tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post8553739568409126913..comments2023-10-18T08:54:01.163-03:00Comments on A Piece of My Mind: Poetry Train Monday - 15 - McGregor BayJulia Phillips Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-9171912978777971472007-08-21T14:39:00.000-03:002007-08-21T14:39:00.000-03:00I love poems that capture a moment or an event. Th...I love poems that capture a moment or an event. The last lines are great. Thanks for sharing.Danika Dinsmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472222686878922186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-46685047875625013042007-08-20T22:00:00.000-03:002007-08-20T22:00:00.000-03:00Beautiful poem. I want to go there now.Beautiful poem. I want to go there now.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17968479919482739686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-56407647053888648522007-08-20T21:59:00.000-03:002007-08-20T21:59:00.000-03:00ah Julia! this was so lovely and profound:"To thin...ah Julia! this was so lovely and profound:<BR/>"To think we piled around that tiny screen<BR/>When we could have<BR/>Sacrificed some blood<BR/>For a look at the star show<BR/>Playing this location only"<BR/>gorgeous poem all the way around.Rhianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825362911575046105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-2565705785299628292007-08-20T17:24:00.000-03:002007-08-20T17:24:00.000-03:00Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. Poetry i...Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. Poetry is a love...I used to write it like crazy in my youth, but life has gotten so busy, I've fallen out of the habit. Your imagery was beautiful and I loved the feeling it gave me. And looking over past entries, I loved the reminders of when I played Oboe in high school and college. Good feelings. Thanks!Snizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609352449272402863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-11038206890542737912007-08-20T15:27:00.000-03:002007-08-20T15:27:00.000-03:00Yeah, I have to agree. Definitely one of my favori...Yeah, I have to agree. Definitely one of my favorites, and you write really nice things to begin with.Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-42892464164958167162007-08-20T15:10:00.000-03:002007-08-20T15:10:00.000-03:00such a great poem of youth!such a great poem of youth!Sparky Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599649584020982942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-4551415015171415552007-08-20T15:00:00.000-03:002007-08-20T15:00:00.000-03:00Great poem!!Great poem!!Mike Minzeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475218626898693458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-65802267522612429542007-08-20T14:08:00.000-03:002007-08-20T14:08:00.000-03:00awesome! I want to see this place now.awesome! I want to see this place now.Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526942677135741267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-87286573835093654172007-08-20T13:09:00.000-03:002007-08-20T13:09:00.000-03:00Beautiful! i so want to go there too!love the last...Beautiful! i so want to go there too!<BR/>love the last para..<BR/>"Smoke erupting skyward<BR/>Wine poured on skewered grill<BR/>Lake swallowing CD strains"Irehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225452291299150178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-37838475976338821102007-08-20T13:03:00.000-03:002007-08-20T13:03:00.000-03:00I liked it all. I resonated with this:The hanging...I liked it all. I resonated with this:<BR/><BR/>The hanging schools of rock bass<BR/>Under the shadow of the boat<BR/>Sharing the lake<BR/>I emerged from<BR/>Dripping<BR/><BR/>I grew up on a lake in high school and love this imagery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-2850364342855198872007-08-20T10:45:00.000-03:002007-08-20T10:45:00.000-03:00I like the images, the journey, the beauty of it a...I like the images, the journey, the beauty of it all.<BR/><BR/>I was kind of engrossed in all that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-62463686367594564352007-08-20T10:37:00.000-03:002007-08-20T10:37:00.000-03:00Beautiful place. Not surprisingly, these lines dre...Beautiful place. Not surprisingly, these lines drew me in too:<BR/><I>Sacrificed some blood<BR/>For a look at the star show<BR/>Playing this location only</I>Lisa Andelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15179973783013139285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-64515161203073242502007-08-20T10:14:00.000-03:002007-08-20T10:14:00.000-03:00Beautiful Julia - makes me want to go there and ex...Beautiful Julia - makes me want to go there and experience it for myself.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15696255304905485685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-24253394709095764212007-08-20T09:53:00.000-03:002007-08-20T09:53:00.000-03:00i love this for the way it engages every one of th...i love this for the way it engages every one of the senses.Joy Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976987581528470589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-78518809924418840332007-08-20T07:59:00.000-03:002007-08-20T07:59:00.000-03:00Beautiful especiallyOf blueberries hiddenIn the sp...Beautiful especially<BR/><BR/><I>Of blueberries hidden<BR/>In the springy shrubs<BR/>As they give themselves away<BR/>To be cradled in my hand like jewels</I>Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-73450459431200266282007-08-20T01:08:00.000-03:002007-08-20T01:08:00.000-03:00Sacrificed some bloodFor a look at the star show.U...Sacrificed some blood<BR/>For a look at the star show.<BR/><BR/>Until I moved to Pembroke from Toronto, I would not have understood these lines.<BR/>I know them well now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-48383331755165948622007-08-20T00:38:00.000-03:002007-08-20T00:38:00.000-03:00Since I like the outdoor, I couldn't help myself b...Since I like the outdoor, I couldn't help myself but smile through out the whole poem!!<BR/>And I think the picture really goes with the poem!!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871047592501542942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-86409562534699141512007-08-20T00:03:00.000-03:002007-08-20T00:03:00.000-03:00I think this might be one of my favorite Julia poe...I think this might be one of my favorite Julia poems ever. I'm such a country girl/open spaces/great outdoors person. This poem just breathed me in.<BR/><BR/>And I had several favorite parts, but finally decided on this;<BR/>************<BR/>To think we piled around that tiny screen<BR/>When we could have<BR/>Sacrificed some blood<BR/>For a look at the star show<BR/>Playing this location only<BR/><BR/>How very cool that they took you with them. Our blessings come at any time. Sad that some don't see or receive them as beautifully as they're given. Clearly, you did.<BR/>Thanks for sharing this gem, Julia.<BR/>Blessings,<BR/>~Toni~Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318409820949377086noreply@blogger.com