What I liked
*The fact that you share the writings of others on WDC - I like this idea and the fact that you have dedicated space in your port to promoting the works of others.

What I liked
*This seemed to be a different type of poem that what you normally write, but I enjoyed it. It seemed a little bit edgy and you took a lot of risks writing it, but I liked it!

What I liked
*The powerful emotion of the poem - the poem began sadly and then became a poem of love and joy at the end.
*This is a wonderful tribute poem to your husband, but you have written so that it could be dedicated to any loved one.

What I liked
*The use of the acostic - again, this one reminded me of a Christmas Card!
*The beautiful winter imagery of the poem - you truly have a talent for painting a picture for the reader.

What I liked
*The emotion expressedin the poem - the reader can feel the immense love that you have for your husband. The poem is universal - it can translate to husband, wife, or lover.
*The imagery in the poem is so well written - I can picture the nature items you write about to describe how you feel.
*The rhyme scheme - it doesn't distract the reader or take away from the overall theme of the poem.

What I liked
*The honesty and straight forwardness with which you write this poem. This is written by someone who isn't American, and I liked the take that you have on it. We celebrate and rave about the 4th of July, but we don't look at it as a time to reflect - to most Americans, it's a time for cook outs, parties and fireworks.
*The imagery of the two extremes, often meeting one another - well written.
*The rhyme scheme - it doesn't distract the reader or take away from the overall theme of the poem.

What I liked
*The acostic style - it fits well with what you have written

*The rhyme scheme - it doesn't distract the reader or take away from the overall theme of the poem.

What I liked
*The acostic style - it fits and reads, to me, like a christmas card.

*The imagery that you use to describe this time of year (one of my favorites!). It brings to mind happy times.

What I liked
*The emotions in the poem - you are able to express everything that you are feeling in a way that is easy to understand and is straightforward.

*The theme of the poem - you have done a great job in developing a theme that is universal (longing for love).

What I liked
*The imagery - you have chosen to use words that paint a picture for the reader, down to the crumbs on the table.
*The final stanza - beautiful.

What I liked
*The humor in the last stanza
*The rhyme scheme - it fit nicely with the poem
*I have had this happen also - you are not the only one! My philosophy is this - if you don't want it to be rated and reviewed, either don't allow ratings or keep it private!

What I liked
*The humor - having both children and pets, I can totally relate to this one!
*And just where do you get a trained monkey and how I can get one?

What I liked
*This is a very interesting campfire - you have a well defined set of rules for it and all of the members of the campfire have followed them.
*The characters that you have created for this campfire - very creative!

What I liked
*The three qualities that the writer was looking for in a perfect mate - very good qualities, indeed!
*The directness of the letter - short, sweet and to the point - well done!

What I liked
*This poll is one that is close to my heart - I met my husband through an on-line personals site and we have been happily married for two years now.
*I was interested to find that a majority of the people who took this survey felt that as long as they were safe, there was no problem in meeting the person socially.

What I liked
*the creative spark that you have in developing this in and out
*the format of the in and out - very creative!
*the story so far - I think that I really like the fact that this encourages creativity in WDC members

What I liked
*The point of view of this piece - it reads as though a young girl wrote it. The first paragraph where she is asking so many questions is wonderfully crafted.
*The way that you have the girl process what is happening. When it happened, I think the entire nation was in a state of shock - you captured these feelings accurately.
*The ending message - a young girl is able to reason that not all Muslims are terrorists and many were as affected by 9/11 because they are also Americans.

What I liked
*The loving way that you wrote this tribute
*The imagery that you used - especially the part about the cracking underneath the bike tires.
*The poem at the end - when reading this, I could feel the love that you had for Glen
*The way in which you portray Glen as a person and loved one first, not just as a person with polio. You show that anyone can overcome the odds if they have a support system to help them and a strong will.

What I liked
*The way you shared your experience during the birth of your daughter
*The heartfelt message of the piece

What I liked
*The letter used the vernacular of the time period - very well done
*Stonewall Jackson was an oddball (I'm from Virigina, where he is regarded as highly as Washington and Jefferson) and you captured his oddities in a well written manner.

What I liked
*Practical advice for new members to Writing.com
*Encouragement and incentive to become active in the community - the ideas that you provide will help any new member become active!

What I liked
*The raw emotion of your writing - you express your pain and anguish in a way that is understood by all who have felt these intense emotions
*The rhyme scheme - not at all forced this time.

What I liked
*The imagery of the water and the waves
*The irony of the story - he was at sea and survived, but his family didn't

What I liked
*I waited, taut as a bow string about to be plucked - this is a wonderful line of poetry!
*the emotion that you express as your anger grows - I can feel the raw emotion that you are writing about
*the imagery of the children - I can see them crying, turning to you for comfort.

What I liked
*the way you describe how you "find" words
*the details of what motivates you to write poetry (the last 2 lines of the poem).