Comment from jake cosmos aller

Excellent

â?¢ a powerful and moving poem using emotionally charged language and traditional meter and rhyming schemes Imagery includes natural elements ("thunder clouds," "lightning bolts," "dry winds," "waters gurgling") and abstract concepts ("dreams," "prayers," "possibilities," "love," "silence").

 Comment Written 10-May-2024

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reply by the author on 11-May-2024

Jake, you covered the gamut, thank you for your comments.

Comment from Bill Schott

Excellent

This abecedarian, Emptiness, has the proper formatting and waxes negatively on seemingly all aspects of life which are both empty and losing light all night.

 Comment Written 10-May-2024

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reply by the author on 11-May-2024

Bill, you covered the concept well with your feedback, thank you!

Comment from Dolly'sPoems

Excellent

It is a pity that there is a feeling of emptiness here and you drove home your point by repeating this word. Silence forces us to contemplate our life and some may feel lonely, a poignant write, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 10-May-2024

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reply by the author on 11-May-2024

Dolly, I so appreciate your comments.

Comment from QC Poet

Excellent

Alphabetic poem is quite full of topics that can inspire more poems seemingly ready to be acted upon. That is a good starting point, next comes the will to make it happen, Thanks for sharing your alphabet poem Good Luck on your next adventure.

 Comment Written 10-May-2024

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reply by the author on 11-May-2024

QC I do beleive these can be the start of 26 poems...I will have to unpeel the onion and see what stinks and what will not.

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

Hi Jim! Welcome back! I thought you were focusing more on pottery than poetry. Good idea to use an abecedarian to help you compose and the refrain of emptiness. Everything is empty and vain (Ecclesiastes "all is vanity") without the Lord.

 Comment Written 10-May-2024

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reply by the author on 11-May-2024

Thank you for the welcome back. I am back in the pottery studio and dusting off my writing tablet. Had to deal with some recovery challenges that come with aging....all is well, all is good!

Comment from Mark Jackson

Excellent

Well, I am not sure if I got a message from reading this but it did feel important and certainly was written in a way I was able to enjoy the words. Good luck with dipping some more toes and I hope I get to read more.

 Comment Written 10-May-2024

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reply by the author on 10-May-2024

My sincere thanks for you review.

Comment from patcelaw

Excellent

You have taken us all through the alphabet to show us how many things in life are just in emptiness. Without love and understanding and respect I guess all things pretty much are empty. Patricia .

 Comment Written 10-May-2024

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reply by the author on 10-May-2024

Hi Patricia, thanks for your note.

Comment from EeanBlack

Excellent

And found. Truly you are not empty. The depths of this poem prove that. You may lack another socially acceptable way of expression, but not empty. Full in fact.

 Comment Written 10-May-2024

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reply by the author on 10-May-2024

Good intuation. Thankls for the read and comments.

reply by EeanBlack on 10-May-2024

Thanks for the read

Comment from barbara.wilkey

Excellent

A-Z, and you mastered it. Nothing seemed forced. I would say you nailed this getting back into writing poem. This is excellent. Please bless us with more poetry.

 Comment Written 10-May-2024

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reply by the author on 10-May-2024

Barbara, you are so very kind. I will attempt to stick my big toe back into the river that flows with words.

Comment from Douglas Goff

Excellent

All the way to the letter Z!!! Plus you nailed Z spectacularly:

Zigzagging scorching lava
Emptiness.

I think you got more than a toe in with this...maybe a whole foot!

D

 Comment Written 10-May-2024

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reply by the author on 10-May-2024

Doug thank you, it has been awhile...sitting at my computer with a blank page.