tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post2829053390226826990..comments2024-01-01T21:14:32.790+13:00Comments on Still Standing on her Head: NaPoWriMo #10 (and Poetry Thursday)Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-78493797863710904902007-04-14T07:33:00.000+12:002007-04-14T07:33:00.000+12:00Hits too close to home...Ouch.Hits too close to home...Ouch.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16947043309319496271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-22745348125426741272007-04-14T03:00:00.000+12:002007-04-14T03:00:00.000+12:00You can't eat kisses.That line makes the poem for ...You can't eat kisses.<BR/><BR/>That line makes the poem for me. It says it all. Wonderful turn of phrase.writerwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645753712657412094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-59663345073026919772007-04-13T19:00:00.000+12:002007-04-13T19:00:00.000+12:00Does incorporating the daily and weekly prompts in...Does incorporating the daily and weekly prompts into one poem count as double dipping. I loved the packet reference, and your throwing in of yet another juicy word at the end.Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205242741145067573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-61582166551496866452007-04-13T18:15:00.000+12:002007-04-13T18:15:00.000+12:00Meniscus! My favorite word. I love the packets ima...Meniscus! My favorite word. I love the packets imagery. You are doing great with your NaPoWriMos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-85291624708837844482007-04-13T17:49:00.000+12:002007-04-13T17:49:00.000+12:00Wonderfully done. Bravo. This: "We have settled in...Wonderfully done. Bravo. This: "We have settled into the packets of our lives," is excellent.Rethabilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523368313680103826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-57697665188775325072007-04-13T16:05:00.000+12:002007-04-13T16:05:00.000+12:00"space at the top showing how there used to be/ mo..."space at the top showing how there used to be/ more air. But the weight is the same." is absolutely brilliant. wow.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744896385434246402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-36673903661191103582007-04-13T13:51:00.000+12:002007-04-13T13:51:00.000+12:00I eat kisses all the time..they are chocolate!!all...I eat kisses all the time..they are chocolate!!<BR/><BR/>all kidding aside, i liked the honesty and the sad comfort of this poem.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586814769281622578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-52593527073513972032007-04-13T10:20:00.000+12:002007-04-13T10:20:00.000+12:00you absolutely rocked this poem today! It's really...you absolutely rocked this poem today! It's really well done, and I am totally smitten by it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-69595771501104135392007-04-13T09:55:00.000+12:002007-04-13T09:55:00.000+12:00Romance out of rationality - quite an achievement!...Romance out of rationality - quite an achievement!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-89645213676865722072007-04-13T08:25:00.000+12:002007-04-13T08:25:00.000+12:00Practical people don't write poems like this! Fin...Practical people don't write poems like this! Fine work!Joyce Ellen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494251587598676788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-37195260210558316872007-04-13T07:35:00.000+12:002007-04-13T07:35:00.000+12:00Catherine:I wanted to give you thanks for your lin...Catherine:<BR/><BR/>I wanted to give you thanks for your line which I used for this week's prompt. I hope it's worthy.<BR/><BR/>Oh, I laughed at the last line, in a really good way, just the sheer audacity of that word "meniscus," after everyline above was so understated, ordinary, and fitting (which takes great discipline). The poem turns so smartly on that word, that exotic thing amid all the pragmaticism, suggesting a spirited poetry lives even there, even in the hum-drummy hum-drum.Jim Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408507847342833145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-90126075720911316542007-04-13T05:29:00.000+12:002007-04-13T05:29:00.000+12:00There is a lingering sadness to this poem. The ca...There is a lingering sadness to this poem. The calm acceptance of the monotony of their lives is nicely portrayed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-53034329387422579192007-04-13T04:48:00.000+12:002007-04-13T04:48:00.000+12:00That's the secret...reading right the water level!...That's the secret...reading right the water level! <BR/>A thoughtful poem, Catherine; Thankyou.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627338108089464863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-11312182472572563312007-04-13T00:48:00.000+12:002007-04-13T00:48:00.000+12:00Resignation and despair, the cousins to romance an...Resignation and despair, the cousins to romance and love. Great job with the line and your poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-58202488168807074942007-04-13T00:40:00.000+12:002007-04-13T00:40:00.000+12:00Ifelt the sadness of this poem. I also used Megan'...Ifelt the sadness of this poem. I also used Megan's line as well as your line. the word "meniscus" is on my silly word list on my school blog. Love the way it sounds.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-67599492996858711032007-04-13T00:34:00.000+12:002007-04-13T00:34:00.000+12:00Thanks for using my line. I'm fascinated by the wa...Thanks for using my line. I'm fascinated by the way this sharing of lines connects disparate thoughts, but here's my favorite part: I currently have a torn meniscus in my left knee. Life is full of amazement. If that's not enough...your poem is good. It feels compact, but not crowded...something like a sturdy, not-so-tall tree...something like a solid, practical, functional relationship. So well done!meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-71628159258348629702007-04-13T00:06:00.000+12:002007-04-13T00:06:00.000+12:00I too love the word meniscus. I appreciate this po...I too love the word meniscus. I appreciate this poem a great deal.<BR/><BR/>MistieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-34945951691171120892007-04-12T23:32:00.000+12:002007-04-12T23:32:00.000+12:00So many wonderful lines. The beginning and ending...So many wonderful lines. The beginning and ending were wonderful but I really liked the idea of "packets of our lives" and "you can't eat kisses." Everything went together so well. Excellent job with the prompt.Clockworkchrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889793842709699969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-9095434079538088942007-04-12T22:43:00.000+12:002007-04-12T22:43:00.000+12:00The acceptance of the everyday, mundane existance ...The acceptance of the everyday, mundane existance has been worked very well in here.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-61566792797074780082007-04-12T21:00:00.000+12:002007-04-12T21:00:00.000+12:00I like this. Short, sweet and perfectly wrapped. Y...I like this. Short, sweet and perfectly wrapped. Your sentences have been structured quite wonderfully which makes reading easy and interesting. Great subject matter too. Well done!Beamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516397458228874124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-80506024442965395222007-04-12T20:12:00.000+12:002007-04-12T20:12:00.000+12:00This is excellent Catherine. The sadness of the ac...This is excellent Catherine. The sadness of the acceptance of too ordinary lives.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.com