Thursday, December 11, 2008

A Winter Wedding. Comments

Rating: 5.0

Everyone knew we were heading for snow.
Lowering banks of menacing clouds trying
To threaten cold wedding guests told us so.
You and I cuddled close. I was crying.
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Fay Slimm
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Sylvaonyema Uba 26 April 2018

...your life ...your wife A good concluding couplet. Nice style. Sylva

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Very true I like the first line everyone knew we were heading for snow.. Its sweet and nice to warn us... Thanks for sharing KRISTA

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Ken E Hall 25 December 2008

What a luvli thought to write this poem of 'At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them' Lest we forget-- millions of dead, millions of widows- written with deep thought the reader can feel it. Nuff said 11 out of 10, kind regards Ken e

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Bob Gibson 24 December 2008

A beautiful moving poem Fay! my mind see's that lion on Lyles treacle tin, and the inscription: out of the strong comes sweetness: Your son!

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Alison Cassidy 23 December 2008

It's almost unbearable to contemplate - losing one's husband after such a tiny time. Your poem captures with great skill, the the agony of separation and the joy of continuance in the genes of a next generation. A very moving poem. love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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Sathyanarayana M V S 23 December 2008

Great passionate expression Fay

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'After a night of passionate rapture' - this did it for me.. Lovely piece. Leslie

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~ Jon London ~ 20 December 2008

Wonderfully expressed piece Fay, you paint a vision that is only found within fine poets as yourself.....This is a sad write, but so full of hope...that it makes this poem even more beautiful.......thanks for this 10 from me Jon

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Ron Flowers 19 December 2008

Sad, but full of hope. You've earned a 10 with this beautiful poem. Regards Ron

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Scott Austin 18 December 2008

This is a very loving piece of work you have written in dedication to all those war widows, Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. Scott

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Sandra Fowler 17 December 2008

Beautifully composed. In this nostalgic poem, winter becomes a metaphor for good-bye. Exquisite.Fay. One of your very best. Love, SandraX

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This was a wonderful poem i liked how you wrote it and you're ending was great...= :) KRISTA

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Bob Blackwell 16 December 2008

Fay, The is a wonderful tribute, beautiful too. Bob

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Sid John Gardner. 14 December 2008

A beautiful and deeply moving tribute to someone very very special...Respectfully, Sid.

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Robert Howard 12 December 2008

Oh my God! I had no idea where this was headed. This is one of the most powerful poems I have read.

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Fay Slimm

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