Heart Crafted Poems - 2022
Viewing comments for Chapter 11 "A Writer's Lesson"Musings of an old man - 2022
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Comment from jake cosmos aller
very well done sonnet like non-sonnet or something. I like how it captures the essense of the writing life and the old fashioned looking back as well. I hope i will be as active as you are in a few years just turned 66.
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2022
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very well done sonnet like non-sonnet or something. I like how it captures the essense of the writing life and the old fashioned looking back as well. I hope i will be as active as you are in a few years just turned 66.
Comment Written 12-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2022
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Jake, I look forward to reading your offerings as time allows you to expand your creative work space. I'm 72 next month and grateful each and everyday to be able to explore the workings of poetry-making.
Comment from nomi338
Can there be any greater dismay than to realize after you have posted a work and started receiving reviews that this work is not only incomplete, but it is not nearly as good as you first thought it to be. Do you remove it and try to fix it? Do you edit on the fly? How do you respond to the negative comments as your reviewers question your choices? Indeed, one must exercise patience and discretion before posting their very next masterpiece.
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Can there be any greater dismay than to realize after you have posted a work and started receiving reviews that this work is not only incomplete, but it is not nearly as good as you first thought it to be. Do you remove it and try to fix it? Do you edit on the fly? How do you respond to the negative comments as your reviewers question your choices? Indeed, one must exercise patience and discretion before posting their very next masterpiece.
Comment Written 12-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2022
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Nomi, yes,so very well stated! It can be a painful expereince, but hopefully a really valueable one to just pause, sit with a work for a day and read it from the eyes of the receiver, again and again. Then polish it if needed.
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I always share with my wife and get her honest sometimes brutal assessment before I post a work. If AI fail to do this, I almost always live to regret it.
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Smiles - oh yes! our wives are our most honest critics...
Comment from dragonpoet
JLR,
This poem is almost a sonnet. It has a mixture of syllable count and it reminds us that poetry is an art. Like all physical arts, you have to use its tools carefully. But, it can be ruined it you try to hard.
Keep writing and stay heatlhy
Joan
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2022
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JLR,
This poem is almost a sonnet. It has a mixture of syllable count and it reminds us that poetry is an art. Like all physical arts, you have to use its tools carefully. But, it can be ruined it you try to hard.
Keep writing and stay heatlhy
Joan
Comment Written 11-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2022
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Joan, I apprecaite your review and comments.
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No problem, JLR.
Joan
Comment from Jeff Flaig
Well done. To me, it has always been the writer that survives the ages. You may have a few projects left by this person or that, but they never leave the important message as the writer.
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2022
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Well done. To me, it has always been the writer that survives the ages. You may have a few projects left by this person or that, but they never leave the important message as the writer.
Comment Written 11-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2022
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Yes, and are we not so very fortunate to capture history of the human condition passed down over the mellinia?
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yes
Comment from RGstar
Oh yes, oh yes...this is better than meets the eye. Superbly written with the art of poetry very much in focus.
Well chosen words superbly wielded like a lasso encircling all who read, if care to read with interest. A proper poem.
Well done...only wish I had more than five stars.
Have a good week my friend.
Best wishes.
RG
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2022
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Oh yes, oh yes...this is better than meets the eye. Superbly written with the art of poetry very much in focus.
Well chosen words superbly wielded like a lasso encircling all who read, if care to read with interest. A proper poem.
Well done...only wish I had more than five stars.
Have a good week my friend.
Best wishes.
RG
Comment Written 11-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2022
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RG, thanks very much! I hope your wintry weather is clearing up across the pond. Jim
Comment from Raul1
We all writers can't overthink of what to write, like for example of a Star Wars Quote, Try, there is no try. Do, there is only do.' Excellent work! Thank you for sharing!
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We all writers can't overthink of what to write, like for example of a Star Wars Quote, Try, there is no try. Do, there is only do.' Excellent work! Thank you for sharing!
Comment Written 11-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2022
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Raul, thank you! Enjoy your weekend.
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You're welcome and you too, my friend!
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
I love your richly worded poem filled with a message to use your pen and to not overthink, but write and never squander talent. You certainly are a lover of words, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
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I love your richly worded poem filled with a message to use your pen and to not overthink, but write and never squander talent. You certainly are a lover of words, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
Comment Written 11-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2022
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Dolly, here is hoping that your weekend is filled with majestic moments of awe! With great respect, Jim
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Thank you Jim for your best wishes, my weekend will be full of sunshine and I shall send some of it to you x x x
Comment from ESOSTINE
A very thoughtful and creative piece of poetry. Poetry is equally a creative art like the examples of sculpture and carving you mentioned in the work. I found the closing couplet more interesting. Don't force it, let the thoughts and feelings flow naturally. Well done, dear JLR.
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2022
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A very thoughtful and creative piece of poetry. Poetry is equally a creative art like the examples of sculpture and carving you mentioned in the work. I found the closing couplet more interesting. Don't force it, let the thoughts and feelings flow naturally. Well done, dear JLR.
Comment Written 11-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2022
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Thank you for stepping into my world.
Comment from Pam (respa)
-Very nice artwork and presentation, Jim.
-Thanks for the notes.
-I like your poem and some of the thoughts about writing.
-Effective imagery and rhyme.
-I like the opening verse that sets the tone and premise.
-The use of the sculptor as an example of creating art
is very good, and I like the first line of the following
stanza to prove your point.
-The message "be a lover of words" is a good one.
-A very good closing couplet, too.
-Well done!
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2022
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-Very nice artwork and presentation, Jim.
-Thanks for the notes.
-I like your poem and some of the thoughts about writing.
-Effective imagery and rhyme.
-I like the opening verse that sets the tone and premise.
-The use of the sculptor as an example of creating art
is very good, and I like the first line of the following
stanza to prove your point.
-The message "be a lover of words" is a good one.
-A very good closing couplet, too.
-Well done!
Comment Written 11-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2022
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Thanks so much!
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You are welcome.
Comment from Thatguypk
Any poetry that recognizes the art that is involved in creating good written work is well worth reading, and this piece from you is excellent. It irks me somewhat when people scoff at the idea of a writer being an artist, and there are many who do, and who suggest that maybe I should get a real job. I do actually have a real job, but when people ask, I say I'm a writer because that takes up more of my time than the job. Thanks for your time, and for your excellent piece of art! :-)
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2022
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Any poetry that recognizes the art that is involved in creating good written work is well worth reading, and this piece from you is excellent. It irks me somewhat when people scoff at the idea of a writer being an artist, and there are many who do, and who suggest that maybe I should get a real job. I do actually have a real job, but when people ask, I say I'm a writer because that takes up more of my time than the job. Thanks for your time, and for your excellent piece of art! :-)
Comment Written 11-Feb-2022
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2022
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PK, thank you for your validating words! Writer on, master creator ...