tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post5295723631729682921..comments2024-03-01T00:32:17.498-05:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Poetry Friday: To an Image of a Hippo, or Ponderous, or BothSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-78527057389838128072020-09-28T08:22:22.249-04:002020-09-28T08:22:22.249-04:00A process poem of the highest order, Sara, and my ...A process poem of the highest order, Sara, and my favorite kind of this-leads-to-that, and how yes! "Now her thoughts bolt from her wet coils of hair"! They don't call them hyperlinks for nothing. Thank you for this poem. Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-73797806775549156672020-09-28T05:10:41.077-04:002020-09-28T05:10:41.077-04:00Oh my goodness! What a delightful pondering frolic...Oh my goodness! What a delightful pondering frolicking word play of a poem! From ducks to carp to a floating poet and then beyond. Such a masterful interweaving of all you learned. I also appreciate your thoughts on turning to research to root your poem. Fabulous!mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-52560560880259248652020-09-27T22:47:25.789-04:002020-09-27T22:47:25.789-04:00Brook-silk...that is all. Brilliant!Brook-silk...that is all. Brilliant!Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-35965462303577763622020-09-27T13:44:08.000-04:002020-09-27T13:44:08.000-04:00"Now her thoughts bolt from her wet
coils of..."Now her thoughts bolt from her wet<br /><br />coils of hair." Love this. And word-galloping! And floating. You are so fleet of mind--never ponderous!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-42023772825525734422020-09-27T09:53:18.807-04:002020-09-27T09:53:18.807-04:00Such floating from ponderous! Wondrous! Such floating from ponderous! Wondrous! Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-69044792216820536362020-09-27T07:25:48.382-04:002020-09-27T07:25:48.382-04:00I love seeing your research unspool into art! And ...I love seeing your research unspool into art! And YOU managed to get a bloat of hippos into your poem. I so wanted to.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-23194991866814751522020-09-26T20:55:22.167-04:002020-09-26T20:55:22.167-04:00Yes! Research does always save the day! (Love your...Yes! Research does always save the day! (Love your poem!)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-38930895635514105572020-09-25T19:33:47.670-04:002020-09-25T19:33:47.670-04:00Because during this time I do find myself floating...Because during this time I do find myself floating, I love your exhortation to do more, and more you certainly did, Sara. That research into the word both educated and entertained. Thanks for the fun!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-66909530656681530682020-09-25T15:44:34.932-04:002020-09-25T15:44:34.932-04:00Now her thoughts bolt from her wet
coils of hair....<i>Now her thoughts bolt from her wet<br /><br />coils of hair. To be a river-horse! To cry <br /><br />questions that carry through both water <br /><br />and air. To word-gallop as it can,</i><br />Oh, THIS is just fun. Sara, your wordplay gets a little wilder each time, and I love it. tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-32542015959265329572020-09-25T14:10:16.562-04:002020-09-25T14:10:16.562-04:00So many twists and turns and so much wordplay! I w...So many twists and turns and so much wordplay! I was smiling through this and then got gut-punched by that ending. "What if this pond weren’t all the world she knows?" What if, indeed.<br />Love this.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-15714679422439472392020-09-25T13:36:59.355-04:002020-09-25T13:36:59.355-04:00Ha ha ha -- I LOVE this!! The meta pondering and O...Ha ha ha -- I LOVE this!! The meta pondering and OMG, brook-silk. Yes, please, and thank you. Liz Garton Scanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941516645386392684noreply@blogger.com