when life is at its fullest
only elliptic descriptions make sense
... and you have masterfully shown us how here, Axilea! And then some - lines to die for which are so unique and yet spot-on. I love the whole build in this poem - delightful, captivating and piquant - and the RELIEF as we are literally brought to the desired climax. Fabulous form, too: stuffed with internal rhymes and half-rhymes that reach their culmination in those final two couplets. This has "inevitable utterance" feel to it. A very happy and healthy new year to you: may you ever continue to delight us! :)) xx
Reviewed by Rafika Anderson (Reader)
Reviewed on December 31, 2010
Wow! Axilea, your verses transport the reader into the story. I was captivated from beginning to end, wondering what the colorful conclusion would be. You really capture certain sentiments with visual commentary, such as the brilliant line "piles of dilapidated words waited for quiet and creased sheets at dawn." Masterfully created. Thanks so much for sharing your work with us.
Very sweet Axilea. When love comes together old wounds are healed, and we will have what we have never had, and we become what we were meant to be from that which we willfully accept. Yes, how sweet it is. This piece evokes the unspoken truths of love. You are so wise.
Reviewed by Monette Bebow-Reinhard (Reader)
Reviewed on December 23, 2010
This feels very honest and real. Thanks for sharing!
Dear Axilea,
Very nice poem and everything rhymes.
J'aime bien ces deux vers: "no clever sentence, no searching for a guru, just plain satisfaction, painless" et en finale en touchant ses joues les sentiments ont efface le passe.
All's well that ends well.
Mes felicitations. Love Emile
I find a legitimate and real "connection" with what you have expressed within your verses, Axilea; truly meaningful in the context of my experience. Thank you for sharing. Love and best wishes,
Using Calgary as a backdrop the author satirizes the self-serving nature of the public as it continues to fatten itself, not only physically, but egotistically as well.
A further collection of poems, many from years in the Middle East, but also the California San Francisco and Central Coast areas (Santa Cruz, Carmel, Big Sur, Berkeley, etc.).
If you tend to believe romantic, passionate, masculine poetry is a thing of past eras, read "She Intrigues Me," and be swept away in the beautiful craft of a contemporary poet of love.
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only elliptic descriptions make sense
... and you have masterfully shown us how here, Axilea! And then some - lines to die for which are so unique and yet spot-on. I love the whole build in this poem - delightful, captivating and piquant - and the RELIEF as we are literally brought to the desired climax. Fabulous form, too: stuffed with internal rhymes and half-rhymes that reach their culmination in those final two couplets. This has "inevitable utterance" feel to it. A very happy and healthy new year to you: may you ever continue to delight us! :)) xx
Happy new year!
-=ra=-
-gene.
John
God bless,
Lew
Blessings,
Christine
Christine
Peace, love and light,
Amber
she-accepted love--without losing herself
fee
Very nice poem and everything rhymes.
J'aime bien ces deux vers: "no clever sentence, no searching for a guru, just plain satisfaction, painless" et en finale en touchant ses joues les sentiments ont efface le passe.
All's well that ends well.
Mes felicitations. Love Emile
Regis