A Window On My World
Viewing comments for Chapter 24 "Missing Momentum"Daily 5-7-5 simplicities for April Na-Po-Wri-Mo
19 total reviews
Comment from Gail Denham
yes to helping others when we can - right now, with some stimulus. many people are finding needs and helping to fill them. we do the same. I like the analogy of helping the birds fly, even tho we cannot right now.
reply by the author on 02-May-2020
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yes to helping others when we can - right now, with some stimulus. many people are finding needs and helping to fill them. we do the same. I like the analogy of helping the birds fly, even tho we cannot right now.
Comment Written 28-Apr-2020
reply by the author on 02-May-2020
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Thank you for this review. I appreciate your high rating.
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written 5-7-5 suite about your adventures on your motorbike that is feeding you know in a time of constraint, previously nicknamed the Speed Queen, it reminds me of my daily trip To my Speed Queen washing machine.
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A very well-written 5-7-5 suite about your adventures on your motorbike that is feeding you know in a time of constraint, previously nicknamed the Speed Queen, it reminds me of my daily trip To my Speed Queen washing machine.
Comment Written 25-Apr-2020
Comment from lyenochka
Wow! You really look cool in purple on your stylish bike! (I don't know motorbikes so can't comment on anything other than looks.) I liked your word play in your poem and thanks for teaching me a new meaning of "feeding the ducks!"
reply by the author on 25-Apr-2020
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Wow! You really look cool in purple on your stylish bike! (I don't know motorbikes so can't comment on anything other than looks.) I liked your word play in your poem and thanks for teaching me a new meaning of "feeding the ducks!"
Comment Written 25-Apr-2020
reply by the author on 25-Apr-2020
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Thank you! Looking 'cool' is good enough for me!
Comment from Elizabeth Emerald
Poignant and punny. Going quackers. Good driving metaphor carried through, also feeding/starved. Appreciate the thoughtful footnotes. Hang in there. Cheers. LIZ
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Poignant and punny. Going quackers. Good driving metaphor carried through, also feeding/starved. Appreciate the thoughtful footnotes. Hang in there. Cheers. LIZ
Comment Written 24-Apr-2020
Comment from Drew Delaney
I often used to like just going for a drive in the area. We have 3 lakes nearby in different directions. I haven't gone anywhere for 38 days except for a short walk. My property is 6.9 acres though, but staying put is hard. Even though I am a home body, it is good to just see something different.
Drew xx
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I often used to like just going for a drive in the area. We have 3 lakes nearby in different directions. I haven't gone anywhere for 38 days except for a short walk. My property is 6.9 acres though, but staying put is hard. Even though I am a home body, it is good to just see something different.
Drew xx
Comment Written 24-Apr-2020
Comment from Jerome Goldberg
You have expressed what many of use feel in a very poetic way. I may have said this before and I know that it is not requirement; but, I prefer poems that have some rhyming. Regards, Jerry
reply by the author on 24-Apr-2020
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You have expressed what many of use feel in a very poetic way. I may have said this before and I know that it is not requirement; but, I prefer poems that have some rhyming. Regards, Jerry
Comment Written 24-Apr-2020
reply by the author on 24-Apr-2020
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Thanks for reviewing, Jerome.
(I prefer apples to pears, but they are both nourishing.)
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Wow! Lisa! Look at you on your motorbike! You brave girl! I have never ridden one in my life, I am sure to fall off it! I liked: walking does not fit the bill' as you are referring to the birds you see, I can see you are a fast cat Lisa, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 24-Apr-2020
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Wow! Lisa! Look at you on your motorbike! You brave girl! I have never ridden one in my life, I am sure to fall off it! I liked: walking does not fit the bill' as you are referring to the birds you see, I can see you are a fast cat Lisa, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
Comment Written 24-Apr-2020
reply by the author on 24-Apr-2020
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Being brave is backed up with being skilful. I undertake group training courses from time to time with a police-backed motorcycle instructor. I have a gold badge from that, but I don't wear it in case I fall off and the pin sticks in me, haha!
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You are amazing Lisa x x x
Comment from Pantygynt
Speaking as an ex biker with one ISDT (1967 in Zacopane, Poland) under my belt that looks like an awful lot of power you've got between your legs, in the that picture. All tanked up and nowhere to go under the lockdown regulations. My heart bleeds for you.
Another great 5-7-5 stanzaed piece.
reply by the author on 24-Apr-2020
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Speaking as an ex biker with one ISDT (1967 in Zacopane, Poland) under my belt that looks like an awful lot of power you've got between your legs, in the that picture. All tanked up and nowhere to go under the lockdown regulations. My heart bleeds for you.
Another great 5-7-5 stanzaed piece.
Comment Written 24-Apr-2020
reply by the author on 24-Apr-2020
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Respect. I guess you got interested in ISDT when it was held in Llandrindod Wells a few times?
I'd never done any off-road riding until I went back to Australia in 2008 (aged 55) for a 2-yr motorcycling journey of around 75,000km on a brand new Kawasaki 650. My partner of the time (much more experienced at enduro) decided we should go to Cape York in Queensland first, the most northerly point of Australia. I sure had to upskill quickly! Sand, mud, river crossings with crocodiles etc.
What did you ride in Zacopane? What was your machine as a youngster?
(The bike in the photo is one I've had for about 16 years... 4 cylinder 1200cc, so smooth and reliable, if somewhat heavy. The trick is: never fall off, so then I won't have to pick it up!)
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Most of my motor cycling was done under the auspices of the Royal Marines where I was a motor transport officer. Triumphs were our bikes 5TA and Speed Twins. For the ISDT Triumph gave us Tiger Cubs but they weren't man enough and we all went out with broken front wheels. After I left the service and went teaching I had a Grieves 250 scrambler for a while and a couple of MZ 250s but I had to give up with back problems by the end of the 1970s
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Broken front wheels - busted rims and spokes - must've been rough stuff to negotiate. I hadn't heard of a Greeves - I googled it and see that it looks to be a sturdy design. Went defunct in 1977 - probably too much Japanese competition. MZ company has had a varied international production history.
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MZ won the year I rode. Russian bikes they were simple and strong.
Comment from dmt1967
This is a well written poem and I like the picture as it really suits the poem. The lilac background colour gives the poem a gentle feel as well. Thank you for sharing.
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This is a well written poem and I like the picture as it really suits the poem. The lilac background colour gives the poem a gentle feel as well. Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 24-Apr-2020
Comment from Michele Harber
I can't believe that, in a seemingly serious poem, you've still managed to fit in a string of motorcycle, duck and food puns - and do them all well. I love your progression from "feeding hungry ducks" to "this is food for thought," and your alliteration on "memory's meanderings." This was an enjoyable poem, and a nice little insight into your life.
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I can't believe that, in a seemingly serious poem, you've still managed to fit in a string of motorcycle, duck and food puns - and do them all well. I love your progression from "feeding hungry ducks" to "this is food for thought," and your alliteration on "memory's meanderings." This was an enjoyable poem, and a nice little insight into your life.
Comment Written 24-Apr-2020
