tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post618581850745413874..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: Ars PoeticaDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-10866783471454469462012-07-17T01:54:42.134+01:002012-07-17T01:54:42.134+01:00This poem climbs the hill "out of the commonp...This poem climbs the hill "out of the commonplace into the rare". Your concrete images become wells of thought and each acts as a metaphor for the craft of the poem and ultimately its achievement. As always, brilliant!Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-39826605699246422052012-07-14T11:19:54.489+01:002012-07-14T11:19:54.489+01:00vivinfrance
It is a uphill task yes, but thank yo...<b>vivinfrance </b><br />It is a uphill task yes, but thank you for your kind comment.<br /><br /><b>Jenny </b><br />Yes, agreed. Much, much more! <br /><br /><b> K McGee</b><br />Hi, good to have your company. Thank you for your comment and welcome.<br /><br /><b>Brian </b><br />I had intended to extend the metaphor to the different parts of the flower, but maybe that would have been a metaphor too far! Thanks.<br /><br /><b>Laurie </b><br />Thanks Laurie. Comment much appreciated.<br /><br /><b>Mary </b><br />Yes, one of the top priorities for poetry, I think. Thanks.<br /><br /><b>Sreeja </b><br />Hi, and a warm welcome to you. Thank you for your kind comment.<br /><br /><b>Daydreamertoo </b><br />What a generous comment! I do thank you for it.<br /><br /><b>chromapoesy </b><br />And a nice comment! Thank you very much. Good to have your thoughts.<br /><br /><b>Marbles in My Pocket </b><br />Thanks so much. So glad you thought this.<br /><br /><b>Frank </b><br />Thanks Frank. Much appeciate your comment.<br /><br /><b>bodhirose </b><br />Hi Welcome to the blog and many thanks for your company and feedback.<br /><br /><b>Claudia </b><br />Yes, a very good analogy. Thank you for it.<br /><br /><b>Tigerbrite </b><br />Indeed. Welcome to you. Good to have your reaction. Thank you very much for it.<br /><br /><b>ruma </b><br />Welcome to my blog and many thanks for your lovely message. Every blessing to you.<br /><br /><b>Tommaso </b><br />Thank you so much. As always you do me too much honour - not that I'm complaining. Much thanks and best wishes.<br /><br /><b>Charles </b><br />Thank you veru much indeed. Your comment really reassures me! Very grateful for it.<br /><br /><b>flipside records </b><br />Hi, Good to have you aboard. Thank you for taking the time to comment. It is always useful to know what folk think.<br /><br /><b>haricot </b><br />Great comment - for which I thank you whole-heartedly.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-29322008048977094292012-07-14T09:31:57.391+01:002012-07-14T09:31:57.391+01:00Your words themselves are blooming beautifully. Th...Your words themselves are blooming beautifully. Thank you for this and your thought about pics and poems. It will help me when I will appreciate some paintins that were difficult for me.haricothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052133324297115131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-86742667538397771932012-07-14T00:02:54.382+01:002012-07-14T00:02:54.382+01:00I really like this stanza, Dave:
"Attraction...I really like this stanza, Dave:<br /><br />"Attraction is the key,<br />that thought and felt should wed<br />though intellect by sense<br />should tenderly be led."flipside recordshttp://flipsiderecords.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-38352433523482160862012-07-13T22:45:57.892+01:002012-07-13T22:45:57.892+01:00You include an aesthtetic as well as a purpose of ...You include an aesthtetic as well as a purpose of poetry. This is what an ars poetica should do, as it embodies both what a poem is and simultaneously shows it in the poem's content. I think you have done both admirably, capturing the what along with the how of poetry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784125345525784337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-82084735861326295872012-07-13T20:00:59.583+01:002012-07-13T20:00:59.583+01:00Bing-ho.
Powerful, perfectly on target, last stanz...Bing-ho.<br />Powerful, perfectly on target, last stanza that all the poem seemed to be on the verge of sparking off.<br />I agree with it without reserve.<br />And it's great because it's double-edged, very Frost-like then!Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-18473894556093250322012-07-13T18:55:51.080+01:002012-07-13T18:55:51.080+01:00Hello, Dave King.
It is my joy to share your wo...Hello, Dave King.<br /><br /> It is my joy to share your wonderful work.<br /> And sweet message charms my heart.<br /><br /> I pray for your happiness and world peace.<br /><br /><a href="http://www015uppso-netnejpcalligraphy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Have a good weekend. From Japan, ruma ❃</a>rumahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802179941417961681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-49099524763877755612012-07-13T17:55:45.802+01:002012-07-13T17:55:45.802+01:00I love the creation of a flower arrangement. Its ...I love the creation of a flower arrangement. Its beauty, life and perfume. Like the creation of a living poemTigerbritenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-52218273539596226792012-07-13T17:43:42.964+01:002012-07-13T17:43:42.964+01:00Attraction is the key,
that thought and felt shoul...Attraction is the key,<br />that thought and felt should wed...i like that...sometimes i think it's almost like a kind of chemical reactionClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-15692716152185847242012-07-13T16:38:53.736+01:002012-07-13T16:38:53.736+01:00Yes, the process is like a blooming...love this pe...Yes, the process is like a blooming...love this perspective, David.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-52598947498283819832012-07-13T16:29:58.230+01:002012-07-13T16:29:58.230+01:00Lovely ode to poetry and the creative process and,...Lovely ode to poetry and the creative process and, I agree, "Attraction is the key"Frank Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512960953837979822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-40927245961082617492012-07-13T15:57:32.075+01:002012-07-13T15:57:32.075+01:00"that thought and felt should wed"
You n..."that thought and felt should wed"<br />You nailed it with this line, David. Excellent write!Marbles in My Pockethttp://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/the-slightest-spark/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-77564248260959854542012-07-13T15:45:02.740+01:002012-07-13T15:45:02.740+01:00builds a spray of flowers
that is itself a fire.
...builds a spray of flowers<br />that is itself a fire.<br /><br />Especially when the interaction between reader and poet is fueled by sparks of imagination, nicely done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-66656972435807816232012-07-13T14:51:23.870+01:002012-07-13T14:51:23.870+01:00The vivid pictures your words invoke bring out the...The vivid pictures your words invoke bring out the magic that is poetry to its finest. The metaphors you've used and the overall feel of it leaves the reader with that sense of the deepest connection between humans and the sensual in this world.<br />Enjoyed this very much Dave.Daydreamertoohttp://daydreamertoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-68988225894643145132012-07-13T13:28:35.147+01:002012-07-13T13:28:35.147+01:00Woww..yes and the last stanza is so good.....Woww..yes and the last stanza is so good.....Sreejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395234979504881964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-43083947261001848312012-07-13T13:22:35.236+01:002012-07-13T13:22:35.236+01:00I enjoyed this, Dave! Poetry really does make the ...I enjoyed this, Dave! Poetry really does make the commonplace noteworthy, and we see them in ways we would not have seen them before!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-16862044465632419042012-07-13T12:51:34.185+01:002012-07-13T12:51:34.185+01:00Beautiful, Dave... I especially like the third sta...Beautiful, Dave... I especially like the third stanza.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-80760770665355810882012-07-13T12:33:18.360+01:002012-07-13T12:33:18.360+01:00agree on the making the commonplace special....i l...agree on the making the commonplace special....i like how you play this out david...the arrangement of flowers makes a fine metaphor...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-27656585228433987392012-07-13T11:55:23.950+01:002012-07-13T11:55:23.950+01:00The opening stanza sets the mood...I like how you ...The opening stanza sets the mood...I like how you compared it to spray of flowers, the blooms which is everywhere, yet in the hands of the poet, a memorable vision ~ <br /><br />Great work Dave ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-53677288297100698132012-07-13T11:52:31.154+01:002012-07-13T11:52:31.154+01:00Your metaphors reveal the intimate relationships a...Your metaphors reveal the intimate relationships and secret things that reside in the common. Well done.K McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887192135120988397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-56926040020982830152012-07-13T09:44:33.590+01:002012-07-13T09:44:33.590+01:00A good description Dave of that curious process of...A good description Dave of that curious process of creation. I like the idea of comparing it to arranging flowers. Although of course it is also more than that, as your poem also suggests.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-22755435012180199412012-07-13T09:41:11.519+01:002012-07-13T09:41:11.519+01:00Make memorable the commonplace is an uphill task, ...Make memorable the commonplace is an uphill task, and you made it to the top!vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.com