Bookend Scholarship
A Shakespearean Sonnet for the contest65 total reviews
Comment from Jeffrey L. Michaux
Thank you for sharing this poem. I like the message and the flow of it. This was well written and very well done. Thanks again for sharing this. I look forward to reading more of your work.
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Thank you for sharing this poem. I like the message and the flow of it. This was well written and very well done. Thanks again for sharing this. I look forward to reading more of your work.
Comment Written 16-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2018
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Thanks, Jeff. Glad you enjoyed it! Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
A clever sonnet dedicated to your duck bookends! I must say this is an unusual sonnet which ends with the question, can we learn from loving book end ducks? It made me smile because this write is inventive and adorable, very much enjoyed and ideal for the contest, I wish you luck! Love Dolly x
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A clever sonnet dedicated to your duck bookends! I must say this is an unusual sonnet which ends with the question, can we learn from loving book end ducks? It made me smile because this write is inventive and adorable, very much enjoyed and ideal for the contest, I wish you luck! Love Dolly x
Comment Written 16-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2018
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Thanks, Dolly. Glad you enjoyed it! Best wishes, Tony
Comment from damommy
Only you could write a sonnet about duck bookends and make it lovely.
The imagery of being just dusty bookends then turn to loving ducks, if given a chance, was lovely.
Good luck in the contest, although I don't think you need luck. 8-)
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reply by the author on 16-Jan-2018
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Only you could write a sonnet about duck bookends and make it lovely.
The imagery of being just dusty bookends then turn to loving ducks, if given a chance, was lovely.
Good luck in the contest, although I don't think you need luck. 8-)
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Comment Written 16-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2018
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Thanks, Yvonne. Glad you enjoyed it! Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Ricky1024
This is a sonnet poem contest entry.
Rich in Theme and imagery as well as imagery.
It flowed well and read well with no grammar issues as well.
Adjective Content was aligned well with Objective Content and Descriptive Measures aligned perfectly.
Good luck with this.
Dr Ricky 1024.
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reply by the author on 16-Jan-2018
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This is a sonnet poem contest entry.
Rich in Theme and imagery as well as imagery.
It flowed well and read well with no grammar issues as well.
Adjective Content was aligned well with Objective Content and Descriptive Measures aligned perfectly.
Good luck with this.
Dr Ricky 1024.
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Comment Written 16-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2018
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Thanks, Ricky. Glad you enjoyed it! Best wishes, Tony
Comment from rama devi
I love this, my friend! So witty and imaginative and masterfully penned, too. flawless meter, creative rhymes, fine phonetics and superb composition style mark this as a six star quality write. My favorite stanza is the second:
Their views researched and backed by ancient books,
their lust for life, in time, was oxidised;
a patina concealed their brazen looks,
as love became a thing hypothesised.
The rhymes, word choices, and phonetics are all superb, as well as the meaning.
but I also love your volta with the imaginative love affair of those bookend ducks - made me chuckle! Love the assonance of U and the way what if, buffed, inward and turned sounds red aloud two lines in a row along with the alliteration too:
But what if they were buffed to make them glow,
and inward turned so, beak to beak, they kissed?
Would then they know themselves? Would their love grow,
and could they then retrieve what they had missed?
Pitch perfect closing couplet:
Though books may teach us much, our heart's the crux;
there is a deal to learn from loving ducks!
Bravo
Chuckling,
rd
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2018
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I love this, my friend! So witty and imaginative and masterfully penned, too. flawless meter, creative rhymes, fine phonetics and superb composition style mark this as a six star quality write. My favorite stanza is the second:
Their views researched and backed by ancient books,
their lust for life, in time, was oxidised;
a patina concealed their brazen looks,
as love became a thing hypothesised.
The rhymes, word choices, and phonetics are all superb, as well as the meaning.
but I also love your volta with the imaginative love affair of those bookend ducks - made me chuckle! Love the assonance of U and the way what if, buffed, inward and turned sounds red aloud two lines in a row along with the alliteration too:
But what if they were buffed to make them glow,
and inward turned so, beak to beak, they kissed?
Would then they know themselves? Would their love grow,
and could they then retrieve what they had missed?
Pitch perfect closing couplet:
Though books may teach us much, our heart's the crux;
there is a deal to learn from loving ducks!
Bravo
Chuckling,
rd
Comment Written 16-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2018
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Thanks, RD. Glad you enjoyed it! As always, I appreciate your detailed comments and the six star award. Best wishes, Tony
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