Comment from Bill Schott

Excellent

This poem, lilac from the wind. uses all the prerequisite words and tells a nice story of being presented, sort of, a fragrant flower from nature, via the wind. Nice.

 Comment Written 28-May-2015

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reply by the author on 28-May-2015

Thank you Bill, for taking the time to read and review my entry .i found this contest interesting and thought initially how can I tie in all the words, but managed to come up with 'lilac from the wind' so hopefully met the brief and pleased the reader. I appreciate your comments. Cheers Christine😀

Comment from K. Lorraine

Excellent

You did a fabulous job in making the poem work with the specified words. I found it enjoyable to read and you indeed tell a lovely story. I loved the theme you choice, the colors used added so much to the poem and the rhyme was perfect...
Congratulations... I should think this was a difficult task, but you did pull it off in grand style.
Best wishes in the contest.

 Comment Written 28-May-2015

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reply by the author on 28-May-2015

Thank you K.Lorraine for you kind and encouraging words. It was challenging and fun and once I brought the image into my thinking I hoped to write a piece that my readers would find worthy of the contest. The Graphic seemed to fit the poem ( what great photographers to choose from) I am enjoying this site very much and also meeting new people so Hello and thanks again Cheers Christine😊

Comment from flylikeaneagle

Excellent

I like the images you show in the word contest. The lilacs smell so great and bloom when school's out. The perfume is grand and lasts a few weeks. Now, the peonies are in bloom. Great rhymes with scent and present. You have alliteration with stop, smell and scent. Good entry for contest and great photo! flylikeaneagle

 Comment Written 28-May-2015

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reply by the author on 28-May-2015

Thanks you flylikeaneagle. I had fun and enjoyed putting this piece together, and using the lilac as the centre piece helped bring it together, made sense to me as I love lilac and it has such a beautiful perfume and reminds me of my grandmothers farm garden. I relay appreciate your feedback and lovely comments.Cheers Christine😄

Comment from Ben Colder

Excellent

Yes, this is good. I love my Lilac bushes especially the smell when other things smell atrocious. Seems to start the moment off just right. Best to you in the contest.

 Comment Written 28-May-2015

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reply by the author on 28-May-2015

Thank you Ben , lilac have such a beautiful distinctive perfume and so I tried to make it the focus of this poem, so thank you for your review and rating much appreciated. cheers Christine

Comment from Mystic Angel 7777

Excellent

This meets the contest requirements beautifully. The lilac is one of my favorite plants and you have paid wonderful tribute to it by making it the focal point of this piece. The rhyme and meter are lovely and it reads wonderfully aloud. I wish you all the best in the voting and thank you for sharing it.

 Comment Written 27-May-2015

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reply by the author on 28-May-2015

Thanks you Mystic Angel for your really lovely review, and encouraging words. I enjoyed this challenge and once I got started the poem almost wrote itself and I too love lilac .so hope. I have done the brief justice. Cheers😊 Christine

Comment from Jannypan (Jan)

Excellent

I enjoyed your poem. I like the color presentation. Good job with rhyme. I see 2 things:
1. natures [nature's]
2. dipper--does not mean to dip low Please revise so others do not take off stars. Others may not notice this use. Anyway, I know the words were hard to fit into something to make sense. Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 27-May-2015

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reply by the author on 28-May-2015

thanks jannypan for your constructive review and yes I wasn't to sure how to use the word dipper but it just seemed to fit this line and I hope the readers will allow me a bit of leeway with i'ts use. But I enjoyed the challenge and appreciate you reading and reviewing. I will make the change also . Thanks again Cheers Christine😀

Comment from skye

Excellent

Your poem paints a picture of nature, of a windy day, and includes all of the words required.
Love the art, love the imagery.
Excellent.

 Comment Written 27-May-2015

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reply by the author on 27-May-2015

Thank you Skye I was hoping for that effect and glad you like it and the rating is a bonus. I like the challenge of this also and I thought the graphic suited my thoughts also . Again thanks for taking the time to read and comment Cheers Christine😀

Comment from Brett Matthew West

Excellent

Good plot. Easy to follow story line. Plenty of smooth flowing action. Descriptive language well used throughout this poem.

 Comment Written 26-May-2015

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reply by the author on 26-May-2015

Thanks Brett ,as always I do appreciate and respect your review. I enjoyed the challenge of this contest and had no idea what would eventuate when I read the words that had to be used, so I gained a little vision and that is what I came up with. Cheers Christine😊

Comment from petalangela

Excellent

The words of the prompt has taken you to a beautiful time in space where the sweet smell of lilacs can change your life by drifting and wafting through
Lovely words descriptive to the extent that could almost inhale the perfume from the lilac blooms

 Comment Written 25-May-2015

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reply by the author on 26-May-2015

Thank you petalangela for your lovely review and rating. I am having such a great time on FanStory and enjoy the challenge of the contests, somehow the words just flowed as I tried to connect the different random words to use and I love lilac too Cheers Christine😃

Comment from zanya

Excellent

This is a very interesting angle on this list of words taking us into the heart of this beautiful season of Spring with this exquisite lilac as Nature's 'gift' and its heaven scent

 Comment Written 25-May-2015

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reply by the author on 26-May-2015

Thank you zanya .I am so glad you like this take on the words to use in this contest. I tried to elicit the very reaction you have described so hopefully I have met the brief, enjoying this site so much and also appreciate everyone's comments and helpful tips. Cheers Christine 😄