Rejoice: Christmas Poetry
Viewing comments for Chapter 11 "Legend of the Robin's Red Breast"Christmas poems in various formats.
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Comment from fictionwriter
An interesting story. I've never heard this either. What a great tale about the bird who gave it's all, for the baby Jesus. Well done as usual.
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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An interesting story. I've never heard this either. What a great tale about the bird who gave it's all, for the baby Jesus. Well done as usual.
Comment Written 11-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Joy, for your great review :-) Brooke
Comment from sara-beth
Wow, this could be as famous as the little drummer boy! I like the legend, I think it's sweet, and honestly it's almost reminiscent of some of the native stories. It's really interesting the way that all peoples and cultures have made up similair legends about how all creation came to be. Thanks for sharing this one in lovely form, and by the way I really liked that expression "when Mary saw the embers wane".....great job!
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Wow, this could be as famous as the little drummer boy! I like the legend, I think it's sweet, and honestly it's almost reminiscent of some of the native stories. It's really interesting the way that all peoples and cultures have made up similair legends about how all creation came to be. Thanks for sharing this one in lovely form, and by the way I really liked that expression "when Mary saw the embers wane".....great job!
Comment Written 11-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Thank you, sara-beth - I appreciate such an enthusiastic and positive review! Brooke :-)
Comment from Nanette Mary
Hullo Adewpearl ...
Yes, I have heard this beautiful legend before and you have presented it so well in this Quatern format.
There is nothing to suggest changing but I, personally, would put the NAMES - Robin ... and Robin Redbreast ... with capital letters. With lower-case, they look so unimportant and insignificant and, after all, the Robin is the star of this story.
Thank you for sharing this poem with us. The picture at the top is just right.
With love from ... Nanette Mary.
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Hullo Adewpearl ...
Yes, I have heard this beautiful legend before and you have presented it so well in this Quatern format.
There is nothing to suggest changing but I, personally, would put the NAMES - Robin ... and Robin Redbreast ... with capital letters. With lower-case, they look so unimportant and insignificant and, after all, the Robin is the star of this story.
Thank you for sharing this poem with us. The picture at the top is just right.
With love from ... Nanette Mary.
Comment Written 11-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Nanette Mary for your review and thoughtful input. Brooke :-)
Comment from Winslow
Dear Brooke,
A robin red breast brought her strength when she saw the embers wane. The spirit soars like a bird and this verse is done in perfect rhyme.
Warm regards,
Winslow
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Dear Brooke,
A robin red breast brought her strength when she saw the embers wane. The spirit soars like a bird and this verse is done in perfect rhyme.
Warm regards,
Winslow
Comment Written 11-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Winslow - I'm so pleased you like this poem :-) Brooke
Comment from words
Thank you for sharing this wonderful story.
It brought tears to my eyes, especially, the last stanza:
So robin redbreasts to this day
display their colors to proclaim,
"When duty called, we found a way
when Mary saw the embers wane."
We often think that we are to insignificant to make a difference...but, the heroic make the effort and fill the need. T
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Thank you for sharing this wonderful story.
It brought tears to my eyes, especially, the last stanza:
So robin redbreasts to this day
display their colors to proclaim,
"When duty called, we found a way
when Mary saw the embers wane."
We often think that we are to insignificant to make a difference...but, the heroic make the effort and fill the need. T
Comment Written 11-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Thank you, my friend, for a lovely review :-) Brooke
Comment from Aussie
Beautiful photograph. I loved your poem and think it is one of your best offerings. The legend of how the Robin came to have a red breast is fascinating. We need more of these 'feel good' stories and Christmas is the right time to write about the good things that happened so long ago. Blessings.
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Beautiful photograph. I loved your poem and think it is one of your best offerings. The legend of how the Robin came to have a red breast is fascinating. We need more of these 'feel good' stories and Christmas is the right time to write about the good things that happened so long ago. Blessings.
Comment Written 11-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Kay - I'm so glad you enjoyed the spirit of this poem :-) Brooke
Comment from dayan1980
Wow what a beautiful legend. I enjoyed your poem as usual, and the way in which you told this story about a precious little Robin. Now every time I see one I will think about the words in your poem.
Cheers
Dayan
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Wow what a beautiful legend. I enjoyed your poem as usual, and the way in which you told this story about a precious little Robin. Now every time I see one I will think about the words in your poem.
Cheers
Dayan
Comment Written 11-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Dayan - so glad you enjoyed this legend in poetic form :-) Brooke
Comment from debskatz
Hi brooke,
well, i'm blinking back tears, so i guess it's a pretty good poem, even though you did add an extra verse. a very lovely legend i'd not heard of. thank you so much for sharing it with us!!
btw, that must be a yankee robin, our robins don't look like that! lol
smiles,
deb
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Hi brooke,
well, i'm blinking back tears, so i guess it's a pretty good poem, even though you did add an extra verse. a very lovely legend i'd not heard of. thank you so much for sharing it with us!!
btw, that must be a yankee robin, our robins don't look like that! lol
smiles,
deb
Comment Written 11-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Deb. I'm so glad my poem of this legend had such an emotional effect on you!! Brooke :-)
Comment from MariJo
I love this story about the redbreasted robin. I have never heard of it before. You did a perfect job of communicating the legend in poetic form. It is well crafted & a pleasure to read. I will have to add a tree with a robin in it to my Nativity Scene!
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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I love this story about the redbreasted robin. I have never heard of it before. You did a perfect job of communicating the legend in poetic form. It is well crafted & a pleasure to read. I will have to add a tree with a robin in it to my Nativity Scene!
Comment Written 11-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Thank you, MariJo. I'm so glad you enjoyed my version of this legend :-) Brooke
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You are welcome.
Comment from tonydem
Wow. This is an awesome poem Brooke. You did a great job converting this legend into a truly beautiful poem. I have never heard that legend either. Bravo!!
Tony
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Wow. This is an awesome poem Brooke. You did a great job converting this legend into a truly beautiful poem. I have never heard that legend either. Bravo!!
Tony
Comment Written 11-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Tony - I'm so glad you enjoyed :-) Brooke