tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post115757485035660085..comments2024-01-01T21:14:32.790+13:00Comments on Still Standing on her Head: Poetry Thursday: BlueCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-49152343067564104662007-10-08T02:34:00.000+13:002007-10-08T02:34:00.000+13:00Tiel Aisha Ansari and I, Mike McCulley, have creat...Tiel Aisha Ansari and I, Mike McCulley, have created a 'poetry exchange' blog at <A HREF="http://totallyoptionalprompts.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Totally Optional Prompts</A> , and you are invited to participate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-69530002972586569072007-09-03T00:44:00.000+12:002007-09-03T00:44:00.000+12:00Wow, the words you use make everything so vivid an...Wow, the words you use make everything so vivid and alive. This was incredibly wonderful..thank you for sharing!Sherri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00834386300886224116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-34951332695155467442007-09-01T09:08:00.000+12:002007-09-01T09:08:00.000+12:00The imagery is incredibly fine. A wonderful poem, ...The imagery is incredibly fine. A wonderful poem, one that lingers on.Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-17334278584106073422007-09-01T04:57:00.000+12:002007-09-01T04:57:00.000+12:00I'm so glad to get the chance to discover this poe...I'm so glad to get the chance to discover this poem at PT's final post, as I missed it first time around. I found it very moving, and could just imagine that rejection of blue - a futile but necessary action in the face of that cruel loss. Great piece.<BR/><BR/>Around the world? Enjoy!GreenishLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344455769443353585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157728265883551572006-09-09T03:11:00.000+12:002006-09-09T03:11:00.000+12:00Whoa, I think this is awesome, Catherine. The endi...Whoa, I think this is awesome, Catherine. The ending left me feeling breathless. It's so powerful.Deb Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322863748665701618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157715324585841082006-09-08T23:35:00.000+12:002006-09-08T23:35:00.000+12:00Wow, great job! Thanks for sharing that with us bl...Wow, great job! Thanks for sharing that with us bloggers. <BR/><BR/>Michele sent me today. Hope you have a great weekend!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377271954635491241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157710836346578962006-09-08T22:20:00.000+12:002006-09-08T22:20:00.000+12:00very touching.. for a moment I was lost in another...very touching.. for a moment I was lost in another world.. I wouldn't change a thing..<BR/>here via Michelejsdaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18092677655461810320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157699058958471072006-09-08T19:04:00.000+12:002006-09-08T19:04:00.000+12:00Congrats on your poem! bit sad but I like the colo...Congrats on your poem! bit sad but I like the colorful ending... here via Michele's !MaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627282961669893082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157682315999600212006-09-08T14:25:00.000+12:002006-09-08T14:25:00.000+12:00Wow - wonderful story that I didn't see coming - w...Wow - wonderful story that I didn't see coming - which I think is hard to do in so few lines.BessieSnickershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758325141557128128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157680777426011222006-09-08T13:59:00.000+12:002006-09-08T13:59:00.000+12:00As one of your non-poet fans, I know nothing of po...As one of your non-poet fans, I know nothing of poetry and even less about rythm or stanzas, but I do know I liked this very much. "Haunting" describes it well.Tiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522195965279580830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157664111710285662006-09-08T09:21:00.000+12:002006-09-08T09:21:00.000+12:00Doesn't feel raw to me. I like the structure, and ...Doesn't feel raw to me. I like the structure, and that you had the freedom to stray from it.<BR/><BR/>Such a beautiful and tender poem. The last stanza is just lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157652586652504572006-09-08T06:09:00.000+12:002006-09-08T06:09:00.000+12:00Gorgeous, bittersweet poem. Very imaginative and c...Gorgeous, bittersweet poem. Very imaginative and creative. Well done, you!paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157639100765626092006-09-08T02:25:00.000+12:002006-09-08T02:25:00.000+12:00this is simply beautifulthis is simply beautifulKaythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967044861119419298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157636567637254012006-09-08T01:42:00.000+12:002006-09-08T01:42:00.000+12:00The detail here is amazing, unflinching. Since yo...The detail here is amazing, unflinching. <BR/><BR/>Since you mention possible future edits, I wonder what the poem might be like without the measured announcements of the weeks. I see their purpose, but the lines that follow each ticking of the week(s) are just so strong that they seem to want to stand on their own. <BR/><BR/>Of course, just now I've reread the poem, and I'm swayed by the measured beats of time passing (maybe it's just that word "in" that does the trick), as the ship becomes something maternal, holding all that life, and the time is the gestation, after which we have some who are lost and some who survive. <BR/><BR/>Very smart!<BR/><BR/>P.S. I don't know why the Picasso picture wouldn't appear for you--it's a very modest, tender rendering.Jim Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408507847342833145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157633593455949112006-09-08T00:53:00.000+12:002006-09-08T00:53:00.000+12:00Very nice piece!! Thanks!!Very nice piece!! Thanks!!jzrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938966640494785871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157630924747623922006-09-08T00:08:00.000+12:002006-09-08T00:08:00.000+12:00This works beautifully. Well done.This works beautifully. Well done.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157627849755660432006-09-07T23:17:00.000+12:002006-09-07T23:17:00.000+12:00Oh, my! This poem takes my breath away. Such a bui...Oh, my! This poem takes my breath away. Such a buildup to that perfect last stanza. Thank you for sharing it.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726411411833366777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157597117049936052006-09-07T14:45:00.000+12:002006-09-07T14:45:00.000+12:00I like the repetition of numbering the weeks, it b...I like the repetition of numbering the weeks, it builds to that last stanza. The absence of blue is such a presence.jillypoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951224240914478371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157595510128742382006-09-07T14:18:00.000+12:002006-09-07T14:18:00.000+12:00Very interesting progression, with a nice twist at...Very interesting progression, with a nice twist at the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157580157691548142006-09-07T10:02:00.000+12:002006-09-07T10:02:00.000+12:00A sad poem, but with the promise of new life in th...A sad poem, but with the promise of new life in the last stanza. Still, there's that haunting absence of blue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157578516814511212006-09-07T09:35:00.000+12:002006-09-07T09:35:00.000+12:00Great poem!Great poem!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204364995075643954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-1157576512791825302006-09-07T09:01:00.000+12:002006-09-07T09:01:00.000+12:00WOW This was an amazing poem! That last stanza whe...WOW This was an amazing poem! That last stanza where she set aside the seed was very moving. Excellent!Tammy Brierlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673290512175050093noreply@blogger.com