BOOK OF RENGA POEMS
Viewing comments for Chapter 29 "Reflecting..."Renga is a collective poets Japanese poem
22 total reviews
Comment from Nicki.B
Gorgeous image and beautiful poem to compliment it.
What is better than to write a poem reminiscing summer days especially after a long few days!
Well done a great addition to the Book
Best Wishes
Nicki x
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2024
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Gorgeous image and beautiful poem to compliment it.
What is better than to write a poem reminiscing summer days especially after a long few days!
Well done a great addition to the Book
Best Wishes
Nicki x
Comment Written 08-Dec-2024
reply by the author on 11-Dec-2024
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Thanx so much for stopping in on this one, Nicki -- always good to hear from you over here! ;) Yvette
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Always a pleasure Yvette! You are welcome x
Comment from Mintybee
The strong and creative word choice here really captures the imagination. I thought the images were refreshingly original. Starting on "sunshine" and ending on "maelstrom" worked quickly to change the tone.
Mintybee
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2024
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The strong and creative word choice here really captures the imagination. I thought the images were refreshingly original. Starting on "sunshine" and ending on "maelstrom" worked quickly to change the tone.
Mintybee
Comment Written 07-Dec-2024
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2024
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What an awesome review, my lady!! Thank you so much for the lovely words and those awesome stars! Seems that life is a series of ups and downs and we just need to keep driving forward... even though memories of the 'downs' come calling once in a while! ;) Thanx for stopping by and have a great week ahead! ;) Yvette
Comment from Trina Layne
Reflecting on the past often produces the effects described in your poem - an interplay of light (sunshine) and dark (shadow) causing inner turmoil (nostalgia's maelstrom). I liked your imagery and connected to it immediately. All the best with your writing!
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reply by the author on 07-Dec-2024
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Reflecting on the past often produces the effects described in your poem - an interplay of light (sunshine) and dark (shadow) causing inner turmoil (nostalgia's maelstrom). I liked your imagery and connected to it immediately. All the best with your writing!
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Comment Written 07-Dec-2024
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2024
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thank you.
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Most welcome.
Comment from judiverse
Great artwork choice. I love this idea for a book--everyone chipping in to add their own Renga. It's been quite popular and a lot of people have been writing. Your entry is lovely. Great use of the word "maelstrom." I think our lives are a mix of those sunny memories and those that are scarlet shadows. Great word choices. judi
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2024
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Great artwork choice. I love this idea for a book--everyone chipping in to add their own Renga. It's been quite popular and a lot of people have been writing. Your entry is lovely. Great use of the word "maelstrom." I think our lives are a mix of those sunny memories and those that are scarlet shadows. Great word choices. judi
Comment Written 06-Dec-2024
reply by the author on 09-Dec-2024
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Thanx so much for stopping in for the review on this one, Lady Judy -- always so good to hear from you! And, more than that, so very glad to hear you understand the underpinnings here... take care and have a great week ahead! ;) Yvette
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You're very welcome. Some people are like my late mother-in-law. I believe she remembered only the good things. judi
Comment from Cecilia A Heiskary
Yvette,
What a lovely poem. Those three lines are deep and stirs memories of my own. Some are good like the sun and other are a shit show like the maelstrom such as it is. Those are the memories that need to be pushed down and stay locked away.
Well done my friend.
Cecilia
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2024
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Yvette,
What a lovely poem. Those three lines are deep and stirs memories of my own. Some are good like the sun and other are a shit show like the maelstrom such as it is. Those are the memories that need to be pushed down and stay locked away.
Well done my friend.
Cecilia
Comment Written 06-Dec-2024
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2024
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Oh, you are SO right in that one, Lady C -- a shit show and more, especially with the emotions they seem to stir at all the wrong times! ;) :) Thanx for stopping in on this one and enjoy the rest of the weekend! :) Yvette
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Yvette,
You are most welcome my friend. You have a great rest of your weekend also.
Cecilia
Comment from kahpot
Beautiful to look at and read, yes, sometimes the heart and mind do differ, a hard choice for us at times, I guess depending on the subject, though I think the heart would be in front, very well presented****kahpot
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2024
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Beautiful to look at and read, yes, sometimes the heart and mind do differ, a hard choice for us at times, I guess depending on the subject, though I think the heart would be in front, very well presented****kahpot
Comment Written 06-Dec-2024
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2024
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Gotta say that life has steered me to weight the mind a bit more... perhaps that's the maelstrom with which we're presented: which to weight more in each case and looking back at those decisions... and experience puts its hand on the scale... :-) Thanx so much for such a thoughtful review, sir -- always enjoy the engagement! ;) Yvette
Comment from Robert Zimmerman
Hello Yvette.
You are writing in a land in a land. I don't venture to. Your picture is outstanding. I like poems about time and memories. Nostalgia is certainly a maelstrom when the memories start storming back in.
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2024
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Hello Yvette.
You are writing in a land in a land. I don't venture to. Your picture is outstanding. I like poems about time and memories. Nostalgia is certainly a maelstrom when the memories start storming back in.
Comment Written 06-Dec-2024
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2024
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Whether we want them to or not, right, sir?! Oh, they do create maelstroms and more... :-) :-) Thanx so much for stopping in on this one, Z -- always so good to hear from you over here! ;) Yvette
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You're welcome, Yvette.
Comment from DonandVicki
Your renga is a poem that engages the imagination, Memories take us all back to the good times which are nostalgic. Some memories we would just as soon forget.
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2024
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Your renga is a poem that engages the imagination, Memories take us all back to the good times which are nostalgic. Some memories we would just as soon forget.
Comment Written 06-Dec-2024
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2024
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You got that right, sir! ;) Thanx so much for stopping in on this one -- always so good to hear from you over here! ;) Yvette
Comment from Shanbreen
You say so much in this short three-lines poem. When the mind and the heart don't always agree I remain in a limbo (leaning a bit towards the mind). I step out from the decision making process, watching my wife make the decision, leading with her heart.=).
Some, I believe, may call me a coward. =)
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2024
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You say so much in this short three-lines poem. When the mind and the heart don't always agree I remain in a limbo (leaning a bit towards the mind). I step out from the decision making process, watching my wife make the decision, leading with her heart.=).
Some, I believe, may call me a coward. =)
Comment Written 06-Dec-2024
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2024
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LOL! Naaah, not a coward... perhaps a wise man or even prudent! ;) ;) Thanx so much for stopping in on this one, sir -- always so good to hear from you down here in Dixie! ;) Yvette
Comment from estory
Nice job in this haiku format, you have the classic balance, the nature image, and the epiphany moment. I like the use of alliteration in all those 's' sounds that slide together to form this impression of swirling memories kind of lost in the shadows of the action of the present. It really speaks to the abstract feel to experience, the complicated nature of it. estory
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2024
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Nice job in this haiku format, you have the classic balance, the nature image, and the epiphany moment. I like the use of alliteration in all those 's' sounds that slide together to form this impression of swirling memories kind of lost in the shadows of the action of the present. It really speaks to the abstract feel to experience, the complicated nature of it. estory
Comment Written 06-Dec-2024
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2024
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Thanx so much for stopping in on this one, E -- always enjoy your analysis and commentary... really means a lot, sir! ;) Take care out there and enjoy the rest of the weekend! ;) Yvette