tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post836176291444182272..comments2024-01-02T17:11:24.498-07:00Comments on Catnip: THE ONLY CONCRETE THINGS IN LIFETimoteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-77506178536676203362019-08-26T12:01:57.496-07:002019-08-26T12:01:57.496-07:00Sidewalks are walking a line that none stay on for...Sidewalks are walking a line that none stay on for long, like you said a jumping-off point, where life begins.Jade Lihttp://tao-talk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-17882402483176918842019-08-25T16:38:50.205-07:002019-08-25T16:38:50.205-07:00Thanks, Toni. It still gives me an eerie feeling w...Thanks, Toni. It still gives me an eerie feeling when I meditate on those lines!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-49594423558882899182019-08-25T16:37:00.658-07:002019-08-25T16:37:00.658-07:00Thank you, Dwight!Thank you, Dwight!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-63610958163580694982019-08-25T16:36:04.742-07:002019-08-25T16:36:04.742-07:00Thanks for the kind words, Victoria. 13 Blackbirds...Thanks for the kind words, Victoria. 13 Blackbirds..."it was evening all afternoon" stands out for me. Sometimes you get a line like that and it's goosebumps because it's so descriptive in so few lines. Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-1873549938036642402019-08-25T16:29:58.473-07:002019-08-25T16:29:58.473-07:00Ha ha..thank you, Mish...the dog doo doo is all a ...Ha ha..thank you, Mish...the dog doo doo is all a part of the sights and smells of the sidewalk...and sometimes the bottom of your shoe!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-3493424685874259942019-08-24T18:05:34.589-07:002019-08-24T18:05:34.589-07:00You brought the sidewalks to life like a sensory e...You brought the sidewalks to life like a sensory experience. There are stories behind every sight and sound, which always intrigues me....well except for dog shit. Not much more I'd want to know about that.Mishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16298805958255695264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-20343774858979413292019-08-22T20:18:55.461-07:002019-08-22T20:18:55.461-07:00This is so good, Timoteo. It reminds me of the tho...This is so good, Timoteo. It reminds me of the thought process that goes into poems like those based on Wallace's 13 Blackbirds. Careful observation and good sensory details.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-75151860821709558532019-08-22T18:38:51.718-07:002019-08-22T18:38:51.718-07:00Great poem! I love the ending!!Great poem! I love the ending!!Dwight L. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992133580674047782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-77265254029954725282019-08-22T15:22:00.279-07:002019-08-22T15:22:00.279-07:00I remember. I remember thinking the last two line...I remember. I remember thinking the last two lines are a poem unto themselves.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299970145155468689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-12910242850202002632019-08-15T19:30:55.571-07:002019-08-15T19:30:55.571-07:00Muchas Gracias, Sherry. There's a lot of thing...Muchas Gracias, Sherry. There's a lot of things on the sidewalk that will get stuck to your shoe that I didn't even mention!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-86067373219130693072019-08-14T13:35:14.652-07:002019-08-14T13:35:14.652-07:00Wow, sidewalks are EXACTLY like this! Love those c...Wow, sidewalks are EXACTLY like this! Love those closing lines. The sidewalk abruptly ending. Yoiks.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-38980770108155119102019-08-13T12:55:12.072-07:002019-08-13T12:55:12.072-07:00I have still not learned to talk sidewalk.I have still not learned to talk sidewalk.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-42505778637911955452016-04-16T12:49:10.295-07:002016-04-16T12:49:10.295-07:00Thanks, to someone with a wonderful name!Thanks, to someone with a wonderful name!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-86293088355807139862016-04-16T12:48:06.329-07:002016-04-16T12:48:06.329-07:00If walls could talk
and sidewalks could speak
I...If walls could talk<br />and sidewalks could speak<br />I'd be tuning in<br />lest it was in GreekTimoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-22626701535369359582016-04-15T14:47:08.888-07:002016-04-15T14:47:08.888-07:00"Life is a nameless corner
where the sidewalk..."Life is a nameless corner<br />where the sidewalk ends"<br /><br />Oh I'm minded of Shel Silverstain here in this wonderful write. Especially that ending. So many wonderful lines.Raivennehttp://wp.me/pPury-1Hwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-73254219690418735742016-04-15T10:59:22.881-07:002016-04-15T10:59:22.881-07:00My favorite lines:
"Sidewalks speak
of swirl...My favorite lines: <br />"Sidewalks speak<br />of swirling lights<br />painted faces<br />and tango dancers."<br />I like this very much. Reminds me of the phrase, "ah, if walls could speak" only in a cityscape! :)lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664830773553716989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-7135404136235199712016-04-15T10:09:21.348-07:002016-04-15T10:09:21.348-07:00I thought it was gum, but no such luck. Next time ...I thought it was gum, but no such luck. Next time I'll stay out of the dog park. Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-55539723093029002842016-04-15T00:15:37.140-07:002016-04-15T00:15:37.140-07:00I bet you had fun with this! Don't forget the...I bet you had fun with this! Don't forget the chewing gum residue on your shoes...vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-58097357926975306172016-04-14T20:53:38.937-07:002016-04-14T20:53:38.937-07:00I'm so with you on that. Thanks for the bookma...I'm so with you on that. Thanks for the bookmark!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-6322131770207092392016-04-14T20:52:24.024-07:002016-04-14T20:52:24.024-07:00Thanks, Victoria. Knowing me, if I'd included ...Thanks, Victoria. Knowing me, if I'd included fire hydrants, it probably would have had something to do with dogs.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-29000152814421550882016-04-14T20:50:52.276-07:002016-04-14T20:50:52.276-07:00thanks for stopping by!thanks for stopping by!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-54045629592928896162016-04-14T20:50:23.365-07:002016-04-14T20:50:23.365-07:00Thank you. She. Remember that movie, "She?&qu...Thank you. She. Remember that movie, "She?"Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-84892822266050081442016-04-14T20:49:28.418-07:002016-04-14T20:49:28.418-07:00We all feel like that sometimes--lolWe all feel like that sometimes--lolTimoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-41374833662961193842016-04-14T20:48:39.184-07:002016-04-14T20:48:39.184-07:00Thanks so much, Buddah!Thanks so much, Buddah!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-64297432600024891872016-04-14T20:48:01.002-07:002016-04-14T20:48:01.002-07:00Great to see you!Great to see you!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.com