tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post9159487329966582088..comments2024-03-05T06:52:06.523-05:00Comments on Mainely Write: Poetry Friday - The CircusDonna Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-73480624719725647592017-05-29T00:55:43.761-04:002017-05-29T00:55:43.761-04:00I like the staccato rhythm that begins, and eventu...I like the staccato rhythm that begins, and eventually slows down a bit as we get close to the end. <br />The ending is perfect:<br /> "And, just as important, <br /> To send in<br /> The clown."<br /><br />Thanks Donna, and good luck with your move!michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-88849978984744693642017-05-28T19:03:54.673-04:002017-05-28T19:03:54.673-04:00Well done, Donna! Great analogy. I loved reading y...Well done, Donna! Great analogy. I loved reading your backstory. Your last two sentences are good insightful advice. Alice Ninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302512837699702430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-82370555831407308932017-05-28T10:25:21.099-04:002017-05-28T10:25:21.099-04:00Donna, I am collecting offerings for my spring gal...Donna, I am collecting offerings for my spring gallery. I hope you send me one or two. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-31966789795946967292017-05-28T09:19:22.313-04:002017-05-28T09:19:22.313-04:00Such great imagery with this, as well as the wonde...Such great imagery with this, as well as the wonderful analogy. And what if a lion escaped. What would it take with him in his teeth? -- Christie @ https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/blog/Mrs. Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601071678011498746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-29240667977628662872017-05-27T10:48:46.463-04:002017-05-27T10:48:46.463-04:00They do put up a good fight! 🤕They do put up a good fight! 🤕Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-269952241191176642017-05-27T09:27:47.129-04:002017-05-27T09:27:47.129-04:00Funny how the poem finds its way home no matter ho...Funny how the poem finds its way home no matter how many detours we set up. Good thing the words know how to fight! Best wishes for your move. Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-48950531910455026592017-05-27T07:56:34.514-04:002017-05-27T07:56:34.514-04:00Good morning! And thanks, Mary Lee! Good morning! And thanks, Mary Lee! Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-13294048354938373042017-05-27T06:49:55.860-04:002017-05-27T06:49:55.860-04:00Great comparison, and fabulous advice not to fight...Great comparison, and fabulous advice not to fight a poem!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-2507695473150826262017-05-26T23:12:30.250-04:002017-05-26T23:12:30.250-04:00Ha! I'm an imagination magician! I believe I...Ha! I'm an imagination magician! I believe I heard that somewhere recently!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-819237842670393662017-05-26T23:05:53.500-04:002017-05-26T23:05:53.500-04:00Ah, yes, send in the clown! You did a wonderful j...Ah, yes, send in the clown! You did a wonderful job with this BigTop comparison. I love your ability to rhyme with the just right rhythm. What is your trick? Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-50475705057651537012017-05-26T22:53:18.528-04:002017-05-26T22:53:18.528-04:00Thanks, Carol. It was a strangely long process, a...Thanks, Carol. It was a strangely long process, and probably due to the few weeks of break I took after April's AtoZ daily poetry and the March SOL! I'm starting to feel back in the swing of things today. We'll see!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-35518289736315149442017-05-26T22:51:10.384-04:002017-05-26T22:51:10.384-04:00I hadn't written much since March and April wh...I hadn't written much since March and April when I posted daily for two months. I think I needed a bit of a break!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-58619881191875989542017-05-26T22:49:38.598-04:002017-05-26T22:49:38.598-04:00The two voices work well in this analogy, Donna. I...The two voices work well in this analogy, Donna. I have been thinking about how to write this poem, too, but nothing is materializing into a solid poem yet. Your process paid off.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-82000247462195939002017-05-26T18:38:41.556-04:002017-05-26T18:38:41.556-04:00I love the circus comparison, especially since Bar...I love the circus comparison, especially since Barnum & Bailey ended their show this week! The two voices were a perfect fit for this poem. I have been in a writing slump, mostly due to the end of the school year, but hopefully with these slower paced months ahead, "the show must go on" will become my mantra! Leigh Anne Eckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558611848583070310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-17228913254109293622017-05-26T14:15:08.370-04:002017-05-26T14:15:08.370-04:00They do love to swing high and sometimes you never...They do love to swing high and sometimes you never see them again!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-59269665534345411792017-05-26T14:14:16.832-04:002017-05-26T14:14:16.832-04:00I could actually use the process of writing this p...I could actually use the process of writing this poem to help me with the circus-writing analogy. It was a three-ring circus itself!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-11074237926143598972017-05-26T14:12:57.779-04:002017-05-26T14:12:57.779-04:00Thanks, Tabatha!Thanks, Tabatha!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-24865465593706561332017-05-26T13:55:42.608-04:002017-05-26T13:55:42.608-04:00Some first drafts are just so embarrassing or mayb...Some first drafts are just so embarrassing or maybe uncomfortble... I need to get over that! I wonder if one ever does.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-54144103439859002272017-05-26T12:49:43.622-04:002017-05-26T12:49:43.622-04:00I'm glad you stuck with the circus analogy, Do...I'm glad you stuck with the circus analogy, Donna! I'm under the big tent right there with you! <br />"Swallowing pride,<br />No corner to hide;" - that's how I feel when I write, especially first drafts. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-50600683049464978352017-05-26T12:48:25.243-04:002017-05-26T12:48:25.243-04:00Oh, I can relate to this all too well! Sometimes m...Oh, I can relate to this all too well! Sometimes my ideas just seem to be swinging on the trapeze and refuse to come back down!Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-34978110939890398492017-05-26T10:24:49.180-04:002017-05-26T10:24:49.180-04:00"Never fight it. Poems do not like to be told..."Never fight it. Poems do not like to be told what to do." LOL... no, they do not. Well done on seeing this challenge through, Donna! Seems to me you've made quite a few comparisons here. It's not surprising given the magnitude of a three-ring circus, but it's also no wonder it took a little extra time to simmer in your mind! I particularly like "Throwing hands up,/Balancing rhymes,/<br />Grasping a flying/thought as it climbs..." Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-83995132478079859432017-05-26T09:39:14.762-04:002017-05-26T09:39:14.762-04:00Fun and fresh comparison, Donna! I especially <...Fun and fresh comparison, Donna! I especially <3 "Grasping a flying thought as it climbs..." and "Walking a fine line." Good luck with your move!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-14209815597911156302017-05-26T08:59:26.808-04:002017-05-26T08:59:26.808-04:00It was a struggle. I like them easy-peasy, but it...It was a struggle. I like them easy-peasy, but it's like childbirth... oooh, another analogy! Why didn't I think of that one earlier?<br />Yes, the circus has pretty much run its course.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-74509588755547419222017-05-26T08:56:47.405-04:002017-05-26T08:56:47.405-04:00It's been crazy here trying to write anything ...It's been crazy here trying to write anything at all! And then find it again??? Not happening.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-30194859749802932262017-05-26T08:43:58.329-04:002017-05-26T08:43:58.329-04:00I'm glad you listened to the poem, Donna. It i...I'm glad you listened to the poem, Donna. It is a great analogy, so many plates up in the air to juggle! Sadly, the real circus is not moving on to the next town! Best wishes in your own circus lately! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com