tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.comments2024-03-14T18:03:00.898-07:00Poet LaundryJennifer Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.comBlogger8140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-47556960643819234472024-03-14T17:53:28.439-07:002024-03-14T17:53:28.439-07:00"with sugar on my wings" - a fairy tale ..."with sugar on my wings" - a fairy tale of a poem. Beautiful!purplepeninportland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842681508730093858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-19124245653347444722024-03-10T08:32:41.816-07:002024-03-10T08:32:41.816-07:00I really love how you came back to the butterfly i...I really love how you came back to the butterfly in the end... what a wonderful unique image.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-63869128427175460542024-03-08T10:34:23.073-07:002024-03-08T10:34:23.073-07:00"with sugar on my wings" , this one'..."with sugar on my wings" , this one's magical. :)kittysverseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257099985379224150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-46310282703659875082024-03-08T07:45:59.974-07:002024-03-08T07:45:59.974-07:00Wading through weeds, climbing on abandoned tracto...Wading through weeds, climbing on abandoned tractor, biting into a dark juicy plum...your poem of a child's summerland delights the senses!lynn__https://www.blogger.com/profile/03991892804149727665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-1440107540924801272024-03-07T18:41:36.958-07:002024-03-07T18:41:36.958-07:00You've captured the ethereal quality of time p...You've captured the ethereal quality of time passing beautifully. Kerfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679460865016032660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-20127516330844253282024-03-07T09:56:27.028-07:002024-03-07T09:56:27.028-07:00 Beautiful and whimsical. Wonderfully captures th... Beautiful and whimsical. Wonderfully captures the essence of childhood and long summer days! It’s perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-49149139934671327222024-03-07T06:43:34.004-07:002024-03-07T06:43:34.004-07:00Summerland indeed! I'm with Dora, this is poet...Summerland indeed! I'm with Dora, this is poetry, but then, yours always are. Every time I visit here, I leave feeling like my day just got better. Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-78255445634785032722024-03-07T02:07:57.763-07:002024-03-07T02:07:57.763-07:00Gossamer this weave of rapt childhood -- like cott...Gossamer this weave of rapt childhood -- like cotton candy on a summer stick.Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01731074246845880620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-71620681959899354102024-03-06T18:22:13.343-07:002024-03-06T18:22:13.343-07:00images crisp as tart apples, Jen . good to read yo...images crisp as tart apples, Jen . good to read you ~ Mgrapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-84062232953516862362024-03-06T15:43:36.188-07:002024-03-06T15:43:36.188-07:00Hi Jennifer,
Just blown away by your poem, wow. I ...Hi Jennifer,<br />Just blown away by your poem, wow. I kept my eye on that butterfly and at the end, it did not disappoint. This is poetry. That reflection, that metaphor, that ephemerality that characterizes youth, its sensations, its simple precious joys, you eyeing the butterfly, the butterfly eyeing you, just pure genius. If you couldn't tell already, I love this poem. This one will stay with me a while. Thanks for joining in the prompt. Dorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924099003278944038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-60746327132644988752024-03-02T19:56:54.507-07:002024-03-02T19:56:54.507-07:00Is it mutant to be content in your own skin?! So f...Is it mutant to be content in your own skin?! So few people really are. Loved this! Dorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924099003278944038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-40580522374380487142024-03-02T02:31:55.341-07:002024-03-02T02:31:55.341-07:00Wonderful! THere's so much happening in here. ...Wonderful! THere's so much happening in here. I love the characters and the movement. I love the sense of fun and the attitude. It seems like the characters are meant to be downtrodden and repressed but they're not at all. Just lovely.Johttps://outofthecave.blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-54864291812279061762024-03-01T14:41:34.061-07:002024-03-01T14:41:34.061-07:00You are SAFE!! Jimmy too!! What a rollicking, beau...You are SAFE!! Jimmy too!! What a rollicking, beautifully penned tale of "wherever you may be"<br />endless fun.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-55881332293793022492024-02-29T08:19:21.203-07:002024-02-29T08:19:21.203-07:00So much fun! Amusing, almost like a dream. Brill...So much fun! Amusing, almost like a dream. Brilliant!Thornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-47261825903999463102024-02-29T07:22:48.824-07:002024-02-29T07:22:48.824-07:00I was fascinated by this - Living all my life in E...I was fascinated by this - Living all my life in England, it was almost like reading a different language - very interesting alan1704https://www.blogger.com/profile/16068631142963794991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-23953713739329012422024-02-28T17:01:50.994-07:002024-02-28T17:01:50.994-07:00I LOVE this so much! I have a son who could be on...I LOVE this so much! I have a son who could be one of this crowd - too brilliant to be understood by mere mortals, especially nurses. Smiles. I enjoyed every line.......especially their gifts being misunderstood, as most geniuses experience this. I loved the hot dogs between each finger, and their refusal to put out their cigars. Loved this.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-24282676304604581992024-02-28T12:33:43.219-07:002024-02-28T12:33:43.219-07:00Hoorah! Over the fence! I'm grinning here. I e...Hoorah! Over the fence! I'm grinning here. I especially loved eating from the pocket of the glove, and the "too smart" reversal and of course, the ending. I'm a mutant, too. Go, Mutants! Heyyyyyyyyyy batta batta batta!Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-56671760738472307802024-02-17T08:25:39.102-07:002024-02-17T08:25:39.102-07:00Publish immediately! So good!Publish immediately! So good!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-78090303997261471492024-02-17T07:19:01.197-07:002024-02-17T07:19:01.197-07:00Beautiful blogBeautiful blogRajani Rehanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439571117569471650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-8429021697268581912024-02-17T07:18:01.339-07:002024-02-17T07:18:01.339-07:00Beautiful blogBeautiful blogRajani Rehanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439571117569471650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-49933249042753221802024-02-16T13:24:56.273-07:002024-02-16T13:24:56.273-07:00The details of those traces left behind sits so he...The details of those traces left behind sits so heavy on our hearts as it does yours, so beautifully do you set them before us, understated but saturated with tears and profound loss. I've walked this valley a few times. We never forget those details, do we? Especially loved: <br />"How soundless<br />when pain leaves<br />the echoing room<br />with sunlight rising<br />and falling" -- mimicking the rise and fall of a chest. Brilliant imagery, and so poignant.Dorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924099003278944038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-51772607520016295382024-02-16T11:35:28.415-07:002024-02-16T11:35:28.415-07:00Oh my goodness. You've written so poignantly a...Oh my goodness. You've written so poignantly about something that is so hard on our hearts. Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-55014616675445794372024-02-16T09:42:56.605-07:002024-02-16T09:42:56.605-07:00A wonderful tribute to a wonderful dog. Beautiful...A wonderful tribute to a wonderful dog. Beautiful writing, I loved the imagery!<br /><br />Tankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268689309747055641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-35146966205653873902024-02-16T09:07:21.005-07:002024-02-16T09:07:21.005-07:00"with sunlight rising and falling" - lov..."with sunlight rising and falling" - loved that line and the way it works in the poem. Great writingalan1704https://www.blogger.com/profile/16068631142963794991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177964686272709979.post-42720551126352644382024-02-16T08:29:00.100-07:002024-02-16T08:29:00.100-07:00Oh, this is so touching, Jennifer. I just had to ...Oh, this is so touching, Jennifer. I just had to say good-bye to my favorite dog of all times a few weeks ago, and I am still raw. I can see your beloved Duke has left you a special gift - of this poem - even 8 years later. It never stops being hard.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com