Getting Giddy
All in a spin...29 total reviews
Comment from poetwatch
Been there done that, Jenny. :) Yet, nowadays I am more unstable and know that reality is but a dream I try to hold on to. Round and round I go on the merry-go-round of life. The day I fall over that is when, for me, time will stop. This is a good offering for the Nonet Poetry Contest. Thank you for sharing.
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Been there done that, Jenny. :) Yet, nowadays I am more unstable and know that reality is but a dream I try to hold on to. Round and round I go on the merry-go-round of life. The day I fall over that is when, for me, time will stop. This is a good offering for the Nonet Poetry Contest. Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 26-Nov-2020
Comment from Pantygynt
I always like to see these written with an eye to the shape achieved. Anyone can do the syllables but to get the shape right as well takes a certain amount of skill. You show here that you have it as well as the poetic device known a rhyme. This should do well in the contest.
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I always like to see these written with an eye to the shape achieved. Anyone can do the syllables but to get the shape right as well takes a certain amount of skill. You show here that you have it as well as the poetic device known a rhyme. This should do well in the contest.
Comment Written 26-Nov-2020
Comment from roof35
I think a lot of us are feeling unstable this year. I like your illustration which, of course, pairs perfectly with your words. I especially like your closing lines, "So undone, I've been spun!"
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I think a lot of us are feeling unstable this year. I like your illustration which, of course, pairs perfectly with your words. I especially like your closing lines, "So undone, I've been spun!"
Comment Written 26-Nov-2020
Comment from oliver818
Nice poem, I enjoyed reading it. It flows well and you did an amazing job of making it look like a spinning top. I will have to try that sometime. Best of luck with the competition and have a great day
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Nice poem, I enjoyed reading it. It flows well and you did an amazing job of making it look like a spinning top. I will have to try that sometime. Best of luck with the competition and have a great day
Comment Written 26-Nov-2020
Comment from Susan X Smith
This is a cute and colorful entry for the Nonet poetry contest. The syllable count is spot on, and the picture is a nice complement. I like the first line, which almost personifies the spinning top.
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This is a cute and colorful entry for the Nonet poetry contest. The syllable count is spot on, and the picture is a nice complement. I like the first line, which almost personifies the spinning top.
Comment Written 26-Nov-2020
Comment from Mary Vigasin
I love the artwork. I am reminded of how my sister and I would spin around and then flip on our beds and giggle. We would pretend we were helicopters.
Your writing captures the spinning.pretty well.
Good luck in the contest.
Mary
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I love the artwork. I am reminded of how my sister and I would spin around and then flip on our beds and giggle. We would pretend we were helicopters.
Your writing captures the spinning.pretty well.
Good luck in the contest.
Mary
Comment Written 26-Nov-2020
Comment from Eternal Muse
This was magnificent. Loved your image with different color fonts. Your nonet is true to the form, well composed, clever and very enjoyable.
I think, it will make a prime contender for this contest, good luck in the booths.
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This was magnificent. Loved your image with different color fonts. Your nonet is true to the form, well composed, clever and very enjoyable.
I think, it will make a prime contender for this contest, good luck in the booths.
Comment Written 26-Nov-2020
Comment from RodG
Hopefully, you're not drunk, poet.
I think the artwork/ poem will appeal to young readers who love tops that spin forever.
Good choice of POV--the top's and delightful personification.
Rod
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reply by the author on 26-Nov-2020
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Hopefully, you're not drunk, poet.
I think the artwork/ poem will appeal to young readers who love tops that spin forever.
Good choice of POV--the top's and delightful personification.
Rod
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Comment Written 26-Nov-2020
reply by the author on 26-Nov-2020
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Not drunk... honest! When we were kids we used to twirl around until we got giddy and fell over - that memory is what inspired this poem.
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Hi, Lisa. In our country it is Thanksgiving, and I am thankful that I?ve friends like you around the world. Rod
Comment from Bill Schott
This nonet, Getting Giddy, has the proper nine to one descending syllable formatting and brings the descriptive terms in to match the theme. Nice.
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reply by the author on 26-Nov-2020
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This nonet, Getting Giddy, has the proper nine to one descending syllable formatting and brings the descriptive terms in to match the theme. Nice.
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Comment Written 26-Nov-2020
reply by the author on 26-Nov-2020
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Thank you!