tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post82058238161875570..comments2024-03-28T10:37:38.851-11:00Comments on Intelliblog: POETRY TUESDAY - ON THE ROADIntellibloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-65266752586113820492011-10-28T15:06:56.529-11:002011-10-28T15:06:56.529-11:00I did not know the history behind the photograph a...I did not know the history behind the photograph and am happy that I do now thanks to you.<br /><br />An amazing take but the line that shot out at me is 'The road like a silk ribbon unwinds' - a little like one's thoughts.The Blog of Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650938872732748697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-8440770165974860342011-10-27T05:05:04.037-11:002011-10-27T05:05:04.037-11:00This one's just begging to be set to music. M...This one's just begging to be set to music. My favorite line? "Your sudden parting to decode".Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-57531280156943836342011-10-27T01:44:21.663-11:002011-10-27T01:44:21.663-11:00Running away or towards? Both seldom work...Running away or towards? Both seldom work...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-31257400700932845442011-10-26T13:50:51.059-11:002011-10-26T13:50:51.059-11:00A very powerful piece of writingA very powerful piece of writingChronicles of Illusionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168156674895078729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-62582278829516375222011-10-26T08:12:37.843-11:002011-10-26T08:12:37.843-11:00You captured the ongoingness of the highway, the e...You captured the ongoingness of the highway, the escape and that there is no escape from tears. Well done!!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641794618204577036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-29125951159540087122011-10-26T05:05:22.036-11:002011-10-26T05:05:22.036-11:00Great poem that really captures the feeling of the...Great poem that really captures the feeling of the open road. My solution to all problems in my youth was to hit the road. Something about driving across vast spaces gave me the answers I did not know I was seeking - southwest America style meditation.<br /><br />Thanks also for the information about the photographer. Since vacation on the open road I have been rushing to catch up and did not google him. Great collage of images.JBinford-Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293248281473648182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-13361544921052216302011-10-26T04:15:56.873-11:002011-10-26T04:15:56.873-11:00Intriguing poem. I spent some time reading about J...Intriguing poem. I spent some time reading about Jean Genet's Prisoner of Love. I wondered about a political connection in your poem but see that you do not label it as such. Still ... Enjoyed my time here.Ann Grenierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501522748426995035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-62862789875469709812011-10-25T13:02:56.478-11:002011-10-25T13:02:56.478-11:00I could feel the desperation and intensity of emot...I could feel the desperation and intensity of emotion in this piece. Nicely done.Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-57372625903029077362011-10-25T11:48:16.927-11:002011-10-25T11:48:16.927-11:00I enjoyed the contrast between the no-holds-barred...I enjoyed the contrast between the no-holds-barred cruelties of Genet and the gentler tones of your poem.Kathy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09475101089455608729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-18667120363710464862011-10-25T11:08:56.532-11:002011-10-25T11:08:56.532-11:00I'd like to know who it was who left and who c...I'd like to know who it was who left and who could cause the ecstasy of betrayal. The writer seems to have done some betraying him/herself for the sake of love.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-64742045109771025512011-10-25T10:41:30.311-11:002011-10-25T10:41:30.311-11:00'the ecstasy of betrayal' - I think I woul...'the ecstasy of betrayal' - I think I would change ecstasy to agony but maybe they are interlinked, like laughter and sorrow.<br />Your poem displays well the hopeless urgency of unrequited or spurned love.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-66138113893421691252011-10-25T10:19:16.926-11:002011-10-25T10:19:16.926-11:00ah..niceah..niceSuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329289442910294160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-61708311585661988422011-10-25T05:58:36.711-11:002011-10-25T05:58:36.711-11:00You absolutely captured the essence of the photos ...You absolutely captured the essence of the photos .... though invisible, I was with you all the way.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-33474057951565532812011-10-25T00:53:21.486-11:002011-10-25T00:53:21.486-11:00the road like a silk ribbon unwinds, no beginning ...the road like a silk ribbon unwinds, no beginning no end...nice description and then you bring the feeling as well...very nice...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-72991531503221041562011-10-25T00:24:43.951-11:002011-10-25T00:24:43.951-11:00Your poem suits the images very well, Nicholas. I ...Your poem suits the images very well, Nicholas. I like the change in rhyme in the last stanza, which is deceptive in its optics!Penthehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226869141298079186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-30994430649261426192011-10-24T23:16:13.228-11:002011-10-24T23:16:13.228-11:00"my only fault was too much to believe "..."my only fault was too much to believe " <br />mine too. mine too...<br /><br />thanks Nicholas- thats a very good poem : )erleichdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471341634223594648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-46468537006699014612011-10-24T22:22:53.449-11:002011-10-24T22:22:53.449-11:00Powerful writing; moving...Powerful writing; moving...Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.com