tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post9189162744259821865..comments2024-01-02T17:11:24.498-07:00Comments on Catnip: MOST MEN IN AMERICATimoteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-46955905211909905392011-05-12T11:55:28.500-07:002011-05-12T11:55:28.500-07:00DEVIKA,
Actually, you can take your pants off bot...DEVIKA, <br />Actually, you can take your pants off both legs at a time if you are sitting down, but if you are standing up--well, go ahead and try it! LOLTimoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-67032484354970549432011-05-12T07:04:15.154-07:002011-05-12T07:04:15.154-07:00I like Ravens calling out...
beguiling timeI like Ravens calling out...<br /><br /><a href="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2011/05/beguiling-time.html" rel="nofollow">beguiling time</a>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-8332712514464904572011-05-11T22:46:31.133-07:002011-05-11T22:46:31.133-07:00i wouldn't want to set out finding that....but...i wouldn't want to set out finding that....but, frankly Tim, the poem with that ending brought a zest to it...and that made me comment on it :)<br /><br />wishes, <br />devikaDevika Jyothihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349153846127145464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-12400379076866041712011-05-11T22:43:07.682-07:002011-05-11T22:43:07.682-07:00hahahaha! well , seriously speaking that has not b...hahahaha! well , seriously speaking that has not been a subject of research so far :)<br /><br />wishes, <br />devikaDevika Jyothihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349153846127145464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-11477554808237220152011-05-11T21:07:20.192-07:002011-05-11T21:07:20.192-07:00DEVIKA,
Have you seen any men do it otherwise? ;)...DEVIKA,<br />Have you seen any men do it otherwise? ;)<br /><br />kiss,<br />T.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-39603878758264800922011-05-11T20:36:38.633-07:002011-05-11T20:36:38.633-07:00well certain things i knew....but didn't know ...well certain things i knew....but didn't know about the pants part! enlightening....i mean the whole poem :)<br /><br />my time on earth seems already cut way low....so not very regular, <br /><br />wishes, <br />devikaDevika Jyothihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349153846127145464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-74426702583061679832011-05-11T20:15:43.930-07:002011-05-11T20:15:43.930-07:00This is great!!! :)This is great!!! :)ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-67100929681018704322011-05-11T20:14:05.185-07:002011-05-11T20:14:05.185-07:00So good to see you, my friends--and welcome to new...So good to see you, my friends--and welcome to newcomers: THEBERRYGIRL, MINDLOVEMISERY, VICTORIA, and GOAT. I'm coming to check you out.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-47124104185529767522011-05-11T20:03:38.072-07:002011-05-11T20:03:38.072-07:00HI! I liked all but the second strophe. Beat, rhyt...HI! I liked all but the second strophe. Beat, rhythm, audacity, surprise, all attributes of the raven--flight and personality. I prefer the name crow, however. Crow. No romanticism. Just is what it is. Like the poem. :)Susan Cowgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009157421965361554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-11670362732270782702011-05-11T19:46:58.749-07:002011-05-11T19:46:58.749-07:00I love how you keep it so interesting and humorous...I love how you keep it so interesting and humorous all while packing some punches here and there, too. I don't know how you do it, but you do it well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547380098561803645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-24569048443450420002011-05-11T10:45:05.682-07:002011-05-11T10:45:05.682-07:00I know the beats and this sounds like you...not re...I know the beats and this sounds like you...not really them. Clearly this sprang from your imagination and ran itself through the America you know, the poems you love, and if the Raven led you there, he was only acting as Virgil did for Dante in THE DIVINE COMEDY. Well done and truly enjoyable. Thanks, GayBeachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-78702865735720111602011-05-11T07:55:34.065-07:002011-05-11T07:55:34.065-07:00Fantastic Tim... loved it.Fantastic Tim... loved it.Julie Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460274888229792456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-57649101636265617972011-05-10T20:19:03.781-07:002011-05-10T20:19:03.781-07:00I always like your style Tim. it slaps you around ...I always like your style Tim. it slaps you around a little, but paints it plain. Thumbs up.Katherine Krigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737873330498032718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-77024746394283146632011-05-10T15:50:50.055-07:002011-05-10T15:50:50.055-07:00clap clap clap....this is fricken awesome...love t...clap clap clap....this is fricken awesome...love the character of the old dried up woman and the raven that became a squeegie guy in baltimore (nice nod to poe)...used to live in b'more, might have met him...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-22422884940935504362011-05-10T15:33:18.316-07:002011-05-10T15:33:18.316-07:00Yes, the ones that well up like that, that you jus...Yes, the ones that well up like that, that you just write down as fast you can, are some sort of gift, I think. Later, as you know them better, you start to get it, but I always liked this quote from Carl Sandburg on the subject, " Hell, I've written some poems I don't even understand." This is a fine piece, Timoteo--a meal on wings not wheels.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-51398634569288998202011-05-10T13:22:06.388-07:002011-05-10T13:22:06.388-07:00and do you know what i love about YOUR poems timot...and do you know what i love about YOUR poems timoteo...? they are as far from cliche as the moon is from the sun and they surprise me with their honest and raw voice...yep..you rock!Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-90182151719600955282011-05-10T12:15:47.665-07:002011-05-10T12:15:47.665-07:00To those who have mentioned the beat poets--yes, I...To those who have mentioned the beat poets--yes, I liked Ginsberg, Kerouac, William Burroughs, (doped up though he was) and some of the others. It's hard to say how much "influence" they may have had--subconsciously, perhaps.<br /><br />ARLENE,<br />Some poems well up primarily from the subconscious, and this was one of them. It's almost like they were dictated, then the poet has to step back and say WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THIS? just like everyone else!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-11212858690544002132011-05-09T21:13:09.976-07:002011-05-09T21:13:09.976-07:00I especially liked the segment where you talk abou...I especially liked the segment where you talk about the " decade of the plague" and the penultimate segment where you talk about the world as a stage. Also the segment where you describe the Met (not Renee Fleming's Met to be sure). But I confess to having difficulty in understanding poetry. I'd enjoy listening to people who better understand the language of poetry discuss what you 've written. (Asking the poet what he means seems insulting; he's poured his soul into the poem; he!s already expressed what he wants to express.)ArleneWKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442303488097811495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-57978192147858634412011-05-09T13:28:29.714-07:002011-05-09T13:28:29.714-07:00I've read it in the voice of Ginsberg. Brillia...I've read it in the voice of Ginsberg. Brilliant stuff.<br /><br />(I really don't sound like Ginsberg. Well, sometimes I do)Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00903678715925613725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-67306762660859814322011-05-09T13:02:17.100-07:002011-05-09T13:02:17.100-07:00Like theberrygirl said, this calls to mind the bea...Like theberrygirl said, this calls to mind the beat poets. Just brilliant. I love the voice.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/april-desert/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-34762904897073122012011-05-09T12:42:28.199-07:002011-05-09T12:42:28.199-07:00relaxed and well fine tuned piece.
thanks for shar...relaxed and well fine tuned piece.<br />thanks for sharing..<br /><br />A++Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-60247607900679216972011-05-09T09:34:12.808-07:002011-05-09T09:34:12.808-07:00Oh my God! I SO love this poem, every brilliant wo...Oh my God! I SO love this poem, every brilliant word. The "rouged and wrinkled" and the "most men in America" stanza, and the raven that now is a squeegee man who plays Clapton. This is simply brilliant writing!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-46187164880131445762011-05-09T08:02:12.778-07:002011-05-09T08:02:12.778-07:00this is a really cool write! loved it!this is a really cool write! loved it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-59319760666932862762011-05-09T04:41:41.816-07:002011-05-09T04:41:41.816-07:00I found this very humorous but at the same time el...I found this very humorous but at the same time elegantly written. Well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-85176738906352348582011-05-08T20:53:55.834-07:002011-05-08T20:53:55.834-07:00beautiful - calls to mind ginsburg or kerouac. lov...beautiful - calls to mind ginsburg or kerouac. love it - no other words. exactly the kind of poetry i want to be reading. please, keep it up! it's so refreshing to see work this amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com