tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post3473713370065514584..comments2024-01-29T07:09:43.833-05:00Comments on Wild Rose Reader: A Ring/Drum/Blanket Poem by Kelly R. FinemanElaine Magliarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-58267903817619315722008-06-30T09:15:00.000-04:002008-06-30T09:15:00.000-04:00Good Job! :)Good Job! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-64317495700192945772008-04-17T23:59:00.000-04:002008-04-17T23:59:00.000-04:00I too love that these poems are so different. When...I too love that these poems are so different. When I read the words the first thing that came to mind was "drums of war." Unfortunately, I put myself in a bit of a poetry straight-jacket, because I couldn't get this one idea out of my mind. I'm going to play again and see what I can come up with.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-46442563249427610102008-04-17T23:45:00.000-04:002008-04-17T23:45:00.000-04:00Janet,It really is interesting to see the differen...Janet,<BR/><BR/>It really is interesting to see the different kinds of poems people create when given the requirement of having to include those three words in their poems.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-26283653164308586092008-04-17T23:38:00.000-04:002008-04-17T23:38:00.000-04:00What I'm enjoying most about these poems is their ...What I'm enjoying most about these poems is their diversity--from Cloudscome's long formal poem about nature to the short free verse poems by Tricia and Kelly on topics as far apart as war and fairies...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-87420420323879090252008-04-17T22:19:00.000-04:002008-04-17T22:19:00.000-04:00Dragon Boat FestivalBlankets are laid,zhongzi is w...Dragon Boat Festival<BR/><BR/>Blankets are laid,<BR/>zhongzi is waiting<BR/>but the drums insist-<BR/>booming<BR/>bounding<BR/>brimming with sound<BR/>they call us to<BR/>wake the dragons.<BR/><BR/>We gather in rings<BR/>embracing the boats<BR/>as monks make magic <BR/>with prayers and poems<BR/>then paint the eyes, a dab of red<BR/>that brings the boats <BR/>to life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-15053386260448200672008-04-17T21:24:00.000-04:002008-04-17T21:24:00.000-04:00Kelly's poem is fabulous! I want to be there in th...Kelly's poem is fabulous! I want to be there in that fairy ring.<BR/><BR/>I managed (with a great struggle) to work the three words into my Friday Poetry <A HREF="http://awrungsponge.blogspot.com/2008/04/friday-poetry-kyrielle.html" REL="nofollow">kyrielle.</A> What a work out! Thanks for the inspiration.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-43586717801776100272008-04-17T21:21:00.000-04:002008-04-17T21:21:00.000-04:00P.S. - Feel free to post the poem here if you like...P.S. - Feel free to post the poem here if you like.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-34150028234137973252008-04-17T20:35:00.000-04:002008-04-17T20:35:00.000-04:00I have been trying to fit these words into my stre...I have been trying to fit these words into my stretch this week, but to no avail. I did, however, come up with a poem. Thanks for making me stretch.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/2008/04/ringdrumblanket-poem.html" REL="nofollow">http://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/2008/04/ringdrumblanket-poem.html</A>Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-48448178888320681362008-04-17T18:16:00.000-04:002008-04-17T18:16:00.000-04:00Thank you Elaine, Janet (!) and Jules for your kin...Thank you Elaine, Janet (!) and Jules for your kind comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-77364929915041353452008-04-17T18:08:00.000-04:002008-04-17T18:08:00.000-04:00What Kelly wrote is excellent, and I'm not at all ...What Kelly wrote is excellent, and I'm not at all surprised. <BR/><BR/>Jules<BR/>7-ImpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com