Comment from Sugarray77

Excellent

I love this verse and the beautiful sentiment it generates in all of us. When we see a thing of beauty, it is natural that we want to participate. Well done Steve and congrats on this well-deserved win.

Melissa

 Comment Written 21-May-2019

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reply by the author on 21-May-2019

And thanks again.

Comment from artisart4u

Exceptional

Beautiful, sometimes when you look at birds you wish you could fly. It is awesome.

You have the right amount of syllables per line.

Congratulations on your wins.

 Comment Written 07-Mar-2019

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reply by the author on 08-Mar-2019

Thank you for the kind words and six-star rating.

Yes, I think this is a wish many of us share and may be why the judges liked it!

Steve

Comment from Joy Graham

Excellent

Hi Steve,

Congratulations on winning this contest! Your little poem is well done and truly inspirational :) I'd like to have wings too. The heron is a beautiful bird, but I see myself more as a white owl. I'll see you in the air sometime and do a flypast.

Joy xx

 Comment Written 06-Mar-2019

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reply by the author on 07-Mar-2019

Maybe your owl will be waking up just as my heron is going to sleep!

Thanks for the kind words and well done on your placing in this contest.

Steve

Comment from rama devi

Exceptional

Congratulations, dear friend, on winning this contest--MUCH DESERVED! I love the AHA delivered so deftly. Perfect voicing and dramatic pause. Lots of fantastic phonetics and alliteration. Fine presentaiton. Certainly a winner. Bravo

Warmly, rd

 Comment Written 05-Mar-2019

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reply by the author on 05-Mar-2019

Thanks, Rama. Your review was also an AHA moment, for it was the first I knew of the win.

Steve

reply by rama devi on 05-Mar-2019

Yay! :-)))

Comment from mrsmajor

Exceptional

Congratulations, on the win Steve, what a delightful poem, following the expected form...how touching, "my shoulders ache for the want of wings"....The picture and the words, make for a wonderful package. I enjoyed this very much, it was a winning poem...for sure...Thanks for sharing...

Warmly,
Victoria

 Comment Written 05-Mar-2019

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reply by the author on 05-Mar-2019

Victoria, thank you so much for the warm review and the six shiny stars.

Steve

reply by mrsmajor on 05-Mar-2019

You're quite welcome, Steve, it was my pleasure...and certainly worthy of the 6 stars...

Comment from Chip Kuzborski

Excellent

Outstanding poem, congrats on winning the contest! I suspect that most earthbound beings gaze upward at a bird on the wing from time to time and yearn to float above on the breeze.

 Comment Written 05-Mar-2019

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reply by the author on 05-Mar-2019

Hi, Chip - welcome to FanStory.

Thanks for the kind words. Indeed, it seems to be a universal desire. One reviewer christened it Icarus Envy.

Steve

Comment from Ms. Snyder

Excellent

Beautiful five seven five Kiwi - I really love these majestic birds. I used to watch them all the time in the Sam Houston National Forest in Texas. A lovely contest entry.

 Comment Written 05-Mar-2019

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reply by the author on 05-Mar-2019

Thank you! We live amidst farmland and regularly see grey herons - they are a delight.

Steve

Comment from Contests

A contest winning entry! A seven star rating from the Contest Committee for posting the winning contest entry.

 Comment Written 05-Mar-2019

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reply by the author on 05-Mar-2019

Thank you.

Steve

Comment from barbara.wilkey

Excellent

I enjoyed reading your contest entry. I have often wondered what it would be like to fly, myself. I think it would be a wonderful feeling. I wish you the best of luck with the contest.

 Comment Written 02-Mar-2019

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reply by the author on 02-Mar-2019

Thanks, Barbara. Another reviewer called it Icarus Envy! Perhaps all of us harbour this desire to take to the skies.

Steve

Comment from Pam (respa)

Excellent

-Very nice image and presentation, Steve.
-The syllable count is good.
-The heron is one of my favorite birds.
-They are graceful, and very peaceful, too.
-Your imagery is effective, and I like
how you identify with the heron
in the conclusion.
-Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 02-Mar-2019

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reply by the author on 02-Mar-2019

Thanks, Pam. We quite often see herons here, both soaring overhead and stalking around the farm paddocks next door...

reply by Pam (respa) on 02-Mar-2019

You are lucky to have them. We seem to have one in our area; rarely do we see two.