tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post1401869133442439145..comments2024-03-05T06:52:06.523-05:00Comments on Mainely Write: Poetpourrie FridayDonna Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-1686084024275237522017-02-02T14:32:17.384-05:002017-02-02T14:32:17.384-05:00This is brilliant! Donna, you've spun a golden...This is brilliant! Donna, you've spun a golden thread from the bits of straw we all offered. Thanks for tackling such a big, yet fun, project to encourage us! Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-13335049627854480552017-01-29T13:15:17.743-05:002017-01-29T13:15:17.743-05:00Such a fantastic project, Donna. I've been fee...Such a fantastic project, Donna. I've been feeling empowered reading all of these wonderful poems. It's a ferocious phenomenon and yours is the phenomenalist! Thank you, also, for reading it aloud. The personal touch lends so much.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-36079033862275251612017-01-28T17:03:24.094-05:002017-01-28T17:03:24.094-05:00Wow! Great job, Donna! Your repetition of "Al...Wow! Great job, Donna! Your repetition of "Alive" was wonderful!BJ Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810656260650783785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-66342974225274927242017-01-28T12:00:38.592-05:002017-01-28T12:00:38.592-05:00Thanks for your line "ferocious women would r...Thanks for your line "ferocious women would rather drink the wind"! I imagine gardeners have the same feeling as poets...the seeds of wonderful lines gave birth to some pretty fierce poems!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-66492452356512545452017-01-28T11:45:16.422-05:002017-01-28T11:45:16.422-05:00Beautiful job, Donna! I am in awe of how these lin...Beautiful job, Donna! I am in awe of how these lines are woven so seamlessly together. Well done! Whispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819098985292406065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-27861433607004460452017-01-28T09:40:23.820-05:002017-01-28T09:40:23.820-05:00A challenge wakes up my brain to Alive!A challenge wakes up my brain to Alive!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-20625086375253490542017-01-28T09:39:57.337-05:002017-01-28T09:39:57.337-05:00Wasn't Alive a neat word to have? When I firs...Wasn't Alive a neat word to have? When I first saw it, I wasn't sure how I wanted to fit the line in, but then it became a major piece.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-81224738438207895352017-01-28T09:38:02.733-05:002017-01-28T09:38:02.733-05:00Yes! We need songs of exaltation and exultation.....Yes! We need songs of exaltation and exultation...and always a smile! I hope you get inspired to go and write your own anyway. Let me know if you do and you post it. I'd love to read it!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-18684188516100696342017-01-28T09:31:49.885-05:002017-01-28T09:31:49.885-05:00Your line just resonated with me...though I'm ...Your line just resonated with me...though I'm really a woman who WILL bring you coffee...or at least lead you to it! Let me know if you are ever in Maine and I'll take you to Starbucks!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-59905504153142951142017-01-28T09:30:07.398-05:002017-01-28T09:30:07.398-05:00Thanks! It was just the thing to take me through ...Thanks! It was just the thing to take me through January without really caring how long it was!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-15525146064096463012017-01-28T09:28:21.787-05:002017-01-28T09:28:21.787-05:00I liked the feel of that line when it arranged its...I liked the feel of that line when it arranged itself on my refrigerator. Do you sometimes feel like your pen - or your magnets - know what you want to say before you do? Is that crazy?<br />Anyway, because of all the fierce, ferocious, fearless and dreamy lines, poets and poems that arose from this, I'd like to try it again sometime.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-87864845397232802552017-01-28T09:23:35.810-05:002017-01-28T09:23:35.810-05:00This was the kind of fun I like to have! Challeng...This was the kind of fun I like to have! Challenging and awakening stuff! I like to use my art as exaltation and exultation.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-37256427162511333152017-01-28T09:14:10.005-05:002017-01-28T09:14:10.005-05:00So cool! It just goes to show that sometimes a wr...So cool! It just goes to show that sometimes a writing assignment is just what we all need!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-72190298295307873872017-01-28T08:29:07.337-05:002017-01-28T08:29:07.337-05:00I love ALL of these, and especially your recurring...I love ALL of these, and especially your recurring Alive. Great challenge!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-78277071251313409672017-01-28T06:15:05.475-05:002017-01-28T06:15:05.475-05:00What a great challenge, Donna! I'm so sorry I ...What a great challenge, Donna! I'm so sorry I missed it. Your poem is amazing, and hearing you read it was a real treat. I love the repetition and that joyful ending. Let's flood the world with "wild song[s] of exultation/and a smile." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-18885512155890024252017-01-27T23:13:48.593-05:002017-01-27T23:13:48.593-05:00You are right, and I am grateful to be free to hav...You are right, and I am grateful to be free to have that fun. It feels like I am so busy that I'm not sure how I did all the regular things, too. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-58064187762518710952017-01-27T21:13:15.256-05:002017-01-27T21:13:15.256-05:00So glad you turned my line into a cool project, Do...So glad you turned my line into a cool project, Donna--you are a ferocious woman!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-59317273440148908062017-01-27T19:48:00.599-05:002017-01-27T19:48:00.599-05:00Well done, Donna, for your poem and hatching this ...Well done, Donna, for your poem and hatching this project in the first place. Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-66167580058989580722017-01-27T18:44:28.632-05:002017-01-27T18:44:28.632-05:00"always leave a wild song" -- that IS a ..."always leave a wild song" -- that IS a poem! I adore that line, Donna. I'm inspired by all you ferocious writers! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-84935582397077165852017-01-27T14:25:18.361-05:002017-01-27T14:25:18.361-05:00It's amazing to see what can be arranged out o...It's amazing to see what can be arranged out of the lines given. <br />It always seems surreal to read one of my poems aloud - seems like the words of someone else, somehow removing or distancing you from the poem, yet bringing you closer to your own words at the same time.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-43610938151288462202017-01-27T13:33:21.131-05:002017-01-27T13:33:21.131-05:00What a great challenge, Donna. I'm sorry I did...What a great challenge, Donna. I'm sorry I didn't have a chance to play, but it's been so much fun reading all of the response poems today. I'm glad to see everyone attending carefully to language and how we use it. Art is a form of resistance.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-18884702153314386492017-01-27T12:29:44.340-05:002017-01-27T12:29:44.340-05:00Thanks for organizing this challenge. Have enjoyed...Thanks for organizing this challenge. Have enjoyed reading all the different ferocious women poems hither and yon, and it's especially nice to see and hear you read your poem!!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-47231831358067103202017-01-27T10:11:24.993-05:002017-01-27T10:11:24.993-05:00Let me know if you do! I want to read it for sure...Let me know if you do! I want to read it for sure!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-76190298239646628262017-01-27T09:47:48.592-05:002017-01-27T09:47:48.592-05:00Your poem is alive and soaring as powerful voices ...Your poem is alive and soaring as powerful voices should, Donna. Ferocious women would rather drink the wind...and soar like the eagles. If I ever have time I will give this a try. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-8429427806370609242017-01-27T09:36:26.626-05:002017-01-27T09:36:26.626-05:00Thanks for the hug! I am so amazed at these offer...Thanks for the hug! I am so amazed at these offerings: the lines, the poems and the comments. I want to hug everyone! Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.com