Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)

Excellent

I love the fact that you live your whole life like a sleuth, chasing peoples' behaviour from the sidelines. I am an admirer of the technicality of writing, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that my favourite words of your poem are
Mix
Match
Scratch
Discover
and Create

 Comment Written 19-Mar-2021

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reply by the author on 19-Mar-2021

Thank you for taking the time to read, review and comment. Happy sleuthing.

Comment from Judy Lawless

Excellent

I really like how you've perceived your need to write, opening with "It is my quest as a writer
not so much to create as to discover
thus I must absorb the world" Then you go on to describe all that inspires you and how you absorb it and save it in your journal for future reference. Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 19-Mar-2021

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reply by the author on 19-Mar-2021

Thank you for taking the time to read, review and comment. Much appreciated.

Comment from Wendy G

Excellent

This is a very creative response to the prompt, both in format and in choice of words. You have captured the very essence of what it means to be a writer. Best wishes.

 Comment Written 18-Mar-2021

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reply by the author on 19-Mar-2021

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and review and for your encouraging comment.

Comment from Susan Newell

Excellent

This poem is a good rendering of both why and how you write. I like the free form of the poem and how you have presented it on the page. There were times that I, too, kept a notebook, for fear of forgetting a particular turn of phrase or concept, when it was pushed out by the next in line.

 Comment Written 18-Mar-2021

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reply by the author on 18-Mar-2021

I found that the notebook comes in handy. I keep it by my bed. I get some of my best ideas when I am waking. Thanks for the read and review.

Comment from Goodadvicechan

Excellent

I like the picture and the green color as the background. It gives people a fresh feeling.

This is a good piece of writing for the contest. This paragraph explains why you write: "When I'm awake I'm compelled
to listen, touch, taste, and smell all about me
then choose words, compose in formats of
novels, short stories, and essays,
couplets, quatrains, sonnets, and songs."

Writing can be addicted... but it is good.

Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 18-Mar-2021

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reply by the author on 18-Mar-2021

I do agree with the addiction component. My notebook is always close by. Thanks for the read and review.

Comment from Dolly'sPoems

Excellent

Allowing our hearts to welcome others and letting love infuse us can be a tricky pursuit as not everyone has good intentions, but when we scratch the surface we can often find a gem hidden beneath. I hope your notebook is filled with fine poetry to share with us, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 18-Mar-2021

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reply by the author on 18-Mar-2021

Thank you, Dolly, for your reads, review and comments. I keep my notebook close by.

Comment from kahpot

Excellent

What a wonderful insight into what creates imagination and gives a person the want to write, and yes we should ignore that critical part in or heads, very well written, best wishes for your contest****kahpot

 Comment Written 18-Mar-2021

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reply by the author on 18-Mar-2021

Thank you so much for your review and encouraging words.

Comment from Iza Deleanu

Excellent

You nailed; "Mix
Match
Scratch
Discover
and Create" This is how we write and come up with the best ideas:) Thank you for sharing and good luck with your writings and the contest.

 Comment Written 18-Mar-2021

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reply by the author on 18-Mar-2021

Thank you so much for your review and encouraging words.