Comment from Bill Schott

Excellent

This prologue to the poetry anthology, Grieving Hearts, begins this collection of tribute poetry which will lead to almost eight years of syphoning off grief through this medium.

 Comment Written 17-Jan-2022

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reply by the author on 17-Jan-2022

Thanks again bill for your excellent insight and review on this.
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Comment from Barb Hensongispsaca

Excellent

I don't know how I missed this one but I am glad I checked your profile. Very well done with such emotion and heartfelt soul.

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2017

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reply by the author on 08-Aug-2017

Glad you see my work is do...
BAD!
Ricky....

Comment from MissBlack

Exceptional

I liked the way you put this two poems together.
The first is before dead of the heart and second is what happens after usually.
It is impossible to describe these beautiful poems in one or two sentence.
It has a lot to say and has to be read man many times. Rich in vocabulary.
I need to learn from you.
Thanks for being here.

 Comment Written 07-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 07-Jun-2017

Thanks I am trying to pump it up for an "All Times Best"
Follow my Yellow Brick Road Dorothy and learn the true power of those slippers you where.
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Comment from Cajungirl

Excellent

You have a very unique style of writing which I find very enjoyable, Ricky. This is really good. Thank you for sharing with us.

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2014

thanks for your beautiful comment
It has been said that the "Human Heart
not only can sense in unimaginable ways
but can think on its on,
separately from our brains!
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reply by Cajungirl on 31-Jan-2014

I agree the heart can speak louder than our own voices.

Comment from Preston McWhorter

Excellent

Hi, Richard,
"Prologue to the Book of Grieving Hearts Poems" is excellent poetry for rhyme, rhythm and fantastic figurative language, showing your broken heart not so good for implying that your readers were a flock? of emotional? vultures.
Preston

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2014

Well, "Flocking to me is as less than Christmas stocking on the mantle below a tree of pine or guppies hanging on "Triton's Sea vine!
Hmm....
Intellectually communitively, genetically connecting to levels of non-human retention al-comprehension al- grafting tis, to me, more important then a gathering to listen to me.
{Been there done that.}
Thanks Sir Preston for realizing my thoughts...
Understanding my grinding bindings.
Of thy book..
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Comment from DonandVicki

Excellent

A nicely composed flash style piece of work. It flows quite nicely and holds the readers attention all the way though the verse. Quite an attention getter. Don

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2014

Thanks Donald for your time and review!
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Comment from sweetwoodjax

Excellent

this is very well written, ricky, you did an excellent job writing this quatrain poem about the grief that feasts on the heart and soul of the one it attacks. great imagery.

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2014

Thanks Sir Sweetwood!
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Comment from lancellot

Good

I'm sorry, I just don't see where this going. Where is the horror and thriller. It reads as a free verse poem and perhaps a spiritual poem; it is a little hard to tell.


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 Comment Written 31-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2014

Well with pieces coming like "Torn Abused and Used Heart", Heart Attack 2003 {My wife and sons deaths}
Do you get it now or do you need the other 97?
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reply by lancellot on 31-Jan-2014

No. Not trying to offend you or your feelings, nor do I want to tell you what forum you should grieve in. But this just reads incoherent as a horror thriller. I just can't tell what the point of the poem/tale is.

Comment from sweetwoodjax

Excellent

this is very well written, ricky, you did an excellent job writing this quatrain poem about the grief that feasts on the heart and soul of the one it attacks. great imagery.

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2014

Thanks Sweetwood
for you always and ever present presence!
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reply by sweetwoodjax on 31-Jan-2014

something was wrong with the computer and didn't want to accept the comment, but it was just being goofy

Comment from sweetwoodjax

Excellent

this is very well written, ricky, you did an excellent job writing this quatrain poem about the grief that feasts on the heart and soul of the one it attacks. great imagery.

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2014

Thanks for you review plus two!
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