tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post5719311669216430407..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: Croeso i Gymru!Sherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-60635553832261052502011-10-19T10:41:35.008-05:002011-10-19T10:41:35.008-05:00Better late than never.. linked to the Wednesday c...Better late than never.. linked to the Wednesday challenge too.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-79435970774818151562011-10-16T00:43:02.877-05:002011-10-16T00:43:02.877-05:00Yes, I'm still reading, and still working on m...Yes, I'm still reading, and still working on mine. Should be ready next week sometime.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-74507977301927244372011-10-15T16:23:15.687-05:002011-10-15T16:23:15.687-05:00i wrote another one. someone stop me!i wrote another one. someone stop me!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-47431259511028084642011-10-15T05:28:59.897-05:002011-10-15T05:28:59.897-05:00Here's attempt number two, if anyone is still ...Here's attempt number two, if anyone is still reading! I've had a lot of fun with this format.Grace O'Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16420504323506157621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-24141400461860052592011-10-15T05:25:12.735-05:002011-10-15T05:25:12.735-05:00Great. Thanks for that. It's schedule for 15th...Great. Thanks for that. It's schedule for 15th.Emerging Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539530495238043923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-74248911339271761242011-10-15T04:23:59.512-05:002011-10-15T04:23:59.512-05:00I'd be grateful if you did! Especially if it d...I'd be grateful if you did! Especially if it drew even more poets into the challenge's web. Plus, I think the Welsh formats are strict and beautiful and not often messed with these days...Grace O'Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16420504323506157621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-90512757375235172432011-10-15T04:06:20.611-05:002011-10-15T04:06:20.611-05:00Hi Grace, this is a new one on me. Would you be wi...Hi Grace, this is a new one on me. Would you be willing to let me re-publish this as a guest post on writing.ie? With links and all that. ThanksEmerging Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539530495238043923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-66548449934916329962011-10-14T13:56:55.603-05:002011-10-14T13:56:55.603-05:00Sorry, very late. I kept trying to find a rhythm i...Sorry, very late. I kept trying to find a rhythm in the seven syllables but it only has rhythm if the first syllable is a strong one (not 'as' or 'the')Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-19432329584530339882011-10-14T03:59:50.095-05:002011-10-14T03:59:50.095-05:00This has been haunting me since I first read the p...This has been haunting me since I first read the post, so I thought this morning I'd better have a go!Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-87224540710751080002011-10-13T18:09:04.419-05:002011-10-13T18:09:04.419-05:00Dear number 8, Lillian Thomas? Your blog appears ...Dear number 8, Lillian Thomas? Your blog appears to require permissions...<br /><br />Meaning, you've linked but not everyone can read. Can you adjust your parameters for this link, please?Grace O'Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16420504323506157621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-25002356658997362962011-10-13T09:32:56.888-05:002011-10-13T09:32:56.888-05:00This is way to difficult for me to even contemplat...This is way to difficult for me to even contemplate ... just working freeform on The Ball at Willow Manor took me a better part of the day!<br /><br />Though I must say I have read a number of these as products of the prompt and they are quite beautiful.Liz Rice-Sosnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705708193546909432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-1419591791433020962011-10-12T22:59:16.062-05:002011-10-12T22:59:16.062-05:00Grace, when my head cold is a bit better, I am goi...Grace, when my head cold is a bit better, I am going to give this a try. It is a tough challenge~Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-5231853334375142102011-10-12T22:52:42.908-05:002011-10-12T22:52:42.908-05:00okay, this was hard to get my brain to settle on, ...okay, this was hard to get my brain to settle on, but now? i think i love it, too. damn you pirate grace! oops, i mean xoxo pirate grace!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-35546132267540087832011-10-12T18:09:07.783-05:002011-10-12T18:09:07.783-05:00It's NEVER as easy as it looks. I blame the se...It's NEVER as easy as it looks. I blame the seven syllable limit, ugh.Grace O'Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16420504323506157621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-84035709124199627452011-10-12T13:58:39.381-05:002011-10-12T13:58:39.381-05:00Not as easy as it looked, but still fun.Not as easy as it looked, but still fun.Mike Patrickhttp://thepoetsquill.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-79223006515334329882011-10-12T11:25:16.820-05:002011-10-12T11:25:16.820-05:00Done with one version! A nifty challenge and a fo...Done with one version! A nifty challenge and a form that I'll use in a longer poem next time; my first effort is only four lines. I'm still having trouble with connecting and linking; my poem along with others is on the page called "Magpie Tales and Starcatcher Poetry" --- click on the link under my blog header. 8-)Mary Ann Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10859843676283396203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-39291807214070647112011-10-12T04:48:25.979-05:002011-10-12T04:48:25.979-05:00My kinder side rose to the top, and I allowed Trel...My kinder side rose to the top, and I allowed Trellissimo to add his poetic attempt to the post I'd just written. He does elbow his way in everywhere...But then, he is a bit of a toad, to tell the truth...Mrs.Trellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362105800713987878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-89457864199067509202011-10-12T04:04:37.193-05:002011-10-12T04:04:37.193-05:00I've posted my first attempt at this, only two...I've posted my first attempt at this, only two stanzas long. I will be revisiting this form all week, I think I'm falling in love with it. Wretched, convoluted love.Grace O'Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16420504323506157621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-61800366492869477122011-10-11T18:40:30.426-05:002011-10-11T18:40:30.426-05:00Ok, with a name like that I just had to try the fo...Ok, with a name like that I just had to try the format. I did have a little thing with the half-rhymes, which seemed to want to huddle nearer the beginning than the middle of some lines. End rhymes aren't exactly what I'd call perfect either... But, I had fun. Thanks for the challenge!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-53121507740772598512011-10-11T10:25:27.159-05:002011-10-11T10:25:27.159-05:00A definite challenge, and with all those ancient W...A definite challenge, and with all those ancient Welsh ancestors watching!<br />The wonderful musical, lyrical Welshmen — damn their internal rhyme schemes! LOL<br />Yes, this is going to require some thinking, probably some studying. Thanks for the links, Grace.<br /><br />Kay, Alberta, Canada<br />An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous TravelKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-4871425474257318512011-10-11T09:47:44.331-05:002011-10-11T09:47:44.331-05:00Definitely not something to rattle off in one day....Definitely not something to rattle off in one day...not for me at any rate. I'll have to give this some thought.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-23947045689748539352011-10-11T07:39:52.768-05:002011-10-11T07:39:52.768-05:00This is quite a challenge, and I look forward to t...This is quite a challenge, and I look forward to trying it! There is a uniquely beautiful rhythm to these samples.Mary Ann Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10859843676283396203noreply@blogger.com