This is excellent writing. It is clear, concise, and flows logically from point to point. Each of those points is clear and well-developed. Each is supported by background and facts used in such a way as to prove it logically against other reasonable assumptions.

         I find the content to be fascinating. I too, have had a couple of favourite vehicles. Having read this article, I now want a Lada. I've long heard that many sturdy and stylish vehicles are produced in Poland, but I'd never heard about any specific models. The Lada sounds great, but unfortunately, it's highly unlikely that any exist in this country.
         In my humble opinion, the fault of the rear-end accident lies mostly with the driver who struck the author's car. Part of driving is to watch other drivers and their vehicles for signals including directional signals, brake lights, speed changes, and even the position of the other driver's head. That makes it incumbent upon each driver to position themself and their vehicle in such a way as to be able to see the necessary signals. The Lada doesn't seem to be a particularly low-set vehicle, and in any case, the driver who was following was doing so too closely if she could not see the signals of the author's car. In this country, "Following too closely" is a ticketable offense and is often used to determine responsibility for the accident. Well, that's my two cents worth about the rear-end incident.
         This reviewer concurs with the author's assessment of modern cars as being "...computers on wheels..." The designs are intended solely to prevent vehicle owners from self-servicing their vehicles by making repairs as difficult as possible for non-professional mechanics. Vehicle computers frequently require servicing only at the manufacturer's designated service centers. So, this reviewer perfectly understands the author's beliefs and is sympathetic with same.

         Truly, this is not a short story. Neither is it metric poetry. The rhythmic devices move in flows like ocean tides rather than waves on which rhymes float and bob.
         It is driven by a passionate current of language which is the principle characteristic of poetry. Neither prose nor poetry nor even a blend of the two, it is wonderfully and uniquely beautiful. As is the tale it relates. Still, it is not a ballad. It is a tale of existence and of life.
         Were I to receive such an epistle as this, I would sit and weep quietly at its emotional beauty. Thereafter, I would repeatedly peer into its depths.

         In all honesty, going by the title alone I expected this item to be similar to the cutesy, cartoon couple which was popular during my earlier years. I still enjoy seeing those "Love is..." cartoons, which I consider forerunners of 'memes'.
         I was pleasantly surprised to find here something refreshingly different.
         This writer has given a concise but creatively worded statement of her view of love in many of its manifestations. This is a beautiful and personal view of love.
         The first verse is my favourite. Love, especially new love is usually ardent and "rushing." As it rushes, it does indeed smooth the edges of jagged rocks into polished stones. Love can smooth addiction into cure, indifference into devotion, divisiveness into unity, and effect many other positive changes in circumstances and in people.
         This writer seems to feel, as I do, that acts of creation are acts of love.
         I consider this an excellent work, poetic though it lacks meter, lovingly worded, and beautifully painted. The elegant simplicity here is in the expression, not in the thoughts and emotions.

The notes are enlightening, but you're quite correct that the poem stands on its own. I like the way this poem treats death not as a catastrophic end to life, but as simply another life event as normal as falling asleep or waking up. Your poem gives a most refreshing view of death, a subject that will never stale regardless of how long we hide it in a closet. It reminds me of a quote:

"Until we wake, we cannot know if what we dream is true. Until we die, we cannot know if death is the most beautiful experience."

         I love this! You are wonderfully talented with these Pocket Size Stories!
         I like the way this story goes from normal to disaster to 'everything's fine.' I did the same thing with a longish poem I wrote for a friend very many years ago. I took Maggie Sellers' Babes from normal into death and then into... well, I don't want to give away too much in case you decide to read it at some point.
         This is a masterful story that uses gallows humour to knock down the gallows. Splendid!
         I'm awed every time I read another of your Pocket Sized Stories!

         I have thoughts like these myself --- all of these thoughts.
         It's sad to think that the business we transact today is more important than we ourselves are to this world and to the eternity to come.
         This story, which I presume is a true one, is well written and demonstrates both empathy and insight. The author's use of words and descriptions of the physical scene as well as the emotions present, makes it real and 'right now'. I feel almost as though I'm there in the line behind the author, overhearing the same conversation. That's great writing. It's also a splendid example of seeing all of life, even the most mundane moments, through the senses of a writer.

         A perfectly unique and imaginative tale!! Well, maybe not so imaginative. I used to raise rats. I've been bitten by rats. I can totally picture this being a true story!
         Like every story by billywilcox that I've read to date, this one is very well written and a fascinating read.
         I'm still trying to decide whether this is a tragicomedy or a comitragedy. Either way, it appeals to my empathy with others who suffer "the slings and arrows (and rat teeth) of outrageous fortune", and it also appeals to my admittedly strange sense of humour. This latter appeal owes to the author's careful and creative use of phrasing.
         Another great story by a great author!

         Here's another meaningful story that not only relates events, but uses a marvelous juxtaposition of two time periods to show a positive and emotional link between our actions of today and the futures of others.
         I'm fast becoming as much a fan of Drabbles as I am a fan of this author!