tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19290845.post9209134565021985282..comments2023-06-09T03:41:28.042-07:00Comments on chatoyance: For John AlexanderLori Witzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04744273435691506484noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19290845.post-81214192640921944362007-06-24T21:48:00.000-07:002007-06-24T21:48:00.000-07:00I've read two of your poems, and I must be back. Y...I've read two of your poems, and I must be back. You're a painter poet, but you sing, too. It's all very nice.Rethabilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523368313680103826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19290845.post-44185180109680371462007-06-23T09:25:00.000-07:002007-06-23T09:25:00.000-07:00..and I would prefer to melt out(and then, of cour.....and I would prefer to melt out<BR/>(and then, of course, evaporate !)chris millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575033275184403015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19290845.post-38434254049028002222007-06-23T08:16:00.000-07:002007-06-23T08:16:00.000-07:00AM -- blessings to you -- I felt much better after...AM -- blessings to you -- I felt much better after your seeing "trees of life" everywhere!<BR/><BR/>Chris -- No worries, you! I meander more than I sprint now, having exchanged fabulous track experiences and lots of good Texas BBQ for the price of knees that can't take more pounding. <BR/><BR/>My coach, Jim Cawley, talked about getting two choices in life -- to rust out or to wear out. <BR/><BR/>Despite my fondness for rust, I'm living towards the "wear it out" side -- no wonder that I've started embodying it too.Lori Witzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04744273435691506484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19290845.post-73046356064046413992007-06-22T05:40:00.000-07:002007-06-22T05:40:00.000-07:00Not exactlyhow I'd want to spend my precious energ...Not exactly<BR/>how I'd want to spend my precious energy,<BR/>but seeing those scudded clouds<BR/>behind the line of trees,<BR/>and catching the scent<BR/>of woodsmoke and cut grass,<BR/>OK -- I'm off.<BR/>Hey Lori,<BR/>wait for me !chris millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575033275184403015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19290845.post-91661270820063236252007-06-22T03:47:00.000-07:002007-06-22T03:47:00.000-07:00I like this poem very much, Lori, as well as what ...I like this poem very much, Lori, as well as what I see as a sunlit tree of life and a reflected tree of life, as we in the Northern Hemisphere enter summer. I see you as deeply generous with your energy on a daily basis. Hope the coming days and nights bring you renewed energy. There it is again -- William Blake -- Energy is Eternal Delight.amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19290845.post-62008618239915223792007-06-21T19:41:00.000-07:002007-06-21T19:41:00.000-07:00Thanks much, you two! Right now I'm feeling mighty...Thanks much, you two! <BR/><BR/>Right now I'm feeling mighty dim and tired, so am hoping the shining burning light of creative energy is visiting y'all...Lori Witzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04744273435691506484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19290845.post-14062697159674003852007-06-21T10:33:00.000-07:002007-06-21T10:33:00.000-07:00It's a fine poem, Lori, strong and bright. (I envy...It's a fine poem, Lori, strong and bright. (I envy it, which I rarely do--that "gee, I wish I could have written this" moment).<BR/><BR/>word verification today is ultra-second wave feminist: wemeyn!jarvenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709417058741577802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19290845.post-78134995151059384752007-06-21T08:44:00.000-07:002007-06-21T08:44:00.000-07:00I like this pairing, Lori... And the sentiment see...I like this pairing, Lori... And the sentiment seems so like you, going "all out," burning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com