tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post8324267587835866869..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: Mesmer MountGlenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-6594935549491399272012-07-02T16:56:21.064-07:002012-07-02T16:56:21.064-07:00I'm jealous! I had no mountain where I grew up...I'm jealous! I had no mountain where I grew up, But through squinted lids sometimes the low dark clouds passed as mountains.<br /><br />Wonderful words, as usual!!<br /><br />xoxJannie Funsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595786402510366043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-27453852210892647662012-07-01T14:43:43.656-07:002012-07-01T14:43:43.656-07:00Thank you so much for the reminder; I have been in...Thank you so much for the reminder; I have been intending to read <i>The Time Machine</i> for some time now. The siren and Eloi references are excellent clues.<br /><br />I love this section:<br /><br />"in some nearby dimension<br />where other versions of us<br />marvel at its majesty,<br /><br />only to reappear one morning,<br />snow ablaze with raw sunrise,<br />like a righteous red spirit,<br />all tall and raspberry<br />and mystical"<br /><br />I've been missing you and your work. I do hope you're having a lovely time on your trip.rosemary minthttp://rosemarymint.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-23896516390417480912012-06-29T14:01:00.064-07:002012-06-29T14:01:00.064-07:00Canada on a road tripCanada on a road tripLane Savanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03990165910320741717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-10438111023034967932012-06-29T05:03:09.510-07:002012-06-29T05:03:09.510-07:00so just where did you disappear to sir?so just where did you disappear to sir?Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-12741948882805415532012-06-22T08:41:18.287-07:002012-06-22T08:41:18.287-07:00Glenn, I'm sorry I'm so far behind on read...Glenn, I'm sorry I'm so far behind on reading your work. I miss it! I'm heading out of town this morning but will catch up when I get back. I just wanted to let you know that although I've taken a couple of weeks off from poetry prompting, I'm back at it. Here's the one for this weekend:<br /><br />http://rosemarymint.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/midweek-melting-week-3/<br /><br />And I'll post a new list on Monday. Happy writing, and happy summer!rosemary minthttp://rosemarymint.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-28897938245694427642012-06-22T08:13:28.102-07:002012-06-22T08:13:28.102-07:00A most indelible poem, Glenn; thank-you~!!!A most indelible poem, Glenn; thank-you~!!!Ja-Len Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-23516455805707926182012-06-22T06:47:40.726-07:002012-06-22T06:47:40.726-07:00"all tall and raspberry
and mystical."..."all tall and raspberry<br /> <br />and mystical."<br /><br />Your idyllic view of the looming masterpiece, Ranier as a backdrop in your life is so richly supplanted in your soul. A joy to read and be read to by your delectable diction.chiccorealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902834462795623856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-41569597556997856482012-06-21T21:32:22.206-07:002012-06-21T21:32:22.206-07:00nice...i love mountains and have plenty around in ...nice...i love mountains and have plenty around in switzerland...they have their own kind of magic which you capture well here glennClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-12299126350892660552012-06-21T20:10:46.845-07:002012-06-21T20:10:46.845-07:00"cloud hats" so apt--wonderful descripti..."cloud hats" so apt--wonderful description hereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-81665560668099533752012-06-21T20:01:43.401-07:002012-06-21T20:01:43.401-07:00Love it. The splendor of our mountain is in your w...Love it. The splendor of our mountain is in your words.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00038817087886782712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-73266248571354060342012-06-21T18:39:43.475-07:002012-06-21T18:39:43.475-07:00What fun memories... I can't imagine playing w...What fun memories... I can't imagine playing with snowballs on the mountain in June. I especially like the first three stanzas... and the ending. Hell, loved the whole piece.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-1082435575688573072012-06-21T18:30:07.641-07:002012-06-21T18:30:07.641-07:00Beautiful, Glenn! I lived in the area for about ei...Beautiful, Glenn! I lived in the area for about eight years, back in the late seventies to mid eighties; four of those years in the little logging town of Ashford. The mountain was a part of our lives, even when we lived in Tacoma Puyallup, and Graham. One of my good friends has a beautiful home in Enumclaw (my mom lived in Enumclaw)built in 1911, that has a perfect view of the mountain. He wants to sell and move to Minnesota! OMG!<br />Thanks for the memories!Marbles in My Pockethttp://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/what-was-i-thinking/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-13214751451243316602012-06-21T17:02:39.185-07:002012-06-21T17:02:39.185-07:00nice...i have seen her....love me some mountains a...nice...i have seen her....love me some mountains and some nature....i like the magic of the thought too that maybe when you can not see it another version of you might be looking at it as well....lovely imagery man...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-21438624907460689252012-06-21T16:57:55.139-07:002012-06-21T16:57:55.139-07:00"all tall and raspberry
and mystical." ..."all tall and raspberry<br />and mystical." The popsicle mountain! I am there with you guys, mountain animation and magic and also dangerous, but in this pastoral with mountain and clouds, we don't go there. Yes indeed. Great read and reading!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-70903740976852635232012-06-21T15:51:45.831-07:002012-06-21T15:51:45.831-07:00Tremendous poem, drawing in mighty detail, gently ...Tremendous poem, drawing in mighty detail, gently but proudly this splendor of nature. I was especially captivated by the portrait of younthat comes thru, and your soul dancing with the mountain. These giants ennoble the spirit, I think, and that comes thru co brightly and calmly in this lovely poem.<br /><br />Loves these lines:<br /><br />perhaps snatched by playful giants,<br />sometimes gone for several days,<br />perhaps placed in a distant land<br />in some nearby dimension<br />where other versions of us<br />marvel at its majesty,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784125345525784337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-39297027832307234802012-06-21T14:40:49.726-07:002012-06-21T14:40:49.726-07:00Loved it!
Smashing read and the idea of a parallel...Loved it!<br />Smashing read and the idea of a parallel universe beyond the mountain appealed.Janine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-55110861793813374822012-06-21T14:23:29.893-07:002012-06-21T14:23:29.893-07:00Such a good depiction of what happens to mountains...Such a good depiction of what happens to mountains and you gave a really good sense of the beautiful, moody Northwest. Enjoyed your descriptions and the end, as well.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/the-closet/noreply@blogger.com