tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post6806636232425773714..comments2024-03-01T00:32:17.498-05:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Poetry Friday: She Walks in Beauty...or does she? Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-9933398234607023892017-07-09T14:33:49.515-04:002017-07-09T14:33:49.515-04:00Sara, I see where you went with this poem after ex...Sara, I see where you went with this poem after examining that crest. It is an interesting perspective that you captured well. I am glad to see that the mermaid rules. Love this description: she’s brine and bright with naught of night.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-12357335396666938932017-07-09T10:24:32.553-04:002017-07-09T10:24:32.553-04:00Thanks, Tricia. I find that research both grounds...Thanks, Tricia. I find that research both grounds and inspires me.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-29695510549347257172017-07-09T10:24:10.366-04:002017-07-09T10:24:10.366-04:00Agreed.Agreed.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-86198005708529499902017-07-09T10:23:55.395-04:002017-07-09T10:23:55.395-04:00A turtle on a fence post...now THERE's a modes...A turtle on a fence post...now THERE's a modest kind of thing to have on a family crest. :0Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-86892306846419556672017-07-09T07:59:10.765-04:002017-07-09T07:59:10.765-04:00Re: the crest. Before I read your poem, I just wan...Re: the crest. Before I read your poem, I just want to say that the bit at top looked like a turtle on a fence post before I brought the computer to my nose and examined it closely. Just sayin'...<br /><br />...And now I'm blown away to see that your poem is about not just the crest, but that bit on top! She's as laudable as Liz's Mother Liberty! You go, girls!!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-84804918408790198752017-07-09T00:25:55.412-04:002017-07-09T00:25:55.412-04:00HA! If anyone tells you to trust them, it's a ...HA! If anyone tells you to trust them, it's a sure sign that you shouldn't! ;-)Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-73742849424727897232017-07-08T07:32:25.279-04:002017-07-08T07:32:25.279-04:00Like Tanita, I love that you do research before yo...Like Tanita, I love that you do research before you write and that you go wherever it takes you. I love the last stanza, but my favorite line in the poem is this mouthful, which is so much fun to read aloud:<br />and skirt her sea-shined, cross-hatched sides;<br /><br />And did I mention I love your definition of imitation? <br />Thanks for sharing today!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-74934610376424156002017-07-07T18:42:21.406-04:002017-07-07T18:42:21.406-04:00HAHAHA! Byron was "mad, bad, and dangerous to...HAHAHA! Byron was "mad, bad, and dangerous to know". And I've never minded him, really. <br /><br />Love the mermaid imagery here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-56949411822410159732017-07-07T13:11:47.420-04:002017-07-07T13:11:47.420-04:00I have mermaid envy as well!!
I kind of spent col...I have mermaid envy as well!! <br />I kind of spent college hating Byron, so this amuses me more than it ought. Celestial nature of women, indeed!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-91083142137573887232017-07-07T11:54:00.703-04:002017-07-07T11:54:00.703-04:00I love that line, "she’s brine and bright wit...I love that line, "she’s brine and bright with naught of night", somehow you channel Byron even while introducing more honesty to the dialogue. She rules, indeed.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-34752379318892187782017-07-07T10:39:12.384-04:002017-07-07T10:39:12.384-04:00Yes on the general message, but I have to admit th...Yes on the general message, but I have to admit that your precise and fantastic description of the mermaid is what really swept me away. Well, that and the ocean roaring. I guess I love the actual image in your words as much as I love the symbolism of them!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-86310396418650171062017-07-07T08:24:54.068-04:002017-07-07T08:24:54.068-04:00I wish I could hear you reading it, Liz. xoI wish I could hear you reading it, Liz. xoSarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-62237965442549932562017-07-07T08:23:33.634-04:002017-07-07T08:23:33.634-04:00You have a mermaid, too? I'm envious! And ye...You have a mermaid, too? I'm envious! And yes---we Poetry Sisters seem to diverge in all directions with these "in the style of" challenges, which is super fun given how iconic the original poem usually is. We are rebels. :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-54958933768279389342017-07-07T07:32:29.654-04:002017-07-07T07:32:29.654-04:00This is SO empowering to me, this ending especiall...This is SO empowering to me, this ending especially. I really mean that -- I read it out loud, with spirit. Take that, Byron!Liz Garton Scanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941516645386392684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-74154613913686304532017-07-07T07:19:51.728-04:002017-07-07T07:19:51.728-04:00Ha! That's one heck-of-a response to a poet yo...Ha! That's one heck-of-a response to a poet you don't necessarily like and certainly don't trust. There's a mermaid on my family's crest as well. And, I never liked it there. But, this mermaid I like. If I can claim this briney ruling woman as part of my heritage -- I'm in.<br />Well done. I love seeing how you all responded differently to the prompt.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.com