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Viewing comments for Chapter 7 "Cricket the Critic"These are free-verse poems.
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Comment from Begin Again
You've led the reader through tough childhood times and ended with a story to be proud of.... our childhood doesn't have to define us for the rest of our lives. We can grow and move forward as Cricket certainly proved. Smiles, Carol
reply by the author on 21-May-2021
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You've led the reader through tough childhood times and ended with a story to be proud of.... our childhood doesn't have to define us for the rest of our lives. We can grow and move forward as Cricket certainly proved. Smiles, Carol
Comment Written 21-May-2021
reply by the author on 21-May-2021
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Thanks so very much.....these are fun to stitch together.....Godspeed to you and yours......Stu Harrell
Comment from Ulla
This is a great poem where you make those final days of the second world war com into life. It's well written and shoe what friendship can do. It's beautifully written. Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 21-May-2021
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This is a great poem where you make those final days of the second world war com into life. It's well written and shoe what friendship can do. It's beautifully written. Ulla:)))
Comment Written 21-May-2021
reply by the author on 21-May-2021
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Thank you so very much.........Godspeed going forward with your writing as well......Stu Harrell
Comment from Carol Clark2
This is a very interesting story poem, with a consistent rhyme scheme. Ironically, it seems that Cricket grew into someone who was much improved, which was his aim for his friends. Good twist at the end. Thanks for your service. Blessings. Carol
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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This is a very interesting story poem, with a consistent rhyme scheme. Ironically, it seems that Cricket grew into someone who was much improved, which was his aim for his friends. Good twist at the end. Thanks for your service. Blessings. Carol
Comment Written 20-May-2021
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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Thank you so very much.....these are fun to stitch together.....Godspeed to you and yours......Stu Harrell
Comment from roof35
This is an outstanding poem and you certainly told a complete story in it. The words flow beautifully. I cannot find a thing to criticize. Thank you for sharing and good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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This is an outstanding poem and you certainly told a complete story in it. The words flow beautifully. I cannot find a thing to criticize. Thank you for sharing and good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 20-May-2021
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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Thanks so very much......I have enjoyed this process very much....although....you are the more pure poet....I lean toward the hodgepodge. HAHA.....Godspeed Stu Harrell
Comment from Reese Turner
Most interesting a readable poem. Enjoyed it. D-Day is always both troubling and patriotic for me. Proud of what those Americans did, yet troubled as I wonder could it have been done with less human cost. So, did Cricket make it home? Asking for a friend... Salute to you, LT, from PO2, Navy, Nam era. from Austin.
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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Most interesting a readable poem. Enjoyed it. D-Day is always both troubling and patriotic for me. Proud of what those Americans did, yet troubled as I wonder could it have been done with less human cost. So, did Cricket make it home? Asking for a friend... Salute to you, LT, from PO2, Navy, Nam era. from Austin.
Comment Written 20-May-2021
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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Thanks so much...Thanks for your service in such a difficult time....good point.....I thought the same about the cost of the taking the islands to Japan....I guess they needed all of those airfields but Tinian(A bomb) was 1000 miles east if Iwo Jima.....Godspeed Brother
Comment from karenina
Interesting twist. Cricket outgrew his berating and bullying.
Odds are Polly and Homer would have done very well without his "motivational insults."
When he turned from criticizing others to confronting his own esteem issues he discovered his calling in life was a dutiful and patriotic one.
He was young, likely suffering from his own self esteem issues.
Polly and Homer were not what he seemed to see them as...
And, in the great mystery as to how any of us survive childhood, Cricket, who certainly seemed a bad apple, defied how he was likely defined.
It's a story of triumph over pain...for each of them!--Karenina
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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Interesting twist. Cricket outgrew his berating and bullying.
Odds are Polly and Homer would have done very well without his "motivational insults."
When he turned from criticizing others to confronting his own esteem issues he discovered his calling in life was a dutiful and patriotic one.
He was young, likely suffering from his own self esteem issues.
Polly and Homer were not what he seemed to see them as...
And, in the great mystery as to how any of us survive childhood, Cricket, who certainly seemed a bad apple, defied how he was likely defined.
It's a story of triumph over pain...for each of them!--Karenina
Comment Written 20-May-2021
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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Thanks so much.....very good parsing for a fairly simple tale.....Godspeed to you and yours......Stu Harrell
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I tend to linger over a work when it touches me... Yours did.--Karenina
Comment from Seshadri_Sreenivasan
A fine way to tell a story in poetic form. Words flow well and rhyme well. There will be no end to criticism from people who don't matter in life. Life goes on and children grow into responsible citizens with solid backgrounds. Thanks for sharing. Good luck in the contest!
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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A fine way to tell a story in poetic form. Words flow well and rhyme well. There will be no end to criticism from people who don't matter in life. Life goes on and children grow into responsible citizens with solid backgrounds. Thanks for sharing. Good luck in the contest!
Comment Written 20-May-2021
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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Thanks so very much....these are fun to sketch together.....Good luck to you and yours.....Stu Harrell
Comment from Janice Canerdy
Your poem is well-written, moving, and vividly descriptive of how individuals grow up and move from childhood dreams and accomplishments to the challenges of adulthood.
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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Your poem is well-written, moving, and vividly descriptive of how individuals grow up and move from childhood dreams and accomplishments to the challenges of adulthood.
Comment Written 19-May-2021
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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Thanks so very much....these are fun to stitch together.....Godspeed to you and yours.....Stu Harrell
Comment from amahra
People who criticize and sneer will cause others to work harder to prove them wrong. At least that's how it affected me in my youth. This poem carries a wise message.
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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People who criticize and sneer will cause others to work harder to prove them wrong. At least that's how it affected me in my youth. This poem carries a wise message.
Comment Written 19-May-2021
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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Thanks so much for very much......Good Luck to you and yours....Stu Harrell
Comment from crzypnter
This was a wonderful story that you stitched together into s poem. Being a military family for generations there are many of odd things that spur us on to be bigger, better and stronger then we realize. Which in turn inspire others to do the same. Thank you for sharing. God bless
August
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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This was a wonderful story that you stitched together into s poem. Being a military family for generations there are many of odd things that spur us on to be bigger, better and stronger then we realize. Which in turn inspire others to do the same. Thank you for sharing. God bless
August
Comment Written 19-May-2021
reply by the author on 20-May-2021
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Thanks so much.....and thanks to you and yours for your service.....Godspeed and Best Wishes going forward.....Stu Harrell
