| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Stephan Anstey on 10/01/10 at 04:12 PM pure brilliance. I am hurt that i didn't write this. I love it. |
| Posted by V. Blake on 10/01/10 at 04:16 PM You remain pretty much my favorite poet ever. What an effortless, almost liquid flow this has. Perfect word choices at every turn. Beautiful. |
| Posted by Colleen Sperry on 10/01/10 at 04:23 PM brilliant poem |
| Posted by Aaron Michael on 10/01/10 at 04:24 PM be careful, Harv, your smile is showing again.
lovely. |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 10/01/10 at 07:05 PM This must be on its way to number one!! Very nice lady!! |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 10/01/10 at 10:41 PM ...elizaBeth Jill, too cool gal; too cool. |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 10/01/10 at 11:16 PM Oh my word. The last six lines.... Absolute perfection. Letter fly... I have to commiserate with Stephan. I ADORE word play, so you're perfection here made my day! Love it. |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 10/02/10 at 09:49 PM And so we shall write these wrongs and letter fly, birdatious words aloft, some winging south, some circling with shaven heads and pecking eyes. (tweet) Loved this. Thanks. |
| Posted by Clara Mae Gregory on 10/02/10 at 11:10 PM I love this, Jill!!! Most excellent-especially the rhythm and the last line- "letter fly" -awesome play on words! |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 10/04/10 at 05:11 PM Fun to read Jill....CharMin |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 10/05/10 at 11:50 PM Stimulating play on words here Jill. Another goodie from and to my favorite time of year. Thanks for passing this on to us. :o) |
| Posted by Therese Elaine on 10/06/10 at 03:39 AM I agree with Vince, this is effortless but not sterile, keeping the poignancy and the amber warmth and the near-brittle tang of such a shift... |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 10/18/10 at 02:45 AM I like the motion in your poem. I tried to do some work on the laptop in the backyard the other day and so many leaves were falling, I was afraid it would ruin the machine. Oh well... should have been just enjoying the turning of the earth anyway sans technology. Thanks Elizabeth. |
| Posted by Laura Doom on 10/22/10 at 04:33 PM Rhythms, cycles, tides -- we fall for that which gives us rise :> Return soon... |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 10/31/10 at 12:34 PM letter fly! your heart that is, did fly no need to wonder Y? no mystery - your heart has wings, their mastery o'er such wings is evident in each word you letter fly to the letter and the center of our heart converged upon each word as unafraid of flying as you've ever heard. |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 11/04/10 at 03:36 AM Yeah baby, surf's up! |
| Posted by Stephan Anstey on 12/17/10 at 01:54 PM Brilliant. As usual. |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 12/17/10 at 04:56 PM Congrats on POTD! |
| Posted by Laurie Blum on 12/17/10 at 06:04 PM Ver clever and entertaining. You have such a creative mind and the skill to communicate these ideas in such a lovely way. Congratulations POTD! |
| Posted by Maria Massarella on 12/18/10 at 12:14 AM Congratulations on POTD Jill'Angel...lovelight&hugs |
| Posted by JD Clay on 01/01/11 at 01:52 AM We'd be hardpressed to find a more melancholic morsel with a motivational twist such as this. I especially like the play on words in the last line. Pref... |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 01/27/11 at 07:28 PM I don't know how I missed this, other than Dec and January have been CRAZY months for me! This is just....soooo...sparkling in the genius that is you! |
