Comment from lakeport

Exceptional

Scharazade, indeed that's a beautiful story poem with an happy ending. I enjoyed reading it,Good luck at the contest
God bless you. Hugs!lakeport.

 Comment Written 02-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 06-Apr-2014

Thanks again!

reply by lakeport on 06-Apr-2014

your welcome,Hugs!Lakeport.

Comment from w.j.debi

Excellent

You captured my attention with the title. Schazerade was a very creative and wise woman so I had to see what you had to say about her. You have described her predicament well. Love the comment in the author notes about her giving a new meaning to writing for living. So true!
Excellent rhymes in your quatrains.

 Comment Written 27-Mar-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Mar-2014

Thank you, w.j.

Comment from ProjectBluebook

Excellent

A concubine, what a lucky king, I wonder how many? The eyes attract me, stand out and is a bit mysterious looking. The purple color is fitting, a good choice. She must had wooed the king with her stories or was it her good looks that spellbound the king. Nice touch, be looking for your next post, wackydo

 Comment Written 27-Mar-2014

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reply by the author on 28-Mar-2014

Thank you, Wackydo.

reply by ProjectBluebook on 28-Mar-2014

My pleasure ...

Comment from Petriesan

Excellent

good luck in the contest.

are you referring to "scheherazade"?

maybe a typo?

nicely told story about what she did to remain among theliving

 Comment Written 27-Mar-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Mar-2014

I'm so glad you recognized her. I looked up the spelling, because I've seen it so many ways. and it's a translation from Persian. "Scheherazade" was indeed the spelling adopted by the English novelist who made the story famous in the West. However it seems a closer approximation to spell it "Scherzad." So I went with a spelling I liked. :) Thank you for the review, Petriesan.

reply by Petriesan on 27-Mar-2014

Ok. Never thought about how it came to be in english. Cool

Comment from Irish Rain

Excellent

I love this, I wish I had a six for you! What a delightful, imaginative entry for this contest! Writing for a living indeed! Blessings tonight!

 Comment Written 26-Mar-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Mar-2014

Thank you, justjo!

Comment from Misrael

Excellent

That was a very different kind of poem and a rather sad one as well. But that sort of thing did happen when a woman didn't have boys or in some way did not please her husband. Sad but good read. Keep on writing.

 Comment Written 26-Mar-2014

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reply by the author on 26-Mar-2014

Actually a happy ending, Misrael! The supposed story is that the King's wife cheated on him, and so he took revenge by marrying a virgin every night and then killing them after making love to them (love? hmmmmm... maybe that's not the appropriate euphemism, huh?) Schezarade was the one who won him over and convinced him true love was possible again. Still, wouldn't wanna be,married to someone so obviously mentally unstable, but it did save her life.

Comment from c_lucas

Excellent

This is very well written with a smooth flow of words, making for a very good read. There is very good imagery and descriptive scheme.

 Comment Written 26-Mar-2014

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reply by the author on 26-Mar-2014

Thanks, c_lucas.

reply by c_lucas on 26-Mar-2014

You're welcome.

Comment from Ritsal

Excellent

First, do you mean: Scheherazade?

Sounds like a pretty smart gal. Should be writing for a living. Ha. Good luck in the contest!

Best wishes,
Rita

 Comment Written 26-Mar-2014

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reply by the author on 26-Mar-2014

Yes, Scheherazade. I've seen so many different spellings, I finally gave up trying to choose which to use! :) "Scheherazade" I believe was the choice spelling of the British author who wrote 1001 Arabian Nights, and so is the one most often used.