tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post3508803314805147364..comments2023-03-31T08:26:17.996-07:00Comments on Hanging On My Word: The Summing UpLittle Nellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-29349852565403235962012-05-31T19:26:33.777-07:002012-05-31T19:26:33.777-07:00Sounds a lot like the real thing! Great take. Lov...Sounds a lot like the real thing! Great take. Love Smith/Williams - couldn't have been a better choice.The Blog of Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650938872732748697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-575956201507586802012-05-31T07:08:51.219-07:002012-05-31T07:08:51.219-07:00Hi Nell, this is so way cool. Poetry that I can u...Hi Nell, this is so way cool. Poetry that I can understand ... both yours and the one in the video. Thanks!<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-69232116018228155022012-05-29T11:36:55.895-07:002012-05-29T11:36:55.895-07:00Well, you didn't do things by half! LOL Great ...Well, you didn't do things by half! LOL Great Mag. :)Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-72335863059086751192012-05-29T10:23:03.368-07:002012-05-29T10:23:03.368-07:00Very clever!Very clever!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-56199197407133799832012-05-29T10:11:13.717-07:002012-05-29T10:11:13.717-07:00This was utterly brilliant! I enjoyed every sylla...This was utterly brilliant! I enjoyed every syllable! (I'm talking about YOUR words, not theirs, but will listen to them now. Kenneth Williams? Hoot!)Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-59249209039551835822012-05-28T18:32:07.277-07:002012-05-28T18:32:07.277-07:00I didn't like this 50/50.....I loved it 100%.....I didn't like this 50/50.....I loved it 100%..!! And the Betjeman reading was delightful! Nice to listen to Kenneth in a nursey tale that didn't need the words..."ooooh, Matron!"Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447013188405986054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-71136114425078001922012-05-28T17:28:22.415-07:002012-05-28T17:28:22.415-07:00this poem was mad dark fun, little nell.this poem was mad dark fun, little nell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-12288448485219750922012-05-28T13:13:27.869-07:002012-05-28T13:13:27.869-07:00Excellent interpretation. Sadness, regret and bitt...Excellent interpretation. Sadness, regret and bitterness - lets hope this poem doesn't ring true for too many readers!<br /><br />Lucy xlucy joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-92145251315314919522012-05-28T07:07:15.002-07:002012-05-28T07:07:15.002-07:00splendid- you nailed this all the way-not half way...splendid- you nailed this all the way-not half way.Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-89110147008911214172012-05-28T06:53:35.182-07:002012-05-28T06:53:35.182-07:00Many moods captured in one mood! I like the way y...Many moods captured in one mood! I like the way you make us think in many directions at once!R. Burnett Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08743367086298298786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-62767637762354713522012-05-28T06:05:56.451-07:002012-05-28T06:05:56.451-07:00What a perfect accomplishment..selfish me, I wish ...What a perfect accomplishment..selfish me, I wish I'd written this!Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985979258848310351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-61494591343835714052012-05-28T05:55:48.865-07:002012-05-28T05:55:48.865-07:00Very clever and creative!Very clever and creative!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-40383098421217052032012-05-28T05:20:12.849-07:002012-05-28T05:20:12.849-07:00Oh I really liked what you did with this piece! Th...Oh I really liked what you did with this piece! Thanks for sharing.izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-22987491955230093952012-05-27T20:38:24.507-07:002012-05-27T20:38:24.507-07:00How wonderful this is! Love it!How wonderful this is! Love it!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-66980915616482477422012-05-27T17:09:10.867-07:002012-05-27T17:09:10.867-07:00Loved how you wrote this!!!
discontentLoved how you wrote this!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.in/2012/05/discontent.html" rel="nofollow">discontent</a>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-7696860012761450322012-05-27T13:57:02.422-07:002012-05-27T13:57:02.422-07:00The repetition and cadence of your poem brings eve...The repetition and cadence of your poem brings everything to life and makes it sparkle! I love it!! You have captured the spirit of the painting so cleverly. Beautiful, Little Nell. Thank you for sharing. =DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241402645242821612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-1320679993989986032012-05-27T13:43:07.643-07:002012-05-27T13:43:07.643-07:00sounds like the cup is half empty you know....real...sounds like the cup is half empty you know....really nice flow created inthe repetition as well...and you really build a mood in this as well...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-37149646128559684042012-05-27T11:20:59.610-07:002012-05-27T11:20:59.610-07:00I love how you played with the words so brilliantl...I love how you played with the words so brilliantly. It simply sung!Dana Dampierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00711570817935555856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-30522141716541900022012-05-27T11:18:42.447-07:002012-05-27T11:18:42.447-07:00I love the repeated word...so bold, sad, dark, emp...I love the repeated word...so bold, sad, dark, empty. You nailed the image I saw!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-52457666857932530712012-05-27T11:07:57.108-07:002012-05-27T11:07:57.108-07:00I liike your unusual versing; it has capturd the f...I liike your unusual versing; it has capturd the feeling very well.DCWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477888352043819786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-91649865141183071252012-05-27T10:49:45.173-07:002012-05-27T10:49:45.173-07:00while you saw it as gloomy, i saw it as mysterious...while you saw it as gloomy, i saw it as mysterious. i chose to avoid the "characters" in the painting, didn't want to get too psychological, guess that's how i avoided the gloom. it was just 1/8 gloomy to me. ;)<br /><br /><a href="http://zongrik.wordpress.com/2012/05/27/neither-good-nor-bad/%22" rel="nofollow">neither good nor bad</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-25686795383688086712012-05-27T10:16:15.162-07:002012-05-27T10:16:15.162-07:00You've captured the mood of the painting. The...You've captured the mood of the painting. The woman in the window looks wistful or waiting.... Repetition and rhyme work well here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-57691792717332158952012-05-27T09:59:43.735-07:002012-05-27T09:59:43.735-07:00The painting is pretty dark and gives the sense of...The painting is pretty dark and gives the sense of loneliness too (I thought)<br />Really liked your interpretation of it. The concise lines made it even more effective.Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139175719967937843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-31180284628409858562012-05-27T09:57:56.412-07:002012-05-27T09:57:56.412-07:00Did I enjoy this? Not half!
How strange that you ...Did I enjoy this? Not half!<br /><br />How strange that you should include this reading by Kenneth Williams and Maggie Smith. I recorded a later broadcast of the programme, on VHS, later transferred it to DVD, and was watching it with my daughter only a few days ago.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.com