tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post7528159713901930561..comments2023-05-31T10:47:00.444-04:00Comments on Poetrepository: LizzyMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-82243131940688743232016-04-03T22:43:16.270-04:002016-04-03T22:43:16.270-04:00Wow! Mary Lee, I love how you are offering us glim...Wow! Mary Lee, I love how you are offering us glimpses of life outside the frame. A goal of mine when writing poems inspired by images is to add something to the picture. Love these from Carol and Steve as well. Nice!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-36559242690267076592016-04-03T13:33:33.103-04:002016-04-03T13:33:33.103-04:00Wow. Kudos to all. I will get in the swing of thin...Wow. Kudos to all. I will get in the swing of things when I return from the beach.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-60279757461673481282016-04-03T08:23:30.789-04:002016-04-03T08:23:30.789-04:00I love the multiple meanings of that last line! Su...I love the multiple meanings of that last line! Such fun alliteration!!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-79437530786382769752016-04-02T21:57:59.030-04:002016-04-02T21:57:59.030-04:00You two are amazing. It's interesting to me ho...You two are amazing. It's interesting to me how these two poems fit together so perfectly, and how you have taken this moment in time and frozen it. Here's mine for today. <br /><br />"Pretty"<br /><br />Mama preaches<br />that preening and primping<br />are purely prideful<br /><br />She praises pragmatism<br />prohibits pretension<br />makes me promise <br />i will pursue<br />practicality<br /><br />and in principle<br />i probably will<br /><br />but occasionally<br />permitting <br />all that pride<br />to parade <br />feels <br />pretty perfect. <br /><br />(c) Carol Wilcox, 2016Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-17424629654550490212016-04-02T13:24:00.751-04:002016-04-02T13:24:00.751-04:00Totally, Mary Lee, go for it!
I can't tell y...Totally, Mary Lee, go for it! <br /><br />I can't tell you how much fun it is to write with you (and the gang) again this April. I look forward to seeing what's in the "mail" each morning, and have my poetry notebook open on the stand-up desk, even as I am teaching. I'll orbit by once in awhile and jot a word or two. (Maybe that's not good, but maybe it is...)Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307772474856131942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-39121560855587794962016-04-02T12:41:54.840-04:002016-04-02T12:41:54.840-04:00I am literally holding in a squeal! This fits PERF...I am literally holding in a squeal! This fits PERFECTLY! Can we title this MAMA and add it in to the post and the story? So. Much. Fun.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-46696738778985761222016-04-02T09:06:11.092-04:002016-04-02T09:06:11.092-04:00Took the dogs for a walk. Here in Iowa this AM the...Took the dogs for a walk. Here in Iowa this AM there's a wicked strong wind from the north. While I was walking, this poem came to mind. (I didn't see a date, but could imagine one...)<br /><br />There was a moment,<br />in ‘42, I think it was – <br />based on the date<br />penciled in on the margin – <br />when the wind did not<br />rush through the yard<br />on its way from the <br />mountains to the east.<br />Your hair hung straight<br />over your shoulders <br />to your waist.<br />The pine we planted<br />in the yard was small.<br />The sun shone on<br />your young face.<br />Time stood still.Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307772474856131942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578454697877614703.post-37958473741984565342016-04-02T08:27:18.857-04:002016-04-02T08:27:18.857-04:00I like the way you put this in the present. I thin...I like the way you put this in the present. I think the questions and the first person helped. I've been struggling with how to move out of the past into the present every once in awhile with the historical photos. I'm struck by how different the world(s) were back then from now, and I'm having a hard time adopting the voice of a persona in the photo. Have you noticed a similar pull away from the present? <br /><br />Your poem totally worked for me, so I'm studying it to see what I can learn. Maybe another thing that made it work were those questions at the end? They helped me be in the moment, even though the moment was in black and white.<br /><br />Thanks!Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307772474856131942noreply@blogger.com