| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Agnes Eva on 05/28/03 at 10:12 PM sad but true, the progress of old age (i wonder at your use of multiple verb tenses.. intentional, or better to stick with one?) |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 05/29/03 at 12:43 AM Succinct, focused, you accurately and sympathetically portray the aging process.
(No offense, Agnes, but I think the tenses as Mary Ellen has used them are fine.) |
| Posted by Adrian Calhoun on 05/30/03 at 04:02 AM Beautiful imagery, fantastic writing. Time has a way of evening the odds eventually. A good poem for reading, I enjoyed it. |
| Posted by John Ilotan on 05/30/03 at 04:17 AM The effects of time are something to ponder, as so beautiful expressed here. Very nice work. |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 06/02/03 at 04:23 AM I say with no pretense, I think this is a good poem Mary....Charlie |
| Posted by Jean Mollett on 06/17/03 at 05:57 AM Hi Mary Ellen,
Good one. Hopefully the aging process won't be so rough. Grow old gracefully with less wrinkles, hopefully. And to live with less wear & tear on our bodies, etc. That's sounds better, huh? Take care. Jean |
| Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 06/17/03 at 01:31 PM simple, yet says so much... powerfully visual little poem... blessings... |
| Posted by Bruce W Niedt on 06/17/03 at 01:58 PM Wow, this is a relatively stark piece from you, but it is so effective - the unflinching obervation and economy of language really makes it work. Congrats on POTD! d:-) |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 06/17/03 at 08:11 PM Congratulations on POTD. This poem is about a natural phenomena. Right? Recently the Old Man of the Mountain in New Hampshire (a natural phenomena) crumbled. Your poem fits that very well. Of course, it could be, as I indicated before, symbolic of the aging process. Either way a great read. |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 06/18/03 at 05:03 AM Congratulations for poem of the day. Well deserved......Charlie |
| Posted by JD Clay on 06/18/03 at 01:05 PM Inevitable poetry, poetry, ME. You have portrayed the ultimate dilemma in life with this amazing pattern of growth. Congratulations on Poem of the Day.
Peace... |
