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Lirazel's Ear

Her hairwindy willowsflowing feverishlya shuddering child at her feetloves dreams 5/27/2017

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Paul Callus

Date: 6/3/2017 9:46:00 AM

A lovely poem that can lead to a realm of enchantment, John. Congratulations on a deserved win. Regards // paul

Dean Wood

Date: 5/31/2017 8:17:00 AM

Confused. Is the child ill? Well done!

John Beam
Date: 5/31/2017 11:50:00 AM

Lirazel is the name of character from the book. The King of Elfland's Daughter but the poem is based on a scene, in Erlkönig is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The ErlKing Wilt go, then, dear infant, wilt go with me there? My daughters shall tend thee with sisterly care; My daughters by night their glad festival keep, They'll dance thee, and rock thee, and sing thee to sleep." "My father, my father, and don't you see there The Elf-king's daughters in the gloomy place?" "My son, my son, I see it clearly: There shimmer the old willows so grey."

Reason A. Poteet

Date: 5/31/2017 6:46:00 AM

You leave me with a negative image of modern motherhood, my hope for the child is pleasant dreams. Well done, congratulations.

John Beam
Date: 5/31/2017 11:52:00 AM

Thank You very much R. A. P.

Reason A. Poteet

Date: 5/31/2017 6:45:00 AM

You leave me with a negative image of modern motherhood, my hope for the child is pleasant dreams. Well done, congratulations.

James Inman

Date: 5/31/2017 1:50:00 AM

Very imaginative write John, dream like.

John Beam
Date: 5/31/2017 5:13:00 AM

Thanks James and congratulations to you also. I hope I got the double entendre across, using feverishly as a turning word, that he might be dreaming or maybe nought.

John Anderson

Date: 5/31/2017 1:12:00 AM

Congratulations with your place in the Cinquain contest. A delightful poem that exemplifies what the form is about. Very nice poem, well done. Cheers,

John Beam
Date: 5/31/2017 5:07:00 AM

Thanks, for placement and gracious comment, John

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/29/2017 4:32:00 PM

wow, this is gorgeous. You have a talent with these short forms!

John Beam
Date: 5/30/2017 7:05:00 AM

Thanks you very much, for the kind words.