tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post1394140213135707178..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--"Instructions to Mother Skate's Au Pair"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-81561338911030640092016-05-26T09:06:23.754-04:002016-05-26T09:06:23.754-04:00I didn't know about the truth about mermaid pu...I didn't know about the truth about mermaid purses. Very interesting. And your poem is wonderful!Penny Parker Klostermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043861965501388155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-49179493655510965592016-05-21T13:07:17.615-04:002016-05-21T13:07:17.615-04:00I've used "mermaid's purse" in a...I've used "mermaid's purse" in a 2011 15 words or less challenge:<br /><br />My Summer Vacation Revisited<br /><br />A plastic bucket<br />in the back of the garage<br />spiderwebs, and mermaid's<br />purses still sandy.<br /><br />I probably have a haiku or two, too. I do like the whole mermaid purse idea!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-88940613096900679892016-05-21T13:03:05.783-04:002016-05-21T13:03:05.783-04:00Thanks! Rhyme is not my favorite, so I'm glad...Thanks! Rhyme is not my favorite, so I'm glad it worked.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-20042889708030461152016-05-21T13:02:17.284-04:002016-05-21T13:02:17.284-04:00I never heard the term until I moved to New Englan...I never heard the term until I moved to New England. Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-19028475037320803922016-05-21T12:59:52.746-04:002016-05-21T12:59:52.746-04:00No one expects the >Spanish Inquisition!No one expects the <a href="https://youtu.be/7WJXHY2OXGE?list=RD7WJXHY2OXGE" rel="nofollow">>Spanish Inquisition</a>!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-75488593853491081252016-05-21T12:55:39.783-04:002016-05-21T12:55:39.783-04:00Always here to delight AND educate!Always here to delight AND educate!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-85438805253815895882016-05-21T12:55:09.601-04:002016-05-21T12:55:09.601-04:00Mother Skate is like many of the mothers I see in ...Mother Skate is like many of the mothers I see in the up-scale community where I work--ssh, don't tell them.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-68502781296601006722016-05-21T12:53:42.917-04:002016-05-21T12:53:42.917-04:00It's a good day when you've learned someth...It's a good day when you've learned something new!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-4281903512319883502016-05-21T12:53:20.466-04:002016-05-21T12:53:20.466-04:00Thanks, Jama. I think the next time Poetry Friday...Thanks, Jama. I think the next time Poetry Friday readers go to the beach, they'll all be poking through piles of seaweed!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-70867260807177554272016-05-21T12:51:43.009-04:002016-05-21T12:51:43.009-04:00I sometimes have to shake my head over how a poem ...I sometimes have to shake my head over how a poem began and how it ended up. That's what makes writing magic!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-41094731024077657632016-05-21T12:50:18.789-04:002016-05-21T12:50:18.789-04:00Have they seen this video? https://youtu.be/TGz9k...Have they seen this video? <a href="https://youtu.be/TGz9kVf9mfY" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/TGz9kVf9mfY</a> It's fascinatingly cute! Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-16871013428954024182016-05-21T12:41:32.816-04:002016-05-21T12:41:32.816-04:00At one time I thought they held shark eggs. I'...At one time I thought they held shark eggs. I'm not quite sure where I got that from!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-87943582468303721922016-05-21T12:40:41.622-04:002016-05-21T12:40:41.622-04:00I too, find near-rhymes more interesting, but I...I too, find near-rhymes more interesting, but I've often received push-back from my critique partners. Obviously there is need for improvement on my part!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-50533382717768226822016-05-21T00:25:23.983-04:002016-05-21T00:25:23.983-04:00I knew they were skate eggs, but not mermaid purse...I knew they were skate eggs, but not mermaid purses! Having spent so little time on beaches, it sounds like I'm lucky to have seen them and know what they are! Yours is the first poem I've ever seen about one, though!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-49041234574504989822016-05-20T22:39:11.619-04:002016-05-20T22:39:11.619-04:00So clever. "Skate's purse" is news t...So clever. "Skate's purse" is news to me. I like how you've used rhyme...the perfect poem for it.Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-10906876036290809362016-05-20T22:22:02.943-04:002016-05-20T22:22:02.943-04:00I've seen them, of course, but never heard the...I've seen them, of course, but never heard the term nor the story. Lovely!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596195411105707978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-58372273992158467992016-05-20T16:55:43.488-04:002016-05-20T16:55:43.488-04:00Terrific, Diane! Clever, educational, unexpected. ...Terrific, Diane! Clever, educational, unexpected. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-35019940496530049102016-05-20T16:00:47.033-04:002016-05-20T16:00:47.033-04:00Delightful is definitely the right word - thanks f...Delightful is definitely the right word - thanks for the poetic fun and the nature notes, too. :0)<br />Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-83012849500221146892016-05-20T13:07:23.352-04:002016-05-20T13:07:23.352-04:00Elegant writing and an educational surprise at the...Elegant writing and an educational surprise at the end. I can imagine your poem as the Mother Skate's calling card.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-56016346727505874212016-05-20T12:01:41.312-04:002016-05-20T12:01:41.312-04:00Always a delight to stop by here, Diane - for poet...Always a delight to stop by here, Diane - for poetry and for learning something new!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-65514393585724176352016-05-20T11:36:30.422-04:002016-05-20T11:36:30.422-04:00You learn something new every day! Had no idea wha...You learn something new every day! Had no idea what a mermaid's purse was, or how it looked. Fascinating stuff. Glad you took that poetic journey and ended up with a cool poem. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-54978341968610631342016-05-20T09:59:09.698-04:002016-05-20T09:59:09.698-04:00How creative you are! I enjoyed this immensely. An...How creative you are! I enjoyed this immensely. And I laughed at your instructions not to ask where this came from. Those poems that come from nowhere are wonderful!Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-19949369025061378712016-05-20T08:07:52.133-04:002016-05-20T08:07:52.133-04:00Mermaid's purses are fascinating. My students...Mermaid's purses are fascinating. My students love to learn about them. Your couplets work so well together. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-52502695355054563942016-05-20T08:01:46.467-04:002016-05-20T08:01:46.467-04:00I'm off to the ocean soon, will look for merma...I'm off to the ocean soon, will look for mermaid's purses, Diane. I've heard the term, but didn't know it was for a baby skate, wow. I like your couplets, giving a rather imperial voice to that "au pair". Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-1501563439917858102016-05-20T07:34:05.783-04:002016-05-20T07:34:05.783-04:00I love that last couplet especially! And I rather ...I love that last couplet especially! And I rather appreciate a near-rhyme (squid/live) -- often prefer it over a true rhyme, as it's a bit of a surprise and more interesting to me as a reader. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com