Footprints
This is an antonym poem.30 total reviews
Comment from MissMerri
I really like this antonym poem. You used two rather unexpected words which shows your creativity, and then you tied them together with two lines packed with profundity. Very nicely done, and certainly a most worthy winner of the first place ribbon. Congratulations! BTW, I've really enjoyed your book, When the Stars Stand Still. It is beautiful! I bought it last November. MM
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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I really like this antonym poem. You used two rather unexpected words which shows your creativity, and then you tied them together with two lines packed with profundity. Very nicely done, and certainly a most worthy winner of the first place ribbon. Congratulations! BTW, I've really enjoyed your book, When the Stars Stand Still. It is beautiful! I bought it last November. MM
Comment Written 12-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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Hello MissMerri. Thank you for the congratulations and the wonderful review and rating for my antonym poem Footprints. A special thank you also for purchasing When Stars Stand Still and your marvelous comments. I appreciate your encouraging words and support very much, my friend. Thank you!!
Comment from Leftkansas
Congratulations on your win. It was well deserved. It is so hard in the short poems to be profound with so few words to work with. You nailed it. Thank you for sharing. I entered the same contest but I presume my writing was to clichÃ?. I'ill keep trying. Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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Congratulations on your win. It was well deserved. It is so hard in the short poems to be profound with so few words to work with. You nailed it. Thank you for sharing. I entered the same contest but I presume my writing was to clichÃ?. I'ill keep trying. Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 10-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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Hello Leftkansas. Thank you for the congratulations and marvelous review and rating for my antonym poem Footprints. These are much more difficult to write than many realize. I appreciate your encouraging comments and the stellar rating very much, my friend. Thank you!!
Comment from mvbrooks
Congratulations on your win in the antonym contest. Many don't realize the challenge to make these shorter poems contain a smooth transition from ideas. Well done.
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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Congratulations on your win in the antonym contest. Many don't realize the challenge to make these shorter poems contain a smooth transition from ideas. Well done.
Comment Written 10-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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Hello MV. Thank you for the congratulations and for excellent review and stellar rating for my antonym poem Footprints. I agree with your comment about the challenge of these shorter forms and you did marvelously with your sunrise - sunset poem, too. I appreciate your encouraging comments and support very much, my friend. Thank you!!
Comment from Contests
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2018
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 A contest winning entry! A seven star rating from the Contest Committee for posting the winning contest entry. |
Comment Written 10-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2018
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Thank you! :)
Comment from jenintorre
This is a very good contender for the "Antonym" poem contest. I found the words quite profound coupled with a very atmospheric picture. Good luck in the competition.
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2018
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This is a very good contender for the "Antonym" poem contest. I found the words quite profound coupled with a very atmospheric picture. Good luck in the competition.
Comment Written 08-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2018
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Hello jenintorre. Thank you for the excellent review and rating for my antonym poem Footprints. i'm glad you enjoyed the poem. I appreciate your encouraging comments and the good luck wishes very much, my friend. Thank you.
Comment from Jesse James Doty
I love the photo! Did you take it yourself? It is the perfect photo to accompany your Antonym poem. I love your use of the word, "befuddle." And, the rhyming of "confound" with "profound" is splendid. I notice you use the term, "nature's tiny footprints," but they seem to be small human footprints in the picture. I suppose that humans are a definite part of nature, yet it just struck me as a little odd. I might have used, "tiny footprints" without the use of "nature's" but that is just me. One person's opinion. Please don't take offense at my suggestion. You can take it or leave it, as you so choose. I do like the antonym's choice of "questions" and "answers." You are a wonderful writer, and please take my suggestion, with a grain of salt.
Take care, Jesse
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2018
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I love the photo! Did you take it yourself? It is the perfect photo to accompany your Antonym poem. I love your use of the word, "befuddle." And, the rhyming of "confound" with "profound" is splendid. I notice you use the term, "nature's tiny footprints," but they seem to be small human footprints in the picture. I suppose that humans are a definite part of nature, yet it just struck me as a little odd. I might have used, "tiny footprints" without the use of "nature's" but that is just me. One person's opinion. Please don't take offense at my suggestion. You can take it or leave it, as you so choose. I do like the antonym's choice of "questions" and "answers." You are a wonderful writer, and please take my suggestion, with a grain of salt.
Take care, Jesse
Comment Written 07-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2018
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Hello Jess. Thank you for the marvelous, detailed review and the excellent rating for my antonym poem Footprints and the photograph. No, I did not take the picture, though i would like to see the place where it was taken. The picture is only a suggestion of the theme of the poem. The implication of the words expands beyond the photo. I used "nature" in the poem, as nature has over millions of years adapted to conditions and "solved" many of the complexities we all confront. I don't take offense at suggestions, rather, I'm interested to learn how each reader responses to the words. (I happen to like grains of salt) I appreciate your encouraging comments and support very much, my friend. Thank you!
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Thank you for your explanation, and for taking my suggestion so graciously. I love your description of "nature" and am sorry if I took the photo so literally. I obviously missed your wonderful and insightful 'take' on nature. I'm glad you like grains of salt. It shows your maturity and integrity is intact. You're welcome, my friend.
Comment from Dorothy Farrell
Hi Robert, this is a very good and clever entry to the contest. Well written and I particularly like 'though nature's tiny footprints calmly point the way to profound' - very profound. Good Luck in the contest and the coming year 2018. Dorothy
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2018
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Hi Robert, this is a very good and clever entry to the contest. Well written and I particularly like 'though nature's tiny footprints calmly point the way to profound' - very profound. Good Luck in the contest and the coming year 2018. Dorothy
Comment Written 07-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2018
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Hello Dorothy. Thank you for the excellent review and rating for my antonym poem Footprints. I'm glad you like the middle lines, as they are the heart of the poem. I appreciate your encouraging comments and the good luck very much, my friend. Thank you.
Comment from davisr (Rhonda)
Simply stated, but deeply moving.
I love the way you've taken something that plagues a lot of people, myself included, and make it so clear.
I hate having to make decisions, because I often do it poorly, then try and clean up the results.
To look for the silent footsteps is good advice. I tend to whine and complain so much I don't see what's right in front of me.
Great work,
Rhonda
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2018
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Simply stated, but deeply moving.
I love the way you've taken something that plagues a lot of people, myself included, and make it so clear.
I hate having to make decisions, because I often do it poorly, then try and clean up the results.
To look for the silent footsteps is good advice. I tend to whine and complain so much I don't see what's right in front of me.
Great work,
Rhonda
Comment Written 07-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2018
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Hello Rhonda. Thank you for the wonderful review and the stellar rating for my antonym poem Footprints. Yes, we all make mistakes. tha's just a part of life and learning. I sometimes tell myself to stop and think carefully before making a decision. Often, I feel differently the next day, and simply waiting results in better choices. I always appreciate your encouraging comments and support very much, my friend. Thank you!!
Comment from Wabigoon
rs--
I'm not sure I have the confidence in nature you express here but...what is impressive is how you have made the "antonym" nature of this poem almost invisible. Even if it is not nature who provides the answers you have hidden the contest point of the poem exceptionally well, or you simply have a way with these things. I will testify to that.
Best
Wabigoon/Jeff
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2018
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rs--
I'm not sure I have the confidence in nature you express here but...what is impressive is how you have made the "antonym" nature of this poem almost invisible. Even if it is not nature who provides the answers you have hidden the contest point of the poem exceptionally well, or you simply have a way with these things. I will testify to that.
Best
Wabigoon/Jeff
Comment Written 06-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2018
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Hello Jeff. Thank you for the excellent review and the stellar rating for my antonym poem Footprints. I don't think that nature always provides the solution, rather it merely points the way. After all, nature has been adapting to situations for millions of years. And nature doesn't "think" which gets many people in trouble. Of course, others get in trouble because they don't think. I think that contradicts just about everything. I appreciate your encouraging comments and support very much, my friend. Thank you!!
Comment from Gert sherwood
Hello esport
You certainly have good rhyme and the questions do
though nature's tiny footprints calmly point the way to profound
I have no way how to answer that question
Gert
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2018
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Hello esport
You certainly have good rhyme and the questions do
though nature's tiny footprints calmly point the way to profound
I have no way how to answer that question
Gert
Comment Written 06-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2018
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Hello Gert. Thank you for the excellent review and rating for my antonym poem Footprints. The footprints point the way, but the journey is up to us. I appreciate your encouraging comments and support very much, my friend. Thank you.
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You are welcome rspoet
Gert