*mose And Bonnie Lee Comments

Dear Mr. Clark, Your writing echoes in the lifestyle you have lived here in Arkansas. I, too, reside in Arkansas and your lines and rythms resonate in the shadows of my past, also! You are very gifted and I thouroughly enjoy your art! 'To him all good things-trout as well as eternal salvation-come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy.' <.

You are an amazing story teller and fantastically skilled poet thoroughly enjoyed this poem. A great 10! SG

Oh my this was so wonderful I just wished it was longer.I live in Indiana but my oldest son lives in Jacksonville and works in North Little Rock we visited with him in 2000 and he took us to the Ozark mountains.As I read this I could visualize it.Thanks for sharing great job

A passionate reflection of mutual love and affection!

This wonderful poem is unquestionalby one of the greatest story-poems I have had the privilege to read, Richard. It was reminiscent of many of the great poets of the past, most notably Robert W. Service. From it's first words it held the reader's attention rapt in this remarkable story. The superb effort you put into this beautiful and appealing poem is greatly appreciated by this reader. Someone commented that this poem shouldn't end, that it was poetry of the soul. All that it was, and more. It captured the spirit and values of a vanishing frontier that can only be found in extraordinary poems like this one. Carl.

Awesome....its rhythm and flow were so capturing that it shouldn't end...it captured my being....really poetry of the soul. CP

What a remarkably well-told story, great work this! A 10

your backwoods style is very refreshing on a site where most poems are centered around love relationships thanks