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Comment from irishauthorme
Hi Shelly, read your beautiful, in-depth work here 6 or 8 times, then thought about it for a while to sort out my impressions. My impressions and definitions:
Pretend; as in letting thoughts and images inspire, imagination.
Writing words I cannot say; I think most of us who write put words on the screen we would never say, but our writing speaks for us in poetry, and our protagonists in stories.
Total introvert; with others, in crowds, perhaps even on the phone, but still extroverted (?) enough to project yourself onto the screen, and then post your creation to the view of anyone here on FS.
Share myself; Yes, you do, and all of us who write and post give others a look inside our souls. Almost all who post here will never meet in person, so the only things we know about each other is the insight we gain, the hints we glean, about each other, little glimpses we collect, because we cannot look into each other's eyes and see who's in there.
It was Hemingway who said, "Writing is easy. All you have to do is sit down at the typewriter and bleed."
So, I'm only right about 30% of the time.
Great work, irish
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2022
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Hi Shelly, read your beautiful, in-depth work here 6 or 8 times, then thought about it for a while to sort out my impressions. My impressions and definitions:
Pretend; as in letting thoughts and images inspire, imagination.
Writing words I cannot say; I think most of us who write put words on the screen we would never say, but our writing speaks for us in poetry, and our protagonists in stories.
Total introvert; with others, in crowds, perhaps even on the phone, but still extroverted (?) enough to project yourself onto the screen, and then post your creation to the view of anyone here on FS.
Share myself; Yes, you do, and all of us who write and post give others a look inside our souls. Almost all who post here will never meet in person, so the only things we know about each other is the insight we gain, the hints we glean, about each other, little glimpses we collect, because we cannot look into each other's eyes and see who's in there.
It was Hemingway who said, "Writing is easy. All you have to do is sit down at the typewriter and bleed."
So, I'm only right about 30% of the time.
Great work, irish
Comment Written 18-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2022
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ooh i like that quote! thank you irish :-)
Comment from Contests
reply by the author on 31-Jan-2022
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Comment Written 31-Jan-2022
reply by the author on 31-Jan-2022
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YAY!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! :-D :-D
Comment from Sally Carter
I'll be truthful - I often avoid nonets because if find they rarely sound very 'musical'. But this one really captured me.
The first three lines run so beautifully together, and 'soft-spoken' in the fourth line is close to a rhyme with 'expression'. Same meter, as well.
A delightful expression of your personality.
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2022
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I'll be truthful - I often avoid nonets because if find they rarely sound very 'musical'. But this one really captured me.
The first three lines run so beautifully together, and 'soft-spoken' in the fourth line is close to a rhyme with 'expression'. Same meter, as well.
A delightful expression of your personality.
Comment Written 25-Jan-2022
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2022
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thank you sally :-)
Comment from Frank Jauregui
Very nicely written Nonet. That last word, "bled", says it all. I too find it much easier to write than to speak. Thank God for this form of expression, that frees us, soft-spoken, shy folks and allows us to communicate our true feelings and emotions with ink, though at times it does feel like blood, that we shed.
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2022
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Very nicely written Nonet. That last word, "bled", says it all. I too find it much easier to write than to speak. Thank God for this form of expression, that frees us, soft-spoken, shy folks and allows us to communicate our true feelings and emotions with ink, though at times it does feel like blood, that we shed.
Comment Written 25-Jan-2022
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2022
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thank you frank :-)
Comment from amahra
You've really gotten the Nonet Poem down pat. By pretending, at first I thought you were referring to acting or pro-actors? Your poem is true of most writers. I speak so differently from the way I write, family members sometimes find it hard to believe I wrote it. But as you say, writers are pretenders. Or are we more ourselves when we write?
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2022
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You've really gotten the Nonet Poem down pat. By pretending, at first I thought you were referring to acting or pro-actors? Your poem is true of most writers. I speak so differently from the way I write, family members sometimes find it hard to believe I wrote it. But as you say, writers are pretenders. Or are we more ourselves when we write?
Comment Written 24-Jan-2022
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2022
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the pretending i do is when i'm not writing LOL!! thank you ama :)
Comment from Patty Palmer
I think a lot of writers are the same way. They can say on paper easier than saying things out loud. Writing is great therapy. I know it works like therapy for me. Good job!
Patty
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2022
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I think a lot of writers are the same way. They can say on paper easier than saying things out loud. Writing is great therapy. I know it works like therapy for me. Good job!
Patty
Comment Written 24-Jan-2022
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2022
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me too! thank you patty :)
Comment from Paul McFarland
This is a very interesting look into your personality. The last four lines are very good, Shelley. I think this nonet should do quite well in the contest.
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2022
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This is a very interesting look into your personality. The last four lines are very good, Shelley. I think this nonet should do quite well in the contest.
Comment Written 24-Jan-2022
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2022
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sure hope so lol!! thank you paul :-)
Comment from ESOSTINE
I do think that one may pretend in a few pieces of work, but the real colour of the individual would surely be revealed in not so far a time. I found the smooth flow of the poem very interesting and the description of writing as way to express words you can't say which equally applies to most of us. Well done, dear SHELLEY.
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2022
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I do think that one may pretend in a few pieces of work, but the real colour of the individual would surely be revealed in not so far a time. I found the smooth flow of the poem very interesting and the description of writing as way to express words you can't say which equally applies to most of us. Well done, dear SHELLEY.
Comment Written 24-Jan-2022
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2022
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thank you esostine :-)
Comment from Cogitator
Probably a good description of what most of us on this site experience. I would consider the word "creating" rather than "pretending" because much of our work is not intended to be pretense. ..John
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2022
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Probably a good description of what most of us on this site experience. I would consider the word "creating" rather than "pretending" because much of our work is not intended to be pretense. ..John
Comment Written 24-Jan-2022
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2022
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thank you john :-)
Comment from Wayne Fowler
I totally empathize. Well written. (I've written that a few times and feel the stupider each time. I am totally unqualified to make such a determination. Even the more so if I were to label something bad.)
I, though, hide my introversion behind boisterocity. That's my pretense.
Thank you.
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2022
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I totally empathize. Well written. (I've written that a few times and feel the stupider each time. I am totally unqualified to make such a determination. Even the more so if I were to label something bad.)
I, though, hide my introversion behind boisterocity. That's my pretense.
Thank you.
Comment Written 24-Jan-2022
reply by the author on 24-Jan-2022
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lol thank you wayne :-)