An Ode to Thank-You Notes
A social grace too important to lose7 total reviews
Comment from lyenochka
Hear-hear! I agree that it's a very important part of social grace and also it creates a more thankful heart. I made my kids write thank-you notes but my kids do not continue the tradition. Great message. Best wishes in the contest!
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2023
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Hear-hear! I agree that it's a very important part of social grace and also it creates a more thankful heart. I made my kids write thank-you notes but my kids do not continue the tradition. Great message. Best wishes in the contest!
Comment Written 25-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2023
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Same. It's so disheartening. I have always felt that thank-you notes can save the world.
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Well, we say thank you a lot here on FS. We can start with just this small space.
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Sounds like a good idea!
Comment from Katie Mae Dead
I agree Rachelle. All good things eventually come around again so I hope that a revival comes soon. Everyone's in such a hurry these days. It's very sad.
Great mixed metre poem with excellent rhymes! Really enjoyed and good luck.
Katiemaedead
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2023
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I agree Rachelle. All good things eventually come around again so I hope that a revival comes soon. Everyone's in such a hurry these days. It's very sad.
Great mixed metre poem with excellent rhymes! Really enjoyed and good luck.
Katiemaedead
Comment Written 25-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2023
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Thanks very much, Katiemaedead!! I appreciate the sentiment and the positive reinforcement. xo
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
I love thank you notes and my friend still sends me a thank you note when I send her a birthday card and gift. These days it is all done on line and for me something is missing about a note on line and it is the personal touch. I enjoyed your fine words here as you pay tribute to thank you notes, love Dolly x x x
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2023
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I love thank you notes and my friend still sends me a thank you note when I send her a birthday card and gift. These days it is all done on line and for me something is missing about a note on line and it is the personal touch. I enjoyed your fine words here as you pay tribute to thank you notes, love Dolly x x x
Comment Written 25-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2023
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Thank you! The genteel among us DO still exist. xoxo
Comment from LisaMay
An excellent poem making a valid point about the niceties of social grace via appreciative thank-you notes. Our snail mail delivery service has been reduced so much... if only more people wrote nice notes to each other we might have a more reliable postal service. Long live the personal touch.
reply by the author on 24-Sep-2023
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An excellent poem making a valid point about the niceties of social grace via appreciative thank-you notes. Our snail mail delivery service has been reduced so much... if only more people wrote nice notes to each other we might have a more reliable postal service. Long live the personal touch.
Comment Written 24-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 24-Sep-2023
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Thank you for this.
Comment from Jane Jane King
I agree. A hand written thank you note means so much more to the gift giver than a computer generated one. A mass volume group email sort of sends the message ok, get this out of the way. Awell written commentary.
reply by the author on 24-Sep-2023
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I agree. A hand written thank you note means so much more to the gift giver than a computer generated one. A mass volume group email sort of sends the message ok, get this out of the way. Awell written commentary.
Comment Written 24-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 24-Sep-2023
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EXACTLY!!! Thanks for this validating review!
Comment from LJbutterfly
My own daughter sent a beautiful thank-you text to attendees at her wedding. It was a beautiful e-card, but it was a TEXT. Younger people didn't care, but I can only imagine how older people like me felt.
I agree with every word in your creative ode to thank-you notes. You rhythmically described the way thank you notes were once regarded, and by verse three, acknowledged the receivers reaction to a speedy note. Well done. Best wishes in the contest.
reply by the author on 24-Sep-2023
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My own daughter sent a beautiful thank-you text to attendees at her wedding. It was a beautiful e-card, but it was a TEXT. Younger people didn't care, but I can only imagine how older people like me felt.
I agree with every word in your creative ode to thank-you notes. You rhythmically described the way thank you notes were once regarded, and by verse three, acknowledged the receivers reaction to a speedy note. Well done. Best wishes in the contest.
Comment Written 24-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 24-Sep-2023
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You're right. We're in that generation that knew the value of the written word. Kids do EVERYTHING electronically these days, so expecting them to actually sit down and handwrite a thank-you note, is like expecting women of our generation to hand-embroider pillowcases. It's sad, but life changes. (Waaaaaahhhhh!)
Thank you for the very validating review. I appreciate it.
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Haha! My mother taught me how to embroider pillowcases.
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I taught myself!! I still do it to this day; do you?
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I no longer embroider pillowcases. Since I used to sew, I put fancy borders on blouses and skirts I made, and once on a pair of curtains. I don't do it at all now.
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I used to sew every day. For awhile, I even had my own business: making and designing children's clothes that clients would order to specifications. Now, I just sew occasionally. I never imagined I would ever have days when I didn't sew, though. (And I don't miss it; that surprised me, too, for a long time.)
Comment from w.j.debi
I'm with you. There is nothing that shows appreciation more than a hand-written Thank You note. Sure, it takes a little longer, but someone took the time to search for and buy a gift. A moment to write and post a note is just a recognition of the gift giver's time and effort.
Excellent ode with a percise meter and good end rhymes. I hope you do well in the contest.
reply by the author on 24-Sep-2023
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I'm with you. There is nothing that shows appreciation more than a hand-written Thank You note. Sure, it takes a little longer, but someone took the time to search for and buy a gift. A moment to write and post a note is just a recognition of the gift giver's time and effort.
Excellent ode with a percise meter and good end rhymes. I hope you do well in the contest.
Comment Written 24-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 24-Sep-2023
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EXACTLY!!!! Thank you (haha) for validating me on this one. We are definitely in the minority these days! I totally appreciate this. xo
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Anytime. Ah, the lost art of courtesy.
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Yep!!!
...er, I mean, Yes, Ma'am!!!
