tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post4764633315844474442..comments2024-03-29T04:26:55.305-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: canvasGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-71873300684399379832019-09-08T18:34:28.161-04:002019-09-08T18:34:28.161-04:00You have created a beautiful canvas - these two li...You have created a beautiful canvas - these two lines strike a chord within me.<br /><br />of stars & beyond, a marvel<br />of abyss, uncharted dark skyTruedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-52869330598174085162019-09-04T17:30:20.424-04:002019-09-04T17:30:20.424-04:00I love the way this canvas does cross stitch the w...I love the way this canvas does cross stitch the words. A great way to describe a sestina. This carries the beauty of the dark for me as it fills up the sky. And then the poem too is created by 'nurture pulling threads'. Lovely metaphors.Georginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01463869349871241765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-84362345974151877602019-09-01T17:11:15.898-04:002019-09-01T17:11:15.898-04:00I love how your words describe multiple arts for a...I love how your words describe multiple arts for a canvas. Your words made me feel the painter, stitcher and writer in you.Astrid's Wordshttp://astridswords.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-8705709295125987962019-08-21T03:42:15.955-04:002019-08-21T03:42:15.955-04:00Enthralling to read. I love the long, sustained li...Enthralling to read. I love the long, sustained lines/images, the metaphors, the music, the mood and message.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-91390057874944982182019-08-20T13:12:46.935-04:002019-08-20T13:12:46.935-04:00“Cross-stitch your words onto canvas”
A beautiful...“Cross-stitch your words onto canvas”<br /><br />A beautiful image to begin this wonderful sestina.purplepeninportland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842681508730093858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-17218140007787831552019-08-18T17:07:35.389-04:002019-08-18T17:07:35.389-04:00A spacious, inspiring canvas of words, Grace, comp...A spacious, inspiring canvas of words, Grace, completely unstifled by sestina form!lynn__https://www.blogger.com/profile/03991892804149727665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-60295782826025391872019-08-18T02:29:34.550-04:002019-08-18T02:29:34.550-04:00I believe this beautiful piece is about the freedo...I believe this beautiful piece is about the freedom that inhabits artistry. I'm surprised to know this is your first sestina, as you have captured the essence and cadence of it so very well! Lovely.Jo-Anne Tealhttp://www.jtealwriter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-6586446722311113372019-08-17T23:46:47.368-04:002019-08-17T23:46:47.368-04:00This certainly does feel like autumn. I especially...This certainly does feel like autumn. I especially liked the 2nd stanza, but this is strong writing all-around. The Bizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797871556831556557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-13894440694929763802019-08-17T19:55:25.739-04:002019-08-17T19:55:25.739-04:00This is a beautiful explosion of life. Your word ...This is a beautiful explosion of life. Your word choice is perfect. It opens possibilities in the form for me (I haven't attempted it yet, it seems too daunting)Kerfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679460865016032660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-30239203061398002312019-08-17T14:49:43.219-04:002019-08-17T14:49:43.219-04:00I Love the image of those wings. So spiritual and ...I Love the image of those wings. So spiritual and uplifting.Vivian Zemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588008375525403964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-8069833312369627092019-08-16T22:19:22.177-04:002019-08-16T22:19:22.177-04:00A beautiful poem that surely tells me, you are alr...A beautiful poem that surely tells me, you are already there. Thank you!Renee Espriuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00690603400572426251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-48166665869634255872019-08-15T19:51:07.206-04:002019-08-15T19:51:07.206-04:00Grace, your sestina has a spiritual feel for me, l...Grace, your sestina has a spiritual feel for me, like the great designer in the sky and how the designer goes about creation, including how you were wonderously created to be the poet that you are. Such a light feeling with the master painter dabbing here and there.Jade Lihttp://tao-talk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-42623675338386266612019-08-15T16:30:55.341-04:002019-08-15T16:30:55.341-04:00Sure words that create a big canvas indeed at your...Sure words that create a big canvas indeed at your feed.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-39372660000878745172019-08-15T15:35:15.990-04:002019-08-15T15:35:15.990-04:00Your imagery is, as always, so "delicious.&qu...Your imagery is, as always, so "delicious." I feel immersed in a world of creative and natural beauty. You have woven this together with expertise. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this challenge, Grace.Victoria E Ceretto-Slottohttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-41099858739007563342019-08-15T15:32:14.040-04:002019-08-15T15:32:14.040-04:00A canvas upon which to stitch....pulling threads a...A canvas upon which to stitch....pulling threads apart until threads become lines,,,becoming a body of words. So beautifully done. I love the way the lines break and continue the thought into the next stanza. And these words "marry words with panache and spice" made me smile.<br />You are a master at description....and you've mastered the form. Just a beautiful write!lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664830773553716989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-31772645964092399302019-08-15T15:17:45.167-04:002019-08-15T15:17:45.167-04:00The simple title is intriguing – a blank canvas, s...The simple title is intriguing – a blank canvas, so to speak – and I like the minimal use of punctuation and no capital letters, which leaves room for intricacy and creativity in the choice of words. I enjoyed the extended embroidery metaphor very much, Grace; your sestina is beautifully stitched.<br />I love the ‘frayed hues of butterfly’, ‘black wings of crows, perched on street lines’ and the lines:<br />‘you capture what you see, wings<br />clipped, broken, then free as words<br />you don't need a map to spool threads’.<br />Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-51414650581711523832019-08-15T15:17:28.913-04:002019-08-15T15:17:28.913-04:00I love the theme here, it feels like an autumn wal...I love the theme here, it feels like an autumn walk, the nature theme is wonderful. it's a real feat to write your first.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.com