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Sandpaper Canyons

a Nonet

35 total reviews 
Comment from Debbie Pope
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I'll be interested to see how well this nonet does in the contest. In many ways it is the paradigm of how to do one. The images and word choices are superb. I particularly like bullet the dust and stampeding. They evoke images of the wild west in the canyons. Very appropriate to me.

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2023


reply by the author on 24-Jun-2023
    Hello sweet Debbie, thank you so very much for your lovely review. I appreciate your thoughts and comments on this Nonet!! Hugs!!

    Melissa
Comment from Mark D. R.
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Melissa,

Most descriptive poem with very strong imagery. You paired your photograph to your words. Although I have never experienced that exact vision in my travels, one can just feel and see the scene you portrayed for this contest entry.

Best wishes in the voting.

Mark

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2023


reply by the author on 24-Jun-2023
    Hello Mark, thank you so very much for your lovely review. I appreciate your thoughts and comments on this Nonet!! Hugs!!

    Melissa
Comment from June Sargent
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I do believe you have a winner here! Such great imagery of sandpaper canyons. I picture Arizona in the rain season. Our son lived there for a few years. When it rained, it rained hard and the soil was red.

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2023


reply by the author on 24-Jun-2023
    Hello June, thank you so very much for your lovely review. I appreciate your thoughts and comments on this Nonet!! Hugs!!

    Melissa
Comment from Jesse James Doty
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Your use of the nonet style of poetry works well even though you use the hyphenated word of Thund'rous storms. I love the topic and the message is clear. Well done!
Thanks for sharing your well-written style of poetry with all of us at Fan Story!
Jesse


 Comment Written 21-Jun-2023


reply by the author on 24-Jun-2023
    Hello Jesse, thank you so very much for your lovely review. I appreciate your thoughts and comments on this Nonet!! Hugs!!

    Melissa
reply by Jesse James Doty on 25-Jun-2023
    Thanks for the hugs!
    Jesse
Comment from Gloria ....
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Very well done nonet here, Melissa. Your imagery is vivid, word choices fit perfectly to the form, and the tone is one of welcoming desolation if that is possible.

Wishing you great luck with the Contest Committee. :)

Gloria

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2023


reply by the author on 24-Jun-2023
    Hello Gloria, thank you so very much for your lovely review. I appreciate your thoughts and comments on this Nonet!! Hugs!!

    Melissa
Comment from CD Richards
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Sorry, somehow I managed to duplicate my review. And now it wants 150 characters. Where on Earth will I find those? Oh well, see the other one for my proper comments, lol

 Comment Written 20-Jun-2023


reply by the author on 24-Jun-2023
    Hello Craig, thank you so very much for your lovely review. I appreciate your thoughts and comments on this Nonet!! Hugs!!

    Melissa
Comment from CD Richards
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This is a great nonet for the contest, Melissa. Your choice of picture is the perfect accompaniment to the story you tell. "Sandpaper canyons" is a lovely descriptive term for the desert landscape. No criticisms or suggestions. Best of luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 20-Jun-2023


reply by the author on 24-Jun-2023
    Hello Craig, thank you so very much for your lovely review. I appreciate your thoughts and comments on this Nonet!! Hugs!!

    Melissa
Comment from GWHARGIS
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Loved this. I'm currently out of sixes but am going to try to fan you to recieve more of your poetry. I liked the action of the rain. Using the word bullet gave such a visual. This was so visual and evocative. Thank you for posting this. Gretchen

 Comment Written 20-Jun-2023


reply by the author on 24-Jun-2023
    Hello Gretchen, thank you so very much for your lovely review. I appreciate your thoughts and comments on this Nonet!! Hugs!!

    Melissa
Comment from Paul McFarland
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Very nice nonet poem, Melissa. This is a tough prompt, and you have pulled it off. "Sandpaper canyons" is a great term, and "bullet the dust" is a unique phrase.

 Comment Written 20-Jun-2023


reply by the author on 24-Jun-2023
    Hello Paul, thank you so very much for your lovely review. I appreciate your thoughts and comments on this Nonet!! Hugs!!

    Melissa
Comment from Goodadvicechan
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The pictures shows warnings of heavy stormy rain.

Your poem is well written ( Sporadic raindrops bullet the dust warn of dark, enraged
storms ) to describe the weather like the picture.

People can use Canyons and sandpaper to create anything.

Thank you for sharing

 Comment Written 20-Jun-2023


reply by the author on 24-Jun-2023
    Hello, thank you so very much for your lovely review. I appreciate your thoughts and comments on this Nonet!! Hugs!!

    Melissa