Comment from Alan K Pease

Excellent

Very moving journey you have here from the search for inspiration to pack this poem with metaphor to reach into the heavens and memories - traveling to the sands of North Africa in a search for truth - a true adventure of the mind.

 Comment Written 25-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 25-Jun-2016

Delighted that you should have enjoyed these ramblings, Alan. The names that people give to different winds around the world are quite fascinating.

Comment from Aussie

Excellent

Congratulations on All Time Best status. A very different poem from you quill. I liked the message it bore. There is a famous saying "The moving hand writes, and having writ, moves on." I think it was a message from God to Nicodemus. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

 Comment Written 24-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 24-Jun-2016

Many thanks for dropping by to review, Aussie. I like your quote! One of my favorites! Tony

Comment from Caressa_08

Excellent

Oh, like how your first stanza that prepares us for quite a free verse.
I like the analyzation of the moments in this poem and how it plays on the persona's mind, and thoughts and memories are somehow interchanged with wondering when they, that have passed are no longer with us in person.and we can strangely, or not so... at times still feel their presence in so many ways, we can travel, Beyond the Oasis..

Thanks for sharing...Caressa_08

 Comment Written 23-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 24-Jun-2016

Thank you so much for this thoughtful and considered review, Caressa. Much appreciated, Tony.

Comment from Pam (respa)

Exceptional

-Very well written poem.
-Imagery is excellent.
-Poem presents many thought provoking questions.
-I like the beginning with
"Let me pack this poem
with things that cannot be spoken"
-There are so many things unknown or not understood by us, including poetry:
"What is poetry,
but the filling of one space with another?"
-Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 23-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 23-Jun-2016

Thank you so much, Pam. I do so appreciate your kind reviews! Six stars, too - an added bonus! Have a good weekend! Best wishes, Tony

reply by Pam (respa) on 24-Jun-2016

You are very welcome for the stars and the review. A very good poem. You have a good weekend, too.

Comment from rspoet

Exceptional

For one who has only recently stepped upon the sands of free verse, you stride between the grains very well. This would have made a strong entry in the free verse contest.
It's all about the imagery and insight, folded spaces of time.
I think the fragrance is a part of the vase, inseparable.
Space is neither created nor destroyed, simply moved from one place to another.
You arrange the flowers beautifully, my friend,
and I call it poetry.

 Comment Written 23-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 23-Jun-2016

What a very eloquent review! I much enjoyed reading it. Thank you both for your kind words and for your six stars! Best wishes, Tony

Comment from mvbrooks

Excellent

At first, I wasn't sure how a poem could be packed with "feeling too deep to feel" as many poems are intended to evoke emotions. As I read, I was drawn in to the ethereal world of memories and this claim made sense. This poem has many lovely phrases that lift the reader to a higher awareness of consciousness and I enjoyed reading it.

 Comment Written 23-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 23-Jun-2016

Very many thanks for this review, MVB. I'm delighted that you found a deeper meaning as you progressed. Best wishes, Tony

Comment from Pearl Edwards

Exceptional

This is a really lovely free verse Tony.
I think the 'breath of inspiration' really blew on you with this one. Like the iceblue twisted tree your thoughts branch from the 'fragrance of roses' to 'bloodstains of cold grey stone' with beauty and free flowing thoughts. Love it.
cheers,
valda.

 Comment Written 23-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 23-Jun-2016

Thanks, Valda, for a lovely review and stars. You are right - this was one that just flowed - notes on a page that just fell into shape with a little judicious editing and re-arrangement.

Comment from Dean Kuch

Excellent

This lovely free verse offering comes at the reader like a gentle dust-bearing wind out of the North African desert. Heated, resolute...determined in it's resolve to make a lasting impression.
The metaphorical phraseology is stunning, as is the overall message your eloquent words convey here.
We have a natural tendency to compare things by contrast and conflicting iconography. Sun to moon, day to night, light to darkness...good verses evil...
It's simply human nature.
Nice work here, Tony...
~Dean

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 22-Jun-2016

Thanks, Dean. I very much appreciate your review and kind words about my poem. Best wishes, Tony

reply by Dean Kuch on 22-Jun-2016

Anytime.

Comment from frogbook

Excellent

This was a beautiful and wonderful write that pulled the reader in from the 1st stanza and held me there transfixed. The vivid and captivating description was excellent.

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 22-Jun-2016

Thanks, Frogbook. I very much appreciate your review and kind words about my poem. Best wishes, Tony

Comment from Taffspride

Excellent

Such a well written free verse, Very dramatic, but it conjured up such images for me.

I could imaging that hot wind, whipping the sand obscuring all in it's path.

But my favorite lines are:

What is poetry,
but the filling of one space with another?


for me they are the most telling.

Thanks for sharing.

iechyd da

Ann

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 22-Jun-2016

Thanks, Ann. I very much appreciate your review and kind words about my poem. Best wishes, Tony