tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post8415598100598492088..comments2023-06-02T15:46:37.487+02:00Comments on JOURNEY INTO ELDERHOOD: A Secret PlaceGrandmother Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-58022760610302452332014-09-23T09:50:50.923+02:002014-09-23T09:50:50.923+02:00I happened to browse into the catalog for earlier ...I happened to browse into the catalog for earlier responses to word lists, and am so glad to have found your pen here, Mary ~ MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-556853360409434442014-05-05T09:43:12.892+02:002014-05-05T09:43:12.892+02:00Hi Mary,
As you say, technically your meter is a ...Hi Mary,<br /><br />As you say, technically your meter is a bit off for sonnet perfection and I suspect the final word of your first sestet (<i>herds</i>was chosen for rhyme rather than meaning (cattle, zebra and antelopes come in herds, but sprouts?), but that apart, I really enjoyed this.<br /><br />Your first line is brilliant - a real attention-grabber, and proper iambic pentameter too (and boo to anyone who wants to tick you off for beginning with four trochees; the <i>greats</i> frequently began writing iambic verse with one or more trochees to generate momentum for their subsequent lines)<br /><br />And now I have to confess to never knowingly having read <i>The Little Prince</i>. Does that make me a bad person?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-28815274257863573902014-05-05T00:56:59.759+02:002014-05-05T00:56:59.759+02:00Fantastic opening....I wonder what it would be lik...Fantastic opening....I wonder what it would be like to own a volcano :) Love your take on the prompt!!Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-76185273099631431412014-05-04T16:08:18.349+02:002014-05-04T16:08:18.349+02:00This blog is a "supposed to" free zone. ...This blog is a "supposed to" free zone. I'm so pleased you were captured by the rose (as was I). I was walking with my girlfriend and we spotted this garden and were smitten by the roses. This one was my favorite.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-35082215429990129612014-05-04T16:04:31.837+02:002014-05-04T16:04:31.837+02:00Lots of wisdom in that book...Lots of wisdom in that book...Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-43169423042684825872014-05-04T16:03:10.193+02:002014-05-04T16:03:10.193+02:00It does and it's our challenge at any age.It does and it's our challenge at any age.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-68250327950148308062014-05-04T16:02:19.836+02:002014-05-04T16:02:19.836+02:00Led by the little prince...Led by the little prince...Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-24441054015008342252014-05-04T16:00:12.125+02:002014-05-04T16:00:12.125+02:00Thanks, Kerry. I enjoyed re-reading the book and w...Thanks, Kerry. I enjoyed re-reading the book and writing this.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-82278164740525285012014-05-04T14:28:46.153+02:002014-05-04T14:28:46.153+02:00beautiful rose... in a garden... in paris.... ...beautiful rose... in a garden... in paris.... -happy sigh-<br /><br />i know i'm *supposed* to resonate with the poem... <br /><br />but i am captured by the rose... and where you found it...<br /><br />tessa~Tessa~ Here there be musinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661988938395877761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-66583874451922470442014-05-04T02:39:14.316+02:002014-05-04T02:39:14.316+02:00what a cool opening...owning a volcano...smiles......what a cool opening...owning a volcano...smiles...it has been a long time since i read that book....the use of the quote as the last line is so effective too...very well done...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-69238310687867578562014-05-03T18:50:31.950+02:002014-05-03T18:50:31.950+02:00I owned three volcanoes and a flower.... how very ...I owned three volcanoes and a flower.... how very cool.. i love the little prince...and i really like where you went with this mary... allowing and training the eye to see the real...makes all the big difference in life...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-27751978736347910162014-05-03T15:21:53.054+02:002014-05-03T15:21:53.054+02:00Really well done, Mary. I also was struck by the p...Really well done, Mary. I also was struck by the place you created. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-33967564178595555242014-05-03T14:53:28.480+02:002014-05-03T14:53:28.480+02:00This is superb, Mary, filled with highly memorable...This is superb, Mary, filled with highly memorable lines and you have made the structure work for you, as the sonnet form is not immediately apparent, only subtly felt. I enjoyed this very much.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.com