tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post7909136815946293780..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--NengajoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-75886135273284706022018-01-08T08:34:36.994-05:002018-01-08T08:34:36.994-05:00We can only hope that 2018 brings a dog's earn...We can only hope that 2018 brings a dog's earnest, yet joyous, approach to life.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-63591927033047028412018-01-07T20:40:21.952-05:002018-01-07T20:40:21.952-05:00Happy 2018, Diane...my wife, the dog lover of the ...Happy 2018, Diane...my wife, the dog lover of the family, has been excited for months about this being the year of the dog!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-60798574667622113262018-01-07T12:33:39.943-05:002018-01-07T12:33:39.943-05:00May your new year be one delicious morsel after an...May your new year be one delicious morsel after another!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-28947768721030222962018-01-07T12:32:54.676-05:002018-01-07T12:32:54.676-05:00Thanks, Michelle! I shudder to think of the deep ...Thanks, Michelle! I shudder to think of the deep woods with today's hovering-around-zero temperatures!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-25954529405776515422018-01-06T21:11:36.914-05:002018-01-06T21:11:36.914-05:00Love the length of the dog's tongue. It looks ...Love the length of the dog's tongue. It looks like he/she is getting ready to savor a delicious morsel. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-87543710967533333832018-01-06T19:08:43.553-05:002018-01-06T19:08:43.553-05:00Thanks for filling us in on this grand year we hav...Thanks for filling us in on this grand year we have before us with an earth dog and the elements of water, fire and wood–the gold I can leave aside. <br /><br />I do like your dog going<br /> "into <br />the deep woods"<br /><br />Thanks Diane!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-67152759570053432332018-01-06T17:38:45.981-05:002018-01-06T17:38:45.981-05:00And not too preachy?
And not too preachy?<br />Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-33634667691480478652018-01-06T17:37:58.739-05:002018-01-06T17:37:58.739-05:00We all learn from each other! It's great to h...We all learn from each other! It's great to have a community.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-20143478465482566882018-01-06T14:24:27.238-05:002018-01-06T14:24:27.238-05:00Thanks for a fun post!Thanks for a fun post!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-31297145520891359432018-01-06T12:22:37.724-05:002018-01-06T12:22:37.724-05:00Thanks, Carol! Who will come out as the winner in...Thanks, Carol! Who will come out as the winner in the meeting of cat and dog?Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-48098183187658836132018-01-06T12:18:56.983-05:002018-01-06T12:18:56.983-05:00I've got these three signs to go:
2019 Pig
201...I've got these three signs to go:<br />2019 Pig<br />2010 Rat<br />2011 OxDiane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-48293162771835869612018-01-06T12:16:30.099-05:002018-01-06T12:16:30.099-05:00Me, too. It leads to many more possibilities!Me, too. It leads to many more possibilities!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-7884096472477880052018-01-06T12:15:15.593-05:002018-01-06T12:15:15.593-05:00I like to read figurative language, and I envy tho...I like to read figurative language, and I envy those who write it well, however, I can't write it without it striking me as false. I've been trying, especially since the Highlights Foundation poetry workshop I took. I'm not dead yet, so maybe it will come more naturally the more I practice?Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-75112370567828731432018-01-06T11:35:57.547-05:002018-01-06T11:35:57.547-05:00Poor Linda Mitchell, in my reply to her comment ab...Poor Linda Mitchell, in my reply to her comment above, probably got more instruction than she wanted, but you may want to look at The Haiku Foundation page link.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-84482248108441289742018-01-06T11:31:19.441-05:002018-01-06T11:31:19.441-05:00Thanks, Linda, and the same to you. I'm not g...Thanks, Linda, and the same to you. I'm not going anywhere in this cold, so I'll patiently await your card.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-38330384655570994282018-01-06T11:30:18.138-05:002018-01-06T11:30:18.138-05:00I'm full of advice, or as some of my friends m...I'm full of advice, or as some of my friends might say, "full of sh*t." I am highly opinionated, but I'm happy you found my recommendations to be of some use. ;-)Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-79843893770493870172018-01-06T11:27:36.396-05:002018-01-06T11:27:36.396-05:00It's not a matter of haiku not demanding metap...It's not a matter of haiku not demanding metaphor, haiku writers should abstain from using literary devices and shouldn't tell the reader what conclusions to draw from the poem. For example, you can say "streaks of orange" when writing about the sky, but don't follow it up with "a beautiful sky." Leave the interpretation to the reader. One reader may actually Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-84792756323371424262018-01-06T11:02:31.354-05:002018-01-06T11:02:31.354-05:00Layers, layers, layers!Layers, layers, layers!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-24459803399631585342018-01-06T10:49:53.572-05:002018-01-06T10:49:53.572-05:00Snow days can come in handy!Snow days can come in handy!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-82524614194818195542018-01-06T10:34:46.638-05:002018-01-06T10:34:46.638-05:00Thank you for your kind words, my friend. Thank you for your kind words, my friend. Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-75175965689545804782018-01-06T10:33:56.962-05:002018-01-06T10:33:56.962-05:00I wish you a happy year of haiku and art!I wish you a happy year of haiku and art!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-51293642556846950602018-01-06T10:32:38.517-05:002018-01-06T10:32:38.517-05:00I wonder how long it will take a postcard mailed f...I wonder how long it will take a postcard mailed from NH to get to Australia? I hope it won't take until February.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-78390863230154258712018-01-06T08:22:19.164-05:002018-01-06T08:22:19.164-05:00Thank you for the two versions--I learn so much fr...Thank you for the two versions--I learn so much from you!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-36542818353648286492018-01-05T23:28:59.211-05:002018-01-05T23:28:59.211-05:00Diane, you are so clever and I always learn so muc...Diane, you are so clever and I always learn so much from your posts. The last image was splendid. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-51714023280153802882018-01-05T22:43:02.618-05:002018-01-05T22:43:02.618-05:00A great goal to complete the zodiac. I hope you ma...A great goal to complete the zodiac. I hope you make it.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.com