tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post5880499559720651416..comments2024-01-11T10:08:36.567-05:00Comments on Of Verse, Poesy & Odes : Magpie Tales # 91 and dVerse - Red Chair in the CornerMargarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-16942939026458193732011-11-20T16:22:12.996-05:002011-11-20T16:22:12.996-05:00Very well done. It has a completely different fee...Very well done. It has a completely different feel than most of the other staccato poems. I'm sure this is due in part to the subject, but also because of how your carry over across lines. Really, really like this.Yousei Himehttp://tasmith1122.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-26202914248212219032011-11-19T10:18:12.194-05:002011-11-19T10:18:12.194-05:00Nice imaginative reaction to the picture and use o...Nice imaginative reaction to the picture and use of the formJohn (@bookdreamer)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11576434749272275190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-55993216561601799472011-11-19T10:07:50.978-05:002011-11-19T10:07:50.978-05:00terrific write, and using the Magpie too!, I just ...terrific write, and using the Magpie too!, I just couldn't wrap my head around the picture last week, enjoyed thisChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10433262472050607402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-40478415224339175582011-11-18T20:52:02.667-05:002011-11-18T20:52:02.667-05:00You did it! You used the internal rhyme, the three...You did it! You used the internal rhyme, the three repeats and the structure to create a wonderful staccato poem. No, it isn't an easy form to pen. I love it and I'm so happy that you pushed through to cover all aspects. Bravo!Beth Winterhttp://eclipsingwinter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-23859620018590361622011-11-18T15:34:13.637-05:002011-11-18T15:34:13.637-05:00Wow! Impressive work Margaret .. I can't imag...Wow! Impressive work Margaret .. I can't imagine tackling a difficult form like this one.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-82646495050785686292011-11-18T12:38:05.808-05:002011-11-18T12:38:05.808-05:00Hi Margaret,
"It taunts me still, falsely bec...Hi Margaret,<br />"It taunts me still, falsely beckoning. "Free". "<br />What an insightful first line!<br />Although I did enjoy the poem, and as an exercise it is very good, in this case I would have preferred that it did not rhyme.Stafford Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048757515249725540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-71027483876760481192011-11-18T12:03:25.685-05:002011-11-18T12:03:25.685-05:00Excellent use of the form. A bit of a variation t...Excellent use of the form. A bit of a variation there in the second stanza, which I love that sort of thing, and great job I must say. Also, combining the staccato with the image prompt- that is multitasking at its finest:) Really enjoyed, thanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885047796180529498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-70067374124624063822011-11-18T10:36:40.194-05:002011-11-18T10:36:40.194-05:00I love how you didn't constrain yourself with ...I love how you didn't constrain yourself with the lines but flowed from one to the next. I think that really brings out the idea of "staccato"...something I think I kind of missed in my own. Well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-76991505532894965872011-11-18T10:06:56.638-05:002011-11-18T10:06:56.638-05:00nicely done , now go torch that chair!nicely done , now go torch that chair!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541409754494611831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-83268061100195346952011-11-18T08:29:58.284-05:002011-11-18T08:29:58.284-05:00i like it. the angst and pain came thru very well...i like it. the angst and pain came thru very well.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-48624592486479096212011-11-18T07:44:39.754-05:002011-11-18T07:44:39.754-05:00Margaret- You did a fantastic job with the form.
...Margaret- You did a fantastic job with the form. <br /><br />Thanks for pointing out so kindly my omission of the repeat in the last line of each stanza on my WP site. Somehow I missed that part b/t Thanksgiving feasts at school, dance and Boy Scout pie in face night.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-21571989265366750262011-11-18T07:09:17.407-05:002011-11-18T07:09:17.407-05:00No worries! great form!
practice makes for good ex...No worries! great form!<br />practice makes for good experiences!<br />forms are what they are- poetry may pour into them:sometimes well-sometimes a Nightmare!<br />(I thought of an old one similar to this prompt, but didn't use it)<br />thanks.izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-48205676881020710912011-11-17T23:52:13.719-05:002011-11-17T23:52:13.719-05:00Great take on the prompt and compelling storytelli...Great take on the prompt and compelling storytelling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-50388969151334235912011-11-17T23:45:42.901-05:002011-11-17T23:45:42.901-05:00Excellent construction. You stayed true to form on...Excellent construction. You stayed true to form only excepting you didn't use the exclamations and the next one I write I will do this too because for my voice, this is what seems natural. I really love the way you made it conversational and stayed on point as to form. Really well done.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-67607761191557008682011-11-17T23:44:11.229-05:002011-11-17T23:44:11.229-05:00nicely played to form margaret. your last two line...nicely played to form margaret. your last two lines really make this for me...the chair haunting and the burning it to the ground...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-51989529232876523022011-11-17T23:36:53.889-05:002011-11-17T23:36:53.889-05:00Well, very good. each I've read tonight has c...Well, very good. each I've read tonight has carried a totally different theme; your's on abuse.<br /><br />I like especially<br />I swear to burn it to ashes.<br />reminds me of Kim Addonizio's 'Red Dress' poem.<br />''they can bury me in that damn red dress''<br /><br />very nice work.tinkwelbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163026661564191285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-31936902882699306172011-11-17T23:28:38.426-05:002011-11-17T23:28:38.426-05:00Hey--amazing that you managed two prompts at once....Hey--amazing that you managed two prompts at once. I love the free and plea. And very interesting juxtaposition and I think you manage the form extremely well as it doesn't seem to intrude on your content, but just uplift it with a kind of music. K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com