tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post8250943744615047311..comments2024-02-03T14:41:13.330-05:00Comments on Writing Without Paper: Signs (Poem)Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-23333842753848804422012-10-10T05:39:32.525-04:002012-10-10T05:39:32.525-04:00I love this poem too Maureen! hits at the heart f...I love this poem too Maureen! hits at the heart for sure... for some reason some of the song lyrics from an older song by Carly Simon came to my mind when reading your poem (That's the way I've always heard it should be..).."My friends from college they're all married now, they have their houses and their lawns. They have their silent noons, tearful nights, angry dawns. Their children hate them for the things they're not, they hate themselves for what they are, and yet they drink, they laugh, close the wound, hide the scar..." Your poem certainly brings out emotions to me, I agree with all the others comments on it as well... wonderful work!Name: Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555735241253388652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-63060199101211193172012-10-03T19:48:29.146-04:002012-10-03T19:48:29.146-04:00Maureen, I read this in my inbox this morning and ...Maureen, I read this in my inbox this morning and have been going back to it all day. Holding my breath as the storms silently pass over--pulling the curtain aside to check the skies. Sometimes your words just name the place so well.This is one of them.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263995875732832349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-83758857019186863892012-10-03T16:12:01.989-04:002012-10-03T16:12:01.989-04:00You have the skill to evoke deep emotion without &...You have the skill to evoke deep emotion without "purple prose." Truly impressive, powerful write.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-84741028101095891612012-10-03T13:01:53.307-04:002012-10-03T13:01:53.307-04:00I save your poems to read "inbetween". T...I save your poems to read "inbetween". They are so fresh, like sorbets that cleanse the mind, exact and poetic. I always can find North after reading your work. You write true poetry and when I'm unsure of a definition while reading this widely diverse work, I am reassured here. Again in this poem, you manage to convey emotion in a precise way because your language is so specific, your metaphors so apt.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-87455909940178058122012-10-03T08:07:04.084-04:002012-10-03T08:07:04.084-04:00Oh my Maureen. The absence of emotion gives such e...Oh my Maureen. The absence of emotion gives such emotion to this entire poem -- wow!<br /><br />Hugs. Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-66278567803982186002012-10-02T22:15:28.278-04:002012-10-02T22:15:28.278-04:00Maureen, this speaks to me today-clear, starkly ho...Maureen, this speaks to me today-clear, starkly honest, brooding (him), resolved (her). Britton Minothttp://www.thejadedlens.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-53033259150599553972012-10-02T21:27:27.709-04:002012-10-02T21:27:27.709-04:00Moving and more than poignant, Maureen-- the weath...Moving and more than poignant, Maureen-- the weather metaphor is terrific, and made new here-- xxxj Jenne' R. Andrews https://www.blogger.com/profile/15744946229300234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-75735681438009093082012-10-02T20:07:57.392-04:002012-10-02T20:07:57.392-04:00Maureen, such a powerful write. Your verse, "...Maureen, such a powerful write. Your verse, "escape of empty room" --the chill of an emptied space" -- something now missing but not lost!<br /><br />My favorite verses..<br />"But out of the way -- perhaps to know it has gone away, that love we shared and now gone."<br /><br />and <br /><br />"back a curtain and see for ourselves that gathering clouds don't always nourish rain."<br /><br />A powerful emotional piece -- the want the need the wish held!Joan Barrett Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078385285085867796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-78417229456724158692012-10-02T17:40:53.453-04:002012-10-02T17:40:53.453-04:00oh dang...there is a little emotion in this one ma...oh dang...there is a little emotion in this one maureen...smiles....nice allusions throughout though...the lightning cleaving...the missing picture....yeah dont take much to figure it out...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-10298816177963576752012-10-02T17:29:24.916-04:002012-10-02T17:29:24.916-04:00Well executed. I like the weather metaphor. I like...Well executed. I like the weather metaphor. I like how you're able to cut to the chase and expose the a deep psychology. Jessica Lynn Langhttp://www.ambrielrev.com/2012/10/01/ineffable-enchantment/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-178937470299918202012-10-02T15:23:08.140-04:002012-10-02T15:23:08.140-04:00this is a haunting piece, esp the last line. truly...this is a haunting piece, esp the last line. truly said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-90606642863969051812012-10-02T13:01:16.920-04:002012-10-02T13:01:16.920-04:00the chill of emptied space...
the chill of emptied space...<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-81600087511073748082012-10-02T12:17:10.153-04:002012-10-02T12:17:10.153-04:00An impact of emotion about lack of emotion.An impact of emotion about lack of emotion.S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-87143093149621394512012-10-02T11:44:00.760-04:002012-10-02T11:44:00.760-04:00This is plainer speech than I'm accustomed to ...This is plainer speech than I'm accustomed to seeing in your poetry. A new direction? Experimentation? It seems right here. Also, you've managed a defensible use of "gone missing." A double achievement!the sad red earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274385814146546329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-62107309959753786802012-10-02T11:29:56.374-04:002012-10-02T11:29:56.374-04:00This is a masterfully crafted way to take a readin...This is a masterfully crafted way to take a reading on emotions, or the lack of emotions. I haven't been visiting all my online friends this summer, but am I glad I saw this on FB and came over. Love and big hugs just sent .Kathleen Overbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684519598333961438noreply@blogger.com