Comment from Roxanna Andrews

Excellent

Oh, I like this. It does make me kind of melancholy. Really well done with great rhyme and meter. I still don't get that right a lot of the time, but getting better. I hope you do well in the contest.

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 06-Nov-2020

Hi Roxanna... thanks so much!! I was hoping I had not overdone the W words. :). I appreciate your thoughts on this wistful one.

Melissa

Comment from Janice Canerdy

Excellent

Your 3-6-9 poem is a lovely, appealing blend of nature and nostalgia.
Your descriptions are vivid, creating a relaxing, peaceful scene, making this reader want to find that spot!

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2020

Hi Janice. Thank you... if you every find it, will you let me know? LOL

Melissa

Comment from tempeste

Exceptional

Ciao Sugarray !

Weeping willows are my all time favourite trees .. they conveys sadness ..and I m a gloomy person .. (I love films with sad ending too)

its arched , dangling ,drooping branches they seem in mourning

And when they are swaying in the breeze / wind , I always imagined hearing whispering voices of people that have passed and have secrets they want to tell me ..

So your poem does a brilliant job in conveying what a willow trees represents to me ..

last year I wrote a poem about a weeping willow but I deleted by mistake all my notes on a very old mobile ..

..it was about a child growing up under the family's willow tree .. all the different stages of her life , her first puppy love , etc

And this willow trees was alive and happy to be able to witness her growth and then it was sad cause she died


PS: I love the pastel colours in your artwork but the willow tree itself is not ( at least for me) that graceful ...

but that isn t going to stop me from giving you a well deserved six star vote!

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2020

Franca... you are a dear for this wonderful review and for sharing your thoughts about your own willow story. I love willow trees too. I hope you write your story again, and post it, I will be looking for it! Thank you, my friend.

Melissa

Comment from zanya

Excellent

Yes a lovely poem filled with a tangible sense of wistfulness and longing - 'tug our hearts away'- willows have a fascination all their own- and a lovely pic

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2020

Thanks so much Zanya! I am glad you liked it.

Melissa

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

Really lovely 3-6-9 poem! I loved that you rhymed the second and third lines. The sentiment of memory and wistful longing for loved ones is beautifully captured. Hope you do well in the contest!

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2020

Hello Helen. Thank you. I thought perhaps I had used too many W words. But... it is already posted, so here we go :)

Melissa

reply by lyenochka on 05-Nov-2020

I think that's cool to have the 'w' sound as it gives a kind of whispering blowing sound.

Comment from Joan E.

Excellent

Thank you for sharing this 3-6-9 format about "whistfulness" and your use of abundant alliteration. I enjoyed your rhymes as well and the matching wistful picture. Best wishes in the contest- Joan

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2020

Thanks so much Joan. I like it that you pointed out the poetic devices that I used. Much appreciated. :)

Melissa

Comment from nancyjam

Excellent

I love the allterative stanzas that describe beautifully the willows swaying in the breeze, creating a peaceful calm and sweet memories of loved ones.
Thanks for sharing and good luck in the contest.
Nancy

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2020

Thank you Nancy. Much appreciated!!

Melissa

Comment from poetwatch

Exceptional

You won already, Melissa. Why those that write in the contest after reading your poem will cast their vote for you and forget that they play. :) I'm not kidding, woman. This is an excellent entry for the 3-6-9 poetry contest. Thank you for sharing.

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2020

You wonderful man!! Thanks for the encouraging comments and lifting my spirits... I thought maybe I had overdone the W words. I appreciate you, Jose!!

Melissa

Comment from Dolly'sPoems

Excellent

I felt the reflection in these words, the memories we think of when we see trees swaying in the breeze and we see time passing and seasons coming and going without our loved ones, much enjoyed Melissa, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2020

Thank you very much Dolly, for looking beneath the layers and understanding! Hugs, my friend.

Melissa

Comment from Jasmine Girl

Exceptional

I love this poem and it "tugs my heart away" to the willow with gentle thoughts of our classes together. Your poems are very touching and poetic which is hard to find, I think.

You inspired me to write one of my own and not ready to show yet.

An exceptional piece of poetry.

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2020

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2020

Thank you very much Lisa... you have made my day. I am eager to read your poem when you are ready to show me. I appreciate your warm comments. :)

Melissa