tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post8423244070389259331..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: PO-EMotion -- DesireMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-6391155098926721132015-04-19T22:16:57.616-04:002015-04-19T22:16:57.616-04:00Oh, the rhythm of this one is so rich and deep! A...Oh, the rhythm of this one is so rich and deep! And yes please--I'll take one of each!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037941820624409769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-32281729002530288602015-04-15T00:38:42.990-04:002015-04-15T00:38:42.990-04:00An interesting way of using the word desire, Carol...An interesting way of using the word desire, Carol-I enjoyed this poem. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-73070967658056461512015-04-15T00:37:41.782-04:002015-04-15T00:37:41.782-04:00Mary Lee, your poem and photo are a wonderful matc...Mary Lee, your poem and photo are a wonderful match and the language is as bright and visual as the image. Wonderful poem highlighting desire. My offering is at http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2015/04/slicing-poem.html.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-30613467763303570272015-04-14T22:30:02.146-04:002015-04-14T22:30:02.146-04:00Hear hear! This is a stunner. It calls to mind an...Hear hear! This is a stunner. It calls to mind another poem I love - Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Calling Out Rhyme." Just beautiful, ML. Thank you for this. xoAmy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-22612923965195075072015-04-14T20:23:56.088-04:002015-04-14T20:23:56.088-04:00Who needs haiku or other "minimalist" fo...Who needs haiku or other "minimalist" forms, when you can spin a corny rainbow poem into something both achingly terse and gorgeously rich? The joke is on us, folks--Mary Lee's poem is cunningly designed to fill us with sharp desire to write something so good.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-18297273887048929882015-04-14T16:55:39.558-04:002015-04-14T16:55:39.558-04:00I particularly like this one, Mary Lee. I love tha...I particularly like this one, Mary Lee. I love that crow is the last word-- it makes the end (bc of meter) unexpected and actually leaves the desire active. :)Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984356676160154316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-42404003954189978732015-04-14T08:36:43.781-04:002015-04-14T08:36:43.781-04:00Beautiful! So few words to evoke such strong image...Beautiful! So few words to evoke such strong images of spring. I want them all! This morning I wrote <a href="http://kaymcgriff.edublogs.org/2015/04/14/ode-to-morning-mocha/" rel="nofollow">Ode to Morning Moch</a>aKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-44008483910536599092015-04-14T07:22:30.294-04:002015-04-14T07:22:30.294-04:00"Longing"
Living with
unfulfilled desir...<br />"Longing"<br /><br />Living with<br />unfulfilled desire<br />is like stepping on <br />a shard of glass<br />at first it protrudes <br />and pains regularly<br />if you pick at it<br />try to remove it<br />with fingernails or tweezers <br />it hurts worse<br /><br />soon you learn <br />you can avoid the pain<br />if you do not step <br />in certain ways<br />eventually<br />a callous grows<br />and you become accustomed<br />to the hard bump<br />on the bottom of your foot<br /><br />every once in a while<br />you step wrong<br />and a stab of pain<br />shoots heart ward<br />but most of the time<br />the desire is just there<br />causing that constant throb<br />of endurable<br />discomfort<br /><br />(c) Carol Wilcox, 2015Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-54328556716905930352015-04-14T06:51:26.833-04:002015-04-14T06:51:26.833-04:00I find myself in awe of what you do with so few wo...I find myself in awe of what you do with so few words. I love what Carol said. Maybe we should just let Carol comment first on all of our poems and then write ditto underneath. :)Kimberley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944774091932084680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-33112929610790813372015-04-14T06:01:56.138-04:002015-04-14T06:01:56.138-04:00Is it redundant to say that every single day you t...Is it redundant to say that every single day you take my breath away with your gorgeous words! This is beautiful. The title (again)! The images, each one tiny and perfect. And then the way the words fit together and feel in my mouth. Absolutely lovely. I want to memorize this one and carry it in my heart. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.com