Saturday, April 28, 2018

Like An Ember Comments

Rating: 5.0

Let me burn somewhere deep in your heart
Like a live ember buried in the ashes of our past.
Let my heat rekindle the passions of your youth
When middle age weighs you down with its ugly truths.
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Suzanne Hayasaki
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Glen Kappy 29 April 2018

Hey, Suzanne! First a heads up—PH has not been notifying me when you respond to my comments—which is a drag because I value the give and take, the learning, of conversation about the craft of poetry. You are one of a few I’ve found in PH with an excellent command of English and consistentcy in your craft. This poem makes me think back on past loves which I rarely write about because I mostly want to focus on the one I have now and because I regret my selfishness in the ones past. -Glen

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Dr Antony Theodore 28 April 2018

I, too, carry you within me Like a splinter hidden beneath my skin. I remember how high we climbed And how I fell as I watched you fly.....sweet memories and brooding over the past..... thank u dear poetess. tony

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Bernard F. Asuncion 28 April 2018

Dear Suzanne, such a well penned poem filled with love...10++++

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Suzanne Hayasaki 28 April 2018

Thank you for your kind comment Bernard!

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Menomonee Falls, WI, USA
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