tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post7429242757946885307..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--"The Fortune Teller"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-10105877619085090442018-02-22T15:06:12.376-05:002018-02-22T15:06:12.376-05:00Love the ending. We poets do see things slant. Sym...Love the ending. We poets do see things slant. Symbols matter.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-42653954562303065032018-02-19T11:04:08.542-05:002018-02-19T11:04:08.542-05:00The slant of the pavement is perfect. The whole p...The slant of the pavement is perfect. The whole presentations wi beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214389804167241801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-8177349611366251232018-02-17T22:05:14.445-05:002018-02-17T22:05:14.445-05:00Sounds to me like a true story! That slant to the ...Sounds to me like a true story! That slant to the pavement is something to be proud of. Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-67719524418772202602018-02-17T20:59:20.766-05:002018-02-17T20:59:20.766-05:00I loved the poem when I first read it on Laura'...I loved the poem when I first read it on Laura's site, but oh it's gorgeous now with your graphic images and color added–it's offering so many layers–thanks!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-939614068192818562018-02-17T17:42:12.791-05:002018-02-17T17:42:12.791-05:00Oh my, I missed this one too. Thanks for sharing ...Oh my, I missed this one too. Thanks for sharing it and the imaginative collage you created for it. I took a Reiki workshop this morning and learned something of the importance of our hands. We hold the whole world in them. As poets, I think we see more with our hands than with our eyes. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-7851329543185936832018-02-17T16:44:16.882-05:002018-02-17T16:44:16.882-05:00Oh! Oh, how I love this so. Yes, the poet never ta...Oh! Oh, how I love this so. Yes, the poet never takes the easy path, but that is what adds fuel to her creative fire. :-)Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-9089842263696595702018-02-17T15:48:21.697-05:002018-02-17T15:48:21.697-05:00Yes, she does! I discovered that line a dozen or s...Yes, she does! I discovered that line a dozen or so years ago and I keep coming back to it.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-19247399289195824712018-02-17T15:16:12.816-05:002018-02-17T15:16:12.816-05:00"Tell all the truth, but tell it slant."..."Tell all the truth, but tell it slant." Emily always gets it right! Love this.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-23139819315394265022018-02-17T09:59:29.927-05:002018-02-17T09:59:29.927-05:00There are many ways of telling the truth! Metapho...There are many ways of telling the truth! Metaphor is just one.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-45735341764657573412018-02-17T09:58:16.842-05:002018-02-17T09:58:16.842-05:00Well, the advantage to doing it the second way is ...Well, the advantage to doing it the second way is that if something in a picture doesn't work you can cover it with something else! Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-84796773977477472162018-02-17T09:55:44.814-05:002018-02-17T09:55:44.814-05:00I appreciate your appreciation! ;-)I appreciate your appreciation! ;-)Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-14708215434393168142018-02-17T09:54:56.133-05:002018-02-17T09:54:56.133-05:00It was a little nod to Miss Emily.It was a little nod to Miss Emily.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-46475674245722659122018-02-17T09:53:35.375-05:002018-02-17T09:53:35.375-05:00Thanks, Carol. It's nice when words and image...Thanks, Carol. It's nice when words and image work well together.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-48602336018837537732018-02-17T09:52:25.779-05:002018-02-17T09:52:25.779-05:00And it seems like a lot of people in the late 1800...And it seems like a lot of people in the late 1800s and early 1900s did, too! There were a lot of how-to manuals written back then.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-70769223854787392662018-02-17T09:50:38.407-05:002018-02-17T09:50:38.407-05:00Thanks, Tabatha!Thanks, Tabatha!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-33188041288863001232018-02-17T09:41:46.499-05:002018-02-17T09:41:46.499-05:00I haven't either, but I'd give it try give...I haven't either, but I'd give it try given the opportunity.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-56642525514461237482018-02-17T09:40:45.261-05:002018-02-17T09:40:45.261-05:00And a few frost heaves and potholes, too!And a few frost heaves and potholes, too!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-49689097201465774492018-02-17T09:40:11.384-05:002018-02-17T09:40:11.384-05:00I love the way the colors work together. A "...I love the way the colors work together. A "happy accident."Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-82863881112355353492018-02-17T09:39:27.410-05:002018-02-17T09:39:27.410-05:00I think that's the secret of being a "rea...I think that's the secret of being a "real" poet!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-23598715744523489652018-02-17T08:37:12.795-05:002018-02-17T08:37:12.795-05:00Oh, that slant! Truth.Oh, that slant! Truth.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-37748193116965464022018-02-17T08:24:06.554-05:002018-02-17T08:24:06.554-05:00Diane -- I love that idea of switching up the imag...Diane -- I love that idea of switching up the image to see if it still works. It certainly does. Well done! Christie Wymanhttps://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-75155824242353781842018-02-16T17:21:22.049-05:002018-02-16T17:21:22.049-05:00Lovely and powerful... and true! Thanks so much fo...Lovely and powerful... and true! Thanks so much for sharing.Sarah Grace Tuttlehttp://www.sarahgracetuttle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-27951377975839350492018-02-16T13:07:52.461-05:002018-02-16T13:07:52.461-05:00I love it! That last line especially rings for me ...I love it! That last line especially rings for me -- That explains the slant to the pavement. I love what you did with the book pages, too. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-1486993967836729772018-02-16T12:19:14.284-05:002018-02-16T12:19:14.284-05:00Diane, I really liked your poem when you shared it...Diane, I really liked your poem when you shared it on FB but now with the images encircling it, it is a visual treasure. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-90687325219138512442018-02-16T11:36:08.036-05:002018-02-16T11:36:08.036-05:00What a great poem (and I love the graphics you use...What a great poem (and I love the graphics you used to present it today). I've always wanted to have my palm read.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.com