tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post3861644386834056781..comments2023-07-30T07:30:50.256-07:00Comments on Tumblewords: Itinerant for BigTentPoetryTumblewords:http://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-27678112615684920952010-05-27T15:59:51.846-07:002010-05-27T15:59:51.846-07:00This is so different to the poems I have read rece...This is so different to the poems I have read recently. It's full of mischief and mystery. I really like it. I was excited when reading it!Meninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240828725263718364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-92183661345054031462010-05-23T11:57:22.067-07:002010-05-23T11:57:22.067-07:00Loved the middle stanza (just like all the others)...Loved the middle stanza (just like all the others), and the line "that maid who made fondling so futile". Two compelling characters, and a very cool fractal.Francis Scudellarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008685302028451297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-1744133516339475822010-05-23T09:28:07.570-07:002010-05-23T09:28:07.570-07:00what a mysterious character! wonder where he's...what a mysterious character! wonder where he's off to next!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-5899198292477860942010-05-23T08:01:21.684-07:002010-05-23T08:01:21.684-07:00I love seeing how poets have wrangled with this wo...I love seeing how poets have wrangled with this wordle. Love your short shrift to this mighty challenge. Like Deb, my favorite lines are "like the wondrous cover/of a very mean book." Yum!<br /><br />http://lindagoin.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381071407583194092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-85884123616080390222010-05-22T19:57:57.795-07:002010-05-22T19:57:57.795-07:00"like the wondrous cover
of a very mean book&..."like the wondrous cover<br />of a very mean book"<br /><br />was a fantastic addition. Wove the disparate parts together!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744896385434246402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-50966824533809306212010-05-22T06:22:40.342-07:002010-05-22T06:22:40.342-07:00I like the second stanza too.I like the second stanza too.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918979903066830662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-77968523009812094622010-05-22T06:19:15.161-07:002010-05-22T06:19:15.161-07:00Like the blaggard who headed south
in the last sta...Like the blaggard who headed south<br />in the last stanzarallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-14637940502195939722010-05-22T03:32:16.634-07:002010-05-22T03:32:16.634-07:00"like the wondrous cover/of a very mean book&..."like the wondrous cover/of a very mean book"<br />is definitely a great line, but then so is<br /><br />"that maid/who made fondling so futile" !!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-91307191477502734382010-05-22T03:30:43.723-07:002010-05-22T03:30:43.723-07:00I could feel the urgency. Very nice.I could feel the urgency. Very nice.nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445777687088584603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-52366919626688003522010-05-21T22:38:30.711-07:002010-05-21T22:38:30.711-07:00found you through "thoughts, writing, coffee....found you through "thoughts, writing, coffee..." love this poem. Catchy alliteration. I especially like the first stanza, "a tincture of iodine he applied to the bloody bite" has great imagery and rhythm! <br /><br />xxx- jess<br /><br />http://mymomentsmuse.blogspot.com/frankensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384640233196653566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-85388698426876788012010-05-21T20:44:36.185-07:002010-05-21T20:44:36.185-07:00Well done! I love how you've used the words in...Well done! I love how you've used the words in this very concise poem!Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734900426632493796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-36719508889729831542010-05-21T20:02:53.904-07:002010-05-21T20:02:53.904-07:00Susan love what you did with the words.
PamelaSusan love what you did with the words.<br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-85536882458776577402010-05-21T18:49:15.584-07:002010-05-21T18:49:15.584-07:00I enjoyed reading your poem. I thouht the ending ...I enjoyed reading your poem. I thouht the ending was especially good!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-14065856705391308312010-05-21T18:45:16.286-07:002010-05-21T18:45:16.286-07:00The first of many conquests...? And not even a ...The first of many conquests...? And not even a 'How was it for you?'...Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-72987644969330544592010-05-21T18:23:28.680-07:002010-05-21T18:23:28.680-07:00'her patterned caparison
hid proof of the wild...'her patterned caparison<br />hid proof of the wild beast'<br /><br />are my favourite lines... while I find the language a bit awkward, which is natural with using random words meaningfully in a poem, like making a poem out of a crossword puzzle... this image of the beast lying beneath her skin, a 'patterned caparison' give a sense of the maid he fled from in evocative ways<br /><br />she sounds like a wolf perhaps<br />or was she wearing leopard skin?<br /><br />yes, with a 'bloody bite' dowsed in 'iodine tincture' (I can smell it), further 'fondling' would be 'futile' and best 'southward' flee...<br /><br />off itinerant knight, off!<br /><br />lovely!Brenda Clewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01400505552810078505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-79994293433604474092010-05-21T14:06:24.157-07:002010-05-21T14:06:24.157-07:00excellent use of the words. hope you're having...excellent use of the words. hope you're having a great start to your weekend.Naquillityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784964201596357136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-18844632354456295322010-05-21T11:12:39.213-07:002010-05-21T11:12:39.213-07:00I agree with Ana, that line is great.
Interesting ...I agree with Ana, that line is great.<br />Interesting use of the words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-43404922041403792252010-05-21T11:12:39.212-07:002010-05-21T11:12:39.212-07:00I agree with Ana, that line is great.
Interesting ...I agree with Ana, that line is great.<br />Interesting use of the words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-35827918582763742892010-05-21T11:08:05.403-07:002010-05-21T11:08:05.403-07:00There is such a sense of adventure and mystery in ...There is such a sense of adventure and mystery in this poem, I really enjoyed reading it :)Sam Liuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014838954712295981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-51969649039337408702010-05-21T10:34:36.200-07:002010-05-21T10:34:36.200-07:00good use of the words...the first two lines sound ...good use of the words...the first two lines sound great, and I also like "wondrous cover of a very mean book"Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06611955404994410354noreply@blogger.com