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Year Review

Hopefully, how most feel when entering a new year

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Comment from Janet Foor
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It is short, sweet and to the point. I too am hoping for a better year. I read the other day, "You have survived 100% of your worst days." Wow! So true.
Well done and good luck in the contest and Happy New Year.
Janet

 Comment Written 01-Jan-2016


reply by the author on 01-Jan-2016
    Thank you so much for your review. I really hope the worst is over for all of us. Best of luck to your and yours in the new year.
Comment from jmdg1954
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Two-thousand, fifteen.

Good Year. All went well. Sense self.

Hoping for better.

Yes, we all should hope to do better this year then last. And I don't mean only on FS, but in our lives and in how we approach and treat one and other. Happy new years my friend. John

 Comment Written 01-Jan-2016


reply by the author on 01-Jan-2016
    Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate any and all help. Happy New Year to you and yours.
Comment from Pantygynt
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I have only one adverse comment to make on this obviously tongue-in-cheek review of the year just gone and that is, how do you make five syllables out of 2015? Most ways you say it don't work:

Twen-ty-fif-teen = 4 syllables
Two-oh-one-five = 4 syllables
Two-thou-sand-and-fif-teen = 6 syllables
Two-thou-sand-fif-teen = Bingo! 5 syllables but you need to write it like this in your presentation.
Two-zer-o-one-five = Bingo again! 5 syllables but as above you need to write it like that.

Unlike the haiku and senryu forms the 5-7-5 must conform to the linear syllable count not a maximum of 17 syllables overall. They will disqualify you otherwise. I'll give you a five because you'll obviously change it.

Oh one other possibility "Year Twenty Fifteen" rates five syllables.

2nd review. That's better.

 Comment Written 01-Jan-2016


reply by the author on 01-Jan-2016
    Thank you for your help. I have been debating changing the first line as there has been this confusion in reading it. Perception is everything. Happy New Year to you and yours.
Comment from Ekim777
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It is amazing how much wisdom and inspiration can fit into three short and concise lines. Like all Haiku poems, the sense is sketched in by implication and is always promising. -Ekim777

 Comment Written 01-Jan-2016


reply by the author on 01-Jan-2016
    Thank you so much for your review. I appreciate any and all help. Happy New Year to you and your family.
Comment from Dorothy Farrell
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Hi - I give you 5 stars for the content. But I cannot work out the 5/7/5. Lines two and three are clear, but I cannot work out line one. LOL. Good Luck - Happy New Year, Dorothy

 Comment Written 01-Jan-2016


reply by the author on 01-Jan-2016
    Thank you for your review. All help is appreciated. May you and yours enjoy this new year.
Comment from JanPerry
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Fine, I am here, doing my review, see your notes, evaluated you.
Good but it reads like a note in your notebook. I actually bought my very first notebook diary for 2016. I thought if I wrote everything down in notebooks, I'd be ok. No. So I need to know the day, the date and everything now in a DIARY.
Boy I'm dumb.
good work.

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 Comment Written 01-Jan-2016


reply by the author on 01-Jan-2016
    Thank you for your review. All help is appreciated. Hoping the best for you in the new year.
Comment from rama devi
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It is indeed short, sweet and to the point. Fine ode to a good year. I suggest writing out 2015 in alphabets:

Two-Thousand-Fifteen

I like the closing note. Good, but hoping for better.

Good luck in the contest.
Happy New Year.

Warmly, rd

 Comment Written 01-Jan-2016


reply by the author on 01-Jan-2016
    Thank you for your review. I appreciate all help. Have a good new year.
reply by rama devi on 01-Jan-2016
    Happy to help!
    Happy New Year!
    Happy new NOW.
Comment from OnyxSapphire78
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Nice job on this ode 5-7-5! Your words make the reader reflect on the year that is now behind us and look forward to the year in front of us. We had hardships and pain this year, but we also had blessings and laughter. Thank you for sharing. Good luck in the contest!

 Comment Written 01-Jan-2016


reply by the author on 01-Jan-2016
    Thank you so much on your review. I appreciate the help. Hoping for a better year for you.
Comment from Jacob Collins
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Although there are some parts of this year I would like to forget, most of 2015 has been good to me, I'm looking forward now to what lies ahead for this year. A well written piece for the contest, good luck...Jacob

 Comment Written 01-Jan-2016


reply by the author on 01-Jan-2016
    Thank you for your comments. All help is welcome. Glad you had a good year too.
Comment from Eric1
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Hi Mystery Author, this is a really good entry for this particular competition,Brilliant choice of words and well constructed, loved it! I wish you the very best of luck in the contest my friend.

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 Comment Written 01-Jan-2016


reply by the author on 01-Jan-2016
    Thank you so much for your review. All help is welcome. Hope you had a good year too.