Commenting (Please Read)

This poem is dedicated to a very dear friend in Canada. Melvina Germain. The first person who left a heart prints on my work almost a year and a half ago. Mel, a million thanks from me. Love and Hugs. David xxxx Some people read your work and then pass on their way, never leaving a comment whether they liked it or not. For any writer good or bad, unless someone makes a comment on your work, you feel left out in the cold. For those who think that comments do not help, let me tell you what comments have done for me. For six or seven years I had given up writing, I swore I would never lift my pen again. Then in January 2007, I posted a few old poems on a poetry site. I was confused and lost at the time. Never though for one moment anyone would want to read my humble work. I was wrong. Through the comments I received, I started writing again. Since the 19th January 2007 to today the 14th June 2008 I have written 1132 poems, a 80,000 word novel, collaborated on over 20 poems with two young ladies half a world away from me and published my first book of poetry. For under a year and a half that is not a bad record and it happened through the encouragement in comments. So the next time you read someone work and there is a space for a comment, leave one please. Those little heart prints can change someone’s life and encourage them on to do better things. Your comment does not have to be lengthy, just a word or two will do. Remember it is good to help someone and by leaving a comment, that is just what you will do. I always leave a comment on everything I read knowing how others comments have helped me. 14 June 2008