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Dear Jess

Your critique was as sandpaper.
smoothing my poetry's jagged edges
so that they might emerge better than ever;
In your ruthlessness, I saw true kindness.

You laid my valued works in your furnace,
though its raging flame burned my fame,
but each came out purer, more of a masterpiece;
mending my scorched glory and fixing my shame.

They have been tempered, and now shine like gold;
and your splendorous unquenchable light,
of nobility will always be my foothold
on my pathway to the literary height

You were as a real adversary
while polishing my artistry.

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my take on your poem, I'm not sure how Jess would have done it, but here goes.

Your critique was as sandpaper
smoothing my poetry's jagged edges
so that they might emerge better than ever
In your ruthlessness, I saw true kindness

You laid my valued work in your furnace
and though its' raging flame burned my fame
each came out purer, more of a masterpiece
mending my scorched glory and fixing my shame

They have been tempered, and now shine as gold
with a splendorous and unquenchable light
of nobility and blissfulness
I have basked in the realm of a rare light

You were as a real adversary
while polishing my artistry.

I chose to rewrite some of this as I thought that Jess might have instructed you to
sorry if I failed in any way. ~ Geezer.
.

There is value to commenting and critique, tell us how you feel about our work.
This must be the place, 'cause there ain't no place like this place anywhere near this place.

Thank you, Geezer, I appreciate your critique . Jess will be greatly missed.

author comment

dedicated to Jess which will likely have him rolling in his grave. But your poem is a good one in my estimation

Thank you so much, Scribbler. I so much appreciate your feedback.

author comment

can now never know

Compose more
as you have learned
bless Jess
should be your goal

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