The Swamp
The beauty of this was awesome.20 total reviews
Comment from brenda bickers
This is such a beautifully descriptive story. How wonderful to grow up in such a breath taking place.
Some children never make out of the concrete jungles that are today. What a shame it has all gone.
We humans certainly know how to ruin a good party.
Brenda
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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This is such a beautifully descriptive story. How wonderful to grow up in such a breath taking place.
Some children never make out of the concrete jungles that are today. What a shame it has all gone.
We humans certainly know how to ruin a good party.
Brenda
Comment Written 16-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Thank you. Yep, one of the best Morel mushroom spots in the country destroyed.
Comment from Nika2016
Great work. Great entry. Childhood memories are so vivid as if each of us looked at the world through the eyes and souls of poets. How do we lose this as we age? How to reclaim it? Nice story.
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Great work. Great entry. Childhood memories are so vivid as if each of us looked at the world through the eyes and souls of poets. How do we lose this as we age? How to reclaim it? Nice story.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Thank you. The swamp was a marvelous place. We spent a lot of time there.
Comment from hari anand
Beautifully written childhood memories that connect us to the past, we all have some special ones, your sense of places story is very descriptive and connecting .
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Beautifully written childhood memories that connect us to the past, we all have some special ones, your sense of places story is very descriptive and connecting .
Comment Written 16-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Thank you. It was a lovely place to spend time in.
Comment from Risicam510
This is a well written story. It's a shame that such a beautiful place has to be destroyed for the sake of progress. Good job in writing it.
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reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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This is a well written story. It's a shame that such a beautiful place has to be destroyed for the sake of progress. Good job in writing it.
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Comment Written 16-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Thank you. For you kind review.
Comment from busses
This is written as beautifully as the place you described. I enjoy the stories of a simple time and this took me there. I agree progress not only destroys beauty it destroys childhood memories. maybe they relocated old Mossy Moses. I hope so! Great write and read.
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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This is written as beautifully as the place you described. I enjoy the stories of a simple time and this took me there. I agree progress not only destroys beauty it destroys childhood memories. maybe they relocated old Mossy Moses. I hope so! Great write and read.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Thank you. I wish I had just remembered the swamp as it was. It broke my heart to find it completely destroyed.
Comment from bhogg
A couple of suggestions for your consideration. Usually, fewer words are better. You had me there though. It is a shame to see things like this destroyed. Bill
(sides that same gully) something missing
(correctly I believe Dad) replace "I believe" with a comma. Since you've established the pronoun "I", don't think Dad should be capitalized
(kind of) just drop kind of, reads better
(Basically,) just drop basically
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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A couple of suggestions for your consideration. Usually, fewer words are better. You had me there though. It is a shame to see things like this destroyed. Bill
(sides that same gully) something missing
(correctly I believe Dad) replace "I believe" with a comma. Since you've established the pronoun "I", don't think Dad should be capitalized
(kind of) just drop kind of, reads better
(Basically,) just drop basically
Comment Written 16-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Thanks. I appreciate helpful reviews like yours.
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You're welcome!
Comment from damommy
How awful that your beautiful swamp was gone. That happens to so many of our childhood memories. I've gone back to places I cherished all these years only to be heartbroken by what I found.
This is a beautiful story. I felt I was right there in the swamp, too. Keep those wonderful memories in your mind and heart, and you will always have your swamp. 8-)
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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How awful that your beautiful swamp was gone. That happens to so many of our childhood memories. I've gone back to places I cherished all these years only to be heartbroken by what I found.
This is a beautiful story. I felt I was right there in the swamp, too. Keep those wonderful memories in your mind and heart, and you will always have your swamp. 8-)
Comment Written 16-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Thanks. Yep, I wish I had never gone back and saw the swamp destroyed.
Comment from chcbeck
A great entry for a sense of place entry, you really bought the swamp to life. I suppose I always associate a swamp as a dangerous, stinky unforgiving place yet you have opened my mind. Good luck.
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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A great entry for a sense of place entry, you really bought the swamp to life. I suppose I always associate a swamp as a dangerous, stinky unforgiving place yet you have opened my mind. Good luck.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Thanks. It was truly beautiful under all those Cypress trees; like another world althogather.
Comment from Patricia Brooks
This is a lovely and heartfelt piece. I feel, smell and experience the place, and regretted your report that it no longer exists. Too many such islands of beauty have been destroyed merely for the convenience of this car culture! Thank you for this.
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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This is a lovely and heartfelt piece. I feel, smell and experience the place, and regretted your report that it no longer exists. Too many such islands of beauty have been destroyed merely for the convenience of this car culture! Thank you for this.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Thank you for your great review. It is sad these places are destroyed for progress.
Comment from William Ross
Great story and write, would of better off keeping the old memory. Great story for the prompt. good luck to you and have yourself a wonderful day.
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reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Great story and write, would of better off keeping the old memory. Great story for the prompt. good luck to you and have yourself a wonderful day.
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Comment Written 16-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Thanks, William. Hugs to you too.