Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Beauty Of Senility Comments

Rating: 5.0

Age is just a state of mind
And this we know for sure -
It isn't like some rare disease
For which there is no cure;
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Linda Ori
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Barry Van Allen 29 March 2007

Linda, I completely disagree ... but, could you repeat that please ... - - - what was beautiful?

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Gregory Gunn 12 March 2007

Ah, the playful Ms. Ori in action. Darn near peed myself laughing. Oh. oh...loss of bladder control; another sign of getting older. A terse, comical little corker. Top drawer material, to be sure. How about giving us Part II; it would no doubt be most welcome. Cheers, Greg

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Jerry Hughes 10 March 2007

...Hello? To whom am I speaking. It is? Hello, who are you...

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Alison Cassidy 12 July 2006

Linda, Yes, Age is just a state of mind. Hurray! Let's break all the mirrors! Very clever poem. I enjoyed it. love, Allie XXX

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DON'T KNOW 'BOUT YOUR CASH FLOW, LINDA, ..BUT YA WOULDN'T SEE ANY GOLD IN MY MOUTH, IF I LIVED 200 YRS..........GREAT WRITE...! BUT LETS TRY & KEEP THE TEETH, OK? .....FRANK OH, YES, ...A TEN FOR TH' PRICE O' GOLD! ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''~F. J. R.~'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

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Jerry Hughes 15 April 2006

Linda, you summed it up in the very first line, 'age is just a state of mind.'

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Daniel Tyler 15 April 2006

Very Betjemanesque, he wrote a very different but equally as good poem called 'Senex' about getting old. Your poem is super, witty rhyming and a clean lyrical rhythm.

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Charles M Moore 12 April 2006

Brilliant, one of your best by far, flow is good and words concise, well done.

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Con Nie 11 April 2006

Good poem on aging. Just for some added hope - I had a man in my Creative Writing class who was 96 and sharp as a tack. So we all have hope that it can be that way with us, too. Take care. Sincerely, Connie Webb

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