tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post6588200272853849325..comments2024-03-28T16:01:46.555-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: The Monday Poetry Corner.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-60642291908594649122009-10-06T13:51:09.560-07:002009-10-06T13:51:09.560-07:00Lovely Poem, you have a gift. I love that passage ...Lovely Poem, you have a gift. I love that passage that reads "Youth thinks it is immortal, that no sharp rocks lie beneath the surface...<br />Nicely written:)Lucky Dip Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02641107558317278059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67026992748482541052009-10-06T09:16:27.399-07:002009-10-06T09:16:27.399-07:00you had me from 'infinitely variable' - al...you had me from 'infinitely variable' - all the rest was gravy!swisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924594772578153947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52707413551127734092009-10-06T08:10:45.605-07:002009-10-06T08:10:45.605-07:00You are really a poet.You are really a poet.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-6687662732727960212009-10-06T07:12:52.916-07:002009-10-06T07:12:52.916-07:00Absolutely true. Wouldn't it be great to be y...Absolutely true. Wouldn't it be great to be young but possess the knowledge of the elders? Perhaps life would be a bit less exciting, but I think it would be so much more fulfilling.CHummelKornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862056292807754590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-63123967493970282482009-10-06T06:53:56.425-07:002009-10-06T06:53:56.425-07:00I think Janice's comment says it all about you...I think Janice's comment says it all about youth, doesn't it. I suppose we all thought we were immortal in those heady days - but like Animal Farm - some were more immortal than others - a lesson we only learn when it is too late.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10003195222880298872009-10-06T06:22:00.707-07:002009-10-06T06:22:00.707-07:00Hello Weaver,
I'm not sure I was ever this ad...Hello Weaver,<br /><br />I'm not sure I was ever this adventurous! I remember seeing, on TV as a child, men diving off cliffs and having to time their dive with the surge of the tide in order to have sufficient depth. My blood chills just thinking about it! Your poem captures youthful invincibility.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77486862425731750272009-10-06T03:50:00.672-07:002009-10-06T03:50:00.672-07:00Brilliant start, brilliant middle and a brilliant ...Brilliant start, brilliant middle and a brilliant finish.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36942984937374615212009-10-05T23:44:40.777-07:002009-10-05T23:44:40.777-07:00yes that's the right attitude to have...yes that's the right attitude to have...Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-81691109911676006632009-10-05T20:34:37.420-07:002009-10-05T20:34:37.420-07:00Gosh that brought a few memories back of an 18 yea...Gosh that brought a few memories back of an 18 year old in a BC city about 15 years ago who with about 6 others jumped off a bridge (prom night I think it was), hit a rock below the surface and died. The worst part is that the kids didn't seem to learn from this and one still sees them occasionally jumping from it.Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-19128703606115450892009-10-05T18:25:27.557-07:002009-10-05T18:25:27.557-07:00What a super poem Weaver, some of the descriptions...What a super poem Weaver, some of the descriptions are lovely, 'lazy-lapping' and the pictures you conjure are very vivid.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-88134484847691771202009-10-05T16:35:58.673-07:002009-10-05T16:35:58.673-07:00I really like the interpretation both you and Titu...I really like the interpretation both you and Titus gave to this Weaver.Great imagery.TFE has come up with a great incentive to write.Enjoyed your description of "lazy-lapping" and shining water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30652607165741993212009-10-05T13:52:51.086-07:002009-10-05T13:52:51.086-07:00Carpe diem, Weaver.Not drowning or waving ,shoutin...Carpe diem, Weaver.Not drowning or waving ,shouting for joy.You've captured the moment (life even) of a moment captured.That's all poetry and photography should be, captured moments.My favourite bit...<br />'Youth thinks it's immortal,<br />thinks that no sharp rocks<br />lie beneath the surface<br />to cut, to bruise, to alter<br />the years ahead.'<br /><br /><br />Lovely poem. THanks ye!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27787807808072100342009-10-05T13:38:26.379-07:002009-10-05T13:38:26.379-07:00I don't think you need to spruce it up - it...I don't think you need to spruce it up - it's great as it is! I too loved "lazy-lapping". Your observation about youth not knowing what's under the water gave the poem a lovely edge which kept it form being too sentimental. Loved it!Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89522743314568827352009-10-05T12:58:00.889-07:002009-10-05T12:58:00.889-07:00Good one. Some of it, really really good!Good one. Some of it, really really good!Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49644117117189873442009-10-05T12:34:42.809-07:002009-10-05T12:34:42.809-07:00"Youth thinks it's immortal..." (I r..."Youth thinks it's immortal..." (I really liked that bit). Nice piece. It made wish I was back in my mother's homeland by the Atlantic.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-71277520897400863832009-10-05T10:57:01.235-07:002009-10-05T10:57:01.235-07:00Thanks everyone. I think the poem needs a bit mo...Thanks everyone. I think the poem needs a bit more work doing on it. I shall try to spruce it up a bit during the week. I do hope that TFE keeps this up - it is such fun, isn't it?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-18221012905111687682009-10-05T09:38:52.521-07:002009-10-05T09:38:52.521-07:00Lovely description of the summer sea, Weaver, and ...Lovely description of the summer sea, Weaver, and of youth's careless abandon when it comes to pleasure (sigh)Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-63950203154653453822009-10-05T09:25:57.238-07:002009-10-05T09:25:57.238-07:00I really liked your poem Weaver. Even without the ...I really liked your poem Weaver. Even without the picture I could imagine what was happening. Hopefully, the boy checked for rocks first, before he took the plunge. "Calculated risk taking" seems beyond the grasp of our youth at times. "Touching your toes on the sandy bed"..... each time i read it I can feel the squish of the sandy bottom. The blog swim was fun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241402645242821612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54008157357556781062009-10-05T09:06:07.426-07:002009-10-05T09:06:07.426-07:00That's funny. We're both writing about fis...That's funny. We're both writing about fish. Well, I guess that's cooked for me ;<)<br />I had to come off TFE - I couldn't get into my e-mail box.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-88901565631486932542009-10-05T08:23:28.609-07:002009-10-05T08:23:28.609-07:00Ahhh nice! Thanks for this refreshing verse, Weave...Ahhh nice! Thanks for this refreshing verse, Weaver!Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-82086601044081963052009-10-05T08:19:25.064-07:002009-10-05T08:19:25.064-07:00What a delightful splash into the unknown.What a delightful splash into the unknown. Gigi Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092019687497845746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55937630871120147002009-10-05T07:28:10.794-07:002009-10-05T07:28:10.794-07:00Beautiful, beautiful! But look before you leap eve...Beautiful, beautiful! But look before you leap even in shallow water! So you are developing into a true poet! Good on you!Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89500251250224673452009-10-05T06:51:21.076-07:002009-10-05T06:51:21.076-07:00Nice visual and spare and carefully chosen words. ...Nice visual and spare and carefully chosen words. It is good we can't sense rocks below the surface or we would never be fearless enough to jump.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64635527189452022162009-10-05T06:23:36.358-07:002009-10-05T06:23:36.358-07:00This is so evocative of that photo Weaver.This is so evocative of that photo Weaver.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52106525743781798922009-10-05T06:09:37.915-07:002009-10-05T06:09:37.915-07:00I'm over from Titus' blog and it is so fun...I'm over from Titus' blog and it is so fun to read the different takes on the same pic. I love "pierce the fine skin". <br /><br />The poetry bus keeps forgetting to pick me up. I bought a ticket, though, so pop over and read mine, too!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.com