tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post479003670531391677..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: The Sunday Mini-ChallengeSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-15575320258843334532013-01-08T07:01:14.015-06:002013-01-08T07:01:14.015-06:00I wrote a piece based on the last image many month...I wrote a piece based on the last image many months ago, so I'm just posting that one here, as it's still an apt description I think. If this isn't cool, let me know and I'll set pen to paper again!<br /><br />By the by, I adore Escher and might look more into his works for poem inspiration. Thanks for the poke!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085243742497843832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-45245586562162899332013-01-07T21:06:54.599-06:002013-01-07T21:06:54.599-06:00I will be back to comment ... fell sick AGAIN!! P...I will be back to comment ... fell sick AGAIN!! Please forgive me as I really do like to participate...Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-64950597159098620852013-01-07T07:14:43.410-06:002013-01-07T07:14:43.410-06:00Hi Kerry - I sort of cheated and did two short poe...Hi Kerry - I sort of cheated and did two short poems since the first one grew from the Escher but had very little to do with it. Thanks, as always, for your wonderful prompts. Hope the new year is going well for you. <br /><br />k. Manicddailyhttp://manicddaily.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-72176723032993506652013-01-06T20:41:05.945-06:002013-01-06T20:41:05.945-06:00Just got back from snow tubing and spending time i...Just got back from snow tubing and spending time in the mountains. Exhausted, trying to keep up with the kids is NOT easy. Enjoyed this prompt... and missed a few great ones while I was gone. Hope to backtrack a bit, but that is easier said than done! :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-23264527734829271862013-01-06T16:39:13.233-06:002013-01-06T16:39:13.233-06:00Love Escher! Used an excerpted image from one of m...Love Escher! Used an excerpted image from one of my paintings as springboard.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-44745559726824587772013-01-06T15:25:43.920-06:002013-01-06T15:25:43.920-06:00i forgot to mention, Joy's poem "Still Li...i forgot to mention, Joy's poem "Still Life Reviving" is possibly my all-time favorite of her poems!my heart's love songshttp://myheartslovesongs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-60408464069787268452013-01-06T15:23:02.971-06:002013-01-06T15:23:02.971-06:00i LOVE ekphrasis poetry! often a painting or photo...i LOVE ekphrasis poetry! often a painting or photograph will inspire my poem, but i don't often write more specifically about the painting itself.<br /><br />i'll be in and out visiting.<br /><br />i hope the new year is going well for everyone so far!my heart's love songshttp://myheartslovesongs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-53349944879689623562013-01-06T07:36:48.582-06:002013-01-06T07:36:48.582-06:00andhere is my second and third poems on the theme ...andhere is my second and third poems on the theme http://llmcalling.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/night-and-day.html and http://llmcalling.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/the-strange-loop.html. loving this week's challengeLLM Callinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199375981896229914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-33293686226575117062013-01-06T07:23:01.236-06:002013-01-06T07:23:01.236-06:00I love this mini-challenge, and when I went to the...I love this mini-challenge, and when I went to the page with the Escher artwork, one in particular immediately flew up to me and insisted that I write what it chirped to me.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-78670533791037030822013-01-05T23:49:51.304-06:002013-01-05T23:49:51.304-06:00Please could siggiofmaine link the URL of the exac...Please could siggiofmaine link the URL of the exact poem for this challenge and not the whole blog page. Thank you.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-54620557634235709252013-01-05T23:48:46.520-06:002013-01-05T23:48:46.520-06:00Congrats on your 700th post, Hannah. That is an am...Congrats on your 700th post, Hannah. That is an amazing achievement in blogging!Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-5161295107411281572013-01-05T22:33:15.080-06:002013-01-05T22:33:15.080-06:00Funny that this was so much fun! Trying to write ...Funny that this was so much fun! Trying to write about peace in a fresh new way has been so hard that I abandoned all here until breaking freedom into 3 feet per line with rhyme to capture some of the feel math that paces Escher's tessellation! Thanks for this Joy and Kerry.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-14014514930954869472013-01-05T22:29:21.836-06:002013-01-05T22:29:21.836-06:00My pleasure, Hedge!! I loved it!
I loved THIS!! S...My pleasure, Hedge!! I loved it!<br /><br />I loved THIS!! Such a fun challenge...I really enjoyed looking at all the work of MC Escher...such cool art! <br /><br />I'm excited for the months to come with all that's in store for these challenges! <br /><br />This prompt response was my 700th post! :)'sHannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-66709229404118586762013-01-05T19:03:33.004-06:002013-01-05T19:03:33.004-06:00Not sure if I captured any 'illuminative livel...Not sure if I captured any 'illuminative liveliness' but I did have fun. Thanks for this, Kerry. I'll be around in the morning to see what everyone comes up with. Thanks Hannah and Sherry, for stopping by to read Still Life Reviving.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-79980062170223829952013-01-05T16:18:35.957-06:002013-01-05T16:18:35.957-06:00my favorite favorite favorite artist, I'mgoing...my favorite favorite favorite artist, I'mgoing to write at least three poems though I know I won't do his work the justice it deserves. thanks for such a great challenge. should I link up each one individually?LLM Callinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199375981896229914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-88149478957303580092013-01-05T12:54:26.145-06:002013-01-05T12:54:26.145-06:00I'm intrigued! I look forward to playing with ...I'm intrigued! I look forward to playing with this medium! Thank you Joy and Kerry :DEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-59973364685065127212013-01-05T12:44:43.263-06:002013-01-05T12:44:43.263-06:00This chap has always scared me. I never learned to...This chap has always scared me. I never learned to like him. Must be a powerful artist to elicit this kind of feeling.<br />Janine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-55786122648896602592013-01-05T12:28:22.446-06:002013-01-05T12:28:22.446-06:00I'm glad you approve ;-)I'm glad you approve ;-)Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-50134619457227171892013-01-05T12:13:52.902-06:002013-01-05T12:13:52.902-06:00Kerry, I'm so glad you liked the idea, and you...Kerry, I'm so glad you liked the idea, and you couldn't have picked a cooler artist to write to(well for me anyway) I will brood over some Escher and see what comes up.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.com