tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post7749418898511896226..comments2023-10-02T16:21:04.111-04:00Comments on Scarlet Verses: FlightScarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-45935971085923929752013-04-04T21:59:13.227-04:002013-04-04T21:59:13.227-04:00What a magical instrument -- the pen. :-)What a magical instrument -- the pen. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-90188106400457929702013-04-04T15:24:57.870-04:002013-04-04T15:24:57.870-04:00LOVE the contrast here. Push and pull...LOVE the contrast here. Push and pull...Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-23414214207362667842013-04-04T11:15:10.346-04:002013-04-04T11:15:10.346-04:00How can you survive without frangipani and mangous...How can you survive without frangipani and mangoustine?!This cannot be good for you,rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-83058685444052310232013-04-04T09:27:37.989-04:002013-04-04T09:27:37.989-04:00I love this flight, I enjoy the anticipation of wh...I love this flight, I enjoy the anticipation of what could happen at that "junction" and what does happen too,,,Lovely,,Elleceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049386448865741626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-68729472147551769352013-04-04T00:12:19.193-04:002013-04-04T00:12:19.193-04:00Very sharp contrast ! This minute pen in hand, the...Very sharp contrast ! This minute pen in hand, the next minute knife in hand!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-44156933164805116102013-04-03T18:56:52.079-04:002013-04-03T18:56:52.079-04:00"far away from the icy wind-
som..."far away from the icy wind- <br /> somewhere tropical,<br />the distance calls"<br /><br />you say and suddenly I'm in my own long-standing fantasy to be rich and live in a tropical land.<br /><br />Dizzy love sick would be nice, too, and you seem to have included that for our enjoyment, too. I even like train rides to meet mysterious strangers, so you had much to delight here. <br /><br />Thanks for the fun! Charles Elliott/Beautyseerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779529545987700565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-83595547265811832582013-04-03T18:49:11.646-04:002013-04-03T18:49:11.646-04:00beautiful....we cling. I love that and the images ...beautiful....we cling. I love that and the images you painted....simply wonderful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266021086963308260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-56638091553705035282013-04-03T11:31:36.728-04:002013-04-03T11:31:36.728-04:00Oh my goodness... the pen, the knife... we push, w...Oh my goodness... the pen, the knife... we push, we pull... finding the place to be together. Beautiful.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00991524097486901864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-35133097881453223632013-04-03T10:48:44.114-04:002013-04-03T10:48:44.114-04:00Through writing and imagination, we create worlds ...Through writing and imagination, we create worlds and experiences and then share them with others. This one, filled with natural images as well as longing, love and lust, is quite a ride!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-14910821482270050602013-04-03T10:16:55.173-04:002013-04-03T10:16:55.173-04:00I took flight with this poem - really loved the li...I took flight with this poem - really loved the lines of the second stanza with the train and the crossing paths - lovely write! KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-10660267080731287452013-04-03T10:11:40.446-04:002013-04-03T10:11:40.446-04:00I'm partial to pencils, but it is amazing the ...I'm partial to pencils, but it is amazing the journey you can take with such a simple tool. the knife took me a bit by surprise...I'll have to ponder that addition for a bit, see where it leads me. a lovely journey, I do enjoy the pen being in your hand.RMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054771419356465116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-1535543982041673432013-04-03T08:36:23.413-04:002013-04-03T08:36:23.413-04:00A beautiful journey of a couples love. Thank you!...A beautiful journey of a couples love. Thank you!Elsie Amatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531633490964827363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-33858271993415757152013-04-03T07:05:31.679-04:002013-04-03T07:05:31.679-04:00I especially like the parallel tracks seeking to c...I especially like the parallel tracks seeking to cross at some point. The pen gives rise to so many compelling images that would otherwise remain dark...Steve Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818671944215117618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-71871679825678441472013-04-03T06:24:34.949-04:002013-04-03T06:24:34.949-04:00This poem is bursting with delicious imagery! Love...This poem is bursting with delicious imagery! Love it!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-86544849760772690582013-04-03T03:48:15.906-04:002013-04-03T03:48:15.906-04:00The pen can create so much; the knife brings only ...The pen can create so much; the knife brings only endings - or atleast that's how I'm reading it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-35455659921354618312013-04-03T03:00:35.559-04:002013-04-03T03:00:35.559-04:00Way to go Grace..I love the way this flows..esp. s...Way to go Grace..I love the way this flows..esp. sand, rocks, sea, weeds,salt...as your pen takes flight .Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-35548321428702526312013-04-03T00:59:50.629-04:002013-04-03T00:59:50.629-04:00I took it just as you made my eyes see it: Tristan...I took it just as you made my eyes see it: Tristan Und Isolde. Running, pushing, pulling, and need to stop--for good!<br /><br />Whatever you meant, whatever I "saw", it is terrific. Now I going to sleep well...well?Steve Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03825905899897241745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-51024262269198858862013-04-03T00:08:54.588-04:002013-04-03T00:08:54.588-04:00I'm not sure if it was intended, but the shape...I'm not sure if it was intended, but the shape of the poem also reminded me of train tracks - very cool.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589253190731511955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-12818616345961383982013-04-02T23:38:58.654-04:002013-04-02T23:38:58.654-04:00I really like this:
"we taste
salt...I really like this:<br />"we taste<br /> salt in our faces, our bound-<br />aries clinging like weeds. we push."<br /><br />Love the last stanza too. And everything you did to make this visually appealing, all the play with spacing. Very nice.<br /><br />~wit, et al✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-33374036132250618732013-04-02T23:21:08.273-04:002013-04-02T23:21:08.273-04:00the pen took me
the knife stopped me
I'm intr...the pen took me<br />the knife stopped me<br /><br />I'm intriguedHisFireFlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846956916583286916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-58999767616304875852013-04-02T22:22:33.791-04:002013-04-02T22:22:33.791-04:00I feel cheated... I don't get the knife stanza...I feel cheated... I don't get the knife stanza... and the rest of it is SO GOOD...Todd Alan Krafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886178283764679982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-59745918413203710602013-04-02T21:50:16.925-04:002013-04-02T21:50:16.925-04:00Killer ending...! a bit unexpected...clever write!...Killer ending...! a bit unexpected...clever write!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-12223209986506695932013-04-02T21:45:31.481-04:002013-04-02T21:45:31.481-04:00Very clever...so many ways to read this and every ...Very clever...so many ways to read this and every way is intriguing and exciting...all those missing pieces across a white page...Great stuff!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-55501341193689794892013-04-02T21:14:38.426-04:002013-04-02T21:14:38.426-04:00Grace, I love the twisty end, I wasn't expecti...Grace, I love the twisty end, I wasn't expecting a knife, whew!<br /><br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925421712367848826.post-27118680547482223212013-04-02T20:35:58.141-04:002013-04-02T20:35:58.141-04:00I love this, Grace! Vivid and exciting!I love this, Grace! Vivid and exciting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com