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Review of Wood Nymph  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I stumbled upon your poem by hitting the "Read and review" button. And it's something that was written over a decade ago. Cool beans.

I enjoyed reading your poem aloud, the only way to read poetry. It flows well. I wouldn't change a thing.

Thanks for sharing your creativity.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Well done. It looks like you followed the prompt.

This was a great prompt. Our church in TX had a youth director who used to have the kids write poetry using Scripture. It really helped them understand better.

Thanks for sharing your creativity and your faith.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Caring about yourself definitely is important. You can't care for others well if you don't care for yourself. That's something that every new parent has to learn.

I can honestly say that I have never been a worrier. Perhaps it is because I learned at a very young age to give my problems to the Lord and that worrying never solves anything. For me, it just messed up my digestion.

You have some interesting thoughts and they are presented well.

Thanks for sharing your creativity.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Rated: E | (4.5)
I understand what you are saying, but I do believe that there are natural talents as well. My ex and I were offered $300 for my son's first painting. My ex sat down at the piano and magically made it come to life..so much that his piano teacher taught him for free. He was 14 when he found out and he immediately quit because he was embarrassed to be poor. When I met him, he played professionally. (After having a career as an engineer.) He never practiced. But if someone asked him if he could play something, he'd say " hum a few bars and I'll figure it out." And if he had heard it before, he figured it out.

That being said, I believe that we also have developed talents. Some say that 10,000 hours will provide enough practice to be good at what you do.

Thanks for sharing.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Review of Moving  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I love it when a writer is able to tell a story in fewer than 300 words. And you did it rather well.

What happened in your story certainly could happen. People share so much about their lives that someone could show up with a truck ready to move them.

Thanks for sharing your creativity. I wouldn't change a thing.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Rated: E | (5.0)
What a wonderful fellow is your character, Tom. And, what a selfish character is Maggie, don't you think?

Did Clint Eastwood really sing in that movie? Like your character, I cannot imagine that. That is one of the movies with him in that I haven't watched. In my younger years, I loved watching his movies.

As always, you told a complete story in a few words. Well done.

Blessings,

Kenzie

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Review of Irises  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I often marvel at your ability to create poetry. As I read your poem aloud, the flow and the rhymes were just perfect. Being able to weave words together to show both the happiness and sadness of a memory from long ago is quite a talent as well.

Thanks for sharing your creativity.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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You did it! You managed to scare me with your story. I admire the writer who can have you sitting on the edge of your chair wondering what is next. You did that.

I'm glad that the pooch wasn't hurt badly.

Barney and Gomer. What a hoot!

This was just the story to get my heart pumping tonight.

Thanks for the your creativity.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I truly enjoyed reading your poem aloud. The rhythm and rhymes were perfect.

I think that this is my favorite verse:

A roar, a hymn, a velvet cry,
They kiss the stones, then breathe the sky.
Spray like diamonds, fierce yet fair,
Drifts in the sunlit, open air.

Thanks for sharing your creativity. And welcome to Writing.com.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Rated: E | (4.0)
My brother chose the life of the homeless on and off for over 20 years. In most of our cities, sadly, the mayors have been keeping churches and individuals from feeding the homeless outside where they live.

A few suggestions.

#1 You have quite a few rather long sentences. I would probably shorten them.

#2 You wrote, "Since my curiosity has been piqued, and my stomach overpowering my will, I finally get up from the floor after my long morning of cuddling the nearest dumpster." Getting up from the floor implies that you are inside. I would say "ground" instead.

#3 Towards the end you have a typo on the word "everyone".

#4 I would remember that at a writer's site, there are expectations that writers will try to use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation. I would think twice before calling a singular person a plural pronoun.

Thanks for sharing your creativity.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Review of Woo Woo  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I enjoyed reading another of your flash fiction stories. As usual, your title intrigued me. Oddly enough, though, I might have named it "woo hoo!" instead of "woo woo".

To me, "woo woo" implies that were looking at something sexy. "Woo hoo!" says that you're celebrating.

Thanks for sharing your creativity.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Review of Spring Of Life  Open in new Window.
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Wow. That is an interesting form of poetry, something I have never heard about and something that seems rather complicated. It does appear that you have created a poem according to your description of it.

Reading this aloud was fun.

Thanks for sharing your creativity.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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You're right. This is just as meaningful as when you wrote it. I look at it a little differently. To me, it's not that "some people point a finger" but that everyone does. And usually, no one is pointing those fingers at the actual shooter and the people around him who might have noticed something.

Well done.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Review of The Moment  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
This is beautiful. It always seems that the best long time relationships start out as friends and develop into love. Perhaps it is best when you know what you are getting. Or is it that you have already learned to tolerate the weird quirks that everyone has?

I'm sorry for your loss.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Review of Flower  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Welcome to Writing.com. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us. As I read your words aloud, I could visualize the flower myself.

I would suggest that since we are given the opportunity to use 3 genres, that you do that. You never know how someone is searching for something to read.


Blessings,

Kenzie
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Review of Time Passes.  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Thanks for sharing your creativity. At this time of year, it's a good idea to take stock of our lives, to know where we have succeeded and where we need improvement. Your writing reminds us of that

Time passes, and there are so many things that we have not done.

I hope that you had a good Thanksgiving.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Review of Lost and Found  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
You're right. This was a quick read. And it was just as good as your other quick reads.

I have to admit that I feared that Turtle was actually going to take a leap, and land on his shell. Or maybe end up like Humpty Dumpty, in pieces. I'm glad that it had a happy ending.

Thanks for sharing.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Wow. What an awesome story. We really need to teach children that it is okay to be different.

When I talk to people who discovered that they had a creative streak early in life, they usually have some interesting tales to tell. I used to sit in one of the cherry trees in our backyard and write poems and stories and draw pictures to go with them. Not many of the kids in our neighborhood could climb that tree without help. It was a great place to hide.

My mom was a good writer too, and funny. Mr Rogers wanted her to write for The Children's Hour, when Josey Carrie was the face and Mr Rogers was just a voice. It was going to be as a volunteer until they got it going and got funding. My dad wouldn't let her. I think that they both hated themselves for not understanding how the show would grow.

Jim Henson was right about you. It's a shame that you didn't get to work together.

Thanks for sharing more about you.

Blessings,

Kenzie

BTW, the frog was always my favorite too.
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Review by Kenzie Author IconMail Icon
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Rated: E | (4.0)
You wrote this well, but I have to admit that there is one element that bothers me greatly. You spoke of the two people belonging to each other. That definitely bothers me.

A man who is abusive says that his wife belongs to him, as if she is merely a possession. As someone who has been abused, claiming that someone belongs to you is a red flag. Next comes keeping track of the possession, making sure that you know at all times where she is, first by making her phone or text throughput the day, later by putting a tracker on her vehicle.

The Bible gives the best definition of what love is and what it is not. Love is patient, love is kind... Even for someone who is not a believer, the definition is an excellent guide.

Thanks for sharing.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Yes! A garden is like a choir. Sometimes they offer a beautiful solo. Sometimes they blend together.

Reading this reminded me of my childhood. The couple next door had wonderful green thumbs. On one side of their terraced yard, she grew every kind of flower that would thrive in our area. On the other side, he grew vegetables.

Thanks for sharing your creativity.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Review of The Wheel Of Life  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (4.0)
I enjoyed reading your poem aloud. However, there was an awkward part.

The pain never goes away.
But so doesn't the memories

I would suggest:

The pain never goes away.
But neither do the memories

Thanks for sharing.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Review of The Way of Paths  Open in new Window.
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I absolutely love how you so cleverly use a twist at the end. There is some reality in your words, though. I worked for 2 newspapers, and everyone from the ad sales people, to the copy people to the managing editor was writing a book. But when I was in college, and was even then the person who drove professors nuts asking questions, none of the English profs, not even the Creativr writing one or Famous Literature one was writing a book. Weird.

Thanks for showing us your talent for flash fiction.

Blessings,
Kenzie
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Review of Dangerous Mission  Open in new Window.
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You have done it again. My mind races as I imagine them wondering what happened to that top. And what if the entire container of white stuff dumped the food plate. Oh no!

I'm always tickled when I hit the "read and review" button and your name appears with one of your short stories.

Thanks for sharing your creativity.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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I saw this mentioned in the public reviews. An acrostic poem. I was surprised to discover that it was about colon cancer.

I have to admit that I have not even considered writing about my breast cancer. Perhaps when it's cured or I'm in remission.

But good for you. Everyone has their own way of coping.

Thanks for sharing.

Blessings,

Kenzie
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Okey dokey. Wow. Imaging being only four years old and discovering that you have magical powers and there is no one prepared to assist you in learning the right and the ways to use them. Boy does that make you think of the possibilities.

Thanks so much for making me think about things like I did when I first started writing at age 8. I needed that today.

Blessings

Kenzie
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