Thursday, January 1, 2004

Envy Comments

Rating: 3.7

He was the first always: Fortune
Shone bright in his face.
I fought for years; with no effort
He conquered the place:
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Adelaide Anne Procter
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Kim Barney 12 November 2015

Very nice poem except for the typo on line five: my feet were all beeding I'm sure that should be my feet were all BLEEDING.

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Adeline Foster 12 November 2015

Now, that was cute. Surprise sending. Trymine _ If Only _ Adeline

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Susan Williams 12 November 2015

I can only hope this was not autobiographical - what a waste her short life would have been. Absolutely top-notch comments below on this poem

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Leloudia Migdali 12 November 2015

Envy! Seeing it everywhere around! What a pity for people! Great poem!

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Ratnakar Mandlik 12 November 2015

Envy is one of the six vices God had embedded in human, His off spring, to keep his feet on ground and to make him realize that he can not compete with his Creator, in spite of intellect given by Him to human. Very nicely elaborated. Thanks for sharing.10+++

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Neran Sati 12 November 2015

So nicely penned a common obstacle.. one of those that prompted me to scratch How To Stay Happy? : -)

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M Asim Nehal 12 November 2015

Oh this was so wonderfully written poem with satire in it....We all Envy in human form.........100++

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Seema Jayaraman 12 November 2015

Envy.. can be so debilitating.. but being human one cant help compare especially some one next to you gets all the advantages that destiny can shower and you are left comparing all through your life.. thanks for sharing.

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* Sunprincess * 02 June 2014

...........truly this is a great write....and envy is the perfect title...enjoyed..

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