tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post3912438725024793627..comments2023-10-02T16:21:04.111-04:00Comments on Scarlet Verses: Declarations of LoveScarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-11976161771073160582015-02-28T18:44:11.571-05:002015-02-28T18:44:11.571-05:00there's an old Robert Heinlein (the scifi auth...there's an old Robert Heinlein (the scifi author) story called "Time enough for love".<br /><br />Here, you employ Labra's lines to great effect... ~grapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-55171866893471755802015-02-17T14:44:16.092-05:002015-02-17T14:44:16.092-05:00So beautifully done! And my compliments on the exc...So beautifully done! And my compliments on the excellent rhyming. :)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-57381191892425928192015-02-14T13:52:28.531-05:002015-02-14T13:52:28.531-05:00Hmmm, interesting complicated passion in an apocal...Hmmm, interesting complicated passion in an apocalyptic metaphor.<br />Or so I read it.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-22545309567965177502015-02-14T12:37:38.726-05:002015-02-14T12:37:38.726-05:00All the sweeter. All the more real.All the sweeter. All the more real.ninotazizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491437553562159354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-45487371824139527122015-02-14T10:58:05.418-05:002015-02-14T10:58:05.418-05:00the war and it's effect ..very intense lines.....the war and it's effect ..very intense lines..beautiful Arathi Hariharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142420236345157881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-31992956269318274132015-02-14T01:40:02.187-05:002015-02-14T01:40:02.187-05:00many layers to the personality.......................many layers to the personality.....................but don;t we all have them...Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-17176601136081599452015-02-13T21:54:06.442-05:002015-02-13T21:54:06.442-05:00Nice employment of slanted rhymes in this. Reall...Nice employment of slanted rhymes in this. Really enjoyed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-5099014924059453002015-02-13T21:10:41.661-05:002015-02-13T21:10:41.661-05:00the intensity is scorching in your poem, Grace - I...the intensity is scorching in your poem, Grace - I have only this nightfall to survive - such a powerful line - wonderful! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-26940812018806384672015-02-13T19:57:52.091-05:002015-02-13T19:57:52.091-05:00Oh!! Grace! I believe this challenge was meant for...Oh!! Grace! I believe this challenge was meant for you...you truly brought the contrasts of the bitter-sweet...seductive and hard...balanced so well. :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-30325042386191982712015-02-13T19:23:14.620-05:002015-02-13T19:23:14.620-05:00Beyond what anything I would have thought of, it&#...Beyond what anything I would have thought of, it's beautifully rich and evocotive. To me, the individual, too, can express love as something horrible happening if he or she is not not prepared to accept it due to past experiences with it.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-31838213932708755802015-02-13T16:16:21.221-05:002015-02-13T16:16:21.221-05:00I like the juxtaposition of suffocating violent de...I like the juxtaposition of suffocating violent despair with the desperate need to feel and express love. There is an urgency to this message that resonates with me. The Bizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797871556831556557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-19322398344479734152015-02-13T16:16:10.682-05:002015-02-13T16:16:10.682-05:00I like the juxtaposition of suffocating violent de...I like the juxtaposition of suffocating violent despair with the desperate need to feel and express love. There is an urgency to this message that resonates with me. The Bizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797871556831556557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-51176402487299073142015-02-13T14:30:32.147-05:002015-02-13T14:30:32.147-05:00Wow. This was so moving.Wow. This was so moving.Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-43694295480898958552015-02-13T14:00:09.404-05:002015-02-13T14:00:09.404-05:00There is a desperation in love that is being torn ...There is a desperation in love that is being torn from our grasp. Nicely wovenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414513238308254080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-87713373610140765762015-02-13T10:07:43.772-05:002015-02-13T10:07:43.772-05:00There's a rhyming dictionary??? Kidding. Than...There's a rhyming dictionary??? Kidding. Thanks for coming by...I tried.<br /><br />Good poem.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-30584831040484434532015-02-13T07:02:22.257-05:002015-02-13T07:02:22.257-05:00let us love....because something horrible is happe...let us love....because something horrible is happening....great lines in the end there...but you play off of it is really well done...the rhymes and rhythm give this a really fluid feel esp there in the opening stanzaBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-37727688469621179852015-02-13T06:04:44.839-05:002015-02-13T06:04:44.839-05:00What a wonderful story pressed into this poem...i ...What a wonderful story pressed into this poem...i could smell the need to experience life...before the end..Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-42434855029268631242015-02-13T05:25:03.965-05:002015-02-13T05:25:03.965-05:00This speaks of love and terror and love wins...for...This speaks of love and terror and love wins...for the moment...good rhythm and interesting rhymes...like this one...thankyou.Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-32729157728748848012015-02-13T04:24:12.803-05:002015-02-13T04:24:12.803-05:00soulful. soulful. Roslyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-30346505376170676312015-02-13T03:32:34.548-05:002015-02-13T03:32:34.548-05:00Your powerful poem is in synch with the mood gener...Your powerful poem is in synch with the mood generated by watching TV news. Your use of enjambment is extremely effective.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-50560061021915420672015-02-13T03:19:33.808-05:002015-02-13T03:19:33.808-05:00"I am bewitched / with flames in your eyes.&q..."I am bewitched / with flames in your eyes." magical lines...to love is to live that triumphs over time/war/death....Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-3642095050510638882015-02-13T00:17:10.176-05:002015-02-13T00:17:10.176-05:00Wowzers! THREE prompts in one......well done!!!!! ...Wowzers! THREE prompts in one......well done!!!!! The poet's lines at the end was a cool surprise, and left me in awe that you managed all three prompts...........in one spectacular write.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-85174329488052978752015-02-12T20:19:21.797-05:002015-02-12T20:19:21.797-05:00The contrast between what is happening outside the...The contrast between what is happening outside the poet's walls and the love expressed makes us feel the urgency more acutely. And, yes, then the only possible response is love.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-4169267638957045612015-02-12T19:25:57.539-05:002015-02-12T19:25:57.539-05:00The sky will be black ash, a toxic glove
Let's...The sky will be black ash, a toxic glove<br />Let's not waste time with apologies!<br /><br />So much to be aware of to survive. There are not to be small talk to question and argue about little things. The question is now! Glad you took this line to show what love is, Grace!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-17705933906764331162015-02-12T18:34:37.410-05:002015-02-12T18:34:37.410-05:00Life passions - as in love and war - are so close ...Life passions - as in love and war - are so close they mingle into the same. If only we could concentrate on love...<br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.com