tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post6566276077678533066..comments2024-01-02T17:11:24.498-07:00Comments on Catnip: SECOND GUESSTimoteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-35830809369079249932013-04-09T03:09:16.555-07:002013-04-09T03:09:16.555-07:00I keep returning to the ole place, Timo ... sittin...I keep returning to the ole place, Timo ... sitting on the porch ... waiting for some catnip ...^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-32056193811219561182013-03-03T06:48:32.712-07:002013-03-03T06:48:32.712-07:00New place, new life, new adventures ... you can al...New place, new life, new adventures ... you can always connect back in/ with spirit to this place ... the ghosts will be there waiting ... and the ... tall cacti :)^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-32086178774591558812013-02-26T15:03:27.736-07:002013-02-26T15:03:27.736-07:00And your leaving this Godforsaken place? LOVE this...And your leaving this Godforsaken place? LOVE this. The pace and diction are thoughtful, your line breaks add the right touch of pause and consideration. <br /><br />http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2013/02/26/intensity-toward-blue/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-78588747439302573462013-02-26T13:30:38.053-07:002013-02-26T13:30:38.053-07:00KERRY: Lovely insights, as always. Thank you.
SUSA...KERRY: Lovely insights, as always. Thank you.<br />SUSAN: You mentioned the dryness, and that is what gives us solace out this way. If we complain about the heat, someone is bound to say "But it's a DRY heat." Yes it is, and maybe that's where some of my dry poems come from!<br />MARGARET: Yes it is a lot shorter, and to the point!<br />MARIAN: You have mentioned that before, but just pretend that you haven't and continue!<br />ABIN: Your comment intrigues me. That's the great thing about comments, they can make you examine your work in a new light--one that you might not have considered previously.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-6423129545750919472013-02-26T12:24:01.988-07:002013-02-26T12:24:01.988-07:00wonderfully done.there is an air of the eerie, the...wonderfully done.there is an air of the eerie, the uncanny, the gothic about this piece which I find riveting. Abin Chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534639363132246570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-32255859516121790872013-02-26T07:26:24.509-07:002013-02-26T07:26:24.509-07:00i love this poem, Tim. wouldn't it be great if...i love this poem, Tim. wouldn't it be great if we could put people down? wait, no. i guess what i mean is put relationships down. put them outta their misery. sigh. <br />this is so dry and real, i love it. of course. love your writing. have i mentioned that before? i believe i have :)Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027954226798117530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-91392153918250120022013-02-25T18:52:54.119-07:002013-02-25T18:52:54.119-07:00I remember reading Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtr...I remember reading Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry years ago. The sense of place grabbed me in that book, the realness of the characters. <br /><br />This poem draws to mind this same feeling! (although a LOT shorter :) Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-59808504560600091542013-02-25T14:32:17.051-07:002013-02-25T14:32:17.051-07:00I am so glad to read this piece again with its dry...I am so glad to read this piece again with its dryness matching its landscape and its pull on us still.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-90326628119330644002013-02-25T10:25:52.787-07:002013-02-25T10:25:52.787-07:00Ah, Tim... Just extra special poetry, delivered wi...Ah, Tim... Just extra special poetry, delivered with wit that makes the underlying sensitivity all the more strongly felt by this reader. In short, fine work.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-80087126384070858362013-02-25T09:39:00.620-07:002013-02-25T09:39:00.620-07:00RAZZAMADAZZLE: Good to hear from you. Hope all is ...RAZZAMADAZZLE: Good to hear from you. Hope all is well.<br />JIM: Thanks, man. I thought maybe a few folks could identify with this--it is clear that you can!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-53317038638600725072013-02-25T09:20:53.431-07:002013-02-25T09:20:53.431-07:00Loved it, Tomoteo ~~ Been there, done that in all ...Loved it, Tomoteo ~~ Been there, done that in all aspects except for your latest, the spider episode. Wouldn't do that, Mrs. Jim (this one) and I have celebrated our 40th anniversary yesterday.<br /><br />And he ex, she went West. Good for her, good for me. e The dog? She died last September, the latest cat too in December.<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-57260424556212725712013-02-20T09:47:14.289-07:002013-02-20T09:47:14.289-07:00This does have a melancholy feel to it. There'...This does have a melancholy feel to it. There's always a sadness in what we leave behind, but it's sometimes best to move on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-85427402087160477272013-02-20T08:26:55.483-07:002013-02-20T08:26:55.483-07:00SUSAN: You always have something spot-on to say--m...SUSAN: You always have something spot-on to say--much appreciated!<br />HUDSON: You have peered right into the soul of this poem. <br />FRED: You're too kind...okay, you're not. LOL Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-24008495187980547962013-02-19T22:50:55.112-07:002013-02-19T22:50:55.112-07:00nice tone/voice throughout here, a real storytelli...nice tone/voice throughout here, a real storytelling feel to it, love the shift in the final stanza as well, really nicely done. thanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885047796180529498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-1446285873038943282013-02-19T22:00:30.780-07:002013-02-19T22:00:30.780-07:00One of those poems that is like the place it speak...One of those poems that is like the place it speaks of - it lives somewhere out there on the fringes. The desire to live on the out skirts of it all can turn on one, taking a toll, when all we want or wanted was a little peace and quiet. I know of such place, I know of such persons. Some have regrets others no regrets, just tired and the time comes to let go and move on. <br /><br />First time here, just hitting on a few links from dVers. I will try to get back to read some more another time.Hudson Howlhttp://www.beyondplumcreek.com/shtufffs/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-14638676314420839762013-02-19T20:30:21.040-07:002013-02-19T20:30:21.040-07:00Passing away, on, over, through, first them and th...Passing away, on, over, through, first them and then me and you too. I wonder when the spider will leave and were she will go? A very neat could-be-defeat poem, but it is not because the tone is accepting, and the years are also passing like nomads, and you put a smile in it too. Very fine.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-52714470348080387072013-02-19T19:47:32.734-07:002013-02-19T19:47:32.734-07:00BRIAN: Thanks so much--always great to hear from y...BRIAN: Thanks so much--always great to hear from you.<br />SHERRY:Thanks my sweet--I like YOUR dust and reverie line. Some of the coolest lines are often written in the comment section!<br />JESSICA: Thanks for that--great to see you here!<br />TALON:Ha--it warms the cockles of my heart to see you here...except I haven't figured out what "cockles" are yet!<br />LORI: Wow--I didn't actually think this would cheer anybody up--but now you've cheered me up as well.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-35055960748468269892013-02-19T19:16:51.882-07:002013-02-19T19:16:51.882-07:00Sorry for bumming you out at my place, lol. That&#...Sorry for bumming you out at my place, lol. That's why I read here. You always cheer me up, you know? Favorite stanza:<br /><br />"years gone like they<br />were just passin' through<br />nomads<br />on the way<br />to a bigger watering hole" <br /><br />That is an excellent stanza :) Good to see you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547380098561803645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-50932027077172754302013-02-19T18:51:57.012-07:002013-02-19T18:51:57.012-07:00Always a flawless flow, Tim, and a story to captiv...Always a flawless flow, Tim, and a story to captivate. This was gorgeous. (and you were much kinder to the spider than I'd have been!) :)TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-1006260189468818402013-02-19T18:30:20.520-07:002013-02-19T18:30:20.520-07:00Love this. Funny how the sun can make things seem ...Love this. Funny how the sun can make things seem just a little brighter.Jessica Lynn Langhttp://www.ambrielrev.com/uncharted-land/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-74683213665706691872013-02-19T18:22:25.988-07:002013-02-19T18:22:25.988-07:00Oh my goodness, this is a killer poem! Totally atm...Oh my goodness, this is a killer poem! Totally atmospheric, full of dust and reverie. I LOVE the "go in peace, my brother" to the spider.<br /><br />Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-75323989346971437802013-02-19T18:00:24.088-07:002013-02-19T18:00:24.088-07:00smiles...its all in passing...periodically we bump...smiles...its all in passing...periodically we bump our molecules...and then ricochet off in different directions...change, change change...whether we want to hold on or not...love your style man...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com