Reviews from

Bendigo Gold Coach

Cobb & Co held up and robbed

17 total reviews 
Comment from Chrissy710
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Hi Aussie a well written story of the Bendigo gold rush in this loop poem. Good rhyming throughout
All the best fir this contest
Cheers Chris (From Ballarat)

 Comment Written 29-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 29-Apr-2023
    G'Day Chris from Ballarat! One place I always wanted to visit, never got there. Thank you for reading and glad you enjoyed. Cheers, Kay from Maryborough Qld.
reply by Chrissy710 on 30-Apr-2023
    Well you will have to get down one day
    always welcome here
    Cheers Chris
reply by the author on 03-May-2023
    Unfortunately I can't. Live alone and wheelchair bound. Thanks for the thought. Kay xx
Comment from Evelyn Hopkins
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Really cool poem for the rhyming poem contest! I also really like the rhymes and the never ending loop. Good luck in the contest! Hope all is well and have a good day :)

 Comment Written 28-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 29-Apr-2023
    Hello Evelyn, Many thanks for reading and glad you enjoyed my loopy poem! Best wishes, Kay xx
Comment from RodG
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I love western lore and this loop poem tells us quite a story about the stage carrying gold, its passengers, and the robbers themselves. Although I am not a fan of loop poems, this one flows smoothly from line to line and the ABAB rhyming is well done. Rod

 Comment Written 28-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 29-Apr-2023
    Hello Rod, Thanks so much for reading and glad you liked a wee bit of our history. Best wishes, Kay.
Comment from dragonpoet
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Hi Kay,
This poem shows how dangerous and hard it was to search for gold in the gold rush. It seems you needed to be armed and dangerous yourself to keep what you found.
This is a well done loop poem. But, there is one spot where the loop doesn't happen. That is between the second and third stanza.
Congrats on placing third in the contest.
Keep writing and stay healthy
Joan

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 28-Apr-2023
    Hello Joan, Thanks so much for reading. You had the wild west and we had the wild bushrangers!
    K XX
reply by dragonpoet on 28-Apr-2023
    You are most kindly welcome
    Joan
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2023
    Hey Joan, Thanks to you, I fixed the missing loop! Bless you, Kay xx
reply by dragonpoet on 29-Apr-2023
    Glad O could help, Kay. Have a good weekend. Joan
Comment from CrystieCookie999
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I think this is an excellent narrative poem also in loop format for most of it. I bet it took a long time to write. I only noticed one little fix: Track was dark before gold was won

Passengers drunk; women copped flack
I guess the Loop format was accidentally out or maybe you could get 'won' repeated before the word 'passengers' in the next line.

 Comment Written 10-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 10-Apr-2023
    Thank you new friend. K xx
Comment from Ricky1024
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This was well written Rich in Theme design and Imagery.
It also, read well and flowed well with no Grammar Issues.
Thanks for sharing this and good luck with your contest Entry.
Doctor Ricky1024

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 10-Apr-2023
    Hi Dr Ricky, Thanks for reading and your good wishes. K xx
Comment from jake cosmos aller
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a powerful and moving poem about the Australian gold rush on the 1850's. Not as famous as the California 49's, and the Yukon gold rushes of the later part of the 20th century.

 Comment Written 18-Mar-2023


reply by the author on 19-Mar-2023
    Well Jake your country is bigger than ours! Our history is hidden, that is why I write about our first nation. My grandma was aboriginal. Blessings, K.
Comment from Shirley E Kennedy
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Hi Kay,
A well written foray into the times of the goldrush era in Australia.
It must have been a race of chance for both drivers and passengers.
It's amazing how quickly the indigenous tribes learnt 'white man's ways'
so history advanced with cultures somewhat hand in hand, or so it seems.
Blessings
Shirley

 Comment Written 18-Mar-2023


reply by the author on 19-Mar-2023
    Hi Shirley, This was a true story, only two female bushrangers in those days. One tough lady that married the white man. Most strange for those times. Love, Kay.
Comment from mermaids
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You have a vivid use of words that captures a clear scene. Your words remind me of my country's old west. Greed after gold. Excellent poem for the rhyming contest.

 Comment Written 18-Mar-2023


reply by the author on 19-Mar-2023
    Hi Elaine, Thanks for reading, glad you enjoyed. Not like your O'L West but still a lot of Americans wouldn't have a clue about our old history. I research before I write. Love and a Panda Hug. K xx
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
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A skilful loop poem, loving the matching rhymes and your sensitive story told here. The gold rush always brings everyone out of the woodwork to make a fortune and many murdered for it. A chilling tale, much enjoyed, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 18-Mar-2023


reply by the author on 18-Mar-2023
    Hi Dolly, Many thanks for reading, glad you enjoyed. Love, Kay xx