tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post3847171261187907963..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: Murder Most KindGlenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-56018391747990206732018-08-05T12:22:02.830-07:002018-08-05T12:22:02.830-07:00It was lovely to think of spring in this heat we h...It was lovely to think of spring in this heat we have had and I loved the memory of the frozen winter.<br />"injecting fecund messengers<br />that will awaken frozen memories."Alison Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08215158863724691355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-55607375028297837962018-08-04T14:39:41.510-07:002018-08-04T14:39:41.510-07:00Rebirth...and ressurection. Seasonally renewed! A ...Rebirth...and ressurection. Seasonally renewed! A testament to hope in the midst of a witness to cynicism. All with punctuation that nails it!Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-74047036329417447942018-08-03T13:07:43.256-07:002018-08-03T13:07:43.256-07:00I enjoyed the stabbing of the stamen. Awesome writ...I enjoyed the stabbing of the stamen. Awesome write, Glenn!Bekkie Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300001421561443693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-7996694531055412882018-08-03T06:41:13.551-07:002018-08-03T06:41:13.551-07:00I love how you described the way all changes with ...I love how you described the way all changes with those spring changes, the enjambment between the couplets add so much. brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-74364357446040949772018-08-03T06:10:44.574-07:002018-08-03T06:10:44.574-07:00The whole poem is beautiful but I especially liked...The whole poem is beautiful but I especially liked these lines:<br /><br /><br />"from the sad roots of dead tendrils<br />new life stirs, as Spring stabs<br />its stamen into the heart<br />of ailing Winter,"johttps://jowrites.aylard.ca/index.php/where-we-gonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-66706032623458938492018-08-03T02:00:45.197-07:002018-08-03T02:00:45.197-07:00April being the cruellest month and all that...April being the cruellest month and all that...Jane Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700193165487305298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-744093619813941392018-08-03T00:12:34.154-07:002018-08-03T00:12:34.154-07:00I was immediately drawn to the lines:
'or just...<br />I was immediately drawn to the lines:<br />'or just something honeysuckle in the air<br />that renews your desperate need to fly<br />in your fevered dreams'.<br />The power of scent to arouse feelings and emotions is very strong,a perfect choice for this poem, Glenn, especially when contrasted with:<br />'...those damn weeds snaking<br />from the fissures they created<br />in your driveway';<br />and then:<br />'from the sad roots of dead tendrils<br />new life stirs, as Spring stabs<br />its stamen into the heart<br />of ailing Winter'.<br />Wow!<br />Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-10092428118232438152018-08-02T23:53:23.157-07:002018-08-02T23:53:23.157-07:00Yeah, that stabbing stamen is visceral and masterf...Yeah, that stabbing stamen is visceral and masterful. sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756314170839177900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-84743991990158791742018-08-02T21:45:45.106-07:002018-08-02T21:45:45.106-07:00Nice description of spring. I especially liked the...Nice description of spring. I especially liked the "stamen" and "ailing" winter in "Spring stabs<br />its stamen into the heart<br />of ailing Winter,"Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-35565618823973670802018-08-02T20:24:38.720-07:002018-08-02T20:24:38.720-07:00Ah the awakening in metaphors and imagery. Beautif...Ah the awakening in metaphors and imagery. Beautifully doneA Reading Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12229414372642627877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-47780267660124804122018-08-02T16:46:35.335-07:002018-08-02T16:46:35.335-07:00I love the coming of spring season, the reawakenin...I love the coming of spring season, the reawakening of life. Really enjoyed how "spring stabs its stamen into the heart of ailing Winter" Glenn. Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.com