tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post8435126295070683031..comments2023-07-30T07:30:50.256-07:00Comments on Tumblewords: What if...for BigTentPoetryTumblewords:http://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-13593642400676588442010-06-30T23:57:53.465-07:002010-06-30T23:57:53.465-07:00I love this poem. I believe you have a sensitive ...I love this poem. I believe you have a sensitive soul.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-52132427475990320102010-06-29T10:06:47.048-07:002010-06-29T10:06:47.048-07:00Francis makes a good point. there are ways to writ...Francis makes a good point. there are ways to write about both and impart hope and beauty while not hiding from the difficult. then the craft is optimized by a master.Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251168248457758117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-56626384644797771562010-06-27T00:21:20.828-07:002010-06-27T00:21:20.828-07:00A lesson for us all, neatly told: stick with the i...A lesson for us all, neatly told: stick with the irises!Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-34226762224810195002010-06-26T21:43:01.382-07:002010-06-26T21:43:01.382-07:00It's the irises (and such moving poetry) that ...It's the irises (and such moving poetry) that give us the inspiration to confront all of those other nasty things you "didn't" write about.Francis Scudellarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008685302028451297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-80674807373743496572010-06-26T16:25:32.042-07:002010-06-26T16:25:32.042-07:00I love your technique here - it's really about...I love your technique here - it's really about how we choose to focus on and I love that we can choose to focus on the beautiful even knowing about the rest of the damned story.irenehttp://enerihot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-3290559096157557792010-06-26T15:43:40.401-07:002010-06-26T15:43:40.401-07:00Such intense tragic images and then a beautiful tu...Such intense tragic images and then a beautiful turn at the end. Thank you!Erin Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428693832930474044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-8805046297223624042010-06-26T09:46:12.941-07:002010-06-26T09:46:12.941-07:00I love the sweet resolution of this poem. It is so...I love the sweet resolution of this poem. It is so positive and lovely!nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445777687088584603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-46646657124840750302010-06-26T05:34:51.975-07:002010-06-26T05:34:51.975-07:00Fantastic poem. Thank God for the
iris Blossombuds...Fantastic poem. Thank God for the<br />iris Blossombuds. In the end it's all that counts!Rallentandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-70323954941150699022010-06-25T17:54:43.993-07:002010-06-25T17:54:43.993-07:00Both are important, a vital part of our living sou...Both are important, a vital part of our living soul. Horror loss and sorrow over tragedy and the joy we experience with beautiful flowers. You have brought this paradox of living together marvelously in this poem - one doesn't negate the other.Brenda Clewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01400505552810078505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-31653233440063497672010-06-25T14:33:15.701-07:002010-06-25T14:33:15.701-07:00This is amazing...I adore your poetry for its fres...This is amazing...I adore your poetry for its freshness, its originality and its subtle brilliance, which is weaved into each of your words. Indeed, here you have captured the battle all writers have with their own souls, over what they should write and whether they should write for themselves, or their readers. Truly a poignant reflection, and so elegantly expressed :)Sam Liuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014838954712295981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-83198072516210895732010-06-25T14:11:19.745-07:002010-06-25T14:11:19.745-07:00beautiful Susan!
Pamelabeautiful Susan!<br />PamelaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-51197046822200736842010-06-25T12:37:45.471-07:002010-06-25T12:37:45.471-07:00Never would have expected to end up with that love...Never would have expected to end up with that lovely iris after all that blood-soaked sand. Well done.Ron.http://rlavalette.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-3604049508205222542010-06-25T12:12:21.556-07:002010-06-25T12:12:21.556-07:00A nicely written piece! Everyone gets so caught up...A nicely written piece! Everyone gets so caught up in the negative things of life too often, we forget the positive aspects that nature can bring. Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />-WeaselWeaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467584502095433332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-61253514210557032802010-06-25T10:47:22.604-07:002010-06-25T10:47:22.604-07:00Susan thanks for enabling Name/URL so that I can l...Susan thanks for enabling Name/URL so that I can leave my comments.<br /><br />This is a beautiful poem, love your swirl of aging rain.Umahttp://umaathreya.blogsome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-70821445852747381332010-06-25T10:14:25.783-07:002010-06-25T10:14:25.783-07:00Your poem is almost a body of contrast...with its ...Your poem is almost a body of contrast...with its fulcrum towards the end with the image of the iris. Quite a few of the lines caught me, but the one sticking out in my mind is "the linear who threaten from a box/hate by rote and know no answers". And that is so true about many of us on this planet, sadly. Thank you for offering the spot of purple in what sometimes appears to be a sea of black.<br /><br />-NicoleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-25464806234654059282010-06-25T08:19:03.324-07:002010-06-25T08:19:03.324-07:00I have a hard time writing about broken lives, but...I have a hard time writing about broken lives, but you did this very well, with quite a surprise ending. Excellent work.Diane Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886778060199433214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-66654513517702717972010-06-25T08:09:42.616-07:002010-06-25T08:09:42.616-07:00Thanks for not writing about all those other thing...Thanks for not writing about all those other things, irises are so lovely! :) <br />Your piece enaged me fully.brenda whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00846306414656375463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-17897388520932421662010-06-25T08:05:08.209-07:002010-06-25T08:05:08.209-07:00I love this. You bring the depths of despair to s...I love this. You bring the depths of despair to shimmering beauty in this piece so well.<br /><br />I also loved the line, "the fourth of summer''markhttp://radio-nowhere.org/nb/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-51599465845625131342010-06-25T07:22:48.460-07:002010-06-25T07:22:48.460-07:00I love your idea here, that in great tragedy and n...I love your idea here, that in great tragedy and near hopelessness, you can still manage to find one small, uplifting thing.Cynthia Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386358503730817278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-4662297448262081692010-06-25T07:03:50.122-07:002010-06-25T07:03:50.122-07:00the surprise ending is just wonderful!the surprise ending is just wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-81949375154874275372010-06-25T06:41:17.125-07:002010-06-25T06:41:17.125-07:00Huge Impact.....loved it!
Hugs GigglesHuge Impact.....loved it!<br /><br />Hugs GigglesGiggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713143985984314202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-87859699032688333682010-06-25T06:28:55.440-07:002010-06-25T06:28:55.440-07:00I understand perfectly (I think). Sometimes it is...I understand perfectly (I think). Sometimes it is better for one's well being to focus on the irises in one's life!<br /><br />http://inthecornerofmyeye.blogspot.com/2010/06/front-page-news.htmlMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-55322963333714552242010-06-25T05:52:29.504-07:002010-06-25T05:52:29.504-07:00I believe that's what I intended to say, but c...I believe that's what I intended to say, but couldn't express.barbarahttp://briarcat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-7821818890566840772010-06-25T05:00:29.124-07:002010-06-25T05:00:29.124-07:00Wonderful juxtaposition: broken lives and that bea...Wonderful juxtaposition: broken lives and that beautiful flower! Love your last stanza. "Fourth of summer" and "swirl of aging rain" are awesome!Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734900426632493796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694715.post-21331749039730766462010-06-24T23:11:12.921-07:002010-06-24T23:11:12.921-07:00Love the images, both the visual ones and the writ...Love the images, both the visual ones and the written ones. Really good write.<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttp://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com