Comment from ~Dovey

Excellent

Hi Christine:

This is quite a tale you've woven - a witch, children, spells... all from a dilapidated gate. I'd call that quite imaginative. Your rhyme scheme is in good order and set in perfect quatrains. Excellent work on the Picture This challenge.

Great job!

Kim

 Comment Written 12-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 12-Apr-2016

Hi Dovey Many thanks for your feedback. Yes all from the old gate but fun to create LOL Cheers Christine

Comment from danpald

Excellent

The poem moves with bewitching skill
Cast by the reader in a spell
For the witch was just released
To capture readers in the read

The gate did open with a child
But the witch now takes the reader wild
Each one must find water to use
Unless their tears are like children true

 Comment Written 12-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 12-Apr-2016

Thanks danpald for your enchanting review and in deed it's all in the tears LOL Many thanks for reading my poem Cheers to you Christine

Comment from ciliverde

Excellent

I have to agree- some gates are best left closed. Especially when it's leading into someone else's property - lol! Great flight of fancy, and a brush with disaster that was forgotten- except for the important lesson!
Great choice for the challenge too,
Carol

 Comment Written 11-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 12-Apr-2016

Hi Carol Many thanks for reading and commenting on my effort for this challenge and what fun to let ones imagination run riot. lesson learnt ha ha Cheers Christine

Comment from Leineco

Excellent

What a wonderfully inventive this picture has drawn from you! :-)

A tale of a witch who set a trap - only to be undone by her prey's tears.
And a lesson in caution learned by way of a fortunate turn of events!

Great rhyme and flow throughout :-)

 Comment Written 11-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 12-Apr-2016

Hi Leineco , A big thanks to you for a lovely review and yes kids can get into all sorts of trouble ,can't go past a witch for some imagination LOL. Had no idea what I would write until I started. but what fun hey. Cheers my friend Christine 😀

Comment from royowen

Excellent

It's truly amazing what the sight of a gate will conjure up, images of things nit seen by human eye, well done, this is by far the most comprehensive and imaginative interpretation I've read, it's very good, such a story, creative, it's amazing which roads our minds explore, when we sets them in motion, written in elegant image generating language, nice tempo in even meter, most enjoyable Christine, well done, blessings, Roy

 Comment Written 11-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 12-Apr-2016

Hi Roy, A big thanks for your lovely review for this image and yes I love the fact that once we set our brains into action what actually comes out LOL. I am so pleased you thought it imaginative and enjoyable. I had fun with this one and wanted it to compliment the image I supplied.
PS I apologise for not doing one for your great image but sometimes one just gets a bit busy and although I had good intentions as I really liked your image too I just didn't get round to it. This is such a busy site I struggle to keep up with all the posts etc, But I do enjoy your work.
Thanks for your support it is always much appreciated
Cheers Christine😃

reply by royowen on 12-Apr-2016

Don't worry, don't be sorry, it doesn't come with a price tag, Christine, I miss some too, blessings, Roy

reply by the author on 12-Apr-2016

I know Roy but I feel I let people down sometimes with all the lovely support I have been shown since I have joined this site. Cheers Christine

reply by royowen on 12-Apr-2016

Worry not, it's OK, Christine,

Comment from evilynne

Excellent

That's a great witchy tale, well told and enjoyable. Yes, some gates are best left unopened. You never know where you end up! Evi

 Comment Written 11-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 12-Apr-2016

Hi Evi, beware the gate Ha Ha, But thanks for your review and compliments . I do appreciate your time to read my work and so a big CHEERS to you Christine😃

Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell

Excellent

That was great, Christine, what a wonderful imagination you have, a witches tale! I loved it. The story was complete, a true beginning, middle and ending, and perfect for children. You did a wonderful job with this challenge, really well done! :) Sandra

 Comment Written 11-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 11-Apr-2016

Hi Sandra, I am glad you like my tale Sometimes I wonder where my imagination will take me but I enjoyed this challenge. This was my Challenge image and I really didn't know what I was going to write until I started and the gate remineded me of my brother and Me on our childhood wandering so hey presto story written. You words are so encouraging and I really do appreciate this. Cheers Christine😀

reply by Sandra Stoner-Mitchell on 11-Apr-2016

Ah, it was your challenge picture, I tried to find out earlier to put it in my authors notes. It's one of the best pictures we've had. So, thank you! I can see where you would come up with this, having some experience with a gate and your brother, that's how I get a lot of my children's story-poems. At least it shows we had fun as children! LOL. xxx

reply by the author on 12-Apr-2016

Hi Sandra, Yesxmy brother and I did a fair bit together when we were kids roaming all round our Dads farm great memories and this gate just brought those memories back glad you like the gate And I cant wait to read all the posts Cheers Christine xx

Comment from Joy Graham

Exceptional

You came up with a terrific and imaginative story poem for this picture challenge :) It's a bit long, but I kept reading to find out how it all turns out lol! My only nit would be the tear thing. I would think all the witch's victims would cry. It seems too easy to get out of the spell. Nevertheless you rated for a six star badge in my books. Well done!

 Comment Written 11-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 11-Apr-2016

Hi Joy. Thanks you so much for your terrific review and the six stars I very much appreciate your honour. I know most kids would ball their eyes out but I needed to get them back LOL so I thought a single tear would do it so forgive my Poetic licence with this one. LOL. Had fun with this image And it wasn't until I thought up the first line that i Had any idea to how how I would Complete this, but I like the gate image and thought I wonder what it will stir up . Once again a big Cheers for you review. Christine 😃😃

Comment from MacMhuirich

Excellent

A wonderful tale from the picture prompt, the wording provides us with great imagery of the children, witch and castle. Love the words woose and woosh, very descriptive.
Bless you
John

 Comment Written 11-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 11-Apr-2016

Hi John, Many thanks for you great words for my witchy tale on this image . I pondered on the theme for a few days and it wasn't till I sat down to write that this came to me. Glad you like my words 'woose' is such a great descriptor ( don't be a wooseHaHa) And yes I had to retreive them and woosh away they went LOL. Thanks for reading and reviewing this one. as Always many Cheers Christine😀

Comment from Sandra du Plessis

Excellent

A very well-written imaginary poem. That gate in the middle of nowhere locked is meant to keep people away for a reason, it's better not ti find out.

 Comment Written 11-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 11-Apr-2016

Hi Sandra, thanks for your lovely comments for this one and yes some gates are better left done up. Curiosity is often ones downfall LOL. Thanks heaps for reading and reviewing Cheers Christine😃