tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post345238050430926490..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: The River SpeaksDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-23925836034062594312012-05-09T21:53:18.750+01:002012-05-09T21:53:18.750+01:00Oh, how I identify with this!Oh, how I identify with this!Cadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16184350413033668517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-50220764812217123712012-05-09T16:53:22.662+01:002012-05-09T16:53:22.662+01:00This is a poem worth tweaking and working into a s...This is a poem worth tweaking and working into a submission. I liked it a great deal.Carmenisacathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023871171456340729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-22020506043142497862012-05-09T16:39:12.497+01:002012-05-09T16:39:12.497+01:00Through the eyes of a river.....i love it! :-)Through the eyes of a river.....i love it! :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-58537021129416279092012-05-09T13:31:52.224+01:002012-05-09T13:31:52.224+01:00Don't worry. When you were thiner you were in ...Don't worry. When you were thiner you were in a too hurry and sometimes winding. Now you can wait the time to see the maternal ocean calmly.haricothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052133324297115131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-50652312556839442052012-05-09T11:11:27.170+01:002012-05-09T11:11:27.170+01:00Though silky surfaced, sliding wide between
green ...Though silky surfaced, sliding wide between<br />green banks and greener greenery<br />or corduroyed in breeze.<br /><br />Ihis was a most beautiful image! An altogether e3xcellent Mag, Blogpal...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-34267630745819782182012-05-09T11:06:10.764+01:002012-05-09T11:06:10.764+01:00Tigerbrite
Greatly appreciate your comment. Much t...<b>Tigerbrite</b><br />Greatly appreciate your comment. Much thanks.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-90492347884208182072012-05-09T11:04:36.106+01:002012-05-09T11:04:36.106+01:00rel
Absolutely so. Thanks.
The Weaver of Grass
...<b>rel </b><br />Absolutely so. Thanks.<br /><br /><b>The Weaver of Grass </b><br />Good point. Nope. I'm not saying that, just didn't cover it!<br /><br /><b>The Elephant's Child </b><br />Thanks. Really good to know you thought so.<br /><br /><b>Daydreamer too </b><br />Thank you so much for this. Yes, rivers and trees: my twin passions.<br /><br /><b>Brian </b><br />Exactly, the spirit is willing... etc, etc!<br /><br /><b>manicddaily </b><br />Really good to have this comment. Thank you so much for it. I began the write without a single idea and finished it in about half an hour, so I was pleased with it, just for the fact that it was there on the paper. Never mind the quality, feel the lines (sort of thing!).<br /><br /><b>Mary </b><br />Thanks - a kind remark.<br /><br /><b>Laurie </b><br />I'm glad to have this comment. I had been thinking that perhaps the stanzas you mention belonged to another poem and didn't quite fit in this, so it's good to have had your thoughts on. Much thanks.<br /><br /><b>Linda </b><br />And many thanks for your observations. Interesting to me because my Grandfather's name was Alexander and I've always had a fascination for Alexandria - never been there though!<br /><br /><b>Mama Zen </b><br />Thanks. Good to have your thoughts.<br /><br /><b>Kat </b><br />Wow, this is very kind indeed. (maybe my words to manicddaily will have changed your mind, though. Whatever, many thanks.<br /><br /><b>Tumblewords </b><br />Really good to have this comment. Much appreciated.<br /><br /><b>Tess </b><br />And a lovely response. Good to have. Thanks.<br /><br /><b>Tommaso </b><br />I don't know that one. Must change that pronto. Thanks for saying.<br /><br /><b>Other Mary </b><br />Not so bad: I quite liked it. Much thanks for saying.<br /><br /><b>Bee's Blog </b><br />Lovely response, for which I thank you very much. I've just come from your blog. The poetry stands alongside mine - and most of what is available. I was most impressed.<br /><br /><b>Jacqui </b><br />Yes, I'll go along with that. Absolutely! And thank you.<br /><br /><b>versebender </b><br />Great comment. Like the pun. Thanks.<br /><br /><b>Windsmoke </b><br />Ah, perchance to dream... nothing like it.<br /><br /><b>JJ Roa </b><br />Thank you.<br /><br /><b>Kutamun </b><br />Great memory this. Have you used it yet?Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-79242558933734693162012-05-09T10:56:29.421+01:002012-05-09T10:56:29.421+01:00Excellent piece. Enjoyed it thoroughly, thank you...Excellent piece. Enjoyed it thoroughly, thank you.Tigerbritenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-81191672005465838562012-05-09T04:35:06.649+01:002012-05-09T04:35:06.649+01:00One of my first jobs was driving a bulldozer, push...One of my first jobs was driving a bulldozer, pushing ancient mulga forests over in order to feed starving sheep in an outback drought. The memory still makes me shiver when i plant a tree. Thanks mate.Silent Otto https://www.blogger.com/profile/00475494332523156366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-18820772503688865172012-05-09T02:11:08.119+01:002012-05-09T02:11:08.119+01:00excellent! love it!
JJRod'zexcellent! love it!<br /><br />JJRod'zJJ Roa Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501127870785148555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-65555980070020936342012-05-08T22:36:49.538+01:002012-05-08T22:36:49.538+01:00I could just imagine myself meandering along with ...I could just imagine myself meandering along with the river on its journey :-).Windsmoke.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12225394580987872677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-70103116168521844622012-05-08T20:36:17.508+01:002012-05-08T20:36:17.508+01:00Great, great job....and so relate-able. Very well...Great, great job....and so relate-able. Very well done. VbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-29450364820913793832012-05-08T20:23:33.480+01:002012-05-08T20:23:33.480+01:00Our lives are rivers. Thicker and curved these day...Our lives are rivers. Thicker and curved these days is preferable to arid non-existence. <br /><br />Very nice write.JBinford-Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293248281473648182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-39154517117900778252012-05-08T20:10:11.320+01:002012-05-08T20:10:11.320+01:00'I'm thicker now', 'the lines are ...'I'm thicker now', 'the lines are curved these days' and 'how I'm kinder now to tress' - wonderful lines. Amazing comparisons in this piece. You never fail to impress. I wish I could write as you do!The Blog of Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650938872732748697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-4008983386753360722012-05-08T20:02:20.985+01:002012-05-08T20:02:20.985+01:00This is a deep one. Oh, sorry, that's sooo ba...This is a deep one. Oh, sorry, that's sooo bad, you poem deserves much better. Nicely done Dave.Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-25502906564326168052012-05-08T19:07:08.905+01:002012-05-08T19:07:08.905+01:00Dear Dave, among my favourite poetry collections, ...Dear Dave, among my favourite poetry collections, there is "The Singing Tree" by Brendan Kennelly ( Abbey Press, Belfast ) in which a wall, a bullet, a scar , a freckle and so on speak in first person, like your river, a great work reminding me of a great tradition.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-50749854223709551262012-05-08T17:38:40.607+01:002012-05-08T17:38:40.607+01:00You get a line...I'll get a pole...excellent w...You get a line...I'll get a pole...excellent write Dave...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-31688129205186983192012-05-08T17:33:14.784+01:002012-05-08T17:33:14.784+01:00A wonderful turn...exquisite wanderings.A wonderful turn...exquisite wanderings.Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-33585296013701654542012-05-08T17:02:30.275+01:002012-05-08T17:02:30.275+01:00I love how you took this on—becoming the river you...I love how you took this on—becoming the river yourself. It seems that where the river starts and you begin/end is blurred, for indeed, this is almost a self-portrait, I find.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-11050275933273378802012-05-08T15:43:16.271+01:002012-05-08T15:43:16.271+01:00Well done! I love the approach you took to the pi...Well done! I love the approach you took to the picture.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-35818170604081678822012-05-08T15:19:40.242+01:002012-05-08T15:19:40.242+01:00Not many poets who take on rivers would consider i...Not many poets who take on rivers would consider it's entire life cycle in human terms. Uniquely creative and wonderfully allusive. My great grandfather worked in calico printing with 'textiles' in Alexandria, Scotland on the Leven River. Thank you for sharing this, Dave. =DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241402645242821612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-16522450608451887292012-05-08T12:53:28.779+01:002012-05-08T12:53:28.779+01:00I especially like stanzas 4 and 5, but the entire ...I especially like stanzas 4 and 5, but the entire piece is top-notch.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-6031107268806245592012-05-08T12:48:22.330+01:002012-05-08T12:48:22.330+01:00A masterful write today, Dave!A masterful write today, Dave!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-31025761980732981012012-05-08T12:14:54.042+01:002012-05-08T12:14:54.042+01:00"Corduroyed in breeze" is such a wonderf..."Corduroyed in breeze" is such a wonderful description. A rumpled corduroy is a pretty crazy great parallel to the water's crinkle. <br /><br />A lovely poem - funny, thoughtful. Clever to think of even water as growing obese! (I think it may work the other way these days - at least in much of the world, but it's a clever story.) K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-13611203996384526512012-05-08T11:45:21.999+01:002012-05-08T11:45:21.999+01:00i rahter miss youths rush as well...the willingnes...i rahter miss youths rush as well...the willingness to just go chase down the en of a river...or trace its way back.....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com