Clothespins Comments

Well-written poem about a very touching matter. Congrats'...Well deserved!

Indeed! Thoughtful piece of work. I agree with the psychology of thy mind. Congratulations.

so very beautiful and touching..

I almost lost myself to this disease......and in these lines and poetry... I realize how my family must feel

This is just amazing Jim... i particularly looove the lines, I know we own a debt to our parents, But we pay it to our kids. It's like being at an auction Where no one gets to bid. How true! Congrats once again!

how sad to watch your Mom wither away with that debilitating disease.At least you have good memories of your childhood.Always have hope for tomorrow's brighter day...lovely poem and congratulations on your win..

This is a wonderful poem. It gives detail experience of a mother- child relationship. Very emotional

A heartbreaking story sewed into a beautiful poem. Congratulations on your win.

A lovely story. Well expressed. Loved how you close this art. Simply wonderful. Very creative. Thank you. And congratulations.

such a beauty a story we all live a sure fire winner for originality how you set the poem day by day regards

amazing poem Jim....................so true that we always owe to our parents, but we pay it our kids.............its hard for us to be there with them throughout, but they were always there for us...............Lifes a game, which each one of us play, things like this are beyond our control, which we have to pay. ALSO HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR BEING A RUNNER UP IN THE PH CONTEST. This poem deserves a superior place.

Truly a phenomenal write using clothespin as the center of the story yet telling a compelling story about this dreadful disease that robbed your mother mentally and physically. Took a lot of courage to tell it I am sure. Congratulations on your win. It was well deserved. The best always.

an amazing poem you composed. It reminds me the novel In Search of Lost Time written by Marcel Proust. The role of memory is central to the novel and your poem. A great idea and a great Result.

Congrats Jim, that is a wonderful poem. I truly recognise the helplessness we all went through (my father succumbed of it recently) The best we can do perhaps is accept and be there anyhow as often as we can And yet it is so tough... it is such a horrible disease!

Our debts to parents will always be unpaid Too little time left before we realize its too late So now in this moment hug them before they are laid In some quiet place deep down according to their fate.... Very touching poem with several beautiful intense lines and this poem should have been first. Welcome all ye poets to my page too.

Such a wonderful poem...reminds me of my own mother...

Congrtats on winning. I've read first time this poem and am greatly inspired by it.

The best doesn't always win. This is incredible story.

This is a wonderful poem that touches every heart that reads it. I gave it an 'excellent' while voting. Jim, with only one poem posted to this forum, you are almost on the top. Do you know your potentials? Please keep writing... you have many more laurels to earn. Congratulations on winning the honors, and congratulations on writing a masterpiece that will please many more readers in the days ahead.

congratulations! you owe me five bucks, right? okay, no one twisted my arm to vote for you. you owe me nothing. :)