tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post5583561373371216967..comments2023-12-05T23:02:28.580-05:00Comments on Excursions and Diversions: sun lay across the plaza goldSteve Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04818671944215117618noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-91693777114184636442011-10-13T09:33:03.796-04:002011-10-13T09:33:03.796-04:00Every little thing becomes precious in trying to p...Every little thing becomes precious in trying to preserve that last moment before leaving. Ingenious, and touching -- that bit about the wine stain. :)Ravenblackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07408808375869234480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-33925151987381803512011-10-12T17:55:29.624-04:002011-10-12T17:55:29.624-04:00Just beautiful! For whatever reason, your poem con...Just beautiful! For whatever reason, your poem conjured up an image of Hemingway and his first wife vacationing in Switzerland. Perhaps it fit a photo I've seen of them and their band of ex-pats. Enjoyed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-52778081875451770342011-10-12T16:08:57.276-04:002011-10-12T16:08:57.276-04:00Oh you must have been in Florence, at least you to...Oh you must have been in Florence, at least you took me back there to that special light in the piazza in the shadow of the Duomo, lovely colors, Italian history in the dust of my feet and the sound of a train not far away knowing I'd shortly have to leave. Lovely.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-79212566853377356432011-10-12T13:35:03.556-04:002011-10-12T13:35:03.556-04:00What a beautiful story.... I've been there a ...What a beautiful story.... I've been there a dozen times... also your poem is very descriptive, "I could not quite see colors, saw it as a spray" most intense.... I enjoyed that bit a lot. Your poem is quite alive in imagery, and the most gentle caress of emotion.. It's moving.. Steve this is beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-67254550168033464292011-10-12T12:59:13.837-04:002011-10-12T12:59:13.837-04:00such a beautiful scene..love the details like the ...such a beautiful scene..love the details like the bright tin sign...and of course the spilling of wine...just a tiny reflection on the outside from what stays forever withinClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-86016829957128505422011-10-12T12:29:47.410-04:002011-10-12T12:29:47.410-04:00How interesting a device to use a stain as a way o...How interesting a device to use a stain as a way of fixing a special day in memory! <br /><br />Unfortunately, I tell my wife I haven't eaten if I haven't dropped SOMETHING on myself. We use a lot of "Shout." And try not to remember most of our big lunches. And the wailing emergency vehicle sirens that most often pass our corner at dusk, or midnight, or midday or dawn...Charles Elliott/Beautyseerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779529545987700565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-63027606869763121252011-10-12T07:55:43.727-04:002011-10-12T07:55:43.727-04:00I love the splash of color throught this romantic ...I love the splash of color throught this romantic affair. Beautiful and mysterious, Steve.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-49440559590212873122011-10-12T00:01:45.684-04:002011-10-12T00:01:45.684-04:00Touching, sweet nostalgia...Loved the line where y...Touching, sweet nostalgia...Loved the line where you describe "the idea of flowers" and the red wine on the white linen dress...yes, that would be remembered. Lovely, Steve!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-38430193861594877282011-10-11T23:18:52.454-04:002011-10-11T23:18:52.454-04:00smiles...she will carry it with her a small piece ...smiles...she will carry it with her a small piece of a very special moment and you will know that you are remembered...well done...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-38133010246594677972011-10-11T22:38:28.043-04:002011-10-11T22:38:28.043-04:00'the idea of flowers really
it might have been...'the idea of flowers really<br />it might have been a picture<br />or a bright tin sign<br />or anything at all'<br /><br />You say so much in these lines about the nature of memory. It sets the whole tone for what follows. Masterful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-46051701585215392552011-10-11T22:03:50.177-04:002011-10-11T22:03:50.177-04:00Golden words for a magical place - a beautiful ren...Golden words for a magical place - a beautiful render of a scene. Memory or fantasy, it is a place that sings for the heart; a lovely moment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-3432997729285162732011-10-11T20:01:37.249-04:002011-10-11T20:01:37.249-04:00Steve! This is wonderful...I know! I'm totally...Steve! This is wonderful...I know! I'm totally starting to sound like a broken record, but the images are as real in my mind as though they were My memories. You've brought a moment to life beautifully!Tashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-2278932249341882342011-10-11T19:55:55.006-04:002011-10-11T19:55:55.006-04:00Ah, sweet memories...beautiful!Ah, sweet memories...beautiful!Ginny Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298060016652737538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-89554749544635273382011-10-11T19:42:49.566-04:002011-10-11T19:42:49.566-04:00I like the scene you painted here... sad poignancy...I like the scene you painted here... sad poignancy, just a drop of it, was enough ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-69953336623426555092011-10-11T17:16:56.161-04:002011-10-11T17:16:56.161-04:00Wine on a white linen dress.... I like it.. Nice t...Wine on a white linen dress.... I like it.. Nice touch to the sadness of goodbye.ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-73919192850344425342011-10-11T16:49:25.792-04:002011-10-11T16:49:25.792-04:00There is a sadness here like the last meal of a va...There is a sadness here like the last meal of a vacation or of a relationship. I was transported. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-11243271457504061532011-10-11T14:53:09.361-04:002011-10-11T14:53:09.361-04:00Sun truly shined upon your piece, vividly written....Sun truly shined upon your piece, vividly written.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.com