I Meant to Write a Verse Today
a rhyming poem39 total reviews
Comment from dragonpoet
Hi Melissa,
I really enjoyed this poem about all the restful things you can find in nature to waylay your daily plans. Nature has much beauty in it and sometimes with gardening some make it even more beautiful.
Keep writing and stay healthy.
Have a great weekend.
Joan
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2023
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Hi Melissa,
I really enjoyed this poem about all the restful things you can find in nature to waylay your daily plans. Nature has much beauty in it and sometimes with gardening some make it even more beautiful.
Keep writing and stay healthy.
Have a great weekend.
Joan
Comment Written 10-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2023
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Thanks you so much, Joan. I am delighted you liked this one :)
Melissa
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Don't mention it, Melissa.
Joan
Comment from Bill Schott
This poem, I Meant to Write a Verse Today, turns out to be a bit ironic when all the work gets bypassed in favor of capturing the living world in thought and eventually this nicely penned verse. Neat.
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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This poem, I Meant to Write a Verse Today, turns out to be a bit ironic when all the work gets bypassed in favor of capturing the living world in thought and eventually this nicely penned verse. Neat.
Comment Written 08-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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Thank you, Bill. I am so glad you liked it and saw the irony from the first line to the last. Hugs!!
Melissa
Comment from Joanne Gill-Maddick
This is a beautifully written poem. It has a great flow snd rhyme scheme. Beautiful photo to compliment your words as well. I glanced out of an open door
where golden motes danced on a sigh,
and paused to savor now before...
all my tomorrows slip on by.
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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This is a beautifully written poem. It has a great flow snd rhyme scheme. Beautiful photo to compliment your words as well. I glanced out of an open door
where golden motes danced on a sigh,
and paused to savor now before...
all my tomorrows slip on by.
Comment Written 07-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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Thank you so very much, Joanne, for your wonderful review and comments! I am delighted you liked it and I'm encouraged by your review. :). Hugs!
Melissa
Comment from Rachelle Allen
I hope this doesn't come across as heresy, but I love your poem way more than Richard LeGalliene's! Seriously, your rhymes and meters are always FLAWLESS. (I've told you that a million times, I know.) Your poems always feel like songs to my musician's ears as I read them aloud. This one is no different. Absolute perfection. xo
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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I hope this doesn't come across as heresy, but I love your poem way more than Richard LeGalliene's! Seriously, your rhymes and meters are always FLAWLESS. (I've told you that a million times, I know.) Your poems always feel like songs to my musician's ears as I read them aloud. This one is no different. Absolute perfection. xo
Comment Written 07-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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Thank you so very much, sweet Rachelle, for your wonderful review and comments! I am delighted you liked it and I'm encouraged by your review. :). You always make me smile ... especially when you refer to music. I cannot read music ~ never learned, but oh, I can hear it. Hugs, my friend.
Melissa
Comment from Pam (respa)
-Very nice artwork and presentation, Melissa.
-Thanks for sharing the original poem and your version.
-It is very well written with effective imagery and rhyme,
as well as very good personification.
-I like the reference to the raven and Poe.
-I'd rather be under the apple tree than clean, too!
-Good concluding verses.
-A very good poem I enjoyed reading.
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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-Very nice artwork and presentation, Melissa.
-Thanks for sharing the original poem and your version.
-It is very well written with effective imagery and rhyme,
as well as very good personification.
-I like the reference to the raven and Poe.
-I'd rather be under the apple tree than clean, too!
-Good concluding verses.
-A very good poem I enjoyed reading.
Comment Written 07-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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Thank you so very much, Pam, for your wonderful review and comments! I am delighted you liked it and I'm encouraged by your review. :). Hugs!
Melissa
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You are very welcome, Melissa, and I appreciate your reply.
Comment from Gloria ....
I think this is a fine verse you have been inspired to write on reading Richard Le Gallienne.
It is so easy to become distracted by more important things like apple trees, flowers and butterflies over fixing the gate or cleaning the house.
I truly enjoyed the personal debate, and the resolution too. :)
Gloria
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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I think this is a fine verse you have been inspired to write on reading Richard Le Gallienne.
It is so easy to become distracted by more important things like apple trees, flowers and butterflies over fixing the gate or cleaning the house.
I truly enjoyed the personal debate, and the resolution too. :)
Gloria
Comment Written 06-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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Haha... thank you Gloria. A fun review and so apt. I enjoy reading other poets and usually get so inspired that I itch to write too. I always lean to rhyme and meter, so this one by Le Gallienne touched me. I first saw a phrase of it in a greeting card, and followed it to the verse. So fun how things inspire us. Thank you, my friend.
Melissa
Comment from Carol Clark2
Your poem is much better than the one which inspired you! The original is mostly a list, while yours has lovely poetic descriptions. Love the stuttered rhythms of the dragonflies, the feathered perfume and soft caress of the scented air, and the golden motes dancing. Lovely anthropomorphism, and great rhymes. Well done!
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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Your poem is much better than the one which inspired you! The original is mostly a list, while yours has lovely poetic descriptions. Love the stuttered rhythms of the dragonflies, the feathered perfume and soft caress of the scented air, and the golden motes dancing. Lovely anthropomorphism, and great rhymes. Well done!
Comment Written 06-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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Thank you so very much, Carol, for your wonderful review and comments! I am delighted you liked it and I'm encouraged by your review. :). Hugs!
Melissa
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Sorry I'm behind on responding. Loved your poem. Hope you have a blessed weekend. Carol
Comment from Sarah Tummey
Before I read the end of this, I was going to say it reminded me to be present in the moment. Then I read the end (about pausing and savouring) and realised that was where you wanted our minds to go, so well done. I like this poem.
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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Before I read the end of this, I was going to say it reminded me to be present in the moment. Then I read the end (about pausing and savouring) and realised that was where you wanted our minds to go, so well done. I like this poem.
Comment Written 06-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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Thank you so very much, Sarah, for your wonderful review and comments! I am delighted you liked it and I'm encouraged by your review. :).
Melissa
Comment from Ginda Simpson
This is such an endearing rhyme. I like the way you let those small simple pleasures distract you for your intended task. In the end, it is the sum of these pleasures that contributed to this beautiful verse.
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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This is such an endearing rhyme. I like the way you let those small simple pleasures distract you for your intended task. In the end, it is the sum of these pleasures that contributed to this beautiful verse.
Comment Written 06-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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Thank you so very much, Ginda, for your wonderful review and comments! I am delighted you liked it and I'm encouraged by your review. :). Hugs!
Melissa
Comment from Terry Broxson
l do love your poem. Every verse is good, and each builds on the other. I think you took the Richard Le Gallienne poem that inspired your work to a new level. A better level.
The only suggestion that came to my mind, and I admit it's meant as humor, is to consider changing the title to something like "Ode to Procrastination." Excellent work. Terry.
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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l do love your poem. Every verse is good, and each builds on the other. I think you took the Richard Le Gallienne poem that inspired your work to a new level. A better level.
The only suggestion that came to my mind, and I admit it's meant as humor, is to consider changing the title to something like "Ode to Procrastination." Excellent work. Terry.
Comment Written 06-Jun-2023
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2023
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Thank you so very much, Terry, for your wonderful review and comments! I am delighted you liked it and I'm encouraged by your review. :).
Melissa
