tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post6321948972308768837..comments2023-10-20T08:28:27.175-07:00Comments on Writerquake: Meeting the Bar: The UnfathomableLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-16787318226238747572013-04-23T00:21:55.032-07:002013-04-23T00:21:55.032-07:00Rastaman~ It was an amazing week....Rastaman~ It was an amazing week....Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-15685866699852270502013-04-22T16:59:28.109-07:002013-04-22T16:59:28.109-07:00Amazing.Amazing.Rastamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578419674801014606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-65028292253316160702013-04-21T02:41:31.608-07:002013-04-21T02:41:31.608-07:00Rob-bear~ Your fine poem uplifted me. It should be...Rob-bear~ Your fine poem uplifted me. It should be dedicated to those who endured so much this past week in Boston and West. Here's looking toward that sunny day!<br />Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-73568401992417505952013-04-21T00:42:39.713-07:002013-04-21T00:42:39.713-07:00I'll look for your face
but not in the broken ...I'll look for your face<br />but not in the broken glass<br />or the ruinous reflections<br />that it<br />causes.<br /><br />Beyond the illusions of the glass<br />is a clear dark night<br />and beyond it<br />a sunny <br />day.<br /><br />I will watch <br />for you<br />there.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-30767651893048931782013-04-20T02:16:06.945-07:002013-04-20T02:16:06.945-07:00Illsa~ That is what was on my mind, too. Thanks.
...Illsa~ That is what was on my mind, too. Thanks.<br /><br />Fireblossom~ Loved your comment, you big romantic. Thank you.<br /><br />Jinksy~ Oh, I <i>very much</i> like your suggestion. Won't change it now, but think I would in the future if I were to republish it. Many thanks!<br /><br />Yvonne~ Thank you for mentioning the use of "wheel," as I wondered about it but kept it. <br /><br />Marbles in my Pocket~ I am so glad you do. Thanks.<br /><br />izzy~ Thanks; that image did it for me.<br /><br />Linc~ Wow, thank you so much!<br /><br />G-Man~ Thank you for validating my non-55. See Jinksy's comment for her re-write that would make it official; I like it.<br /><br />Kathe~ Thanks, and regarding the weekend we are going to the beach so all is right with the world. Blow a kiss at Shasta for me sometime during your own peaceful weekend.<br /><br />aka_andrea~ I appreciated your comment; thanks.<br /><br />Vanessa~ Thank you!<br /><br />Anna~ Thank you for your critique. I so appreciate your professionalism when you host at dVerse.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-40252110536771392492013-04-19T20:50:29.817-07:002013-04-19T20:50:29.817-07:00How we need that space, thank you for providing it...How we need that space, thank you for providing it here with your poem. The pace accelerates the drama well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17392858163745232319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-68912192310655834242013-04-19T13:06:48.935-07:002013-04-19T13:06:48.935-07:00Very thoughtful and thought-provoking.
Flash 55 -...Very thoughtful and thought-provoking.<br /><br /><a href="http://goldennib.blogspot.com/2013/04/flash-55-visual-vexations.html" rel="nofollow">Flash 55 - Visual Vexations</a>Vanessa Victoria Kilmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923111066345543260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-49419118624225657492013-04-19T12:50:49.034-07:002013-04-19T12:50:49.034-07:00between damning curses
and blessing hymns -
tha...between damning curses <br /> and blessing hymns -<br /><br />that really defines the nature of this type of tragedy. well done.aka_andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388010898688586760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-81403132628290920472013-04-19T10:59:48.572-07:002013-04-19T10:59:48.572-07:00timely and thoughtful poem. Have a wonderful and p...timely and thoughtful poem. Have a wonderful and peaceful weekend!Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-81425346704762280512013-04-19T08:18:57.347-07:002013-04-19T08:18:57.347-07:00Very appropriate for this week Lydia.
Anything by ...Very appropriate for this week Lydia.<br />Anything by you is accepted with much appreciation.<br />Loved your explosive 55<br />Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-EndG-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968807697181554781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-71788381748409945562013-04-19T07:31:09.064-07:002013-04-19T07:31:09.064-07:00This is extraordinary. The first two lines grab ho...This is extraordinary. The first two lines grab hold and don't let go. Bravo!Linchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13375102514322010676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-88156733298972124052013-04-19T07:12:31.200-07:002013-04-19T07:12:31.200-07:00It isn't hard to find disaster nowadays- I lik...It isn't hard to find disaster nowadays- I like how you blended all this with the photo ! thanks.izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-7164879587861768572013-04-19T06:45:04.517-07:002013-04-19T06:45:04.517-07:00Well said, and I love the finishing line. Excellen...Well said, and I love the finishing line. Excellent!Marbles in My Pockethttp://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/right-or-wrong/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-52273649381859820492013-04-19T05:21:20.653-07:002013-04-19T05:21:20.653-07:00I bet G. will forgive you for this. Yes, we must r...I bet G. will forgive you for this. Yes, we must race, wheel or crawl through it all. I really like it that you included the word "wheel". Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-12693897817381706712013-04-19T04:25:48.903-07:002013-04-19T04:25:48.903-07:00Beyond glass and ash,
and fallen limbs -
That'...Beyond glass and ash,<br />and fallen limbs -<br /><br />That's lost you two words straight away - and there's a rhythmic flow to the words that are left..? Just a thought...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-37848980172688090272013-04-19T03:49:38.819-07:002013-04-19T03:49:38.819-07:00I like this a lot. The last six lines could almost...I like this a lot. The last six lines could almost be about Life Itself, and the shattered glass, the shattered peace of the womb, and our subsequent movement through life, together and alone. For a romantic like me, that makes the "I'll look for your face" even better.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-71732030994429213152013-04-19T03:47:19.371-07:002013-04-19T03:47:19.371-07:00Makes me thinkof the Boston marathon incident. Suc...Makes me thinkof the Boston marathon incident. Such a tragic thing. Very well written.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150958320376074115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-35706197308020307262013-04-19T02:34:56.723-07:002013-04-19T02:34:56.723-07:00Leovi~ Love and existentialism! Thanks!
mythopoli...Leovi~ Love and existentialism! Thanks!<br /><br />mythopolis~ I think this is the first of my poems you said you loved. Makes it a special one then!<br /><br />Pitsit~ How wonderful to see you again! I really appreciated your thoughtful comment.<br /><br />susan~ Thanks much, and I wish you were in Portland so we could sit over lunch and just talk about all that's going on in the world....<br /><br />Mama Zen~ Thank you kindly.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-3287883107575600032013-04-18T17:23:27.098-07:002013-04-18T17:23:27.098-07:00Beautiful.Beautiful.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-40136052959180126082013-04-18T17:08:47.225-07:002013-04-18T17:08:47.225-07:00Very beautifully put, my friend. Very beautifully put, my friend. susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-91544360395138846892013-04-18T12:03:00.456-07:002013-04-18T12:03:00.456-07:00This poem made me wonder. It is full of drama an s...This poem made me wonder. It is full of drama an still very minimalistic. Took for a while to decide whether I like it or not and I came to conclusion that I like it very much...:)Pitsit sekaisinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934106182840110254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-27391905549310347692013-04-18T09:17:44.851-07:002013-04-18T09:17:44.851-07:00I love this one, Lydia...
I love this one, Lydia...<br />mythopolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164758700393086005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-82872843709671504502013-04-18T04:38:19.197-07:002013-04-18T04:38:19.197-07:00Very interesting poem, love and existentialism han...Very interesting poem, love and existentialism hand!<br />Leovihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970831445283294241noreply@blogger.com