tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post5397541155692155512..comments2024-01-02T17:11:24.498-07:00Comments on Catnip: MEMO TO A LANGUAGE POETTimoteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-12241434921850240062011-08-08T12:18:42.542-07:002011-08-08T12:18:42.542-07:00Tim, you've said it like it is! I love this ev...Tim, you've said it like it is! I love this even though I enjoy words for how they sound and feel when speaking them I think I prefer it when they mean something. To each his own!!!Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-3185170912408835012011-08-08T07:24:01.647-07:002011-08-08T07:24:01.647-07:00That's, as we say in this part fo the world, s...That's, as we say in this part fo the world, some pretty deep "Stuff". Very well done!Marbles in My Pockethttp://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/one-hell-of-a-ride-2/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-71588725560912844062011-08-07T21:03:10.894-07:002011-08-07T21:03:10.894-07:00Yay! This is great--I applaud you, Tim. I've...Yay! This is great--I applaud you, Tim. I've run into some of these writers of which you describe--they bring me to a complete halt. For the life of me, I can't think of any response--nothing...<br /><br />Thanks for not scaring me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-11406352662451684072011-08-06T13:32:07.771-07:002011-08-06T13:32:07.771-07:00JENNYGOTH,
I don't know if I'm deep or not...JENNYGOTH,<br />I don't know if I'm deep or not...I know some people have told me "it's really getting deep around here!"Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-82706091295718210712011-08-06T12:22:07.948-07:002011-08-06T12:22:07.948-07:00i loved reading your poem but i think that looking...i loved reading your poem but i think that looking too deep into things hurts my head lol so i just write and enjoy my thoughts xxjenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-48364897475113729932011-08-04T08:27:58.726-07:002011-08-04T08:27:58.726-07:00ARLENE,
Thanks. Yes, we sometimes are taken in by ...ARLENE,<br />Thanks. Yes, we sometimes are taken in by pretense, thinking there must be a deeper meaning when it's really just pretense.<br /><br />THINGY,<br />Thank you for your support! (Bartles & James)Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-13725678243102713202011-08-04T04:07:38.154-07:002011-08-04T04:07:38.154-07:00Bravo, Timoteo.Bravo, Timoteo.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00903678715925613725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-11197437690630348172011-08-03T19:06:48.330-07:002011-08-03T19:06:48.330-07:00I absolutely adore what you wrote. I often feel ...I absolutely adore what you wrote. I often feel like I'm missing the deeper meaning of what sounds to me like gibberish. You make the wonderful point that communicating is about communicating something. I like that.ArleneWKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442303488097811495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-58609803304051704632011-08-03T13:57:37.217-07:002011-08-03T13:57:37.217-07:00MYSTIC MOM,
Sometimes you just gotta go with the f...MYSTIC MOM,<br />Sometimes you just gotta go with the flow!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-9551924588950032011-08-03T10:51:11.309-07:002011-08-03T10:51:11.309-07:00WINDOWLAD,
Good to see you around these here parts...WINDOWLAD,<br />Good to see you around these here parts.<br /><br />BOOGULOO,<br />High praise. Thanks!<br /><br />JOSEPH,<br />Hey, you ever read your own poetry and then shake your head cuz you can't figure out what the writer is trying to say? Happens to me a lot!<br /><br />SHEILA,<br />Glad you got off on the "haiku" part! Yeah, a lot of labels, as you can see. Do you think it's significant that "dog poop" shows up as one of my more oft-used topics?<br /><br />ZEN MOMENTS,<br />Okay, I can see why...LOL.<br />By the way, I solved that most famous of koans:<br /><br />Q:What is the sound of one hand clapping?<br />A:Much softer than that of one foot stomping.<br /><br />NENE,<br />You are a true poet (a Language poet, maybe!) <br /><br />SHERRY,<br />No comment thread would be complete without hearing from you. Thanks!<br /><br />EVELYN,<br />GIVE ME A "B" (I'm still thinking about that one!)Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-79318543442615848732011-08-03T10:13:17.472-07:002011-08-03T10:13:17.472-07:00I can tell.
An endearing kind of crotchety.
got it...I can tell.<br />An endearing kind of crotchety.<br />got it.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03773200135330787188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-1758441655740118192011-08-03T10:11:56.904-07:002011-08-03T10:11:56.904-07:00Oh Tim, I SO love your poems! This one, as always,...Oh Tim, I SO love your poems! This one, as always, is extremely entertaining, fun, rollicking, and makes COMPLETE sense. I so agree! I LOVE the guy who got hit with the ceiling fan who thinks the stuff is brilliant. Hee hee. And the "grave interferance with your disjunctive conjunctive experience". Brilliant!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-4565584232304770592011-08-03T06:38:21.354-07:002011-08-03T06:38:21.354-07:00Ughh, duh, whateva, back at ya, da chit!
tanks!Ughh, duh, whateva, back at ya, da chit!<br />tanks!nenehttp://nene-lifewhispers.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-4343236682099093492011-08-03T03:49:34.432-07:002011-08-03T03:49:34.432-07:00A Zen master was asked by a monk “What was the nat...A Zen master was asked by a monk “What was the nature of the Buddha's enlightenment?” He replied “SHIT ON A STICK”.<br /><br />For whatever reason your poem reminded me of this Koan. <br /><br />Well done from number 38 of OpenLinkNightThe Zen of Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852054538998128393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-77112578367706706672011-08-02T21:11:08.832-07:002011-08-02T21:11:08.832-07:00that is hilarious - of course! I've come to ex...that is hilarious - of course! I've come to expect nothing less from you :) my favorite was this: <br /><br />and I keep thinking that if you'd<br />only hold that thought for a few<br />syllables longer, you might at least<br />come up with some haiku.<br /><br />That one made me laughed out loud - really loud.<br /><br /> btw, you have a lot of labels - like you hardly ever write about the same thing twice. It's almost like you have a Language Blog...hmmmm...Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541409754494611831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-63575091036070328362011-08-02T18:58:23.868-07:002011-08-02T18:58:23.868-07:00Heck,I have enough trouble reading my own vanilla ...Heck,I have enough trouble reading my own vanilla poetry, let alone the Quisinarted stylings of the so-called Language artists. I can't begrudge them because I have trouble following them, though. Obviously, they have a following.<br /><br />I'd just rather follow you, Timo. This is a clever, well-conceived bit of writing that I really enjoyed.Joseph Heschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217169295029029233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-78199424352931603702011-08-02T18:30:39.385-07:002011-08-02T18:30:39.385-07:00This is the best critique I've ever read. Tha...This is the best critique I've ever read. Thanks for sharing!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-19933469211722285912011-08-02T18:21:53.920-07:002011-08-02T18:21:53.920-07:00..i like how this piece take me in a way different.....i like how this piece take me in a way different intriguing thought processes.. 'it's not just a poem.. it's an adventure'.. i for some reason agree with this co'z 'tis pretty obvious by now that i'm enjoying this adventure called poetry... it's actually more than just an adventure. tnx for the read!(:kelvin s.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08116213800655914273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-49828359762831059412011-08-02T16:58:42.512-07:002011-08-02T16:58:42.512-07:00MAUREEN,
Let me entertain you...let me make ya smi...MAUREEN,<br />Let me entertain you...let me make ya smile...<br /><br />HEAVEN,<br />You bring out the cave man in me!<br /><br />WOLFSROSEBUD,<br />Always nice to see you here...buy me a beer?<br /><br />TOM,<br />Thanks for the props, and it's great to have you on board! I wonder how Wittgenstein would break down the sentence, "Wittgenstein is a douche" to reveal its logical complexities!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-49141831072639228782011-08-02T16:34:22.876-07:002011-08-02T16:34:22.876-07:00Ahahahahahaha...loved this! wonderfully done and s...Ahahahahahaha...loved this! wonderfully done and satisfying right down to the last flush!Mystic_Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099062213372011260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-12312392808605148432011-08-02T16:01:08.241-07:002011-08-02T16:01:08.241-07:00A rollicking blast of a write - cutting through th...A rollicking blast of a write - cutting through the shit - its late here in the U.K and Im F.U.B.R'D so your write was perfecto - I ve studied Wittgenstein so language and meaning is my realm - Wittgenstein was a douche - You said it better. with skills<br /><br />Props.Tom Eliothttp://tomeliot.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-82015826177199759232011-08-02T15:19:29.798-07:002011-08-02T15:19:29.798-07:00Interesting write inside the head of a poet.Interesting write inside the head of a poet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-23684465866120768302011-08-02T15:03:04.282-07:002011-08-02T15:03:04.282-07:00UUGHHH....I enjoyed it..ha..ha..
Thanks ~UUGHHH....I enjoyed it..ha..ha..<br /><br />Thanks ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-85539490538720752212011-08-02T14:39:59.749-07:002011-08-02T14:39:59.749-07:00I never leave from a visit here without a smile.
...I never leave from a visit here without a smile.<br /><br />I do like your open-mindedness.Maureenhttp://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-58055963692337628672011-08-02T13:35:17.254-07:002011-08-02T13:35:17.254-07:00HEDGEWITCH,
Thanks so much. Writing poetry...good ...HEDGEWITCH,<br />Thanks so much. Writing poetry...good therapy for the mentally ill. <br /><br />PATRICIA,<br />Wow, that's better than you had me at "hello." Thanks.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.com