| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 09/23/06 at 03:08 PM Not sure I fully understand this one, but not always necessary. It has excellent poetics, lending to a richly dark impression with happy ending. Commendable change of direction Kris! |
| Posted by David R Spellman on 09/25/06 at 01:45 AM I had to re-read "The Color Yellow" (which I loved, by the way) to get a perspective on this "re-visited" piece. I see the turn in your point of view especially regarding the facts of the last "winner" after finding that he had enhanced his performance. Sad that these modern-day "olympians" have to resort to things which make "their clay gone sour." Another great write, though this time more scalding to the sport and its "atheletes." Well done Kristina! |
| Posted by Ann Krischus on 09/25/06 at 01:12 PM i love poems like this where every word is packed with power. |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 09/25/06 at 02:24 PM This comes through to me like classical Shakespeare! Excellent writing! |
| Posted by Maria Terezia Ferencz on 09/26/06 at 12:07 AM Never read The Color Yellow, but this strikes a strong chord with me about the way of the world today...I so admire your words in the second set, makes me long for talent like yours. I am amazed.... |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 09/26/06 at 05:18 PM I, too, have not read "the color yellow", yet I feel that this piece can stand on it's own. I particularly liked the last verse. Great write! |
| Posted by David Hill on 09/26/06 at 11:13 PM I read this as a poke at our doped and yellow shirted Tour De France winner, Floyd (or was it Goober)?, and the sorry sports culture (though it goes far beyond sports) our world creates. I like sports, but the seriousness we give to it is utter nonsense to me.
Great writing and an unusual subject in a poetic form, unless I missed your pointy point, in which case, please disregard my comments! |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 09/27/06 at 11:08 PM Hi Kristina. I find them related, yet differing. And I like this so very much! Excellent! |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 09/30/06 at 03:17 PM Congrats on hitting No. 1 Kris. Well deserved result for a great poem! |
| Posted by Laura Doom on 10/01/06 at 05:55 PM Ha! Yes, was it stage 17? One of the most compelling spectacles I've witnessed in the sporting realm. I guess the value, in terms of achievement, is measured by the wreath-wearer :>
I was also immersed in the Vinokourov/Valverde confrontation during the Vuelta last month - again, totally absorbing, although it seems there are (inevitably) questions surfacing regarding the authenticity of Vino's performance. A difficult one to call - we are, to some extent, entities constructed of chemicals, and drawing the line between what is 'natural' and 'unnatural' will always be a source of uncertainty.
A question of 'sport' - unanswered, but consumately addressed :> |
