tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post8680315795199705788..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: Old WarriorsGlenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-41619237264723285402012-06-03T15:24:59.735-07:002012-06-03T15:24:59.735-07:00great images. i always feel the worst for the anim...great images. i always feel the worst for the animals during those fires. people will find a way to survie, but the animals lose their home, and no one gives them a new one. and they don't know what's going on, they can't ask questions.<br /><br />i also wrote about a pilot<br /><br /><a href="http://zongrik.wordpress.com/2012/06/03/sonnet-24/" rel="nofollow">Sonnet 24</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-45599247936489288342012-06-03T10:18:28.701-07:002012-06-03T10:18:28.701-07:00Fantastic! Gorgeous, intense imagery.Fantastic! Gorgeous, intense imagery.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-61418225735564031252012-06-03T07:57:29.067-07:002012-06-03T07:57:29.067-07:00Glenn...seriously fantastic work on this. Imagery,...Glenn...seriously fantastic work on this. Imagery, form, ... awesome!Tashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-24818762401238734132012-06-03T04:26:10.654-07:002012-06-03T04:26:10.654-07:00Great story/poem about one of the toughest jobs th...Great story/poem about one of the toughest jobs there is; fighting wildfires. Man against nature is sometimes a very unfair fight. My hat's off to the men and women who do it!Marbles in My Pockethttp://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/somebody-has-to-make-the-gravy/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-18698409285959402852012-06-02T20:39:32.776-07:002012-06-02T20:39:32.776-07:00Wow, tense drama. The pace was frantic like that ...Wow, tense drama. The pace was frantic like that of the fire and the fight of the firemen. Heroes indeed. A very well presented piece. Excelente.henry clemmonshttp://henryclemmons.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/my-work-for-this-work/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-45970388157919729372012-06-02T18:34:27.342-07:002012-06-02T18:34:27.342-07:00the flow of this is marvelous, tension and imagery...the flow of this is marvelous, tension and imagery combined in taut lines...<br /><br />love these:<br />"a whole countryside burning<br />with fifty kinds of blood"<br /><br />a very vivid, moving poem>mrs mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021079985184737831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-19776783770881918642012-06-02T17:59:14.091-07:002012-06-02T17:59:14.091-07:00"a roaring crackling snarling thing
that devo..."a roaring crackling snarling thing<br />that devours everything in its path,<br />lambasting the lushness<br />of gray-green-brown,"<br /><br />This was my favorite and you portray this career so well...so much movement in feeling it really brough it to life. Great job Glenn!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-50708274460623536292012-06-02T14:16:36.329-07:002012-06-02T14:16:36.329-07:00I like the repetition, the structure so we have to...I like the repetition, the structure so we have to race as we read, and the imagery -- strong. I felt as if I were there as a witness.margonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-73763712636206236292012-06-02T14:02:02.245-07:002012-06-02T14:02:02.245-07:00Hey Glenn, the pausing in the curvature of the wor...Hey Glenn, the pausing in the curvature of the wording here is an interesting tool. Like how you've weaved your tale. Huge respect for the firefighters xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-38400015089692566432012-06-02T13:16:44.140-07:002012-06-02T13:16:44.140-07:00I admire the craftsmanship in this, the swerve of ...I admire the craftsmanship in this, the swerve of the lines mimicking the planes, and the slice of historical perspective and detail that burnish the authenticity of the writing.Semaphorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945917520773585129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-1615684778832966802012-06-02T12:41:03.050-07:002012-06-02T12:41:03.050-07:00Great poem Glenn- conjuring for me images of an ol...Great poem Glenn- conjuring for me images of an older America and those old planes flying above forest fires. Your form was cool as, loved how the swerving lines made you feel like you were on those planes....this made me smell the smoke and soot. Great jobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-43060226038204020852012-06-02T12:23:30.865-07:002012-06-02T12:23:30.865-07:00Great flow in this Glenn, I feel. Works so well wi...Great flow in this Glenn, I feel. Works so well with the subject and the theme.david F. Barkerhttp://francisbarkerart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-18746352220712329012012-06-02T12:20:18.583-07:002012-06-02T12:20:18.583-07:00i have high respect for firefighters...a dangerous...i have high respect for firefighters...a dangerous and difficult job..love the story telling here...you build up the tension wellClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-72959441399403720422012-06-02T12:06:48.687-07:002012-06-02T12:06:48.687-07:00dang man...nicely woven and i really like the rath...dang man...nicely woven and i really like the rather concrete lines as well...my grand daddy was a fireman and i remember watching him head out of the house some sundays and come back soot covered and smokey...those that go into the mountains i feel for them cause it can jump pretty quickBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com