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Comment from Dolly'sPoems
This made me smile with your perfectly chosen words and rhymes as you describe the mating ritual of these words and the joy and happiness they share, your poem is magical and I enjoyed every word, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 03-Nov-2022
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This made me smile with your perfectly chosen words and rhymes as you describe the mating ritual of these words and the joy and happiness they share, your poem is magical and I enjoyed every word, love Dolly x
Comment Written 03-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 03-Nov-2022
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Dolly, you are a gem. You are the first person that seemed to get what I was doing, by romanticizing the poem a little. Actually this particular bird that likes our treats better than anyone else is 21 inches and the kids named him Woody. Yet the cartoon character was the redheaded woodpecker and we have those too. The reason we know his size is because the DNR tagged him and told us. They have to be big so he can watch out for the Mrs who is constantly on the prowl. Darn pileated women nowadays . Thanks so much my dear friend for the very kind review and comments.
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You are most welcome, much enjoyed x x x
Comment from Rosemary Everson1
If I would have a six-star rating left it would be yours for this poem. I love the rhyming. Very true to this bird's characteristics. We have woodpeckers in our yard, and they like to drill holes in the trees. Is that a way of being manly?
reply by the author on 03-Nov-2022
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If I would have a six-star rating left it would be yours for this poem. I love the rhyming. Very true to this bird's characteristics. We have woodpeckers in our yard, and they like to drill holes in the trees. Is that a way of being manly?
Comment Written 02-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 03-Nov-2022
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Thanks so much Rosemary for such kind words for this poem, this big boy is almost 2 ft long, so I'm not sure about the other woodpeckers in our yard, but this one is almost on the endangered list .. But the reason they drill the wholes is because there are bugs inside of the tree that they are looking for.
Thanks for the virtual six which means as much as the real one! Thanks again my friend!
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oh, if we saw a 2 ft woodpecker in our yard; I think we would be perhaps leery!
Comment from jake cosmos aller
great rhyming poem about the lowly woodpecker. Loved the picture. my favorite bird though is the mocking bird. First time I heard one was decades ago in Korea in the mountains. Very strange sound.
reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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great rhyming poem about the lowly woodpecker. Loved the picture. my favorite bird though is the mocking bird. First time I heard one was decades ago in Korea in the mountains. Very strange sound.
Comment Written 02-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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Lol, Jake I have never heard or seen a mockingbird in my life, but I remember the song from my childhood that says "listen to the mockingbird, tweet tweet" Do you remember that song? Anyway, this must be an old pileated wp because he is so big, but then they do get big. Thanks my dear friend for such kind words for my poem.
Comment from Raul1
This poem meets the requirements for the contest. It's beautifully written. The sentences flow with clarity. Excellent work! No mistakes found in your poetry. Good luck in the contest!
reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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This poem meets the requirements for the contest. It's beautifully written. The sentences flow with clarity. Excellent work! No mistakes found in your poetry. Good luck in the contest!
Comment Written 02-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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Thanks so much Raul. You kind comments are so appreciated! Thanks again my friend!
Comment from Ricky1024
"The Pileated Prince" For the Birds Phot/ Poem contest entry.
Was well written rich in Theme and Imagery.
It also, read well and flowed well with no Grammar Issues.
Good luck with this one.
Doctor Ricky 1024
reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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"The Pileated Prince" For the Birds Phot/ Poem contest entry.
Was well written rich in Theme and Imagery.
It also, read well and flowed well with no Grammar Issues.
Good luck with this one.
Doctor Ricky 1024
Comment Written 02-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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Hey Ricky, thanks so much for such a lovely review and kind comments. They are truly appreciated my friend!
Comment from Moonbeams Musings 55
They are such a colorful bird. So proud and majestic in their bearing. I can picture all the females flocking around him at the feeder. You paint such a colorful description with your words. Very enjoyable!
reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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They are such a colorful bird. So proud and majestic in their bearing. I can picture all the females flocking around him at the feeder. You paint such a colorful description with your words. Very enjoyable!
Comment Written 02-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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Thanks my sweet friend.. I can't thank you enough for reading my bird poem. I appreciate your very kind words my friend! You are so thoughtful!
Comment from Douglas Goff
So cute. Great photo. The script with the color scheme is no good. It's very hard to read. Maybe lighten up the color of the font or bold it.
This is a great poem. You are very skillled!
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reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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So cute. Great photo. The script with the color scheme is no good. It's very hard to read. Maybe lighten up the color of the font or bold it.
This is a great poem. You are very skillled!
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Comment Written 02-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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Douglas, you are a gem. For months I had too much space between my lines, then I get that figured out and my lines are too close. I tried at least twenty fonts, used bold and still wasn't happy. So hearing you say it, put me into another action. I decided to put the space back in, but when I did, it wasn't so bad and looked better. Then I had to get rid of the idea of having to have red in the background. Now I am happy because I had to hear someone confirm what I was already feeling. Thank you my very dear friend for that and for your very kind words. If you have a minute, could you take another peak and tell me what you think? Thank you again!
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Yes very readable now You can even screw around with the font colors if you want to, just make sure that they contrast with the color of your background. Very nice work indeed!
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Yes very readable now You can even screw around with the font colors if you want to, just make sure that they contrast with the color of your background. Very nice work indeed!
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Yes very readable now You can even screw around with the font colors if you want to, just make sure that they contrast with the color of your background. Very nice work indeed!
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
You did an awesome job honoring one of God's
creatures, Mystery Author. I enjoyed reading this
and learning about it from your well written poem.
We have no woodpeckers of any kind. From the picture,
I would love to see it--mohawk and all. Your font choice,
rhymes, smooth flow, and overall information were all
super. My favorite rhyme was feathers/togethers. Your
poem could be used as a introduction to a study of
woodpeckers, native birds, etc. in science classes.
This bird seemed to be astute in all it takes to survive.
I didn't know they mated for life. Yes, nature has given
critters many ways to adapt.
Thanks for sharing and best wishes in the contest, Jan
reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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You did an awesome job honoring one of God's
creatures, Mystery Author. I enjoyed reading this
and learning about it from your well written poem.
We have no woodpeckers of any kind. From the picture,
I would love to see it--mohawk and all. Your font choice,
rhymes, smooth flow, and overall information were all
super. My favorite rhyme was feathers/togethers. Your
poem could be used as a introduction to a study of
woodpeckers, native birds, etc. in science classes.
This bird seemed to be astute in all it takes to survive.
I didn't know they mated for life. Yes, nature has given
critters many ways to adapt.
Thanks for sharing and best wishes in the contest, Jan
Comment Written 02-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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Thank you so much Jan. How very sweet of you to give this such a kind review and comments. If you don't get any woodpeckers in Texas, then you must realize this is no regular one. When he stretches out he is close to 2 feet tall. I wish I could have gotten a better picture. I guess it's the one time Texas can't beat us in size, if you don't have any. Lol. Anyway, I tried to romanticize the poem a little more to make it fun, but all facts were true. So thank you my sweet friend for generous gift of six stars and once again, thank you for the kind words.
Comment from Maria Millsaps
I had one of those royal birds in the backyard. It would not have been so bad, except I worked the graveyard shift, and that pecking in the morning when one is trying to sleep is very annoying. I found your poem well-written, and your usage of metaphors was engaging. Thank you for sharing.
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reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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I had one of those royal birds in the backyard. It would not have been so bad, except I worked the graveyard shift, and that pecking in the morning when one is trying to sleep is very annoying. I found your poem well-written, and your usage of metaphors was engaging. Thank you for sharing.
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Comment Written 02-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 02-Nov-2022
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Thanks for the kind comments for my poem Maria, but that's too bad that one kept you up so much. This particular one, when he stretches in the tree is close to two feet tall. He is an amazing bird. Just not the greatest picture. Once again I thank you, my friend.