tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post4677077165985981694..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: The Reformulation of SilenceCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-49623688453682839752009-04-26T19:44:00.000+01:002009-04-26T19:44:00.000+01:00We have an area of flattened land near us. It look...We have an area of flattened land near us. It looks like wasteland and is registered as 'soon to be developed' but I hope they don't develop it too soon because, despite how ugly it appears to humans, it's actually busy with pipits, larks and little ring plover. You just never know....Mistlethrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051761614198488243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-36153999117462418062009-04-25T20:16:00.000+01:002009-04-25T20:16:00.000+01:00my heart aches when i see all the 'development' d...my heart aches when i see all the 'development' destroying our natural habitat... great poem!polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-36896589294048596792009-04-25T04:09:00.000+01:002009-04-25T04:09:00.000+01:00Wow! So much sound in your words. Love it!Wow! So much sound in your words. Love it!Erin Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428693832930474044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-5464516807667348812009-04-25T03:25:00.000+01:002009-04-25T03:25:00.000+01:00ya i like ending also....but it all is very goodya i like ending also....but it all is very goodWayne Pitchkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376196523487344143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-46653863147852467622009-04-25T02:45:00.000+01:002009-04-25T02:45:00.000+01:00I think I much prefer grasshoppers to aircondition...I think I much prefer grasshoppers to airconditiong - a shame that natural sounds are being crowded out these daysCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-87069762889136454122009-04-25T02:17:00.000+01:002009-04-25T02:17:00.000+01:00Excellent Juliet! Poignant and powerful words that...Excellent Juliet! Poignant and powerful words that are close to my own heart...Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-90204155593454478262009-04-25T01:59:00.000+01:002009-04-25T01:59:00.000+01:00This is great. The symbolism and the raping of na...This is great. The symbolism and the raping of nature was never so beautifully put(sorry for the raping comment couldn't think of a better way to put it). I live in a place where development is rampant and more and more green is disappearing, your poem hit just the right chord to capture the feeling when I drive by one of these construction sites.Tangled Stitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187930600143603801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-58988193396259484172009-04-24T23:20:00.000+01:002009-04-24T23:20:00.000+01:00That is superb, Juliet. You are a fantastic poet. ...That is superb, Juliet. You are a fantastic poet. I love the key change in the middle, the sounds of the poem actually change through the onomatapaeic effect, the reforming as the cloud of dust settles, then silence. It is a fabulous active alive sound poem.Paulhttp://gingatao.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-55964505271758404492009-04-24T21:50:00.000+01:002009-04-24T21:50:00.000+01:00So beautiful! You had me at the first line with "u...So beautiful! You had me at the first line with "under a larkful sky" and I remained enslaved with wonder until the end.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818420999930644450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-34858106152647496612009-04-24T21:28:00.000+01:002009-04-24T21:28:00.000+01:00Powerful, moving piece. I especially love how you...Powerful, moving piece. I especially love how you end with a noise that contrasts so starkly with the beginning.Liz at Yips and Howlshttp://www.blog.elizabethenslin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-21175951986199713632009-04-24T20:10:00.000+01:002009-04-24T20:10:00.000+01:00Great opening line. Scary ending. Powerful piece.Great opening line. Scary ending. Powerful piece.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878102599430407759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-69908715802880152362009-04-24T18:43:00.000+01:002009-04-24T18:43:00.000+01:00This is also poignant, sad and lovely, Juliet.This is also poignant, sad and lovely, Juliet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-61060060786826467892009-04-24T18:19:00.000+01:002009-04-24T18:19:00.000+01:00It is so difficult to comprehend the ways of human...It is so difficult to comprehend the ways of human beings. We tend to destroy everything beautiful..<br /><br /><A HREF="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2009/04/moon-eats-sugar-puffs.html" REL="nofollow">moon eats sugar puffs</A>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-12700048894379448102009-04-24T16:42:00.000+01:002009-04-24T16:42:00.000+01:00I love this... and hate it too, of course. I want ...I love this... and hate it too, of course. I want the sky to be larkful again.RachelWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225401230724459199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-28451599083254402462009-04-24T14:26:00.000+01:002009-04-24T14:26:00.000+01:00I've been really enjoying the birds in the trees i...I've been really enjoying the birds in the trees in the field behind my house. Silence does indeed need reformulating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-4050093122703297842009-04-24T14:20:00.000+01:002009-04-24T14:20:00.000+01:00Last few lines, just brilliant.Last few lines, just brilliant.Jeeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059095696768768954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-66045870626045752392009-04-24T14:16:00.000+01:002009-04-24T14:16:00.000+01:00Like those last two lines!
I walked the dog this ...Like those last two lines!<br /><br />I walked the dog this morning and the skies were so busy with birds...very exciting time of year.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.com