tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post8998158664060672731..comments2024-03-29T08:15:25.080-04:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Poetry Friday: A Villanelle Too Brief to be BelievedSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-54591513461951927612017-02-05T13:17:38.892-05:002017-02-05T13:17:38.892-05:00Really fun. I'm enjoying reading the villanell...Really fun. I'm enjoying reading the villanelles by The Poetry Sisters!Penny Parker Klostermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043861965501388155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-86235709323005386012017-02-05T10:13:09.631-05:002017-02-05T10:13:09.631-05:00So. Much. Fun.So. Much. Fun.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-16187742019271612792017-02-05T08:37:54.401-05:002017-02-05T08:37:54.401-05:00Wow----NyQuil! Now, that's fast acting funny. ...Wow----NyQuil! Now, that's fast acting funny. It's hard to keep up with all the emotional energy life at the moment needs. This was a welcomed giggle. Have a great week and month. I love visiting the Poetry Princesses.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-82478128028242840012017-02-04T14:57:54.196-05:002017-02-04T14:57:54.196-05:00We can all use more levity in our brevity. :-) We can all use more levity in our brevity. :-) Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-58920353575111130072017-02-03T19:40:14.234-05:002017-02-03T19:40:14.234-05:00I love every bit, especially that you found a laug...I love every bit, especially that you found a laugh in your challenge for "brevity." But that word "grandevity" may be something our new president would use, better than bigly! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-10559608584704856132017-02-03T19:10:17.896-05:002017-02-03T19:10:17.896-05:00I just "villanelled" for the first time ...I just "villanelled" for the first time recently myself. VERY impressed.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-91105792781215870852017-02-03T16:13:23.370-05:002017-02-03T16:13:23.370-05:00Thanks, Tricia. You are a word appreciator, I know...Thanks, Tricia. You are a word appreciator, I know. This poem started out wordier, but I quickly realized I had to pare it down---way, way down---in order to stay true to the theme. Once again, the exercise led me someplace unexpected. Hooray for that!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-42749581066663514062017-02-03T16:11:24.129-05:002017-02-03T16:11:24.129-05:00Oh, yes! Please do it. Oh, yes! Please do it. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-24249418071841358612017-02-03T16:11:06.332-05:002017-02-03T16:11:06.332-05:00You're welcome. Thank YOU for bringing the pri...You're welcome. Thank YOU for bringing the prickly. xoSarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-29703265296440169242017-02-03T16:10:34.093-05:002017-02-03T16:10:34.093-05:00They do. Perfection is not possible, and the soon...They do. Perfection is not possible, and the sooner I give up on it, the more fun I have. :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-14640796360837012902017-02-03T16:10:06.382-05:002017-02-03T16:10:06.382-05:00So glad. And thank you for visiting!So glad. And thank you for visiting!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-24554180013761096382017-02-03T16:09:44.688-05:002017-02-03T16:09:44.688-05:00I felt a bit chagrined when I saw your amazing poe...I felt a bit chagrined when I saw your amazing poem, Laura...but...the world needs some jackrabbity levity, too, right? I'm so grateful we all write what we need to write each month. xoSarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-64065094202986672142017-02-03T16:08:33.285-05:002017-02-03T16:08:33.285-05:00I was, Kelly. And thank you for noticing my enjamb...I was, Kelly. And thank you for noticing my enjambment---that is one of my fav things to play with in a poem.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-26077632420521667292017-02-03T16:07:45.017-05:002017-02-03T16:07:45.017-05:00That word just hopped into my poem---and then it h...That word just hopped into my poem---and then it had to stay. :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-40901919199825582502017-02-03T15:51:45.206-05:002017-02-03T15:51:45.206-05:00I loved grandevity ...
I thought it was absurd th...I loved grandevity ... <br />I thought it was absurd that I'd chosen the word brief, but brevity! You did right by it in so many ways. I love that the poem not only uses brevity, but is the essence of brief. Bravo! (I love it when you're playful, so this was fun to read.)Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-57537452261237874702017-02-03T15:47:27.034-05:002017-02-03T15:47:27.034-05:00Jackrabbity! A word I need to incorporate into my ...Jackrabbity! A word I need to incorporate into my everyday vocabulary. :-DJane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-28296714625591465552017-02-03T14:25:13.572-05:002017-02-03T14:25:13.572-05:00This made me smile today--and that is a gift indee...This made me smile today--and that is a gift indeed.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-17280920635863821522017-02-03T13:44:02.441-05:002017-02-03T13:44:02.441-05:00These exercises are so much fun. I think they forc...These exercises are so much fun. I think they force us to give up on perfection and just enjoy working with language. I loved "jackrabbity."author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-36115672228399429152017-02-03T12:09:38.194-05:002017-02-03T12:09:38.194-05:00Ah - you made that quote work! I could not, like K...Ah - you made that quote work! I could not, like Kelly. And frankly, my head has been in a wholly different place. Thank you for always bringing the funny.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-22909600261187550102017-02-03T12:06:22.539-05:002017-02-03T12:06:22.539-05:00This poem is a playground of fun, Sara. Man, you a...This poem is a playground of fun, Sara. Man, you are so clever. <br /><br />But high levity?<br /><br />A truly jackrabbity<br />beast. <br /><br />Love it!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-11988041904971376462017-02-03T10:41:17.847-05:002017-02-03T10:41:17.847-05:00I adore this poem. And I see that you were inspire...I adore this poem. And I see that you were inspired by Polonius, which is where I first tried to go, but just couldn't make it work. The enjambment you have here is absolutely, wonderfully delightful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-33881085343908988242017-02-03T08:28:51.027-05:002017-02-03T08:28:51.027-05:00ha ha ha -- jackrabbity!
This is a delight, Sara, ...ha ha ha -- jackrabbity!<br />This is a delight, Sara, thank you!Liz Garton Scanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941516645386392684noreply@blogger.com