. Is there a particular shape you are trying to make with the words? An errupting volcano, perhaps? I am not sure.

This poem has a nice rhythm and flow to it though. It is pleasing to the ears when read out loud. The poem is descriptive and suspenseful. It holds the attention from start to finish.

My favorite line is:
With coffee now in my trembling hand
I stand upon darkened sand

I found no errors. I don't have any other suggestions for improvement. Thanks for sharing it with us here on Writing.com. Awesome job! I hope you will continue writing more great poems.

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Review of Peace prevails  
Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hello, Hannah,

I noticed you have an account anniversary today. So I decided to take a look in your port. Congratulations, 🎉 Happy Account Anniversary! 🥳

I ran across your poem here, "Peace prevails" . I would like to give you a review. Please keep in mind that I am not an expert reviewer at all. Feel free to disregard anything I say here. However, I am going to give you my thoughts and opinions, and I hope they help you out.

I love the cover photo, title, and description that you have chosen. I believe they work wonderfully with your poem.

Reading it out loud, it is pleasing to the ears. I think maybe adding some punctuation may help clarify the rhythm. It flows well, but there are a couple of places that the rhythm changes. This could maybe be indicated with a comma in those places. I am not sure but the rhythm feels a little off beat to me. It could just be me. 🤷‍♀️ I can spot the rhyme in various places.

I love the emotion reflected here. It is one of steadfast peace in spite of difficulty. I am personally a Christian. I find it interesting some of the similarities between some of the different faiths. For example, you attribute your peace to Allah. I attribute the same kind of peace to the God of the Bible in which I serve and worship. I think it could be interesting to just sit down sometime in a group of different people from different faiths and compare beliefs. Some people could get confused by that though. Oh well, that's besides the point. I really like your poem though.

I found 3 areas I would like to make suggestions on.
1.Struggles are apart of life
I would suggest writing it like this. Struggles are a part of life.

2. I hope for what ever path you’re on
I suggest making whatever one word.

3. In all honesty, I had no words to say
I suggest adding a comma after honesty.

This is my favorite part:
I hope for what ever path you’re on
You find this peace too

Thanks for sharing this here on WDC. Awesome work! Keep it up!

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Review of Fear (Reflection)  
Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Hello, Allwrite,

I noticed you have an account anniversary today and went snooping in your pot. Happy account anniversary, by the way. 🥳

I am not an expert reviewer. Please feel free to disregard anything I say here if you don't like it. However, I do hope it is helpful to you.

I have just read your item, "Fear (Reflection)" .

Your title and description work great for this poem. I think what you did here is quite creative. Sometimes these fears and reactions are all to real for some people.

The poem has a nice rhythm and flow. The rhyme is noticeable. The poem is pleasant to the ears when read out loud.

The imagery and emotions are rather solemn and sad. Feaar does not seem to produce pleasant effects unfortunately.
I noticed, both at the dark and of life a child cries. Maybe you could change child to man or something else in one of these to add a little more variety. I believe you are trying to cover different fears at different phases of life. Maybe a baby could cry at the fear of life. 🤷‍♀️ I don't know. This is just a suggestion.

I saw no errors that stood out to me. I have no other suggestions for improvement.

Thanks for sharing your item with the rest of us here at WDC. Great job! Keep writing!

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Review of A remote  
Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hi, Bluebird,

Happy Account Anniversary! 🥳 I hope you enjoy WDC as much as I do.

I just read your item, "A remote " . I like it. I think we would all do that if we had a remote control for our life.

Your title with the description is what caught my attention to get me to read your poem. The only thing better here would be a cover photo of a remote control.

The rhythm and flow change in the middle of the poem, but it works with it. The emotions change with the rhythm which gave it an added effect. I found your item to be very creative.

I picture someone sitting on their sofa with a blanket, drink, and TV remote on their sofa browsing through the sections of their life. This is the imagery projected. The emotions are mixed depending on what season of life is being viewed at the moment.

I didn't find any errors jumping out at me. So I don't have any suggestions for improvement. I like the poem just the way it is.

Thanks for sharing it here on WDC. Great work! I look forward to reading your work again sometime.

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Review of My Heart's Desire  
Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hi, Ms.Writeaway,

I noticed that you have a WDC anniversary today. Happy account anniversary! I love your username by the way.

I just read your poem, "My Heart's Desire" . I like it.

Please note that I am not an expert reviewer. I am just going to give you my thoughts and opinions of your item here. Feel free to disregard any of it that you don't like. However, I hope it is of a help to you.

The title and description work very well with the poem.

The imagery and emotion give off a feel of sadness, but a strong hope the desire will be fulfilled. Another Scripture comes to mind as I read your poem.
Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

I do believe that as we submit more to God's will, our desires become more like his. Therefore, our desires will be fulfilled because they are in line with God's will. And the verse referenced in the description, also states a condition. We have to delight ourselves in God first. Then he will give us the desires of our hearts. This is a great poem though. I enjoyed reading it.

I didn't find any errors. I can't think of any suggestions for improvement other than to add a cover photo if you get the chance. The cover photos add to the visual appeal of your items. They help attract attention to your work.

My favorite line is:

I'll faith it till I make it, just what I've learned to do
I have to believe that my heart's desire in time, will come true

Thanks for sharing your poem here on WDC. Awesome work! I hope you will continue writing more.

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Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Hi, Jay O'Toole ,

I am here doing another anniversary review. Happy Account Anniversary!🥳

I am no expert reviewer here. I am just another writer expressing my thoughts and opinions of your work. You may disregard anything as you wish.

I just read "Signs of Love, Signs of Life" .

The title, cover photo, and description go together great.

I think this poem tells a much-needed message if only people will listen. I have often wished I could do more to help the homeless too. I also was not sure what to say or do. What makes it hard is there are so many people scamming others these days. It is hard to know who legitimately needs your help, especially if you don't want to be an enabler. I love the way you describe God providing small things for the homeless man.

I have couple suggestions. They are nothing major.

1. He lost his eye, his job and simple self-respect.
Add a comma after job.

2. The Maker of each man and woman, Earth and sky
has made us with the dignity of His reply.
Earth doesn't need to be capitalized here.

3. with open hands and loving hearts with gifts we can prepare?
Grammarly suggests adding a comma after gifts. Personally, I don't see it. I think a comma if you were going to add one would sound better after hearts when you think of a comma like a pause. Of course, that is just my opinion.

The rhythm and flow is brought together well. The imagery and emotion is a trust in God that he will provide even in your darkest hour of need. Little things make a difference and count a lot.

This is my favorite paragraph.
When Jesus came to Earth He lived a homeless life.
He spoke of love and life made new beyond all strife.
His birth was in a hay-trough that was not his own.
His tomb was borrowed, not ornate like kingly throne.

I like that you pointed out that even Jesus was homeless and made himself of a humble countenance. We should not neglect the poor or homeless.

Thanks for sharing this poem. Great job! I look forward to reading more of your writings. May God bless your endeavor to spread his word here on WDC.

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Review of To Love LOVE  
Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Hi, Jay O'Toole ,

I wanted to do a couple anniversary reviews today, and I noticed you had an account anniversary this month. Congratulations! Happy Anniversary!🥳

As you know, I am not an expert reviewer. I am just hear to share my thoughts and opinions with you about your item. You don't have to listen to a word I say here, but I do hope it helps you out.

I just read your poem "To Love LOVE" . I noticed it wasn't showing any reviews yet.

First of all, the title caught my attention. The description added tomy curiosity. The cover photo is also great for pulling readers in to read the item. I am surprised no one has reviewed it yet. You are a great poet, and have some awesome poems!

I like the way it is written as a prayer and expressing love and gratitude back to the Lord. The imagery and emotions are expressed well.

The rhythm and flow are smooth throughout the poem. The rhyme makes the poem even more pleasing to the ears.

I did find one spot to consider making a change. In this phrase, I want to suggest adding “the” before mind since it is also in front of heart. Of course, I don't know if you were aiming for a certain number of syllables either.
by mind but by the heart,

I am a bit curious as to the meaning in this phrase.
You saved me from the sins that mar,
and from the good to see.
You saved me from the good to see? What was meant by this? That's an unexpected phrase.

Overall, I love this poem. Awesome job! Thanks for sharing it.

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Review of RAINDROP PRELUDE  
Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, Joy,

I noticed you have an account anniversary this month, so I thought I would drop by to give you a review and say, “Happy Account Anniversary!” yay!🥳

First of all, please keep in mind that I am not an expert reviewer. I am just another writer like yourself willing to share my thoughts and opinions about your work. Feel free to disregard anything I say here. However, I hope it is of a help.

I went and looked this music up on YouTube to get a better understanding of the poem. I love poetry and music.

I love how you describe the music in the poem. The imagery is great.

I don't see any errors so I don't have any suggestions for improvement. Awesome job!

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Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Hello, Jay O'Toole,

I am reviewing your entry in the Poetry Topic of the Month Contest, "Help for the Mind and for the Heart" .

Please keep in mind that I am no expert reviewer. I am just another writer like you willing to give you my thoughts and opinions of your work. Feel free to disregard anything I say. However, I do hope it helps.

The cover photo definitely catches the attention. The title is appropriate. The description summarizes the main thought of the poem. The three of these together work well to draw attention to your item.

When read out loud, it is pleasing to the ears. The rhythm and flow are smoothly written and the rhyme is obvious.

The emotions are that of hurt, grief, and loneliness. The imagery here is that of hope in God. It is not to disregard all of the Doctors and medication, but to allow God to work through the doctors and medication to make one better. In all illness physical and mental the focus is turned to God who is able to completely heal.

I found 2 places that could use a comma.
1. In open seas, the gifted breeze of gentleness of day
A comma would be good to have placed after seas.

2. but in the end, I know I'll see great days, that better are.
There needs to be a comma after end.

If you read the poem like there is a comma there, you should be able to see what I mean.

I found no other errors and have no other suggestions.

My favorite part:
Restore my soul, Blest Living God. Your righteousness bends low
to walk me through Death's valley deep, where evil tends to blow.

Overall, I think this is a great poem. I enjoyed reading it. Awesome job! Thanks for sharing it with us here on WDC. Thanks again for the entry to the contest.

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Review of Memorial Day 2021  
Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, Jay O'Toole,

I am here to review your entry in the Poetry Topic of the Month, "Memorial Day 2021" .

Please keep in mind that I am not an expert reviewer. I am just another writer like you willing to give my thoughts and opinions about your work. Feel free to disregard anything I say here, but I do hope it is a help to you.

The title, description, and cover photo all work together to describe the poem and draw a reader's attention.

The rhyme is easily followed. The rhythm and flow of the poem go smoothly. It is pleasing to the ears when read out loud.

I like that there is more of a celebratory tone to the poem instead of a grieving one. The poem pictures the serious sacrifice made for our freedoms, but it celebrates those who made the sacrifices. It is like they are being cheered for. Then we are reminded that it is our choice to continue defending our freedoms or to let them go. The ball is now in our court so to speak. This is a very good picture of reality. Others sacrificed so we could be free, but it is up to us living and survivors what we do with our freedom.

I found no punctuation or grammatical errors in this poem, so I have no suggestions for improvement.

My favorite line:
They gave their oath to fight our foes,
both domestic and abroad,
until someone needed to tag their toes,
while their souls, then stood before God.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this poem. Awesome job! Thanks for sharing it here with us on WDC. Thanks again for your entry in the contest.

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Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, LegendaryMask❤️,

I am reviewing your entry in the Poetry Topic of the Month Contest, "I See The Tears She Sheds" .

Please keep in mind that I am not am expert reviewer. I am just another writer like yourself willing to give you my thoughts and opinions about your work. Please feel free to disregard anything I say here as you wish. However, I do hope it is a help to you.

I think the cover photo is pretty and appropriate. I do think if you could get a photo with a flag flying in the rain, it would go even better with this poem. The title with the description is definitely an attention-getter.

When reading the poem out loud, it is pleasing to the ears. It has a soft flow to it. The emotions are somber, sad, and worried. I get the imagery of the nation crying for the sacrifices made for it. I see the worry that the people of the nation are making choices that affect it negatively and hoping those sacrifices were not made in vain. It is very creative to compare a flag flying in the rain to a nation crying.

I found no punctuation or grammatical errors so I don't have any suggestions for improvement.

My favorite line:
May we still have the right to bear our arms to protect those against our enemies.

Overall, this is very well-written. You expressed your thoughts and emotions in a very creative way here. Thanks for sharing this here on the WDC website. Thanks again for your entry in the contest.

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Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello, Jay O'Toole,

I am reviewing your entry in the Poetry Topic of the Month Contest, "Happy Mother's Day 2021" .

Please keep in mind that I am no expert reviewer. I am just another writer like yourself willing to share my thoughts and opinions about your work. You are welcome to disregard everything I say here if you wish. However, I do hope it is of help.

I like the cover photo chosen for this item. The title is appropriate and the description adds to the praise of mothers. All three of these together catch the attention of the reader.

The use of the acronym is really quite creative. It adds a unique and personal touch to the poem and causes it to stand out. It adds to the visual appeal.

The rhyme included is easy to follow. The rhythm has an easy flow. The poem is pleasing to the ears when read out loud.

The image is that of all the things a mother is known to do. The emotion is that of love and admiration for a mother.

I found no errors and have no suggestion for improvement.

My favorite line is,
Serving God, we're taught to pray.

Overall, the poem is very nicely written. Thanks for sharing it with us here on WDC and thanks again for entering the contest. Awesome job!

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Review of The Tin Can Navy  
Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
Hello, Dave,

I am reviewing your entry to the Poetry Topic of the Month Contest, "The Tin Can Navy" .

Please keep in mind that I am no expert reviewer. I am just another writer like yourself willing to share my thoughts and opinions of your work. Please disregard anything said here as you wish. However, I do hope it will be of help to you.

The title definitely caught my attention. The cover photo and description help add clarity to the title.

The rhythm and flow were honest and engaging. The poem sounds pleasant to the ears when read out loud. The rhyme is followed easily.

The imagery used makes you feel like you are onboard the ship at least briefly experiencing what the people on board were experiencing. I can sense the feeling of pride and purpose for the temporary discomforts while at sea on the ship. At the end of the poem, I can see you looking back with fond memories. I found the imagery to be vivid.

I only have one grammatical suggestion for you.

to great adventures, a young man craves.
You might consider adding a comma after adventures.

I found no other errors or areas for improvement.

My favorite line was,
These days, I ride nostalgic waves
across a sea of memories
from the Tin Can Navy.

Overall, I enjoyed reading your poem. I found it to be creative and nicely written. Thanks for sharing with us here at WDC. Awesome job!

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Review of Fear  
Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: 18+ | (4.5)
Hi, Dorianne!

Happy WDC anniversary! 🥳

I am here to review your item, "Fear" .

Please keep in mind that I am not an expert reviewer. I am just another writer like you who wants to give you an opinion. Feel free to disregard anything I say here, but I do hope it is a help to you.

The title is what caught my attention. The description added to my curiosity. A cover photo would add to the visual appeal.

The imagery and emotion of the poem describes fear well. You personalized it by adding your own personal fear and describing it. I can see how that would be an eerie silence. I am glad you are still with us. I am enjoying taking a peek at your port today. 😉

I only found on spelling error and no punctuation errors.

But I could breath and be me again.
I took a breath but because I need to breathe.
You need to correct the spelling here.

Overall, I think this item describes fear well. I can see in your poem how fear makes one become hyper-vigilant of their surroundings. I hope you don't mind me sharing your item in my weekly Bible study as it is about fear. Thanks for sharing your poem here with the WDC community. Awesome job!


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Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Hi, Dorianne

Happy WDC anniversary! 🥳

I am reviewing your item, "What is the Worth?" .

Please keep in mind that I am no expert reviewer. I am just another writer like you giving you my opinion of your work. Feel free to disregard anything I say here, but I hope it will be a help to you.

The rhythm and rhyme were easy to follow. The poem sounds pleasant to the ears when read out loud.

The imagery was nicely done, describing how some women measure their own worth and telling them to just be themselves. There aren’t a lot of emotions expressed. Everything is stated matter-of-factly. In this case, I think it helps bring your point across. Women should be themselves and when the right man comes along, he will appreciate her for who she is. I agree, by the way.

Could there be any improvements? I see a couple.
1. Her mind is full of self-gratifying dreams
Self-gratifying needs a hyphen.

2. But in the long run, the good men will seek you later
There should be a comma after run.

Overall, I think this is well-written. Some women need to hear this message. Thanks for writing it and sharing it with us. Great job!


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Review of Everlastin' Love  
Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
Hi, David O'Haolin Whalen,

I am here to review your item, "Everlastin' Love" . I would also like to wish you a very happy WDC account anniversary!🥳

Please keep in mind that I am no expert reviewer. I am just another writer like you giving you my opinion of your work. Feel free to disregard everything I say here if you wish. However, I hope it is a help to you.

The title “Everlastin’ Love” really caught my attention. I understand the description, but I think it could be better. Besides, you talk about your own poor choices in this poem. So could this be perceived as calling yourself a loser? I am not saying you are, but just that it could be taken that way. Maybe you could make the description say something like, Missing what might have been. This does not sound quite as negative. A cover photo would be a nice touch to this item also. Cover photos also help catch people’s attention.

I did not find any grammatical errors or punctuation errors. The rhythm and flow are well-played. It is pleasing to the ears when read out loud. I get the picture of a lot of regrets. If alcohol caused the regrets, alcohol won’t fix them. Just saying. The picture this poem gives is the alcohol causing the regrets while drinking to forget them. Unfortunately, there are many people who live there life this way. Learn from those past mistakes and make better choices in the future. There is still hope. There is a tone of hopelessness in this poem. These are my perceptions and reactions to the poem. This is the message and vibe that I am receiving here.

Overall, the poem has a great structure, but the message is kind of depressing. These are my impressions. There is a little room for improvement, but this is not a bad poem. I can see a lot of great potential in it.

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Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (3.0)
Hello, LegendaryMask❤️ ,

I am not an expert reviewer here, but I love giving you my opinion of your work. Feel free to disregard my opinion if you would like. However, I do hope it is able to help you out.

It is my pleasure to review your item, "Honoring Those of the USS Indianapolis" .

I was still looking around your folder for your military items and ran across this jewel. Hmmm, I learned something new. 🤔

The title caught my attention because I am interested in battleship stories. The description only added to my curiosity. The black and white photo also adds to the visual apeal of this item.

I found a few perceived errors here. Allow me to make note of them.

1. Makin a tremendous tragedy since Pearl Habor.
This sentence needs a little reconstruction I think. We could possibly word it this way. This makes this event a tremendous tragedy since the attack on Pearl Harbor. I might add that you misspelled harbor. I don't think I have heard of Pearl habor.😉 Makin needs either an apostrophe or a g if you decide to keep it worded the way it is.

2. under the Commander Mochitsura Hashimoto.
Grammarly suggests removing the word “the” from in front of Commander.

3. Throughout the years, he struggled with the loss of his crew, he received several letters and phone calls from grieving family, blaming him for their loss.
Family should be families (plural)

4. He past away on the evening of August 2, 1945, due to exhaustion, the day before the rescue.
Passed away is the correct spelling here.

5. Is it the fact that he stepped up with his religion to console fellow officers while in need. Or is it the fact that the Navy wants to bury the embarrassment of abandoning these heroes of the USS Indianapolis.
There needs to be a question mark or two here somewhere. I also might suggest combining these two sentences. Take out the period and add a comma after the last word need in the first sentence, and make the O lower case for the word or at the beginning of the next sentence. Then add a question mark at the end of it all instead of a period.

6. As far as anyone who has served its country honorably in combat, hostage, lost at sea, or under extreme distress deserves an award.
I would suggest to change its to their. I personally think this sentence would sound better if you removed the phrase, “as far as”, completely from this sentence. I would also add the word “or” before the phrase ”under extreme distress”. To make this simpler, this is how I would word this sentence. Anyone who has served their country honorably in combat, have been taken hostage, have been lost at sea, or have been under extreme distress deserves an award.

7. Knowledge of this tragedy and the devastating consequences
Try adding “the” before devastating.

8. Knowledge of this tragedy and devastating consequences that the Navy brought upon the men aboard the USS Indianapolis and their families.
This sentence needs a pronoun. “Their” needs to be added before families.

9. due to his conflicts of distress from his court-martial, wife's illness, and grieving families.
A comma is needed after illness.

10. To think that if the Navy had escorted them, would the USS Indianapolis (have) been destroyed if they had listened to the testimony of Commander Hashimoto.
Is this a question? If so, it needs a ?. Does it need to be reworded? I am not sure. This sentence doesn't sound right to me for some reason.

11. It is dishearting to think that this was all in vain because the Navy needed a scapegoat from the mistake of three men who didn't want to seek out the truth and send help to a downed vessel.
Disheartening is misspelled in this sentence.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this story. Unfortunately, cover-ups probably happen more times than anyone cares to admit. I hope we learn from past mistakes like this and keep from repeating them in the future. Even if Lt. Thomas Conway didn't receive an award here on Earth, you know God in Heaven had rewards waiting for him there, and I bet it was awesome for him to be able to take some people with him to Heaven in the last moments of his life. That was a reward within itself. 😉 If you make those corrections, I will redo the rating here. 😉

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Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hello again, LegendaryMask❤️ ,

I am still snooping around in your port. The writing talent is in our blood I think. 😉 I want to thank you for all of your encouragement and instructions you have given me over the past few months. I am so thankful to have you as a role model and a mentor. I am so thankful God has allowed you to be a part of my life.

Again, I am no expert reviewer, but with your help, I may be well on my way. 😇 Anyway, you know you can always ignore me and my advice, but I hope you don't. I appreciate you taking the time to listen to my point of view.

I am reviewing your item, "They Gave To All..." .

Yes, the title caught my attention, and the description helped draw me in. I might add that I don't think the word freedom needs to be capitalized in your description.

Your cover photo shows a picture of the ultimate sacrifice many have given. This is a nice touch to polish off this poem.

The rhythm and flow are relaxed, but rightly proportioned. The poem flows very smoothly.

The imagery and emotions are once again done very well. I could see the picture of tears escaping your eyes as you recall the memory of that moment. I also hear the hint of pride in that mother's voice. I hope your son is aware of how proud you are of him. If not, have him read some of these poems. Good job, Momma! You have expressed yourself very well.

I found no grammatical or punctuation errors in your work here. Great job!

Your line, “Holding hands, laughing, and embracing one another”, reveals you are embracing every moment with your loved ones while you have them here with you as we all should.

I love the pride you express for our military members and the way you let yourself be vulnerable as you allow your true emotions to show as you write your poetry. You inspire me to want to go write some more poems like this. Keep up the good work!


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Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Hi, LegendaryMask❤️ ,

I am here reviewing your item, "My Soldier Blue, I love you!" . We’ve got to milk this anniversary celebration 🎉 for all it is worth. I hope you have had a great anniversary month.🥳

You know I am no expert reviewer. I am good at giving my thoughts and opinions, and so I will share those with you. You can choose to listen to them or feel free to disregard them. However, I hope it helps.

I am here because I wanted to snoop around in your port some more. I figured since this is Memorial Day Weekend, it would be a great time to check out some of your military tributes. I have to admit, at first glance, I thought this would be about your son. However, you wrote this from a lover’s point of view.

Wow! You did an awesome job capturing those emotions! I was pleasantly surprised. The imagery was great too. I can see two lovers having to say goodbye as the man goes back to his call of duty. Neither want to let each other go, but they know it is for a greater good. So they reluctantly release.

I honestly had to reread it for the rythym and flow because I got so caught up in the emotions and the story. It flows well from one point to another.

I found no grammatical or punctuation errors. I don't think I could have written this better myself. 😉

I love the cover photo that you chose and personalized. It adds a nice touch to the poem.

The title definitely catches one’s attention. There is a hint of the emotional content in your description, which is great.

Overall, I really enjoyed reading this poem. Awesome job!

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Review of Eggplant  
Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Hi, Schnujo is Late to Lannister

I am here to review your item, "Eggplant" . I also heard you have an anniversary today. 😉 Happy WDC Anniversary! 🥳

Keep in mind that I am no expert reviewer. I will only give you my thoughts and suggestions. It is completely up to you if you use them or not, but I hope they help you out.

What brought me here was your title along with the item’s description. I got curious.

I think I may have learned a thing or two about eggplants. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

I had no idea they came in any color besides purple, and I don't even want to try to pronounce some of those words from other countries for it, little alone try to spell it.

I happened to find a few minor punctuation issues. Please allow me to point them out.

1. In the Caribbean, it’s called
There needs to be a comma after Caribbean.

2. In Great Britain, it’s known as
There needs to be a comma after Britain.

3. they actually come in a wide variety of colors which include black, green, red, white, yellow, gradient colors, and even striped as well as purple.
There needs to be another comma after gradient colors.

I hope this is of a help to you. I found no other obvious errors. Overall, you did a really great job writing this. I am glad to have gotten the opportunity to have read it. Thanks so much for sharing this with the WDC community.

It is too bad you don't have a picture of an eggplant for a cover photo. Hey, maybe you could get one with your cell phone the next time you go to the grocery store. That would be a great addition to your item.

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Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (4.0)


Hello {huser: },

I will give you my thoughts, pointers, corrections if needed, and some advice. These are only my opinions. Feel free to use what you find helpful, and please disregard the rest, for I'm not an expert reviewer.

What brought me here?

I was reading this to write in my blog for Space Blog today.

What kept me here?

This is a cute little story.

What I liked best:

The positive ending is what I liked best. The frog goes from complaining to a grateful reserve at the end.

My favorite sentence was:

I suppose my life isn't so bad, I get to drink here, good friends like Joe and Greg.

What could be improved?

I saw 2 things that hopped out at me. Man! You’ve got to get those frogs under control. Lol
1. Why are Frogs so Happy; They Eat What Bugs Them
I personally would punctuate this differently. I would place a ? Where the ; is. I would also add a period to the end of this line.

2. the time they got to her.There was a bit of trouble
There needs to be a space between the period and the beginning of the next sentence.

Is there a way you can us italics or something to add emphases on the puns/jokes? This would just make them easier to spot for your readers.

Summary:

Overall, I would say this is a cute story. I love the positive ending.

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Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: 13+ | (5.0)


Hello Prosperous Snow celebrating,

I will give you my thoughts, pointers, corrections if needed, and some advice. These are only my opinions. Feel free to use what you find helpful, and please disregard the rest, for I'm not an expert reviewer.

What brought me here?

I was reading this item for my Space Blog entry for my blog yesterday. I came back today to give a review since I wasn't feeling good yesterday.

What kept me here?

I think it is an interesting metaphor to compare the season of Spring to an angel.

What I liked best:

The idea that Spring survived Winter’s icy grip.

My favorite sentence was:

The angel of spring is holding
in her hands a gold mirror
reflecting the rainbow of inspiration
across the minds and souls of poets.

What could be improved?

I found no errors here. I don't have any suggestions of improvement.

Summary:

Overall this poem has a positive vibe and hopefully will bring cheer to all who read it. 😊

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Review of Memory  
Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (4.5)


Hello Beck Firing back up!,

I will give you my thoughts, pointers, corrections if needed, and some advice. These are only my opinions. Feel free to use what you find helpful, and please disregard the rest, for I'm not an expert reviewer.

What brought me here?

I needed to write about this item for space blog in my blog.

What kept me here?

I like this poem. There are many poem that tries to bring light to funny side of memory and old age. This is not the first. My personal opinion is that it is better to laugh than cry about it. We need to embrace it. The only way to keep from getting old is to die young. So, what are the options here?

What I liked best:

I can relate to this already at 44. Lol

My favorite sentence was:

My reading specs
Went missing today
But I find the gloves
Misplaced Saturday

What could be improved?

The only suggestion I have is to add a hyphen to next door describing neighbor.

Summary:

Everything looks great.

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Review of The Making of Me  
Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: E | (5.0)


Hello Self-Asylum (Nichole Sauve),

I will give you my thoughts, pointers, corrections if needed, and some advice. These are only my opinions. Feel free to use what you find helpful, and please disregard the rest, for I'm not an expert reviewer.

What brought me here?

Happy WDC anniversary! I hope you’ve had a great one.

What kept me here?

I wanted to read your story.

What I liked best:

You found WDC and continue to write. Yay!

My favorite sentence was:

As I searched for a site I came across WDC, and from there my story continues to grow. *Smile*

What could be improved?

I saw no errors jumping out at me so I don't have any suggestions for improvement. Great job!

Summary:

Overall, I think a lot of us can relate. Some of us have more than one creative outlet and we like it that way. 😉

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Review of Raving Lunatic  
Review by Marvelous Friend
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Rated: 18+ | (5.0)
   

Hello DragonsDream *Aryana*,

It is my pleasure to review your piece today "Raving Lunatic " and to give you helpful information if needed.

Disclaimer:


I will give you my thoughts, pointers, corrections if needed, and some advice. These are only my opinions. Feel free to use what you find helpful, and please disregard the rest, for I'm not an expert reviewer.

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Title:


Your title " "Raving Lunatic" " really caught my attention.


Rhythm & Flow:


I found the rhythm and flow very easy to follow and engaging.



Imagery & Emotions:


The image I get is one of you in a room alone with your music letting yourself get lost in the music. You are only aware of your music and current surroundings, nothing else.

Conclusion:


My favorite line is:

Watch the music...
See it shine?
I've become the music,
It has become mine.



Here are my suggestions for any changes that you might need to do; I only put the corrected versions in red.

I found no errors. I have no suggestions for improvement.

I'm not sure how you feel about the changes, but if you read it out loud, it seems to have a better flow. I hope this helps you. I find this to be a great piece. Awesome job.

This poem is vivid and pleasant to the ears. I like it.

I want to thank you for sharing it with me and others here at WdC. It was an honor and pleasure to read it. See you around the halls of WdC.


Let your creativity flow!
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