tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post5610692719727042973..comments2024-03-27T22:12:01.201-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: Where sunflowers are redGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-59876298510583588892014-02-11T14:55:56.552-05:002014-02-11T14:55:56.552-05:00ah, good for me to read today, Grace. thank you ~ah, good for me to read today, Grace. thank you ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-50388404016822150262014-02-11T14:26:48.392-05:002014-02-11T14:26:48.392-05:00"When did you believe that soot &
cinders..."When did you believe that soot &<br />cinders are your skin instead of wine & salt"<br /><br />It really is a slow march into thinking this way. I can't help but imagine this starts with slumped shoulders and slowed footsteps … and ends with arms raised and swirling skirt as a smile spreads upon her face! Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-84712324252736470152014-02-10T20:50:45.039-05:002014-02-10T20:50:45.039-05:00I love the way your ending contrasts...I think you...I love the way your ending contrasts...I think you do very well to bring the two sides to life here...lots of yummy sound play throughout makes this poet happy!! I love the likening of the sunflower to castles. Thank you for the challenge and your beautiful response, Grace! Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-46521641003851191062014-02-10T11:01:15.122-05:002014-02-10T11:01:15.122-05:00when did you decide that you are a shadow?
very te...when did you decide that you are a shadow?<br />very telling, very nice reflection, Grace.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-73816213368561212902014-02-10T09:58:32.116-05:002014-02-10T09:58:32.116-05:00I like the way this moves from description of a sc...I like the way this moves from description of a scene to conversation, questioning.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-87422794612846964382014-02-10T06:50:49.273-05:002014-02-10T06:50:49.273-05:00Thank you Susie ~Thank you Susie ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-13858025247525569312014-02-10T06:50:25.782-05:002014-02-10T06:50:25.782-05:00The hippy kind of girl, right ~ Thanks for the lo...The hippy kind of girl, right ~ Thanks for the lovely comments Jim ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-79499219141043117102014-02-10T00:37:58.431-05:002014-02-10T00:37:58.431-05:00We all need that turn at the end of your piece whe...We all need that turn at the end of your piece when we are walking through the dark...beautiful piece Grace "You are blessed with golden sunflowers<br />inside, spiral patterns of velvet beauty & seeds glorious as your flower soul"<br />Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-35457160019292015052014-02-09T22:47:14.453-05:002014-02-09T22:47:14.453-05:00Thank you too, Grace, for hosting. Lisa's pic...Thank you too, Grace, for hosting. Lisa's pictures got a nice work out today. I picked the young lass with the long pigtails. Remember those days?<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-23122510604010130532014-02-09T18:46:41.485-05:002014-02-09T18:46:41.485-05:00"beasts"
Sorry about my proof reader.
....."beasts"<br />Sorry about my proof reader.<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-67859879440146821042014-02-09T18:45:21.804-05:002014-02-09T18:45:21.804-05:00Poor soul, chew a bit on him/her. Then build her/...Poor soul, chew a bit on him/her. Then build her/him up showing the potential that lies within. It also reminds me of when I no longer had to ride my horse to school. I changed to one too far away for a horse to walk. I swore that ALL my horses in the future would drink gasoline and not eat oats. Nor would they sweat smelly like the beast they were but instead would expel fumes and fire from their exhausts.<br /><br />I have two Ponies now, a 1974 Mustang II Ghia and a 1998 Mustang GT convertible. None with hairs and sweat.<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-52437400350654550982014-02-09T12:23:42.318-05:002014-02-09T12:23:42.318-05:00Beautiful up-turn in the end.Beautiful up-turn in the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-29141337694575320802014-02-09T10:32:39.854-05:002014-02-09T10:32:39.854-05:00"But your eyes are loveless
& your hands ..."But your eyes are loveless<br />& your hands are battered by yesterday's rain"<br />I love these lines! I also like that you don't just wallow in sorrow, but remind the reader of beauty, strength and worth in us all.Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-6188159971530990652014-02-09T09:22:07.096-05:002014-02-09T09:22:07.096-05:00Oh, Grace this poem is very powerful! All these re...Oh, Grace this poem is very powerful! All these reminders to look positively at world around...Just to read every morning don't forget about beauty.Thanks for sharing!humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-87352077415269298602014-02-09T07:55:32.082-05:002014-02-09T07:55:32.082-05:00Grace, this is one of my favorites! I love this! I...Grace, this is one of my favorites! I love this! If only we all could "Remove those eyelids of black misery" and see the beauty around and in us! Thank you so much for sharing Lisa's work! You and Lisa have inspired me today!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13318991328136593536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-46063445399566323852014-02-09T04:30:58.782-05:002014-02-09T04:30:58.782-05:00I just love your work! You are such a gifted poet!...I just love your work! You are such a gifted poet! I want to keep your poems in my inbox and treasure them forever. They are all so meaningful and poetic. You are one of my favorite poets! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-84390738562464536822014-02-09T00:40:09.613-05:002014-02-09T00:40:09.613-05:00Your poetry is very special Grace, you have a gift...Your poetry is very special Grace, you have a gift. "When did you forget...when did you believe...when did you decide..." I love this powerful voice of self questioning when we find ourselves viewing the world as dark and not so fun...when fatigue and ho-hum strikes. Beautifully written.<br /><br />Lisa Graham https://www.blogger.com/profile/17908986924935514538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-4959845487664556442014-02-08T21:15:36.360-05:002014-02-08T21:15:36.360-05:00This is very lovely - especially "When did yo...This is very lovely - especially "When did you forget that the world<br />is golden as sunflowers" <br />Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-48394052035140475272014-02-08T20:07:49.939-05:002014-02-08T20:07:49.939-05:00Thank you ~Thank you ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-28797145333633101272014-02-08T19:19:19.055-05:002014-02-08T19:19:19.055-05:00love this. love this. aspiritofsimplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870339828098281415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-75832680951163784082014-02-08T17:58:47.558-05:002014-02-08T17:58:47.558-05:00Thank you Brendan ~Thank you Brendan ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-90978117219391522442014-02-08T17:58:23.844-05:002014-02-08T17:58:23.844-05:00Its an inspiration to me ~ Thanks Kay ~Its an inspiration to me ~ Thanks Kay ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-54997427831935891282014-02-08T17:43:14.472-05:002014-02-08T17:43:14.472-05:00It's like the brighter half of a heart singing...It's like the brighter half of a heart singing to its other. Some really precise attenuations here in the couplets. I especially loved nos. 4, 5 and 9.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-70076301699621092542014-02-08T16:11:41.845-05:002014-02-08T16:11:41.845-05:00Oh, I know, it sometimes seems as if winter will n...Oh, I know, it sometimes seems as if winter will never end, leaving us to doom and gloom, but this is a wonderful write, Grace, and I thoroughly enjoyed today's challenge. I love the idea of an artist waking up to her art in mid-life.<br />Hugs,<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-59314449666377540252014-02-08T15:45:21.497-05:002014-02-08T15:45:21.497-05:00I am snapping out of my winter gloom, thanks Shay ...I am snapping out of my winter gloom, thanks Shay ~ Appreciate your response ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.com