tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post6468935622174597103..comments2023-11-03T04:24:05.324-07:00Comments on A Dwelling by The Sea: End of the Affair...Kathy Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-46909590367540755882016-06-20T05:20:42.808-07:002016-06-20T05:20:42.808-07:00The mix of meters works well. Gives this poem a bi...The mix of meters works well. Gives this poem a bit of a jagged feel, which seems appropriate when talking about an ex loverAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126230685516232230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-62197454585161830622016-06-17T16:58:39.427-07:002016-06-17T16:58:39.427-07:00Ah, smiling I am! I must admit, cannot comment on...Ah, smiling I am! I must admit, cannot comment on the meter (just mixes me up) but I love the flow of this and the voice at the end! :) Well done!lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664830773553716989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-63606770223021023542016-06-17T12:45:21.248-07:002016-06-17T12:45:21.248-07:00Gorgeous alternation of meter in your poem, Kathy ...Gorgeous alternation of meter in your poem, Kathy :D<br /><br />Lots of love,<br />SanaaSanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-58348509879532741512016-06-17T12:44:37.896-07:002016-06-17T12:44:37.896-07:00Yes, like Bjorn I loved the voice here. The Sicili...Yes, like Bjorn I loved the voice here. The Sicilian sounds like a better option!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-74726659064740910042016-06-17T12:16:02.324-07:002016-06-17T12:16:02.324-07:00Maybe the mad Sicilian turns out much better anywa...Maybe the mad Sicilian turns out much better anyway... love the voice of this. It's hard to admit it hurts isn't itbrudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-29358143099711947862016-06-17T11:21:41.446-07:002016-06-17T11:21:41.446-07:00"Out flame! Out spark!" -- I love that t..."Out flame! Out spark!" -- I love that this feels like both a mantra, and perhaps a plea. De Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798544585779003567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-79228903069106797422016-06-17T11:14:53.440-07:002016-06-17T11:14:53.440-07:00When all else fails, dance with reckless abandon (...When all else fails, dance with reckless abandon (or Sicilians). There is much mood conveyed rather well and vehemently here, Kathy!Walt Wojtanikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02649275109990415030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-91163978674592544312016-06-17T10:38:43.416-07:002016-06-17T10:38:43.416-07:00The alternation of meter in this really adds to th...The alternation of meter in this really adds to the tone of the poem with emphasis focused on the trimetric lines. I felt a bit of resentment tinged with sarcasm here. Great poem.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-84051696993182181192016-06-17T07:32:49.151-07:002016-06-17T07:32:49.151-07:00I enjoyed the sarcasm & scorn heaped on the ol...I enjoyed the sarcasm & scorn heaped on the old lover, & yes, trimeter, & others perhaps got me all iambicked up. Thanks for the lovely comment on my Nam poem. (I was in the service in the late 60's, but never was in country--just had lots of friends who were--& the poet's ear captured it all).Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-50557202089934683902016-06-17T06:05:33.442-07:002016-06-17T06:05:33.442-07:00Perhaps a good time to cut ties too and start over...Perhaps a good time to cut ties too and start over again. I enjoyed the voice of the scorned and unhappy woman Katy.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.com