Stronghold
Shakespearean Sonnet21 total reviews
Comment from lonna blodgett
Classic and romantic creation with words that depict the love, strength it creates and the protection it holds in one's heart! Your use of the elements as the metaphor of the "storms" of life emulate the mood and your rhyming within and at the end takes the reader to an appreciation of silk and honey! Love this
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2024
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Classic and romantic creation with words that depict the love, strength it creates and the protection it holds in one's heart! Your use of the elements as the metaphor of the "storms" of life emulate the mood and your rhyming within and at the end takes the reader to an appreciation of silk and honey! Love this
Comment Written 15-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2024
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Many thanks, Ionna, for this fine review and the extra star. I suspect the judges in this contest are looking for a 'classic' sonnet, so that's what I gave them.
Steve
Comment from nancyjam
Congratulations on your well deserved win. This is absolutely beautiful!
A fine example of the Sonnet form with wonderful imagery to express the strength of love against all odds.
Nancy
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2024
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Congratulations on your well deserved win. This is absolutely beautiful!
A fine example of the Sonnet form with wonderful imagery to express the strength of love against all odds.
Nancy
Comment Written 07-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2024
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Hi, Nancy. Thanks for the lovely words and the extra shiny star! Glad you enjoyed this.
Steve
Comment from Ric Myworld
As I've often said, when it comes to poetry, I wouldn't know a sonnet from sorbet. But even a novice can appreciate your outstanding poem. Congratulations on your much deserved contest win. Thanks for sharing. I wish I had a six.
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2024
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As I've often said, when it comes to poetry, I wouldn't know a sonnet from sorbet. But even a novice can appreciate your outstanding poem. Congratulations on your much deserved contest win. Thanks for sharing. I wish I had a six.
Comment Written 06-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2024
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Thanks, again.
Knowing poetic forms etc is not essential as long as you can make some sense of what it means and appreciate that.
Perhaps I could create a form called a Sorbet!
Steve
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LOL. It's always a pleasure, Steve! Ric
Comment from karenina
A most worthy winner! I'm sorry to be reviewing it late, and without six stars in hand.
If Shakespeare were inclined to copy of his classmates paper I do believe he'd be sorely tempted to steal this one!
Karenina
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2024
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A most worthy winner! I'm sorry to be reviewing it late, and without six stars in hand.
If Shakespeare were inclined to copy of his classmates paper I do believe he'd be sorely tempted to steal this one!
Karenina
Comment Written 06-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2024
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It's hard to know about the real Shakespeare, but by all accounts the 'upstart crow' would be far to sure of his own genius to think that anyone else could do better than he!
Nice compliment, though! Thank you.
Steve
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I was taking a little liberty as to his ego, to make a point.
:)
Comment from Treischel
Outstanding Sonnet. Congratulations on your first place finish. Very well deserved. Loved the scattered alliterations. The fortress metaphor for a hardened heart was compelling. Excellent rhyme and meter. The resolution of fear and anger in the couplet was touching. Bravo.
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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Outstanding Sonnet. Congratulations on your first place finish. Very well deserved. Loved the scattered alliterations. The fortress metaphor for a hardened heart was compelling. Excellent rhyme and meter. The resolution of fear and anger in the couplet was touching. Bravo.
Comment Written 05-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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Thank you for the fine review and theextra shiny star! Also congrats on your podium finish in the contest.
Steve
Comment from dragonpoet
Hi Steve,
This is a wonderful sonnet in praise of a strong lasting love. It is built on work through many storms which were battled together through faith.
Faith always keeps things together when other supposedly strong relationships fall apart around you.
Congrats on winning the contest.
Keep writing and stay healthy
Enjoy your weekend
Joan
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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Hi Steve,
This is a wonderful sonnet in praise of a strong lasting love. It is built on work through many storms which were battled together through faith.
Faith always keeps things together when other supposedly strong relationships fall apart around you.
Congrats on winning the contest.
Keep writing and stay healthy
Enjoy your weekend
Joan
Comment Written 05-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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Hi, Joan. Many thanks for these kind words and the sixth star - much appreciated.
Have a great weekend yourself - mine is already well under way.
Steve
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Don?t mention it.
Joan
Comment from Contests
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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 A contest winning entry! A seven star rating from the Contest Committee for posting the winning contest entry. |
Comment Written 05-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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Thank you!
Comment from Ginda Simpson
Your use of metaphor is amazing, creating an image and great feeling. This is a beautiful sonnet, that rhymes well and is a pleasure to read. A great entry for the contest.
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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Your use of metaphor is amazing, creating an image and great feeling. This is a beautiful sonnet, that rhymes well and is a pleasure to read. A great entry for the contest.
Comment Written 03-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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Ginda, many thanks for this kind review. And yes, I had a long overdue contest win!
Steve
Comment from Karen Cherry Threadgill
Haven't seen you before. The picture is just glorious and certainly puts one in the mood. But, you forgot to mention in your author's notes where it came from. You wrote a very nice poetic story. Karen
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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Haven't seen you before. The picture is just glorious and certainly puts one in the mood. But, you forgot to mention in your author's notes where it came from. You wrote a very nice poetic story. Karen
Comment Written 03-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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Hi, Karen, and a belated welcome to FanStory. I haven't seen you here before either, most probably because I haven't been around a lot over the last year. In previous years you would have seen me here every day, but life...
You are quite right, I should have mentioned the artwork's provenance - it was one I created using AI with the help of a site called Night Cafe. I've been experimenting with AI images lately to create images to accompany YouTube videos of a few of my poems.
youtube.com/@poetforhire if you'd care to take a look.
Steve
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Comment from Jim Wile
This was an elegantly written sonnet, Steve, with the solid fortress being a great metaphor for your love, and the storms of nature being another great metaphor for the forces of temptation and other things that can batter a love.
Lovely rhyming and meter and a beautiful picture to exemplify the solidity of your love make this an outstanding work. - Jim
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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This was an elegantly written sonnet, Steve, with the solid fortress being a great metaphor for your love, and the storms of nature being another great metaphor for the forces of temptation and other things that can batter a love.
Lovely rhyming and meter and a beautiful picture to exemplify the solidity of your love make this an outstanding work. - Jim
Comment Written 02-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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Hi, Jim. Many thanks for this great review. Yes, I felt the metaphors worked well - maybe the reason the judges liked this too.
I created the artwork with the help of AI and a site called Night Cafe. I've been experimenting with that to create images for YouTube videos of my poems. YouTube.com/@poetforhire1 if you want to take a look.
Steve