tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post8902169276863125845..comments2023-10-12T08:21:27.253-07:00Comments on Gerry Boyd's Poetry: Everglades (Flamingo), 2010gerry boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-56724037635398496882011-01-16T06:59:42.856-08:002011-01-16T06:59:42.856-08:00@Jinksy: A well-crafted comment. The last line is ...@Jinksy: A well-crafted comment. The last line is poetry in itself! I only speak a little German so I had to look that up. Thanks,gerry boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-59259857374154526672011-01-16T01:59:33.988-08:002011-01-16T01:59:33.988-08:00The rustle in the bushes that made you freeze and ...The rustle in the bushes that made you freeze and turn behind<br />is a snake that slithers, mostly, in the mangrove of your mind.<br /><br />After I read this, the word that sprang to mind was 'Ausgezeichnet', in German, and I had hell's own job to find out how to spell it to write it here!<br /><br />I loved the unexpected traditional form - it sparkled like a faceted gem amongst other stones which had been tumbled, to show natural beauty, but lacked the addition of a lapidarist's craft.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-88082460257472434932010-12-31T16:45:01.791-08:002010-12-31T16:45:01.791-08:00@Tess: Glad that resonated. Wishing you and yours ...@Tess: Glad that resonated. Wishing you and yours all the warmth of the season and a happier than ever twenty eleven.gerry boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-50989589013610714262010-12-31T16:42:26.115-08:002010-12-31T16:42:26.115-08:00@Harlequin: thx for continuing to read. I hope hav...@Harlequin: thx for continuing to read. I hope have a stellar 2011.gerry boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-71101541295325430482010-12-31T12:28:44.733-08:002010-12-31T12:28:44.733-08:00Fabulous last line, Gerry.
Warm and woolly wishes...Fabulous last line, Gerry.<br /><br />Warm and woolly wishes for 2011! xxTess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-4163934493448723722010-12-30T19:39:08.976-08:002010-12-30T19:39:08.976-08:00another lovely sonnet; i like your pelicans, but t...another lovely sonnet; i like your pelicans, but then, again, the pelican is such a poetic bird! <br />great work, gerry. <br />hope you are having a wonderful grand season.Harlequinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964772119118368322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-78160035325801546602010-12-27T15:45:48.231-08:002010-12-27T15:45:48.231-08:00@Autumn: Yeah. For some reason, since I hit the ro...@Autumn: Yeah. For some reason, since I hit the road, I have only be writing sonnets, mostly about the places I've been. Weird.gerry boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-86812918980271790622010-12-27T15:20:56.904-08:002010-12-27T15:20:56.904-08:00Oh my goodness you are on permanent vacation, luck...Oh my goodness you are on permanent vacation, lucky man. And the ending is not trite at all, it brings it all together and makes it seem not overly glorious, but still awesome.Autumnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362659586299221680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-77993716422996147832010-12-27T12:47:21.091-08:002010-12-27T12:47:21.091-08:00@Autumn: Thanks hon. I was worried the ending of t...@Autumn: Thanks hon. I was worried the ending of this was just a bit trite. I am on permanent vacation. Check out <br /><br />http://astralnomads.blogspot.comgerry boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-12392389883484757992010-12-27T09:19:05.968-08:002010-12-27T09:19:05.968-08:00Mmmm this makes me want vacation. The end is very...Mmmm this makes me want vacation. The end is very goosebump-y indeed. Bravo my dear sir.Autumnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362659586299221680noreply@blogger.com