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Wow. Incredible words.
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Thank you, Ilana. That means a lot. 🙂
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It can be difficult to sell an ABAB poem without drifting into cliche but you’ve nailed it here and kept to perfect meter, so that’s an accomplishment in itself, but the imagery echoes beyond the form and the refrain is so well chosen, “put your burning in my bones” – an interesting close. Nice!
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My god. This comment has made me all kinds of happy, OT. Thank you so much! 🙂
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This is impossibly good. 👌👌👌
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Thank you! That’s so nice of you to say! 🙂
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” the fleeting kite ” ….evokes such emotion for me Tony and then to rhyme it with ” hidden sun over night ” …well , exquisite! ….love and hugs , megxxx
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Aw, thank you, Meg. I think this is one of the few poems that I consider as near to perfect as I could possibly get. I wouldn’t change a thing. 🙂
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You out did yourself my friend
It’s great when all that comes together
You guys take care
Have a Merry Merry
And a Happy happy
Above all peace
The Sheldon Perspective
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Thank you, Sheldon. That means a lot, my friend. We hope you have an amazing festive season too. And stay safe, okay? 😀
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‘ Put your burning in my bones ‘ Wow Tony. Such an original piece.
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Thank you, Mark! I think that out of all of the poems I’ve written to date this would have to be among my absolute favourites. 😀
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Oooh, that last stanza. what can be said which already hasn’t.
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I think you just said it, Talia. Thank you so much. We really appreciate your support! 😀
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“Dash to ashes my former woes”. Love this.
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Thanks, KP. Thanks very much! 😀
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I also fell in love with the “put your burning in my bones” phrase. It’s beautiful and haunting. ❤️
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Thank you so much, Sam. I’m glad this resonated with you! It seems to have with a few people so far, so that makes me pretty happy. 🙂
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