tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post649815609571700397..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: April Four: TransformationsSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-54138484224316609292018-04-05T03:22:27.527-05:002018-04-05T03:22:27.527-05:00found this intriguing and lovely prompt too late i...found this intriguing and lovely prompt too late in the day to write for yesterday - hope it is okay that it is late. really enjoyed the prompt - thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-70755460651209676722018-04-05T01:34:38.306-05:002018-04-05T01:34:38.306-05:00Love this prompt! I seem to be participating one d...Love this prompt! I seem to be participating one day late in the Toads' prompts now 😉 I shall post a poem on April 5...Esther Shaindelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05242006741798295812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-50665083834246554132018-04-04T22:57:16.499-05:002018-04-04T22:57:16.499-05:00It seems poetry month has me walking through my an...It seems poetry month has me walking through my ancestry. My last uncle is not expected to make it through the night. I am so full of sorrow.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-65636711362945493942018-04-04T21:04:37.000-05:002018-04-04T21:04:37.000-05:00I am having such a hard time commenting on blogger...I am having such a hard time commenting on blogger—sorry if I don’t seem like I have visited—things just aren’t working right in the posting. Will try again. K. Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-15353123341221995362018-04-04T20:37:49.867-05:002018-04-04T20:37:49.867-05:00Helen Patrice is a personal friend of mine (also I...Helen Patrice is a personal friend of mine (also I am on Dreamwidth as well as Blogger). I have passed on to her the messages from Kerry, Jim, Sherry and Kim. She says:<br />“I didn’t realise until now that Dreamwidth was being an asshat about non-dreamwidthers posting comments. But for those who are reading, thank you. I have tried posting comments on others’ poems, but have been unable to.”<br /><br />She is proofreading her new book of short stories just now, but says that after that is done she will be reading again – and hopefully commenting – all over the place.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-36576371182124483572018-04-04T18:27:35.629-05:002018-04-04T18:27:35.629-05:00Brendan, this is such a wonderful prompt. I feel i...Brendan, this is such a wonderful prompt. I feel inspired but with work pressures and deadlines this week I couldn't give it the attention it deserves. I wrote something marginally (at best) on point because I would really like to accomplish 30 this month, but I will come back to your prompt. Thank you.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-83260327983304623092018-04-04T17:53:31.236-05:002018-04-04T17:53:31.236-05:00I have so enjoyed reading the contributions to thi...I have so enjoyed reading the contributions to this prompt. Such a gorgeous plenty! We have so many treasures to share here.Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983584155125369291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-76391269122309025092018-04-04T16:37:44.261-05:002018-04-04T16:37:44.261-05:00I was so intrigued with this prompt, but muddled a...I was so intrigued with this prompt, but muddled around until the right idea came to me. I just love how ingeniously versatile this prompt is - you can go so many ways, just as Shay says. It all depends on which aspect of yourself you want to let have the spotlight.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-23047729540757099662018-04-04T15:37:09.657-05:002018-04-04T15:37:09.657-05:00Afternoon, Toads! Thank you, Brendan, for this cha...Afternoon, Toads! Thank you, Brendan, for this challenging and insightful prompt. I wrestled with it for some time! :)Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-31819526402046980802018-04-04T15:05:41.375-05:002018-04-04T15:05:41.375-05:00I wasn't going to do many prompts this month, ...I wasn't going to do many prompts this month, because, you know, NaPoWriMo. But here I am. It's the rhythm of that ancient Irish poem that got me, and I think it echoes a little in what I wrote. Anyhow, I'm definitely not doing this again...sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756314170839177900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-40084982343154479432018-04-04T14:41:42.688-05:002018-04-04T14:41:42.688-05:00I have been struggling to comment on Helen Patrice...I have been struggling to comment on Helen Patrice's wonderfully witchy poem but I can't get through the login and it won't accept my email address or url. I'd like Helen to know how much I enjoyed it.Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-48220695115269124982018-04-04T11:06:34.673-05:002018-04-04T11:06:34.673-05:00Helen Patrice, I cant tell you how delightful and ...Helen Patrice, I cant tell you how delightful and entertaining I find your poem. But I cant get through the intricacies of signing in to comment on your site - it wont take my information. I am sorry about that. LOVED your poem.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-4598942902532044342018-04-04T10:45:07.018-05:002018-04-04T10:45:07.018-05:00Thanks for another wonderful prompt this 30/30 Bre...Thanks for another wonderful prompt this 30/30 Brendan. And isn't it exactly the point, as an artist, creative to NOT be pigeon-holed/boxed in? To dive, dip, sip from the wealth of emotions and experiences in the world - as for the duel/duality of "darkness~light" - well neither can exist without the other - and just because we choose to explore certain aspects more than others doesn't mean we are necessarily our creations. <br /><br />Happy Creating this 4th - and let us be inspired by so many, and like Martin Luther King - let us not be afraid to walk into the dark so we can emerge into the light - and forge new paths and ways. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-25882661795709149962018-04-04T10:34:20.401-05:002018-04-04T10:34:20.401-05:00Thanks Brendan, a challenge for me and worth the e...Thanks Brendan, a challenge for me and worth the effort :-)Elleceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049386448865741626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-1372687261664924412018-04-04T10:04:55.754-05:002018-04-04T10:04:55.754-05:00An intriguing prompt. Thanks, Brendan. Definitely,...An intriguing prompt. Thanks, Brendan. Definitely, our range of mood and theme changes with the wind. It cant be any other way.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-62890136776869555962018-04-04T10:04:37.061-05:002018-04-04T10:04:37.061-05:00Amazingly, this sparked some words--the myth and q...Amazingly, this sparked some words--the myth and quotes therefrom a clear blast to the psyche perhaps, not to mention your summing up, which itself is poetry, Brendan. hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-91027877605999607582018-04-04T08:37:36.107-05:002018-04-04T08:37:36.107-05:00Busy day, so I only just wrote my poem, at nearly ...Busy day, so I only just wrote my poem, at nearly midnight here. Apologies if it takes me a while to read all the others – which I am eager to do, as I'm sure there'll be some wonderful responses to this prompt.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-54303386333039220152018-04-04T08:16:53.634-05:002018-04-04T08:16:53.634-05:00A Happy Day Four to all. Thanks Brendon for an int...A Happy Day Four to all. Thanks Brendon for an intriguing prompt today<br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-62318429665848437382018-04-04T07:09:10.926-05:002018-04-04T07:09:10.926-05:00Exactly! often the assumption is made that the spe...Exactly! often the assumption is made that the speaker of a poem--and the content of the poem--are recited facts. It ain't necessarily so. Moreover, as you have put so well, poems are moments of emotion. I might feel dark and broody one day, light and silly the next. They're both me.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-31327048550085232252018-04-04T07:06:29.789-05:002018-04-04T07:06:29.789-05:00Oh boy...I could be gone sometime ;)Oh boy...I could be gone sometime ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-63926869643034609682018-04-04T07:00:01.288-05:002018-04-04T07:00:01.288-05:00@Helen - also after writing found that I couldn&#...@Helen - also after writing found that I couldn't post. Membership is beyond not being anonymous. Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-64385886462944029372018-04-04T06:40:53.119-05:002018-04-04T06:40:53.119-05:00Brenden, you wrote this so well. The whole world s...Brenden, you wrote this so well. The whole world sings to me. Sings better than I listen. A bit here, Mrs. Jim and I have noticed that the music and singing in the Irish pubs start at 9:00 PM sharp, most every one. So don't be there too early, but some before to find a seat. <br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-19308003952915604942018-04-04T06:30:25.136-05:002018-04-04T06:30:25.136-05:00@Helen - I so enjoyed your poem but find it very d...@Helen - I so enjoyed your poem but find it very difficult to leave a comment on your blog. Apologies.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-20828005935083993892018-04-04T06:29:38.571-05:002018-04-04T06:29:38.571-05:00I added some heroic couplets... not a long piece r...I added some heroic couplets... not a long piece really.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-9480502918634091582018-04-04T06:16:24.655-05:002018-04-04T06:16:24.655-05:00Brendan - mine is a prose piece/prose poem, and I ...Brendan - mine is a prose piece/prose poem, and I may have misinterpreted your wonderful prompt to suit my own ends. Ha. Hope that's okay. <br /><br />I took it as writing about the characters/things that populate our songs/writing, and my piece is surely about that. Thanks. Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.com