Comment from Barb Hensongispsaca

Excellent

wow this is absolutely wonderful.
I totally love the descriptions that took me where you were going.
The abab is perfectly written and the rhymes are not forced.
The flow is so light and easy to read.

 Comment Written 16-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2016

Hi Barb,

Thanks for the great review. I appreciate the time you took to read and comment and all of your wonderful thoughts.

Kim

Comment from LisaD123

Exceptional

This is a wonderful tribute to Rossetti. The choice of language is delicate and gives the poem a sense of lightness and elegance. The rhyme helps to give the poem pace and the imagery is highly evocative. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 16-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2016

Hi Lisa,

I am so appreciative and honored by this exceptional review. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment.

Kim

Comment from Joy Graham

Excellent

I appreciate you sharing the various poets styles and background about them :) I have not herd of many of the poets you have shared so far. It goes to show I need to do more research of my own. Your poem is lovely today.

 Comment Written 16-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2016

Hi Joy!

I am so happy that you enjoyed my quatrains today. I randomly came across this thin paperback book in a used book store this past summer for $1. You will laugh... I read it back in like June or July, very small book. It is titled Goblin Market and Other Poems by Christina Rossetti. I didn't realize it at the time... although I should have, it is in a note at the front of the book... mine is clearly a recent reprint... but this particular collection was originally published by Christina in 1862. I was doing my research yesterday (as I came across the poem, "An Apple Gathering" again and it clicked that hey... I have that book lol I thought you might enjoy the story... you never know where you'll find small treasures. I was visiting Kenai (a very small town in Alaska) at the time. Thanks for the grand review, Joy!

Kim

Comment from Sandra du Plessis

Excellent

In silence we can hear the music of nature the dripping of water, a bird chirping outside the window and some crickets playing a tune. Very interesting author notes I went to school with a Rossetti girl with the beautiful name Conchetta.

 Comment Written 16-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 16-Apr-2016

Hi Sandra!

Thank you for the lovely comments. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review.

Kim

Comment from kiwisteveh

Excellent

Kim, this is a lovely tribute by imitation to Christina Rossetti. Thanks for including her poem in your notes, one I have not read before.

The images of the poet caught between remaining in bed and rising to greet the spring day are compelling and the fancy of being wooed by spring himself is a strong one.

Language and structure echo the model, although 'kid' was a bit of a dis-chord as being too modern.

Lovely, romantic piece.

Steve

 Comment Written 16-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 16-Apr-2016

Hi Steve,

I hesitated on the word 'kid', but couldn't think of how to word an acceptable alternative lol Thanks for calling me out on that one :) I appreciate all of your wonderful comments. Thanks for taking the time to read and review.

Kim

Comment from terry drake

Excellent

Beautifully done. Your consistency should be praised, I guess that's what I'm doing. You challenged yourself with this format and decorated each quatrain with suitable rhymes. Good job.

 Comment Written 16-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 16-Apr-2016

Thank you for the lovely review, terry. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment.

Kim

Comment from lightink

Excellent

Wow! You wrote such an amazingly wonderful poem here!
You started out with the enjoyment of silence on a lovely morn, then you went much further - the dilemma between sweet silence of the bedroom and the lively day...
But the lure of love conquered the mind... a proposal... so joyful...
However the very last lines made me wonder:
"I rise wearing a smile, betrothed to Spring,
truth revealed in a dream"

Was it all a dream that later came true... a prophetic one...
Or a dream that felt very true...?

You conveyed so much joy in this!
I enjoyed it a lot!

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 Comment Written 16-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 16-Apr-2016

Hi Jyoti:

Thank you for the amazing comments. Christina Rossetti never married, but I have to imagine, like any young girl, she must have dreamed of it someday... I read that she declined proposals, even from someone with whom she was in love, based on the matter of her faith. (Perhaps, he wasn't the right sort of man? I'm not sure, the account didn't elaborate.) I just wanted to share that happiness of betrothal with her, even if it was only in a dream. :) (She was also known to use a lot of symbolism in her poetry, so perhaps, it leaves the door open for it to be a prophetic dream after all.)

I'm just so happy that you enjoyed my poem :)

Kim

reply by lightink on 16-Apr-2016

I was stunned by how much joy you conveyed with it! :)

reply by the author on 16-Apr-2016

The sunshine was bright and beautiful in my bedroom this morning ;) Inspiration for joy!

Comment from BruceMiller

Excellent

I certainly enjoyed your lovely poetic offering. I have no comment on that. However, in your notes, is "Elizabeth Barrett Brown" a misspelling of Elizabeth Barrett Browning? Cheers

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 Comment Written 16-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 16-Apr-2016

Hi Bruce,

It sure is a misspelling lol it must not have all pasted properly... thanks for bringing that to my attention. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment.

Kim

reply by BruceMiller on 16-Apr-2016

I'm certainly glad I've never had that problem. (lol)