tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post6623873350337360068..comments2023-08-07T06:47:28.676-06:00Comments on Poetry with me ...: "Highways Intersect with Visions" We Write Poems #54-Take the Driver's SeatUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-23767581527090365122011-05-25T22:14:45.526-05:002011-05-25T22:14:45.526-05:00Thanks Richard, yes there is so much around us to ...Thanks Richard, yes there is so much around us to observe, and take note of.flauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-25273940464264481102011-05-25T18:57:42.937-05:002011-05-25T18:57:42.937-05:00Pamela, I like this prompt idea. I would want the ...Pamela, I like this prompt idea. I would want the time to make observations and mull things over. Thanks.<br /><br />RichardMr. Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05507517064398624652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-65496502225594864322011-05-22T11:49:24.432-05:002011-05-22T11:49:24.432-05:00Thanks to all for the nice comments.Thanks to all for the nice comments.flauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-70856795305597789182011-05-22T05:58:46.676-05:002011-05-22T05:58:46.676-05:00A beautifully moody poem - and the prompt seems a ...A beautifully moody poem - and the prompt seems a mighty challenge indeed.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-45307089514364630782011-05-22T01:37:26.982-05:002011-05-22T01:37:26.982-05:00Great prompt. I will have to try it sometime. I en...Great prompt. I will have to try it sometime. I enjoyed the poem a lot. I especially liked: <br /><br />'like a chorus of<br />voices that lull you to sleep<br />following sounds with depth<br />inside echoes of absolute silence<br />Nothing is what it was before.'Jane Doehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087464056692451751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-45298063003928132422011-05-21T18:13:33.309-05:002011-05-21T18:13:33.309-05:00Came back to take another look, Pamela. And your p...Came back to take another look, Pamela. And your prompt reminds me of what we do on I Saw Sunday, each week. You might be interested. I do mine on the Unraveling site.<br /><br />http://isawsunday.blogspot.com/<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttp://claudetteellinger.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-29430482593529664562011-05-21T10:48:05.553-05:002011-05-21T10:48:05.553-05:00I felt the mood of this poem deeply........and I, ...I felt the mood of this poem deeply........and I, too, especially was struck by "people drop facial expressions as she passes." Good one, Pamela!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-36343481652584511492011-05-20T21:46:01.178-05:002011-05-20T21:46:01.178-05:00hi pam
i like "People drop facial expressions...hi pam<br />i like "People drop facial expressions when she passes"<br />i can picture the exchange. =)lucychilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519163424062626658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-866127916993858502011-05-20T06:31:19.152-05:002011-05-20T06:31:19.152-05:00Pam, I like your prompt and what you did with it. ...Pam, I like your prompt and what you did with it. I enjoyed the way all your observations were tied together.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-67437612590452580602011-05-19T23:43:45.778-05:002011-05-19T23:43:45.778-05:00observing...with eyes open or CLOSED...is good for...observing...with eyes open or CLOSED...is good for the soul......thanks for this PamWayne Pitchkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376196523487344143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-45650570929366134212011-05-18T22:49:42.584-05:002011-05-18T22:49:42.584-05:00You know, reading your prompt, it is a common sens...You know, reading your prompt, it is a common sense activity for writers, but I don't think many of us do it on a daily basis. I know I don't, and it is good to see the concept put in words. The exercise really lends itself to a stream-of-consciousness type poetry too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-7401771467383660762011-05-18T19:37:19.071-05:002011-05-18T19:37:19.071-05:00My comment disappeared again. What am I not doing...My comment disappeared again. What am I not doing? Had computer trouble last week but thought it was fixed.<br /> O.K. I liked you poem & I like your promptAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-78758768661210402202011-05-18T19:29:53.340-05:002011-05-18T19:29:53.340-05:00This keeps reverberating in the echo chamber of my...This keeps reverberating in the echo chamber of my mind.<br />(Wow, a fellow Tolle fan!)Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-55801167214862612092011-05-18T18:45:44.752-05:002011-05-18T18:45:44.752-05:00Like the prompt, keeping a daily journal has a sim...Like the prompt, keeping a daily journal has a similar affect. Making notes on a regular basis is, I believe, what fills the writer's satchel and allows him to find the images like the ones you have gathered here. Good prompt, wonderful poem,<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttp://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-36247407723903597222011-05-18T13:15:37.982-05:002011-05-18T13:15:37.982-05:00Thanks Pamela! Observation is always a good thing...Thanks Pamela! Observation is always a good thing, and well worth the reminding here. Very good.neil reidhttp://bearlyaudible.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-18006745042864683662011-05-18T11:51:27.932-05:002011-05-18T11:51:27.932-05:00Great prompt, Pamela. This is certainly one I wil...Great prompt, Pamela. This is certainly one I will try, but maybe I'll wait until school is over and summer becomes reality. Your images are vivid. Well constructed piece (as usual). ha!<br />~Brendabrenda whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00846306414656375463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-42240239204865643962011-05-18T10:32:05.007-05:002011-05-18T10:32:05.007-05:00I am gonna try it too..sounds fun...A useful exerc...I am gonna try it too..sounds fun...A useful exercise to trigger your imagination, creativity, and vocabulary..You have definitely done an amazing work here..very lifelike!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-57561408875303767752011-05-18T10:26:44.760-05:002011-05-18T10:26:44.760-05:00I like what you did with both the poem and the pro...I like what you did with both the poem and the prompt...what especially grabbed my notice was the change between third and second person, and then back to third by the end of the poem. I do quite a bit of observing of my own, of which the fruits sometimes end up in my poems (everything gets filed in the attic)...but to weave a story out of these is another challenge itself. Nicely done.<br /><br />-NicoleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-57065181463484280602011-05-18T09:05:39.171-05:002011-05-18T09:05:39.171-05:00Several outstanding lines and images here, Pamela....Several outstanding lines and images here, Pamela. I love 'in her future of a room.." and "People drop facial expressions..." a thoughtful and thought-provoking piece. I had to look up 'besoms' I thought it had something to do with old women. But no, brooms. Thanks for the vocabulary increase. ;_)hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-41867933164520022462011-05-18T08:49:10.458-05:002011-05-18T08:49:10.458-05:00This is a useful exercise for a writer. We should ...This is a useful exercise for a writer. We should make this part of our routine. In a week we must miss so many nuggets of possibility. Of course, as I rarely leave my flat [Emily Dickinson syndrome], mine would be a little repetitive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-1758780498274917052011-05-18T08:44:52.702-05:002011-05-18T08:44:52.702-05:00A clever prompt and poem. I love this:
'Reme...A clever prompt and poem. I love this:<br /><br />'Remembering what to like'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898489019646958343.post-54676117337464255302011-05-18T08:01:47.386-05:002011-05-18T08:01:47.386-05:00Intriguing. I shall try it. Though I can't p...Intriguing. I shall try it. Though I can't promise that it will make as much sense as yours.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.com