tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post5651218539425752088..comments2007-09-01T22:07:40.258-07:00Comments on Tender Thistles: Image InspiredKimberley McGillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06979469045167656988noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-47985526452732451812007-03-27T10:31:00.000-07:002007-03-27T10:31:00.000-07:00I love this piece because of its wild energy...the...I love this piece because of its wild energy...the opening is especially strong to me...<BR/>--D.--Left-handed Trees...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06057727021295729384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-14078553780864425712007-03-27T04:58:00.000-07:002007-03-27T04:58:00.000-07:00I too think the last four lines are lovely.I too think the last four lines are lovely.swissmisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148758243391482706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-68546762647556810412007-03-26T18:15:00.000-07:002007-03-26T18:15:00.000-07:00The first four lines just rock! They move the rea...The first four lines just rock! They move the reader right into the poem. I think I agree with Angie, though that the last two lines, while poetic, are abstract, while the rest of the poem is concrete and visual. "lantern in blue-black midnight" is also very nice!jillypoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951224240914478371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-91901559929172861282007-03-25T20:12:00.000-07:002007-03-25T20:12:00.000-07:00The print and the poem flow together quite well. I...The print and the poem flow together quite well. I especially liked the first line. It drew me in right away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-34166597201380467402007-03-24T17:44:00.000-07:002007-03-24T17:44:00.000-07:00nothing can signify freedom than a free horse. sho...nothing can signify freedom than a free horse. short but beautiful poem.chehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07919845152658591341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-5839172698020067882007-03-23T19:15:00.000-07:002007-03-23T19:15:00.000-07:00Thank you all so much for taking the time to read ...Thank you all so much for taking the time to read and comment. It feels good to feel like a part of a writing community. It has been a long timeKimberley McGillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06979469045167656988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-64321351646262119202007-03-23T18:52:00.000-07:002007-03-23T18:52:00.000-07:00This poem is quite powerful as is, even without yo...This poem is quite powerful as is, even without your introduction.<BR/><BR/>"A twin to the moon" — beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing the image and the story behind it.<BR/><BR/>I can see you adding more to your poem, if you'd like it to be longer, simply because I like the way it is unfolding. However, I think it works also as is — short and spot-on, to be read over and over again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-60337349757511480312007-03-23T15:31:00.000-07:002007-03-23T15:31:00.000-07:00i love the imagery and it feels very passionate ~ ...i love the imagery and it feels very passionate ~ it really expresses the emotional bond you have to this picture .. how wonderful that it gave you such hope :)daisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471659782256693603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-58209456877862758462007-03-23T12:46:00.000-07:002007-03-23T12:46:00.000-07:00I loved your unique imagery and it expressed your ...I loved your unique imagery and it expressed your feeling of this picture beautifully.Tammy Brierlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673290512175050093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-23527560955059216632007-03-23T11:35:00.000-07:002007-03-23T11:35:00.000-07:00Kimberly, Thank you for your compliments. I can se...Kimberly, Thank you for your compliments. I can see here that you are doing very well with the DSLR. Keep up the great work. It is nice to meet you!<BR/>AlidaAlida Thorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745077186455249696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-55702027954355508212007-03-23T06:42:00.000-07:002007-03-23T06:42:00.000-07:00I like this very much, you match the movement of t...I like this very much, you match the movement of the horse in your words....Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-80121891815863461722007-03-23T06:33:00.000-07:002007-03-23T06:33:00.000-07:00Hi Kimberly! I like this, too, for all the reasons...Hi Kimberly! I like this, too, for all the reasons above and its powerful brevity/precision. My only tiny nit would be that the ending is a little abstract as compared to the strong first two images, but perhaps you like it that way.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing a nice story and read!angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686166409869806810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-5746547501615941712007-03-23T00:43:00.000-07:002007-03-23T00:43:00.000-07:00I like this poem for its toughness and succinctnes...I like this poem for its toughness and succinctness - it says what it's got to say in both an erudite and earthy way. And that's not an easy effect to achieve. A great poster for a 14 year old girl to have on her wall!Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-30123213091208883852007-03-22T23:12:00.000-07:002007-03-22T23:12:00.000-07:00Me too! It could have been quite cliched, and inst...Me too! It could have been quite cliched, and instead you take the image in surprising directions.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-48960111156810743922007-03-22T22:28:00.000-07:002007-03-22T22:28:00.000-07:00So much packed into so few words, much like the le...So much packed into so few words, much like the lean muscles of a horse that explode into motion.<BR/><BR/>I love this poem for both the imagery and for the enrichment and empowerment.Sideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00563675498159890372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-86569442019189156552007-03-22T21:44:00.000-07:002007-03-22T21:44:00.000-07:00Yes! I agree with what's been said!Yes! I agree with what's been said!Joyce Ellen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494251587598676788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-48891016154703842912007-03-22T20:02:00.000-07:002007-03-22T20:02:00.000-07:00You've used some marvelous imagery here..."taste t...You've used some marvelous imagery here..."taste the night on her tongue," "becomes the lantern in the blue-black midnight"...these expand on the print in a way that brings it to life.<BR/><BR/>Well done!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623887166087444590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699448127196154990.post-28842311766613740772007-03-22T19:24:00.000-07:002007-03-22T19:24:00.000-07:00How great that you have kept this print all those ...How great that you have kept this print all those years. I really liked your lines: a twin to the moon that pulls us up through the ground of ourselves into perpetual becoming (or I guess I could have said great ending!) :) I liked this.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058447022953846355noreply@blogger.com