Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

Thanks for the history footnote and the somewhat humorous epitaph for the poor miner who got the gold he wanted but lost the life that he spent to get it.
I wondered why this was under Fiction as this is clearly a poem.
Congratulations on the 3rd place finish!

 Comment Written 22-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 22-Jan-2021

Thanks for your review. I don't know how it got under fiction. It was a contest entry so I assumed it would be in the right category.

reply by lyenochka on 22-Jan-2021

I know. It happens that way sometimes. By the time we notice it, it's not in our power to change the category.

Comment from Alli Johnston

Excellent

This is so creative and a unique approach to an epitaph! I love that you used a real historical event and used a golden colored picture to represent the death of a gold miner. Good luck in the contest

 Comment Written 13-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 13-Jan-2021

Thank you for your comments and review.

reply by the author on 15-Jan-2021

Voting booth open

Comment from Iza Deleanu

Excellent

Miner - niner - yell - fell -smile -pile nice rhyming "Here lieth, the forty niner,
A life long miner.
Found gold with a yell,
Heart stopped and he fell.
Dying with a smile,
Nuggets in a pile.' Thank you for sharing and good luck with the contest

 Comment Written 13-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 13-Jan-2021

Thank you for your review.

reply by the author on 15-Jan-2021

Voting booth open