tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post1925509166135043765..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--"With a Bang and a Flash"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-8259815188124046572012-10-14T07:56:56.349-04:002012-10-14T07:56:56.349-04:00This ended up as a thought-provoking study of the ...This ended up as a thought-provoking study of the "rules of war." Nice job!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-78272702080996065162012-10-13T15:16:27.007-04:002012-10-13T15:16:27.007-04:00I love how this started! What a neat place to draw...I love how this started! What a neat place to draw inspiration and now you have inspired all of us with a unique poem. Betsy Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492340502962987362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-36382617609164126212012-10-12T19:47:48.219-04:002012-10-12T19:47:48.219-04:00Sorry you're not here in Newark, Laura. I tho...Sorry you're not here in Newark, Laura. I thought sure I 'd run into you at the Lucille Clifton tribute.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-69376584058412451712012-10-12T19:21:37.537-04:002012-10-12T19:21:37.537-04:00Hi, Diane. What an amazing turn this poem took -- ...Hi, Diane. What an amazing turn this poem took -- kudos to you for listening to the poem and not trying to keep it on the track it started out from. I'm missing the Dodge Festival for the first time since 1994. Have a great time!Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-55553871832627336322012-10-12T18:10:25.580-04:002012-10-12T18:10:25.580-04:00 Not exactly humorous, but not depressing either. ... Not exactly humorous, but not depressing either. I find conflicts of power, especially for kids, to be particularly sad--and look how it ended up--it depressed me!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-7702066779023942532012-10-12T17:55:09.460-04:002012-10-12T17:55:09.460-04:00Thanks, everyone! I was at the Dodge Poetry Festi...Thanks, everyone! I was at the Dodge Poetry Festival all day and I'll have lots to report next week. I bought, and had signed, a book by Eavan Boland. Expect to see more Boland poems in the near future. I've got SO MUCH to learn about writing poetry!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-23548870102273493712012-10-12T15:17:22.856-04:002012-10-12T15:17:22.856-04:00Holy mud, Diane. Great poem!!Holy mud, Diane. Great poem!!I'm Jet . . .https://www.blogger.com/profile/18126808059666263516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-46497096845215274502012-10-12T11:46:31.676-04:002012-10-12T11:46:31.676-04:00Love how this poem tells a story on so many levels...Love how this poem tells a story on so many levels. I love how you started with an old ad too. Great idea! I am envious of you at the Dodge Poetry Festival. Enjoy every minuted!Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-47698927961025273662012-10-12T09:35:23.494-04:002012-10-12T09:35:23.494-04:00Interesting how a poem starts out one way, then de...Interesting how a poem starts out one way, then decides to take you in a completely different firection? Quite a strong voice here.Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-89600579165821885372012-10-12T08:33:59.884-04:002012-10-12T08:33:59.884-04:00I agree with Tabatha - those twenty lines say a wh...I agree with Tabatha - those twenty lines say a whole lot of things and tell a good story. Did you expect your "bang and a flash" poem to be humorous, since the ad is pretty funny? I've had a few poems do that - funny in my head, a whole other animal on paper. Not better or worse, just different. :) <br /><br />What a great place to find inspiration, by the way!Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858405241136190640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-21942989625707120092012-10-12T08:29:10.965-04:002012-10-12T08:29:10.965-04:00It's so true that you don't always (or eve...It's so true that you don't always (or ever?) know what you're going to write until you've written it. I read your poem several times, and will read it some more. You packed a lot into twenty lines, Diane!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com