tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post4583639858033482214..comments2023-07-15T08:47:34.999-06:00Comments on Life On The Periphery: Writer's Island 3/31/08 "Torrid"Constance Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-36412008645621126622008-04-03T17:55:00.000-06:002008-04-03T17:55:00.000-06:00Thanks, Meghan. A wet spring makes all the differe...Thanks, Meghan. A wet spring makes all the difference - picture wise.Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-26750545268540708322008-04-03T17:03:00.000-06:002008-04-03T17:03:00.000-06:00You can really feel the bleakness and desolation o...You can really feel the bleakness and desolation of the land. Very well done!Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03375626649089998707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-49467125948803472302008-04-02T20:18:00.000-06:002008-04-02T20:18:00.000-06:00jeques - layers are good... I think we put double ...jeques - layers are good... I think we put double meaning in everything we write...Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-14601253622352155152008-04-02T16:11:00.000-06:002008-04-02T16:11:00.000-06:00The long thirst makes the craving.Oftentimes, this...The long thirst makes the craving.<BR/><BR/>Oftentimes, this could also be true even among humans.<BR/><BR/>We wanted it bad, really bad. And once we get it, we can't just get enough of anything.<BR/><BR/>I like the double meaning that this poem could speak when the sentiments are humanized.<BR/><BR/>I wish you well.<BR/><BR/>~ JequesJequeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02379256666172458498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-48249160153377004492008-04-01T21:29:00.000-06:002008-04-01T21:29:00.000-06:00tumblewords - more water than we got! thanks. :)tumblewords - more water than we got! <BR/>thanks. :)Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-23685988944768945342008-04-01T21:07:00.000-06:002008-04-01T21:07:00.000-06:00Amazing how much water it will take to catch up......Amazing how much water it will take to catch up...nice work!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-79065345472408433532008-04-01T20:03:00.000-06:002008-04-01T20:03:00.000-06:00Keith - Thank you!Richard - I don't like either wa...Keith - Thank you!<BR/><BR/>Richard - I don't like either war, but no one gave me a choice! :)Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-5770961700493098572008-04-01T20:02:00.000-06:002008-04-01T20:02:00.000-06:00gautami - Thanks!gautami - Thanks!Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-77696195962132185612008-04-01T20:01:00.000-06:002008-04-01T20:01:00.000-06:00Leonard - Sometimes you find just the right phrase...Leonard - Sometimes you find just the right phrase...Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-85732700869082052352008-04-01T17:58:00.000-06:002008-04-01T17:58:00.000-06:00"alkali silence" is a stupendous phrase! And "The..."alkali silence" is a stupendous phrase! And "The Long Dry," is a really good title. <BR/><BR/>If you like the oil wars, you're gonna love the water wars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-32342952348131374922008-04-01T12:44:00.000-06:002008-04-01T12:44:00.000-06:00A poem for our times.A poem for our times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-61912426830150826992008-04-01T10:20:00.000-06:002008-04-01T10:20:00.000-06:00Stark! Hits very hard!word by wordStark! Hits very hard!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2008/03/word-by-word.html" REL="nofollow">word by word</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-85293414731300103422008-03-31T23:55:00.000-06:002008-03-31T23:55:00.000-06:00Powerful!Especially the ending:The land suffocates...Powerful!<BR/><BR/>Especially the ending:<BR/><BR/>The land suffocates<BR/>in alkali silence.World So Widehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03080438999368983042noreply@blogger.com