tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post7031172954637022357..comments2023-03-31T08:26:17.996-07:00Comments on Hanging On My Word: EpitaphLittle Nellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-69840930927621668052013-03-09T15:04:14.544-08:002013-03-09T15:04:14.544-08:00Smart and beautiful.Smart and beautiful.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-48021322920509530982013-03-07T20:47:40.433-08:002013-03-07T20:47:40.433-08:00Very nice, to be sure! Very nice, to be sure! Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-35179863962388668222013-03-07T15:34:53.736-08:002013-03-07T15:34:53.736-08:00Very nice Shakespearean twist...Very nice Shakespearean twist...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-75364856499678255982013-03-07T10:03:18.890-08:002013-03-07T10:03:18.890-08:00Yes, that fits quite a few characters, both Shakes...Yes, that fits quite a few characters, both Shakespearian and, sadly, real people. Well done.~T~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17969562036638831748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-27849906749574823842013-03-07T06:22:46.959-08:002013-03-07T06:22:46.959-08:00Nicely done. Especially liked the raft of heartach...Nicely done. Especially liked the raft of heartaches from which none recovers.Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-75873433538095923102013-03-06T07:36:30.952-08:002013-03-06T07:36:30.952-08:00I enjoyed the searing darkness and overwhelming se...I enjoyed the searing darkness and overwhelming sense of despair in this, NellSilent Otto https://www.blogger.com/profile/00475494332523156366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-2833650853308754152013-03-05T14:12:31.729-08:002013-03-05T14:12:31.729-08:00Took my breath away - that's for sure! Fantas...Took my breath away - that's for sure! Fantastic poem.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447013188405986054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-41400138065438390222013-03-05T09:03:38.624-08:002013-03-05T09:03:38.624-08:00Twice drown’d; in real time on the day,
And then o...Twice drown’d; in real time on the day,<br />And then once more in memory’s replay.<br />Tempestuous loves and stormy lovers,<br />A raft of heartaches from which none recovers<br /><br />Personal tragedy and lots of sufferings in pursuing happiness in life. Often a common picture that many had to go through. Clever word-craft Marilyn!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-29987158607377872752013-03-04T20:23:59.325-08:002013-03-04T20:23:59.325-08:00nicely done and thanks for sharingnicely done and thanks for sharingWaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873809564739628512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-54883916052792627022013-03-04T13:55:08.526-08:002013-03-04T13:55:08.526-08:00A raft of heat ache! boy that is a lot and a good...A raft of heat ache! boy that is a lot and a good description ,thanksizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-89269072458073552702013-03-04T13:42:57.063-08:002013-03-04T13:42:57.063-08:00After such a stormy life, she deserves to at last ...After such a stormy life, she deserves to at last rest in peace and calm. Love the touches from Shakespeare... Bodhirosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630769135515322096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-3174073743761754552013-03-04T08:59:43.041-08:002013-03-04T08:59:43.041-08:00This is felt... and I love the glimmer of hope in ...This is felt... and I love the glimmer of hope in the end.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-50966438841640186472013-03-04T07:48:05.967-08:002013-03-04T07:48:05.967-08:00Thank you Mike! Always good to know that one's...Thank you Mike! Always good to know that one's earnest and heartfelt poem about a tormented soul who takes her own life, can evoke a humorous response! Shouldn't this parody of Masefield's great poem be on my previous post - The Box of Delights?<br />Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-74666422784796907992013-03-04T03:14:06.286-08:002013-03-04T03:14:06.286-08:00Raw... a piece that evokes emotions for a woman lo...Raw... a piece that evokes emotions for a woman lost in her sadness, very well mastered. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020430647050532416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-68061291108163024452013-03-04T01:49:57.028-08:002013-03-04T01:49:57.028-08:00It has a wonderful Shakespearean feel about it - e...It has a wonderful Shakespearean feel about it - especially the line about being "Twice drown's" - but with the wonderful modern illusion of real time.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-72450577887187532632013-03-04T01:34:13.280-08:002013-03-04T01:34:13.280-08:00Her stormy life a shipwreck of emotions,
A sea of ... Her stormy life a shipwreck of emotions,<br />A sea of troubles, and abstracted oceans.<br /><br />Great watery images and I loved the word 'abstracted' used here.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-26071638124528962902013-03-04T01:32:08.968-08:002013-03-04T01:32:08.968-08:00What a gem of a reply! LOLWhat a gem of a reply! LOLJinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-27237825465908881782013-03-03T23:23:29.323-08:002013-03-03T23:23:29.323-08:00Oh my your words bring such a sense of deep longin...Oh my your words bring such a sense of deep longing. As only one truly in love can travel, invited or not, through past times remembered, stormy or not. Yet, just in time she finds safe harbor. 21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-44615447417336997122013-03-03T22:57:18.181-08:002013-03-03T22:57:18.181-08:00Love the Shakespearean treatment, Nell.Love the Shakespearean treatment, Nell.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-4426983944348089512013-03-03T19:06:25.912-08:002013-03-03T19:06:25.912-08:00I used to think drowning is such a chaotic aggress...I used to think drowning is such a chaotic aggressive act of defiance. Now in poetry, I see it ends in quiet acceptance. Well done, Nell...ninotazizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491437553562159354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-29783903406809898282013-03-03T16:57:59.203-08:002013-03-03T16:57:59.203-08:00A good poem but a chilling image, isn't it?A good poem but a chilling image, isn't it?Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-66254581829708148762013-03-03T16:42:01.331-08:002013-03-03T16:42:01.331-08:00I must go down to the sea again,
to the lonely se...I must go down to the sea again, <br />to the lonely sea and the sky;<br />I left my shoes and socks there - <br />I wonder if they're dry? <br />Spike MilliganAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378637587289025611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-31709147977670900922013-03-03T16:34:54.105-08:002013-03-03T16:34:54.105-08:00The sea is large.
The sea must know more than any ...The sea is large.<br />The sea must know more than any of us.<br /><br />Carl SandburgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378637587289025611noreply@blogger.com