tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post7219541048204141729..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: "Tandem Toads," with Hannah and EllaSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-31336119708998968382012-07-25T23:44:41.721-05:002012-07-25T23:44:41.721-05:00Chiming in late here to say that I really enjoyed ...Chiming in late here to say that I really enjoyed this colllaboration. You made the villanelle form sing. I also love Maine. How wonderful that the two of you will someday meet. I have faith it will happen. Everything is possible in the Garden!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-39399241088205911392012-07-25T12:57:37.173-05:002012-07-25T12:57:37.173-05:00I'm thinking when...not if but when we are so ...I'm thinking when...not if but when we are so blessed to meet...there will be pictures and and/or video coverage!! Then we can share on RT facebook group!!! Wishing it was soon.... :)<br /><br />Ella!!! You're SO right..."a blessing in disguise, the way it all came together! Hannah and I discovered what a gift this journey was..." I couldn't agree more!!!<br /><br />Love this, Amy, "HannElla!!" It sounds like something yummy...and I love the way it looks...a certain sort of symmetry!! <br /><br />Thanks ever so much, ALL!!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-84116539042020330832012-07-25T12:40:46.873-05:002012-07-25T12:40:46.873-05:00This is an amazing collaboration, you two. I have ...This is an amazing collaboration, you two. I have no idea who wrote which tercet, your voices blend so well together.<br />I'd love to be a fly on the wall when you meet, but meanwhile, congratulations to both of you on a seamless Tandem Toads submission. I love it.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-23976036437791226222012-07-25T01:33:48.459-05:002012-07-25T01:33:48.459-05:00The idea of you two sitting behind those ingenious...The idea of you two sitting behind those ingeniously designed curtains, chatting, well, that made my evening. Thanks for this HannElla blend of soothing tea! AmySharp Little Pencilhttp://sharplittlepencil.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-85918879446862840632012-07-24T22:52:56.836-05:002012-07-24T22:52:56.836-05:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
It was a bles...Thank you for sharing your thoughts!<br />It was a blessing in disguise, the way it all came together! Hannah and I discovered what a gift this journey was! Thank you for the gift of RT and for the chance to be in such an unique n' talented gathering! Poets really do paint the world in emotion!<br />Thank you Toads and thank you Hannah! :D Hannah said it best, you too made my heart smile~Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-50588375636643886282012-07-24T20:45:11.162-05:002012-07-24T20:45:11.162-05:00All of these comments bring such a smile to my hea...All of these comments bring such a smile to my heart!!! So blessed to be a part of such an amazing group of poetical peeps!!<br /><br />Thank you everyone...your words have made my day brighter!!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-29849864564312367722012-07-24T18:11:27.496-05:002012-07-24T18:11:27.496-05:00You ladies went above and beyond, but why am I sur...You ladies went above and beyond, but why am I surprised? Neither of you ever disappoint. Thanks so much for not only this beautiful poem, but sharing the similarities between the two of you.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-54531889608804280302012-07-24T17:05:27.375-05:002012-07-24T17:05:27.375-05:00What a lovely collaboration...and a villanelle for...What a lovely collaboration...and a villanelle form at that ~ I so like the roiling roots in the same corner of this verdant earth ~ <br /><br />Cheers to both of you ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-56573812277848681582012-07-24T15:05:35.138-05:002012-07-24T15:05:35.138-05:00I have always been suspicious of structure.
But i...I have always been suspicious of structure.<br /><br />But is that whence beauty comes?goatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317617928368945316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-15853861256818719392012-07-24T13:58:29.404-05:002012-07-24T13:58:29.404-05:00Love this! What a great tandem...we all will be th...Love this! What a great tandem...we all will be there virtually when you two finally get to meet in person!Mystic_Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099062213372011260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-47384353249544459752012-07-24T12:55:08.819-05:002012-07-24T12:55:08.819-05:00I love these:
"A tidal pool with seaweed lac...I love these:<br /><br />"A tidal pool with seaweed lace"<br /><br />"These feet have heated a spiral of joy in a jade-sea of worded worth"<br /><br />"the mermaid’s song spreads its blue blanket in our garden of Zen"<br /><br />What a fun coffee date you two will have. :)flipside recordshttp://flipsiderecords.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-56417778369058960062012-07-24T12:27:51.744-05:002012-07-24T12:27:51.744-05:00102 miles may separate your birth cities ... could...102 miles may separate your birth cities ... couldn't be closer to each other in terms of collaboration! This is awesome, ladies! Cheers!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-36716062013979429312012-07-24T10:40:21.572-05:002012-07-24T10:40:21.572-05:00Wonderful! And a villanelle no less! (I find forms...Wonderful! And a villanelle no less! (I find forms very challenging LOL) I enjoyed the photos as well!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-7519934978662656962012-07-24T10:08:09.712-05:002012-07-24T10:08:09.712-05:00holy hell, a villanelle!
sight unseen in lovely gr...holy hell, a villanelle!<br />sight unseen in lovely green,<br />gorgeous gals, now true pals.<br />winsome and awesome!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-83897421600894873552012-07-24T09:41:23.883-05:002012-07-24T09:41:23.883-05:00Many things about this post delight me: firstly, I...Many things about this post delight me: firstly, I have had an imaginative love affair with Maine (and New England as a whole), ever since I began reading John Irving's novels in my twenties. I so envy those who were born and raised there.<br />Secondly, a villanelle!! What a marvellous idea for a collaborative poem! You have blended your voices seamlessly and the two recurring lines are so strong, and gain in emotive weight throughout the poem.<br /><br />I thoroughly enjoyed this post, and I hope you can hear my heart-felt applause across the airwaves.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-90910860433330905512012-07-24T09:02:04.056-05:002012-07-24T09:02:04.056-05:00What a spectacular job you two did. Your voices bl...What a spectacular job you two did. Your voices blend so well together, I cant tell who wrote which lines. You chose a great topic AND a totally complicated form, and executed it to perfection. Wow. SO well done! Loved every line, and I especially love the way the repeating lines weave through the poem. Very effective.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-30053226872082187352012-07-24T08:35:16.485-05:002012-07-24T08:35:16.485-05:00Such a beautiful collaboration. Love this line &qu...Such a beautiful collaboration. Love this line "We've roiling roots in the same corner of this verdant earth" So excited for both of you that you plan to meet!Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-20457779867184013542012-07-24T08:17:03.793-05:002012-07-24T08:17:03.793-05:00Ladies, this is gorgeous!Ladies, this is gorgeous!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-2857396561599511342012-07-24T06:16:24.095-05:002012-07-24T06:16:24.095-05:00Hello you beautiful "briny wharf roses,"...Hello you beautiful "briny wharf roses,"<br />framed in the green of land and sea and blue of the sky-line. The villanelle is the right display for the heartful-ness of your look back, as the repetitions bring you back to cradle/sea. I love the sound of the loon (she is in my "prayer")and the sounds of this poem.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.com