tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post4354333459459432761..comments2024-03-24T07:40:30.032-04:00Comments on A Word Edgewise: If Robyn, haiku Linda Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-73221107869949162762020-11-15T15:24:34.314-05:002020-11-15T15:24:34.314-05:00You know you have SO made my day/weekend, Linda, w...You know you have SO made my day/weekend, Linda, with your kind words! Thank you. And thanks for sharing these poems. I would echo being drawn to those lovely curtains, and the idea of 'butternut trim' outside - and yet I'm more pulled to the power and electricity & many layers of that second poem. As Kat says, that "biting/pins" is a potent combination!Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-90706302624691000892020-11-15T12:57:18.199-05:002020-11-15T12:57:18.199-05:00Wonderful, Linda! So different, yet each is effect...Wonderful, Linda! So different, yet each is effective on its own terms. Writing "sister" in second person is such an interesting twist—it amplifies the poem's sense of urgency.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-30395412323679163842020-11-14T20:34:55.149-05:002020-11-14T20:34:55.149-05:00Your haiku have movement, Linda! The "curtain...Your haiku have movement, Linda! The "curtains" show the moving trees and leaves. The brush moves through the speakers hair. Wonderful!author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-83936757886841835692020-11-14T17:47:39.619-05:002020-11-14T17:47:39.619-05:00Love it!Love it!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-64728393891709312042020-11-13T19:28:50.980-05:002020-11-13T19:28:50.980-05:00In the brief space of 34 syllables you offer contr...In the brief space of 34 syllables you offer contrasting thoughts and ideas Linda. They are bookends these haikus and it provokes me to pause and think. Thought provoking while delivering an economy of precise and meaningful words.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-64788248421872727032020-11-13T14:21:48.400-05:002020-11-13T14:21:48.400-05:00Lovely haiku times two, Linda. Your curtain image ...Lovely haiku times two, Linda. Your curtain image lingers. :)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-38304532152319260242020-11-13T11:07:40.993-05:002020-11-13T11:07:40.993-05:00Perfect day for your lovely haiku. The window one ...Perfect day for your lovely haiku. The window one is my favorite. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-71317141568645282112020-11-13T10:01:33.959-05:002020-11-13T10:01:33.959-05:00Your images are special, Linda. Robyn has been an ...Your images are special, Linda. Robyn has been an excellent teacher! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-36531294293046336312020-11-13T09:50:34.384-05:002020-11-13T09:50:34.384-05:00I love your haiku about your window. Peaceful. It ...I love your haiku about your window. Peaceful. It grounded me. thank you. And with your second I thought of my sister in far away California. Janice Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913934779785635150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-83628004249405363382020-11-13T09:24:52.060-05:002020-11-13T09:24:52.060-05:00Linda, I am full of peace after reading your haiku...Linda, I am full of peace after reading your haikus. The first one is such a unique way to present a beautiful picture of autumn with nature's curtains filling the space.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-84766095491270065122020-11-13T07:03:38.810-05:002020-11-13T07:03:38.810-05:00Wasn't Robyn's post so chock-full of goodn...Wasn't Robyn's post so chock-full of goodness and possibilities? I got inspired thinking about doing December twitterku again. Both of these are golden nuggets, especially "sister." Such a moment captured!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-43754991923165325982020-11-13T06:41:37.993-05:002020-11-13T06:41:37.993-05:00Linda, such a lovely image of your "curtains....Linda, such a lovely image of your "curtains." Your haiku have inspired me this week.Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-34511244665239734572020-11-13T06:16:33.645-05:002020-11-13T06:16:33.645-05:00You haiku'd, too! Gorgeous curtains!You haiku'd, too! Gorgeous curtains!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-87060597136972550722020-11-13T02:54:23.949-05:002020-11-13T02:54:23.949-05:00Oooh. I especially love your second. I can feel it...Oooh. I especially love your second. I can feel it! I'm imagining skeletal fingers (not quite sure why) and wind-whipped tendrils. Biting/pins is perfect!KatApel - katswhiskers.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297639228969549518noreply@blogger.com