tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post8210008859783625595..comments2023-11-21T13:48:03.338+13:00Comments on Tuesday Poem: They Could Have Stayed Forever by Joan FlemingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-74533552986261772522013-02-10T12:14:17.643+13:002013-02-10T12:14:17.643+13:00Gosh! That's an amazing poem. Thanks for shari...Gosh! That's an amazing poem. Thanks for sharing it Orchid, and thanks for writing it Joan. I'm a big fan of Joan's work, and I feel like there's a further development or twist of something in this poem. I love the sneaky rhymes, which are especially lovely in a prose poem, where you wouldn't quite expect them.Helen Rickerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652318704387476082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-52572356758259946392013-02-06T09:12:42.959+13:002013-02-06T09:12:42.959+13:00I enjoyed this, thanks for posting, Orchid.I enjoyed this, thanks for posting, Orchid.Helen Lowehttp://helenlowe.info/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-24644102382908935002013-02-06T08:17:54.883+13:002013-02-06T08:17:54.883+13:00What a fabulous link, the spare, haunting images p...What a fabulous link, the spare, haunting images portrayed by Van Der Drift and the imagery conjured by Flemmings words, wow. JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094387116996779148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-17699877351209988902013-02-05T15:14:09.801+13:002013-02-05T15:14:09.801+13:00This is beautiful Orchid. it was so good to meet ...This is beautiful Orchid. it was so good to meet you the other evening - just sorry we didn't have more time to talk. I'd have loved to hear more about your masters.<br />Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-34948006984217766932013-02-05T01:27:32.784+13:002013-02-05T01:27:32.784+13:00Wow, wow, wow. This is so haunting, aching, empty....Wow, wow, wow. This is so haunting, aching, empty. The traces left behind particularly struck me - the candy cane barriers devoid of people. Stunning. I will have to seek out Joan's VUP collection!! Thanks so much for sharing, Orchid :)Elizabeth Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420253723750754324noreply@blogger.com