tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post6857071327068512556..comments2024-01-01T21:14:32.790+13:00Comments on Still Standing on her Head: Big Tent Poetry: EnoughCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-67645015685826565892010-12-08T10:52:12.990+13:002010-12-08T10:52:12.990+13:00I love this. I've always wished I could write ...I love this. I've always wished I could write narrative poems. Oh, actually, I *can* write narrative poems. It's just -- they're never as compelling & evocative as this.sbhttp://www.sbpoet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-86315819582774527562010-12-06T07:44:13.155+13:002010-12-06T07:44:13.155+13:00What an amazingly beautiful work...how I wish to k...What an amazingly beautiful work...how I wish to know more...Cynthia Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386358503730817278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-7272326706966443612010-12-05T16:13:44.703+13:002010-12-05T16:13:44.703+13:00i have fallen in love with a very impractical coat...i have fallen in love with a very impractical coat recently, and so it's lovely to read a poem about the opposite -- what a treasure a practical coat is!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-2250354328566450422010-12-05T12:15:31.908+13:002010-12-05T12:15:31.908+13:00Very nice. Some lovely, lovely lines here. I lov...Very nice. Some lovely, lovely lines here. I love where you took it.Robinhttp://www.robin-turner.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-48327530090978581352010-12-05T04:54:48.819+13:002010-12-05T04:54:48.819+13:00Great narration!
astral musicGreat narration!<br /><br /><a href="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2010/12/astral-music.html" rel="nofollow">astral music</a>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-23896513331504521892010-12-04T18:09:09.124+13:002010-12-04T18:09:09.124+13:00Enjoyed your narrative poem, its imagery and the h...Enjoyed your narrative poem, its imagery and the history behind it, Catherine.<br /><br />Mine is here:<br />http://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/2010/10/10/sunday-160-el-shaddai/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-85717038961824663682010-12-04T18:00:18.331+13:002010-12-04T18:00:18.331+13:00nicely done.....thanks for sharingnicely done.....thanks for sharingWayne Pitchkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376196523487344143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-91325099335039281882010-12-04T15:54:32.787+13:002010-12-04T15:54:32.787+13:00Inspired. Such rich detail, completely believable....Inspired. Such rich detail, completely believable. So evocative. Like all that the coat provides.Debhttp://stoneymoss.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-79903875264639307652010-12-04T12:57:00.392+13:002010-12-04T12:57:00.392+13:00Your poem reminds me of many things. My deep inter...Your poem reminds me of many things. My deep interest in Russian History when I was in college. The movie "Dr. Zhivago", stories that others told when returning from visits to that land that still holds a peculiar interet for me. But, your poem makes it so much more personal. The coat becomes the story, the man, his father, his history. Wonderful piece of writing,<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttp://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-52539990431062586482010-12-04T09:42:01.477+13:002010-12-04T09:42:01.477+13:00Exquisite piece - it speaks to history and to each...Exquisite piece - it speaks to history and to each.Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-53879864996867942172010-12-04T07:30:14.867+13:002010-12-04T07:30:14.867+13:00Poems that tell stories are my favorites, always. ...Poems that tell stories are my favorites, always. (probably from reading <a href="http://versiscape-lifesentences.blogspot.com/2010/12/what-influences-your-writing.html" rel="nofollow">The highwayman at a young age, as mentioned here</a> (Please feel free to join the discussion)<br />This really carries the flavor of winter lands, and hard times. Like that phrase 'the Wellington wind' --and the whole poem.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-75997104565273913002010-12-04T06:25:08.583+13:002010-12-04T06:25:08.583+13:00A really lovely poem.
PamelaA really lovely poem.<br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-77851422958880659582010-12-04T06:04:31.072+13:002010-12-04T06:04:31.072+13:00The flowering tree as snow where there is none--I&...The flowering tree as snow where there is none--I'm glad you brought that. I wonder at his having kept that reminder of a time when it was all he had. Fascinating.barbarahttp://briarcat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-50240658234279012472010-12-04T03:28:45.687+13:002010-12-04T03:28:45.687+13:00You've said so much about not only this man...You've said so much about not only this man's leave taking, but of the experiences of so many immigrants. Leaving is difficult, especially when others ae on your heels. Wonderfully realized poem.Lindahttp://word-painting.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-33163007950883383032010-12-03T21:49:01.665+13:002010-12-03T21:49:01.665+13:00This is lovely, especially the last two lines.This is lovely, especially the last two lines.Tilly Budhttp://thelaughinghousewife.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com