A Thing of Beauty
Antonym Contest Entry11 total reviews
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written antonym poem. A grain of sand transgresses over years due to friction and irtitation into a beautiful precious gem in an oyster shell into a Pearl.
reply by the author on 02-Aug-2017
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A very well-written antonym poem. A grain of sand transgresses over years due to friction and irtitation into a beautiful precious gem in an oyster shell into a Pearl.
Comment Written 02-Aug-2017
reply by the author on 02-Aug-2017
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If we but endure the bad times, we will grown into the good times with beautiful qualities. Life can be difficult, but it's up to us to make it better by enduring. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing.
Comment from Irish Rain
So true, sand can be not only irritating, but can wear you away, it's an abrasive. Where a pearl is a luminous promise of simplistic beauty. Love this!!! Blessings...
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2017
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So true, sand can be not only irritating, but can wear you away, it's an abrasive. Where a pearl is a luminous promise of simplistic beauty. Love this!!! Blessings...
Comment Written 31-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2017
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Appreciate your review and insights!
Comment from Dean Kuch
We all need a little friction to get a fire lighted under our bottoms so our behinds will get going as well, June. There are days we simply need that extra little boot in the butt to get motivated.
We all know how pearls are formed. If we don't, we should.
Sand, grit and salty water from the ocean's bottom constantly undergo a process of friction inside of a clam, or oyster. Eventually after several years, layer upon layer of this produces a pearl.
Excellent entry for this contest. I hope you have much more success with your antonym than I did with my own.
Good luck!
~Dean
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2017
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We all need a little friction to get a fire lighted under our bottoms so our behinds will get going as well, June. There are days we simply need that extra little boot in the butt to get motivated.
We all know how pearls are formed. If we don't, we should.
Sand, grit and salty water from the ocean's bottom constantly undergo a process of friction inside of a clam, or oyster. Eventually after several years, layer upon layer of this produces a pearl.
Excellent entry for this contest. I hope you have much more success with your antonym than I did with my own.
Good luck!
~Dean
Comment Written 31-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2017
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My attempt at an sntonym poem didn't fare well. I was irritated and I'm trying again. Maybe this one will be the pearl. Lol
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Good luck! :)
Comment from DR DIP
June I really like your write. For every special oyster there is a beautiful pearl that forms. They say a pearl is produced in an oyster because a sand grain or foreign body finds its way into the shell. Lovingly nurtured brings the ultimate beauty.
dip
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2017
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June I really like your write. For every special oyster there is a beautiful pearl that forms. They say a pearl is produced in an oyster because a sand grain or foreign body finds its way into the shell. Lovingly nurtured brings the ultimate beauty.
dip
Comment Written 31-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2017
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Thanks, Dip. In sure somewhere in the depths of the beautiful waters of Australia pesrls are being formed.
Comment from RebelRose
Your presentation of this beautiful poem is really eye catching. The photo, the color scheme, the script style writing all go together beautifully. I enjoyed reading this. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2017
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Your presentation of this beautiful poem is really eye catching. The photo, the color scheme, the script style writing all go together beautifully. I enjoyed reading this. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 30-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2017
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Thank you for your positive feedback!
Comment from Curly Girly
I like this thoughtful verse! ...
Sand
Sin or transgression can cause much pain and irritation
Covering it with love produces ultimate grace and beauty
Pearl
True--a lustrous pearl does start from a grain of dull sand.
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2017
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I like this thoughtful verse! ...
Sand
Sin or transgression can cause much pain and irritation
Covering it with love produces ultimate grace and beauty
Pearl
True--a lustrous pearl does start from a grain of dull sand.
Comment Written 30-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2017
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Appreciate your kind comments.
Comment from rama devi
I like the originality of your antonym choice, though i believe it is a 'slant antonym', not exactly opposites except in context. Hope the judges appreciate the imaginative caliber of that choice! Excellent theme and delivery. I also applaud the consonance of S in all lines (including soft C sound in grace). Fine flow.
Love is the key!
Good luck.
Warmly, rd
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2017
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I like the originality of your antonym choice, though i believe it is a 'slant antonym', not exactly opposites except in context. Hope the judges appreciate the imaginative caliber of that choice! Excellent theme and delivery. I also applaud the consonance of S in all lines (including soft C sound in grace). Fine flow.
Love is the key!
Good luck.
Warmly, rd
Comment Written 30-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2017
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Yes, I hope my poems qualifies. If not, that's OK. I enjoyed writing it. Thank you for reading snd reviewing.
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Enjoyed reading, too! :-)))
Comment from patcelaw
God is allowing just the right amount of irritation so pour lives will develop into a precious pearl that God delights in. Many blessings for good luck in the contest. Patricia
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2017
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God is allowing just the right amount of irritation so pour lives will develop into a precious pearl that God delights in. Many blessings for good luck in the contest. Patricia
Comment Written 30-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2017
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Thank you, Pat, for your insights.
Comment from royowen
I really like the clever theme underlying this antonym contest entry June. It's the irritation to an oyster is covered with "love" by the oyster, and becomes a beautiful pearl, (probably sand) and "!ove covers a multitude of sins" 1 Peter 4:8. So well done, good luck, blessings, Roy
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reply by the author on 30-Jul-2017
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I really like the clever theme underlying this antonym contest entry June. It's the irritation to an oyster is covered with "love" by the oyster, and becomes a beautiful pearl, (probably sand) and "!ove covers a multitude of sins" 1 Peter 4:8. So well done, good luck, blessings, Roy
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Comment Written 30-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2017
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Thank you. And yes, that was the scripture I had in mind. One we need to apply every day if we want to make the world a better place.
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Great antonym, God's wisdom is the best tool for a poet.
Comment from lyenochka
Love this one, June! It's true that a bit of sand that causes the irritation that results in a beautiful pearl. Then you took that physical fact and raised it to a spiritual plane and made a lovely antonym poem out of it!
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2017
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Love this one, June! It's true that a bit of sand that causes the irritation that results in a beautiful pearl. Then you took that physical fact and raised it to a spiritual plane and made a lovely antonym poem out of it!
Comment Written 30-Jul-2017
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2017
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Thank you for your kind comments and rating! If only we would apply this in our every day lives, the world would be a different place.