tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post3024028386262279494..comments2024-03-29T08:01:55.910-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: blunting burgundy shardsGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-82365518509479534082017-02-26T16:59:46.195-05:002017-02-26T16:59:46.195-05:00brightly woven, Grace ~brightly woven, Grace ~grapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-50960082611265021302017-02-21T21:08:02.744-05:002017-02-21T21:08:02.744-05:00This lifts off the page with scent and colour and ...This lifts off the page with scent and colour and vibrancy. 'Penning stories, her past put to rest <br />One page at a time' - an awesome line. Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-42996607780525509112017-02-19T05:43:18.102-05:002017-02-19T05:43:18.102-05:00Love the glaring emotional bursts many distorted f...Love the glaring emotional bursts many distorted from the normal scheme of things. Wonderful take Grace!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-74726695005763529992017-02-19T00:14:34.296-05:002017-02-19T00:14:34.296-05:00Love all of the food that you have woven into this...Love all of the food that you have woven into this piece! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126230685516232230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-33903696204827227212017-02-18T14:55:02.004-05:002017-02-18T14:55:02.004-05:00I have many favorite lines, Grace. This was tasty ...I have many favorite lines, Grace. This was tasty indeed! Probably my fav poem I've read today. You nailed it.Bekkie Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300001421561443693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-10957812492357983392017-02-18T10:00:51.422-05:002017-02-18T10:00:51.422-05:00Ah Grace love you for this...you made my day . . ....Ah Grace love you for this...you made my day . . . what a treat! Sreejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395234979504881964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-46896071871173070522017-02-17T23:30:35.345-05:002017-02-17T23:30:35.345-05:00That ending knocked me out. A vivid, spicy poem, ...That ending knocked me out. A vivid, spicy poem, Grace. Love it!purplepeninportland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842681508730093858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-55530122295965616422017-02-17T10:28:12.777-05:002017-02-17T10:28:12.777-05:00You certainly hit the challenge. "The wind is...You certainly hit the challenge. "The wind is drumming with savage songs". There is something very satisfying in this poem, Grace. Lovely. JaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-79896871551974679392017-02-17T07:45:35.835-05:002017-02-17T07:45:35.835-05:00how well you combine colour and taste without a to...how well you combine colour and taste without a touch of purple prose - I love this poem!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-75051386153946423422017-02-17T07:12:38.181-05:002017-02-17T07:12:38.181-05:00A beauty; she is a versatile and vibrant woman! I ...A beauty; she is a versatile and vibrant woman! I love how you incorporated so much color and flavor...I love the ending line.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-38849463418835007772017-02-17T05:02:51.305-05:002017-02-17T05:02:51.305-05:00How did Emerson describe the Poet, as one who is a...How did Emerson describe the Poet, as one who is abandoned to the nature of things, who speaks of things adequately when wildly, inebriate: You wade into this reverie with arms wide to all that the verbal censor edits and trims and weeds out, so that shelves of taste and color collide, subduct and raise this wild way of verbalizing the act of writing poems--"blunting burgundy shards." Hot fragrances here, pressing them like leaves in the book of history. Amen.Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983584155125369291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-82154165489034786942017-02-16T22:27:42.253-05:002017-02-16T22:27:42.253-05:00I'm so hungry now.... fun poemI'm so hungry now.... fun poemWolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-34783370041550494032017-02-16T20:56:27.786-05:002017-02-16T20:56:27.786-05:00Drink to the beauty of her imagination. Well mixed...Drink to the beauty of her imagination. Well mixed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-32588494104105005282017-02-16T20:17:25.802-05:002017-02-16T20:17:25.802-05:00Thank you Lillian ~ I might take you up on that s...Thank you Lillian ~ I might take you up on that someday, smiles ~ Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-40496741751728284152017-02-16T19:08:36.498-05:002017-02-16T19:08:36.498-05:00Oh, my, goodness. This is truly gorgeous, Grace. I...Oh, my, goodness. This is truly gorgeous, Grace. I'm in love with this poemDebi Swimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255928985823418669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-83367640731988538782017-02-16T18:34:11.868-05:002017-02-16T18:34:11.868-05:00I often say to artists at the art blogs in which I...I often say to artists at the art blogs in which I'm involved "it was a feast for the eyes". I'm amazed to say I can say the same for your words -- "a feast for the eyes". Oh (sigh) wondrous!indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-77991674865452708492017-02-16T18:24:38.647-05:002017-02-16T18:24:38.647-05:00Each tale that is told puts it to rest, can't ...Each tale that is told puts it to rest, can't beat thatPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-71301264997513737842017-02-16T16:45:06.725-05:002017-02-16T16:45:06.725-05:00To quote another, Grace, this is GORGEOUS! So muc...To quote another, Grace, this is GORGEOUS! So much color, so much expression. I can't even pick a favorite line. I will say this, the artwork does not do your words justice!!! In other words, I wish there was an artist reading your words, who would then put them to the canvas! :) This is the case where someone should actually try to PAINT your words! :) WONDERFUL! Can you tell, I'm gushing here????lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664830773553716989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-13415304884351165972017-02-16T15:55:23.896-05:002017-02-16T15:55:23.896-05:00A really wondrous journey through so many colors a...A really wondrous journey through so many colors and smells...I love black tea palms...I can smell them.Paul John Dearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976172444697072142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-68469474858756993112017-02-16T15:55:07.598-05:002017-02-16T15:55:07.598-05:00So full of colour! The soul of expressionist paint...So full of colour! The soul of expressionist painting.Jane Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700193165487305298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-37642980199473595172017-02-16T15:34:21.773-05:002017-02-16T15:34:21.773-05:00I liked how the past is put to rest with each page...I liked how the past is put to rest with each page of the stories she writes. It makes me want to write some stories to put my past to rest as well.Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-64433178996641490342017-02-16T15:33:21.873-05:002017-02-16T15:33:21.873-05:00That's an amazing poem Grace ~ I love the way ...That's an amazing poem Grace ~ I love the way you've used food to create some great images ..peppermint scented letters - grapejuice-dusk, but my favourite line: wind drumming savage song. Just wonderful.paul mortimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053458852523674877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-34603176356587076792017-02-16T15:28:11.025-05:002017-02-16T15:28:11.025-05:00You embrace expressionism with verve and outstandi...You embrace expressionism with verve and outstanding word-smithing. I, too, was snagged at /the wind is drumming with savage songs/. The poem is multilayered & with each reading more is revealed; an excellent piece, Grace.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-15470626667204387922017-02-16T15:20:14.003-05:002017-02-16T15:20:14.003-05:00I love the mixing of spices, colors, flavors in th...I love the mixing of spices, colors, flavors in this great poem. You have taken all the elements and put them on your palette and then onto the page. Perfection.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-53451866776784838812017-02-16T15:17:57.333-05:002017-02-16T15:17:57.333-05:00I love how you have weaved it together... the way ...I love how you have weaved it together... the way you start with she is, with wonderful metaphors and how you weave it with spices.. great idea... (we should have spices as a prompt someday)brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.com