tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post6880555046176145673..comments2024-03-28T14:44:26.616-04:00Comments on so much to choose from - Ann Bennett: I've been to the bridgeAnn Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-43018861636975813502016-10-24T17:00:23.852-04:002016-10-24T17:00:23.852-04:00I like this. With all the flooding in our part of ...I like this. With all the flooding in our part of the country, it wasn't difficult to call an image to mind.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-59055205642135577372016-10-22T14:13:40.901-04:002016-10-22T14:13:40.901-04:00Hard to know when you are done. Thank you for your...Hard to know when you are done. Thank you for your kind words.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-57375094631854644602016-10-22T14:13:06.609-04:002016-10-22T14:13:06.609-04:00Thank you Vanessa. Thank you Vanessa. Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-33501304085582356612016-10-22T14:12:32.236-04:002016-10-22T14:12:32.236-04:00I'm a Southerner, perhaps the musical quality ...I'm a Southerner, perhaps the musical quality of my dialect comes through. Thank you so much for your kind words.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-2886644132451639992016-10-22T01:06:27.664-04:002016-10-22T01:06:27.664-04:00You mentioned you're not pleased with this one...You mentioned you're not pleased with this one yet. I respectfully disagree. I think it's complete. Beautiful images laid out with lyrical words. Teri Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00357066705643703886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-22210995486564484432016-10-21T05:31:04.691-04:002016-10-21T05:31:04.691-04:00I love the images of the wild waters.I love the images of the wild waters.Vanessa Victoria Kilmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923111066345543260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-78745402153242883062016-10-20T10:19:26.712-04:002016-10-20T10:19:26.712-04:00You paint sensual images with your words, I can fe...You paint sensual images with your words, I can feel the cold --- and the lines have a musical flow. Lovely and chilling at the same time. Thanks for sharing. Stacie Eirichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13889951415294858821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-15403853952517761322016-10-20T08:56:21.192-04:002016-10-20T08:56:21.192-04:00Thank you Baili. I have always had a fascination w...Thank you Baili. I have always had a fascination with water and how high the river or creek was. This is a wet climate, so we do have bridges wash out on a regular basis to be repaired later. Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-17165611450607940572016-10-20T08:54:46.100-04:002016-10-20T08:54:46.100-04:00Thank you Susie. I did not know how much repetitio...Thank you Susie. I did not know how much repetition worked until I wrote this piece. Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-27721053466322303002016-10-20T08:53:21.565-04:002016-10-20T08:53:21.565-04:00Good thought, we are all works in progress. Thanks...Good thought, we are all works in progress. Thanks.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-23540613040075532942016-10-20T02:22:16.678-04:002016-10-20T02:22:16.678-04:00i witnessed in my childhood when water overflowed ...i witnessed in my childhood when water overflowed from our village bridge but it stayed though got weak and was broken later to built a new one but still it stays in my mind like undefeated spirit that did not let the water vanish it away .<br />your wrote a very beautiful poem with strong expression .<br />loved it dearbailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-36054960621810842752016-10-20T00:01:01.172-04:002016-10-20T00:01:01.172-04:00With your repetition we can feel, see the water ca...With your repetition we can feel, see the water carry us along with you. I always feel I am a poet in progress.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-92119056710636628962016-10-19T21:15:39.414-04:002016-10-19T21:15:39.414-04:00I love this, my friend. I have been working on my ...I love this, my friend. I have been working on my poetry, too. It, like myself, is a work in progress...always.<br />Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-5163419855153109032016-10-19T19:08:04.328-04:002016-10-19T19:08:04.328-04:00Thank you Jeffrey. It's a lot of work to get a...Thank you Jeffrey. It's a lot of work to get a poem together. Sometimes, I sit and decide to write whatever, perhaps garbage. Sometimes that garbage leads to something worth posting. Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-24620066010913211462016-10-19T19:06:15.497-04:002016-10-19T19:06:15.497-04:00Walking dogs with a digital camera, I took off my ...Walking dogs with a digital camera, I took off my shoes after one came off by accident several years ago. Thank you Diedre. Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-2489885445911395292016-10-19T19:04:55.393-04:002016-10-19T19:04:55.393-04:00For some reasons forms help me get my ideas togeth...For some reasons forms help me get my ideas together. Thank you, I have a journey ahead to write better poetry. I will say, each of the poet's blogs I visit lead me to more and more to explore.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-31565405722955890602016-10-19T19:01:35.448-04:002016-10-19T19:01:35.448-04:00Thank you.Thank you.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-67373172098031016242016-10-19T18:42:40.132-04:002016-10-19T18:42:40.132-04:00For some reason, I have a fixation on the flow of ...For some reason, I have a fixation on the flow of a river. I've got another poem using a river's flow. Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-19116688329056418832016-10-19T18:41:37.167-04:002016-10-19T18:41:37.167-04:00I was a wee disappointed with the melancholy. But,...I was a wee disappointed with the melancholy. But, I thought there is more truth to disappointment than success. You tend to forget all the good. Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-27371122720151334502016-10-19T18:40:38.311-04:002016-10-19T18:40:38.311-04:00Thank you Sandra.Thank you Sandra.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-70397754015499984792016-10-19T18:40:18.253-04:002016-10-19T18:40:18.253-04:00You are so kind. Now if I can get my big head thro...You are so kind. Now if I can get my big head through the doorway. Thanks Alex. Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-26842733715170366102016-10-19T18:39:42.016-04:002016-10-19T18:39:42.016-04:00Thank you Buddha.Thank you Buddha.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-56915368426435045282016-10-19T18:27:08.170-04:002016-10-19T18:27:08.170-04:00I'm just glad to find your blog, Bjorn. I espe...I'm just glad to find your blog, Bjorn. I especially like the title, "Imaginary Garden with Real Frogs". Real Frogs make a garden.<br />I've a lot to learn about poetic forms. I am not the master you are. It is dumb luck with the irregular number of syllables. Some of it is written in my dialect and has that tilt to it.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-1239311518316420232016-10-19T18:24:21.587-04:002016-10-19T18:24:21.587-04:00It is modeled after Dylan's poem "Don'...It is modeled after Dylan's poem "Don't go gentle into the night". I imitate poems I like. So I have written a few villanelles. Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-44720673065999319522016-10-19T18:23:16.183-04:002016-10-19T18:23:16.183-04:00High water at my mail box let me know about the ic...High water at my mail box let me know about the icy grip. I took my shoes off so the water would not pull me down. <br />Thanks Mr. Mountain Man.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.com