A Particular Friendship
Viewing comments for Chapter 27 "The Labyrinth"We meet Lizzy who has just come out of the convent
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Comment from Elizabeth Walton
Excellent use of imagery and philosophy. Also an entertaining story that makes me wish to read more. I can relate to this because I grew up in Maine. It is a beautiful story about a beautiful place. Best of luck with your book!
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2024
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Excellent use of imagery and philosophy. Also an entertaining story that makes me wish to read more. I can relate to this because I grew up in Maine. It is a beautiful story about a beautiful place. Best of luck with your book!
Comment Written 22-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2024
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Wow thank you for your delightful review. I'm glad you appreciate nature and all the beauty.
Comment from BethShelby
I enjoyed this story about the garden with munchires and the coon cats. I starting to believe all writers have cats for pets. I even got on the bandwagon anr got one as well. The poem about the labyrinth was nice. I know a lady who has one of those.
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2024
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I enjoyed this story about the garden with munchires and the coon cats. I starting to believe all writers have cats for pets. I even got on the bandwagon anr got one as well. The poem about the labyrinth was nice. I know a lady who has one of those.
Comment Written 10-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2024
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Thank you for your appreciative review. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Comment from LateBloomer
Hi Liz, I'm continuing to enjoy your stories and memories. Since you were a young girl, gardens have brought you so much joy with delicious crispy bites of this and that.
Of special note:
He was a lot like all of us who think we can just bury something like a bad experience, or a strong emotion and it won't show up again.
(Great analogy)
Also:
These days with my energy waning due to age, rather than shoveling snow I broom my path out to my pellet shed or my car.
(I try to tell my husband to do the same thing, or better yet, just wait for the sun to melt the snow. Down here at the Jersey Shore we generally don't get that much snow, except for once every few/several years. This year, after 701 days of no snow, snow fell, and it melted when it hit the ground.
I loved the poem at the end. There were so many good lines, but your last line stood out above the rest.
The journey is as important as the goal
(Profound)
"Free verse is free-flow from the heart ~ LateBloomer"
Well done. A story and poem from the heart. Margaret
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2024
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Hi Liz, I'm continuing to enjoy your stories and memories. Since you were a young girl, gardens have brought you so much joy with delicious crispy bites of this and that.
Of special note:
He was a lot like all of us who think we can just bury something like a bad experience, or a strong emotion and it won't show up again.
(Great analogy)
Also:
These days with my energy waning due to age, rather than shoveling snow I broom my path out to my pellet shed or my car.
(I try to tell my husband to do the same thing, or better yet, just wait for the sun to melt the snow. Down here at the Jersey Shore we generally don't get that much snow, except for once every few/several years. This year, after 701 days of no snow, snow fell, and it melted when it hit the ground.
I loved the poem at the end. There were so many good lines, but your last line stood out above the rest.
The journey is as important as the goal
(Profound)
"Free verse is free-flow from the heart ~ LateBloomer"
Well done. A story and poem from the heart. Margaret
Comment Written 10-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2024
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Thank you for your delightful review. We don't get as much snow here as we used to. I go out and broom it if it starts early. I'll broom it to clear off the path in another hour and broom it a little bit more. In the morning I'll see how much has accumulated and if it needs to be broomed or have my next door neighbor plow it.That has not been necessary this year. it. He's hardly had to plow the driveway. But that's what our caterpillars told us They said there would be a little bit of snow in the beginning then no snow for most of the winter and then a little bit at the end I think we're going to get something in a couple days or so.
Tell your husband I find brooming a lot easier on the back than shoveling.
Comment from Ulla
Hi Liz, I really enjoyed reading this. I have to say, that slugs are the least of my problems, as we simply don't get enough water for them to thrive. Your poem at the end was written like a labyrinth. On purpose, I know. All best, Ulla xcx
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2024
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Hi Liz, I really enjoyed reading this. I have to say, that slugs are the least of my problems, as we simply don't get enough water for them to thrive. Your poem at the end was written like a labyrinth. On purpose, I know. All best, Ulla xcx
Comment Written 09-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 09-Feb-2024
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Thank you for your delightful review. And I'm so glad you appreciated my poem and didn't just see it as some kind of scrambled brain exercise. I did do a poem that is in the shape of the labyrinth be pretty hard to write on here. I will always like shape poetry. ee cummings has inspired me. Have you seen any of his poetry that he uses Kind of a shaping to get a message across. One is about a leaf falls in loneliness. In Just is another one. You can picture Eddie and Isabel running together holding hands. He links words so you get that sense. Very cool.
Comment from patcelaw
This is a very well written story, and I enjoyed listening to it very much. It moves along quite well. I am quite impressed with the creativity that you took with writing out the labyrinth for us that is very nicely done, and it took some creation and some thought to be able to achieve it as well as you did. Patricia.
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2024
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This is a very well written story, and I enjoyed listening to it very much. It moves along quite well. I am quite impressed with the creativity that you took with writing out the labyrinth for us that is very nicely done, and it took some creation and some thought to be able to achieve it as well as you did. Patricia.
Comment Written 08-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2024
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Thank you for your delightful review. I actually was able to write the poem on another piece of paper in the shape of the labyrinth. This was the closest I could come. Thank you for your appreciation.
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
This is an interesting story as, at the request of my minister several years ago, I painted a yellow brick road in the church courtyard. She used to walk it often. The children from the school in the church's lowest level, walk it and play there also. One of the adult Bible groups is going to start walking it now that the snow is gone. I do understand your love of a labyrinth. And Maine coon cats are quite special also.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2024
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This is an interesting story as, at the request of my minister several years ago, I painted a yellow brick road in the church courtyard. She used to walk it often. The children from the school in the church's lowest level, walk it and play there also. One of the adult Bible groups is going to start walking it now that the snow is gone. I do understand your love of a labyrinth. And Maine coon cats are quite special also.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2024
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You bring a smile to my heart as I read your review. That is so cool about the yellow brick road, many are enjoying it.
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Thank you for sharing this post with us. Our snails prefer our garden over the compost pile, not a good thing. While I was growing up my dad and I used to go out and eat directly from the garden. Those were happy times.
My friend Sandy and her two daughters, (comma after 'friend')
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2024
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Thank you for sharing this post with us. Our snails prefer our garden over the compost pile, not a good thing. While I was growing up my dad and I used to go out and eat directly from the garden. Those were happy times.
My friend Sandy and her two daughters, (comma after 'friend')
Comment Written 07-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2024
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Maybe if you make a deal with your snails, you'll also have success .
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I've attempted that as have my granddaughters, but they have attitude issues. I guess they're Texas snails and like to do what they want.
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Funny
Comment from lyenochka
I love that you ended with a poem. I think the formatting was a bit helter-skelter but perhaps you intended to create a labyrinthine reading challenge. I enjoyed how you made a deal with the slugs and your catalog of cats. My favorite observation was your emotional analogy of the cat deposits:
" He was a lot like all of us who think we can just bury something like a bad experience, or a strong emotion and it won't show up again."
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2024
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I love that you ended with a poem. I think the formatting was a bit helter-skelter but perhaps you intended to create a labyrinthine reading challenge. I enjoyed how you made a deal with the slugs and your catalog of cats. My favorite observation was your emotional analogy of the cat deposits:
" He was a lot like all of us who think we can just bury something like a bad experience, or a strong emotion and it won't show up again."
Comment Written 07-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2024
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Thank you for your delightful review. You wrote "perhaps you intended to create a labyrinthine reading challenge. I have originally written the poem out in a labyrinthine form, more of a shape poem. I don't think that would ever materialize on this site. bwaaa
Comment from Karen Cherry Threadgill
Interesting tale. You can find free pictures at Pinterest, google and bing, All you need do is mention where you got your picture in your author's notes for it to be free. Did you mean for your poem to be haphazardly flung about, or was that Fanstory messing up again? I still don't have this poetry stuff all figured out. :-) Karen
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2024
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Interesting tale. You can find free pictures at Pinterest, google and bing, All you need do is mention where you got your picture in your author's notes for it to be free. Did you mean for your poem to be haphazardly flung about, or was that Fanstory messing up again? I still don't have this poetry stuff all figured out. :-) Karen
Comment Written 07-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2024
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I thought I already answered this but must be it didn't post. Thank you for your interest did review. This is Freeverse which is meant to go all over the place. I have one where it actually goes in the shape of the labyrinth but I do not think that would ever materialize on here.
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It is hard for work to go anyway but straight. Fan Story tries to correct. :-) Karen
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LOL 707
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I wish Tom would make replies vanish when we answer them.I answer some twice.
:-) Karen
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It can be very frustrating writing replies on here and then lose them.
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I get bounced from time to time and lose a big review to the ether.
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me too. oooof
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:-)
