A Familiar Letter Comments

Congratulations to his beloved family in the USA. Hoorray for these Twenty stanzas full of humor, honesty and bit sarcasm (based on his great gift of writing)

This is a great poesy poem that tells how to be creative and how to be inspired.

.Although a talented student, the young Holmes was often admonished by his teachers for his talkative nature and habit of reading stories during school hours.5 Stars full for the Modern Poem Of The Day!

The young Holmes began to compose and recite his own verse. His first recorded poem, which was copied down by his father, was written when he was 13

In any case these 20 stanzas are a fact that he is very talented, he could study all subjects and he will certainly have success, such a greatest gift for all things, I cite here a note:

Brilliant poem of an almost genius in words for all things, he graduated as a medical honourable person and a fervent admiration for words, he could tell very long and the longest conversations held

You too can write and do great works hey they have the same alphabwt at their disposal. I agree but as somwone that tries to write poetey is not so easy. I cant make it like a l hughes

Very inspirational

Insightful and nicely articuated with conviction.........

A well craftted poem beautifully expressed. Great imagery.

Beautiful

amazing piece of artistry

Well, I ordinarily don't care much for the Fireside poets. Traditional rhyming poems like this usually irritate me. Poems this long I expect to tell a story or have a gripping appeal. From all I've read about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., his father was not a very admirable man or likable father. But, in spite of all this, I must admit this is delightful. I can't understand why we weren't given this in all those American literature anthologies that were foisted upon us with most of the words never to so clever, humorous, appealing, even inspiring in its own way. I wish it had a more appropriate title; maybe, more intriguing or connotative or indicative of the content and tone of the poem: I might have suggested The Rhyming Tarantula.

I might be posting twice here. Sorry, I didn't know I had to create an account first. Is there a place online that I can read about who Sybil was in A Familiar Letter?

beautifully written love the rhyming and definitely will read a second time.. :)

Long but enjoyable poetic definition of poetry.A lot inspiration lies in this masterpiece for he who aspires for poetic glory.

Move like Jagger of the Rolling Stones? No thanks; I'd much rather rhyme, like Oliver Wendell Holmes.

it sounds like a grandpa talking to his beloved about haves, have nots, do's and don'ts of writing. very truthful in way so pipe it yourself it gives something to smile for cold morning. where's that rhyming tarantula that bit me? lol

great poem. i like it very much.

This is a very inspiring poem, as I see, for new poets. It is definitely one of the best poems ever to be self made. But I think it might be a little too long.....