tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post2262179361091117687..comments2024-01-11T10:08:36.567-05:00Comments on Of Verse, Poesy & Odes : Jones Point Light House, Alexandria, VA - A PoemMargarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-39621396589809214522012-07-16T07:22:39.565-04:002012-07-16T07:22:39.565-04:00It's amazing the riverboat crew had no idea th...It's amazing the riverboat crew had no idea the lighthouse was even there. I bet they do now and are prepared to give a proper answer to whomever next asks! Good for you.Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-81897895363280553512012-07-12T10:24:54.559-04:002012-07-12T10:24:54.559-04:00Thank you, everyone of you! Your comments here ar...Thank you, everyone of you! Your comments here are appreciated. I encourage anyone within a days drive of D.C. to experience this lovely place - Most of the museums are free (and air conditioned) and many places nearby to browse through and investigate... like this little lighthouse :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-18519486470981960822012-07-12T01:16:20.391-04:002012-07-12T01:16:20.391-04:00You placed me there, thank youYou placed me there, thank youChris Lawrencehttp://velvetmedia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-35531519955268597002012-07-11T10:33:16.888-04:002012-07-11T10:33:16.888-04:00Beautiful how you have pieced this place into a fo...Beautiful how you have pieced this place into a form. Warm and charming, through an artful eye.Archna Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838906796617874529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-38213565695010756642012-07-11T07:39:17.630-04:002012-07-11T07:39:17.630-04:00Great images and a wonderfully descriptive and evo...Great images and a wonderfully descriptive and evocative poem.James Rainsfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12981399551842327691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-4508191026462553522012-07-11T06:56:13.088-04:002012-07-11T06:56:13.088-04:00What a dear little light house tucked away like a ...What a dear little light house tucked away like a memento of a previous era beside all the modern structures. I'm not surprised that your fine eyes picked it out among the trees.<br /><br />I love to hear your poetry read, and to travel to so many interesting places vicariously with you. Thank you, Margaret.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-29024255055806014262012-07-10T23:13:23.061-04:002012-07-10T23:13:23.061-04:00Hi Margaret - I grew up very near Alexandria so re...Hi Margaret - I grew up very near Alexandria so really enjoyed seeing your pics. Liked the poem too. K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-61118016257191531952012-07-10T21:20:24.256-04:002012-07-10T21:20:24.256-04:00beautiful imagery through and through!beautiful imagery through and through!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-45683911824364649092012-07-10T20:13:51.091-04:002012-07-10T20:13:51.091-04:00love the pics, love the poem--especially the analo...love the pics, love the poem--especially the analogy to the jilted lover who still beams to be noticed again. Surely when you visit again you will see the lighthouse gleam and smile.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-28290034308503318452012-07-10T19:30:50.386-04:002012-07-10T19:30:50.386-04:00Your pictures are so beautiful that there isn'...Your pictures are so beautiful that there isn't any wonder where your inspiration comes form. lovely poemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-78157815906279833052012-07-10T18:20:42.932-04:002012-07-10T18:20:42.932-04:00I like the painting of faithful love, the lighthou...I like the painting of faithful love, the lighthouse ~<br /><br />Stunning pictures, dear ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-65897815155980434162012-07-10T16:27:18.341-04:002012-07-10T16:27:18.341-04:00The pictures are beautiful, as is the poem...I muc...The pictures are beautiful, as is the poem...I much enjoyed the gentle sweep of your words. :)Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216734722467789412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-62962717406307006712012-07-10T16:14:25.382-04:002012-07-10T16:14:25.382-04:00I have a fascination for lighthouses, especially o...I have a fascination for lighthouses, especially ones that, like the Jones Point one, nestle right into the coastline such that no-one seems to notice till you point them out... a beautiful poem & picsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-11008816708248824882012-07-10T16:06:49.665-04:002012-07-10T16:06:49.665-04:00As always, exceptional, gorgeous photography, and ...As always, exceptional, gorgeous photography, and in the poem, a vivid capture of the visuals of that downriver trip--thanks for the mini=-vacation, Margaret. I will likely never get that far east again, so enjoyed seeing it/feeling it here.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-41396717992019856112012-07-10T15:48:33.111-04:002012-07-10T15:48:33.111-04:00Very vivid write. Glad they restored the little li...Very vivid write. Glad they restored the little lighthouse. I hope you do get to go back there again. Great pictures, your prose is lovely.Daydreamertoohttp://daydreamertoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-73020213071075949242012-07-10T15:48:30.499-04:002012-07-10T15:48:30.499-04:00I always take notice of things like that. You have...I always take notice of things like that. You have put me there and now I want to know more, love that opening line!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-64000830108563555152012-07-10T15:37:38.537-04:002012-07-10T15:37:38.537-04:00ok it is a given tht your pictures will just be am...ok it is a given tht your pictures will just be amazing...smiles...your use of language though really builds your poem....the cleavage of trees, very cool...the sun lingering like a lover...those touches really help build this...really a lovely capture margaretBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-44878367734107252432012-07-10T15:32:13.373-04:002012-07-10T15:32:13.373-04:00nice...there's a bit of magic sprinkled across...nice...there's a bit of magic sprinkled across this scene.. sounds like a lovely place to be..rivers always cast some kind of spell on me..don't know how they do it...smilesClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-17951184879479493262012-07-10T15:21:13.346-04:002012-07-10T15:21:13.346-04:00Lovely way of looking at a scene that I adore. Ale...Lovely way of looking at a scene that I adore. Alexandria is one of my most favourite places in the US. I have cycled past there many a time, but never took a boat trip.<br />Nice to turn the landmarks into characters.Janine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.com