tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post5258643483129831279..comments2023-10-20T08:28:27.175-07:00Comments on Writerquake: Poetics: Awareness of the ExperienceLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-28924312924026812192012-03-08T02:38:25.772-08:002012-03-08T02:38:25.772-08:00newdigitalscapes~ Don't know if you happened t...newdigitalscapes~ Don't know if you happened to read my profile writeup, but it mentions that I have 26 years of sobriety...and I imagine my past is one reason why this piece spoke to me so strongly. I so appreciate your comments, and am truly honored that you liked my "reflection" on this amazing work. Am humbled that you would chose to subscribe to me and look forward to reading your poetry. <br />Many thanks for such an inspiring piece.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-8185449412757260042012-03-07T19:18:07.531-08:002012-03-07T19:18:07.531-08:00Sheila your anaylsis is right on and Lydia you con...Sheila your anaylsis is right on and Lydia you conveyed it so well...there was a sense of insanity during this period for me. Being an addict at the time... is repetitive in nature and a function of insanity. Only now after 10 years of soberiety is there a true sense of awareness and sanity.newdigitalscapeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05854411298020181549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-33971717462088721482012-03-07T19:07:56.053-08:002012-03-07T19:07:56.053-08:00Hi Lydia. Thank you for the interesting and beauti...Hi Lydia. Thank you for the interesting and beautiful reflection on my piece. I like that sense of crossing and crossing again and again. The poem resonates well with the intent of my piece. I've always associated it with the ambiguities of life. I like writing short poems and prose with my art. Please stop by my blog and select the "poetry" tag to check out some of my writing. I enjoyed your poem, and will subscribe to read more from you.newdigitalscapeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05854411298020181549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-66146789688495938282012-03-07T13:26:52.679-08:002012-03-07T13:26:52.679-08:00twinkly K~ Wow, I must tell you that your comment ...twinkly K~ Wow, I must tell you that your comment just made my day.<br />Sometimes a piece just flows out of us, and this one was that kind of experience for me...Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-52697153008666124632012-03-07T05:57:23.953-08:002012-03-07T05:57:23.953-08:00Lydia,
I love this poem. It is clever and rich. ...Lydia, <br /><br />I love this poem. It is clever and rich. I love the puns, and unlike most puns, they are not silly, but add gravitas. How did you do that? <br /><br />Merci, Madame! I haven't visited in a while, but I am so glad I did now! <br /><br />Ktwinkly sparkleshttp://www.twinklysparkles.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-26019744292235425282012-03-07T02:34:04.738-08:002012-03-07T02:34:04.738-08:00izzy~ You are so great. Thank you for the B.B. cit...izzy~ You are so great. Thank you for the B.B. citation. I read it immediately and, of course, it was exactly what I needed. <br /><br />Anne Frank~ I thank you for your generous comments. Want you to know how much I admire Anne Frank and obviously you do also because you have made her your blog personality. How interesting!<br /><br />susan~ Ha! Thanks, and as Muhammad Israr mentioned below, it's best to just keep going....<br /><br />Muhammad Israr~ ...<em>Keep going</em> made me smile. :) Thank you for calling the poem "adventurous."Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-49669397862054876862012-03-06T21:57:58.605-08:002012-03-06T21:57:58.605-08:00adventurous poem Lydia..i just imagined falling do...adventurous poem Lydia..i just imagined falling down from the scaffold and it give me shivers :(<br /><br />keep going ...Misterio Vidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04396947981573285341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-40474165090464246592012-03-06T18:18:46.059-08:002012-03-06T18:18:46.059-08:00It all follows very nicely indeed.It all follows very nicely indeed.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-67526527255634814712012-03-06T14:24:12.411-08:002012-03-06T14:24:12.411-08:00Hey Lydia!! Last week I was passing through a brid...Hey Lydia!! Last week I was passing through a bridge and I also get inspired by it, and what I was going to write was something very very close to what you wrote. I can definetely see myself portrayed on it. Congratulations for your blog and your writing!! Follow you!Anne Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096082963723781383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-65199569450229076032012-03-05T05:09:10.663-08:002012-03-05T05:09:10.663-08:00Well the poem ain't lost on this human! thanks...Well the poem ain't lost on this human! thanks- We do kill the rails!<br />(although the wood may give out first)<br />I just peeled another layer off my understanding about fixing the inside<br />and leaving the outer conditions<br />alone! B.B.p.417<br />:)izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-56175646927881170702012-03-05T02:16:03.739-08:002012-03-05T02:16:03.739-08:00Charles Miller~ I really appreciated your comment ...Charles Miller~ I really appreciated your comment and the observation about self-irony was great, too.<br /><br />John @bookdreamer~ Thank you. This particular prompt did indeed inspire reflection.<br /><br />Claudia~ Many thanks, and especially for this insight: <em>investigating the structure scientifically, but still unable to see</em>...<br /><br />Grace~ Those are the lines I like best, too. Thank you.<br /><br />Deborah~ I so appreciate it. Based on one of our early communications, perhaps you guessed who this might describe...<br /><br />Sheila~ Your comment means so much. It was such a cathartic prompt for me and I am most grateful. Your mention about resentment and putting it behind you totally resonates with me. Thank you.<br /><br />Brian~ Thank you. <em>...until someone points them out to us</em> is true, and also true is that what we find most troubling in others often are traits we need to most take a good look at in ourselves. I'm not blind to the fact that this poem describes me also (hopefully mostly in the past because I have worked to be rid of such resentment).<br /><br />wurdz~ Thanks much. So you recognized the person, or the type of person! How comforting to know that I am not alone in worrying about someone....<br /><br />Wander~ Thanks. Seeing your name reminds me of the quote "All who wander are not lost" but that would not necessarily be true of one who wandered back and forth over the same old territory/issues!<br /><br />ds~ I.love.that.you.love.it. Thank you so much. <br /><br />Amber Lee~ How honest you are. It is a beautiful trait!<br /><br />Rob-bear~ Thank you for your kind comments about the poem. Do you find that there is a lot of sadness in general or did you mean here at my blog in particular of late? I do think I have been a bit of a downer because of mourning the loss of my dog....plus there is this underlying issue that crept up in the last few weeks that I addressed in this poem. Obviously, I am trying to figure out how best to deal with a difficult and worrisome situation.<br /><br />naomi~ Now that you mention it (as only you could), seeing this from a political slant works for me too. You sure are marvelous.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-15358411477834755702012-03-04T23:21:08.081-08:002012-03-04T23:21:08.081-08:00Very powerful. Though you meant it another way, i...Very powerful. Though you meant it another way, it is political from my perspective.naomi dagen bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636592739857173279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-68816898123745207322012-03-04T18:36:25.619-08:002012-03-04T18:36:25.619-08:00The word play is awesome!
Yet the story is so sa...The word play is awesome! <br /><br />Yet the story is so sad.<br /><br />There is a huge amount of sadness these days.<br /><br />I wonder why that is.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-73746111888547339692012-03-04T18:30:52.382-08:002012-03-04T18:30:52.382-08:00It reminds me of myself in some ways. So interesti...It reminds me of myself in some ways. So interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-1024754790325898802012-03-04T16:34:55.084-08:002012-03-04T16:34:55.084-08:00I. Love. This. Brilliant metaphor. Thank you, Lydi...I. Love. This. Brilliant metaphor. Thank you, Lydia.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-3738280498706728722012-03-04T15:42:23.819-08:002012-03-04T15:42:23.819-08:00Very good poem Lydia, very good!
WanderVery good poem Lydia, very good!<br /><br />WanderWanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12384347526625976847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-79650199870587530672012-03-04T11:37:44.343-08:002012-03-04T11:37:44.343-08:00I know this woman. It seems to never stop!Over and...I know this woman. It seems to never stop!Over and over...until it's to late.Then the somber ending is tragic with still no lesson learned. Marvelous!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08660545422931632039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-69899411667891578032012-03-04T09:29:19.631-08:002012-03-04T09:29:19.631-08:00nice...love the play on 'crosser' crossing...nice...love the play on 'crosser' crossing and re-crossing that bridge....man we wear them out sometimes dont we...sometimes even unable to see that we do it until someone points it out to us...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-12160986632278859262012-03-04T09:27:29.404-08:002012-03-04T09:27:29.404-08:00oh, Lydia, I am so glad that this was such a power...oh, Lydia, I am so glad that this was such a powerful prompt for you. What you did with it is truly compelling. the play on the word "cross" is not only deep in meaning but also a bit light-hearted in a way that made me smile.<br /><br />crossing over and back over that bridge reminds me of a particular definition of insanity - "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." <br /><br />and her blaming others instead of looking at her part - ugh, all of those resentments. If we hold onto them, it is def a cross to bear - one which I no longer care to carry.<br /><br />Very, very impressive write! thank you.sheilahttp://shewriting.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-40123922637223351842012-03-04T09:13:33.307-08:002012-03-04T09:13:33.307-08:00Ooh Lydia this is just brilliant, it made me tingl...Ooh Lydia this is just brilliant, it made me tingle ... I'm going to read it again!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231195313149947101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-78774720554517389962012-03-04T08:21:41.207-08:002012-03-04T08:21:41.207-08:00I specially like these lines:
She crosses the bri...I specially like these lines:<br /><br />She crosses the bridge and then<br />turns around and crosses it again,<br />and then doubles back and <br />each time she crosses the bridge<br />she remembers who she believes crossed her <br />and she becomes unhinged, crosser and crosser.<br /><br />Beautiful poem ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-41002988869047762342012-03-04T08:01:38.065-08:002012-03-04T08:01:38.065-08:00wow..love this lydia...to me this speaks of being ...wow..love this lydia...to me this speaks of being stuck between the worlds somewhere, whatever these words are...going back an forth, investigating the structure scientifically, but still unable to see...def. speaks to me..a fantastic captureClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-22230995152818059872012-03-04T07:52:52.618-08:002012-03-04T07:52:52.618-08:00Nice reflective poem inspired by the prombtNice reflective poem inspired by the prombtJohn (@bookdreamer)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11576434749272275190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-26926387425360892632012-03-04T07:29:49.472-08:002012-03-04T07:29:49.472-08:00This is a wonderful take on the prompt. i like ho...This is a wonderful take on the prompt. i like how you turn the abstract collage into a moment for personal reflection. It seems to me the poem contains a dose of self-irony. I think you're right to caution us not to get stuck in preconceptions, and be willing to change as new awareness arises.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784125345525784337noreply@blogger.com