A three line poem
for the contest51 total reviews
Comment from Enoima Okon
This is an experience expressed in words. You have spelt out the stages in human life; older, wiser and less heard. I love your writing skills, well done.
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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This is an experience expressed in words. You have spelt out the stages in human life; older, wiser and less heard. I love your writing skills, well done.
Comment Written 27-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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Many thanks for your review, Enoima. Much appreciated. All good wishes, Tony.
Comment from dragonpoet
Tony,
This three line poem is true in some cases. Some poeple are listend to their whole life as in Mother Teresa. We all feel like this sometimes. Maybe it is because people get to lazy to listen. Writers are heard through what they write.
Congrats on placing second in the contest.
Keep writing
Joan
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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Tony,
This three line poem is true in some cases. Some poeple are listend to their whole life as in Mother Teresa. We all feel like this sometimes. Maybe it is because people get to lazy to listen. Writers are heard through what they write.
Congrats on placing second in the contest.
Keep writing
Joan
Comment Written 27-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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Thanks very much for your review and congratulations, Joan. Much appreciated, Tony.
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Don't mention it, Tony.
Keep healthy
Joan
Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)
This is excellent. Sorry I missed it earlier - things are complicated at the moment.
If you could have removed the word get (one of the most misunderstood in the English laguage-grow would have done well here) I would have given it a hundred stars
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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This is excellent. Sorry I missed it earlier - things are complicated at the moment.
If you could have removed the word get (one of the most misunderstood in the English laguage-grow would have done well here) I would have given it a hundred stars
Comment Written 26-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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Good suggestion, Katherine. I've adopted it. Many thanks. All good wishes, Tony
Comment from Gypsymooncat
I reckon this is so very clever, and relevant to those of us who are getting older and becoming invisible. You'd think that wisdom of years would be valued, but if it comes from an "oldie" it is largely ignored.
Oh well. We should all just fly to Spain with our tuckshop arms and be done with it. Maybe not Spain though, considering the current corona issues...what's happening in Japan then? We'll fly there instead.
Anyhoo, loved your entry, and how you dropped the font size down in your last line to emphasise, conversely, what that last line said. Congrats on second place!
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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I reckon this is so very clever, and relevant to those of us who are getting older and becoming invisible. You'd think that wisdom of years would be valued, but if it comes from an "oldie" it is largely ignored.
Oh well. We should all just fly to Spain with our tuckshop arms and be done with it. Maybe not Spain though, considering the current corona issues...what's happening in Japan then? We'll fly there instead.
Anyhoo, loved your entry, and how you dropped the font size down in your last line to emphasise, conversely, what that last line said. Congrats on second place!
Comment Written 26-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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Thanks very much for your review and congratulations, Gypsymooncat. Much appreciated, Tony.
Comment from Raffaelina Lowcock
How true. Just when you get it right, no one is interested. While we grow wiser we are overlooked for advice. The recognition of wisdom is lost because it is hard for others to fathom that we are aware of the evolution that has taken place during our lifetime. We can't even say, "Their loss is our gain."
reply by the author on 22-Mar-2020
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How true. Just when you get it right, no one is interested. While we grow wiser we are overlooked for advice. The recognition of wisdom is lost because it is hard for others to fathom that we are aware of the evolution that has taken place during our lifetime. We can't even say, "Their loss is our gain."
Comment Written 21-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 22-Mar-2020
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Thank you for your review, Raffaelina. Very much appreciated. Take care and stay well. All good wishes, Tony
Comment from harmony13
The author's words are clear, creative and state a message. The reader
pondered on the words of this poem. The first two lines flow and connect
well the last line says it all. Be well and stay safe........
reply by the author on 22-Mar-2020
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The author's words are clear, creative and state a message. The reader
pondered on the words of this poem. The first two lines flow and connect
well the last line says it all. Be well and stay safe........
Comment Written 21-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 22-Mar-2020
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Thank you for your review, harmony13. Very much appreciated. Take care and stay well. All good wishes, Tony
Comment from A. Willow Bends
Wow! I can totally relate to this one. Love the overall effect with the visual, but your words are SO very true. Love the formatting also, that the last line is smaller. Conveys visually what you are saying. This is a really neat piece. I would frame this and hang it where everyone sees it.
THIS, in my opinion is a marketable piece.
Great job.
Wendy
reply by the author on 22-Mar-2020
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Wow! I can totally relate to this one. Love the overall effect with the visual, but your words are SO very true. Love the formatting also, that the last line is smaller. Conveys visually what you are saying. This is a really neat piece. I would frame this and hang it where everyone sees it.
THIS, in my opinion is a marketable piece.
Great job.
Wendy
Comment Written 21-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 22-Mar-2020
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Thank you for your review, Wendy. Very much appreciated. Take care and stay well. All good wishes, Tony
Comment from Elizabeth Emerald
Whimsical and witty. Well done in three lines--nice touch with the font reduction. Glad to have you back, Tony--thought you were going on long-term leave to wrap up your book. Cheers. LIZ
Back to congratulate! A prize well-deserved. You have, at last, been heard. Cheers. LIZ
reply by the author on 22-Mar-2020
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Whimsical and witty. Well done in three lines--nice touch with the font reduction. Glad to have you back, Tony--thought you were going on long-term leave to wrap up your book. Cheers. LIZ
Back to congratulate! A prize well-deserved. You have, at last, been heard. Cheers. LIZ
Comment Written 20-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 22-Mar-2020
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Thank you for your review, Elizabeth. Very much appreciated. Take care and stay well. Most of my time is taken up with editing, but not quite all of it! All good wishes, Tony
Comment from Sharon Haiste
I think this is a good entry for the 3 Line Poetry contest.
This short piece tells of the wisdom that comes with age.
Well done and I wish you good luck with the contest.
Sharon
reply by the author on 20-Mar-2020
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I think this is a good entry for the 3 Line Poetry contest.
This short piece tells of the wisdom that comes with age.
Well done and I wish you good luck with the contest.
Sharon
Comment Written 20-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 20-Mar-2020
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Many thanks for your review, Sharon. Appreciated!
All good wishes,
Tony
Comment from Gail Denham
And that's the truth - too sad - no one believes in experience it seems as if - they ignore the wisdom of the aged - and that's too bad cuz we've lived through what they're facing. We could share.
Good poem.
reply by the author on 20-Mar-2020
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And that's the truth - too sad - no one believes in experience it seems as if - they ignore the wisdom of the aged - and that's too bad cuz we've lived through what they're facing. We could share.
Good poem.
Comment Written 20-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 20-Mar-2020
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Many thanks for your review, Gail. Appreciated!
All good wishes,
Tony