Comments received on poems by Elaine P.
Making Do For Christmas
Friendship said:
Beautifully written, the central idea of the poem \"Making Do For Christmas\" revolves around the concept of finding joy and togetherness in the face of imperfect holiday circumstances. The poet acknowledges the absence of traditional holiday feasts but emphasizes the importance of family and shared experiences over material expectations. Merry Christmas, my dear friend🌹
December 24th, 2025 13:07
Friendship said:
Beautifully written, the central idea of the poem \"Making Do For Christmas\" revolves around the concept of finding joy and togetherness in the face of imperfect holiday circumstances. The poet acknowledges the absence of traditional holiday feasts but emphasizes the importance of family and shared experiences over material expectations. Merry Christmas, my dear friend🌹
December 24th, 2025 13:07
Life as Poetry
Thomas W Case said:
This reads like a conversation with yourself that the reader just happens to overhear. I especially liked how the poem embraces uncertainty rather than trying to resolve it.
December 22nd, 2025 17:56
Thomas W Case said:
This reads like a conversation with yourself that the reader just happens to overhear. I especially liked how the poem embraces uncertainty rather than trying to resolve it.
December 22nd, 2025 17:56
Life as Poetry
rawaneigh.99 said:
THE BEST THINK I READ TODAY WHAT A SWEET POEM
December 22nd, 2025 15:54
rawaneigh.99 said:
THE BEST THINK I READ TODAY WHAT A SWEET POEM
December 22nd, 2025 15:54
Life as Poetry
Friendship said:
The poet discusses their attempts to write poetry but recognizes their limitations and lack of poetic prowess. They express feelings of nostalgia for a simpler time in their life, while also acknowledging their ongoing struggles with aspirations and reality. The poem juxtaposes the creative process with the unpredictability of life, highlighting a sense of disillusionment.
December 22nd, 2025 09:13
Friendship said:
The poet discusses their attempts to write poetry but recognizes their limitations and lack of poetic prowess. They express feelings of nostalgia for a simpler time in their life, while also acknowledging their ongoing struggles with aspirations and reality. The poem juxtaposes the creative process with the unpredictability of life, highlighting a sense of disillusionment.
December 22nd, 2025 09:13
Life as Poetry
sorenbarrett said:
Inside each soul resides a poet it only needs to be released. To speak from the heart is poetry. A write of doubt where the spark that glows need more fuel and oxygen to burst into flame and engulf all around it. A most humble and lovely write
December 22nd, 2025 06:36
sorenbarrett said:
Inside each soul resides a poet it only needs to be released. To speak from the heart is poetry. A write of doubt where the spark that glows need more fuel and oxygen to burst into flame and engulf all around it. A most humble and lovely write
December 22nd, 2025 06:36
Life as Poetry
Katie B. said:
YOU ARE MOST DEFINITELY A POET AND THIS PIECE IS EXCELLENT. YOUR WRITING SHOWS DEPTH AND CHARACTER. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
December 22nd, 2025 06:33
Katie B. said:
YOU ARE MOST DEFINITELY A POET AND THIS PIECE IS EXCELLENT. YOUR WRITING SHOWS DEPTH AND CHARACTER. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
December 22nd, 2025 06:33
summertime
Friendship said:
Glimmerglass\'I sincerely hope you brought peanut butter and jelly for lunch, as sunfish are unpalatable and not typically consumed in our culture. Although sunfish are considered a delicacy in certain regions, my upbringing near the water taught me to avoid eating them.
December 21st, 2025 06:27
Friendship said:
Glimmerglass\'I sincerely hope you brought peanut butter and jelly for lunch, as sunfish are unpalatable and not typically consumed in our culture. Although sunfish are considered a delicacy in certain regions, my upbringing near the water taught me to avoid eating them.
December 21st, 2025 06:27
summertime
sorenbarrett said:
Liked this play on words glimmer, sun, light lunch (how much can a sunbeam weigh) all reflect a summer day. I do remember as a child fishing for sunfish. Fun to catch but they were no good to eat with too little mean and too many bones we started turning them loose instead of keeping them. Good write
December 21st, 2025 04:26
sorenbarrett said:
Liked this play on words glimmer, sun, light lunch (how much can a sunbeam weigh) all reflect a summer day. I do remember as a child fishing for sunfish. Fun to catch but they were no good to eat with too little mean and too many bones we started turning them loose instead of keeping them. Good write
December 21st, 2025 04:26
mama rabbit
Friendship said:
Beautiful, on a springtime night, Mama stayed till peace arrived, silence follows life
December 20th, 2025 07:21
Friendship said:
Beautiful, on a springtime night, Mama stayed till peace arrived, silence follows life
December 20th, 2025 07:21
mama rabbit
sorenbarrett said:
This is a tragic senryu that sends its message in the last line. Darkness falls when eyes shut. Very nicely written
December 20th, 2025 05:50
sorenbarrett said:
This is a tragic senryu that sends its message in the last line. Darkness falls when eyes shut. Very nicely written
December 20th, 2025 05:50
winter solstice
sorenbarrett said:
Perception changes when desires are involved. A lovely write
December 19th, 2025 16:24
sorenbarrett said:
Perception changes when desires are involved. A lovely write
December 19th, 2025 16:24
Christmas Present
Jerry Reynolds said:
Good write, Perdita. Happy holidays.
December 18th, 2025 08:23
Jerry Reynolds said:
Good write, Perdita. Happy holidays.
December 18th, 2025 08:23
Christmas Present
sorenbarrett said:
A touching poem of the season that turns the heart back to what Christmas is all about. Lovely
December 18th, 2025 08:02
sorenbarrett said:
A touching poem of the season that turns the heart back to what Christmas is all about. Lovely
December 18th, 2025 08:02
Christmas Present
Friendship said:
A vibrant kettle girl resonates her bell, inspiring hearts and awakening memories. Give generously.
December 18th, 2025 06:58
Friendship said:
A vibrant kettle girl resonates her bell, inspiring hearts and awakening memories. Give generously.
December 18th, 2025 06:58
tragedy
sorenbarrett said:
Here one runs the risk of reading too much into the poem. The heights one reaches in the city with its skyscrapers literally and in success, is contrasted with the emptiness and depths one can fall. literally from the tops of buildings to the loneliness of being by oneself amongst millions with a voice shrieking to be heard in a chasm. The last line leaves the feeling of failing in the fall to the street. Very nice so much in so little the essence of poetry
December 17th, 2025 07:07
sorenbarrett said:
Here one runs the risk of reading too much into the poem. The heights one reaches in the city with its skyscrapers literally and in success, is contrasted with the emptiness and depths one can fall. literally from the tops of buildings to the loneliness of being by oneself amongst millions with a voice shrieking to be heard in a chasm. The last line leaves the feeling of failing in the fall to the street. Very nice so much in so little the essence of poetry
December 17th, 2025 07:07
loss
Friendship said:
Well said........Life\'s unanswered questions we all wonder. Believe me, you\'re not alone.
December 16th, 2025 19:54
Friendship said:
Well said........Life\'s unanswered questions we all wonder. Believe me, you\'re not alone.
December 16th, 2025 19:54
loss
Paul Bell said:
Sometimes when you\'re too close, you\'re the last to see.
Sad, but poignant.
December 16th, 2025 11:04
Paul Bell said:
Sometimes when you\'re too close, you\'re the last to see.
Sad, but poignant.
December 16th, 2025 11:04
loss
sorenbarrett said:
Here in this senryu is the unanswered question of who. This puzzle leaves the reader\'s mind running and the poem itself remembered. Nicely done
December 16th, 2025 09:21
sorenbarrett said:
Here in this senryu is the unanswered question of who. This puzzle leaves the reader\'s mind running and the poem itself remembered. Nicely done
December 16th, 2025 09:21
Night
Paul Bell said:
This could be a child\'s nightmare, also abuse.
Definitely leaves its mark which makes it special.
December 15th, 2025 11:17
Paul Bell said:
This could be a child\'s nightmare, also abuse.
Definitely leaves its mark which makes it special.
December 15th, 2025 11:17
Christmas Cheer
sorenbarrett said:
Discomfort allows appreciation for the better. By sacrifice we know days of plenty. The symbolic sacrifice set in the Story of Jesus meets with the stark cold of winter and its scarcity to bring hope of a resurrection in the spring of new life. So celebrate the lack with plenty and the cold with warmth. A lovely write
December 15th, 2025 06:53
sorenbarrett said:
Discomfort allows appreciation for the better. By sacrifice we know days of plenty. The symbolic sacrifice set in the Story of Jesus meets with the stark cold of winter and its scarcity to bring hope of a resurrection in the spring of new life. So celebrate the lack with plenty and the cold with warmth. A lovely write
December 15th, 2025 06:53
what happens when you don\'t like anything you\'ve written all day
sorenbarrett said:
When more than one knows a secret it is no longer a secret. Well written my friend
December 15th, 2025 03:35
sorenbarrett said:
When more than one knows a secret it is no longer a secret. Well written my friend
December 15th, 2025 03:35
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