Saturday, August 17, 2013

You And The Sun Comments

Rating: 5.0

The sun tiptoed around the room,
When it entered, I was unaware;
It looked for you on the bed, on the floor,
It was looking everywhere
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Lora Colon
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Bri Edwards 27 September 2020

" But I was laying there alone" argh! OH! i just started to read my almost-three year old comment, and i see i already touched on " laying" vs. " lying" . So many people 'misuse' tenses of " lie" and " lay" that i'm now beginning to feel i was taught improperly in school. Ha ha! bri :)

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Bri Edwards 15 December 2017

aren't you ashamed of yourself, ms.colon? But I was laying there alone..............laying there? ? ? ? come on. i thought you were a perfect poet (almost) ! well, i guess there CAN'T be two of us. at least some of the PH poets know the difference between using 'laying' and 'lying' in this case. or ARE YOU A HEN! ? i once digested an iron nail, but never, NEVER have i digested irony! (to be continued) ...........

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Khairul Ahsan 07 October 2013

A beautiful poem that remains in the readers' minds long after it has been read. The last stanza is priceless!

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Joseph Narusiewicz 04 October 2013

then i shall turn into the sun

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Shahzia Batool 30 August 2013

an arresting write...with the sun as the subordinate character in this story of bonding!

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Juan Olivarez 21 August 2013

Very lovely. Perfect rhymes.

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Valerie Dohren 19 August 2013

Lovely poem, a great metaphor.

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Pradip Chattopadhyay 18 August 2013

When you left the sun did follow, The rays of love, answering to your name! those are the words that make poetry reading worthwhile. it made my day, Lora.

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