tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post3848566399121416202..comments2023-11-03T04:24:05.324-07:00Comments on A Dwelling by The Sea: Slow danceKathy Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-80682393770620528662015-06-15T11:36:19.256-07:002015-06-15T11:36:19.256-07:00A sweet mix of sorrow and treasured memories. Trul...A sweet mix of sorrow and treasured memories. Truly reflective in story and in form.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-183309633067462562015-06-13T06:11:50.554-07:002015-06-13T06:11:50.554-07:00This is so sad.This is so sad.Orchisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-36326697798303319952015-06-12T17:03:38.007-07:002015-06-12T17:03:38.007-07:00Beautiful and poignant!Beautiful and poignant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-62540167310142897392015-06-12T14:14:30.455-07:002015-06-12T14:14:30.455-07:00(:..Petaled corsages love past..
pasting pages.. ...(:..Petaled corsages love past.. <br />pasting pages.. of dust gone black..<br />love of mine.. drifts light.. sparkling eyes.. love lives within<br />expressing<br />within lives love.. eyes sparkling.. light drifts.. mine of love<br />black gone dust of.. pages pastings.. <br />past love corsages Petaled..:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-87428422524715956092015-06-12T11:24:13.190-07:002015-06-12T11:24:13.190-07:00This is perfection - not the form but the words th...This is perfection - not the form but the words themselves. Both halves enhance each other beautifully. The pressed peony corsage is a sweet and poignant symbol it is. This is so timeless, it could be read for any of the dreadful wars. The second verse is so full of anguish - a true mirror image. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05470561916200090354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-61776823498289506732015-06-12T07:45:15.069-07:002015-06-12T07:45:15.069-07:00A strong palindrome, a timeless message; the Viet ...A strong palindrome, a timeless message; the Viet Nam image gives it a sense of place (what I think of as my war), but the tone, the voice, the sad beautiful words themselves resonate with Korea, WWII, even stretching back further to WWI. You rocked the form for sure. I get more impact from the first part; but then mirror images are often slightly distorted. Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-12321544917490471182015-06-12T06:53:16.723-07:002015-06-12T06:53:16.723-07:00Exquisite writing, Kathy! Your words fit the form ...Exquisite writing, Kathy! Your words fit the form and image eloquently...tragically.lynn__https://www.blogger.com/profile/03991892804149727665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-29479485746248743962015-06-12T05:15:48.421-07:002015-06-12T05:15:48.421-07:00This worked very well Kathy ~ The emotional angst...This worked very well Kathy ~ The emotional angst and sadness specially in the second stanza brought it home for me ~ Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-28420919891829442882015-06-12T04:36:14.248-07:002015-06-12T04:36:14.248-07:00Somehow the repetition is just perfect for memorie...Somehow the repetition is just perfect for memories. No doubt because they are in their own way palidromatic.Roslyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-28147410177494288752015-06-11T23:30:53.488-07:002015-06-11T23:30:53.488-07:00Chapeau, for a beautiful poem to a nigh-on impossi...Chapeau, for a beautiful poem to a nigh-on impossible prompt.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-1924494777078884042015-06-11T22:51:07.236-07:002015-06-11T22:51:07.236-07:00Oh, beautifully done!Oh, beautifully done!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-58744570506250043092015-06-11T22:20:30.764-07:002015-06-11T22:20:30.764-07:00both the versions resonate how war wrought havoc i...both the versions resonate how war wrought havoc in life....hope one day humanity will truly replace guns with flowers...<br />Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-39339534651736214372015-06-11T22:17:35.813-07:002015-06-11T22:17:35.813-07:00Oh this is a heart-grabber, isn't it. Well Do...Oh this is a heart-grabber, isn't it. Well Done!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-44437514776131449192015-06-11T21:55:04.682-07:002015-06-11T21:55:04.682-07:00This is such depth. You have really worked hard to...This is such depth. You have really worked hard to make both halves be as smooth. The tragedy of war will a burden even go a survivor,brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-11706953997079896472015-06-11T21:51:26.925-07:002015-06-11T21:51:26.925-07:00some things are hard to forgetsome things are hard to forgetVandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-58025617929105570582015-06-11T20:20:34.378-07:002015-06-11T20:20:34.378-07:00Thank you, Mary.Thank you, Mary.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-40805573046909480992015-06-11T20:19:54.203-07:002015-06-11T20:19:54.203-07:00Indeed, thank you.Indeed, thank you.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-12981639682255738592015-06-11T20:18:17.510-07:002015-06-11T20:18:17.510-07:00Thank you, Hank.Thank you, Hank.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-64004840768012256922015-06-11T20:18:01.998-07:002015-06-11T20:18:01.998-07:00Thank you, Gabriella.Thank you, Gabriella.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-12204452304591199062015-06-11T19:52:21.595-07:002015-06-11T19:52:21.595-07:00Nice. Your one word change is really effective in ...Nice. Your one word change is really effective in the mirror. Full of emotion. Of memories. Of loss, and living beyond it as well. Nicely played.That they could all make it home.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037544390731217891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-56078696466805873072015-06-11T19:50:44.253-07:002015-06-11T19:50:44.253-07:00It makes it all the more interesting when converte...It makes it all the more interesting when converted in Palindrome writing. The flow gets smoother and pleads for itself. Wonderful write Kathy!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-67123289689396053792015-06-11T19:25:03.927-07:002015-06-11T19:25:03.927-07:00The palindrome form seems to stress the memories t...The palindrome form seems to stress the memories the persona has of the past. I also liked the way you used 'the pressed corsage of peonies' - a detail for others, a symbol for the person who wistfully remembers. You have written a truly great poem, Kathy.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-47587942008810162252015-06-11T19:22:01.574-07:002015-06-11T19:22:01.574-07:00This is a really meaningful palindrome poem, Kathy...This is a really meaningful palindrome poem, Kathy. I can't decide which is my favorite way of reading it - forward or backward. Actually, I think the meaning is heightened when it is read BOTH ways - as you wrote it. I feel the poignancy, the sadness, the nostalgia as I read your words. And that picture goes with it wonderfully.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com