JIM: Thanks so much for the generous comment. Yeah, you're right, Sophie, my daughter is a lovely child.
RENNIELORCA: Thanks for the warm welcome. I am now in love with Blender. :) The Guitar may not be successful in drowning my thoughts but it hels in a way. Till then.
KIRK: A toast you! Would you believe that Blender came to my life ala Serendipity. It just found me just like that, and fell in love with it. Carry on, Kirk!
lilla - I remain - I was deeply touched by your thoughts on your daughter, Sophie. It's a beautiful name.
Rennie
thank you for your kind words. Comments from poet of your obvious talent and discerning eye have always meant much to me.
Star of David
I'm truly humbled by what you've said. Thank you... The compliment you paid me is the coin that keeps me coming back for more.
ladyinwaiting
thank you for the compliment.
This may sound dumb, but, I'm just curious on how any of you organize your poetry. Do you alphabetize your poems or organize by date or do any of you organize a different way? Mine just seems so unorganized and I would like to fix that. Any ideas from anyone would be helpful and appreciated.
Thanks, Dana
Hi Dana. It's not a dumb question at all. I guess I'd say if you're organizing for yourself, it makes sense to organize them in a way that makes it easiest to retrieve them. Say, you remember all the titles in your head, you might want to alphabetize. Or you have different themes - you might like to have them by category. If you like to remember times in the life, or journaling - by date. Personal preference. Mine are organized by date in one box (computer) and alphabetically in another. No, I'm not Virgo, far from it, I just have a lot of energy and don't sleep much : )
Dana --
I keep mine electronically in an MSWord file, so they're organized by the date when I started working on them -- new ones just get tacked on the end as they come into being. When a piece is finished, which is sometimes a loooong while after it's begun, I'll note the date at the top of the page but I don't rearrange them.
The next-to-last page always has a bunch of random jottings, seeds for future pieces; and the very last page is my "reference" page -- it has a list of rhyme schemes and rules (the various sonnet patterns, triolets, haikus etc). Since it's Word, I can easily generate/update a table of contents at the front so I can find a particular piece. And if I can't remember the name I can always search for a phrase!
The hard copy file on the other hand, is emphatically NOT searchable, so I keep those alphabetically by title. Since most of my pieces are about the same thing (haven't ventured far from the Romantic Love category, much to my chagrin!) I don't sort by topic.
Interesting question, thanks!
Lulu~Enjoyed reading 10 Things I Hate About You . I also enjoyed watching the teenie-bopper movie with the same title. If I'm not mistaken didn't Julie Stiles say something very similiar at the end of the movie?
Take care.
-Jon.
Going to be a busy month on the Blender, must be spring getting into everyone's hearts!
Jon -- silence -- the last lines are especially poignant -- there are many different kinds of silence, and the silence of indifference when love has died is perhaps the most deafening of all.
Rennie -- Love at First Sight -- thanks for sharing this -- kind of makes you believe in fate after all, doesn't it? (BTW the "together as one" line wasn't me, it was Elocution -- hm, this might get confusing!)
B.K. -- Mosaics of Desire -- "restless blue-eyed leopard/waiting patiently to pounce" great line!
ladyinwaiting -- Worm -- neat metaphor (loved the "soil mate" pun!)
kevin -- assignation -- vivid and original, "all the love/in your restless heart/grew wild at the side/of our road together" I *really* liked this...
CryingShame -- thanks so much for the praise for Silence is Golden -- it's such a warm feeling when other people recognize themselves in something you've written, like sharing a secret :)
willtobe1~
My dear--Dream, reissued looks exquisite in that form. Nicely put together. *smile* I have that piece, still, hanging on my wall. :)
Love and quiet fire, Ali
Thank you all so much for any comments made. I do appologize, I am about half here and not thinking clearly lately. We've had another Uncle die in the family yesterday. I post to keep My Darlins spirts high and the Corgis drag me for walks to keep me going. I promise I will return soon to participate again. Keep up the lovely works
"Hanging on your wall," Ali? Wow. I'm uh...wow.
The bit of you I keep closest to me is the part that Shines
To say "thank you" is, uh...wow.
wtb1
Kevin Urenda – Assignation – so touchingly sad. The way you write is so beautiful. As for the thanks, you’re welcome but then again, your writing gives me such pleasure.
Jon – “capture lust perfectly...” – hmmm, blush, blush, blush… Thank you... Glad you liked it ;)
Rennie – Thanks...
Echo~Thank you for your comments. I got the idea for the poem from Ellie Wiesel the author of "Night".
Lulu~
Correction: Just watched "Ten Things I Hate About You" over again on TNT and Julie Stiles said EXACTLY the same thing.
Take care
-Jon
To Madi and Echolocation:
Thanks so much for responding. Your comments mean a great deal and were very helpful.
Dana
Tanqueray Cowboy - Keep Moving – I was going through the submissions from the beginning and just saw this and I love it...
BK,
Sorry to hear about your family's loss and your loss...Thank God, for the Corgi's...keeping you going...I hope that your world will become brighter soon...
I like the way you write and it was clever how you submitted "Only You" and then right after you submitted Only You .
CryingShame
malu lani.... thanks so much for the compliment. my self esteem has been boosted beyond measure since i began my courtship with the blender.
malu lani... couldn't stand it and had to look up your name. i LOVE it... clever people impress me.
Jim ~ thank you for the bump and thank you for the shirt...i shall wear it in paris...you write beautifully
malu lani ~ thank you for your submission...it is beautiful...i love the meaning of your name...how special...thank you for sharing