Comment from Mark Schardine

Excellent

Every human being needs to focus on other persons' needs, and only by relating to them can we relate to ourselves. When someone succeeds, we express our admiration.

 Comment Written 31-Mar-2025

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reply by the author on 31-Mar-2025

Thank you very much 😊

Gypsy

Comment from Contests

A contest winning entry! A seven star rating from the Contest Committee for posting the winning contest entry.

 Comment Written 31-Mar-2025

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reply by the author on 31-Mar-2025

Thank you!!!!

Gypsy 😊

Comment from Bill Schott

Excellent

This free verse, Elysian Life, finds that the nirvana of living beyond the pale involves a relationship with the Big Guy in all the ways which on may think appropriate. Nice.

 Comment Written 20-Mar-2025

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reply by the author on 20-Mar-2025

Thank you very much 😊

Comment from dragonpoet

Excellent

Hi MariVal
This is a well done ode to the perfect husband. Strong, caring, mysterious and gentle all at once.
Congrats on winning the contest.
Keep writing and stay healthy.
Have a wonderful rest of the day and week.
Joan

 Comment Written 19-Mar-2025

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reply by the author on 19-Mar-2025

Thank you very much 😊

Gypsy

reply by dragonpoet on 20-Mar-2025

My pleasure, MariVal.
Joan

Comment from shelley kaye

Excellent

this was a cool thought-provoking poem
good action verbs used to stir the senses
smooth flow and line connection
didn't notice any spag or typos

thank you for sharing!
shelley :)

 Comment Written 19-Mar-2025

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reply by the author on 19-Mar-2025

Thank you very much 😊

Gypsy

Comment from barbara.wilkey

Excellent

You have hit many of the senses with this beautifully written contest entry. I'm curious about this man. I'm wondering if it's a description of Jesus. They way you described His chrematistics and the love, I'm guessing it is. Good luck with the poem.

 Comment Written 19-Mar-2025

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reply by the author on 19-Mar-2025

Yes, it's about Jesus, most reviewers don't get it.

I read a fictional book about Jesus and his wife Ana. The way their love is writen is very romantic but in a nature based and profound love.

Thank you very much 😊

Gypsy

Comment from Benny Beeharry

Excellent

Hi I am trying to find which way to approach this write which is so full of poetry beauty and cleanliness, still there is another side which a dirty mind might think of but which I would rather dismiss at once. Well done and I admire you walking so dangerously on a tight rope.
But great you chose the Godly path,

Benny

 Comment Written 19-Mar-2025

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reply by the author on 19-Mar-2025

Thank you very much 😊 it's about pure divine love...not meant to be dirty. It's about a husband and wife.

Gypsy

reply by Benny Beeharry on 19-Mar-2025

You are very welcome
Benny

Comment from kahpot

Excellent

Just what every man wants to hear, and should strive to be, love the way you have put hard working, rough, gentle, and odor all together and made it sound so needing, very well written and presented, best wishes for your contest****kahpot

 Comment Written 19-Mar-2025

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reply by the author on 19-Mar-2025

Thank you very much 😊

Gypsy

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

This is a beautiful love poem! And there's something spiritual and ethereal about it because the smells and touch and visual descriptions all come from nature. Best wishes in the contest!

 Comment Written 18-Mar-2025

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reply by the author on 19-Mar-2025

Thank you, Big Sister 😘

Love,

MariVal

Comment from Wendy G

Exceptional

Wow, Gypsy, this is very lovely, filled with vivid and startling imagery of this Man. It may be a human, with a strong and powerful but tender connection of love, but equally it could be speaking of worthy love for Jesus, who is strong but tender, bearing our sorrows yet joyful, enjoying the creation He designed and made, and present with us day and night. I like the ambiguity and layering. Very best wishes for the contest.
Wendy

 Comment Written 18-Mar-2025

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reply by the author on 19-Mar-2025

Wendy, you are the only one who made that connection. Jesus was an extraordinary and loving human being before he became a loving divine and powerful God. There are some who believe Jesus had a wife and children.

I was inspired by "The Book of Longings" by Sue Monk Kidd,

The fictional story is a radical reimagining of the New Testament, "The Book of Longings" It follows a fictionalized Galilean scribe named Ana who becomes the wife of Jesus during the lost years, commenting on the silencing of women across history and literature.

I'm happy you like the poem. I'm grateful foryour exceptional six stars review and kind words 😊

Gypsy