Comment from nancyjam

Excellent

I can sure relate to this one. What an imaginative way to describe the emptiness
writer's sometimes feel when inspiration doesn't come.
Beautiful metaphors, great word choice and a hopeful, "inspiring" conclusion.
Nancy

 Comment Written 19-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Feb-2015

Thanks for the kind review. glad you liked it.

Comment from ravenblack

Excellent

Oh yes, the curtain rising on the theater of the mind, the muse free and clear and blocked no more. I do not think that there is a better definition of resurrection.

 Comment Written 18-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Feb-2015

thanks for he great review.

Comment from Joan E.

Excellent

I admired your free verse about the sense of rebirth from writing. The "curtain" and 'ironing" metaphors are compelling and your bits of alliteration are appealing. Best wishes in the contest- Joan

 Comment Written 18-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Feb-2015

Thanks for reviewing. have a good weekend

Comment from Spitfire

Excellent

Good use of metaphor comparing the efforts of a poet to that of a stage director bringing a old play back to life. An award is given every year to the best "resurrection" of the year. Of course, for me, it suggests how long a writer spends on a rough draft then sets is aside to cool before going back to "iron out the wrinkles"( I love that.) Well done, Dallas.

 Comment Written 17-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Feb-2015

thanks for the great review.

Comment from Domino 2

Excellent

Thanks for entering, Dallas.

Top free verse filled with imaginative metaphors and other poetic devices.

No padding in these terse and very well compiled and poetic lines, with excellent use of vocabulary.

Good luck and best wishes, Ray xx

 Comment Written 17-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Feb-2015

Thanks for the great review.

Comment from Tatarka2

Excellent

You have captured the poet's dilemna and experience in just a few well-chosen words here. I especially love the first stanza. It says so much. I also liked the alliteration in the last stanza. Well done.

 Comment Written 17-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Feb-2015

Thank you for the kind review.

Comment from donaldcolson

Exceptional

Very good work which should be quite suitable for contest. A good description of struggles and angst of the writer. don

 Comment Written 16-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Feb-2015

Thanks for the great review, Don, and for the bonus six

Comment from Deborah Marie

Excellent

Nice free verse contest entry. Wonderful use of descriptive words for impressive imagery. Love the beginning and ending line of your poem. Keep 'em coming and good luck. God Bless, Deb

 Comment Written 16-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Feb-2015

Thanks for the great review.

Comment from sgalletti

Excellent

Hi Dallas! It is great to see so many poets who entered this contest actually using poetic devices in addition to communicating their words through imagery and metaphor - as you do here. Well done! I do believe the rules allow for apostrophes to show possession, so you may want to consider adding one to "poets" - "poet's". I'll leave that up to you. Good luck in the contest. Sue

 Comment Written 16-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Feb-2015

Thanks for the review and the heads up.

Comment from Kellytr

Excellent

Dallas01, I think this is a superb entry in the free verse contest. You lead us through this story, which has a ring of familiarity about it for all writers, with exceptional imagery - from shrouded inspiration, to languishing inspiration, to re-emerging inspiration. Thanks for sharing - it's wonderful. Cheers, Kelly

 Comment Written 16-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Feb-2015

Thank you for the uplifting review.