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Food for the soul

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Comment from Paul McFarland
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That's a good one. Hopefully we've got some of those days coming in a couple of months this spring. "full bowl of blue sky" is an outstanding phrase.

 Comment Written 21-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 21-Mar-2022
    Thank you Paul! I am glad you enjoyed it. One of those splendid Autumn days on our walk.
    Wendy
Comment from Pam (respa)
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-Thanks for sharing the photo, notes, and poem, Wendy.
-I can smell the lemon-scented guns just from your notes!
-A well written poem with excellent imagery that
paints a vivid word picture of this scene.
-You appeal to the sense of sight and smell with
the blue sky and scented leaves.
-A very good concluding line that creates an aha moment.
-A very good entry; good luck!

 Comment Written 21-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 21-Mar-2022
    Thank you Pam! Such a positive and detailed and encouraging review. That makes me very happy as I head off to bed!
    Wendy
reply by Pam (respa) on 21-Mar-2022
    You are very welcome, Wendy. My day is just starting!
Comment from LisaMay
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aaah... you made me feel nostalgic for lemon-scented gums. (We have lovely clear blue skies here in NZ too.)

Your poem is so lovely - you've utilised the food imagery very appealingly to provide a seasonal glimpse.

 Comment Written 21-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 21-Mar-2022
    Thank you so much Jenny. So lovely to have that blue sky again, and smell the gum leaves.
    Such a love review. Thank you for the lovely six stars. I greatly value this honour.
    Wendy
Comment from LisaMay
Exceptional
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aaah... you made me feel nostalgic for lemon-scented gums. (We have lovely clear blue skies here in NZ too.)

Your poem is so lovely - you've utilised the food imagery very appealingly to provide a seasonal glimpse.

 Comment Written 21-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 21-Mar-2022
    Somehow I have received two six star reviews from you! Wow:Twelve stars for such a small poem! Lol. Many thanks. Valued highly.
    Wendy
reply by LisaMay on 21-Mar-2022
    Well lucky you! I don't know how that happened. Sometimes I get 3 replies to reviews or three notifications about the same thing.
reply by the author on 21-Mar-2022
    I often get doubles of notifications about voting beginning, and such.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
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I'm loving this metaphor and that blue sky looks clean and richly coloured. You are entering Autumn as we are welcoming spring and summer, the clocks adjust next week and the weather in England is warming up, much enjoyed, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 21-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 21-Mar-2022
    I am very glad you liked it and thank you for reviewing. Our clocks change back from Daylight Savings (summer) time on April 3rd.
    Wendy
reply by Dolly'sPoems on 21-Mar-2022
    Next Sunday is Mother?s day in England and we change the clocks then too x x x
Comment from Marienkiefer
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Hello,
This is a wonderful Haiku. Original idea to show synergy in nature, depth of sky and the seasons. It creates a mood (eagerness to partake of nature and enjoy beauty of surroundings). Very nice imagery.
Great!

 Comment Written 21-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 21-Mar-2022
    Thank you so much! I greatly appreciate your encouraging and thoughtful review.
    Wendy
Comment from lyenochka
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Loved it! You kept the metaphor of "food" for the soul with the "bowl" with "crisp" and "scented" and "seasoning!" And it's really beautiful there! So glad you can enjoy the autumn scents and sights!

 Comment Written 21-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 21-Mar-2022
    Thank you Helen. Your review is very encouraging - I always appreciate your support. It's so lovely to have our blue skies and sunshine back!
    Our summer, with all that heavy rain for so long, was so strange. Now I must get out into the garden. The roots of some of my flowering shrubs were drowned (too wet for too long) and the shrubs have died. I need to dig them out, and then replace them.
    At least that's a very minor problem. Some people lost everything.
    Wendy
reply by lyenochka on 21-Mar-2022
    Sounds like a lot of work. Be careful for your muscles. I can walk hours but gardening works all the muscles!
Comment from T B Botts
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Hello Wendy, this is a unique poem, comparing the sky to a bowl and the air and leaves to seasoning. I'd forgotten that in your part of the world it's fall. Do the leaves there turn color and fall off or doesn't it get cool enough for that to happen? I love the green of the trees. I'm glad you mentioned that they were gum trees. Well done gal.
Have a blessed day.
Tom

 Comment Written 20-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 21-Mar-2022
    Hi Tom, thanks so much for your lovely review. We have some deciduous trees in my area, but the more southern and inland parts (the areas where they also can get snow) have stunning displays of Autumn leaves.
    Wendy
Comment from royowen
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Praise God in His mercy and His big heart, I'm so glad the raining has ceased My friend, I've never witnessed rain like I witnessed in Brisbane. Beautifully written, good luck, blessings
Roy

 Comment Written 20-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 21-Mar-2022
    Thank you Roy, a lovely review. Yes, we have never had a summer like this one, with heavy rain for several weeks. Climate and weather patterns are definitely changing. Thanks too for the good wishes.
    Wendy
reply by royowen on 21-Mar-2022
    Welcome
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
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You are cooking up a great autumn with this recipe. Very neat poem with special imagination powering it. Great job and likely to do well in the 5-7-5 poetry contest.

 Comment Written 20-Mar-2022


reply by the author on 20-Mar-2022
    Thank you Carol. I am very glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate your encouraging words.
    Wendy