tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post7224314577699712876..comments2023-11-03T05:59:46.763-04:00Comments on Keeping Secrets: Shades of FallingKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-11833035503803615512010-10-13T20:43:10.340-04:002010-10-13T20:43:10.340-04:00Invite you to try the prompts at Writer's Isla...Invite you to try the prompts at <a href="http://writersisland.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Writer's Island</i></a>...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-67884399055548072102010-10-13T17:27:04.232-04:002010-10-13T17:27:04.232-04:00Beautiful poem, Karen. I love orange. I see it as ...Beautiful poem, Karen. I love orange. I see it as a warm, exuberant colour, more of fire than of fallen leaves. The sense I get from here is of a profound happiness, quieted in a way by the passing of years, but still there in the richest way. Just beautiful...<br />xoxoxoVesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-90740305186756275672010-10-12T18:23:50.008-04:002010-10-12T18:23:50.008-04:00Carrie - Welcome, and thank you! It's always n...Carrie - Welcome, and thank you! It's always nice to meet another Marth...if we can only slow down long enough to get acquainted! :-)<br /><br />120 Socks - Thank you, again and again and again!<br /><br />NanU - Thanks!<br /><br />Karen - (That's me - testing my new blog administration thingy). It's a long story!<br /><br />Mary - Thank you.<br /><br />TFE, Poetry Bus Editor, Extraordinaire - :-)<br /><br />joaquin - I love reading your comments. They're usually better than my poetry! Thank you for your sweet and thoughtful response.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-30579762191723097662010-10-12T15:13:28.232-04:002010-10-12T15:13:28.232-04:00i love this! nostalgic but contented; sweet but n...i love this! nostalgic but contented; sweet but not sentimental, with a perfect mix of innocence and sensuality, time and truth. i especially love how autumn is not the end here – it’s simply fulfillment, rich and heavy and deeply hued. i can almost see the speaker in this looking in a mirror and smiling at her youthful self in the reflection. beautiful!joaquin carvelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193680725157157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-64138336261977522102010-10-12T10:22:52.697-04:002010-10-12T10:22:52.697-04:00Love these last lines, Karen
comes back to me now...Love these last lines, Karen<br /><br />comes back to me now<br />in shades of orange,<br />as burnt and sweet as autumn.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-82545053272304630772010-10-11T20:32:52.589-04:002010-10-11T20:32:52.589-04:00Beautiful and nostalgic writing! I enjoyed readin...Beautiful and nostalgic writing! I enjoyed reading this very much.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-68536426203031409012010-10-11T18:23:25.426-04:002010-10-11T18:23:25.426-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-46808748384200444832010-10-11T12:43:41.650-04:002010-10-11T12:43:41.650-04:00Oh, that's lovely, Karen.Oh, that's lovely, Karen.NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-21181924496686634552010-10-11T12:18:21.376-04:002010-10-11T12:18:21.376-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912071192179983603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-44643909008302700962010-10-11T12:18:05.536-04:002010-10-11T12:18:05.536-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912071192179983603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-49721615665473429752010-10-11T12:17:10.630-04:002010-10-11T12:17:10.630-04:00I am an old romantic and I loved it!I am an old romantic and I loved it!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912071192179983603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-51817716459007097102010-10-11T09:17:28.127-04:002010-10-11T09:17:28.127-04:00Falling in love....this whole poem is so insightfu...Falling in love....this whole poem is so insightful and lovely...perfect for Magpie as well! by the way I just loved your Oh Martha post and poem Karen! :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-4378725651435960972010-10-11T05:53:43.502-04:002010-10-11T05:53:43.502-04:00Rene - Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Tum...Rene - Thanks for stopping by and commenting.<br /><br />Tumblewords - Thank you!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-63103718115330941742010-10-10T22:04:24.533-04:002010-10-10T22:04:24.533-04:00A gloriously colorful love!A gloriously colorful love!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-45377124360646775452010-10-10T20:25:04.667-04:002010-10-10T20:25:04.667-04:00Lovely... and thank goodness love is never out of ...Lovely... and thank goodness love is never out of season :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088944123595868347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-85158662249580386452010-10-10T18:21:32.510-04:002010-10-10T18:21:32.510-04:00Reflections - Thank you so!
Scott - Absolutely! T...Reflections - Thank you so!<br /><br />Scott - Absolutely! Thanks.<br /><br />Peter - I can't think of you as a wet fish! A funny one, maybe...<br /><br />Jingle - Thanks!<br /><br />Karen S. - I had to do a double-take when I saw your (and my) name and initial! Welcome, and thanks.<br /><br />Titus - Thank you for that!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-65979052381422092112010-10-10T18:16:52.602-04:002010-10-10T18:16:52.602-04:00kathi - Thank you!
Jinksy - Agreed!
Brian - Than...kathi - Thank you!<br /><br />Jinksy - Agreed!<br /><br />Brian - Thank you. Hopeful is always the way to be!<br /><br />Selchie - Hi, friend! Thank you!<br /><br />Rachel - Thanks for reading so carefully.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-4205871496551354492010-10-10T16:04:28.202-04:002010-10-10T16:04:28.202-04:00Oh Karen, I don't care how newsworthy this one...Oh Karen, I don't care how newsworthy this one is, what an absolutely beautiful poem. The final verse is the one that really captured me, particularly for the contrast with Spring above.<br /><br />I am also a great fan of orange in clothes.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-67744309020093034412010-10-10T14:26:49.588-04:002010-10-10T14:26:49.588-04:00This is lovely.This is lovely.Karen Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471057380298714556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-77899499061315037132010-10-10T13:02:28.730-04:002010-10-10T13:02:28.730-04:00lovely, cool, and encouraging!
Thanks for the insp...lovely, cool, and encouraging!<br />Thanks for the inspirations!Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-35070618254580593992010-10-10T12:06:04.303-04:002010-10-10T12:06:04.303-04:00Oh you big romantic, you! I am a completely unemot...Oh you big romantic, you! I am a completely unemotional wet fish but even I was touched by that!!Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-50922111948219462032010-10-10T09:10:47.726-04:002010-10-10T09:10:47.726-04:00what a wonderful piece you've written :-) mem...what a wonderful piece you've written :-) memories are so sweet, aren't they?Scott M. Freyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588618061480681504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-67667171137219954892010-10-09T23:56:18.970-04:002010-10-09T23:56:18.970-04:00Beautiful, romantic, colorful...
Wonderfully writ...Beautiful, romantic, colorful...<br /><br />Wonderfully written poem. Thanks for sharing.Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655163868990155242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-62307778029883549932010-10-09T15:38:09.078-04:002010-10-09T15:38:09.078-04:00i like the rise and fall...the spring and fall...
...i like the rise and fall...the spring and fall...<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-59840701256775171042010-10-09T15:31:57.456-04:002010-10-09T15:31:57.456-04:00a deep satisfied sigh.. thank you)a deep satisfied sigh.. thank you)sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937564243594887739noreply@blogger.com