tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post6856760875131069449..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--Fun With SimilesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-61012041338296036792016-11-14T13:21:27.316-05:002016-11-14T13:21:27.316-05:00I enjoyed reading through your process. When I fir...I enjoyed reading through your process. When I first married & moved to the country, I looked out the window one afternoon to see the yard on fire -- Mark was burning leaves. It was so humid here there was supposedly no danger. Nothing bad happened but it was disconcerting! Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-6797437126328660492016-11-13T21:45:59.008-05:002016-11-13T21:45:59.008-05:00Bless you, my haiku friend, and loved meandering t...Bless you, my haiku friend, and loved meandering through the similes,too. Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-16021960046453898512016-11-13T21:01:01.648-05:002016-11-13T21:01:01.648-05:00I love where you ended up, Diane. The final haiku ...I love where you ended up, Diane. The final haiku brought a much-needed smile to my face.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-89207806096591277372016-11-13T06:58:40.452-05:002016-11-13T06:58:40.452-05:00You ARE a haiku person -- that one's your best...You ARE a haiku person -- that one's your best. (Although I will do you the service of eating all your black jelly beans!!)Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-66986345934508217032016-11-12T21:44:05.894-05:002016-11-12T21:44:05.894-05:00Thanks, Violet. Thanks, Violet. Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-88444491662925508472016-11-12T21:43:31.301-05:002016-11-12T21:43:31.301-05:00I prefer the haiku, too, if only because I can rem...I prefer the haiku, too, if only because I can remember the rawness of a rake blister. Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-21157705203939226692016-11-12T21:42:21.675-05:002016-11-12T21:42:21.675-05:00Smart idea, Linda. I wish I were organized. I ma...Smart idea, Linda. I wish I were organized. I may make a note on a piece of scrap paper, but most times it gets written over to the point where the scrap demands to be thrown away.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-38125931767941349752016-11-12T21:40:31.623-05:002016-11-12T21:40:31.623-05:00Keep smiling, Margaret, it may be a bumpy road, bu...Keep smiling, Margaret, it may be a bumpy road, but there is sure to be something different at the end. I hope...Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-11788635287722084402016-11-12T21:39:14.917-05:002016-11-12T21:39:14.917-05:00I love those leaf vacuums, but I haven't seen ...I love those leaf vacuums, but I haven't seen them around here in a long time. The town must have thought they weren't worth it.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-90066135238370159332016-11-12T21:37:55.820-05:002016-11-12T21:37:55.820-05:00Fearlessness isn't a word I'd use. Foolha...Fearlessness isn't a word I'd use. Foolhardy is more like it!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-14233519672576965132016-11-12T21:35:23.012-05:002016-11-12T21:35:23.012-05:00Thanks, Jane, I'm happy my work does that for ...Thanks, Jane, I'm happy my work does that for you.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-36105720424800114572016-11-12T21:34:42.923-05:002016-11-12T21:34:42.923-05:00Actually, it did crush my heart. The similes were...Actually, it did crush my heart. The similes were written last Sunday. I'm thinking of taking a few weeks off from poetry. We'll see.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-61795642098767953052016-11-12T21:33:41.432-05:002016-11-12T21:33:41.432-05:00Most people now use the brown paper bags, but ther...Most people now use the brown paper bags, but there are still those who'll stuff a plastic bag.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-84510042959929935152016-11-12T21:32:22.600-05:002016-11-12T21:32:22.600-05:00Oh, Irene, what a sad story. I regret tossing out...Oh, Irene, what a sad story. I regret tossing out my grandmothers old crochet patterns, but I was young and foolish then.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-67486660226137599482016-11-12T21:30:40.667-05:002016-11-12T21:30:40.667-05:00I would say it has to be tempered, the border is m...I would say it has to be tempered, the border is more than 1000 miles and the cost would phenomenal.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-36955586649490723402016-11-12T21:29:08.453-05:002016-11-12T21:29:08.453-05:00That's why there's so many different flavo...That's why there's so many different flavors to choose from--everyone likes something different.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-87155922349559550412016-11-12T21:25:47.535-05:002016-11-12T21:25:47.535-05:00I'm with you on that, Jama, I find black licor...I'm with you on that, Jama, I find black licorice distinctly unappetizing.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-42990510526398003392016-11-12T13:34:14.840-05:002016-11-12T13:34:14.840-05:00The similes are fun, but your haiku is perfect! The similes are fun, but your haiku is perfect! Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-41678015511134211032016-11-12T12:48:10.807-05:002016-11-12T12:48:10.807-05:00Each of the these intonations of the leaf-filled t...Each of the these intonations of the leaf-filled trash bags is thought provoking, Diane. Both the jelly bean simile and the straight up haiku spoke to me. Thanks for sharing your process - fascinating. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-56544250800523998552016-11-12T08:53:12.323-05:002016-11-12T08:53:12.323-05:00My FAVORITE part of Poetry Friday is the inspirati...My FAVORITE part of Poetry Friday is the inspiration. I keep a running list of all the ideas I get from everyone's poems and thoughts and ideas and reviews and interviews. I love how your inspiration came from those lines and memory. Bravo!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-52469595757726188412016-11-11T21:26:22.613-05:002016-11-11T21:26:22.613-05:00I love the way you took a comment from a post and ...I love the way you took a comment from a post and created a delightful and funny group of similes. This looks like it would be great fun for kids to do. Thanks for making me smile today. I needed it. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-47329903082539533512016-11-11T21:13:57.387-05:002016-11-11T21:13:57.387-05:00Great exploration. You could have gone toward leaf...Great exploration. You could have gone toward leaf blowers or the great trucks with leaf vacuums. We use barrels here or paper bags.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-5704947983264214272016-11-11T17:04:34.098-05:002016-11-11T17:04:34.098-05:00What Jane said...your poetic inventiveness (and fe...What Jane said...your poetic inventiveness (and fearlessness) awes me.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-4092139572312966632016-11-11T13:52:53.754-05:002016-11-11T13:52:53.754-05:00Such creativity - I always love the way you encour...Such creativity - I always love the way you encourage and inspire me to step back and look at things in a different way. Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-3640533608058753222016-11-11T10:02:42.975-05:002016-11-11T10:02:42.975-05:00I enjoyed this reverie of trash bag imagery, Diane...I enjoyed this reverie of trash bag imagery, Diane. I'm glad to see the election results haven't stolen your poet's heart.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.com