tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post7540428972541770506..comments2023-10-02T16:21:04.111-04:00Comments on Scarlet Verses: The roadScarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-18422644768272539032012-05-26T22:17:51.866-04:002012-05-26T22:17:51.866-04:00Poetry is fine
Roads are hazardous
Photos are uncr...Poetry is fine<br />Roads are hazardous<br />Photos are uncredited<br />Tho some of the photos are awesome.MaheshChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09418990603382780337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-16467022799930790662012-05-06T04:26:18.971-04:002012-05-06T04:26:18.971-04:00Wonderful the way this treats each prompt with suc...Wonderful the way this treats each prompt with such care. I tend to think that a poem about the road is made more beautiful in this clarion sonnet form. They fit one another.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-85933999314787271322012-05-05T18:37:41.208-04:002012-05-05T18:37:41.208-04:00It is fascinating to me how differently everyone i...It is fascinating to me how differently everyone is treating this form, to make their own wonderful, unique poems. This is one to read and re-read.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-33869970148820573772012-05-05T16:06:06.565-04:002012-05-05T16:06:06.565-04:00thought provoking.
:)thought provoking.<br /><br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-6549796840390016442012-05-05T06:09:38.370-04:002012-05-05T06:09:38.370-04:00We go so far to find ourselves, when in reality, p...We go so far to find ourselves, when in reality, peace of mind is all we require :)<br />Your writing is beautiful! :)PhilO♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/02754122680372548153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-66185182300047753942012-05-05T05:54:18.170-04:002012-05-05T05:54:18.170-04:00That is one zinger of a first stanza. I was comple...That is one zinger of a first stanza. I was completely taken by it, started off intending to highlight a line of two, but ended up with most of the poem. A beaut. Congrats.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-7507368024080388862012-05-05T01:25:47.882-04:002012-05-05T01:25:47.882-04:00The photo is awesome, and your words rock the imag...The photo is awesome, and your words rock the image. Choices, paths, signs ... all about the journey. You write very nice. I like!henry clemmonshttp://henryclemmons.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/clare-sonnet-try-for-dverse/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-74694114800568777942012-05-04T22:01:51.178-04:002012-05-04T22:01:51.178-04:00Sometimes we don't know the road was paved wit...Sometimes we don't know the road was paved with bad intentions until much later. We wouldn't have paid attention to anyone's warnings at the time.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-920686471927620462012-05-04T16:40:24.396-04:002012-05-04T16:40:24.396-04:00I love new roads and the right ones!I love new roads and the right ones!DEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-62057926241465002192012-05-04T10:47:16.104-04:002012-05-04T10:47:16.104-04:00this had some bite!- the drunk bitches n all- this...this had some bite!- the drunk bitches n all- this is a rock n roll sonnet for sure- something about consentual self destruction in this....makes me want to drink beer and listen to the motley crue..seriously! ha ha- great job though- very unique, original subject- loved itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-31916109250607580662012-05-04T08:56:40.394-04:002012-05-04T08:56:40.394-04:00This is a very interesting take on the sonnet form...This is a very interesting take on the sonnet form, and I love where the prompt took you - a quite different direction in pondering the road.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-77950635876216863862012-05-04T01:50:56.399-04:002012-05-04T01:50:56.399-04:00Loved the last two lines, says it all really!Loved the last two lines, says it all really!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-89770412435226454402012-05-04T01:10:27.826-04:002012-05-04T01:10:27.826-04:00Beautiful Heaven.Beautiful Heaven.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-37877948112649754532012-05-04T00:21:59.568-04:002012-05-04T00:21:59.568-04:00ha...i like the stumbling like drunk bitches in w...ha...i like the stumbling like drunk bitches in white heels... and crazy isn't it that we see things just too late sometimes...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-73674049769018679162012-05-03T23:17:02.791-04:002012-05-03T23:17:02.791-04:00Seems life is full of questions...some we find ans...Seems life is full of questions...some we find answers too..some we just keep asking. And you ended it so well...nice work!!Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-62950687274452576232012-05-03T23:16:23.235-04:002012-05-03T23:16:23.235-04:00I'm very happy you tried out the Clarian sonne...I'm very happy you tried out the Clarian sonnet form - and imposing it on the road theme was a piece of ingenuity, especially with that question-and-answer format. The other thing I liked was the way you constructed the poem in terms of three quatrains and a final couplet. Most other writers intentionally broke the form, bringing it closer to free verse, but you instead decided to give the framework even more structure! Wonderful!Semaphorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945917520773585129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-12034440719125049482012-05-03T23:04:22.265-04:002012-05-03T23:04:22.265-04:00"to seek again the road we thought so small ..."to seek again the road we thought so small <br />but holds our peace, we find, it was all"<br /><br />This is the clincher, Heaven! A clever ending that provided a very good answer. We're to strive on and not to give in and we'll get answers! <br />Great write,Ma'am!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-63935828384040107292012-05-03T22:18:44.550-04:002012-05-03T22:18:44.550-04:00Wow, Heaven... this is very thought-provoking, wel...Wow, Heaven... this is very thought-provoking, well written. I like the questions you pose here.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-75761235157822474262012-05-03T22:17:32.094-04:002012-05-03T22:17:32.094-04:00...an age old question, I'm afraid. This must......an age old question, I'm afraid. This must have taken quite a bit of time, and you should be proud. It is beautiful.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-19153532015840091052012-05-03T21:45:45.395-04:002012-05-03T21:45:45.395-04:00I especially like these:
"even with a map, we...I especially like these:<br />"even with a map, we seek mad discourse"<br />"until we see death's eyes through the ridges"<br /><br />Such a great message. Why do we have to go anywhere to figure out who we are? Nice, Grace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-69026045708320961802012-05-03T21:31:22.193-04:002012-05-03T21:31:22.193-04:00Some great lines in here Heaven--liked it much--an...Some great lines in here Heaven--liked it much--and the message comes through loud and clear.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-64316854310881711992012-05-03T21:22:44.058-04:002012-05-03T21:22:44.058-04:00good question. never heard of the clarian sonnet ...good question. never heard of the clarian sonnet before. cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-78953828642126843862012-05-03T21:21:11.707-04:002012-05-03T21:21:11.707-04:00This poem was for sure truthful, raw and I loved i...This poem was for sure truthful, raw and I loved it.<br />http://leahjlynn.wordpress.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-41874637908533540812012-05-03T21:12:25.991-04:002012-05-03T21:12:25.991-04:00As painful as they are, sometimes we have to make ...As painful as they are, sometimes we have to make mistakes, or, how do we know if we get it right? We just have to hope we don't fall too far. <br />Lovely imagery Grace.Daydreamertoohttp://daydreamertoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-87182520785548805752012-05-03T20:27:16.411-04:002012-05-03T20:27:16.411-04:00Thanks Ayala ~ I appreciate your kind words ~Thanks Ayala ~ I appreciate your kind words ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.com