tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post8374809129364920492..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: Natural HighGlenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-81917565971339882072015-07-30T16:11:14.902-07:002015-07-30T16:11:14.902-07:00lots of fun adjectives, lots
cool poeticized diary...lots of fun adjectives, lots<br />cool poeticized diary entry!Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-78754688229382868532015-07-30T08:04:41.370-07:002015-07-30T08:04:41.370-07:00"the spared elder" ... I love that phras..."the spared elder" ... I love that phrase!<br /><br />Ooh, this is really beautiful: "lamenting the ancient scars"<br /><br />And these:<br />"the steep serpentine journey"<br />"the secret pass, Nachez" (great sound play in this)<br />"a passage<br />known only to hunters, loggers, geologists, & woodsmen" (divine sound; you have such a great ear!)<br />"where squads of clouds drifted ghostly"<br />"below us ... wispy boas"<br />"framed by bleached white snags"<br />"whose twisted limbs all pointed toward her"<br /><br />Sublime: "many of her cliffs & crags exposed naked to<br />the heat rays of July; but glorious still in her summer outfit."<br /><br />"gulping the sweet perfume<br />of jack pines, larch, & cottonwoods"<br /><br />"Your heart becomes a <br />harp"<br /><br />One little error: "Breath" really needs an "e" on the end. Other than that, STUNNING writing, my friend. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-52321872391292483932015-07-29T21:40:51.142-07:002015-07-29T21:40:51.142-07:00wonderful prose poetry in your haibun. My heart, ...wonderful prose poetry in your haibun. My heart, too, becomes a harp when I am able to see the mountains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-18551745974415545902015-07-29T17:40:25.662-07:002015-07-29T17:40:25.662-07:00This is incredibly beautiful - you took us right t...This is incredibly beautiful - you took us right there, with all the senses firing. What a glorious peak Mt Rainier is..........a brilliant write! Loved it.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-46918807474112561152015-07-29T14:49:15.745-07:002015-07-29T14:49:15.745-07:00Oh your writing makes me yearn to experience the m...Oh your writing makes me yearn to experience the mountains once again!<br />There is nothing like mountain majesty to make a person glad to be alive.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-44158391551611584212015-07-29T13:11:31.890-07:002015-07-29T13:11:31.890-07:00A danger of a desert is
never mountain view..
whe...A danger of a desert is <br />never mountain view..<br />where human becomes<br />bigger than Nature.<br />problems<br />can and do<br />arise.. for <br />now..<br /><br />I never see<br />a REAL mountain<br />Glenn.. i make Hills<br />Mountains of woRds<br />instead.. haha! but yes<br />it's on my Bucket list to<br />do the real thing higher!..:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-74869927668193003092015-07-29T10:47:42.335-07:002015-07-29T10:47:42.335-07:00Glenn - they did some clear cutting near our cabin...Glenn - they did some clear cutting near our cabin in Wyoming and the slash piles are like funeral pyres of ancient warriors. I know it comes back, but not in my lifetime sadly.<br /><br />I liked this and I think that perhaps poetry starts in the mountains and quiet places.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-90009165265984046492015-07-29T09:21:01.128-07:002015-07-29T09:21:01.128-07:00had a friend from France who longed for those moun...had a friend from France who longed for those mountains in late July... they are refreshing to the soulWolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-23941244193401815552015-07-29T09:14:16.253-07:002015-07-29T09:14:16.253-07:00love this nature haibun & the end haiku is exq...love this nature haibun & the end haiku is exquisite...nature in her true glory so wonderfully captivated....Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-43550176212015837092015-07-29T03:38:30.462-07:002015-07-29T03:38:30.462-07:00A haibun, isn't it - with that final haiku cap...A haibun, isn't it - with that final haiku capturing the essence of your prose-poem?<br />I particularly liked this image:<br /> wispy boas draped on the verdant necks of the hilltops<br />Like a grand old dame...Marina Sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251903359649828285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-33059200741479798932015-07-28T19:44:15.154-07:002015-07-28T19:44:15.154-07:00You really have some great imagery and I just want...You really have some great imagery and I just wanted to jump inside this place and the secret pass..the ending haiku left me breathless..simply beautiful.Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-3268461447348815342015-07-28T18:33:20.116-07:002015-07-28T18:33:20.116-07:00Nicely said, my friend. We even captured a few bi...Nicely said, my friend. We even captured a few bits of time on our cameras, used later to approximate what the mind's eye saw.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14803149869180506627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-37031477712416081622015-07-28T17:33:28.865-07:002015-07-28T17:33:28.865-07:00Glenn, I really enjoyed this prose piece and the h...Glenn, I really enjoyed this prose piece and the haiku at the end. Have seen just what you are talking about a long time ago. Well done. Smiles...>KBKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533821226832198828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-34595600040733264792015-07-28T15:53:51.044-07:002015-07-28T15:53:51.044-07:00I felt like
i was standing beside you! Great Haik...I felt like <br />i was standing beside you! Great HaikuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-46656710565353666882015-07-28T15:33:27.016-07:002015-07-28T15:33:27.016-07:00What a wonderful contribution Glenn. I love the id...What a wonderful contribution Glenn. I love the idea of bottling chilled air. :)Delainahttp://www.delainamiller.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-31313835335571929872015-07-28T15:05:04.043-07:002015-07-28T15:05:04.043-07:00This made me take a deep breath and imagine the co...This made me take a deep breath and imagine the cool purity of the mountain air. There is a freshness to this that echoes the subject and how fun to work with Haibun. You are so versatile.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-22822456653904925982015-07-28T14:55:44.100-07:002015-07-28T14:55:44.100-07:00I can love the scent and view of the mountain high...I can love the scent and view of the mountain high ~ The haibun is lush with nature's details and that ending haiku is exquisite ~ My heart is stringing along with you ~<br /><br />You are on the haibun high Glenn ~ Kudos ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-68539267017455181992015-07-28T14:22:36.702-07:002015-07-28T14:22:36.702-07:00Your heart becomes a
harp when you are welcomed b...Your heart becomes a <br />harp when you are welcomed by<br />mountain majesty.<br /><br />Such deep and thoughtful lines!!Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-50712477001272970702015-07-28T13:36:33.352-07:002015-07-28T13:36:33.352-07:00If you do bottle it, I will buy some. Ha. Cool tha...If you do bottle it, I will buy some. Ha. Cool that you know one of those secret pathes throught he woods too. Not too many people having been down them. When you change that perspective from so high up as well, it can be so beautiful as well.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037544390731217891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-59774673608226804772015-07-28T13:22:37.909-07:002015-07-28T13:22:37.909-07:00Such vivid imagery...and clever too....love the de...Such vivid imagery...and clever too....love the depiction of the foothills as shoulder pads, the clouds, "like wispy boas draped on the verdant necks of the hilltops" and the "fat puffy cumulus vest"---just so incredibly rich in description. Wow. Thanks for linking up.C.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16393100446679896378noreply@blogger.com