tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post6613247933818281958..comments2024-03-18T18:22:15.663-07:00Comments on Rainbow: Menacingly darkkaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-25544112039119907172014-06-02T13:00:00.181-07:002014-06-02T13:00:00.181-07:00Never knew there was such a thing as light snacks....<b>Never knew</b> there was such a thing as light snacks.... I do know rain is a pain.<br /><br />How's life, Hank the Poetry Tank?Blue Grumpsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106493133778319165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-57136133652230057592014-06-02T09:21:50.826-07:002014-06-02T09:21:50.826-07:00Love your take, Hank. Love your take, Hank. Reading Pleasurehttp://readinpleasure.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-16969416615002282542014-06-01T22:07:27.558-07:002014-06-01T22:07:27.558-07:00Very evocative! Nights here will be getting like t...Very evocative! Nights here will be getting like that soon.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-48298746214015372222014-06-01T12:01:45.416-07:002014-06-01T12:01:45.416-07:00this was concise and tight, nicethis was concise and tight, niceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-10440363098785166902014-06-01T08:44:45.749-07:002014-06-01T08:44:45.749-07:00Well, the best place to be when it is storming is ...Well, the best place to be when it is storming is at home. We had a terrible storm Friday night I just stayed inside and watched a bit of TV.Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-70088335284996528972014-06-01T08:24:45.863-07:002014-06-01T08:24:45.863-07:00Yup, we've all been there and that powerlessne...Yup, we've all been there and that powerlessness can be quite nice, given the sanctuary we can offer ourselves... Nicely done... Regards Scott www.scotthastie.comscotthastiepoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266153714529613752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-74582280118866286852014-06-01T05:23:07.307-07:002014-06-01T05:23:07.307-07:00I hadn't heard of this form before - I can ima...I hadn't heard of this form before - I can imagine having great fun with it! I enjoyed the different consequences of rain in each of your stanzas, I had many pictures in my head as I read. The cities are quieter when the rains come - either everyone is at home or in the bars!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-31729676315425842612014-06-01T04:42:11.688-07:002014-06-01T04:42:11.688-07:00Ah, the taxis...you show a variety of impressions ...Ah, the taxis...you show a variety of impressions here, all flowing so naturally from the prompt...nice job.<br />Steve K.Steve Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818671944215117618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-19014946187717413652014-06-01T02:20:57.926-07:002014-06-01T02:20:57.926-07:00oh, I love driving home in the rain - it's lik...oh, I love driving home in the rain - it's like an invitation to snuggle up once there. I really enjoyed the structure of your poem, too. A new form for me. Thank you. - Vivienne, of OneVoicePoetry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-45354575335883672242014-06-01T00:02:04.383-07:002014-06-01T00:02:04.383-07:00I am sure your heavy showers are far worse than ou...I am sure your heavy showers are far worse than ours. Always good to be home and cosy than drenched. I am sure you really felt thou had to be home. Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-46277006645706239572014-05-31T23:20:01.314-07:002014-05-31T23:20:01.314-07:00What a lovely shadorma story you caught the aura o...What a lovely shadorma story you caught the aura of the photograph perfectly! Thanks for participating! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-84518934624795526642014-05-31T21:41:40.496-07:002014-05-31T21:41:40.496-07:00Taxis, the same the world over.Taxis, the same the world over.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-72511633978982227942014-05-31T21:40:45.102-07:002014-05-31T21:40:45.102-07:00I would rather be dry and cosy than out in the sto...I would rather be dry and cosy than out in the storm.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-10651125170884457282014-05-31T21:10:05.550-07:002014-05-31T21:10:05.550-07:00Hank, a lot of poets use forms such as the shadorm...Hank, a lot of poets use forms such as the shadorma and find themselves shoehorning in words; they sound clunky. This flowed as naturally as the incoming storm itself. I love a loud thunderstorm if I'm indoors, but if there is no lightning, I walk barefoot in the grass. The cloud formation looks just like what we had here last week! Nice to read you... thanks for your comment on AIDS poem. Love, AmelitaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-91021689201348572072014-05-31T19:57:29.170-07:002014-05-31T19:57:29.170-07:00Hank, the best part of a heavy rain is getting bac...Hank, the best part of a heavy rain is getting back to a nice, warm, dry place. Well done.<br /><br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-10818934744648739162014-05-31T18:20:32.377-07:002014-05-31T18:20:32.377-07:00I always prefer being snugly at home when it's...I always prefer being snugly at home when it's storming! Good one, Hank!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-37332624840942437942014-05-31T18:12:03.731-07:002014-05-31T18:12:03.731-07:00Lash the whole night through calls for snuggly in ...Lash the whole night through calls for snuggly in bed, as you said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-90681644617662177302014-05-31T17:48:18.590-07:002014-05-31T17:48:18.590-07:00I love the rain but dare not wish for it. We had b...I love the rain but dare not wish for it. We had bad flooding in this area last year, and this year there are threats of mudslides in the higher elevations.<br />My Shadorma is here.<br />http://poetryofthenetherworld.blogspot.com/2014/05/shadorma-shadow-memories.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779107279394475454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-43016394556773240312014-05-31T17:30:36.327-07:002014-05-31T17:30:36.327-07:00Best to stay home before those clouds pour ~ I ha...Best to stay home before those clouds pour ~ I hate being stuck somewhere and having to call the taxi ~ Good to see you Hank ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-11845168561451475962014-05-31T17:24:19.801-07:002014-05-31T17:24:19.801-07:00I love the menacing dark and the whips of wind--lo...I love the menacing dark and the whips of wind--love this form and what you have done with it Hank!Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-81798159085395155922014-05-31T16:52:13.685-07:002014-05-31T16:52:13.685-07:00Ohh i could really relate to this poem! I love how...Ohh i could really relate to this poem! I love how you depict the brewing storm, the darkening skies, the heavy clouds... I could see it all. Rain affects so much in our lives!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-52682222971953194542014-05-31T16:26:11.454-07:002014-05-31T16:26:11.454-07:00Once, back from school I was caught in heavy rain....Once, back from school I was caught in heavy rain. Riding a bike then..and right after that fallen sick. And the worse thing was it was just before examination. <br /><br />Nicely written, Hank. :)Balqis DBJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820944505205109463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-8824145707562362152014-05-31T16:05:53.675-07:002014-05-31T16:05:53.675-07:00I feel this one, Hank!I feel this one, Hank!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-20573305833776406702014-05-31T15:57:05.429-07:002014-05-31T15:57:05.429-07:00Heavy rains are not pleasant to get stuck inHeavy rains are not pleasant to get stuck inHoly Ghost Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107809586103198047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-45249775614341175532014-05-31T10:23:16.201-07:002014-05-31T10:23:16.201-07:00Ah yes heavy rains are often worse tgan snow. Nice...Ah yes heavy rains are often worse tgan snow. Nice Shadorma gor this prompt. OlianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com