tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post8632537082734159811..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: I be witness.Dave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-20655231117397648332011-02-07T10:59:06.346+00:002011-02-07T10:59:06.346+00:00Adrian
Thanks. Good to have the reassurance.
Titu...<b>Adrian</b><br />Thanks. Good to have the reassurance.<br /><br /><b>Titus</b><br />Somerset was just a memory that set it going. Thanks for the feedback.<br /><br /><b>Madame DeFarge</b><br />Thanks for that. It would never have occurred to me, but I think I see where you're at.<br /><br /><b>Windsmoke</b><br />Nope, I've left that one for another time, when I'm feeling destructive. Thanks, though.<br /><br /><b>Trish and Rob MacGregor</b><br />Wow! You want more? That's something else that never occurred to me!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-63305598526572818422011-02-07T09:39:57.324+00:002011-02-07T09:39:57.324+00:00120 socks
I can understand your thoughts, given ou...<b>120 socks</b><br />I can understand your thoughts, given our present climate. After I had written the poem and was reading it through, Seamus Heaney's poem came to mind that begins:<br /><br />The annals say: when the monks of Clonmacnoise<br />Were all at prayer inside the oratory<br />A ship appeared above them in the air.<br /><br />I can't recall the title for sure, but I think it might be <i>Airiness</i><br />He says that the two realms, monks and ship, represent two orders of reality, the practical and the poetic.<br /><br /><b>Dick</b><br />I've been taking that as a starting point, of late - from the future looking back.<br /><br /><b>David</b><br />The thought has occurred of late. Must try to stir myself and have a go. Thanks for the observation.<br /><br /><b>Jeanette</b><br />That is another wonderful comment, for which I do thank you. If it ever comes about, and if it gets to be illustrated, I'll give you first refusal.<br /><br /><b>Kat</b><br />As a boy I was for a long time obsessed by the myth of the Flying Dutchman, which I first encountered in the opera of that name, but it did not occur to me once whilst I was thinking about this poem. Not until I read your comment, in fact. Thinking about it, I find that very strange. I did think of UFOs, of course, and the various testimonies I have read about them and their voyagers. I tried to make mine very different, but found it almost impossible. Imagination ran out at that point.<br /><br /><b>Weaver</b><br />It's out there somewhere - I's sure on it!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-72806265731192604902011-02-06T22:59:16.235+00:002011-02-06T22:59:16.235+00:00Love this! Where's the followup? The next chap...Love this! Where's the followup? The next chapter!!?Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-4444075062612417492011-02-06T21:21:00.946+00:002011-02-06T21:21:00.946+00:00When i started reading this story i thought it was...When i started reading this story i thought it was about Armageddon the end of the world where a giant asteroid smashes us all to bits but it wasn't. Fantastic sci-fi story anyway :-).Windsmoke.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12225394580987872677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-92050571642478363612011-02-06T21:17:28.087+00:002011-02-06T21:17:28.087+00:00I imagine this recited by Stanley Holloway for som...I imagine this recited by Stanley Holloway for some reason. Marvellous.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-72195644289253355352011-02-06T21:03:12.961+00:002011-02-06T21:03:12.961+00:00Loved it Dave, especially as it didn't go wher...Loved it Dave, especially as it didn't go where I was expecting!<br />I was firmly in Somerset for the duration, and particularly like the narrator's tone of mild bemusement throughout.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-30418218679450254452011-02-06T18:01:40.565+00:002011-02-06T18:01:40.565+00:00Very good Dave!Very good Dave!LR Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634383283728817474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-39250102055565511912011-02-06T16:15:06.773+00:002011-02-06T16:15:06.773+00:00I shall definitely look out for the Ark now in our...I shall definitely look out for the Ark now in our flooding. Very well written Dave.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-25417711920865148892011-02-06T15:42:52.868+00:002011-02-06T15:42:52.868+00:00I found this really interesting since I've jus...I found this really interesting since I've just lately been reading Canadian ghost stories and one is the Spectre of the Sea which has to do with "The Flying Dutchman". You might wonder why I mention this, but it's the first thing that sprang to mind. That and I'm getting some midwestern- state farmer experiencing a UFO, of course. I have to say, you nailed that colloquial tone and dialect. Loved it!<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-16115031956392386642011-02-06T14:38:42.072+00:002011-02-06T14:38:42.072+00:00Okay, so what happens next? Huh, huh? I want MORE....Okay, so what happens next? Huh, huh? I want MORE. I'm greedy. I understand the Chaucer reference. I was thinking of an epic tale like "The Odyssey." Dave, I am collecting my favorite poems as I go along. Rest assured I shall not publish them, but sometimes I just want to read them. Does that not say something about like Mr. Cranmer's comment? I dream of illustrating it in my little pen and inks and sending it to YOU!JeannetteLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528285846408727632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-67692467334122735922011-02-06T13:22:42.301+00:002011-02-06T13:22:42.301+00:00Some very fine writing, Dave. Your working is call...Some very fine writing, Dave. Your working is calling out for a collection.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-55994885563858013092011-02-06T12:59:06.111+00:002011-02-06T12:59:06.111+00:00I love a view from the future looking back. A capt...I love a view from the future looking back. A captivating piece of poetic sci-fi, Dave.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-57246912732748399142011-02-06T12:22:33.104+00:002011-02-06T12:22:33.104+00:00All good Dave, loved the lingo, and funny I was ju...All good Dave, loved the lingo, and funny I was just thinking of Noah's Ark with all the rain flooding down here!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912071192179983603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-42559632662814234902011-02-06T10:22:09.114+00:002011-02-06T10:22:09.114+00:00Gwei
It makes sense, yes, but in making it it make...<b>Gwei</b><br />It makes sense, yes, but in making it it make one helluva compliment!!! Thanks for thinking it!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-81458880936382845452011-02-06T06:51:13.188+00:002011-02-06T06:51:13.188+00:00I love this piece Dave it reminds me of Chaucer - ...I love this piece Dave it reminds me of Chaucer - does that make sense?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915236568015079389noreply@blogger.com