Inside the Dappled Light
Minute Poetry Contest23 total reviews
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
Congratulations, Melissa. I enjoyed your minute contest entry. You adhered nicely to the form. Your words are descriptive and I sensed I was there watching the clouds drift by. The picture is super, too. Thanks for sharing. Jan
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2019
Congratulations, Melissa. I enjoyed your minute contest entry. You adhered nicely to the form. Your words are descriptive and I sensed I was there watching the clouds drift by. The picture is super, too. Thanks for sharing. Jan
Comment Written 08-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2019
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Hi Jan... thank you very much for your lovely review. I appreciate your time and encouragement.
Melissa
Comment from BeasPeas
This is a very nicely composed Minute poem, Melissa. Well described and illustrated. I can imagine that I am there in the forest amidst the dappled light. Best wishes for the contest. Marilyn
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2019
This is a very nicely composed Minute poem, Melissa. Well described and illustrated. I can imagine that I am there in the forest amidst the dappled light. Best wishes for the contest. Marilyn
Comment Written 07-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 08-Jun-2019
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Thank you very much, Marilyn!! I am glad you liked this forest verse... I enjoyed imagining all of the details.
Melissa
Comment from lyenochka
Such a lovely minute in the forest. Thanks for sharing the peace and beauty of being in nature through your poet's observant eyes. Best wishes to you in the contest!
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2019
Such a lovely minute in the forest. Thanks for sharing the peace and beauty of being in nature through your poet's observant eyes. Best wishes to you in the contest!
Comment Written 03-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2019
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Thank you, Helen. I like the peacefulness that comes from scenarios like this one. Hugs!!
Melissa
Comment from Y. M. Roger
Oh, can I join you? Please? :) ;) Such a peaceful and well-written minute such that it truly lulls your reader into a visionary wooded area and provides an atmosphere there -- great job, Melissa! ;) ;) Best of luck to you! ;) ;) Yvette
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2019
Oh, can I join you? Please? :) ;) Such a peaceful and well-written minute such that it truly lulls your reader into a visionary wooded area and provides an atmosphere there -- great job, Melissa! ;) ;) Best of luck to you! ;) ;) Yvette
Comment Written 03-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2019
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Thank you, Yvette. I am pleased you could join in my woodland reverie. Thanks for your delightful review.
Melissa
Comment from Pantygynt
I enjoyed this minute poem, and checked that it is compliant -- it is. It was mainly its imagery, which is superb, that attracted me. Just one suggestion. As it stands I felt 'my quilted cloth' was just a touch forced because we don't all possess one or if we did we probably wouldn't refer to it quite like that.
UI gather this could be a cultural thing. We tend to take rugs or groundsheets out into the ope. It tends to be damp in the UK.
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2019
I enjoyed this minute poem, and checked that it is compliant -- it is. It was mainly its imagery, which is superb, that attracted me. Just one suggestion. As it stands I felt 'my quilted cloth' was just a touch forced because we don't all possess one or if we did we probably wouldn't refer to it quite like that.
UI gather this could be a cultural thing. We tend to take rugs or groundsheets out into the ope. It tends to be damp in the UK.
Comment Written 03-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2019
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Thanks for your insightful review, Jim. I always value your opinion!!
Melissa
Comment from Shirley E Kennedy
A delightful Minute poem contest entry.
I love the fact that so much of nature is captured and interwoven
with self.
The meter and rhyme are perfect.
Blessings
Shirley
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2019
A delightful Minute poem contest entry.
I love the fact that so much of nature is captured and interwoven
with self.
The meter and rhyme are perfect.
Blessings
Shirley
Comment Written 03-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2019
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Thanks so much, Shirley, for the delightful review. I am grateful for your detailed and thoughtful review!!
Melissa
Comment from robyn corum
Melissa,
It's hard, in my opinion, to make these tiny minute poems flow easily AND have a sweet and tender message, but you've done that here. It makes for a super presentation. Good luck!
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2019
Melissa,
It's hard, in my opinion, to make these tiny minute poems flow easily AND have a sweet and tender message, but you've done that here. It makes for a super presentation. Good luck!
Comment Written 02-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2019
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Thanks so very much, Robyn. I appreciate your encouraging review.
Melissa
Comment from poetwatch
Must be getting some sun in the garden Melissa. It is wonderful to see the birds and the trees as you lay on a quilted cloth and watch the clouds drift by and be able to write in a minute with your wonderful imagination. This is a good entry for the Minute contest.
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2019
Must be getting some sun in the garden Melissa. It is wonderful to see the birds and the trees as you lay on a quilted cloth and watch the clouds drift by and be able to write in a minute with your wonderful imagination. This is a good entry for the Minute contest.
Comment Written 02-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2019
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Thank you for the thoughtful review!! I really appreciate your encouragement!!
Melissa
Comment from dragonpoet
This is a beautiful picture of summer sun dappled in the forest. Though I I guess you could hear all these sounds in this place. But I don't know if I would spread a towel in the forest. Maybe in my backyard though, where I could hear the bees and see the butterflies.
Good luck and keep writing
Joan
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2019
This is a beautiful picture of summer sun dappled in the forest. Though I I guess you could hear all these sounds in this place. But I don't know if I would spread a towel in the forest. Maybe in my backyard though, where I could hear the bees and see the butterflies.
Good luck and keep writing
Joan
Comment Written 02-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jun-2019
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I like your thoughtful review, Joan. I can picture the serenity of your back yard as you watch clouds float by. Nice imagery. Thanks for the review.
Melissa
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My pleasure, Melissa. Enjoy your week.
Joan
Comment from Dean Kuch
Sounds lovely, Melissa.
My kind of place to sit, relax and reflect.
Well, places like the one you've so vividly depicted in your well written Minute Poem entry for the contest.
Or an old, ancient cemetery, of course, heh-heh-heh.
A wonderfully written Minute--perfect for the contest.
My best to you in the final judging.
~Dean
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2019
Sounds lovely, Melissa.
My kind of place to sit, relax and reflect.
Well, places like the one you've so vividly depicted in your well written Minute Poem entry for the contest.
Or an old, ancient cemetery, of course, heh-heh-heh.
A wonderfully written Minute--perfect for the contest.
My best to you in the final judging.
~Dean
Comment Written 02-Jun-2019
reply by the author on 02-Jun-2019
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Thank you so much Dean!! I hope you are better and out of the hospital. I have meant to check in on you and wish you well... forgive my tardiness. I appreciate your encouraging comments. Btw, I find cemeteries peaceful too.
Melissa
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I was released from the hospital this past Thursday evening, Melissa. So, I've been home for 3 days now.
I've just started getting back into the groove here with my writing since Friday.
I've posted four or five new poems and stories.
Check 'em out when and if you get the chance.
Hugs,
~Dean