tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post4926458820560475832..comments2023-10-02T16:21:04.111-04:00Comments on Scarlet Verses: What we left on the tableScarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-59572999662850687082013-06-22T10:00:49.223-04:002013-06-22T10:00:49.223-04:00Grace! Where were you rushing off to? And the tear...Grace! Where were you rushing off to? And the tears all forgotten? Sorry, dear, your poem made me think of all different conclusions, all of them steamy!<br /><br />I was at the International Congress of Asian Folklores and met a professor of performing arts from the Philippines- mentioned how my friends from the blogosphere rock the poetry scene. I was talking about you, Kelvin, Arian and yes, Sam!ninotazizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491437553562159354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-91678656690308473762013-06-22T08:02:35.512-04:002013-06-22T08:02:35.512-04:00I have a serious thing for coffee, love and relati...I have a serious thing for coffee, love and relationships. Glad to discover this blog of yours. Will be back.LaTonya Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837979981517423142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-76712056581743064472013-06-22T07:31:48.337-04:002013-06-22T07:31:48.337-04:00Intense feelings... so well written!!Intense feelings... so well written!!Sreejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395234979504881964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-79409560784919325732013-06-21T18:50:55.955-04:002013-06-21T18:50:55.955-04:00I can taste the hurt, Grace. Lots of flavors here....I can taste the hurt, Grace. Lots of flavors here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09450346739275578678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-69097592008638599282013-06-21T18:34:27.458-04:002013-06-21T18:34:27.458-04:00Powerful!Powerful!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-59612709975596706062013-06-21T17:20:06.585-04:002013-06-21T17:20:06.585-04:00Black coffee stains, fading red roses, unsaid word...Black coffee stains, fading red roses, unsaid words, salt tears--no mistaking the sadness which defines this picture. Very effective use of imagery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-88694998677209883712013-06-21T14:45:13.944-04:002013-06-21T14:45:13.944-04:00Plates and unsaid words....and secret tears. I rem...Plates and unsaid words....and secret tears. I remember that landscape. So well expressed. Understatement is truly effective.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-44160683249108426922013-06-21T13:58:15.545-04:002013-06-21T13:58:15.545-04:00hope something good will happen after the coffeehope something good will happen after the coffeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-9075355897870413172013-06-21T12:46:05.657-04:002013-06-21T12:46:05.657-04:00The only good coffee is hot and steamy. Where the ...The only good coffee is hot and steamy. Where the stains settle isn't our problem! ;)Is it warm in here, of is it Grace? I thought so!<br />Walt Wojtanikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723314300320671675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-89570661627588463822013-06-21T12:39:22.306-04:002013-06-21T12:39:22.306-04:00The imagery in your words conjures strong emotions...The imagery in your words conjures strong emotions. Great capture with this form Grace.Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-62921634475978379352013-06-21T09:06:56.649-04:002013-06-21T09:06:56.649-04:00wonderful comparison and the pic almost made be wa...wonderful comparison and the pic almost made be want a cup of coffee... which I don't drink... loved the bitterness and wordsWolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-76836899561145078032013-06-21T07:40:39.127-04:002013-06-21T07:40:39.127-04:00Darn that breakfast table! It records and plays b...Darn that breakfast table! It records and plays back everything, especially the blues. This is true.<br />I love your poem! Happy solstice and weekend.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-43782040231465189662013-06-21T04:56:05.382-04:002013-06-21T04:56:05.382-04:00Nicely done :)Nicely done :)Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-23277081302375283502013-06-21T03:07:29.566-04:002013-06-21T03:07:29.566-04:00Superb attention to the details of the coffee rema...Superb attention to the details of the coffee remains - and yet so concise. Fabulous!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589253190731511955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-79232477228152667322013-06-21T02:03:44.965-04:002013-06-21T02:03:44.965-04:00ahhh so much can happen over a cup of coffee..ahhh so much can happen over a cup of coffee..Jyoti Mishrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794675170127168298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-80025320117809447262013-06-21T01:21:11.344-04:002013-06-21T01:21:11.344-04:00What agreat movement from morning coffee to confli...What agreat movement from morning coffee to conflict and despair! great!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15220312888756354357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-29580676421854788262013-06-21T00:52:41.537-04:002013-06-21T00:52:41.537-04:00Hmm. Unsaid words can be good when you're trul...Hmm. Unsaid words can be good when you're truly comfortable with someone, but also negative when there's tension in the air that you can cut with a knife to use a cliche. Staccato beat - a beating heart I assume? Great write. -MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-51850502095964517522013-06-20T23:06:49.769-04:002013-06-20T23:06:49.769-04:00Strong images combine into a deep melancholy, as d...Strong images combine into a deep melancholy, as dark as the coffee stains, with a staccato undercurrent, like a heartbeat.Semaphorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945917520773585129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-14607099436662622852013-06-20T22:18:16.055-04:002013-06-20T22:18:16.055-04:00:-):-)Ethan Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18005642810763475029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-61857602864201006832013-06-20T22:13:02.887-04:002013-06-20T22:13:02.887-04:00...to have a morning of unsaid words is very sad........to have a morning of unsaid words is very sad... when silence & absence are the only thing present in the air is def no different on stirring a cup of coffee before a scattered rock - silent & dead... but we tend to rely on cold wars at times so as not to make things even complicated... smiles... kelvin s.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02591849636814413110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-33297545108184280172013-06-20T22:12:41.551-04:002013-06-20T22:12:41.551-04:00coffee is good, the rest - just a bad dream...hope...coffee is good, the rest - just a bad dream...hope...:)humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-848406155630092072013-06-20T21:36:45.756-04:002013-06-20T21:36:45.756-04:00very strong poem, evocative!very strong poem, evocative!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-77606138780682209562013-06-20T20:40:19.671-04:002013-06-20T20:40:19.671-04:00I like the falling hard, staccato beat at the end!...I like the falling hard, staccato beat at the end! Very moving poem ... in what is unsaid!<a href="http://wabisabipoet.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/sedoka-a-summer-love-poem/" rel="nofollow">Sedoka - A Summer Love Poem</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-90082804093031012502013-06-20T19:21:58.390-04:002013-06-20T19:21:58.390-04:00A lot left on that table. :)A lot left on that table. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-20111899319049061552013-06-20T18:37:51.412-04:002013-06-20T18:37:51.412-04:00every word his beautiful and carries meaning. cof...every word his beautiful and carries meaning. coffee stains, blackest, spiral, spins, plates, unsaid, all. the words beautiful, the image, the feeling, whole. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.com