Comment from AnnaLinda

Excellent

adewpearl,

Dandelions are your favorite flower?? LOL Your quatern poem is very lovely. It has wonderful rhymes and a very smooth flow. You also have a beautiful presentation as well.

"great bursts of golden flowers grow,
a blessing on my life bestowed."

I enjoyed reading it!

SweetLinda

 Comment Written 19-Nov-2009

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reply by the author on 19-Nov-2009

They've been my favorite flower since I was a toddler picking them in my lawn! Thanks so much, my friend :-) Brooke

Comment from honeytree

Excellent

Wonderful art work and the words are very creative.I loved the way how the writer told us how these "golden flowers grew" with no help from human hands. With rain from the sky even more of these dandelions grow.

One of Gods gift to us all.

Wonderful writing



Honeytree.

 Comment Written 19-Nov-2009

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reply by the author on 19-Nov-2009

Thank you, Annie - I appreciate your kind comments :-) Brooke

Comment from Joan E.

Excellent

I enjoyed your luscious crafting of this poem and use of the form with eight syllable lines and pure rhymes. I also liked your color and picture choices and use of alliteration. Best wishes in the contest.

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2009

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reply by the author on 19-Nov-2009

Thank you, Joan - so glad you enjoyed my use of this form :-) Brooke

Comment from babylonia

Excellent

brooke,
LOL talk about getting up close and personal with the dandelions. this is it. made me smile and giggle. easy to read and follow. no spaggies. imagery is excellent.
good luck~
love,
barbara

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2009

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reply by the author on 19-Nov-2009

Thank you, Barbara - I love my dandelions :-) Brooke

reply by babylonia on 19-Nov-2009

brooke,
my hubby hates them and i think they are beautiful.
:P
love,
barbara

Comment from Amyna

Excellent

You have painted such a glorious picture with your poem. I feel the happiness in the poem - to me yellow flowers signify happiness. It is a beautiful poem,undoubtedly...

As you have pointed out, I noticed the modification in the last line, but it does not detract; on the contrary, it adds to it.
Good luck!

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2009

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reply by the author on 19-Nov-2009

Thank you, Amyna - glad the modification worked for you :-) Brooke

Comment from writer_13

Excellent

I liked your poem. I prefer wild flowers which some people may refer to as weeds over the precious green house variety myself. You described it beautifully.

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2009

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reply by the author on 19-Nov-2009

I love orchids and roses too - but yes, the wildflowers own my heart :-) Brooke

Comment from TinyTeena

Excellent

Another interesting poem, keeping me intrigued right to the end.The repeated dropped line helps to tie each verse together. The rhythm and rhyming scheme flow naturally as if they were always meant to be together and expressed this way. Great descriptions of the scene enabling me to imagine what you saw. Well done

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2009

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reply by the author on 19-Nov-2009

Thank you, my friend - I love the way the dropped line works in this form :-) Brooke

Comment from mstad55

Excellent

Ode to a Dandelion. How novel. No one wood guess you for the weed of the meadow type. I would think that most would guess your for a White Gardenia or a velvet purple Orchid. And I suppose you know the dandelion was originally known for it's predictive qualities. They were use by prognosticators all over the world long before the use of tea leaves. IE: she loves me, she loves me not, she loves me, upon the pluckage of the last pedal, the gentleman in calling would know whether he was going to get lucky or not and if it was worth buying a box of chocolates. mstad55

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2009

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reply by the author on 18-Nov-2009

Mike, in my neck of the woods she loves me, loves me not is done with the daisy, not the dandelion - you'd have to do one heck of a lot of plucking with a dandelion! :-) When I was born, my father, who knew I was his final hope for a boy, heard I was a girl and immediately left the hospital to head for Steffen's, our local florist. He returned with a white gardenia that he pinned on my diaper. And then when I was a little girl, he used to take me often to Longwood Gardens, where my favorite section was the orchid greenhouse. He always gave me an orchid for Easter and birthdays to wear to church. You must be able to look into my past. :-) It was also our lawn filled with dandelions that I fell in love with them. Thanks for the trip down memory lane that you elicited :-) Brooke

reply by mstad55 on 19-Nov-2009

Your welcome.

Comment from earthlybeing

Excellent

Hey Brooke, Excellent entry. I also love them even if most people hate them with a passion. Love the flow and words you used. I need a bright and fun poem and yours has lifted my spirits and made me smile. Good luck in the contest. Hope you are well. Thanks, Jeanette

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2009

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reply by the author on 19-Nov-2009

Thank you, Jeanette - it is so good to hear from you :-) I am so glad you are a dandelion fan too! Brooke :-)

Comment from Rdfrdmom2

Excellent

now that's one of the many things
I like about you, Brooke--you are
not afraid to dabble with the rules
now and then, especially for the
sake of making a poem better. I
am dabbling with a couple of these
formats Judian and you keep posting
to see if I'm up to the challenge
but sleep would help the situation,
I'm thinking. LOL! love the golden
flowers. love, jan

 Comment Written 18-Nov-2009

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reply by the author on 19-Nov-2009

Thank you, Jan - glad you enjoy the forms and the rules I break with the forms. LOL Yes, sleep always helps! Brooke :-)