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202 of my comments have received 219 Great Feedback votes

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Hi again Michael.  Poetry

Posted on Tue, 13 May 2014

Hi again Michael.  Poetry this time eh?  It's not without merit.  I admire the constancy of the image that you have used; water, ocean, darkness and depth.  It often pays to limit the imagery and the themes within a poem and thereby increase the...

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"peering into the barrows

Posted on Tue, 13 May 2014

"peering into the barrows (barrow's) dark opening"

"thunderclap rent the air and the rock before him rent in two."  The repetition of 'rent' seems a little clumsy, maybe the rock could 'split' in two?

Ooh!  What an intriguing tale,...

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Posted in Children of the Barrow

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Ha!  Fatboy this is an

Posted on Tue, 13 May 2014

Ha!  Fatboy this is an absolute beauty.  Use of language and imagery, the play on the vocabulary of munitions and things military and the final few raw phrases all combine to provide poetry of the highest standard.  

It's so wonderful to...

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Deep stuff on show here Sari.

Posted on Tue, 13 May 2014

Deep stuff on show here Sari.  Nice poem, well done and welcome back to ABCtales!

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I like this piece Taris and

Posted on Mon, 12 May 2014

I like this piece Taris and it is one that many would do well to heed.  'Live in the moment and reduce your death bed regrets list'.  Excellent writing, well done

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Consider this sentence

Posted on Sun, 11 May 2014

Consider this sentence William;

"You should’ve taken the car to Larry’s garage for a tune-up before we left"

and now this one;

"You should’ve taken the car to Larry’s for a tune-up before we left"

Can...

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Mixing past a present tenses

Posted on Mon, 12 May 2014

Mixing past a present tenses as here "I dragged myself out of bed and headed for the bathroom. My hair is a mess." Is something to watch out for, it can really put your readers off Dauntless.  Keep going with this, there is a lot to say...

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Posted in Chapter Two

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I look forward to reading it

Posted on Mon, 12 May 2014

I look forward to reading it Michael.  Welcome to ABCtales.

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Posted in The Better One

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Yep, I agree with Terrence.

Posted on Sun, 11 May 2014

Yep, I agree with Terrence.  It puts you there in the Wriggleys and the smoke.  Watch the rogue 'of' (off) in the fourth last line.  The passage about the girls figure seemed like it could be a little smoother maybe? Instead of "Hers looked...

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Very good poem.  I thought

Posted on Sun, 11 May 2014

Very good poem.  I thought there was the risk of sentimentality but no, sharp edged and transporting words.  A heartfelt and brave write.  Well done.

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Posted in The Wedding Dress (for mother's day)

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