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Spring Dreams

Amidst winter's cold I have...

31 total reviews 
Comment from Bill Schott
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This poem, Spring Dreams, presented with five ABAB-rhymed quatrains, brings the readers into the cold, wintry scene of Minnesota which also promises to bring back all that hides beneath the season snow.

 Comment Written 01-Jan-2023

reply by the author on 01-Jan-2023
    Thank you for reading my poem and for this nice review. :)
Comment from Faith Williams
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Your ability to bring together the senses with 'the scents of lilac' and 'the birds sing their tunes is a wonderful well-rounded experience. I particularly love the imagery in the second stanza, 'while trees put on their leafy gowns of green' and 'a carpet of sweet grass.'
The following stanzas with their description of expectation of what is to come brings the reader into that expectation as well.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful poem!

 Comment Written 01-Jan-2023

reply by the author on 01-Jan-2023
    Thank you so much, this means the world to me. :)
Comment from Goodadvicechan
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I love four seasons. I live in the north east, it is pretty cold here. Although I haven't seen heavy snow in NYC yet, I can imagine what springtime will look like.

Your poem has given me a preview of its beauty. I can't wait for spring to come.

Thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 01-Jan-2023

reply by the author on 01-Jan-2023
    Thank you for this thoughtful review, it's very appreciated. :)
Comment from JT traveller
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Fantastic use of onomatopoeia. I could actually hear the poem as I read it. You truly have a way with words. I like this poem very much. Thankyou for sharing.

 Comment Written 31-Dec-2022

reply by the author on 01-Jan-2023
    Thank you so much for reading my poem. :)
Comment from susand3022
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Hi Boogie!
I'm loving this! Right now it looks like my grass is getting greener, I put my plants outside to get watered, it was supposed to rain today, but it didn't, and it was 47 degrees most of the day! I couldn't believe it! The carwash has been open for 2 days already! The lines have been crazy long! lol
Well... I'm sure you know what that's like!
Where do I live that this is nuts??? I'm about 5 minutes from the Canadian border in Vermont!
Last week we had a crazy storm. First rain, turned to snow, and if there weren't doors on 3 sides of my house, I'd have been locked inside for 2 days. The ice got in my slider tracks, couldn't open that, and it got into one of my door locks and froze the mechanism, which was locked at the time. Didn't open for 2 days!
I do have tulips in pots in my garage that seem to want to grow no matter what. This weather should put them over the edge.
Anyway, I loved this poem, and the picture is very cool. Spring! Where are you! I'm fine with being done paying for heat! ;)
Happy New Year!
Susan :)

 Comment Written 31-Dec-2022

reply by the author on 01-Jan-2023
    I live in Duluth, Minnesota, about 200 miles from the Canadian border. We've got a lot of snow, but not that much below zero weather...yet. Thank you so much for this wonderful review, it means the world to me. :)
Comment from Mary Shifman
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This is a beautiful poem. The imagery is vivid and one can clearly see the the scenes your words capture. I enjoy the rhyme and rhythm you've created here, too. Well done. Happy New Year.

 Comment Written 30-Dec-2022

reply by the author on 31-Dec-2022
    Thank you for this thoughtful review. Happy new year to you and your family. :)
reply by Mary Shifman on 01-Jan-2023
    You are welcome.
Comment from Douglas Goff
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Wonderfully stated my friend!

My favorite anticipatory part:

It's worth the wait, the beauty we will see
and all the wonders springtime surely holds.

I lived in a California for several years and actually found myself missing the seasons.

Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 30-Dec-2022

reply by the author on 30-Dec-2022
    Thank you for this thoughtful review, it's very appreciated. :)
Comment from lancellot
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A well written and all around crafted poem and display. It really does scream spring. Nice choice of visuals too.

notes:

the gentle winds will {soft}, caress our skin.

-should this be: softly

 Comment Written 30-Dec-2022

reply by the author on 30-Dec-2022
    Thanks for this great review. Yes it probably should be softly, but it didn't sound right to me...lol. I appreciate you taking the time to read my poem. :)
reply by lancellot on 30-Dec-2022
    You're welcome. I enjoy your work.
Comment from WriterHeather
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Absolutely beautiful! I love lilacs, their smell is intoxicating. This is very beautifully written. Thank you for sharing. I know everyone will love this

 Comment Written 29-Dec-2022

reply by the author on 29-Dec-2022
    Thank you for this thoughtful review. :)
Comment from harmony13
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The author's words are descriptive, meaningful and creative. I just got
home from New Orleans and it was 35 degrees! I was freezing - I am now
glad to be back in Florida! I like the title the author gave this poem.
"Spring Dreams". Thank you for the author's notes - they speak volumes.
The artwork is awesome and compliments this poem.

 Comment Written 29-Dec-2022

reply by the author on 29-Dec-2022
    Thank you for this thoughtful review, I really appreciate it. :)