Comments received on poems by Fay Slimm.



Enchantment
Trenz Pruca said:

Always enjoyable Fay. Thank you.

June 6th, 2021 13:02

Enchantment
Accidental Poet said:

Yes, that rear view mirror pulls on our heartstrings Fay. A definite for my favs. ; )

June 6th, 2021 10:33

Enchantment
orchidee said:

Good write Fay.

June 6th, 2021 09:53

Enchantment
dusk arising said:

Ah those childhood hot summer days of boundless energy. Still there i\'m sure for the lucky young ones.

June 6th, 2021 08:14

Enchantment
Doggerel Dave said:

Full on nostalgia that I, a city boy can just about relate to, Fay. Picked a little of its flavour somewhat later....like to think it has kept me young........

June 6th, 2021 08:10

Unspooled
Fay Slimm. said:

Special thanks Dave for your welcome input to the discussion on dementia and how it affects many today -- - bless you for thinking my verse may be based on personal experience but as I supply home-made sensory blankets and bags etc to homes and hospitals in Cornwall I realize how depression degenerates and can even accelerate brain disorder and thought a few lines might make others aware that loneliness and worry reinforces in some cases such spiraling when visitors are rarely seen. My sincere gratitude for your thoughtful reviews after reading Unspooled.

June 6th, 2021 02:42

Unspooled
Goldfinch60 said:

My wife had dementia for many years, it is the most horrific of problems and if people have not lived 24/7 with somebody who has the problem that have no ******* idea what it is like. I know it sounds awful to say but when Joyce passed away it was a release for both of us.

The last count I heard was that there were 223 types of dementia!!

Andy

June 6th, 2021 00:19

Unspooled
Michael Edwards said:

Never offensive - always a joy to read.

June 5th, 2021 16:03

Unspooled
Saxon Crow said:

Fay you\'re basically a poet laureate!

June 5th, 2021 08:51

Unspooled
Doggerel Dave said:

Not offensive.
Not going to try to formulate a coherent response other than to mark that I loathe the whole damn thing, particularly as it raises the question: who am I really?
A write based very much in that reality, Fay.


June 5th, 2021 08:29

Unspooled
Jerry Reynolds said:

No, not at all, Fay. Well played, a world my mother lived in at the end.

June 5th, 2021 07:36

Unspooled
orchidee said:

A fine write Fay.

June 5th, 2021 06:49

Unspooled
dusk arising said:

Who knows what maelstrom our minds may be swept into if dementia choses to knock our ajar door of age.
You bring a poetic \'jumble of thoughts\' syndrome to life with your gentle loving feminine take on this monster disease. Truly a moving but quite upsetting read.

You show your poetic brilliance here deftly dealing with a worry anyone over sixty harbours in the quiet corners of thought where we fear to tread.

June 5th, 2021 06:27

Unspooled
Neville said:


I think you well and truly nailed it my friend .. such a brilliant poem for such a cruel collection of symptoms that variously have a despairingly destructive impact on the individual, their families, friends and society as a whole ...

Neville x


June 5th, 2021 06:11

Challenges
Laura🌻 said:

My dear Fay,

I completely agree with AC’s comment!
I’m so happy to have read your piece...
especially on this day. You never disappoint me my dear Poetess!

Laura 🌻

June 4th, 2021 21:15

Challenges
Accidental Poet said:

The will to live sometimes is stronger than the will to give up. ; )

June 4th, 2021 19:07

Challenges
Saxon Crow said:

Brilliant! Hidden depths and hidden strength. Byt am i referring to the tree or yourself Fay?

June 4th, 2021 13:43

Challenges
Neville said:


I have a long fascination with the kind of trees and other fauna that you have so amazingly well described and depicted here my friend ..
their determination to survive against all adversity and in particular, often in the least likely of places is something I am in awe of ...

Neville ... x


June 4th, 2021 10:07

Challenges
Jerry Reynolds said:

Good one, Fay. Have always marveled at the age of some trees. A bristlecone pine tree in California, estimated at over 4,800 years old.

June 4th, 2021 09:34

Challenges
L. B. Mek said:

\'Rooted in \"Self\" is how saplings revive.

Like the set leaning stance of moorland trees
so might life\'s challenges be met by humanity.\'
what an empowering, philosophical metaphor
of profound insight you\'ve shared today, dear Fay..
(although, admittedly
when I read your description of \'wind-bent\'
my first thought, after checking the picture again
was: \'that\'s a conservative wording, of uprooted\') lol

June 4th, 2021 05:22

Challenges
Doggerel Dave said:

Not all trees do as many folks here with inappropriately placed trees now sitting on crushed roofs will testify.
However here’s a survivor from the underside of the world:
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/134.1975/
Not quite wind bent, but a survivor anyway…
Thanks Fay for posing the question – and I hope humanity does.


June 4th, 2021 04:33

Enticing
L. B. Mek said:

\'to describe nature\'s gifts
impellingly.\'
and ain\'t that
just the perfect summation
of your Poetic legacy!
I have lost count
of how many daybreak poems
you\'ve shared with us, Dear Fay
but I know for certain
after reading each one
I\'m left hoping that your next
won\'t be too long: in the inking..
thank you, what a wondrous depiction
truly!


June 4th, 2021 03:35

Challenges
dusk arising said:

Yes indeed Fay for now i am taking on a bent and twisted stance myself. It will be interesting to explore what keeps us clinging to life as the daily storms batter.

June 4th, 2021 02:19

Challenges
orchidee said:

Good write Fay.

June 4th, 2021 01:51

Challenges
Goldfinch60 said:

I have often wondered why the lone trees on the moors survive, the strength of nature is always amazing.

Andy

June 4th, 2021 01:50

Enticing
Accidental Poet said:

Fay, you\'ve done justice to the rising of the morning Sun. Excellent. ; )

June 3rd, 2021 18:37

Enticing
MendedFences27 said:

The glory of morning\'s Sunrise and its draw on poet\'s words. A wonderful presentation of first light and how it inspires. Sweet verbiage Fay.- Phil A

June 3rd, 2021 16:17

Enticing
PrEm Ji said:

written with the the rays of new dawn...

June 3rd, 2021 11:08

Enticing
Neville said:


.. a magnificent view superbly penned
x

June 3rd, 2021 06:21

Enticing
dusk arising said:

I can picture you in my twisted mind\'s eye sat in the shroud of night facing east clutching pen and notepad, a slight shiver running through you as you beckon the dawn with \"come on you ba___rd, Impress me\"

No, not really but you don\'t get many comments like this to the pound do you?

June 3rd, 2021 05:37



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