tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post6117031135998395449..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: My WordsDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-74736288806643964262010-04-14T21:57:41.851+01:002010-04-14T21:57:41.851+01:00Love the meta-poem :)Love the meta-poem :)Rachel Cotterillhttp://blog.rachelcotterill.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-6541838726312189842010-04-14T18:57:37.429+01:002010-04-14T18:57:37.429+01:00jinksy
I'm sure that's true. They do.<b>jinksy</b><br />I'm sure that's true. They do.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-56194492305611696492010-04-14T15:32:40.293+01:002010-04-14T15:32:40.293+01:00I like to think words have a life of heir own, onc...I like to think words have a life of heir own, once the reach the page...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-18948348788877313762010-04-14T09:28:05.119+01:002010-04-14T09:28:05.119+01:00bard
Many thanks for the opening compliments. Yes,...<b>bard</b><br />Many thanks for the opening compliments. Yes, I agree, writing the poem is the first part of a two-, even a three-fold process: the second and/or third part(s) being the shifts in meaning and emphasis which take place in it when being processed in the reader's mind or when being spoken aloud. (Please see also my reply to Tommaso.)<br /><br /><b>Karen</b><br />Yes, an intriguing subject for contemplation, I agree.<br /><br /><b>Bagman and Butler</b><br />A good way of putting it, thanks.<br /><br /><b>Elisabeth</b><br />As I said, it's really all his fault!<br /><br /><b>David</b><br />Of course, the "well behaved" bit is a somewhat pious hope - but then poets have to be optimists!<br /><br /><b>Derrick</b><br />Mmm... what about some form of identity papers?<br /><br /><b>Shadow</b><br />Thanks for that. Much appreciated.<br /><br /><b>Linda Sue</b><br />That's a wonderful compliment. Many thanks. (I'm not sure who the crazy lady is, though...)<br /><br /><b>TechnoBabe</b><br />I think that is a very important truth that not everyone fully appreciates.<br /><br /><b>Kass</b><br />I agree. I think it is <b>always</b> hard.<br /><br /><b>Tommaso</b><br />Yes, thanks for repeating that. It made me reconsider and indeed, the more you think about that statement, the more there is in it.<br /><br /><b>Friko</b><br />Whic raises the interesting question of how much one should need to know about the writer in order to grasp the work. I do take the point, though. I had not thought about it before specifically in connection with bloggerland. Good to hear the Haiku are connecting.<br /><br /><b>Ronda</b><br />Thanks for that. The job works out at £600 per week, apparently - but you have to sleep on it, not later!<br /><br /><b>Dorraine</b><br />In terms of the contacts made, you mean?<br /><br /><b>Gwei</b><br />Precisely - and we can't alway say: "There'll always be a bed for you here!"Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-73253919325734462962010-04-14T06:41:45.584+01:002010-04-14T06:41:45.584+01:00Brilliant as word-smiths shaping, forming the phra...Brilliant as word-smiths shaping, forming the phrases, bending the words to make the form, we have to let go, allow the words to grow up and leave the nest@ctors Businesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118148558033452749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-85665440002448165222010-04-14T03:05:53.921+01:002010-04-14T03:05:53.921+01:00Letting them go is the hardest part; the children ...Letting them go is the hardest part; the children and the words. But once we do, look what beauty comes back to us.Dorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05953973448175171825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-45525447397499633552010-04-13T23:30:40.253+01:002010-04-13T23:30:40.253+01:00I loved witnessing the birth of your word poem.
A...I loved witnessing the birth of your word poem.<br /><br />Also, I'd like to apply for the job of sleeping bag tester. I have strong credentials...just ask my husband.Ronda Laveenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902846545309643023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-79317880444914463092010-04-13T23:04:37.178+01:002010-04-13T23:04:37.178+01:00yes, wholly so. Words once released take on the me...yes, wholly so. Words once released take on the meaning the recipient gives them.<br />You said that beautifully, Dave.<br />I would say that it is even more likely to happen in blogform, because there is nothing one knows about the poet and writer except their words on paper, which one has already interpreted acc. to one's own understanding and mindset.<br /><br /><br />The haiku are very clever, you are on a roll with that idea!Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-27213794220992274732010-04-13T18:51:27.352+01:002010-04-13T18:51:27.352+01:00Dear Dave, I enjoyed the directness and frankness ...Dear Dave, I enjoyed the directness and frankness of this poem which has also produced hearty comments by your blogfriends, the one I feel particularly close to is the first of the list which gives a great answer to the vast majority of poets' works: "their identity becomes forged by those they connect with"... and I am once more feeling I've got a poem which can "talk" with yours...I am going to post it.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-62542653193999958722010-04-13T17:31:04.876+01:002010-04-13T17:31:04.876+01:00Sometimes it is hard to send our babies out into b...Sometimes it <i>is</i> hard to send our babies out into blogland. I appreciate this poem and see the careful parenting.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-89083252039888709752010-04-13T16:13:49.874+01:002010-04-13T16:13:49.874+01:00Great writing. I never thought of words as childre...Great writing. I never thought of words as children, but I can see how that could be. I have always lived with the belief that when the words are sent out, they are no longer mine, they have a life of their own. So it coincides with your writing.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-17829565901585331462010-04-13T16:11:38.374+01:002010-04-13T16:11:38.374+01:00Your offspring, always welcome here, some well beh...Your offspring, always welcome here, some well behaved,some hilarious, some so remarkable they end up living in cottages of their own- side by side in "my favorites". Some I visit so often they think I am a relative - that crazy lady that lives down the lane who pops in-sighs, and then gets all catatonic, pretty much useless for a couple of hours...This poem will be among them- LOVE THIS . You are so generous, Dave!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-18687712950579136582010-04-13T14:51:43.313+01:002010-04-13T14:51:43.313+01:00i just love how your 'children' grow. so e...i just love how your 'children' grow. so enjoyable to read.Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-78541345831255248652010-04-13T12:49:10.741+01:002010-04-13T12:49:10.741+01:00Hi Dave,
But how often I wish they'd come (wh...Hi Dave,<br /><br />But how often I wish they'd come (wherever their origin) with a note, outlining their expectations and my responsibilities !<br /><br /><b>Both</b> haiku are worthy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-30903611018504665722010-04-13T12:43:41.069+01:002010-04-13T12:43:41.069+01:00"They're well behaved."
Oh, that..."They're well behaved."<br /><br />Oh, that's very good Dave. And the whole piece is terrific!David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-79936866166593510242010-04-13T12:30:17.410+01:002010-04-13T12:30:17.410+01:00So clear and accessible this one, Dave. And it...So clear and accessible this one, Dave. And it's a pleasure to see how it was first fertilised in your mind, via Jim's words.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-7565403303280805652010-04-13T12:11:56.165+01:002010-04-13T12:11:56.165+01:00Great poem. And true. The poet only plays a mode...Great poem. And true. The poet only plays a moderate role in sending words forth. The poem is never complete until the reader fleshes it out.Bagman and Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760203276065466927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-30465727275458190322010-04-13T10:43:10.019+01:002010-04-13T10:43:10.019+01:00I've often thought about the second life of th...I've often thought about the second life of the poem - that moment when it ceases to be the property of the creator, full of intention to become the creature of the reader, alive and breathing someone else's breathKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-12105100032296133462010-04-13T09:35:52.869+01:002010-04-13T09:35:52.869+01:00Beautifully written. You've expressed your tho...Beautifully written. You've expressed your thoughts in a wonderfully profound and poetic way.<br /><br />If nothing else, blogging has taught me that my words only belong to me until they are posted. Once released, they are like children that we have molded to the best of our ability, but who still have to grow up and take on identities of their own. We may provide the original material, but their identity becomes forged by those they connect with.bardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130589527012329455noreply@blogger.com