| From | Comment about poem or author | Response Country | Response Added |
| Lee Emmett | thanks Michells, it is such an achievement to get the little ones to sleep ... never want any disturbance ... glad you liked the onomatopoeia ... | Australia | 3/13/2009 6:26:33 PM |
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| Michelle Muirhead | so cute and true. I've got four and my youngest is 2 and I still tip-toe when he's asleep:) Thanks for the great read! | USA | 3/13/2009 10:25:39 AM |
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| Lee Emmett | thanks Kelly, remember those times well when the kids were small ... | Australia | 3/6/2009 9:44:37 PM |
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| kelly | it was great so funny i loved it.!!! | USA | 3/6/2009 5:21:29 PM |
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| kelly | i like it alot. its so funny.... | USA | 3/6/2009 5:12:37 PM |
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| Lee Emmett | thanks Mamta Agarwal, very hard to get the perfect conditions for baby and working parents ... noises can have big effect ... tried in this poem to start with quiet sounds, and end on loud words ... | Australia | 8/25/2008 11:09:46 PM |
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| Mamta Agarwal | you have captuerd the plight of working parents skillfullywith your technique | India | 8/25/2008 5:16:46 AM |
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| Lee Emmett | thanks Rizwan and Marcia ... blessings to you too! | Australia | 7/29/2008 9:25:16 PM |
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| Marcia Schechinger | Lee a very easy poem to relate to! Words precise, and yet so accurate for working parents. Love the line "swiftly goes sweet night" - isnt that the truth! Great write, girl ! :) | USA | 7/29/2008 7:07:45 PM |
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| Rizwan Ahmad | Hey lee that was awesome...god bless u!!! | India | 7/29/2008 4:15:09 PM |
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| Lee Emmett | thanks Mark ... those days long gone ... now 28 and 25 ... hoping for next generation one day, with luck ... | Australia | 7/17/2008 2:24:31 AM |
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| mark wakeham | Classic! Been there. Lovely use of words in an economical fashion to put the point across, and it's something any parent can relate to instantly. Beautiful. | UK | 7/16/2008 4:50:57 PM |
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| Lee Emmett | thanks Michele ... you're blessed with four children? ... wow, you have lots of love to give and draw on in your world too! ... really enjoy reading your poems too ... | Australia | 6/25/2008 6:52:00 PM |
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| Michele Bossley | WOW Lee. You're a REAL poet, aren't you? The kind who are blessed with a beautiful gift. I bet you don't even need to try! I can relate to these words so well with my four kids here and with so much stuff and work to do. So nice to read a few words well written that say so much. Thanks. Michele | Scotland | 6/25/2008 4:31:26 PM |
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| Lee Emmett | thanks Ros, tried contrasting the sibilants with the harsher sounds ... | Australia | 6/22/2008 12:37:34 PM |
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| ROS SHRAPNEL | Oh Lee, this is sooo clever. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, | Australia | 6/21/2008 10:35:24 AM |
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| Lee Emmett | thanks Hannah, stayed home with my two until they were at high school ... then the real juggling began ... and the guilt ... had to settle for part-time, then gave up working when parents became ill ... couldn't keep it together ...! | Australia | 5/26/2008 12:11:47 PM |
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| Hannah Petrovic | Oh Lee, I know it well!!!!
And the "guilt" came free of charge!!! :) | Spain | 5/26/2008 7:31:22 AM |
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| Lee Emmett | thanks Jude ... those early morning chaotic times are over ... thanks goodness!!!! | Australia | 5/18/2008 9:45:39 AM |
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| Jude Ashiedu | quite full of sounds and signs.
i can see through it.
What else will parents not do.
thanks | Nigeria | 5/17/2008 9:15:14 AM |
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| Lee | thanks Connor, glad you found it useful ... had not realised how many people doing projects on onomatopoeia!! | AUS | 4/30/2008 10:07:13 AM |
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| Connor Mackay | I like your poem. Im doing litercy skills at school and my project is to find onomatopia and such in poems! I realey appreciate it. | Canada | 4/29/2008 8:21:45 PM |
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| Lee | thanks Christie, just tried out some soft-sounding words and contrasted them with the harsh-reality sounds of getting up and orgnaised in a panic first thing in the morning ... | AUS | 4/23/2008 9:38:37 AM |
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| Christie | Cool.Kinda raminds me of my parents. | U.S (Pennsylvaina,Harrisburg) | 4/22/2008 8:21:48 PM |
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| Lee | Thanks Cheyenne ... with a little baby (now 9 months!) staying downstairs, have been creeping around barefoot for months! | AUS | 2/20/2008 10:25:41 PM |
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| Cheyenne | i love this poem and it is very true | USA | 2/20/2008 5:40:31 PM |
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| Lee | thanks nydia, think maybe last verse should read 'brrr-ing, brrr-ing, alarm rings, panic starts work-day' ... I'll put the alternative version up as well ... | AUS | 2/1/2008 6:20:23 AM |
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| nydia | Great poem | usa | 1/30/2008 3:15:02 PM |
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