Studying Rodin
Life imitating art...26 total reviews
Comment from emrpoems
Appreciated your wit and loved the ending
I watched her, slumped to sit, and cocked my wrist,
and pondered the rejection, chin to fist.
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2014
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Appreciated your wit and loved the ending
I watched her, slumped to sit, and cocked my wrist,
and pondered the rejection, chin to fist.
Comment Written 08-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2014
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Thank you, emrpoems.
Comment from IndianaIrish
What an absolute delight to read out loud, Marillion. Your story poem is full of easy imagery (loved the laid-back American in the holy museum), and your humor made me read it again. Excellent poem on this cold night. To answer your question, we were pretty much shut down Sunday night until today from snow and below zero temps, but right now it's warmed up to 1degree.
Smiles,
Indy : )
ps ... I remember you're a fan of Fish, but do you go see them in concert on one of their rare US tours?
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2014
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What an absolute delight to read out loud, Marillion. Your story poem is full of easy imagery (loved the laid-back American in the holy museum), and your humor made me read it again. Excellent poem on this cold night. To answer your question, we were pretty much shut down Sunday night until today from snow and below zero temps, but right now it's warmed up to 1degree.
Smiles,
Indy : )
ps ... I remember you're a fan of Fish, but do you go see them in concert on one of their rare US tours?
Comment Written 08-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2014
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Thank you so much, Indy! I appreciate the great rating.
As for Fish, I'm not sure if he even tours the U.S. anymore, but I still buy all his work. The band, Marillion, has never been the same since he left, though I do still follow them.
Comment from rjuselius
haha. this is a clever piece of poetry! I love the twist in the end. better that he didn't take his clothes off like rodin:)
thank you for sharing!
rebekka x
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haha. this is a clever piece of poetry! I love the twist in the end. better that he didn't take his clothes off like rodin:)
thank you for sharing!
rebekka x
Comment Written 08-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2014
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Thank you very much, rebekka!
Comment from kiwijenny
I love a poem with sashayed in it.....and a Parisienne who says ,Non
And fist to chin contemplation ... Rodin is cool...so is your poem. It was the warm up suit...
Well done
God bless
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2014
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I love a poem with sashayed in it.....and a Parisienne who says ,Non
And fist to chin contemplation ... Rodin is cool...so is your poem. It was the warm up suit...
Well done
God bless
Comment Written 07-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2014
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Thank you, kiwijenny! :)
Comment from l.raven
HI Marillion, The Thinker...would have done the same thing myself...chin to fist...very well written...I love this picture and your poem is great...Luff Linda xxoo
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HI Marillion, The Thinker...would have done the same thing myself...chin to fist...very well written...I love this picture and your poem is great...Luff Linda xxoo
Comment Written 07-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2014
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Thank you very much, Luff Linda!
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you are so very welcome...xxoo
Comment from Sallyo
I'll have to give this one of my hoarded six stars for the delicious wit. It was going to be a five until I met the sleek Parisian... but she tipped the balance. I'm glad you're back! You taught me, by example, how to use all kinds of tricks and gave me the confidence to mix and develop forms.
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2014
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I'll have to give this one of my hoarded six stars for the delicious wit. It was going to be a five until I met the sleek Parisian... but she tipped the balance. I'm glad you're back! You taught me, by example, how to use all kinds of tricks and gave me the confidence to mix and develop forms.
Comment Written 07-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 08-Jan-2014
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Thank you so much, Sally. Glad to see you're still here, or, rather, back here again. Maybe we'll start a grass roots reunion here. I see you have some new releases for me to peruse, and I'll do so ASAP. Like you, my reviewing time will be limited.
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I'm doing MOP (Month of Poetry) and decided to do an acrostic novel again. It started in free(ish) verse but I'm not good at that, so it segued into blank verse. I'm making it up as I go along and I've had some interesting reactions!
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I perused it a bit last night. Unfortunately, coming in late makes it hard to know what's going on, so I'll try to find time to start at the beginning. What a great idea. Longfellow would be proud (Hiawatha).
Comment from Sueellen11
Yes this is one famous statute,, sad I have not seen it for real,, I enjoyed reading,, it has inspired many in their lives,, the thinker,, well done great write,,blessings sueellen
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2014
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Yes this is one famous statute,, sad I have not seen it for real,, I enjoyed reading,, it has inspired many in their lives,, the thinker,, well done great write,,blessings sueellen
Comment Written 07-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2014
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Thank you very much, Sueellen. :)
Comment from Janie King
I am truly not a poet and I often miss the meaning of a poem but I think you took a today situation and painted a scene where you end posed as the statue. Good job. God loves you and I do too.
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2014
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I am truly not a poet and I often miss the meaning of a poem but I think you took a today situation and painted a scene where you end posed as the statue. Good job. God loves you and I do too.
Comment Written 07-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2014
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Thank you very much, Janie. I appreciate the review. God bless you, as well.
Comment from janalma
I liked this. It is humorous and the poor, hopeful narrator is left in the lurch. I actually can't critique poetry as I am poetically inept. I am amazed tho at this poem. I thought from reading about you on the profile page that you were going to write poems so above me that I wouldn't be able to understand them. This is a pleasant surprise.
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2014
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I liked this. It is humorous and the poor, hopeful narrator is left in the lurch. I actually can't critique poetry as I am poetically inept. I am amazed tho at this poem. I thought from reading about you on the profile page that you were going to write poems so above me that I wouldn't be able to understand them. This is a pleasant surprise.
Comment Written 07-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2014
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Thank you, janalma. I actually try to write poems that read easily, and aren't hard to comprehend. I've gone the academia route before, and it honestly left me wanting for poems that I enjoy creating. I appreciate the very nice review.
Comment from rama devi
How marvelous to see you posting here again, dear David. I've missed you. I actually stopped being a member here in Dec but someone sponsored another year's membership for me here. Hope to see more of you.
Superb humor here with the naked thinker and the closing pose in the couplet!
As usual from your pen, this boasts superb phonetics with well-crafted poetic devices. Especially liked the alliteration of G, F and H here, and consonance of S:
She strolled with grace, a goddess in a fur,
holding a handbag and a champagne flute.
LOL- and also superb consonance an alliteration of S and P
My Ego nudged my Id, said, "Look at her!"
so I proceeded, in my warm-up suit,
to turn my sneakers on the slick parquet
and sidle up to the Rodin display.
This is brilliant and cracked me up:
The Thinker brooded there, a studied pose
of Man's reflective mood (without his clothes).
Great rhyme, too! LOL
Well voice with fine alliteration on A, S and B:
She stood, absorbed in art, admiring him,
his bundled muscles bronzed and set in state.
Superb alliteration on B, Consonance of P and internal near rhyme assonance of I:
I touched my baseball cap, then tipped the brim,
flashed a grin, and asked, "Could this be fate?"
THESE ARE MY FAVORITE LINES...so witty and satirical but also extremely well crafted with all those S sounds (i read it aloud thrice):
The sleek Parisian smirked and, with a scoff,
she shook her head, mouthed "Non", and sashayed off.
And the closing couplet is pitch perfect--and funny. Also superb continuation of S sounds.
This is top notch, my friend...and the metrical license augments the flow and cadence well.
Very entertaining, oh witty one.
Love,
rd
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2014
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How marvelous to see you posting here again, dear David. I've missed you. I actually stopped being a member here in Dec but someone sponsored another year's membership for me here. Hope to see more of you.
Superb humor here with the naked thinker and the closing pose in the couplet!
As usual from your pen, this boasts superb phonetics with well-crafted poetic devices. Especially liked the alliteration of G, F and H here, and consonance of S:
She strolled with grace, a goddess in a fur,
holding a handbag and a champagne flute.
LOL- and also superb consonance an alliteration of S and P
My Ego nudged my Id, said, "Look at her!"
so I proceeded, in my warm-up suit,
to turn my sneakers on the slick parquet
and sidle up to the Rodin display.
This is brilliant and cracked me up:
The Thinker brooded there, a studied pose
of Man's reflective mood (without his clothes).
Great rhyme, too! LOL
Well voice with fine alliteration on A, S and B:
She stood, absorbed in art, admiring him,
his bundled muscles bronzed and set in state.
Superb alliteration on B, Consonance of P and internal near rhyme assonance of I:
I touched my baseball cap, then tipped the brim,
flashed a grin, and asked, "Could this be fate?"
THESE ARE MY FAVORITE LINES...so witty and satirical but also extremely well crafted with all those S sounds (i read it aloud thrice):
The sleek Parisian smirked and, with a scoff,
she shook her head, mouthed "Non", and sashayed off.
And the closing couplet is pitch perfect--and funny. Also superb continuation of S sounds.
This is top notch, my friend...and the metrical license augments the flow and cadence well.
Very entertaining, oh witty one.
Love,
rd
Comment Written 07-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2014
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Rama! I'm so sorry I forgot to tag you on my FB post that I was returning again! So glad to see you here, and I truly appreciate the great rating!
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NO worries...I was already a fan of yours so I got the notice in my inbox here.