tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post5201355683494010197..comments2023-04-15T16:07:55.981+00:00Comments on Shapeshifting Green: Through an Open WindowCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-2711464813241275852007-08-31T08:58:00.000+00:002007-08-31T08:58:00.000+00:00This made me smile, taking me back to the time of ...This made me smile, taking me back to the time of my youth, when my mum felt the same way as yours :)A wildlife gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261817184002496844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-29113196308771489972007-08-31T03:44:00.000+00:002007-08-31T03:44:00.000+00:00oh goodness, this was my mother too! even in swelt...oh goodness, this was my mother too! even in sweltering summer she would carefully check all windows before going to sleep.<BR/><BR/>i love how you were able to tell a story in such clean, short lines. beautiful.Odessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397968854709642789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-20084231485025923522007-08-31T02:31:00.000+00:002007-08-31T02:31:00.000+00:00This resonates, very well done, thanks.This resonates, very well done, thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-89753974298978051932007-08-30T20:40:00.000+00:002007-08-30T20:40:00.000+00:00Your poem's imagery brought back my youth in the c...Your poem's imagery brought back my youth in the city. I felt the heat from your words.Tammy Brierlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673290512175050093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-8160294780902292532007-08-30T19:01:00.000+00:002007-08-30T19:01:00.000+00:00All I could feel was the heat because of unopened ...All I could feel was the heat because of unopened windows. It must have been so HOT. But the feeling made it very alive for me.Annie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-80454617021307024542007-08-30T17:32:00.000+00:002007-08-30T17:32:00.000+00:00Ah, how the power of our emotions can overrule log...Ah, how the power of our emotions can overrule logic! I like this poem a lot.sister AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-25983374079355420982007-08-30T17:19:00.000+00:002007-08-30T17:19:00.000+00:00I can vouch for the fact that breaking in is easie...I can vouch for the fact that breaking in is easier than breaking out! I like the rhythm of this poem and the line breaks are so fitting!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-15759821530773783142007-08-30T15:37:00.001+00:002007-08-30T15:37:00.001+00:00oh, the brilliance of the criminal mind, and the f...oh, the brilliance of the criminal mind, and the futility of the fearful one.<BR/><BR/>great poem.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586814769281622578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-3289223799359556232007-08-30T15:37:00.000+00:002007-08-30T15:37:00.000+00:00This reminded me of my mother. I personally love t...This reminded me of my mother. I personally love to keep windows open and let the fresh air in thieves or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-67275194421471162462007-08-30T15:35:00.000+00:002007-08-30T15:35:00.000+00:00I so sympathise with the sentiment in this poem. b...I so sympathise with the sentiment in this poem. beautifully done.carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020421002889991849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-19896483053509124102007-08-30T13:12:00.000+00:002007-08-30T13:12:00.000+00:00This is wonderful, such a perfect slice of life!This is wonderful, such a perfect slice of life!Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-30713487078696312742007-08-30T12:18:00.000+00:002007-08-30T12:18:00.000+00:00Well Crafted...it reads so beautifully, alound. Th...Well Crafted...it reads so beautifully, alound. The sounds. The pairing of the third & fourths lines. All those 'k's in the last two.<BR/><BR/>And of course, the thought is just right. I like this a great deal.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744896385434246402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-50606649884385485932007-08-30T12:10:00.000+00:002007-08-30T12:10:00.000+00:00I can relate. We grew up in a bunker, everything d...I can relate. We grew up in a bunker, everything doubled locked ans sweltering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-75008162608151752182007-08-30T11:57:00.000+00:002007-08-30T11:57:00.000+00:00Such a sharp and succinct observation. Brings me b...Such a sharp and succinct observation. Brings me back, too. We lived in a bungalow, so the rule was "no windows open at night", and I still find it difficult to sleep with an open window at times.GreenishLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344455769443353585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-24820910972183156232007-08-30T11:52:00.000+00:002007-08-30T11:52:00.000+00:00very nice and ever so true... in my case it was gr...very nice and ever so true... in my case it was grandma... but what is up with all that fear????paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-16857993678187204452007-08-30T11:30:00.000+00:002007-08-30T11:30:00.000+00:00I like this -- this is really cool and very tightl...I like this -- this is really cool and very tightly written.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701158085304753313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-91404899285366529072007-08-30T10:32:00.000+00:002007-08-30T10:32:00.000+00:00Sad, but true in the cities. I like this, very di...Sad, but true in the cities. I like this, very direct.<BR/><BR/>I can't post to PT for some reason, but please visit me at http://wtmu.blogspot.com/pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293378341445115577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-59675942403317813372007-08-30T08:45:00.000+00:002007-08-30T08:45:00.000+00:00Daisies - wow thanks!Gautami - definitely claustra...Daisies - wow thanks!<BR/><BR/>Gautami - definitely claustraphobic!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-76200861837075216802007-08-30T08:23:00.000+00:002007-08-30T08:23:00.000+00:00I have experienced this. That was so claustrobhobi...I have experienced this. That was so claustrobhobic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-15799766751005487292007-08-29T15:00:00.000+00:002007-08-29T15:00:00.000+00:00i have read this four times now, the flow is perfe...i have read this four times now, the flow is perfection, there is something beautifully compelling about it, love it!! xoxdaisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471659782256693603noreply@blogger.com