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A Thankyou Note

I’ve been thinking about the countless faces that have helped me.
How their hands were the only thing which stopped me from letting go.
I wonder if my smiles and voice truly conveyed how thankful I was. 
There’s a boundary on how much you can express,
Words are not limitless. 
There are only 26 letters in the alphabet which can be arranged to make many phrases,
But between the sounds my tongue forms and the immeasurable gratitude I feel,
There seems to be an infinite space for what I cannot convey. 
I realised how sometimes words seem to feel completely and utterly empty. 
All I can wish for is that repeating it over and over again will expand its meaning,
Repeatedly saying ‘Thank you’ won’t just say ‘I’m grateful’,
But it will say ‘You saved me’ and ‘I will always remember you’. 
And I am completely filled with gratitude at how much you have done for me. 
Thank you,
Thank you,
Thank you. 

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paula08
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paula08 wrote a review · Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:05 pm

Hey,

I really like this poem since I can absolutely relate to it . Apart from that it is well-written and flowing which is something I really like in poetry. Its simplicity makes every word more meaningful than it is. Sometimes especially when writing I realise how we have restricted ourselves to having as much words to transmit our messages. Often, these words are simply not enough. I guess that's why sometimes people prefer gestures rather than words as to convey their feelings.

Thanks, for sharing your wonderful poem.

Keep writing :)

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Sherri
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Sherri wrote a review · Sun Feb 08, 2015 4:36 pm

Hi summerlovee!
Oh, this is so sweet! :D I really loved the poem--though sometimes it can be hard for me to read free verse, especially with long lines like these. The free verse and line length didn't stop me here at all, though; it was very lovely, and I was completely absorbed in it.
I can actually relate this to events in my past, events happening currently, and I'm sure events in the future. I think we all have people we feel we need to thank for all they've done for us. Sometimes it feels like you can't do enough, and this expresses that perfectly.
Tay pretty much covered all the nitpicks, though I do disagree with changing the "Thank you"s to have commas after them; there's more finality in periods, in my opinion. Other than that, Tay covered every grammatical or spelling error there was.
Again, this really is beautiful! I can't wait to read more of what you write :)

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Tay01
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Tay01 wrote a review · Sat Feb 07, 2015 2:22 pm

Hi, Tay01 here for a quick review. Let's not blabber around and just jump straight to the point, shall we?

First of all, this is a very awe poetry. It has a strong meaning that really touched my heart. It shows that you loved exactly what we all do to you, making you happy, saving you from the alone, somewhere in your room. You are now free and happy with us. That is what I can feel from your poem here.

I found a couple mistakes which should be covered up pretty easily. They are pretty simple ones too. So let's get started.

All I can wish for is that repeating a words over and over again will expand its meaning,


'... repeating a WORDS over and over again ...'

The word 'WORDS' is wrong. So you could write it like this.

''... repeating a word over and over again ...'

OR

'... repeating the words over and over again ...'

Either way will do.

The next one is this:

Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.


Instead of full stops, use commas. Like this:

Thank you,
Thank you,
Thank you.

There is really nothing else to say about the rest. But just the bit of punctuation. These parts:

Repeatedly saying 'thank you' won't just say 'I'm grateful',


But it will say 'you saved me' and 'I will always remember you.'


The starts of direct speeches or any sentence ringed with apostrophes ( ' ) will always be capitalised.

That is basically all. I do not have anything else to review. So that is it.

Thank you and bye.

~~Tay01



Very well; I hear; I admit, but I have a voice too, and for good or evil mine is the speech that cannot be silenced.
— Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness