tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post6632884918274956159..comments2024-03-01T00:32:17.498-05:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Poetry Friday: A ClassicSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-72862725607127722832020-04-02T18:16:08.946-04:002020-04-02T18:16:08.946-04:00That last line!! Oh mercy, my friend. How clever o...That last line!! Oh mercy, my friend. How clever of you to revisit a classic through a classic form. <br />How did you do this last minute???Liz Garton Scanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941516645386392684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-42823482606109856072020-03-29T16:20:42.991-04:002020-03-29T16:20:42.991-04:00Seamus Heaney, right in the heart. Whew. Thank you...Seamus Heaney, right in the heart. Whew. Thank you for that, and for the "stripped down" explanation, which I have always needed because sonnets intimidate me. You did yourself proud with your "quick classic." Like Mary Lee, I love the final couplet. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-51232104532165906592020-03-28T21:00:12.921-04:002020-03-28T21:00:12.921-04:00Oh, a doubly classic poem with form and story. I l...Oh, a doubly classic poem with form and story. I love it!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-15235796839356870562020-03-28T17:05:10.086-04:002020-03-28T17:05:10.086-04:00Oh, Rapunzel! Hello again! I love your final coupl...Oh, Rapunzel! Hello again! I love your final couplet!!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-60274040411208983502020-03-27T22:19:21.341-04:002020-03-27T22:19:21.341-04:00I am reading a history of 'night' where th...I am reading a history of 'night' where the current chapter tells about the lure of night for sensual trysts, especially among the working folk, this in the 1600s. There are a few rhymes that tell of that "talk of forever. For a brief time". You've caught the fairytale magic in your sonnet beautifully, again and again. Thanks, Sara!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-52253476608944817122020-03-27T21:11:48.996-04:002020-03-27T21:11:48.996-04:00"There's talk of forever. For a brief tim..."There's talk of forever. For a brief time."<br />Oh, there's so much I love about this line. And Laura's right. The final couplet is perfect.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-62598230865655552502020-03-27T13:31:28.679-04:002020-03-27T13:31:28.679-04:00Oh, this is beautiful.
I'm slightly ashamed of...Oh, this is beautiful.<br />I'm slightly ashamed of my less serious take on things...tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-33658588276790677772020-03-27T13:17:45.853-04:002020-03-27T13:17:45.853-04:00Sara, I am tearing up. That ending really got me--...Sara, I am tearing up. That ending really got me--though my very most-loved part is They weave a scheme, as fine as the mist. Oh. I want a book of fairy tale sonnets.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-83272329061491304022020-03-27T10:36:47.247-04:002020-03-27T10:36:47.247-04:00Wonderful! I like how that first use of "clas...Wonderful! I like how that first use of "classic" is sarcastic. And, the command to fall in love again and again and again. Wonderful spin on a, classic!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.com