Hi Estelle
I share Jacqueline’s idea that more people should read this truthful poem. In our forward rushing life we seldom make a pause to appreciate the joy of calm and relax. You have made excellent use of the prompt. Well done and thank you for sharing.

Hi Srivalli
Thank you for your comments. I think once a writer writes and shares a poem, each reader writes it anew. It is amazing out of how many points of view the same thing can be seen. I learn much from readers’ comments. I enjoyed your comment about the resemblance between the tree and the old one. Both you and Annette have a point in…[Read more]

Thank you Annette. I am happy you liked the poem, and I appreciate you comments.

Hi William. Unlike Jacueline I am not sure I understand it, but I appreciate the rhyming style. Thank you.

Hello Nam Raj. An interesting capture of the prompt to reverse a famous saying. Very original and daring I would say. Thank you for sharing.

Hi Annette. I can feel all the pain involved in this although never experienced it. It flows so freely and the words are touching. I also like the optimistic twist at the end. Well done and thank you.

Thank you Pam. I would not add even one word.

Hi Jane
Thanks for commenting. As you have said the tree could be any facet of life, and any of us could be an onlooker.

Hi Christian
Thank you for your comment.
The point is no one really cared for the tree except ‘the old one’ who gave it what it needed. We often behave like the other four.

Hi Chloe
This is a touching piece. You are crying out the cry of conscience and of fair play and kindness. Unfortunately, not everyone hears it.
I like your repetition of “These are the things humans do” as well as the optimistic turning point at the end. Great piece. Thank you.

Hi Srivalli
Nice capture of the prompt. The Haiku formation is in itself a hint to three being together. The pearl is indeed the togetherness. Thank you for sharing this fine poem.

Hi Pam
This is so true, so outrageous. Who hasn’t experienced it? I read it twice with great sympathy. Thank you for sharing.

Hi Shae
This is a beautiful piece praising the nature. I liked the lines “The moon and stars play shyly / Amidst the twilight skies”. Thank you.

Hi Jane
Excellent explanation of how one may feel and questions that come up in the mind . Myself when looking in the sky not searching anything special, I often realize how negligible and worthless I am. This piece is very descriptive and thought provoking. Thank you for sharing.

This is beautiful. I loved it. Regarding broken pottery repair (somewhat different from Kintsugi !), you can read my childhood memory in response to AV Harris’ poem this month.
Thank you for sharing.

Hi David
I have to say, with some inconvenience, that I did not know the story, so I had the opportunity and pleasure to learn it. Now, adding to that your wonderful poesie, it was a prize to read your poem. Thank you.

Hi Pam
Wow! The smells come to me all the way through the Webb.
I taste the mixture with pleasure – literarily.
Thank you for sharing.

Hi Jane
This is bitterly sad. I wonder whether it’s about a loss or an abandonment, whether it is real or only literary. In any case it is very emotive and expressive. Great piece.