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Rated: E | (5.0)
This poem moved me to tears, with its simply honest and forthright outpouring of emotion. I lost my last remaining grandparent, my mother's mom, in 1999. She was my world, even though I didn't realize it until after she was gone. Not a day goes by when my heart doesn't ache with her loss. Thank you for putting into words what my heart feels on a daily basis. I look forward to reading more of your work in the future. job very well done!
Have a wonderful day! :)

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Rated: E | (4.5)
I really enjoyed reading this poem. It called to mind the type of friendship my best friend and I have. We are 5 years apart in age, and 1,800 miles apart in distance (She is in Dallas,TX and I am in NC). We are only able to get together, in person, about every 3 or 4 years, but our friendship stays solid. We have had many occasions like the one you describe in your poem. Your word choice and flow of thought are spot on! Reading this, I could close my eyes and see Alicia and I sitting in this Tiki Bar, glasses in hand. Thank you for making me smile today. Job very well done!

Have a wonderful day! :)

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Review of Paper World.  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (4.0)
To be honest, I am not sure if this short story is written from the man's perspective or from the child's? Either way, it leads to reader to wonder what lies on the other side of Death, and That is a subject worthy of writing about. In this piece, the reader can sense the man's despair and sense of helplessness as his child suffers. You can also sense the child releasing his grasp on this life as he returns to his Creator. All in all, a very thought provoking piece. Thank you for sharing it with the world! :)
Have a wonderful day!

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Rated: E | (4.0)
Trees are a wonderful subject to write about. They are the sentinels to the passing of time and one can't help but to wonder about what they have been witness to as the ages pass by? Your Haikus are very well-written and prompt the readers imagination, as all good writing should. Please keep up the good work. I look forward to reading more of your writing in the future.
Have a wonderful day! :)

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Very nicely written and expressed. We all, at one time or another, question what path our lives should take. I believe we are created for a purpose, and to find out what that purpose is, we have to put ourselves out there and really live. You have very eloquently shown this in your poem. Very well written, easy to read and follow. Job well done!
Have a wonderful day!

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Review of Nothing  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (4.5)
This is a wonderfully written children's poem. It has just the right touch of silliness and whimsy to hold children's attention. It is easy to read, both silently and out loud. The words are well chosen and reflect a child-like innocence. A job very well done! I look forward to reading more of your work!
Have a wonderful day!

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Review of Dead To You  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (4.5)
You have no reason to be insecure about your poetry. It is insightful, honest, moving, and easy to read and enjoy. You did a great job with a sensitive subject. You also showed great courage in posting your work. It takes courage to open yourself to possible criticism from others, especially when it is about something you have created. You did a fine job with this poem and should be proud of yourself. I look forward to reading more of your work, so please continue writing and posting them here. And remember, we were ALL once Newbies at this. We each continue to grow and learn as we write.
Have a wonderful day! :)

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Rated: E | (4.5)
Great questionaire! Now you have my creative imaginative juices flowing. This helped to spark some new ideas for poetry for me. Thank you for taking the time to write this. It is a wonderfully fresh approach for blasting through a case of writer's block for me.

Have a great weekend! :)
Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Excellent poem! Nice play on Dr. Suess's "Oh! The Places You'll Go!" I loved it! I chuckled my way through reading it. My mother was an executive paralegal before she retired in April, and I emailed her the link to this poem so she could enjoy it as well. Very well written, with a great Rhyming structure. You did a very good job with this. I am looking forward to reading more of your work, so PLEASE....keep writing! (I just became a "Fan" of yours!)
Thanks once again!
Have a wonderful weekend! :)

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Dear Kathryn,

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and memories about Sept. 11, 2001 with the rest of the world. Your words and memories are heartbreaking and touch a chord deep within all of us. Like you, I remember where I was and what I was doing on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. My, now ex, husband and I were stationed at Ft. Hood in Killeen, Tx. He was away in California on a training exercise, and I was at home, just off post, with my disabled daughter, sleeping, when the phone rang. I grabbed the cordless on my way into the kitchen to start the coffee maker, as I hit the "talk" button on the phone. The voice I heard coming through the handset sounded like my mother-in-laws voice, but the words she was shouting were not like her at all. She is an upstanding Christian woman in all respects, but she was cursing like a sailor, frantic with worry about her son. It took me several minutes to understand what all of the "hullaboo" was about. She was screaming at me to turn on my television. As I clicked on the remote, I was just in time to watch the second plane slammed into the second tower, live, on national t.v. I remember shouting something to her over the phone and abruptly hanging up on her. I stood there in a daze for a few seconds, when it hit me that it was way too quiet outside on the street. I remember going outside to our driveway and noticing that you could have heard a pin drop. You have to understand that, living 1 mile outside of the free world's largest US Army base, there is no such thing as "quiet." There was ALWAYS something or another going on, 24 hours around the clock. After time, you learned to filter out the noises, almost like background static on a radio. You don't notice them anymore until they are completely absent. There was no sound, not even the birds twittering in the trees, on that morning. No one moved about on the sidewalk or in cars on the street. It was as if I was the only person left on the planet. That thought terrified me for a few moments, until my next-door neighbor walked unsteadily out of her house and joined me in the driveway.He husband was deployed with mine. We stood that way for a few minutes, neither of us speaking to the other, just standing there with tears running down our faces, in a state of shock.
Suddenly, the phone I still cradled in my hand, rang, startling both of us back into the present. I remember answering the phone, and hearing my husband's Rear Detachment Sergent's voice telling me that all planes had been immediately grounded until further, noticed due to the attacks, and that our husbands were safely on the ground at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, until such time that air traffic was allowed to fly again.
The next days and weeks flew by in a shocked, painful blur. I remember watching the sky alot. To this day, I still find myself looking up when a plane flies low overhead, and for a split-second of time, my heart hitches in my chest with fear and dread. The same thing happens whenever the T.V. breaks into regular programming with a "Special News Report." I don't think I will ever move past that fear.
I wanted to say Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for sharing your thoughts and memories with the rest of the world. You write eloquently and I enjoyed reading your work.

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Review of I Miss  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (5.0)
Very well written and expressed. I enjoyed reading this poem. As I have no grandparents left in this world, I can relate to this poem on a deep level. I miss my mother's mom most of all. She was the pillar of strength in our family, a true matriarch. I feel her presence next to me all of the time, almost as if she is invisibly guiding me through life. That thought brings me great comfort. Thank you for writing this poem. It brought back many great and wonderful memories of my relationship with my own grandmother. May you find comfort and love in your memories of her. Please keep writing. I look forward to reading more of your work.
Have a wonderful weekend! :)

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Review of As It Was To Be  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (4.5)
Very well written and expressed. Clean lines, simple language that is easy to follow and flows smoothly. Attempts to tackle the age old question of "Why are we here?" I especially like the comparision to a violin, as I believe music is intertwined throughout all of our lives and is the common thread we all share as human beings. Thank you for sharing this with the world.

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Rated: E | (4.5)
This is a very well-written poem. It is easy to feel the writer's darkness and conflicting emotions. No one knows what it really feels like to be in another's skin....experiencing what they experience and feeling what they feel. We can only imagine and attempt to empathize with them. We all carry our own darkness deep within the center of ourselves, that other can only imagine. This poem showcased that point well. Thank you for sharing this and please keep writing. I am looking forward to reading more of your work.
Have a wonderful day! ;)

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Review of Farewell My Child  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (5.0)
Wow! I am sitting here with tears running down my own face after reading this wonderful piece. As a mom to a 20 year old daughter, I can relate so closely to the emotions expressed in this piece. "Empty Nest Syndrome" doesn't even come close to describing the hollowed out feeling in your chest when your child leaves home for the first time. This was very well written, with eloquently expressed emotions without trending towards the sappy. It is an honest and open glimpse into the heart of a parent and it was very well done! I look forward to reading more from this author!
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Review of Another Life  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (5.0)
This is a bittersweet glimpse into the life that lies ahead for most of us. Aging spares no one the indignities of life. There is a yearning and a sadness in this story that is almost palpable. It is heart breaking and soul searing. It calls forth compassion and pity, anger and helplessness for the old woman.
It is very well written, with tenderness, honesty, and strength. It serves to remind us of what it is like to feel venerable and lost. There are lessons to be learned from this woman and her experience. Thank you for sharing this piece with the world. I look forward to reading more of your work. Please keep writing! ;)

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story. It is sweet without being sappy. There are some typos, but they don't take away from the heartfelt meaning behind the story. A job very well done and a story very well told. Friendships often involve sacrifice. "For no greater love hath any man, that he who lays downs his life for his friend." Thank you for sharing this with the world, and please, keep writing! ;)

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Rated: E | (5.0)
Wow! This poem made me feel like a little kid again instead of a 41 year old woman. It brought back so many memories of my youth, that I had forgotten. Thank you for writing in a way that reminds me to remember what Summer is supposed to feel like! Please keep writing! I'd love to read more of your work! I am now a "fan."
Have a wonderful day!

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Review of Oh the Cost  Open in new Window.
Rated: 13+ | (4.5)
As a vet myself, I'd like to say Thank You for writing this piece. You cut right to the heart of the matter: Freedom is never free. The price, we as soldiers, pay is a high one, but we willingly pay that price, as sometimes it is needed, to protect our way of life and our countrymen and women. Thank you for your compassion, your understanding, and your loyalty.

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Rated: 13+ | (4.0)
I really enjoyed reading this poem. We all need friends to support us and keep us going when times get tough. If we are lucky, we can count on one hand the number of "true" friends we have. No one can ever have too many friends. Your writing is a simple and to the heart tribute and it is easy to see the strength of your friendship. Keep writing!
Have a wonderful day! ;)

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Rated: E | (5.0)
This piece moved me to tears. Such stark, honest, heartfelt emotion, simply and eloquently stated, straight from the heart of a child. The best writing reaches deep into the heart and soul of a reader and evokes a strong enough reaction that connects the writer and their audience with gossamer threads that often defy definition. They just exist, as the wind exists, and are felt in the same manner. You can "see" the wind, but you know it is there by the way it feels on your skin. Your writing has much of the same quality and I applaud you for it! VERY WELL DONE! :) Please keep writing. You do it so well.
Have a wonderful day!

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins
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Review of MANIC-bipolaric  Open in new Window.
Rated: 18+ | (5.0)
I have Bi-Polar II Disorder, and can relate to the feelings, images, and thoughts in this poem. I really do get it. Hang in there...you are not alone, ever. You hit the nail on the head, so-to-speak, about what living with bi-polar is like. Very well done, and honest. I like that. It took courage to voice it in a public forum. Be proud of your self and your accomplishment. If you ever need to talk, rant, or just need someone to listen, that really does understand what it's like, remember....I am only a mouse click away ;)

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins (a.k.a. Jackilyn Rodgers)
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Rated: E | (5.0)
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this piece! Far too many of us live in "golden cages" where others hold the keys to our freedom, emotional, mental, and physical freedoms. I can relate to the sense of longing in this piece. It was very well expressed with great imagery. Thank you for sharing it with the world. May you gain your wings and soar, my friend! Let nothing hold you back. Great writing and I am looking forward to reading more of your work! Write on! :)

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins (a.k.a. Jackilyn Rodgers)
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Review of Fear  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (4.0)
Very dark piece. Accurately describes the tenaciousness of Fear and the straggle hold it can have on one's life. Something to consider: Fear, while having the potential to paralyze us, can also serve as a catalyst to push us forward to better things. Well written, with clear visual images. I enjoyed reading it. Looking forward to reading more of your work. Keep writing! :)

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins (a.k.a Jackilyn Rodgers)
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Review of For This;  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (5.0)
Beautifully written and expressed. Nice imagery. Nothing is ever truly lost, whether it be friendships, relationships, or love. You showed this clearly with your writing. It gives hope to the rest of us struggling with our own losses. Thank you for sharing this with the world. I look forward to reading more of your work.
Have a wonderful day! :)

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins (a.k.a Jackilyn Rodgers)
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Review of End  Open in new Window.
Rated: E | (4.5)
The confusion and disillusionment in this piece is tangible, and very well expressed. It is a verbal "snapshot" of the world at this present moment. It is a sad, but starkly honest commentary on the state of human compassion, or lack of it, in the world we find ourselves living in today. I don't think it is so much that we, as a society, have become jaded, per say, as it that we have become deadened and numb, overloaded by images and reports of the state the world finds itself in today.
This is very well expressed in your work. Great writing. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Have a wonderful day! :)

Sincerely,
Kimberly D. Huggins (a.k.a. Jackilyn Rodgers)
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