tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876400310749659322.post1896016989923017372..comments2023-10-10T10:41:08.501-06:00Comments on Beyond the Bozone: Going to the Sunbrenda whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00846306414656375463noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876400310749659322.post-35505552675734195162010-07-23T19:13:56.291-06:002010-07-23T19:13:56.291-06:00Francis, Thanks for that take on Going to the Sun!...Francis, Thanks for that take on Going to the Sun! It's actually the name of the highway in Glacier Park in the picture. I took it last Sunday, sticking my arm out the window of our Jeep. ha! <br /> <br />The Going to the Sun Highway opens between 28 May, and 25 June, depending on snowfall. It's an intense and beautiful road.brenda whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00846306414656375463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876400310749659322.post-63642641774237756692010-07-22T16:01:01.014-06:002010-07-22T16:01:01.014-06:00Add me to the list of those who enjoyed the "...Add me to the list of those who enjoyed the "whalesong" passage. Also, the way you seem to invert the Icarus myth by urging a ride to the sun.Francis Scudellarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008685302028451297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876400310749659322.post-7442916577380195692010-07-22T10:48:20.737-06:002010-07-22T10:48:20.737-06:00Excellent post! Relationships are a rather complic...Excellent post! Relationships are a rather complicated idea, but grown people are even more so. A very enjoyable read!<br /><br />-WeaselWeaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467584502095433332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876400310749659322.post-19264862185251510472010-07-22T08:25:32.584-06:002010-07-22T08:25:32.584-06:00I really like the path this follows from the hollo...I really like the path this follows from the hollow pit of nothing early on, to the conclusion back together. Call it old school, I think it's great when there's a happy ending (my last poem notwithstanding. And your words are playing nicely together like the littles you enjoy so much.J. D. Mackenzienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876400310749659322.post-12185696629964573622010-07-21T19:29:59.897-06:002010-07-21T19:29:59.897-06:00We're all a part of 'forever', and it&...We're all a part of 'forever', and it's individual differences, strengths and weaknesses etc. that make 'forever' such an interesting thing to be part of. I can understand, though, the desire to make 'our' part meaningful.Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876400310749659322.post-15752520651371792802010-07-21T17:42:01.430-06:002010-07-21T17:42:01.430-06:00Rereading this after gadding about town--wow. It ...Rereading this after gadding about town--wow. It came so fast. It's nice to read your thoughts. Thank you for taking the time, to read, comment and offer encouragement.<br /><br />Mary, Rallentanda also prefers spending time with animals and childfen...maybe it's the poet in us? Food for thought.brenda whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00846306414656375463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876400310749659322.post-84255403249266217052010-07-21T16:40:36.833-06:002010-07-21T16:40:36.833-06:00I like the way the poem begins with a question, ex...I like the way the poem begins with a question, explores what is behind the question and then ends with —both an apology and a request or need. Lilting cadence to this poem—lovely.Lindahttp://word-painting.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876400310749659322.post-25189738344868203052010-07-21T15:17:39.472-06:002010-07-21T15:17:39.472-06:00"whalesong whirling/to the bottom of tumultuo..."whalesong whirling/to the bottom of tumultuous seas" - just lovely!mareymercyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407666873261385487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876400310749659322.post-64317846370359510022010-07-21T15:16:12.667-06:002010-07-21T15:16:12.667-06:00Hey, Brenda, I just read your comments about prefe...Hey, Brenda, I just read your comments about preferring animals to most grown people. I will second that. And yes, 2 - 3-year-olds. My granddaughter that I watch daily is 2 1/2. Such a wonderful age. <br /><br />And yes, relationships ARE hard!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876400310749659322.post-75580181030703044782010-07-21T14:22:23.499-06:002010-07-21T14:22:23.499-06:00I love the language in this, the gentle rhyming an...I love the language in this, the gentle rhyming and the imagery you have used! We can only hurt and be hurt by the ones we love. It may keep happening but a poem like this can only help!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876400310749659322.post-54685315073322139702010-07-21T12:28:42.678-06:002010-07-21T12:28:42.678-06:00I don't question what is behind the expression...I don't question what is behind the expressions in a poem, just evaluate it as a poem. I too liked the whale passage and the fact that while you had many questions in the poem they were answered in the poem and not left to the reader. Bravo!Gordon Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405099521661854141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876400310749659322.post-46295669456860938762010-07-21T12:04:26.574-06:002010-07-21T12:04:26.574-06:00Thank Rall, Your comments are well received. I ag...Thank Rall, Your comments are well received. I agree with the "probably not:)! It was likely a rhetorical question...thrown in for the idea. LoL <br />Frankly, I prefer animals to most grown people. I love the adolescents that I teach, and I love 2-3 year olds. Heads in clouds are good things.brenda whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00846306414656375463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876400310749659322.post-8307920112571611042010-07-21T12:00:21.478-06:002010-07-21T12:00:21.478-06:00This is a very interesting and expressive poem. I ...This is a very interesting and expressive poem. I like the wounded words in whalesong whirling<br />Your use of alliteration is impressive with good flow and rhythm.<br />Will I ever learn to dance it through a filter gracefully? I'd say probably not:)You sound a bit too spirited for that.Relationships are so complicated. It is all completely beyond me.I have no understanding of grown humansrallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.com