tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post3831489562287339599..comments2023-12-05T23:02:28.580-05:00Comments on Excursions and Diversions: HarvestSteve Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04818671944215117618noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-44948135847723680912012-11-28T18:03:46.472-05:002012-11-28T18:03:46.472-05:00Ah, so lovely. Really very nice. Reminds me very...Ah, so lovely. Really very nice. Reminds me very much of Galway Kinnell, though I feel like I like this better! k . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-43643224024665986572012-11-28T01:30:37.235-05:002012-11-28T01:30:37.235-05:00Like the way you juxtapose the bounty of the night...Like the way you juxtapose the bounty of the night with your morning chores...There's a lovely yin and yang you weave into this poem, Steve...and I particularly like that last beautiful stanza! Great write!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-73107634066119995372012-11-27T18:59:10.303-05:002012-11-27T18:59:10.303-05:00Wonderful! Wonderful! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08917475421671859755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-11444639085012971912012-11-27T17:45:19.007-05:002012-11-27T17:45:19.007-05:00A truly beautiful write - dreamy stuff. I could r...A truly beautiful write - dreamy stuff. I could read it forever...<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-44853551104612538742012-11-27T16:42:32.308-05:002012-11-27T16:42:32.308-05:00I enjoyed this very much, Steve. The last stanza ...I enjoyed this very much, Steve. The last stanza took my breath away.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-3121705025839785362012-11-27T08:12:26.815-05:002012-11-27T08:12:26.815-05:00I commented on your latest poem but it went missin...I commented on your latest poem but it went missing ~ Smiles ~ I love this Steve, specially the opening lines ~ There is a gentle but powerful voice in your words ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-85810464829987908662012-11-15T01:23:44.138-05:002012-11-15T01:23:44.138-05:00Much encompassed in the sensual, concrete nature o...Much encompassed in the sensual, concrete nature of the tomatoes and much unspoken about that relationship... definitely repays re-reading this one :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-31167460842722494452012-11-14T19:41:19.217-05:002012-11-14T19:41:19.217-05:00Between love and life, beautifully expressed in wo...Between love and life, beautifully expressed in words, Steve.<br /><br />Pamela flauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-54536487624741732062012-11-14T15:35:08.009-05:002012-11-14T15:35:08.009-05:00"And I would linger,
waiting while you dreame..."And I would linger,<br />waiting while you dreamed,<br />pausing in my pleasantries,<br />harvesting the fruits of morning light,<br />while you clung to our shadows,<br />cleaving to the bounty of the night."<br /><br />Sheer perfection! Lovely writing as always my friend! <br />Ginny Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298060016652737538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-46048659267154382442012-11-14T06:25:45.232-05:002012-11-14T06:25:45.232-05:00Fine poem. Lovely throughout, but especially:-
So...Fine poem. Lovely throughout, but especially:-<br /><br />Something like a dream,<br />to find a way<br />through the in-between<br />of starshine and dawn.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-17362034566732322102012-11-13T20:39:16.738-05:002012-11-13T20:39:16.738-05:00Super pretty poem. And agree with Hedgewitch - th...Super pretty poem. And agree with Hedgewitch - that is a kind of pivotal line - and the blush of both morning and night are wonderfully appealing here. k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-37702016425506254052012-11-13T20:36:51.572-05:002012-11-13T20:36:51.572-05:00Lovely write.Simply beautiful. The love, the image...Lovely write.Simply beautiful. The love, the imagery, the gentle passion, the nature--it's just a great poem.Jessica Lynn Langhttp://www.ambrielrev.com/as-i-lie-dying/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-30179489570526069032012-11-13T20:23:32.607-05:002012-11-13T20:23:32.607-05:00'There is a poet's word/for that kind of l...'There is a poet's word/for that kind of light...but needless.I had already seen...' The feeling of cycles, renewal, completion, perfect or imperfect seems strong to me in this piece, Steve. A love poem, and a life poem. And beautiful either way.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-45890615870536901942012-11-13T16:57:32.539-05:002012-11-13T16:57:32.539-05:00I love the mystery and the romance, the earthiness...I love the mystery and the romance, the earthiness and the fantasy. Beautiful work.mrs mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021079985184737831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-39538359089017348982012-11-13T16:46:33.184-05:002012-11-13T16:46:33.184-05:00very nice steve...tomatoes bear great symbolism fo...very nice steve...tomatoes bear great symbolism for me as they remind me of time with my great uncle...also like the use of first fruits...there is so much warmth in that last stanza....i like the contrast between you two, but still there is a togetherness....love it.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-12119235318810205712012-11-13T16:16:40.170-05:002012-11-13T16:16:40.170-05:00I love this! I love the dreamy tone and "the ...I love this! I love the dreamy tone and "the in-between of starshine and dawn"! Wonderful!Jenny Hernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884658886582080587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-29822354505923031372012-11-13T15:33:25.141-05:002012-11-13T15:33:25.141-05:00oh wow...so much gentleness in this...the pausing,...oh wow...so much gentleness in this...the pausing, dreaming..clinging to your shadows..cleaving to the bounty of night...loved it..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-71201324692248507082012-11-13T15:28:04.759-05:002012-11-13T15:28:04.759-05:00Such a beautiful poem - the footprints - harvestin...Such a beautiful poem - the footprints - harvesting the fruits of morning light - just lovely! KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-15445324340781629142012-11-13T12:41:09.152-05:002012-11-13T12:41:09.152-05:00wow Steve....this is gorgeous.... each fruit in wa...wow Steve....this is gorgeous.... each fruit in waiting blushed in its awakening... Footprints in heavy dew attended on my solitude.....and the last stanza...just beautiful!ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.com