Comment from persevere

Excellent

What a colourful tribute to the Easter floral show.I am glancing outside at the periwinkle sky, a more magical description than plane blue.I love your alliteration of prettify and preen.

 Comment Written 20-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 23-Apr-2014

Thank you so much, persevere :-) Brooke

Comment from barbara.wilkey

Excellent

This is a share with my first graders poem. I'm struggling this year with getting them to enrich their writing with adverbs and adjectives, and to use different words that mean the same thing to express the writing more. I get the same old sentences. 'That was fun.' Not overly expressive.

 Comment Written 20-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014

Barbara, thank you so much, my friend - I love it when you share :-) How sad that these children have not been exposed to the richness of language. It's hard to be expressive when it's not what you're raised in. Brooke

Comment from Nosha17

Excellent

I liked the personification and the lovely colourful words you have used to express your thoughts. Good use of language and rhyme. A smooth and enjoyable read. Faye

 Comment Written 20-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014

Faye, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from Andrewajgblue

Excellent

This was really nice and it had an Easter theme, I liked the alliteration in prettify and preen, and the art work really enhanced the writing, great work,
Andrew

 Comment Written 20-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014

Andrew, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from Bina1

Excellent

How very lovely, a peek at spring. I think it truly has finally arrived........yum...the smell of fresh mown grass! Thank you for sharing the color box with all of us!

 Comment Written 20-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014

Bina, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from Adri7enne

Excellent

So sweet, Brooke. Just a few months past Sawyer learned to speak and now he's remembering words lie "magenta and periwinkle." Time flies.
It's a happy little poem and I enjoyed reading it. Happy Easter, my friend.

 Comment Written 20-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014

Thank you so much, Adrienne, and Happy Easter to you too :-) Brooke

Comment from Terrie DeGolier

Excellent

What a great way to use colors and teach children. I especially liked the phrase "and strike their brightest pose" and showing off their Easter clothes. Miss those days when we all got dressed up for Easter, beautiful dinner with family but that's just a memory now. Happy Easter adewpearl

 Comment Written 20-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014

Terrie, thank you so much, and Happy Easter :-) Brooke

Comment from Margaret Snowdon

Exceptional

The flowers come to congregate
and strike their brightest pose,
as they show off the finery
of brand new Easter clothes.

This is so lovely, Brooke - and the picture of Sawyer as
a Easter bunny is just too cute.


margaret

 Comment Written 20-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014

Margaret, thank you so much, my generous friend :-) Have a wonderful time on your trip. Brooke

Comment from healfromwithin

Excellent

Cute poem; I liked the pace and meter.

Your last verse was the strongest:

The flowers come to congregate
and strike their brightest pose,
as they show off the finery
of brand new Easter clothes.

How lovely to put them in that context.

Good luck with your writing.

 Comment Written 20-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014

Thank you so much, healfromwithin :-) Brooke

Comment from zanya

Excellent

And what a beautiful cornucopia of Spring emerges from the mix- filled with new and vibrant life and color - Hope is here !

 Comment Written 20-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014

zanya, thank you so much :-) Brooke