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 | Simply Rain  [E] Drift from a gray sky to a rainbow, in this stormy poem.  |
| (5.0)  HAPPY 23rd WDC ACCOUNT ANNIVERSARY FROM "Anniversary Reviews"  Hello, Maryann, aka mhicks! INITIAL IMPRESSION / OVERVIEW:  I enjoyed reading your "Simply Rain" poem every time I read it, including today. Your writing kept me riveted and I read straight through to the end.MORE DETAILED FEEDBACK:  Happy Writing.Com Anniversary day and month! I read this "Simply Rain" poem of yours sometime in the past and enjoyed it, but didn't have time to review it right then, so I flagged it for an anniversary review (meaning I saved the link to it in a special "April" file.  ). I hope you enjoy this review as a celebration of your time here and find the review uplifting and encouraging. It is meant to be honest and respectful, in accordance with WDC guidelines. I wish every rainstorm ended in a lovely rainbow, but I guess the rareness makes them more special. Your poem reminded me of those rare, yet delightful occasions. Your poem was full of a variety of rainstorm images. I found it beautiful and fun to read, and enjoyed it each time that I read it. You managed to convey a lot of information with an economy of words in this lovely yet concise poem. I thought the rhyme scheme added to the dramatic and stormy feeling of your poem. My favorite rhyme was the "rumbles / tumbles" one in the third stanza. I wondered if this poem was written for any particular contest or challenge here. Your fun wavy name image in the thumbnail picture was a nice addition to your "Simply Rain" poem. I felt like the flowers made the letters in your name look wavy, like water. I didn't notice any spelling or grammatical mistakes (or mistakes of any kind) in your "Simply Rain" poem. Your use of a blue font added to the watery imagery in your poem. I thought the nature, action / adventure, and fantasy genres you selected for this poem were appropriate matches for it.IDEAS TO MAKE YOUR PIECE STRONGER: In the spirit of helpfulness, and because of the requirements of a new reviewing challenge I joined recently, I have some little suggestions to make your piece stronger. If you're interested in some constructive criticism, read on. But if you aren't, no worries. Just know that I enjoyed your piece and move on to the next section. Still reading? You're brave! Yay for you!  It's always nice for me as a reader to have the poetry form and line count listed below the poem, perhaps in a "notes" section. I don't know how long it took me to start doing that, but once I did, readers responded favorably. So I'd recommend adding that information beneath your poem. You might consider enlarging the font size of the poem's body. With the lighter blue color, which is great symbolically, it is a little harder to read, so it'd be a little easier to read with a larger font size. As with any review, please take what serves you and release or ignore what doesn't. CONCLUSION:  I enjoyed reading your "Simply Rain" poem, and it brought back some nice memories of seeing rainbows after rainstorms. Thank you for sharing your time, creativity, heart, experiences, and writing with the Writing.Com community! Once again, happy anniversary day and month! I hope the year ahead is filled with blessings and joy for you!May love, joy and peace be yours in abundance! PWheeler   A SuperPower Reviewers Choice review!  Positive Hearts  A Review from: "Invalid Item"  The B.E.A.R. Fund  ROAR   My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .
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You responded to this review 04/17/2025 @ 1:16pm EDT