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Beside the River, Long Ago

Love Poem

29 total reviews 
Comment from HealingMuse
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Hi Kiwi,

Congrats on the contest win!

This is a beautiful poem and very well written!

It is beyond worthy of a 6-star, but I am sorry to say I don't have any to award.

Thank you for sharing!

Jan

 Comment Written 07-Feb-2019


reply by the author on 08-Feb-2019
    Thank you for the very kind words and the virtual sixth star!

    Steve
reply by HealingMuse on 08-Feb-2019
    Hi Steve,

    You are most welcome. My pleasure! :-) Jan
Comment from nancyjam
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Congratulations of placing 2nd in the contest.
This deserved a 1st place. It is so beautiful and heartfelt.
I love how you use enjambment so expertly for a smooth
flow. The images are lovely and contribute to the
loving tone of the poem.
Sorry I missed it earlier, but glad I caught up with the winners.
Nancy

 Comment Written 05-Feb-2019


reply by the author on 06-Feb-2019
    Thanks, Nancy. I appreciate the thoughtful review and the six stars.

    Steve
Comment from dragonpoet
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It sounds like a serene and romantic place to begin a strong and abiding love relationship. It is always good to see love and beauty in the eyes of your spouse, It probably is a reflection of what she receives.
Congrats on placing second in the contest.
Keep writing

Joan

 Comment Written 05-Feb-2019


reply by the author on 06-Feb-2019
    Joan, thanks for the kind words on my romantic little piece.

    Steve
Comment from Joan E.
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I was glad to see that your love poem was well received in the contest. I admired your use of the questions and personification in your rhymed quatrains. Cheers- Joan

 Comment Written 04-Feb-2019


reply by the author on 04-Feb-2019
    Thanks, Joan.

    Steve
Comment from MissMerri
Exceptional
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First, congratulations for placing second in the love poem poetry contest. (I think there should be a ribbon placed on the poem marking that achievement) and second, I'd like to say this is absolutely beautiful. I adored how you used the river as a metaphor carrying the theme from first verse to last, wrapping the love details around that beautiful scene. Your use of language is exceptional and the music of the poem sings like nature's music. I think this is a truly amazing poem and I am not at all surprised it was honored by the committee. Simply an amazing work. MM

 Comment Written 03-Feb-2019


reply by the author on 03-Feb-2019
    Adonna, what a lovely review - thank you for the kind words and the six stars.

    Steve
Comment from Adri7enne
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Very nice, Stevie. Brought back nostalgic old memories of being young and in love. "Life, Love and Other Disasters." I like the title. I wish you luck in the contest. It's the best one I've read.

 Comment Written 30-Jan-2019


reply by the author on 01-Feb-2019
    Thank you. Yes, the best kind of nostalgia - nothing bad ever happens!

    Steve
Comment from Carola Fernandez
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Beautiful poem entry! Your writing piece is very romantic and it expresses so much emotion. There is such great flow...I like how you describe almost every stage in the relationship. Nice picture! Best of luck!

 Comment Written 29-Jan-2019


reply by the author on 01-Feb-2019
    Carola, thanks for the lovely review.

    Steve
Comment from tbacha58
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But still within your eyes I find
the beauty that I came to know
when we first lay beneath the trees,
beside the river, long ago.

Beautiful picture very romantic poem. Loved the rhyming and while reading it, I felt a beautiful flow of words and phrases. Should be the winner. The exquisite love story.Terry xoxo

 Comment Written 29-Jan-2019


reply by the author on 29-Jan-2019
    Terry, thank you for the kind words. I am glad you enjoyed the romanticism of this love poem.

    Steve
Comment from June Sargent
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This is lovely! The imagery is vivid and the words flowed smoothly like the stream. Though dreams bandied belong to the past, the beauty in her eyes will always last. Should do well in the contest.

 Comment Written 28-Jan-2019


reply by the author on 29-Jan-2019
    Thanks, June. Glad you enjoyed my little venture into romanticism.

    Steve
Comment from Donka Kristeva
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The words flow gently and beautifully in this write reminiscent of love of years past. I feel the emotions and nostalgia but there is no feeling of regret, rather a sense of seasons in human life that come and go.

 Comment Written 28-Jan-2019


reply by the author on 29-Jan-2019
    Thanks so much for the kind words - indeed there is no regret here, just a growing and changing love.

    Steve