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Wendy,The contrast of the raspy evergreens, the sparrow's scornand the gentle rain is dynamic! The harshness of the worldis so evident, and yet the cry for cleansing is answered bythe rain. Such...
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Another stunning piece you have a way of making a believer out of the reader - thank you Dinah
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This is so powerful Wendy. I can feel this woman's guilty feelings and longing for anonimity very strongly. Another for your overcrowded top ten:)
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Hi SarahSo glad you could detect or feel the duality of this scene and this character. It is an ancient scene and an ancient characterization of "The Adulteress". Naturally, she is hated and shamed by...
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Beautifully written, Wendy. The opening of this one has for me overtones of the biblical story of the woman taken in adultery, although in this case the stones are metaphorical, and flung by the...
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Wendy, How deeply you become your characters! How richly you weave their emotions/feelings into the tapestry of your art! How fortunate to share the wisdom and incredible richness of your poems! "The...
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Hi LizI thank you so very much for this incredible insight and review of my small poem, here. You have captured what I was intending to seen, implied and felt. And that impression you have of the...
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Wendy, this scene is as old as mankind. We read ancient documents and find that it was a problem even then. People can be so cruel to other people. We know right from wrong and yet the temptation is...
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Wendy. a powerful poem that bares the woman, her tormented feelings, her sense of guilt and alienation, and finally her reasoning that just maybe, the 'soft mercy of rain' will cleanse her as much as...
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The woman's inner thoughts and feelings, her anquish, are translated perfectly Wendy. Another powerful poem from your able pen. It does of course, take two to tango.
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Hi Jared Always good hearing from you! I am glad you enjoyed this piece and I , in return, enjoyed that bit of information about the "ladies' of the evening" shopping day in an old town in Arizona....
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Wendy, Some great images, etc. Per the course. What I like about this one especially is the implicit, the lack of story or narrative. I like that touch. MSS
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Hi everyone, I decided to enhance the poem abit, a little art working. Since this is indicatiave of older times and older script, I wanted to give it that look on anitque parchement with sketched in...
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Hi Mark So glad you enjoyed this and thanks for commenting on this poem. I wanted the details to be illusive and for more of the intenstiy/emotional angst to come through. Thanks so much for stopping...
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I didn't think it possible to improve on this poem Wendy but with the beautiful artwork it is enhanced. Quite lovely!
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Wendy, I like the enhancement! This points out that this is an old old theme. the first one I recall happened in Genesis with Tamar taking the inititive to get a child. Obviously, Judah recognized her...
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Wendy A cry for cleansing the soft mercy of rain 9 words that blew me away enjoyed much deb
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Dear Jean, Deb and Jared I am glad you enjoyed the added artwork. I love this collage of reflection and image by Hungarian artist, Casaba Markus. His themes are oriented toward, The Renaissance period...
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