tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28237050.post3512356298577276316..comments2023-09-18T22:21:38.693+10:00Comments on Verse Start: Poet TreeSteve Ishamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11496438591610659902noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28237050.post-79480801542283490782007-03-08T12:01:00.000+11:002007-03-08T12:01:00.000+11:00...is there ever a place for a grand old tree, who......is there ever a place for a grand old tree, whose branches reach this way and that? <BR/><BR/>Oh yeah. I would take the wild over the manicured any day. But for the sheer scale of it I think a 'grand old tree' is more like a novel than a poem.Steve Ishamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496438591610659902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28237050.post-21792294756335312142007-03-06T20:48:00.000+11:002007-03-06T20:48:00.000+11:00Perhaps it's more like bonsai vs wild old oaks...i...Perhaps it's more like bonsai vs wild old oaks...is there ever a place for a grand old tree, whose branches reach this way and that?missmellifluoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429578437601618663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28237050.post-76293045189869756942007-03-06T20:46:00.000+11:002007-03-06T20:46:00.000+11:00I know you seem to like a neatly pruned poem, a ki...I know you seem to like a neatly pruned poem, a kind of symmetrical topiary, but do you ever think a wild ambling thicket appealing?missmellifluoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429578437601618663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28237050.post-10470587408508476132007-03-01T20:57:00.000+11:002007-03-01T20:57:00.000+11:00My word, start an saga inc. You can serialize it ...My word, start an saga inc. You can serialize it for us. You seem to do well with continuities. <BR/><BR/>And thank you Mike.Steve Ishamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496438591610659902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28237050.post-1838258544048139162007-03-01T15:37:00.000+11:002007-03-01T15:37:00.000+11:00I like this a lot, gives me something to ponder in...I like this a lot, gives me something to ponder in my own efforts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28237050.post-6482608637527014972007-02-28T19:08:00.000+11:002007-02-28T19:08:00.000+11:00Hmmm, don't think i've tried a 'saga' yet... heroi...Hmmm, don't think i've tried a 'saga' yet... heroic travels and travails...<BR/><BR/>*wanders off pondering...*Inconsequentialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543390380268105131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28237050.post-49757825682802922632007-02-27T09:40:00.000+11:002007-02-27T09:40:00.000+11:00You write some plotted poems inc., but still brief...You write some plotted poems inc., but still brief. I think what poets mostly like is 'cut to the chase'. There of course epics, sagas and verse novels.Steve Ishamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496438591610659902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28237050.post-11054865058935214672007-02-27T09:38:00.000+11:002007-02-27T09:38:00.000+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steve Ishamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496438591610659902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28237050.post-90224557088981195112007-02-27T08:33:00.000+11:002007-02-27T08:33:00.000+11:00advocating the poets brevity.'tis good piece.advocating the poets brevity.<BR/>'tis good piece.Inconsequentialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543390380268105131noreply@blogger.com