tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post7175839340854783398..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: a matter of some concernDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-8992042693371799112010-01-16T15:56:30.303+00:002010-01-16T15:56:30.303+00:00The poem's quiet voice, tracking its dark them...The poem's quiet voice, tracking its dark theme rhythmically through the three-line stanzas is enormously effective. A powerful and unsettling piece, Dave, and one of your best.<br /><br />I love the wry Chekhov haiku, acknowledging his short but brilliant life.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-12982879461614483582010-01-16T11:23:03.455+00:002010-01-16T11:23:03.455+00:00Harlequin
Thanks for that<b>Harlequin </b><br />Thanks for thatDave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-74228521015788953772010-01-16T04:48:54.555+00:002010-01-16T04:48:54.555+00:00great poem.... eerie and psychically meandering.....great poem.... eerie and psychically meandering... <br />and hail Chekov!Harlequinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964772119118368322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-373773298322615762010-01-15T14:56:44.755+00:002010-01-15T14:56:44.755+00:00Derrick
Yes, I have had those thoughts, too.
Wil...<b>Derrick </b><br />Yes, I have had those thoughts, too.<br /><br /><b>Willow </b><br />It is actually, yes.<br /><br /><b>Lucy </b><br />It caused great unease among the boys for the rest of the week, though.<br /><br /><b>Enchanted Oak </b><br />Thanks for that.<br /><br /><b>Kass </b><br />If I recall correctly - and quite likely, I don't - the tapes could be tied from either the inside or out.<br /><br /><b> The Weaver of Grass</b><br />Creepy was just about what the situation was.<br /><br /><b>Elisabeth </b><br />I don't think there were any badgers, in fact.<br /><br /><b>Conda </b><br />OOh, I'm not sure about Burns. I've <i>done</i> him, the poor chap the last two years. Maybe I ought to show more compassion this year!<br /><br /><b>Jim </b><br />The two aspects of the tapes stick in my memory as two sides of the same coin.<br /><br /><b>Rachel </b><br />I hope the <i>I was going to</i> doesn't mean that you now are not going to...<br /><br /><b>Karen </b><br />Strange, this is a new version (not a redraft) of a poem I wrote on the same subject. I was not satisfied with it and thought it about time I tried again . I did think I'd posted the original, but a quick scan through my posts failed to reveal it. I rewrote this one without consulting the original.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-82079276276739374902010-01-15T10:34:59.110+00:002010-01-15T10:34:59.110+00:00I can't help wondering if this isn't the s...I can't help wondering if this isn't the same one you wrote of in an earlier poem - that difficult memory. <br /><br />As for the haiku - love the haiku, and agree - no doubt!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-56654106735367208482010-01-15T09:21:49.505+00:002010-01-15T09:21:49.505+00:00Very disturbing effect with the use of the bows as...Very disturbing effect with the use of the bows as lovers and the other hand...strong imagery, Dave.<br /><br />I was going to enter something to do with Chekhov...clever little haiku...Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-32395287773718686612010-01-15T08:32:04.408+00:002010-01-15T08:32:04.408+00:00An uncomfortable little poem this but I do like th...An uncomfortable little poem this but I do like the imagery of the bows.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-10248493289610918652010-01-15T04:31:04.598+00:002010-01-15T04:31:04.598+00:00Loved the haiku and will be interested in what you...Loved the haiku and will be interested in what you might write for Robbie Burns upcoming...Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-67739593989938458812010-01-14T23:50:44.072+00:002010-01-14T23:50:44.072+00:00The poem is haunting. It sounds to be the story o...The poem is haunting. It sounds to be the story of a lost boy, gone in search of badgers, who never returns, a victim of mysterious and certainly sinister circumstances. <br /><br />Chekhov does seem more straightforward.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-29281782527506408052010-01-14T17:58:52.055+00:002010-01-14T17:58:52.055+00:00Clever haiku Dave.
Find the poem a bit creepy - bu...Clever haiku Dave.<br />Find the poem a bit creepy - but then at least it raised some intense feeling and that is what poetry is about - so well done to that.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-38333672676138423852010-01-14T17:45:22.699+00:002010-01-14T17:45:22.699+00:00I had forgotten that detail about the old tents. I...I had forgotten that detail about the old tents. I too went to a camp where we were tied in from the outside. I really like this poem. It's mysterious. And the Chekov haiku is nicely done.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-32371945311751227202010-01-14T16:38:34.060+00:002010-01-14T16:38:34.060+00:00Hmmm. I too find the poem disturbing but beautiful...Hmmm. I too find the poem disturbing but beautifully done.Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-44726104846589018252010-01-14T15:23:10.973+00:002010-01-14T15:23:10.973+00:00Relief that he was met with only silence though. ...Relief that he was met with only silence though. I love the detail about the bows.<br /><br />I also have been enjoying your haiku, with not a few smiles!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-86534119626552737532010-01-14T13:01:31.063+00:002010-01-14T13:01:31.063+00:00Haunting and disturbing, Dave. I hope this one isn...Haunting and disturbing, Dave. I hope this one isn't autobiographical. <br /><br />Lovely tribute to Chekov.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-26493954680914731152010-01-14T13:00:36.507+00:002010-01-14T13:00:36.507+00:00Hi Dave,
I like the haiku! The poem has got me wo...Hi Dave,<br /><br />I like the haiku! The poem has got me wondering about who, what and when and whether anything has changed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.com