tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post7767083126146244157..comments2023-10-02T16:21:04.111-04:00Comments on Scarlet Verses: A labor of loveScarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-65159726448148718282012-08-11T09:40:59.935-04:002012-08-11T09:40:59.935-04:00I get like that too. I could be on an easy ride --...I get like that too. I could be on an easy ride -- writing easily and then, trickle. I have had a couple of long breaks where I thought I would never come back to writing. <br /><br />I really like the flow of this poem, in the words showing movement and mood of the writer -- lots of energy to quiet thoughtfulness.Ravenblackhttp://theotherdayplace.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-44964366451989826662012-08-09T21:14:34.866-04:002012-08-09T21:14:34.866-04:00You inspire me more than you now <3You inspire me more than you now <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-23748520222050526442012-08-08T17:13:58.320-04:002012-08-08T17:13:58.320-04:00Poignant layers and never say never who knows who...Poignant layers and never say never who knows who will finish writing in the endJohn (@bookdreamer)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11576434749272275190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-9401284887687781652012-08-08T06:31:53.729-04:002012-08-08T06:31:53.729-04:00This starts quietly and moves up through the gears...This starts quietly and moves up through the gears quite quickly. I particularly liked:<br />let the words <br /> sway in quiet contemplation, like the sea <br /> waiting for the ship to plumb its depths,Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-69101575724356364662012-08-08T04:33:50.810-04:002012-08-08T04:33:50.810-04:00A respite from carrying on is real. One gets distr...A respite from carrying on is real. One gets distracted for some while. But a slight encouragement is enough provocation to restart. I should think he'll come around. Nice take, Heaven!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-29716523647089818102012-08-08T01:22:49.932-04:002012-08-08T01:22:49.932-04:00I understand... feverishly writing as the words po...I understand... feverishly writing as the words pour through an ink fountain. Excitement building, anxiety rising until the story is told.Then you come down from it all...Dana Dampierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00711570817935555856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-49503997988489047772012-08-08T00:50:20.201-04:002012-08-08T00:50:20.201-04:00I've sometimes felt this way about my own poet...I've sometimes felt this way about my own poetry... That without some reason to continue, I could just simply stop. (Luckily there are still a few readers who pass by.) And so your parable speaks of community, and our need for it. So much truth in it.Semaphorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945917520773585129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-53713781655815621412012-08-07T23:56:34.245-04:002012-08-07T23:56:34.245-04:00A compelling and interesting write, Heaven! I can...A compelling and interesting write, Heaven! I can so relate. The muse will not be forced...xjJenne' R. Andrews https://www.blogger.com/profile/15744946229300234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-23570859308551522212012-08-07T22:00:27.540-04:002012-08-07T22:00:27.540-04:00Very vivid and flowing! I know the phrase 'la...Very vivid and flowing! I know the phrase 'labor of love' but I never envisioned it quite so magnificently! Great write!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-85039218392129977172012-08-07T20:54:24.914-04:002012-08-07T20:54:24.914-04:00Ahh I stopped for such a long time (was writing ly...Ahh I stopped for such a long time (was writing lyrics) then restarted with a passion that has not left ... great writeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17957913294364310380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-42648183040310884182012-08-07T19:15:47.981-04:002012-08-07T19:15:47.981-04:00The words are always out there, aren't they? ...The words are always out there, aren't they? But they hide. It's frightening to think they may be forever out of sight. This poem is outstanding...such great pace and rhythm. I enjoyed this a great deal.Steve Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818671944215117618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-26355385958275737732012-08-07T19:09:11.715-04:002012-08-07T19:09:11.715-04:00I love the metaphors and the passion that pulses t...I love the metaphors and the passion that pulses through the poem, tempos changing with time all the while plumbing the depths of what writing is and means.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-34721714701111965122012-08-07T17:31:05.574-04:002012-08-07T17:31:05.574-04:00intense and beautiful. I find I go in waves--writ...intense and beautiful. I find I go in waves--writing then not--then writing again. It definitely is a wonderful release; you expressed this quite well.RMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054771419356465116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-67761104330215256292012-08-07T16:47:49.944-04:002012-08-07T16:47:49.944-04:00a very intense piece indeed..and delicate at the s...a very intense piece indeed..and delicate at the same time. i especially enjoyed 'let the words sway in quiet contemplation, like the sea waiting for the ship to plumb its depths'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-10700743385795698822012-08-07T16:47:40.624-04:002012-08-07T16:47:40.624-04:00Ack!! Sometimes it just hurts to go on... and one ...Ack!! Sometimes it just hurts to go on... and one can only hope that those words come to the pen...some day.. of their own accord! <br /><br />I am glad you have continued the way you did, Heaven... may the flow of words continue!Kavitahttp://kavisionz.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-78573071299531470762012-08-07T16:08:00.073-04:002012-08-07T16:08:00.073-04:00Oh wow! So much to love in here, this might just ...Oh wow! So much to love in here, this might just be one of my favourite pieces of yours, really well written, exquisite!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-26520500044468381502012-08-07T15:48:23.034-04:002012-08-07T15:48:23.034-04:00this is wonderful, I especially love the way it en...this is wonderful, I especially love the way it ends... great tension.mrs mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021079985184737831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-82710746899223522992012-08-07T15:29:40.015-04:002012-08-07T15:29:40.015-04:00Beautifully expressed! And the page is always read...Beautifully expressed! And the page is always ready for us to come back. Maybe he will return to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-59737805957956313772012-08-07T15:22:07.794-04:002012-08-07T15:22:07.794-04:00there are so many different reasons that make us w...there are so many different reasons that make us write...joy, pain, struggle and maybe there is a time to write and then to fall quiet to let it sit and sail and see what comes back... hopefully he starts writing againClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-866344135927464152012-08-07T15:19:12.689-04:002012-08-07T15:19:12.689-04:00Love this..and I hope he gets inspired and writes ...Love this..and I hope he gets inspired and writes again.ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-20910177374730453132012-08-07T15:18:16.665-04:002012-08-07T15:18:16.665-04:00I only hope my affair with writing stays...I think...I only hope my affair with writing stays...I think we all hope that. Well done.Susan Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241514922366571247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-1863509586138555622012-08-07T15:07:11.701-04:002012-08-07T15:07:11.701-04:00I liked the sexy feel of this. Some affairs are f...I liked the sexy feel of this. Some affairs are fast and furious, some last till the grave. Perhaps writing is like that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-80958235631512937742012-08-07T13:27:19.794-04:002012-08-07T13:27:19.794-04:00I respect your decision Lisa ~ And I hope you wil...I respect your decision Lisa ~ And I hope you will find your peace and if someday, you feel the urge to write again...well let me know. I think you have a unique voice and you shouldn't allow anyone to silence it ~ Good luck dear ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-77341452822230130602012-08-07T13:24:33.066-04:002012-08-07T13:24:33.066-04:00Thank you for the lovely words and visit Elsie ~Thank you for the lovely words and visit Elsie ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-57798096219601709852012-08-07T13:22:25.639-04:002012-08-07T13:22:25.639-04:00I like your perspective Mary ~ Thanks for sharing...I like your perspective Mary ~ Thanks for sharing this ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.com