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Manistone

The leader of the Humistone

21 total reviews 
Comment from mermaids
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You tell a fantasy tale here in your words. Your words create a creative and unique story in poetic form. I can see Manistone as a character in a movie. Your descriptive words show the power of this being made from rock.

 Comment Written 07-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2025
    Thank you.That's very kind of you to say.I appreciate that! I also appreciate your time, your fine rating and to say, if you wish, you can read the poems in my portfolio beginning with "The meld." A species called The Humitree. Thank you so much for your time and for your effort. I hope that you and yours had a wonderful holiday and that's new year.Brings you all you wish for!
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
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Another enthralling invention here, Lea, with your leader of Humistone. And what an impressive figure of a man he is. No one in their right senses would take him on..or would they? I wondered about some of your spellings here. As they're your invented names, I can't be sure but they need to be consistent: 'infanstone' becomes 'infastone' at the end. Should it be brothe(r)stone or siste(r)stone? Probably not.
No parent who (g)uides..
Everything about this verse is infused with power and protection of Manistone's mutant kin. Well done, Lea. Warm wishes Debbie

 Comment Written 07-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 07-Jan-2025
    Thank you for finding these errors for me. I've gone ahead and tweaked this one as well. Well, thank you for your review and for your time and your help. As always, I'd appreciate your comments too! All through your time that you spent your attention on this, a privilege to receive. I hope you have a great night!
Comment from Marilyn Hamilton
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An excellent entry for the poem About a Man contest. i seem to possibly be reading these out of order although i'm not sure there is an order to them. Cool poem and the font used really matches the feel of the subject. Good job.

 Comment Written 07-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2025
    Hi, Marilyn. Thank you so much. I'm happy to see you here and I appreciate your find. Review, that's always encouraging your insight.Too, as well as your time, thank you! Completely glad you liked it them. Thanks again.I hope your day is spectacular!
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
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I enjoyed the (stone) sound throughout your poem to drive home the sturdiness of this humid tone Lea, a very effective poem with goods rhymes, much enjoyed, love Dolly x x x

 Comment Written 07-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2025
    Hello Dolly! Thank you what an awesome review! I so appreciate that! Really glad you're liking these! Yeah, i'm having fun playing with pictures and making the story as I go. Hope you're well out there in the u. K your weather, our weather on the coast seem pretty similar. It's raining until may and that's the weather I figure the weather guy can have time off till then. Lol thank you so much again.Have an awesome day!
Comment from Sugarray77
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Hello Lea. As you are developing your characters and their own characteristics, you are showing us how to use our imaginations to step outside the box and create fantasy. Well done!!

Melissa

 Comment Written 07-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2025
    Hi, melissa.Thank you so very much.You're so encouraging, gave me a nice smile, I appreciate that. I also appreciate your time, you're fine rating in your awesome comments too. I hope that you have the most amazing day that you and yours are well, thanks again!
Comment from EILEEN LAW
Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level

Creative writing - from green to stone. Another winding tale. I wonder where this one will go? Is this the beginning of the meeting between manistone and girlitree?

How will the children survive and what lands do they all live in? What an interesting book that would be.

 Comment Written 07-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2025
    Thank you again for this amazing 6 star. You've always bless me with this wonderful gift! I thank you very much! This series begins with a poem called "The meld". Beginning there Humitree develops and now Humistone there's another poem in there called the meat. That's fine.They mate for the first time and size each other up. It was right after they fought a battle with a fire, which is really bad for Humitree. You're welcome to go through them. If you wish, thank you so much again for this really great review and your curiosity too. I hope that you have an amazing day.Thanks again!
reply by EILEEN LAW on 08-Jan-2025
    DE NADA
Comment from Tim Margetts
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This is a great addition to the collection, Lea.
It gives a story of the creature's rise from nothing to so much more. A tale of epic proportions with as much trial and boon.
Good luck in the contest :-)
Tim x

 Comment Written 07-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2025
    Thank you Tim for another amazing review. Happy to see you here as always. And I appreciate your comments and your time that great rating you provide i'm so glad that you're liking these! Soon new hybrids will come on board i'm thinking, big, epic splash at the end, but we're not there yet.Thank you again, my friend.Enjoy your day!
Comment from Elizabeth Delaney
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This poem captures a vivid, imaginative journey of a stone-born figure, using unique language and imagery. The contrast between natural forces and human struggles, with a sense of emergence and liberation, is powerful. The play on words (Manistone, Infanstone, etc.) adds depth and creativity.

 Comment Written 07-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2025
    Thank you again for this awesome review! Everyone's time is precious that you gave time for this. I appreciate it. I also appreciate your encouraging comments and fine rating! I have fun making the pictures. Remember the story around it. It's kind of almost like art project in a sense! I wish only good things for you and yours and have a marvelous death!
Comment from Jesse James Doty
Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level

I love this story of Huminman and how he came to be. The large print is easy to read and the rhymes are well-chosen and full of the spirit of how they came to be. The last line is the most powerful when you write, Freedoms light leads infastone doors. I root for infastone and their quest for freedom!
Keep the illustrations coming. They are marvelous and bring the hybrid species to life!
Jesse


 Comment Written 07-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2025
    Jesse thank you so very much! You want to meet with this fine six and your great review too! I appreciate it so much! Such a great review.Hi smiling familiar thank you! I hope everything in your world is good. And you and yourself do on great.Thanks again!
Comment from SimianSavant
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This seems to fit the bill for the contest. The pictures you're coming up with are quite interesting. The flow is a little rough as far as rhyming meter and choice of words, though I suppose that goes with the theme of rough-hewn animatronic rocks. Here are some spelling and grammar corrections:

No parent quide, <= guide?

no grown up <= grown-up (it's being used a compound noun)

changed to round shape <= awkward in English due to the missing article. To make it fit the meter, try something like: Manistone hands curl in rough rounded shape

Stone launch from wrist <= stones launch?

Freedoms door <= freedom's door

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 Comment Written 07-Jan-2025


reply by the author on 07-Jan-2025
    I have taken your suggestions to heart him. Going back to the poem, I went through its meter and its syllable count. eight syllables per line. I switched and moved words phrases around. Your welcome to look again. Thanks for your time and for your review.