>-clifford-< wow, thats all i can say is wow, i hope you continue to write more often. wow
>-eric-< i loved "i watched the tears flow form my eyes," i dont continue to read something unless it grabs me, and that it did
>-the guppy-< what can i say, you never fail to amaze me
>-kevin ureda-< butter is great, the short things that make me smile are the best
lydia
guppy~ 'tangier...zip unknown' VERY VERY good!
Dee~ 'kiss the bad day away' was a wonderful place to get lost for awhile late this afternoon! It worked like magic...
Crystevin~ 'Cleansing Me' great image and lingering feeling there.
Nikki~ 'Summer' makes me homesick...these Arizona summers are for the lizards. lol
t.
Megs~ I just found 'Puddles All Around', and wow! That was so filled with differing emotions it made me read it twice...very good writing!
t.
Amy Short~I enjoyed all of your works but "perfect" and "sheets", were particular favorites of mine :)
Eric--I watched the tears...was exquisite, especially the last line..
Kiwi--It's good to see you writing again, and Actress was beautiful as well
Chris W.--Obfuscate...that is the second time this month I have seen that word in a poem...I love it...and the rest of the piece was good too!
Dee--(giggling) I love Lab coats and Rubber gloves...the poem of course, not necessarily the items..but maybe...nah!
Kev--nice play off of Actress...although players can surely stand on it's own
Megs--Puddles...WOW Wicked good!
Hank--Melting...in a word....yummy, although maybe not what you were going for.....(I never was good with metaphors)
I'm so rude....to anyone who said anything about my work, I am sorry for not acknowledging you....been a little distracted lately, but I should hope it will pass soon....
so thank you, to those who like my stuff, and to those who don't, well.....can't please everyone, can I? the joy of being an individual....
g'night lovebugs!
Dee~"Kiss the bad day away"...i needed that:) I really enjoyed this one.
Kiwi~ Actress literally made me tear up, it was so beautiful! I was baffled, taken back at first but realized shortly after... *sigh*
I truely love your work, must I wait until tomorrow to experience another?
What a waste of bandwidth !!!
terry and nikki: i liked your poems in response to dee's and mine. to refer back to deevaa's original question, "who says science can't be romantic?"
claire b.b.: i really liked windowpanes. very artful.
and deevaa: the reworking of kiss the bad day away is excellent. really beautiful.
Blend-o-matic is great...but please fix the attribution of #24. The Divine Miss M. may have sung "Shiver me Timbers" but the fabulous Tom Waits wrote these lines...
Well, the fog's lifting
The sand's shifting
I'm drifting on out
Old Captain Ahab's longing to hear from me.
Swallow me,
Don't follow me,
I'm travelling alone
Blue water's my daughter
I skip like a stone...
Hey! Sorry I've not been in lately. No, I didn't fall over the edge of the earth...I've been fighting bronchitis and trying to rehearse six and 1/2 hours for a musical every night all at the same time and it's not working well. I promise I'll get better soon and read up. The last day of the musical is the 9th. I should be in a lot more frequently.
The new stuff looks great. Keep up the awesome work!
Love-n-Lollipops,
Laurel
Toklas: once again, you go girl! Knowing you and the area you write about just makes your works that much more special as I read them.
Xentury (Carol): your work speaks to me because I will also be burying my husband at sea before long. Thank you for sharing your words as they have helped me in dealing with something very difficult ... thank you for the additional peace you have given me with your words. Finding the ability to say goodbye without really letting go is very hard but important in our lives. Our hearts break or cope with separation from death or disentanglement. You have shown me it is possible to cope.
Angel: I continue to take delight in watching your love unfold ... I also keep catching myself returning to read your Love In A Bottle from time to time. Thanks for sharing
Chris, deeva, megs, more, just too many wonderful verses that I wish I could understand even better by knowing the authors. More than I get the time to say it here, I am enjoying all of you who share ..... Rennie
Awwwww thank you, Rennie...it is a wonderful feeling to know that earlier poems are not forgotten...i find myself drifting back to the archives myself every now and again and read according to the artist i picked to remember that day...i've always loved and shared your fascination with the sea...thanks again...you made my day:)
Oh and ANGEL is headed to NEW YORK!!!...i will be going through Eastern Ga.,S.C,N.C,Vg.,Ml.,Del.,NJ.,Conn,.RI, NY., and Mass. WHEW all in about 10 days! Not sure of exact dates but will probably be the latter part of July...will be with hubby and lil girl Brandi and Peanut the nacho bel-grande poochie...if anyone along my route would like to meet me along the way for a hug and a pic and maybe a cup of java, just let me know :))) IM SO EXCITED...most of these states i have never been to before...Oh and the occasion is to meet my husband's GREAT grandaughter who is one month old now and will be flying into New York from England with her pretty red-headed mom...(YES i did say GREAT- grandaughter and YES, i am only 38:) I will be sure to take lots of pics along the way for the family page.
Hey Angel----
Consider yourself invited!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please figure a stop---we have four pools in the complex, ponds, trails, play grounds....
And not kidding! Dinner and a swim...located halfway between Philly and new York---and Chuck is a damned yankee converted to good old boy---and Desi will love your baby, so no is unthinkable!
Have people been having an ok time with the submission script the past day or two? Rennie Lorca has written me with some problems...
I dont have anything to ad to your page but i wanted you to know how wonderfus it is. as i read a few things here i walked away feeling all warm and fuzzy then went to see my to be husband..
thank you for the inspiration!!!!
Oohhhhhhh GAlA, invitation accepted!!! The plans are in the newest stages right now, but i will keep you informed and give you plenty of notice...IM soooo excited...I get to go to NEW YORK and meet GALA the poetry goddess!!! *SMILE*
This is gonna be wayyyyyy cooool...EAT YOUR HEART OUT KEV AND DEE....lol
Kirk~ I just submitted one to test...worked ok for me but has been a few days since my last one...
Kirk...
I've been submitting some recently and I've had no problems at all.
CwByKnight ~'That Day' honors much more than a person or a ceremony. It honors Love and Hope and Forever. Thank You.
t.
KeV- Thanks...you have been a great friend all these years and your poetry remains stellar! *hugs*
-ZoE
awww,
ZoE,
Hugs back at ya, darlin'...
<sad, pouty, hang-dog look in Angel's and Gala's general direction>
I can't decide who I am MORE jealous of...
<snif>
k
ZoE- "Piano Key (why I am not here)" Love the way it was written! I got a very.... detailed feeling from it, not like ever before.
-Jenna-
Well, maybe Dee will help me acquire a Stellar* CD (I liked the samples I heard, even if they WEREN'T mp3s...). The imports are $O Ex$pen$ive!!! $21.49 @ Amazon, $23.99 @ CDNOW... Goodness gracious!
k
Kirk, yes I had problems yesterday... I got that ugly gray screen saying my request couldn't be processed please try later.... I hit the back button and did over, and got the same thing.. so tried again and it worked... I was scared I'd end up submitting 3 times. (this is with the re-worked "kiss the bad day away")
Chris -- thankyou for your kind words... looks like we started a little trend!
Gala and Angel -- I'm not jealous one bit, cause I'll be there later this year, I have a feeling.... and I went last year and meet Shady!
Kev -- in NZ a CD costs $29.95 ... I guess thats about $15 US... so sure I can help you out with Stellar*, I just brought both the CD and the tape last week. Let me know.
take care of your hearts.
dee
Kirk, I think you "ramble" beautifully! If only all men could read (and act on)your words. Women really do want and need these things! I am lucky enough to have a man who is both my friend and my love. Not all women are so lucky! Women, don't "settle" for unhappiness and despair! Give your man a copy of Kirk's thoughts and if he doesn't respond, then he doesn't have a heart or a brain! Good luck!!! Thanks, Kirk, for speaking the language of women everywhere!
**I have been very remiss and ungentlemanly in not thanking all you kind people who have read and commented on my little mental pictures put to paper. Thank you kindly.
And a special warm thank you to Deevaa and Nikki. Your words have brought more than one blush to this cowboy's ears. I do believe I am quite charmed.
Hank C. 6/28/00
Terry and Nikki- Thanks for the compliments. I feel like I have just been rambling on the page lately...*sigh* so its good to know it makes a little sense...
Off to read New Subs...
Megs
Jenna- Once again you hit me with "Scattered"...a mental picture that brings back thoughts of my own recent experiences. *sigh*
Deevaa- I meant to tell you in the email I sent ya that I was likin' "Kiss the Bad Day Away" but I will tell you now I like ther reworked version even BETTER. Muy Bueno Chica!!!
Hank- You are just sweet..."Candlelight" was a lovely thought...made me smile and wish someone thought of me like that.
Eric- Your last one was good...the "Definition". I know I haven't commented much on yours but...are you still avoiding my new subs? Calvin knows everything now so there are no secrets left to keep.
Till Later...
Megs
Whoops- One last one...
Micheal- "For a Precious Person" hit me hard. It just...could have been written for my situation right now and it DID console even if it wasn't the right gal.
Thanks for sharing though.
Megs,
nah, i'm not avoiding, you've written some very beautiful things lately. I was often wondering the same thing, if you were reading mine. :-) The puddles one was beautiful, i really felt that one. The rest have been equally moving, but they all confuse me cause i never know exactly who you're talking about, and i know that has no relevance to the poem. but it confuses me :-)
later sweetheart
ZoE,
Piano Key...wow, I love that...I love that style, the words. It was beautiful. Thank you for submitting it.
Eric- Sadly not about who they should be about (if I were sensible) But have you ever known me to be sensible? *sigh* At least I am getting some poetry out of it!!!
Jean Jordan~ 'Will You Love Me' Beautiful. I flashed to the late sixties on this one and almost heard it as a folk song...
ZoE~ Ditto everything just said about 'Piano Key'. I too think your work rocks.
Kevin~ 'black hole' creates the image well. I hope this is temporary and the ending words never come to pass my friend.
t.
ZoE~"Piano Key", you never cease to amaze me.
Jenna~I loved both of your new ones,"One Way Emotion" and "Scattered", The first slaps of gender-gap...really loved it:)
Kev~"Black Hole", i wish all your holes to be filled, hun :)
awww just my wry humor Kev...you know i find you extremly talented, charming and intriguing*SMILE*
Hey Hank---
Whoa...Melting was delicious....and the other two----sensual and spiritual....accolades......
ZoE...Piano Key is awesome. i will be honest...i have to read your poems two or three times or more to glean meaning from them. but they are captivating enough for me to want to go back to figure them out. it's like an aesthetic/intellectual pursuit.
I can't believe how many new subs there were, after I just read them all last night, and thought I was caught up.
Sheesh, there were so many good ones, but here are a few of my favorites...
Terry--Heart Valve...good job jumping on the proverbial bandwagon of Romantic Science!...and Slipping Away touched my heart.
Coda--Twinkle, oh Firefly was really sweet. You do well!
CwByKnight--'That Day' ripped my heart out...and actually made me shed tears at work...
Riggs--I liked 'Platform 10' alot, especially the end. Sometimes it's the ends that are so ironic, really.
Angel--'Ultraviolet Love'...short but good. I loved it.
ZoE--Piano Key...WOW...and what everyone else said too!
Kev--Blackhole....been there, might have survived, I guess...chin up, luv, and keep up the great pieces (no pressure or anything ~grins~)
Chris W.--Bridges...I liked that one too, of course, I think I have liked everything I've read of yours.
Ok, so that was a bit longer than I thought it was going to be.
Talk to you all later, lovebugs.
I'm currently dealing with a bad case of writer's block, made worse by my neverending difficulties in the love department. And nothing is making me feel better. Not even Michael Bolton. Oh well. But I have been enjoying a lot of the recent submissions. If they don't inspire me, nothing will. I'll try to comment at length sometime this weekend. God knows I have nothing else to do.
Sorry ... kept getting "sorry" and write you if the post would not work ... tried for several days and have decided this is as good a time as any to quit .... Rennie
Kirk~ FYI I have posted steadily both subs and comments and only had a problem one time. It happened on a bad net night though in general.
t.
Megs ~ Thanks! I meant it for miss Lana, but it applies to everyone.
All ~ I'm soo behind. Every day is more and more behind. I hope I'll be able to catch up this weekend..Keep up the good work!
Terry.. thank you
nikki... shed no tears babygirl you know Me to well you know if and when I do write it come from somewhere done inside of a part that is closed away that only opens once in awhile .... forever your CwByKnight