tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post1804023283631989739..comments2023-10-28T19:12:11.488+11:00Comments on RINKLY RIMES: AmbitionRinkly Rimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890344869337115307noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-60858432219184243562011-09-22T02:10:08.156+10:002011-09-22T02:10:08.156+10:00Two great poems, Barbara. I suspect we all feel t...Two great poems, Barbara. I suspect we all feel the same "ambition" that you've expressed in the first poem, and as for the second, I seem to be slipping off in the middle of my favorite police/murder/forensics dramas lately, so I suppose falling asleep during the news is not so odd... ;)Traci Bhttp://poemflow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-17077511323300136722011-09-20T12:03:25.715+10:002011-09-20T12:03:25.715+10:00I love your wordle poem, and also agree with Viv. ...I love your wordle poem, and also agree with Viv. You word choice is exquisite(banalities), and your rhymes are rarely forced. Brava!brenda whttp://undercaws.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-14795415874702678652011-09-20T02:20:09.782+10:002011-09-20T02:20:09.782+10:00I think you're just poking fun at yourself wit...I think you're just poking fun at yourself with the first poem, Brenda. If you'd wanted to be a different kind of poet, you would have been.<br />Falling asleep to the BBC News made me laugh. Yes, I think it's the English accent you associate with falling asleep as a child. As for the bad news, there was plenty of that when you were very young.<br />Ice hockey games make me fall asleep. When I lived alone and felt ill, I'd eat comfort food, set the TV to "Hockey Night in Canada" and go down the hall to my room. Hearing the game at the other end of the house made me feel my parents were there, following the game but watching over me.<br />— K<br /><br />Kay, Alberta, Canada<br />An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous TravelKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-83314738370476341622011-09-20T00:11:11.212+10:002011-09-20T00:11:11.212+10:00I must agree with vivinfrance!I must agree with vivinfrance!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231195313149947101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-26891776122905406972011-09-19T23:03:27.651+10:002011-09-19T23:03:27.651+10:00Fabulous wordle poem!Fabulous wordle poem!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-62328671109469095862011-09-19T22:53:54.329+10:002011-09-19T22:53:54.329+10:00Your first poem is totally inaccurate in its repre...Your first poem is totally inaccurate in its representation of you as a poet - and you must know it! We all gasp in admiration before your art.<br /><br />The second poem: ".....am I odd?"<br />By no means: this is how I soothe my savage breast into sleep, specially, for some reason, the shipping forecast!vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-70146258745206123322011-09-19T22:38:31.107+10:002011-09-19T22:38:31.107+10:00What a fine ambition, self-interest without selfis...What a fine ambition, self-interest without selfishness. I love that line about the mirror reflecting "a happier writer".<br /><br />RichardMr. Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05507517064398624652noreply@blogger.com