tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030337.post6657479846880504933..comments2023-10-29T10:21:04.035-04:00Comments on Caught In The Stream: This calm is brutalityFrancis Scudellarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008685302028451297noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030337.post-51836464109997528172011-06-04T20:43:04.271-04:002011-06-04T20:43:04.271-04:00@Richard Thanks... sometimes certain images just p...@Richard Thanks... sometimes certain images just pop into my head when I go through the list of words, and these were very evocative words.<br /><br />@Viv I was running late myself this week (pesky work and life intruding). I like writing poems that have shifty meanings, so I'm glad to hear you comment about that.Francis Scudellarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008685302028451297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030337.post-53722799353134830962011-06-04T00:46:17.938-04:002011-06-04T00:46:17.938-04:00Just found this - a bit late. It's lovely. I...Just found this - a bit late. It's lovely. I had to read it several times to get the flow, but each time, something new hit me.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030337.post-79448705475798255252011-06-01T11:14:00.289-04:002011-06-01T11:14:00.289-04:00Wow, I'm stunned. I love it, from the title to...Wow, I'm stunned. I love it, from the title to the end - "for we future fallen" - that just sends you back to read it again. I love that second stanza, the way you interpret wind and twilight.<br /><br />RichardMr. Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05507517064398624652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030337.post-12821006832874397782011-05-31T13:04:41.343-04:002011-05-31T13:04:41.343-04:00@Brenda It's interesting the words could conju...@Brenda It's interesting the words could conjure similar themes, maybe because of the original's "black"?<br /><br />@Henry Thanks!<br /><br />@Traci I usually don't talk to much about process because I don't always understand my own, and I like to leave some degree of ambiguity for the reader to wrestle with. In many ways it's impressionistic... whatever images the words conjure for me.<br /><br />@Pamela Especially with the tornadoes that have been ravaging the Midwest US, it's hard not to have a few apocalyptic thoughts these days.Francis Scudellarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008685302028451297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030337.post-43429664357743283152011-05-31T12:19:52.961-04:002011-05-31T12:19:52.961-04:00"Our bruise of sky has turned from
a heartles..."Our bruise of sky has turned from<br />a heartless purple-black<br />to a gassy planet’s sickly yellow."<br /><br />Francis, that is excellent in its descriptiveness. Apocalyptic yes, your imagery is dead on.<br /><br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030337.post-7571802763908487152011-05-31T10:02:31.897-04:002011-05-31T10:02:31.897-04:00Some unique images in this poem. I would have lik...Some unique images in this poem. I would have liked to read some process notes to know more about your theme and the thoughts behind the poem, but even without them, it's an excellent piece.Traci Bhttp://poemflow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030337.post-27238310503864829382011-05-31T09:36:49.908-04:002011-05-31T09:36:49.908-04:00Very descriptive and visual. Nice use of the word...Very descriptive and visual. Nice use of the words.Hnery Clemmonshttp://henryclemmonspoet.blogspot.com/2011/05/below-haze-wordle-6.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030337.post-36206940961826889582011-05-30T18:00:18.147-04:002011-05-30T18:00:18.147-04:00I love twilight coming with pigtails and a little-...I love twilight coming with pigtails and a little-girl skip <br />or baldness and an old man's stride. This is magnificent, Francis. A plethora of apocalyptic poems are cropping up. This is one of the finest. I hope we wake up collectively and show earth we care, but cynicism has deep roots, and promotes inaction.<br />~Brendabrenda whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00846306414656375463noreply@blogger.com