Appraisal

 

Reading it over he said

            “Yes it will do.”

 

Right then I knew

            By the expression on his face

 

Trying to hold back

            He didn’t know I knew

 

What I did was right

            By letting my feelings show that night

 

The paper so silent

            Yet so meaningful

 

His comments brief

            Yet to my relief

 

He liked it

            I felt so proud

 

I could have laughed out loud!

 

Reviews

[Ellen Hammond]

I like this and can certainly relate to it. Sometimes it takes only a few words to or a nod to let someone know you approve of their work. And letting feeling show in writing is for many of us, easier than expressing them face to face as the need for approval can make us feel tongue tied.

[Michael X]

this poem is all about form, subtle and masterful, captures your thoughts as you speak them.
artistic style, loved it

[An owl on the moon]

There is such a joy when another finds approval in what we do and your words express this emotional experience so well. Wonderful write!

[Tony]

We always look for appropval from those that we love...although he wasn't overwhelming in his approval, but he knew exactly what he had to do, subtle as it was. Now I would like to read what he approved. lol

Tony

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Oh we always want the ones we love to be proud of what we do... this was a cute little write, very whimsical.

[Stacey Watts]

This was a very cute piece. lol I like the secret behind the words. I love poems with inferences to what was said. Excellent piece. :-)

[deeps]

This is wonderful,
I really enjoyed this one alot!

[emmajoy]

Oh such a memory of such appraisal - if true, a deeply etched memory.

Your poetry is virtual minimalism .. your words are selected and used very sparingly but superbly.

I'm going to ask friends to read your posts .. they really are special.