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A series of like minded poems

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Comment from dragonpoet
Excellent
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Yes, it does seem that the more technologically advances we get the dirtier and more unsafe our world becomes for us and and nature.
Keep writing and stay healthy
Joan

 Comment Written 20-Mar-2021


reply by the author on 20-Mar-2021
    Thanks, Joan, for your inside look at the tech advances in our lives and how it affects our world around us.
    Stay well and safe,
    Jesse
reply by dragonpoet on 21-Mar-2021
    My pleasure, Jesse.
    Joan
Comment from QC Poet
Exceptional
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Hello Mr. Doty, your Excellent poem's first line is gonna stick in my mind for quite a while. The next two paragraphs add to it's poignancy. This messaging in poetry form is worthy of many more stars in rating, my Hope and Prayers are that it will have the lasting effect on the many readers choice's to Remember it as we begin to be able to go camping out doors and to the beaches along with our everyday hustle and bustle. Blessings and Thanks for Sharing your poem.

 Comment Written 20-Mar-2021


reply by the author on 20-Mar-2021
    Thank you so much for the generous review and stars, my friend. I encourage readers to ponder things that I wonder about, also. It is how my mind and muse work. I am most grateful for readers like you and hope that as you go to the beach and go camping that you are blessed with your own ability to write and post for all of us to read and enjoy!
    Thanks, again for the exceptional review and rating!
    Jesse
Comment from Susan Larson
Exceptional
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For me it's always a treat to read one of your poems. Actually, I read this one three times just because it was so thought provoking. I'm glad I still have a six for you.

 Comment Written 20-Mar-2021


reply by the author on 20-Mar-2021
    Thanks, Susan, for the extra star and for telling me that it is a treat to read my work.
    I am proud to have that effect on you and hope to keep pleasing you as I continue to post my poetry.
    Have a great weekend!
    Jesse
Comment from Ric Myworld
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Life is ever changing. When things are so bad that we don't know if we can hang on another minute, we must reassure ourselves. Most times they will change. Before everything will get better soon. Then, when we are happy and everything is close to perfect, be must get ready and brace ourselves. The hills and valleys are endless as long as we linger on this earth. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 20-Mar-2021


reply by the author on 20-Mar-2021
    Thank you, Ric, for your sincere interest in Life and how it affects us. I appreciate you sharing your interesting comments. Have a great weekend!
    Jesse
Comment from Seshadri_Sreenivasan
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The problem we are facing in the world today is that consumerism has taken a stranglehold on the new generation. It is at it worst when people buy things they actually don't need and in the process destroy the environment. A very well-penned poem. Enjoyed reading it.

 Comment Written 20-Mar-2021


reply by the author on 20-Mar-2021
    Thank you for this review. You make some good points about consumerism, but shopping mania has been happening, since I was a kid, so this is nothing new, really.
    Thank you for your kind comments, and for the excellent review, and rating.
    Jesse
Comment from Pam (respa)
Exceptional
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-A good image, title,
and presentation, Jesse.
-This is an excellent poem
deserving of the extra star.
-A good topic, imagery, and rhyme.
-It flows well from verse to verse
as you show the state of things,
beginning with the first line.
-You use very good specific
examples of things we use
that add "misery and waste."
-A very good concluding verse, too.
-Very well done. Have a great weekend.

 Comment Written 20-Mar-2021


reply by the author on 20-Mar-2021
    Wow! I am honored, Pam! I felt good about this poem but wasn't sure how well it would be received. Thank you so much for this wonderful review.
    Thanks, again and have a terrific weekend!
    Jesse
reply by Pam (respa) on 20-Mar-2021
    You are very welcome and deserving of the stars and review, Jesse. You should be very proud of the poem; it was very good. You have a great weekend, too.
reply by the author on 20-Mar-2021
    Thanks, Pam. I am feeling proud and appreciate your fine review and the extra stars! Enjoy your weekend as well!
    Jesse
reply by Pam (respa) on 20-Mar-2021
    It's good to hear, Jesse!
Comment from Goodadvicechan
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I like the title "Never lasts Forever" and the picture. Time flows like a stream and once it is gone, it never comes back..Life Chances are the same, once people let them slip through their fingers, they can never catch them again.

Don't miss any good chances...

Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 20-Mar-2021


reply by the author on 20-Mar-2021
    Thank you for your comments. I am glad you like the title and picture.
    Jesse
Comment from Elizabeth Emerald
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Powerful and provocative--stunning piece!

What do you intend by "eschew" in context? (=deliberately avoid using; abstain from) Don't you mean careless attitudes abound? ("ensue" would rhyme with adieu, but doesn't quite work=happen or occur afterward or as a result).


 Comment Written 20-Mar-2021


reply by the author on 20-Mar-2021
    Thank you, Elizabeth, for your kind comments and a decidedly obscure suggestion yet, one that I will consider.
    Thank you, again, for this review.
    Jesse
reply by Elizabeth Emerald on 20-Mar-2021
    Hope this clarifies:--my parenthetical re "ENSUE" was my lame attempt to think of a rhyming replacement for "ESCHEW".
    The equal signs ("=") indicate the dictionary definitions of, respectively, ESCHEW and ENSUE.
reply by the author on 20-Mar-2021
    Thanks for the clarification, Liz.
    Now I understand.
    Have a great weekend,
    Jesse
Comment from Cindy Decker 2
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Jesse, this is a very good poem. We'll rue the day we did not take better care of our earth. I love your rhyme and images within the poem. You put it very eloquently that what we fail to do in life will haunt us. (As forever grains of sand).
Good luck in the contest!
Best wishes,
Cindy

 Comment Written 19-Mar-2021


reply by the author on 19-Mar-2021
    Thanks, Cindy, and welcome to my latest post. I love your insightful and thought-provoking comments. Thank you for choosing your favorite parts of my poem.
    Take care,
    Jesse
Comment from Boogienights
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Your poem eloquently addresses how much things have changed and I for one, long for the good old days. Okay, maybe they weren't completely good, but better then what we have these days. Thank you for this thought provoking poem. :)

 Comment Written 19-Mar-2021


reply by the author on 20-Mar-2021
    Thank you for your sincere comments, and, I for one, totally agree with you! I appreciate your kind remarks and hope that others also see the goodness in our past.
    Jesse