Poems from a Pensive Poet
Viewing comments for Chapter 14 "Pathways"Verses from my heart
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Comment from pharp
Outstanding job!
What a beautifully sonnet you have penned it reads like a lovely song.
Outstanding rhyming throughout with a very smooth flow, allowing for a most enjoyable read. Thanks for sharing, the very best to you in the contest.
Blessings...Portia
reply by the author on 21-May-2020
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Outstanding job!
What a beautifully sonnet you have penned it reads like a lovely song.
Outstanding rhyming throughout with a very smooth flow, allowing for a most enjoyable read. Thanks for sharing, the very best to you in the contest.
Blessings...Portia
Comment Written 21-May-2020
reply by the author on 21-May-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and the lovely comments.
I really appreciate what you said.
Beth
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written sonnet about life that can sometimes be unfair and we sometimes make choices that we wonder if it is the right choice, but when we look back and see where we standing today we know each decision was made correctly as it was meant to be.
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A very well-written sonnet about life that can sometimes be unfair and we sometimes make choices that we wonder if it is the right choice, but when we look back and see where we standing today we know each decision was made correctly as it was meant to be.
Comment Written 21-May-2020
reply by the author on 21-May-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and the nice comments.
Beth
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
Pathways
by BethShelby
Hello, Beth,
Beautiful entry for the
Sonnet Poetry Contest. It's interesting that if I had known where life would take me, would I do things differently. I like your presentation too. Well done.
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Pathways
by BethShelby
Hello, Beth,
Beautiful entry for the
Sonnet Poetry Contest. It's interesting that if I had known where life would take me, would I do things differently. I like your presentation too. Well done.
Comment Written 21-May-2020
reply by the author on 21-May-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and comments. It is something to think about.
Beth
Comment from nancy_e_davis
Thinking back I never wanted to roam, not ever. I was happy with my life except I wanted to be a wife and mother. I met Jim and that was that. His path brought me to Nevada. I was always happy as long as I was with him. LOL Well done, Beth.
Very nice. Nancy:)
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Thinking back I never wanted to roam, not ever. I was happy with my life except I wanted to be a wife and mother. I met Jim and that was that. His path brought me to Nevada. I was always happy as long as I was with him. LOL Well done, Beth.
Very nice. Nancy:)
Comment Written 21-May-2020
reply by the author on 21-May-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and comments. I did think I wanted to get away. I envied people who were able to travel and I never thought much about getting married until I met the one I would marry. With him, I had all the adventures I needed.
Beth
Comment from Ben Colder
Leaving for the lake area so thought to read and enjoy another one of your writes. I think you should win this one. My blessings to you Beth. Excellent poem.
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Leaving for the lake area so thought to read and enjoy another one of your writes. I think you should win this one. My blessings to you Beth. Excellent poem.
Comment Written 21-May-2020
reply by the author on 21-May-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and your nice comments. Arkansas has some beautiful lakes so I know you must enjoy living in this part of the world. Enjoy!
Beth
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They wish to float the Buffalo, but I will take a rain check on that. Yes, it should be raining. LOL.
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Sounds like an adventure I'd pass on if it''s going to raining.
Comment from Mistydawn
What a beautifully written poem. It's very relatable, one I'm sure all of us have thought about. My personal opinion, I think everything was meant to work out the way it did, that there was a reason, a lesson to be learned. Your poem is very well-written, interesting start to finish. Your great word choice lets the reader feel the love, admiration you have for your husband. Very nicely done.
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What a beautifully written poem. It's very relatable, one I'm sure all of us have thought about. My personal opinion, I think everything was meant to work out the way it did, that there was a reason, a lesson to be learned. Your poem is very well-written, interesting start to finish. Your great word choice lets the reader feel the love, admiration you have for your husband. Very nicely done.
Comment Written 21-May-2020
reply by the author on 21-May-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and lovely comments. I agree. I think it worked out the way it was supposed to.
Beth
Comment from Marjon van Bruggen
beth, This poem made me think of my own younger years. I was afraid not to be able to travel and see the world once I was married and would have children. That's why, at 24, I decided to take a year off and roam Europe. I did, on my own, in an old "Deux Cheveaux" model small van. I could sleep in it, store some clothes and cooking utensils, and was on my way. Shortly after I came back, I met my first husband, fell in love, and I married him at 28 years of age. At 30 and 31 I had my two children, but after that, my marriage somehow deteriorated. I tried to cope but when Mascha was 13 and Pepijn 12, I just didn't want to be unhappy constantly. We divorced. Two years later I met my second husband, and that was the right one for me. He was 11 years my senior, but we had 35 happy years together. He left me a widow, two years now.
All this rant after I read your poem! Hope I didn't bore you.
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beth, This poem made me think of my own younger years. I was afraid not to be able to travel and see the world once I was married and would have children. That's why, at 24, I decided to take a year off and roam Europe. I did, on my own, in an old "Deux Cheveaux" model small van. I could sleep in it, store some clothes and cooking utensils, and was on my way. Shortly after I came back, I met my first husband, fell in love, and I married him at 28 years of age. At 30 and 31 I had my two children, but after that, my marriage somehow deteriorated. I tried to cope but when Mascha was 13 and Pepijn 12, I just didn't want to be unhappy constantly. We divorced. Two years later I met my second husband, and that was the right one for me. He was 11 years my senior, but we had 35 happy years together. He left me a widow, two years now.
All this rant after I read your poem! Hope I didn't bore you.
Comment Written 21-May-2020
reply by the author on 21-May-2020
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Thank you Marjon, I appreciate and comments. I'm glad you are telling me about your life experiences. We never know what paths and detours our lives will take. I glad you found the right one in the end but there was a reason for the first one as well.
Beth
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I know that, thanks, Beth! You are a friend!
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
These words are from the heart and I loved your story of love that quelled the adventure in you and calmed and soothed your soul as you lost your heart to the man of your dreams, a well metered and rhymed sonnet, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
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These words are from the heart and I loved your story of love that quelled the adventure in you and calmed and soothed your soul as you lost your heart to the man of your dreams, a well metered and rhymed sonnet, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
Comment Written 21-May-2020
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Thank you Dolly, I really appreciate the review and lovely comments.
Beth
Comment from lyenochka
Wow! That says so much about the love you have for your husband. I loved your well-written sonnet, covering the turn in the third stanza that takes us from the childhood yearning to the fulfillment of that yearning in your beloved. Best wishes in the contest!
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Wow! That says so much about the love you have for your husband. I loved your well-written sonnet, covering the turn in the third stanza that takes us from the childhood yearning to the fulfillment of that yearning in your beloved. Best wishes in the contest!
Comment Written 21-May-2020
reply by the author on 21-May-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and the lovely comments.
Beth
Comment from Gloria ....
Excellent sonnet, Beth. Your extended metaphor of a path works exceptionally well in delivering a message exploration, and then finding your soulmate.
Your metre and rhymes are spot on and I wish you much luck with the Contest Committee. :)
Gloria
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Excellent sonnet, Beth. Your extended metaphor of a path works exceptionally well in delivering a message exploration, and then finding your soulmate.
Your metre and rhymes are spot on and I wish you much luck with the Contest Committee. :)
Gloria
Comment Written 21-May-2020
reply by the author on 21-May-2020
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Thank you so much for the review and for you lovely comment.
Beth