Expressing Myself
Viewing comments for Chapter 34 "Be Gentle of Heart"Writing my way out of depression / mental illness
61 total reviews
Comment from Gungalo
Send love away
Softly
As velvet petals
Thorns
Are there
To protect
Not harm
Beautiful. Congratulations for taking first place in the contest with this glorious write.
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2014
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Send love away
Softly
As velvet petals
Thorns
Are there
To protect
Not harm
Beautiful. Congratulations for taking first place in the contest with this glorious write.
Comment Written 30-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2014
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Thank you Gungalo, I so appreciate your kindness and encouragement!
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Comment from paulah60
'Thorns
Are there
To protect
Not harm'.
Few words that pack a punch. A wonderful metaphor: how often we perceive something as harmful, yet, if we take the time to reflect on the thing/experience, we can see that it was working in our best interests. In that sense, protective, not harmful. Well done!
I'm not surprised this won the contest.
Cheers
Paula
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2014
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'Thorns
Are there
To protect
Not harm'.
Few words that pack a punch. A wonderful metaphor: how often we perceive something as harmful, yet, if we take the time to reflect on the thing/experience, we can see that it was working in our best interests. In that sense, protective, not harmful. Well done!
I'm not surprised this won the contest.
Cheers
Paula
Comment Written 30-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2014
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Thank you so much Paula, for your kind and encouraging review and valuable insight!
Comment from Angel Blessings
First congrats on your winning the contest. I first saw the beautiful presentation! read the poem then noticed the win. beautifully written! no 6 left or I would have given a higher score. Angel Blessings
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2014
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First congrats on your winning the contest. I first saw the beautiful presentation! read the poem then noticed the win. beautifully written! no 6 left or I would have given a higher score. Angel Blessings
Comment Written 30-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2014
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Thank you so much for your kindness!!!! well intentioned six, accepted! Thank you!
Comment from amahra
what a beauty of a poem. loved the picture of the rose. lovely poem for such few amount of words. great background colors, good job.
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2014
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what a beauty of a poem. loved the picture of the rose. lovely poem for such few amount of words. great background colors, good job.
Comment Written 30-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2014
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Thank you so much for your kindness and encouragement!
Comment from JB Lynn
Beautiful and absolutely breathtaking! I really liked the first stanza "Send love away Softly" - OH! What an idea!
This was a fresh way of using the image of a rose in a poem about love (something very difficult to do). Thank you for sharing and good luck with the contest.
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2014
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Beautiful and absolutely breathtaking! I really liked the first stanza "Send love away Softly" - OH! What an idea!
This was a fresh way of using the image of a rose in a poem about love (something very difficult to do). Thank you for sharing and good luck with the contest.
Comment Written 30-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2014
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Thank you a million JB Lynn!!!
Comment from Angels27
Wow! Such a beautiful Septolet poem and rightly deserving to be a winner. The picture speaks volume. Thorns and love two opposing views of the beautiful rose.
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2014
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Wow! Such a beautiful Septolet poem and rightly deserving to be a winner. The picture speaks volume. Thorns and love two opposing views of the beautiful rose.
Comment Written 30-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2014
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Thank you so much for your kindness and encouraging words!
Comment from Cycler
Cool thought with your rose. You used this format very effectively. The poem leaves a good lingering thought. Good luck!
reply by the author on 28-Jan-2014
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Cool thought with your rose. You used this format very effectively. The poem leaves a good lingering thought. Good luck!
Comment Written 28-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 28-Jan-2014
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Thank you garson, This is very encouraging for me!
Comment from Patti R.
Okay, this is it! This is the hands down winner. It's not just that I needed to hear this message at this time; it's how elegantly and wisely you've written it. Poetic and gentle, and beautifully presented. Excellent. Perfect as the rose itself.
Patti
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2014
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Okay, this is it! This is the hands down winner. It's not just that I needed to hear this message at this time; it's how elegantly and wisely you've written it. Poetic and gentle, and beautifully presented. Excellent. Perfect as the rose itself.
Patti
Comment Written 27-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2014
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Whoa nelly!! Thank you so much Patti! I'm very glad you liked my little poem! You have made my day!!!
Comment from Cedar
This is a very beautiful poem and your presentation is gorgeous. However, I did notice one thing. The rules call for a "seven" line poem and you have six. Good luck to you. Bill
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2014
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This is a very beautiful poem and your presentation is gorgeous. However, I did notice one thing. The rules call for a "seven" line poem and you have six. Good luck to you. Bill
Comment Written 27-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2014
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Thank you!! I at least want to be in the running:) I never, ever win these things, but I at least want to qualify! Very kind of you to let me know. Have a great day Bill!
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I'm starting my sixth year here this month and I never won my first contest for awhile. However, once I won the first one, I got on a roll and won several after that. And, I'm sure you will do the same thing. Good luck. Bill
Comment from DionysusDeVille
Sometimes we guard our hearts as closely so we don't get hurt and the analogy of roses and their thorns is very accurate in the case of lvoe
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reply by the author on 27-Jan-2014
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Sometimes we guard our hearts as closely so we don't get hurt and the analogy of roses and their thorns is very accurate in the case of lvoe
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Comment Written 27-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 27-Jan-2014
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Thank you DionysusDeVille, for your kind and encouraging review!