Giving thanks always
With a joyful heart ...11 total reviews
Comment from Paul McFarland
I just read the number one and number two winners of this contest. Your poem should have won this contest. Very good job. Better luck next time.
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2022
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I just read the number one and number two winners of this contest. Your poem should have won this contest. Very good job. Better luck next time.
Comment Written 29-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 29-Nov-2022
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Thank you Paul. A very encouraging review, and greatly appreciated. I think their poems had humour and were probably better written than mine (better metre, probably). (We don't celebrate Thanksgiving, so it was hard for me to get really excited about it - but it seemed to me a bit overdone with the main emphasis on huge amounts of food, so my poem's theme was probably not so much appreciated.)
Wendy
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Their poems were not better written than yours.
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Thank you Paul. So very kind. I appreciate you.
Comment from harmony13
The author's words are filled with meaning, are descriptive and creative.
I enjoyed these words very much. Being thankful everyday is a great way
to live our lives. I believe also, as the author states, we should reflect on
our gifts daily. The poem flows and connects well. The artwork is
awesome!
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2022
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The author's words are filled with meaning, are descriptive and creative.
I enjoyed these words very much. Being thankful everyday is a great way
to live our lives. I believe also, as the author states, we should reflect on
our gifts daily. The poem flows and connects well. The artwork is
awesome!
Comment Written 25-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2022
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Thank you very much Harmony! What a lovely review. I am so pleased.
Comment from Dawn Munro
This is such an inspirational poem, it should be published worldwide. Yes, thanksgiving must happen ceaselessly, with every breath we take -- everything created belongs to God.
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2022
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This is such an inspirational poem, it should be published worldwide. Yes, thanksgiving must happen ceaselessly, with every breath we take -- everything created belongs to God.
Comment Written 25-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2022
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Thank you! Yes! You understand perfectly. I greatly appreciate your review.
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It was my pleasure.
Comment from Teri7
This is a very beautiful and well written Thanksgiving poem you have penned for the contest. You used great words and very neat imagery from the art work you chose. Best wishes in the contest. love and blessings, teri
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2022
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This is a very beautiful and well written Thanksgiving poem you have penned for the contest. You used great words and very neat imagery from the art work you chose. Best wishes in the contest. love and blessings, teri
Comment Written 25-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2022
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Thank you very much Teri for your thoughtful review. Always appreciated.
Comment from Zue65
Thank you for reminding the readers to develop a culture of prayer and giving thanks every day. This practice has already been forgotten by many people nowadays. Your message was clear in each line. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2022
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Thank you for reminding the readers to develop a culture of prayer and giving thanks every day. This practice has already been forgotten by many people nowadays. Your message was clear in each line. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 25-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2022
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Thank you very much for your thoughtful and very encouraging review. I appreciate it.
Comment from karenina
You are so right... No need for a national holiday to reflect on our many blessings and make it a point to always "pay it forward!"
Today, over Thanksgiving dinner, my eight year old grandson said:
"I'm thankful that I'm smart enough to realize the good in my life!"
Amen, Maxwell!
Karenina
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2022
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You are so right... No need for a national holiday to reflect on our many blessings and make it a point to always "pay it forward!"
Today, over Thanksgiving dinner, my eight year old grandson said:
"I'm thankful that I'm smart enough to realize the good in my life!"
Amen, Maxwell!
Karenina
Comment Written 25-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 25-Nov-2022
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Clever and wise little boy! Thank you for your lovely review. And even though we don't celebrate the day, I hope all the FS people had a very happy and meaningful day.
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He is incomparably brilliant.
(And I'm not at ALL biased just cuz he's my grandson!)
Giggle...
Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)
Very nicely done. Very true sentiments. I was a little confused by the first two lines. Presumable you mean where you come from. It might work better if it was 'generic'. Something like:
We should not have "Thanksgiving" Days -
But try each day to give Him praise,
(just a thought) Kate xx
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2022
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Very nicely done. Very true sentiments. I was a little confused by the first two lines. Presumable you mean where you come from. It might work better if it was 'generic'. Something like:
We should not have "Thanksgiving" Days -
But try each day to give Him praise,
(just a thought) Kate xx
Comment Written 24-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2022
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Hi Kate, no I didn't mean that people shouldn't have Thanksgiving, but my country doesn't. Yet we are not impeded from giving praise, as we can and should be always offering thanks. But at the same time, Thanksgiving Day is not simply about feasting, (and ticking a box to say we are thankful), it should be about a lifestyle where thankfulness transmits into an attitude of caring and sharing.
Thank you for your thoughtful review. I appreciate it.
Comment from royowen
We should always be in a place of thanksgiving, of being grateful in the Lord for the goodness that pours forth from very depths of the heavenlies into the hearts and souls of a grateful, people. Beautifully written in articulate aabb tetrametric rhyming, well done, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2022
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We should always be in a place of thanksgiving, of being grateful in the Lord for the goodness that pours forth from very depths of the heavenlies into the hearts and souls of a grateful, people. Beautifully written in articulate aabb tetrametric rhyming, well done, blessings Roy
Comment Written 24-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2022
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Thank you very much Roy. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Most welcome
Comment from Regina Elliott
Very musically and thoughtfully written, Wendy.
Thanksgiving should be every
day. We thank the good Lord
every day for His love and
generosity. A life of gratitude
to God is a life well lived.
Many blessings to your
kind heart. ~
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2022
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Very musically and thoughtfully written, Wendy.
Thanksgiving should be every
day. We thank the good Lord
every day for His love and
generosity. A life of gratitude
to God is a life well lived.
Many blessings to your
kind heart. ~
Comment Written 24-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2022
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Thank you Regina, for a very encouraging review. Much appreciated, and I hope you have a very happy and meaningful Thanksgiving celebration. (How did you know it was me?)
Comment from Brian Craycroft
This is really good. I felt the heart, i felt the compassion, the structure is nice, rhythmic, uncluttered. One of the best poems ive read on the site.
Youre an artist
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reply by the author on 24-Nov-2022
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This is really good. I felt the heart, i felt the compassion, the structure is nice, rhythmic, uncluttered. One of the best poems ive read on the site.
Youre an artist
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Comment Written 24-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 24-Nov-2022
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Thank you for this very positive and encouraging review!
Greatly appreciated.