Life, Love, and Other Disasters
Viewing comments for Chapter 14 "Come, Woodsman"A collection of poems on these themes
95 total reviews
Comment from sweetwoodjax
this is very well written, kiwi, you did a great jo writing this sonnet about the strong man who battled life and gave a safe haven to you. great imagery. i wish you the best of luck in the contest
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2012
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this is very well written, kiwi, you did a great jo writing this sonnet about the strong man who battled life and gave a safe haven to you. great imagery. i wish you the best of luck in the contest
Comment Written 08-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2012
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Thank you for the kind words.
Steve
Comment from duchessofdrumborg
'Come, Woodsman' is an exceptionally well-written tribute to this talented poets late father. Like the strongest tree we all wither and fall with age. It was a privilege to read and review a work of this standard.
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2012
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'Come, Woodsman' is an exceptionally well-written tribute to this talented poets late father. Like the strongest tree we all wither and fall with age. It was a privilege to read and review a work of this standard.
Comment Written 08-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2012
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Thank you for the kind words.
Steve
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Steve, you're very welcome.
Best wishes, the Duchess
Comment from Giddy Nielsen-Sweep
Oh, KS.This is a really beautiful tribute to your father. How apt to personify a great tree in a poem to a great man. It does you credit... so enjoyable to read. Giddy
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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Oh, KS.This is a really beautiful tribute to your father. How apt to personify a great tree in a poem to a great man. It does you credit... so enjoyable to read. Giddy
Comment Written 08-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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Hi, Giddy - thanks so much for the review and the six stars.
You must have been away - haven't seen you popping up on FS for a while. I've had a break too and now moved back home (to KiwiLand)
Steve
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I'm still away, Steve... just popped back in for a look. Sorry to hear you've left our shores... that is our loss. At least we can keep up with your poetry. I'm just working on my memoir at the moment... want to get it done for my kids, then I'll be back to fan story full-time. Giddy
Comment from c_lucas
A gnarled old tree has a story to tell, but its silence is maintained by the woodman's axe. This is very well written with an interesting flow of words.
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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A gnarled old tree has a story to tell, but its silence is maintained by the woodman's axe. This is very well written with an interesting flow of words.
Comment Written 08-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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Thank you, Charles.
Steve
Comment from nomi338
Let us all salute the once mighty sapling. Like all living things we are cut down when our usefulness is done. When we are young and strong and vital we are mighty in our youthful strength. How tall we stand, but as the years intrude and begin to take their toll, we become bent and gnarled with age, and when the time comes we are cut down. Your poem speaks eloquently of life and the end of life. Great job.
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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Let us all salute the once mighty sapling. Like all living things we are cut down when our usefulness is done. When we are young and strong and vital we are mighty in our youthful strength. How tall we stand, but as the years intrude and begin to take their toll, we become bent and gnarled with age, and when the time comes we are cut down. Your poem speaks eloquently of life and the end of life. Great job.
Comment Written 08-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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Thank you for your perceptive review.
Steve
Comment from Joan E.
I have not seen your work for a while--probably due to happenstance and my own busy schedule. I admired your speaking directly to the tree in your sonnet and your compelling turn at the end. I liked your personifying "Autumn" and your synergistic picture choice. Best wishes in the contest. -Joan
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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I have not seen your work for a while--probably due to happenstance and my own busy schedule. I admired your speaking directly to the tree in your sonnet and your compelling turn at the end. I liked your personifying "Autumn" and your synergistic picture choice. Best wishes in the contest. -Joan
Comment Written 07-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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Hi, Joan - I've been busy, moving house, country and job.... Just getting back into fanStory but still low on opportunity.
Thanks for the great review.
Steve
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Best wishes with all the changes, and thank you for squeezing us in with your limited time. Cheers- Joan
Comment from LadyBrendragon
Very good description of the life of a tree as well as the life of a man, once strong and, able to protect his loved ones, who has grown old and weak from the passage of time, bent over and struggling as he nears the end of life. Just a thought.
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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Very good description of the life of a tree as well as the life of a man, once strong and, able to protect his loved ones, who has grown old and weak from the passage of time, bent over and struggling as he nears the end of life. Just a thought.
Comment Written 07-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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Thank you - I thought my poem actually went even further by suggesting that in some cases it is better for the life to end - nobody really has picked up on that.
Steve
Comment from walkingstick
Sonnet structure and rhyme is well done. Creative imagery of the tree's life being the language you would use as a tribute to your father. The metaphor is touching, full of strength and resolve and life must end (as we know it).
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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Sonnet structure and rhyme is well done. Creative imagery of the tree's life being the language you would use as a tribute to your father. The metaphor is touching, full of strength and resolve and life must end (as we know it).
Comment Written 07-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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Thank you very much for the kind review and the six stars - I appreciate it.
Steve
Comment from kintesiegel
This is an amazing work of art that made me shiver with emotion. Beautifully written and conceived poem and tribute to your father. "Every summer ends in autumns tears" Delightful piece of poetic work.
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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This is an amazing work of art that made me shiver with emotion. Beautifully written and conceived poem and tribute to your father. "Every summer ends in autumns tears" Delightful piece of poetic work.
Comment Written 07-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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Thank you for the lovely compliment and the si stars - I love it when a piece sends that shiver down my spine.
Steve
Comment from Anastajiya
Wow this is a beautiful poem. I liked the way you said "In vain you fought the passage of the years
That stole your sap and crushed life's vital spark. Poor hollowed trunk where once you stood sublime;
"Come, Woodsman, swing your axe. It's time. It's time"
Great job!
- Anastajiya
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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Wow this is a beautiful poem. I liked the way you said "In vain you fought the passage of the years
That stole your sap and crushed life's vital spark. Poor hollowed trunk where once you stood sublime;
"Come, Woodsman, swing your axe. It's time. It's time"
Great job!
- Anastajiya
Comment Written 07-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2012
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Thank you for the kind words - glad you enjoyed.
Steve
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Your welcome.