tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post3717428835284240160..comments2023-12-15T08:48:28.098-05:00Comments on Once in a Blue Muse: Poetry Thursday: Totally Optional PromptsLisa Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-23678122282917821842007-10-17T13:36:00.000-04:002007-10-17T13:36:00.000-04:00This poem is wonderful, I loved every line of it. ...This poem is wonderful, I loved every line of it. It brough back memories of the salt girl and Halloween. What a brave girl you must have been. <BR/><BR/>ChristyChristine Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14605702499635622573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-69923884982110411442007-10-14T18:53:00.000-04:002007-10-14T18:53:00.000-04:00salted and seasoned to perfection in Halloween dis...salted and seasoned to perfection in Halloween discomfort.Steve Ishamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496438591610659902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-30004915867438572702007-10-13T18:50:00.000-04:002007-10-13T18:50:00.000-04:00I always liked that little girl on the salt box. Y...I always liked that little girl on the salt box. You made her special. Nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-9666994719319863782007-10-13T17:52:00.000-04:002007-10-13T17:52:00.000-04:00I love the tenderness in this -- it's very moving....I love the tenderness in this -- it's very moving. And I love the idea of the Morton Salt Girl for a costume. It brings back a lot of memories. Lovely poem.<BR/>:)Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11746014771712020963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-69307111367719351192007-10-11T22:55:00.000-04:002007-10-11T22:55:00.000-04:00Thank you all for your lovely comments. It was ni...Thank you all for your lovely comments. It was nice writing poetry from a prompt on Thursday again.<BR/><BR/>Glad to see a new community forming.Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-49976233355213038062007-10-11T21:27:00.000-04:002007-10-11T21:27:00.000-04:00You expressed a very brave, child-like individuali...You expressed a very brave, child-like individuality! I especially love the lines: "Boys/<BR/>from my class roamed our streets in self/conscious packs, dressed tough,/but not yet knowingly cruel." So true!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701158085304753313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-78051751174165592372007-10-11T18:25:00.000-04:002007-10-11T18:25:00.000-04:00I can see your costume - and your sister - as you ...I can see your costume - and your sister - as you set the scene so well. I love this! I'm glad the "everyone else is doing it" didn't take you over.sister AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-62747684640479657692007-10-11T16:46:00.000-04:002007-10-11T16:46:00.000-04:00This is terrific. The language is perfect to descr...This is terrific. The language is perfect to describe this time in childhood. Especially sure was "but not yet knowingly cruel./ In yellow". Wonderful work capturing a range of children/young adults in such a short space.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744896385434246402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-25895281006683162812007-10-11T16:18:00.000-04:002007-10-11T16:18:00.000-04:00I love this. So many good lines, and a perfect end...I love this. So many good lines, and a perfect ending.<BR/><BR/>I had a raincoat and rain hat that resembled the Morton Salt Girl. It was adult sized and very fashionable, I must say!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link. I'll check out the new poetry project.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-50360343228490940582007-10-11T15:51:00.000-04:002007-10-11T15:51:00.000-04:00Your poem took me back to those Halloween days of ...Your poem took me back to those Halloween days of youth...<BR/><BR/>it was a fun poem to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-44324307217180841252007-10-11T15:47:00.000-04:002007-10-11T15:47:00.000-04:00The layers of rejection resonate so well with thos...The layers of rejection resonate so well with those pre-teen years, and a few thereafter. Good job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-45445208859749007022007-10-11T15:30:00.000-04:002007-10-11T15:30:00.000-04:00I know both Halloween and the Morton Salt girl. Yo...I know both Halloween and the Morton Salt girl. Your phrase 'raincoat the color of egg yokes; the perfect target' takes this poem into a well-layered piece. Very nice!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-91384684978330499342007-10-11T15:24:00.000-04:002007-10-11T15:24:00.000-04:00Oh what a wonderful poem! Calls to mind many a ha...Oh what a wonderful poem! Calls to mind many a halloween from my own youth. There are so many lines I savor in this that I can't pick out a particular favorite. Thank you for sharing this memory with us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-16897756658752696402007-10-11T14:52:00.000-04:002007-10-11T14:52:00.000-04:00"In yellowrubber boots, I hoped for rain that neve..."In yellow<BR/>rubber boots, I hoped for rain that never came<BR/>from a too clear sky, my raincoat<BR/>the color of egg yolks; the perfect target."<BR/><BR/>What a vivid image! I greatly enjoyed reading it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-31838481816694549562007-10-11T14:37:00.000-04:002007-10-11T14:37:00.000-04:00I don't know what a Morton Salt girl is but that m...I don't know what a Morton Salt girl is but that matters not one jot -- I really enjoyed reading this, a lovely, well-written vignette.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149139820474072721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-69951012509582955212007-10-11T14:35:00.000-04:002007-10-11T14:35:00.000-04:00i love this.. it is so dear,, so full of pride and...i love this.. it is so dear,, so full of pride and personality... i am sure if you retained that degree of self worth,, you are a wonderful woman today... lovely....paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.com