tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post5828688625889798072..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: SunburnedCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-10345125797035830002008-07-18T02:13:00.000+01:002008-07-18T02:13:00.000+01:00Lovely poem. Are you having another wet summer? I ...Lovely poem. Are you having another wet summer? I thought after last year it was time for a sunny one.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-50532451065682111022008-07-17T16:25:00.000+01:002008-07-17T16:25:00.000+01:00i like it! it's the poetic opposite of "when it ra...i like it! it's the poetic opposite of "when it rains, it pours" :-) while making a similar point.<BR/><BR/>the most vivid line for me is "wildfires raging in tinder dry forests"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-91487317720822613952008-07-16T16:47:00.000+01:002008-07-16T16:47:00.000+01:00I'm imagining California versus England.I'm imagining California versus England.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-49938837647666682942008-07-16T00:03:00.000+01:002008-07-16T00:03:00.000+01:00a beauty reflecting a destructive hot heat under t...a beauty reflecting a destructive hot heat under the umbrella of rain drenched summer... awesome!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-9603110429061710742008-07-15T20:19:00.000+01:002008-07-15T20:19:00.000+01:00ah, i love this one. short and sweet. i feel the ...ah, i love this one. short and sweet. i feel the same way, when its raining, i dream of sunshine; when its sunny, i long for the rain.Odessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397968854709642789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-22517398790949277192008-07-15T18:30:00.000+01:002008-07-15T18:30:00.000+01:00Ooh, I've been stuck in rain, but I love the rain....Ooh, I've been stuck in rain, but I love the rain.Noah the Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11777681562599472033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-77425062637819858802008-07-15T18:11:00.000+01:002008-07-15T18:11:00.000+01:00I love your juxtaposition between the desire of su...I love your juxtaposition between the desire of sunshine and the knowledge of the damage it can do.<BR/><BR/>Nice write.<BR/><BR/>-NicoleRaven's Wing Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576438868694047958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-67644422956418912792008-07-15T01:05:00.000+01:002008-07-15T01:05:00.000+01:00the two together play sweetthe two together play sweetScothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719725764131827872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-9289229404723800212008-07-14T23:49:00.000+01:002008-07-14T23:49:00.000+01:00Yeah, gentle sunshine would be nice.Yeah, gentle sunshine would be nice.Andy Sewinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023449074796269533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-67530621571134986292008-07-14T22:24:00.000+01:002008-07-14T22:24:00.000+01:00I had a sunstroke migraine about a fortnight ago, ...I had a sunstroke migraine about a fortnight ago, after one hot day. It gave me a reminder not to stay out in the sun for so long. xthis is my patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865567572989902864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-69479433517189411952008-07-14T18:53:00.000+01:002008-07-14T18:53:00.000+01:00Great contrasts. I'd like a few weeks in your nec...Great contrasts. I'd like a few weeks in your neck of the woods as an escape from the heat and smoke in mine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-18417639093107171702008-07-14T17:40:00.000+01:002008-07-14T17:40:00.000+01:00too much and too little...great contrast in this w...too much and too little...<BR/>great contrast in this wonderful poempolonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-82945679186823627892008-07-14T17:07:00.000+01:002008-07-14T17:07:00.000+01:00the contrasts here are nice, as are the examples y...the contrasts here are nice, as are the examples you've given of extreme heat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-37770950050326471662008-07-14T16:28:00.000+01:002008-07-14T16:28:00.000+01:00This takes me right back to those Edinburgh "summe...This takes me right back to those Edinburgh "summers"... I remember one year when the rest of the country was melting in the heat and Edinburgh was blanketed in a month of sea-fog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-79356129443603524192008-07-14T15:08:00.000+01:002008-07-14T15:08:00.000+01:00One really gets a sense of the dryness and hotness...One really gets a sense of the dryness and hotness in this - a bit like here at the moment and no rain expected for at least another two weeks.<BR/>Such imagery this generates. Wonderful!Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-46337726363647308742008-07-14T15:06:00.000+01:002008-07-14T15:06:00.000+01:00There are all kinds of Summers.....I just trying t...There are all kinds of Summers.....I just trying to loose track of time.d. moll, l.ac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16007607538375968631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-30347141997631630302008-07-14T14:04:00.000+01:002008-07-14T14:04:00.000+01:00I love the sun-blonded hair! And the whole poem, ...I love the sun-blonded hair! And the whole poem, actually!Linda Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459940700516084069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-37460959989598590212008-07-14T13:56:00.000+01:002008-07-14T13:56:00.000+01:00Sunstroke migraine: ouch! Sure you don't prefer t...Sunstroke migraine: ouch! Sure you don't prefer the rain?<BR/><BR/>It reads like one long sigh to me. Wonderful.Jenn:https://www.blogger.com/profile/16186913821204935058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-81145169912508215512008-07-14T13:08:00.000+01:002008-07-14T13:08:00.000+01:00"Fish struggling in shallow waters" is a great ima..."Fish struggling in shallow waters" is a great image of desperate heat. A vivid poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-42360147091420711172008-07-14T13:02:00.000+01:002008-07-14T13:02:00.000+01:00I often think similar things especially during the...I often think similar things especially during the Aussie summer when we are sweltering and my sister is shovelling snow in the US. Lovely, lovely piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-24403971640000097452008-07-14T09:12:00.000+01:002008-07-14T09:12:00.000+01:00The sun has just popped out! Must have been inspir...The sun has just popped out! Must have been inspired by this poem.<BR/>There's a lot of rain this year in the UK.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.com