tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post6023031841655090727..comments2023-12-15T08:48:28.098-05:00Comments on Once in a Blue Muse: Totally Optional Prompt: PoetryLisa Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-4697585551390654132007-11-01T11:48:00.000-04:002007-11-01T11:48:00.000-04:00So sad, yet beautiful in the way you've captured l...So sad, yet beautiful in the way you've captured life's transience and the inevitability of death.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-69570028623219515912007-10-26T16:38:00.000-04:002007-10-26T16:38:00.000-04:00I've always been attracted to lilacs and your fine...I've always been attracted to lilacs and your finely crafted poem spoke volumes to me. My mom is failing and she's as lovely as a lilac. It's comforting to know, even after they're gone by, that their scent lingers in our memory. ~LindaLinda Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459940700516084069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-53902367931189772552007-10-26T08:50:00.000-04:002007-10-26T08:50:00.000-04:00Thank you all for your gracious comments. I am pl...Thank you all for your gracious comments. I am pleased that you saw the hope as well as the sadness in this.Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-61818783713528478202007-10-25T22:40:00.000-04:002007-10-25T22:40:00.000-04:00this is amazing.they are brief..those lilacs. and ...this is amazing.<BR/><BR/>they are brief..those lilacs. and distinct.<BR/><BR/>really well done.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586814769281622578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-10861188271420649022007-10-25T22:03:00.000-04:002007-10-25T22:03:00.000-04:00I am going to look up Ted Kooser. Thanks for the b...I am going to look up Ted Kooser. Thanks for the brief intro.<BR/><BR/>I liked reading your work too. That last line is very good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-51823864984377949022007-10-25T20:51:00.000-04:002007-10-25T20:51:00.000-04:00Gorgeous and rich. "thick syrup" is just right for...Gorgeous and rich. "thick syrup" is just right for that scent. I was suprised and delighted by how the poem turned, even as sad as it is. <BR/><BR/>Nice intro, too.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744896385434246402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-10609815687091938202007-10-25T19:49:00.000-04:002007-10-25T19:49:00.000-04:00very nice. this poem opens up great and finishes s...very nice. this poem opens up great and finishes strong.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289013669698459078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-47211810301160643122007-10-25T18:40:00.000-04:002007-10-25T18:40:00.000-04:00This is beautiful. Portrays life in relative words...This is beautiful. Portrays life in relative words. Nicely done!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-87098057737252187752007-10-25T14:03:00.000-04:002007-10-25T14:03:00.000-04:00i love this the inclusion of the brackish water,, ...i love this the inclusion of the brackish water,, salty yet sweet,, the culmination... very very good....paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-396890135011886152007-10-25T11:19:00.000-04:002007-10-25T11:19:00.000-04:00A very moving, bittersweet piece, beautifully put....A very moving, bittersweet piece, beautifully put.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149139820474072721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-70352180029049521722007-10-25T10:07:00.000-04:002007-10-25T10:07:00.000-04:00How true - how beautiful how sad and how trueI lik...How true - how beautiful how sad and how true<BR/><BR/>I like the way you moved from living to the inevitability of death and yet kept the hope...Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-73505146589145407592007-10-25T09:34:00.000-04:002007-10-25T09:34:00.000-04:00Captured the cycle of time with its brevity. I rea...Captured the cycle of time with its brevity. I really like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com