Pieces commented on are from her book entitled LET YOUR HEART SOAR.

Let Your Heart Soar

This made me think, and that's rare....I'm a doof...wonderfully written! Kaci R

So inspiring and beautiful uplifting Poetry. Peg B

UPlifting write....wonderful.....BHUWAN

Excellent poem. LM

very insightful poem...Robert F.

Indeed something to smile about... Thanks for sharing, Rodd

There is a great deal of insightful wisdom and advice in this piece. Thank you for this offering, Marilyn. Regis

This poem was very stimulating. As i read it, i felt the intensity rise until the very poetic ending, that closes a great inspirational poem.
The poem is true to life, but it takes it a step further. The wording is perfect making the message of the author very clear. It gave me a new insight to life, and to what i should try and do with my life, and about my past.
The message is clearly displayed. But what i liked most of the poem was the ending. She really brought it home with the end. It was like a poem within a poem, and it could make great song lyrics. I encourage Marilyn to add to the last part, and make it another sepereate thing, perhaps song lyrics. Very Nice! ankushkjindal

This is the kinda poem would should recite when faced with troubles in any type of event in your life. It's very inspirational. And in this day and age, we need all the inspiration we can get!
I'll 'let my heart soar' in praise of this piece of work. Marilyn, I give your poem 5 stars. I agree with Ankush, it should be a song!
kudos, Christina

Candle Light The Way

This was very beautiful, I loved this, Reindeer

Awesome message and beautiful poem. Taylor T

Nicely done with a beautiful flow. La Belle R

I can hear the lyrics without the links. The words sing their own lullaby! Blessings, Brittany

One candle doesn't light very much a country of candles will light the way to freedom. Steve

Excellent poem/song. super message. write-on. Jay C

Great write for a somber topic we will all light our candles these holidays. thanks, donna.

Wildest Dreams

This is very good. Love the ?. Peg B

Well done. Good question. Mitchell W

Did It Rain In Your Heart?

beautiful emotions and verses. peg b

When I First

Beautiful poetry. Taylor T

Very nicely done. Kevin M

So very well done beautiful. Peg B

sigh..... In Spirit, Bear

When the first is right....it is always beautiful. Super write. Jay C

A most beautiful piece indeed! ~Nikki~

Very beautiful work. Amor

Beautiful, tender write. Mitchell W

Christmas Time A Moment A Tear

Marilyn, thanks for the first Christmas poem I've read this season. Great write, and puts me in the mood already. Let it snow! Ed K

This is so beautiful...Peg B

This is a beautiful poem, reminded me of the Christmases I spent at Nonna's, wonderful write... God Bless ~Michelle~

Beautiful...very beautiful write!!!! Bhuwan T

Beautiful write; thanks for sharing! :) (((HUGS))) and much love, your Texas friend, Karen Lynn.

A beautiful and meaningful poem. LM

Oh my so gorgeous, full of meaning and sentiment! You have me singing holiday tunes, the classic ones!;O) ~Nikki~

That's the Spirit! Jeff M

I like this, Soft and beautiful. Very well done. Jay C

It's All Our World

If only... Well done...written and expressed...BRAVO! ~Nikki~

These are such wonderful thoughts....ohhh if it could only be that way...what a wonderful world it would be....there may be hope after all...excellent and wonderful write. Allen

We seem to share a similar worldview. Jim D

Office Visitor (short story)

Ah, getting in the halloween spirit, I see. Very imaginitive! It seems the author let Martin off easy this time...or did she? :-) Tony P

this was a good piece... God Bless ~Michelle~

Other reviews:

“I love your poetry. It is sensitive and passionate. I would love to see what you write on a bright sunny breezy warm day. I’ll bet you could make a blind person see. It must be great to be able to create something so expressive with using everyday words. I can’t believe how easy you make it seems. I Once Knew could have been written about me. There are books published with poetry and they aren’t as good as yours. Your poetry is beautiful. I hope your work becomes celebrated by those who have no idea you exist right now as well as those of us who recognize your value and talent.” - Ruthie H.

"Marilyn Oakley is an artist...and a lyricist...in the truest sense of the word. Whether penning lyrics for a song...or composing a work of fiction...or even a poem, she has all the genuineness, honesty, and integrity that marks good writing at its essence. Artistry is subjective at its root...beauty, it is said, lies in the eye of the beholder. Yet, Marilyn transcends this truth and makes one wonder whether or not, for some, empirical talent is a reality.
Of her most poignant works is the beautiful, "Love's Like A Novel"...a truly unique and fresh approach to an ages old idea. Indeed, who would have thought that love is like a Novel? Well....Marilyn Oakley. And she was right.
- Tony P., "Wesley Harris and the Rotten Patterson Kids"

"Hi, I'm Daniel. I'm a writer and I love the emotions you dredge up from your heart and write on paper. That means you've been loved. It also means you've been hurt. Bummer. But it makes for some fabulous songs!!! Great songwriters are usually grey, balding men with 20 years experience... there are some exceptions: tall women with chocolate eyes, lovely smile and golden tresses. That could easily be you, Ms Marilyn.
You have great ideas and write some good lines. I'm a successful writer and I kinda know the ropes and I believe you have the tools to create a good song shop.
You have talent.”
All The Best Dear Lovely Lady! - Dan G.
(Note - Daniel had derived his decription from a black and white photo, Marilyn's eyes are hazel.)