Reviews from

Falling Rain of Yesterday

working through grief

36 total reviews 
Comment from Deniz22
Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level

Excellent, honest, gripping. And yet God's grace is the still the balm which continues to heal and transform.
God bless you and continue to strengthen you.

 Comment Written 11-Jan-2022


reply by the author on 13-Jan-2022
    Thank you Dennis for this encouraging review and the extra special stars.

    Blessings
    Janet
reply by Deniz22 on 21-Jan-2022
    God bless!
Comment from Mary Shifman
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This is a beautiful poem and I like the way you've titled each stanza. It reminds me a little of the seven stages of grief. It is filled with imagery and rhymes beautifully. Splendid work.

 Comment Written 06-Jan-2022


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2022
    Thank you Mary for your kind and encouraging review.

    Blessings and Happy New Year
    Janet
reply by Mary Shifman on 09-Jan-2022
    You are welcome.
Comment from Janice Canerdy
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This is a truly excellent piece. The stanzas are like short poetic paragraphs in a vividly descriptive personal essay about the whole gamut of
emotions--all awakened or enhanced by the falling raindrops.

 Comment Written 05-Jan-2022


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2022
    Thank you Janice for your kind and encouraging review.

    Blessings and Happy New Year
    Janet
Comment from amahra
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It's a very clever poem. I liked your use of the stages of death with the dropping of the rain. I'm sorry that the rain seemed to trigger some depressive thoughts. Hope you're doing better.

 Comment Written 05-Jan-2022


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2022
    Thank you amahra for your kind and encouraging review and I am doing much better. Thank you again.

    Blessings and Happy New Year
    Janet
Comment from Joanne Gill-Maddick
Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level

This is a beautifully written poem. It has a nice flow and rhyme scheme.
Depression
There's sadness in the falling rain.It penetrates right from the start.a beastly haze of mist and fog that permeates my mind and heart. I can surely relate to this poem. I've lost 4 close loved ones in two years. Sometimes I don't know how I'm going to get through it. Very well written. Beautiful photo as well.

 Comment Written 05-Jan-2022


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2022
    Thank you Joanne for your kind and encouraging review. It is sad to loose close loved ones. I feel we can only get through those times with His grace.

    Blessings and Happy New Year
    Janet
Comment from RGstar
Exceptional
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I really liked the way you are able to channel emotions mixed with falling rain, in which is as poetic as any.
It is not easy when the mind is saddened to portray without being too deep, yet you have kept this beautifully balanced, in thought that I have never known the author to be saddened of anything, for she is always a pillar for joy and expression, so I know this goes deep.
A couple of dots I might change, but it is a worthy and beautifully expressed work, and I hope tomorrow the roses will bloom, and the sunshine will bring both solace and laughter.

Such a positive person you are, and even in distress, your poise is there for all to see.
My best wishes.
Be well.
RG

 Comment Written 05-Jan-2022


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2022
    Thank you Roy for your kind and encouraging review and those special sparkling stars. You are often my inspiration with your beautiful poetry, stellar imagery and profound feelings you convey.

    Usually I am a positive person, sometimes known as "Pollyanna". Haha But, sometimes life gets "too real" and I let down my guard and there I am in the midst of a funk. Thankfully, the sun does come out and the beautiful blossoms bloom and the contagious laughter prevails again.

    Blessings and Happy New Year my friend
    Janet
Comment from jake cosmos aller
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very powerful and moving poem about living with grief and lost. how simple things can trigger a memory or two. Your poem nicely captures that feeling.

 Comment Written 05-Jan-2022


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2022
    Thank you Jake for your kind and encouraging review.

    Blessings and Happy New Year
    Janet
Comment from J. Dennis
Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level

You have most definitely used the sequence of the emotion of grief. Tying the emotion into part of nature was creative. With each stage of the grief, no matter what the cause of the grief, you explored it to your advantage by using appropriate words for example hiding relates to denial, anger is fury, sadness for depression, bargaining uses the rivulet that runs its own course and being resigned to have gratitude and grace in the end.
I think this poem is well done. You have given this a lot of thought and put it together nicely. Thank you for sharing.

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2022


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2022
    Thank you J. for your kind and encouraging review and for the sparkling stars. I am grateful

    Blessings and Happy New Year
    Janet
reply by J. Dennis on 16-Jan-2022
    I see that writers are taking on issues that have a deep well to draw their concepts from. Good luck on your works .
Comment from Minglement
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I wish I had a sixer left for this beautiful post, so well expression these stages of grief. Having been there many times (for two husbands and my youngest son, though as an adult) I can attest to these feelings. Your poem spoke to my heart. What more can we ask. Well done. Take care.

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2022


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2022
    Thank you for your kind and encouraging review and for the virtual six stars. I am grateful.
    So sorry for your losses. Those feelings of loss are hard to manage.

    Blessings and Happy New Year
    Janet
reply by Minglement on 19-Jan-2022
    You are most welcome and thank you.
Comment from harmony13
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The author's words are clear, descriptive, interesting and creative. I pondered on the first word of each stanza and liked each stanza as it
was expressed well. The artwork is perfect and compliments this
poem well.

 Comment Written 04-Jan-2022


reply by the author on 08-Jan-2022
    Thank you for your kind and encouraging review and for sharing your thoughts.

    Blessings and Happy New Year
    Janet