Life cycles
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Comment from Gert sherwood
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Life cycles
Wendy G
My what an amazing rhyming poems and amazing pictures about each season of the year
Indeed you are winner for the Writing Challenge contest,
Gert
reply by the author on 09-Jun-2022
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Enjoying each of the ...
Life cycles
Wendy G
My what an amazing rhyming poems and amazing pictures about each season of the year
Indeed you are winner for the Writing Challenge contest,
Gert
Comment Written 08-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 09-Jun-2022
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Thank you Gert. I love your enthusiasm and appreciation. And I do value the gift of six stars, and thank you for them. Bless you.
Wendy
Comment from Teri7
Wendy, This is a very beautiful and very well written poem about the cycles of life. Best wishes in the Writing Challenge contest. Beautiful words and imagery. Best wishes in the contest. love and blessings, Teri
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Wendy, This is a very beautiful and very well written poem about the cycles of life. Best wishes in the Writing Challenge contest. Beautiful words and imagery. Best wishes in the contest. love and blessings, Teri
Comment Written 08-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 09-Jun-2022
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Thank you Teri. What a kind and encouraging review. Thank you too for the good wishes.
Wendy
Comment from Frank Malley
The author of "Life Cycles" uses a form which adds a line for each stanza. The change in font after three stanzas was a little confusing, but it did create a question for the reader to apply to the poem: is there something particular, distinctive, or special in the first three stanzas, or is this change of font merely ornamental?
The stages of life are presented in essentially ordinary language with some use of pretty common descriptions to to visually dress up the poem. The piece clearly makes its statement of life's stages, a statement that has been made in poetry for millennia. Does this poem ever for a moment grab your mind and make you think "wow!" ?Does the lengthening of the stanzas add punch to the poem's content? I don't think either event occurs, and this poem doesn't rate beyond good, with a hope for better.
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reply by the author on 08-Jun-2022
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The author of "Life Cycles" uses a form which adds a line for each stanza. The change in font after three stanzas was a little confusing, but it did create a question for the reader to apply to the poem: is there something particular, distinctive, or special in the first three stanzas, or is this change of font merely ornamental?
The stages of life are presented in essentially ordinary language with some use of pretty common descriptions to to visually dress up the poem. The piece clearly makes its statement of life's stages, a statement that has been made in poetry for millennia. Does this poem ever for a moment grab your mind and make you think "wow!" ?Does the lengthening of the stanzas add punch to the poem's content? I don't think either event occurs, and this poem doesn't rate beyond good, with a hope for better.
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Comment Written 08-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2022
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Thanks for reviewing. The contest requires a development from one line to eight with each succeeding verse. First a monostich, then a couplet etc right through to eight lines ( specified as octave), each of which must follow the appropriate rhyme scheme for the form.
The first three forms (one, two and three lines) are introductory, the next four stanzas expand on each season in turn, relating it to stages of life. The last eight lines are a conclusion. The changes in font were chosen on purpose for those reasons. Intentional. While the theme may not be original, I go back to the question "Is there anything new under the sun?
I haven?t yet seen any other poem dealing with the seasons of life in this format. Perhaps therein lies its originality.
Wendy
Comment from Anne-Marie brison
Dear Wendy G,
Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece!! I really enjoyed it!! Have a great day!! May God bless you and your family!!
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reply by the author on 08-Jun-2022
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Dear Wendy G,
Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece!! I really enjoyed it!! Have a great day!! May God bless you and your family!!
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Comment Written 08-Jun-2022
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Thank you very much Anne-Marie. I am glad you enjoyed it!
Wendy
Comment from LisaMay
You've succeeded so well in both the challenge of writing all those poetic forms, and in posting multiple images! Well done. Your life cycle seasons make for rewarding reading of a philosophical nature. The whole posting is a feast of verbal and visual imagery.
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You've succeeded so well in both the challenge of writing all those poetic forms, and in posting multiple images! Well done. Your life cycle seasons make for rewarding reading of a philosophical nature. The whole posting is a feast of verbal and visual imagery.
Comment Written 08-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2022
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Thank you so much for your wonderful review. It?s greatly appreciated, as are the six stars. An honour I always value. Glad you enjoyed it.
Wendy.
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You mastered the multiple image display quickly.
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Thank you. Yes, the explanation was very clear and helpful.
Comment from prettybluebirds
This poem is extraordinary and so very well written. I loved every word and it brought tears to my eyes. At 76 I am aware of how fast time does fly by. It seems I was just young and now I am old. I wish you all the best in the contest. You have my vote.
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2022
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This poem is extraordinary and so very well written. I loved every word and it brought tears to my eyes. At 76 I am aware of how fast time does fly by. It seems I was just young and now I am old. I wish you all the best in the contest. You have my vote.
Comment Written 08-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2022
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Thank you so much. What lovely words! Very encouraging. I?m not far behind you in age, and time seems to go faster the older I get. Thank you too for the amazing honour of six stars.
Very greatly appreciated.
Wendy
