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tammibelko commented on the post, Prompt Three 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Powerful images and message here! I love the refrain.
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tammibelko commented on the post, Love in the time of COVID – Hour 6 (while the world waits to breathe) 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Beautiful rhythm to this poem!
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tammibelko commented on the post, Love in the time of COVID – Hour 14 (a modern day Victory garden) 7 months, 3 weeks ago
I love the theme and images in this piece. Beautiful!
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tammibelko commented on the post, hour 2 there is a lot of light that asks me to stay 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Love these last two stanzas:
“the ember burning
in my throat that has been therethat has refused
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tammibelko commented on the post, Somewhere 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Love these images. Seems like a magical place. Especially liked this line:
“Light breeze giving the leaves something to whisper about”
Made me think there is some secret hidden in this place. -
tammibelko commented on the post, Hour 3: Raindrop Rendezvous (Form: Monchielle) 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Love the movement of this piece. I feel like I am following the drizzling raindrops path. Beautiful images!
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tammibelko commented on the post, Deflation 7 months, 3 weeks ago
The tone of this piece is so bleak but so spot on! I really enjoyed this poem because it captures our world’s ailments so well.
This last stanza is amazing!
“spit the gasoline to the sky
until the sun sublimates the tar
while they pinch our pennies so tight
they collapse into a star” -
tammibelko commented on the post, Prompt #12 internal bleeding 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Your last line: “That’s what internal bleeding feels like” — really packs a punch. It is so true too!
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tammibelko commented on the post, Poem #13 (an afterthought) 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Love, love, love this poem! The message/theme is so powerful. I am a teacher of middle school students and this is the type of poem I would love to share with them.
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tammibelko commented on the post, The Guiding Light (Hour 10 – 2020) 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Love the hope which exudes from this poem. Your imagery —
“A mist spreads over the base of the falls./Ethereal in quality, but tangible in spirit/Roaring with the vigor of the very wind itself” — really captures the essence of the photo well. -
tammibelko commented on the post, Free Verse – My Ideal Day 7 months, 4 weeks ago
I really enjoyed the evolution of this poem and the analogy to the white rose. Your last stanza was amazing.
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tammibelko commented on the post, Doubts Personified- Hour 8 7 months, 4 weeks ago
This poem is so beautiful! I cried. I love the theme of unconditional love, and I understand the fear you feel as well.
These lines really touched me:
For outer looks fade fast
Trust the souls who choose to voice
Their peace within at last
These are the mantras of my strength
My hour 7 Prompt: “In this Season” deals with a similar theme. -
tammibelko commented on the post, Spirit in denial #11 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Wow! The feelings of loneliness and invisibility in this poem are profound. I have had moments in my life when I have felt this life as well.
We all need to be seen and heard and sometimes our voices just don’t seem loud enough. Poetry is such a great vehicle for expressing these feelings. Well done! -
tammibelko commented on the post, This Old Carved Heart – hour 5, prompt 5 7 months, 4 weeks ago
I enjoyed the rhythm and rhyme of this poem.
Love these lines:
“your hand inside mine/our bodies, entangled vines/love growing with time/like sweet aged wine.” They capture the feeling of wholeness one experiences when they have found love. Well done. -
tammibelko commented on the post, # 23 Nudge 7 months, 4 weeks ago
I get it! Love the allusion to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Love the voice you have created for Hyde. I love that Hyde doesn’t take himself too seriously.
Great poem. -
tammibelko commented on the post, Maybelle 7 months, 4 weeks ago
I would have liked your Aunt Maybelle. She sounds like quite a character. I enjoyed the vivid picture you painted of her and her activism. Especially loved your twist on the apple and tree:
apples, they are
from a distant branch of a tree
that won’t let them fall
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tammibelko commented on the post, Hour 9 – Spider 8 months ago
I love the analogy of the spider’s climb to ambition. Great last line!
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tammibelko commented on the post, Moonshadow 8 months ago
Wow! Your lines “black milk of Auschwitz” —
A poignant reminder of our stark past. -
tammibelko commented on the post, Hour 4 8 months ago
Your opening lines are really powerful — that need to have Faye back is so authentic. I feel your sadness and relate to the longing you feel to hear the words of someone who is no longer with you. Beautiful poem.
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tammibelko commented on the post, The Muse (Hour 1) 8 months ago
Beautiful imagery! My favorite lines:
“A pit dug in between two lovers to punctuate their communion” - Load More