Consider the Oyster
A 20-syllable poem for the contest45 total reviews
Comment from dragonpoet
This poem is a good metaphor of how we, humans take on the trials of life. We need to find the pearl of good in the bad to come out of it.
Congratulations of winning the contest, Tony.
Keep writing
Joan
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2018
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This poem is a good metaphor of how we, humans take on the trials of life. We need to find the pearl of good in the bad to come out of it.
Congratulations of winning the contest, Tony.
Keep writing
Joan
Comment Written 11-Apr-2018
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2018
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Thanks, Joan. Glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate your congratulations. All the best, Tony
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No problem, Tony.
Joan
Comment from Contests
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2018
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 A contest winning entry! A seven star rating from the Contest Committee for posting the winning contest entry. |
Comment Written 10-Apr-2018
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2018
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Please pass on my thanks to the committee for this honour. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Aussie
Good luck with your contest entry: I do consider the oyster, love them to death! Tassie has some big oysters, not as good as Sydney rock oysters. I used to live on the Hawkesbury River and boy did we consider the oysters, one at a time of course. Blessings, Kay.
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2018
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Good luck with your contest entry: I do consider the oyster, love them to death! Tassie has some big oysters, not as good as Sydney rock oysters. I used to live on the Hawkesbury River and boy did we consider the oysters, one at a time of course. Blessings, Kay.
Comment Written 03-Apr-2018
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2018
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I?m not sure how I?ve managed to get so far behind! I?m woefully late in responding to your well-considered response to my poem, Consider the Oyster!. I appreciated your affirming comments and the six stars. Delicious!
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Hee, Hee, at least you've come out of you're shell! xx Kay.
Comment from sunnilicious
Clams and mussels also produce pearls, but very rare. I heard there are harvested pearl farmers. It's forced pearls from oysters in freshwater and saltwater environments. That would be an interesting trip. I wouldn't mind visiting a farm. Good rhyming. Good visual imagery. Great poem.
reply by the author on 30-Apr-2018
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Clams and mussels also produce pearls, but very rare. I heard there are harvested pearl farmers. It's forced pearls from oysters in freshwater and saltwater environments. That would be an interesting trip. I wouldn't mind visiting a farm. Good rhyming. Good visual imagery. Great poem.
Comment Written 02-Apr-2018
reply by the author on 30-Apr-2018
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I've at last reached the last page in my inbox, to find this very nice review of yours written a month ago in response to my poem "Consider the Oyster". Belatedly, many thanks for it! There are several oyster farms in Australia, producing cultured pearls, but I've never been to one. As you say, it would be an interesting trip. All the best, Tony
Comment from Giddy Nielsen-Sweep
Hi Tony, I feel you wrap your words around the guest of this poem to complete the idea of the oyster trying to deal with the invasion of a grain of sand, it's pain, within by wrapping it in Pearl. It's a really sweet poem, Giddy
reply by the author on 30-Apr-2018
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Hi Tony, I feel you wrap your words around the guest of this poem to complete the idea of the oyster trying to deal with the invasion of a grain of sand, it's pain, within by wrapping it in Pearl. It's a really sweet poem, Giddy
Comment Written 01-Apr-2018
reply by the author on 30-Apr-2018
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I've at last reached the last page in my inbox, to find this very kind review of yours written a month ago in response to my poem "Consider the Oyster". Belatedly, many thanks for it! All the best, Tony
Comment from catch22
Hi Tony, you've penned a clever metaphor in a short poem. You've used good word economy and excellent use of poetic sound devices to give the lives good flow. I love the message of creating something beautiful from ugly memories.
reply by the author on 13-Apr-2018
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Hi Tony, you've penned a clever metaphor in a short poem. You've used good word economy and excellent use of poetic sound devices to give the lives good flow. I love the message of creating something beautiful from ugly memories.
Comment Written 30-Mar-2018
reply by the author on 13-Apr-2018
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Hi, Pam. I wish that there was an easy way of viewing reviews in reverse order! This, along with several others, has been buried beneath an incoming tide caused by my having posted three or four poems in quick succession! Apologies for the delay in responding.
I really appreciated your very kind comments about my short poem, :Consider the Oyster". Many thanks!
Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Pam (respa)
-Good image and presentation.
-Syllable count is good.
-In these few syllables you
have written a very insightful
poem that made me stop and think.
-You also end with a good analogy
of the pearls and pain.
-Good luck in the contest, Tony.
reply by the author on 13-Apr-2018
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-Good image and presentation.
-Syllable count is good.
-In these few syllables you
have written a very insightful
poem that made me stop and think.
-You also end with a good analogy
of the pearls and pain.
-Good luck in the contest, Tony.
Comment Written 30-Mar-2018
reply by the author on 13-Apr-2018
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Hi, Pam. I wish that there was an easy way of viewing reviews in reverse order! This, along with several others, has been buried beneath an incoming tide caused by my having posted three or four poems in quick succession! Apologies for the delay in responding.
I really appreciated your kind comments about my short poem, "Consider the Oyster", and your good luck wishes - which seem to have been just what were needed to push it across the winning line!
All the best, Tony
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No problem, Tony. I noticed you have been posting a lot, and winning contests, too. Congrats on that. You are very welcome for the review and good luck wishes that worked!
Comment from Just2Write
I am stunned that this exceptional poem has not garnered more sixes. I can only suggest that short poems are often overlooked. This poem has a very deep message and is beautifully presented. It speaks of self preservation and courage, isolation and resolve; fortitude vs failure.
It speaks of triumph over tragedy and so much more. I loved it, and I hope you win.
reply by the author on 13-Apr-2018
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I am stunned that this exceptional poem has not garnered more sixes. I can only suggest that short poems are often overlooked. This poem has a very deep message and is beautifully presented. It speaks of self preservation and courage, isolation and resolve; fortitude vs failure.
It speaks of triumph over tragedy and so much more. I loved it, and I hope you win.
Comment Written 30-Mar-2018
reply by the author on 13-Apr-2018
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Hi, Rose. I wish that there was an easy way of viewing reviews in reverse order! This, along with several others, has been buried beneath an incoming tide caused by my having posted three or four poems in quick succession! Apologies for the delay in responding.
I really appreciated your very kind comments about my short poem, "Consider the Oyster", and for the sixth star. Your hopes for my success with it in the contest were - much to my surprise - fulfilled!
Best wishes, Tony
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I am not at all surprised at the win. It was a no brainer for me. Loved it, Tony.
It didn't need my wishes for luck - but if that helped in any way.
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I am not at all surprised at the win. It was a no brainer for me. Loved it, Tony.
It didn't need my wishes for luck - but if that helped in any way.
Comment from Amy Lou
This is a great entry for the short poetry contest. I like the shifting of perspective to that of the oyster's, for whom creating a pearl is a painful process, started by an intruding grain of sand.
reply by the author on 13-Apr-2018
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This is a great entry for the short poetry contest. I like the shifting of perspective to that of the oyster's, for whom creating a pearl is a painful process, started by an intruding grain of sand.
Comment Written 30-Mar-2018
reply by the author on 13-Apr-2018
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Hi, Amy. I wish that there was an easy way of viewing reviews in reverse order! This, along with several others, has been buried beneath an incoming tide caused by my having posted three or four poems in quick succession! Apologies for the delay in responding.
Glad you enjoyed "Consider the Oyster". Many thanks for your generous comments. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Angela Post
I enjoyed the imagery in just a few short lines. I think that the art work you have chosen is very fitting for the poem. I loved the last line. It is what we all need to do!
reply by the author on 30-Mar-2018
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I enjoyed the imagery in just a few short lines. I think that the art work you have chosen is very fitting for the poem. I loved the last line. It is what we all need to do!
Comment Written 30-Mar-2018
reply by the author on 30-Mar-2018
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Very many thanks for your review, Angela. Much appreciated. Best wishes for a happy Easter, Tony