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#3315595

Review of Each Moment Passing

Review by Stephanie Grace

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Rated: E

| (5.0)

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The Invitation: (Title, etc)
The title, description, rating, and chosen genres all fit this poem perfectly.

The Banners: (Contents)
The abcb rhyme scheme worked very well with your words to keep the flow smooth from beginning to end without any rhymes feeling forced. Everything was simple to follow and understand.

The Ribbons: (Imagery, Emotion)
The imagery is reader-driven, making memories and faces float before his/her mind --which is wonderful and made this poem easy to relate to. The emotion came through very clearly. It was very heartwarming and incredibly touching; we should all be so lucky to experience such love!

The Confetti: (Suggestions)
I got nuttin'...

The Party: (Overall Thoughts)
This is very well-written and tugged on the strings of my heart. Your sister is lucky twice over--to have found such love and have a sister like you!

She's truly blessed!

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With Love,

Stephanie Grace

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#3315592

Review of The Widow and the Poppy

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Rated: E

| (4.5)

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The Invitation: (Title, etc)
The title, description, rating, and chosen genres all fit this poem perfectly. I was surprised, though, that "emotional" was not listed as one of the genres...

The Banners: (Contents)
The aabb rhyme scheme worked very well with your words to keep the flow smooth from beginning to end without any rhymes feeling too forced. Everything was simple to follow and understand. I love that this poem tells a story!

The Ribbons: (Imagery, Emotion)
The imagery was strong, especially as memories and faces floated before my mind's eye. The emotion was definitely the strongest part of this poem. Not only was it easy to understand the widow's feelings, but the whole story just yanked on my heartstrings.

The Confetti: (Suggestions)

In the fourth line, my brain kept putting else after what, so I thought I'd mention it.

In the second stanza, you mention unborn child which made the end seem a little off to me; Perhaps newborn child? This could also represent the passing of time, but there is nothing else to indicate that, so it seemed a little confusing...

The Party: (Overall Thoughts)
This is beautifully written and tragic. It put tears in my eyes.. Great job!

Good Luck in the raffle!

With Love,

Stephanie Grace

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#3315427

Review of Out of Time

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Rated: ASR

| (4.5)

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Dawn: (Title, etc)
The title, description, rating, and chosen genres all fit this story perfectly.

Sunrise: (Contents)
Everything moved along at a very nice pace --almost hauntingly slow, yet too fast at the same time. It was all simple to follow and understand.

Noon: (Imagery, Emotion)
You did an amazing job with the build-up; the tension had me holding my breath! The imagery was good, though it was hard to "see" their surroundings and location until later --but that added to the tension and my curiosity, so I enjoyed it. The emotion, too, was very well-done. I felt for the characters even as I was trying to figure out what was happening... By the end, your words [and a touch of fear] were yanking on my heartstrings.

Sunset: (Suggestions)

I did not notice any grammatical errors or typos. The only suggestion that came to mind is to add a little more to the beginning. Also, in the beginning, they know they are running out of time, but the woman doesn't mention the timing until near the end... It didn't occur to me until the second read, though...

Dusk: (Overall thoughts)
You did an amazing job --especially for such a short piece! It's very rare to find so much build up and tension at this length and you just nailed it! I love it! You really did a great job of bringing me into the story!

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Write On!

Stephanie Grace

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#3315412

Review of Blue Bird

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Rated: ASR

| (4.5)

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Dawn: (Title, etc)
The title, description, rating, and chosen genres all fit this poem perfectly.

Sunrise: (Contents)
The free verse form worked well with your words to keep the flow smooth from beginning to end. Everything was simple to follow and understand.

Noon: (Imagery, Emotion)
The imagery was wonderful; I could easily envision everything as I read your words. The emotion, too, was superb. This was relaxing, comforting, but also sad. This definitely said much more than just the words on the screen.

Sunset: (Suggestions)

On my first two reads, the ending felt like it could be stronger somehow, but I don't know how... On my third read, I suddenly wondered how the blue bird knew "the mate" was dying...

Dusk: (Overall thoughts)
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this poem. It is creatively written and a great display of your talent for bringing your reader into your words.

Write On!

Stephanie Grace

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#3314485

Review of Birthday Surprise

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Rated: E

| (4.5)

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After reading your other piece, of course, I couldn't help but click into this one....

I actually got goosebumps while reading this! It flowed well and was simple to follow and understand. There were a few places where it felt like a comma could be added (watch for when "added details" occur in a sentence.. I was taught that if the sentence can stand without it, then it should be separated by commas... I had some weird teachers, though... LOL).

The build-up was very well done and the end left me with a big smile. I cannot imagine exactly how you felt, but I felt comforted by your experience. Very well-written! Thank you for sharing this.

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Stephanie Grace

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#3311885

Review of IN HIS CARE

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Rated: ASR

| (4.5)

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The Invitation: (Title, etc)
The title, description, rating, and chosen genres all fit this poem perfectly.

The Banners: (Contents)
The abcb rhyme scheme worked very well with your words to keep everything moving along without any rhymes feeling too forced. Everything was simple to follow and understand and I found that the flow was quite smooth throughout the poem!

The Ribbons: (Imagery, Emotion)
The imagery, I felt, was mainly reader-driven, making memories and faces from the reader's own life flash before their mind's eye. The emotion, though, was clear. This tugged --HARD-- on my heartstrings.

The Confetti: (Suggestions)

In Line 2: much[-]needed -I think that hyphenating these words would help to better link them together as one thought/description.

Line 9: well[-]traveled -See above.

Line 10: The word yet seemed to fit with the preceding line, however, to me, it did not seem to fit as well with the lines that follow... I wonder if "though" might help to tie it all together just a little better...?

The Party: (Overall Thoughts)
This was incredibly touching and very well-written. This really put tears in my eyes and felt like a hug from a friend. It's very comforting... I love it's message!

Good Luck in the raffle!

With Love,

Stephanie Grace

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#3311866

Review of Writing on tablets

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Rated: E

| (5.0)

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The Invitation: (Title, etc)
The title, description, and rating all fit this item perfectly. The chosen genre (Other), though, could be replaced... Perhaps, "Experience" as that one, to me, seems to fit with each of the tablets...?

The Banners: (Contents)
I wasn't sure what exactly to expect when I clicked in, but I absolutely love what I found! I've never seen poetry formatted like this before. It really blew me away. I think that you did a wonderful job with this and each one was simple to read and understand!

The Ribbons: (Imagery, Emotion)
Each one of these tablets had it's own feeling and imagery. Each one, though, stirred up a vision --only the third not having me picture a beautiful scene from nature. The emotion changed for each one too... At first, I was unsure if they'd be connected, so I just read them to feel them out... The second time, I stopped, looked away, clicked into scrolls, talk to hubby, etc... anything between the tablets so that I could really take in each one on its own --and that really added to the impact of each one. In each one, your message is so clear and so meaningful that I am truly amazed by how much you say... Even with very little space, you speak volumes --Amazing!

The Confetti: (Suggestions)

The only suggestion that I have is really superficial.

I wonder how these would look in the Courier Font. Since it is a "fixed width" font, I think that it would really add an amazing touch to the visual aspect of the who item... Also, have you thought of using different placements to make them feel more detached from one another? (Like, left-aligned, one right, one centered, etc...?)

The Party: (Overall Thoughts)
I wanted to be able to tell you my favorite, but I really can't. Three, Four, and Five all really blew me away in such a way that I cannot choose one above the others... I absolutely loved reading this and am now itching to try it! THANK YOU for the knew knowledge and inspiration! You did an amazing job!

Good Luck in the raffle!

With Love,

Stephanie Grace

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