Sheaves of Harvest
Seal all the sins of earth inside your head, and frame in gold sweet fragments of spare time; discard the dregs and write the perfect rhyme - go, do it now before you leave your bed. But no, my pen's...
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Hello Rich, You are awesome with expression. Love your poetry. Love this work. And reading you today is quite a pleasure. Hope your year is a good one. Jan
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What can I, the new guy, say which has not already been said? Not much I suppose, and yet I must attempt to give you my feelings toward this excellent piece of poetry. The here and now begins this...
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What a scrumptious piece of work, Rich. Autumn is my favorite time of the year with all of her beautiful warm colors, the fields turning toasty brown. This was a treat for me. Thanks. my best, kerri
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Rich, most of what I was going to say has been said by this great bunch but that first stanza is a masterpiece in itself. This is such a wonderful one! Jared
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Rich, you have produced quite a harvest yourself with this poem. (reshape the wrld and give each stone a tongue) love the thought of this, how poetic, how wonderful. Dee
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Rich, I'm coming back to this as I am so gripped by it. The meanings within your write I interpret as a kind of frustration, a struggle universal to art; that search for the perfect rhyme, an escape...
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Willow, That would be very unnerving, indeed! It is something I try to stay aware of when working with children, especially if I am doing any kind of drama. Phish, Thanks for your comments! It seems...
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Rod, First, welcome! Second, thanks! Third, you were able to see through (and very eloquently and succinctly) to the very pith of my argument - so, fourth, thanks again! Kerri, Your comment reads like...
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Ed, You have delved into my poem like no other, and you have gleaned so much more from it and through your careful and expert analysis of Van Gogh's painting, that this whole thread is gilded by your...
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Morning, Rich. Oh to be in some comfy English or Irish pub to be discussing such things...today we have the computer screen...LOL...Ed
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Rich, Congratulations on the nomination for the Best of the Best Pub Cup!! Sarah
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Dear Rich, How could this beauty not win so many awards. Congratulations! Sylvia
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Sarah, I am deeply honoured by the nomination! Sylvia, Ah...thanks, dear poet. :-) Rich
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Rich, nothing left for me to say except 'ditto' to all the foregoing comments. Wonderful poetry and so deserving of the awards. Regards, Maryse Note: Well I can add one more thing now......
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Dear friends, I am thrilled that my poem won poem of the week. It is a high honour. I have been ill this weekend, but I am recovering. Now I just need to get prepared for the week of teaching ahead!...
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Rich, I loved this one from the first read. Hope you feel better soon...Ed
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Rich, I have been honored to read so many of your poems of perfection, but on this one, I have to say that it totally blows me away............ I concur with the honor bestowed upon it as a matter of...
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Thanks, Ed! It's a great honour, indeed. Thanks, Jim! A poem's success is often measured by its reception, and so this one has achieved it. Rich
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