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Lover of Sonnets (an acrostic)

No Restrictions Poetry contest entry

19 total reviews 
Comment from Michael McCottry Bell Jr
Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level

I hope you entered the sonnet poetry contest its going to be heated fun ;) I always admire your work and actually worried you would no longer be here because I hadn't seen you post in a while. Congrats on your win in the story 13 word



Michael

 Comment Written 14-Nov-2019


reply by the author on 15-Nov-2019
    Hey, Michael, hi. Thank you for the fantastic review and giant sixer, friend. I actually post a lot of stuff on here but it's usually for 'blind' contests. Every once in a while I join a site sponsored contest that shows the author's name. Glad to see you jumped on as a fan, M. I really appreciate the generous rating and congrats. Have a great weekend. Thank you again.

    Ron
Comment from duchessofdrumborg
Excellent
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"A Lover of Sonnet's", is an extremely well-written and deftly descriptive piece. Every line of this talented poet's work is woven with the golden threads of truth. To me, this is a six, but I'm never given enough of them.

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2019


reply by the author on 03-Oct-2019
    Thank you for the fantastic review and the six offer, Duchess. I really appreciate the kind review. I'm glad you liked the piece. Have a great day.

    Ron
reply by duchessofdrumborg on 04-Oct-2019

    Ron,
    You're more than welcome.
    God bless and take care,
    the Duchess
Comment from Elaine Chiodi
Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level

It all comes together smoothly: rhyming scheme, sentence structure, painting. It was the title that drew me in and I'm glad I stayed for the "sonnet calms the soul." Ahh, Shakespeare - may he, and you, be read forever!

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2019


reply by the author on 03-Oct-2019
    Thank you so much for the fantastic review and the big sixer, Elaine. I dearly appreciate the gracious rating and kind words. I'm glad you liked the piece. Have a wonderful day. Thank you again.

    Ron
reply by Elaine Chiodi on 03-Oct-2019
    you're quite welcome. it was a wonderful piece... ...ec
Comment from Mrs. KT
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Hello Mystery Poet!
An acrostic in praise of sonnets = Kudos for form and creativity!
I write abysmal acrostic and sonnets, so I deeply appreciate the forms and substance of your well-crafted poetic offering.
Thank you for sharing!

Best Wishes!
diane

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2019


reply by the author on 02-Oct-2019
    Thank you so much for the fantastic review, Diane. I like to challenge myself a little more by trying to pull these off. Lol. I love sonnets and acrostics, so why not put the two together? I dearly appreciate the gracious stars. I'm glad you liked the piece. Have a great night.
reply by Mrs. KT on 02-Oct-2019
    I do as well!
    However, my challenge is a pure, unadulterated flop this time around! GAWD! How embarrassing! I truly do enjoy your poem!
    You have a wonderful evening, too!
Comment from Robert Zimmerman
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Hello mystery writer. Your poem is very clever and innovative in my view. You've taken the theme of admiring Shakespeare's sonnets and converted it to an acrostic with a unique spacing in indenting format. Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2019


reply by the author on 02-Oct-2019
    Thank you for the great review, Rob. I really appreciate the generous stars. I'm glad you liked the piece.
reply by Robert Zimmerman on 02-Oct-2019
    You're welcome!
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
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A very well-written acrostic sonnet that us skillfully executed. Shakespeare would be very impressed with your sonnet you wrote in honor of his sonnet writings.

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2019


reply by the author on 01-Oct-2019
    Thank you for the fantastic review, Sandra. I really appreciate the generous stars. I'm glad you liked the piece.
Comment from dejohnsrld (Debbie)
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This is an amazing poem, my friend. So beautifully penned combining these two types of poetry. I have read some good poems for this contest, but this outshines them all~Debbie

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2019


reply by the author on 01-Oct-2019
    Thank you so much for the fantastic review and kind words, Debbie. I dearly appreciate the gracious stars. I'm glad you liked the piece. Have a great day.
Comment from Gloria ....
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Bravo poet! I too enjoy the sonnet and yours is of course sublime adhering so perfectly to the framework of the form and an acrostic too!

Excellent sonnet and great luck to you in the voting booth.:)

Gloria

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2019


reply by the author on 01-Oct-2019
    Thank you for the excellent review, Gloria. I really appreciate the generous stars and good luck wishes. I'm glad you liked the piece.
Comment from CrystieCookie999
Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level

This is great, to teach not one but two poetic forms simultaneously. I like this line, as if it is describing antique books: On aging pages worn from overuse
and also I like this line: The sonnet calms the soul in metered rhyme.
It seems that is one of the principal reason sonnets are still being written. I think you can take the period out of after 'rhyme' there. I also think I would put a comma instead of a period after the word 'provide.' Nice post!

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2019


reply by the author on 01-Oct-2019
    Thank you so much for the fantastic review and the big sixer, Crystie. I dearly appreciate the gracious stars and suggestions. I'm glad you liked the piece and I'm glad to see you jumped on as a fan. Have a wonderful day and thank you again.
Comment from damommy
Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level

That was quite an undertaking, writing a sonnet into an acrostic! Great job. I love the 'old' feel of the wording. So many sonnets today are too modern for my taste. It's true that few know how much work goes into writing a sonnet, and they will indeed 'stand the test of time.'

Good luck in the contest!

 Comment Written 30-Sep-2019


reply by the author on 01-Oct-2019
    Thank you so much for the great review and giant sixer, Yvonne. Yes, few really know what goes into them, that's for sure. I dearly appreciate the gracious rating, Y. I'm glad you liked the piece. Thank you again. Have a wonderful day.