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A Love That Wasn't

when love jumps out of the window...

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Comment from country ranch writer
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Nice picture for the work up for your poem. Sometimes relationships end up going nowhere. It just wasn't meant to be for some reason or another.

 Comment Written 12-Dec-2018


reply by the author on 29-Jun-2020
    Thanks for the five stars. Pardon for more than a year delayed reply. I have stopped writing in this site for more than a year. God bless.
reply by country ranch writer on 29-Jun-2020
    Where you you been writing besides here?😖
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2020
    I just stopped writing and focused on homely, mundane things.
reply by country ranch writer on 01-Jul-2020
    💩😷😷😷😷😷😷stick wound on FS okay
reply by country ranch writer on 01-Jul-2020
    💩😷😷😷😷😷😷stick wound on FS okay
Comment from McMurry903
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Strong Imagery in 5-7-5 format. An all too common sad tale brought forth vividly in this piece. Good choice of photo to accompany. Good luck in the contest.
I enjoyed!
-Brian

 Comment Written 12-Dec-2018


reply by the author on 29-Jun-2020
    I have been absent for more than a year in this site hence my very delayed reply. Thanks a lot for the five stars.
Comment from WildWithWords
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Short and very sad, Nassus.

Two lost dreams I would identify as the loss of a yearned-for unending love (from Line 1) plus the failure of a husband to live up to expectations held by his woman (from Line 2 and the lack of a goodbye kiss).

Unless the word "unborn" has specific relevance/importance to you I'd suggest you consider one change....

lukewarm thoughts of love
his goodbye kiss forgotten
two dreams UNFULFILLED

Just a thought.

Bill (WildWithWords)




 Comment Written 11-Dec-2018


reply by the author on 29-Jun-2020
    I have absent in this site for more than a year, hence my very delayed reply. Thanks a lot for the five stars.
Comment from zanya
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Yes and the terrible sadness that accompanies the loss of a potential aptly portrayed here especially in the tone of the 5-7-5 poem - a distinct sense of finale

 Comment Written 11-Dec-2018


reply by the author on 29-Jun-2020
    Been absent in this site for a year and a half hence my very delayed reply. Thanks for the five stars.
Comment from Helena Frances
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Great picture to express the quiet last breath of love--it doesn't always go out with a bang. Its exit caught me by surprise, but life gets better with new dreams:)
Good 5-7-5 format.


 Comment Written 11-Dec-2018


reply by the author on 29-Jun-2020
    Been absent in this site for a year and a half hence my very delayed reply. Thanks for the five stars.
reply by Helena Frances on 01-Jul-2020
    I'm irregular in my attendance, also-- nice chance to reread your entry
    --hope you've had 18 months of growth:)
    Peace!
Comment from Cindy McIntyre
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Hmmm...yes, that moment when "it's me and not you, really means it's 'us.'" I loved your use of the word lukewarm, and then the word choice, "dreams unborn." Very powerful way to describe a doomed love affair. Good luck in the 5-7-5 contest. You have a solid entry that is formatted nicely.

 Comment Written 11-Dec-2018


reply by the author on 29-Jun-2020
    Been absent in this site for a year and a half hence my very delayed reply. Thanks for the five stars.
Comment from LIJ Red
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Sometimes`wisdom overcomes lust and folly. Ah, a whole world of people and it really only takes one...takes some searching and a lot of false starts to get the results you need...excellent entry for the five /seven/five contest...

 Comment Written 11-Dec-2018


reply by the author on 29-Jun-2020
    Been absent in this site for a year and a half hence my very delayed reply. Thanks for the five stars.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
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If it stops before it starts then it saves a whole lot of heartache afterwards! Your words are poignant and clever, I wish you luck with the contest, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 11-Dec-2018


reply by the author on 29-Jun-2020
    Been absent in this site for a year and a half hence my very delayed reply. Thanks for the five stars.
Comment from Hugh McDowell
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Excellent. Lukewarm thought of love, great line. I wish I had thought of this. The forgotten goodbye kiss and the two dreams unborn complete this sad theme. Love becomes an afterthought. Not even a burning cinder but slightly warm piece of charcoal. Very well written and expressed. Hugh

 Comment Written 11-Dec-2018


reply by the author on 29-Jun-2020
    Been absent in this site for a year and a half hence my very delayed reply. Thanks for the five stars
Comment from Dean Kuch
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Yeah, ya got that right at least, Susan.
If a relationship becomes one-sided, for example (and most eventually do), then one or the other of the parties is gonna get hurt.
That's why I so often say that love is merely a myth, at least as it pertains to loving just one woman.
Friends with benefits--that's all I need.
Happy Holidays to you & yours,
~Dean

 Comment Written 11-Dec-2018


reply by the author on 29-Jun-2020
    Been absent in this site for a year and a half hence my very delayed reply. Thanks for the five stars.