No Expectation Of Reward Comments

Loved this excellent story poem. The Big Boss of The Universe and the Poet, Darwin Dix….And the poem…..

so good I read it twice.

........great write...and congratulations on member poem! ★

Oh, goody! There are more poems to read by this delightful easy-writer! ! ! I am off to indulge myself in this man's wit and charm!

Very entertaining and imaginative! A good choice for poem of the day!

An important moment well captured in these lines

Poetry book getting published is a great feat for a poet! The message will surely enlighten all aspiring to be a great poet!

Great poem, conveys beautifully the joys and tribulations of writers and poets who keep writing for the sake of it, without expectation of any reward...

Charles, Inside us all dwells a need to have validation from the universe. Here, so well-expressed and with such compassion for our humanity, you should be proud. All the best, Hugh

This is great charles, continuing your excellent theme of introducing charaters that speak for us all. You illustrate well that feeling of the first published work; the limited fame and the lack of fiscal reward, overshadoiwed by the actuality of the work in print. These people, with all their weakness speak volumes to us: almost suggesting that there is a uniformity to human behaviot. I like the way that this is couche in the dialect of the characters. In line 3 you start it with the word 'like' when it would have been proper to have used 'as'. proper, that is, according to the laws of the English language, which sometime enters into revolt, from the mouths of those using it. Also, and this is such a petty detail, you put the readership of the magazines at 48, then later you describe speech as being like a Bach Pastoral. Was this deliberate, I wonder?

a fitting Reward! the pen mightier than the admin's sword and indeed a hairy tale - teachers and poets too often fail -chuck

Wonderful. I love a good story, and I'm getting quite hooked on yours these days.

Excellent, Charles - you DO know how to tell a story and I enjoy each and every one. Warmest regards, CJ