Comment from patricia dillon

Excellent

I like the way you write from the point of view of a woman. It shows empathy and imagination. You enter very feelingly into the emotions of an abandoned wife.

 Comment Written 05-Aug-2023

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reply by the author on 14-Aug-2023

Thank you for your review and kind words.

reply by patricia dillon on 15-Aug-2023

You're welcome

Comment from Debbie Pope

Excellent

This is well-done, Mark. You capture the inhumanity of divorce with your use of pronouns. You make it impersonal as though feelings are not involved. You support that image with thoughts of selling the ring.
Having said all of that, you still manage to create the cruelty of divorce. "She" is pondering. There were promises involved.
Excellent poem. I would not change a word.

 Comment Written 08-Jul-2023

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reply by the author on 08-Jul-2023

Thank you for your review and kind words.

Comment from Debbie D'Arcy

Excellent

A clever story contained simply in this limited syllable count verse. Thought-provoking, evocative and hooking the reader into what went on before and what will happen now. Good image too. Well done! Debbie

 Comment Written 08-Jul-2023

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reply by the author on 08-Jul-2023

Thank you for your review and kind words.