tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post3142809113429389655..comments2024-03-29T07:13:00.641+11:00Comments on Notes on a Serviette: 601 : The DoldrumsJ Cosmo Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-57564415727775333962013-08-30T06:03:32.512+10:002013-08-30T06:03:32.512+10:00Good advice Susan. Very good advice.Good advice Susan. Very good advice.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-24739191156444043502013-08-30T00:51:11.937+10:002013-08-30T00:51:11.937+10:00Your poem moved me to turn around and see that the...Your poem moved me to turn around and see that there are other arks in the distance hauling hearts poised between the monsters and the solitary dove. The landing is promised, perhaps by the time the monsters are tamed.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-45873356189084473482013-08-29T06:08:57.451+10:002013-08-29T06:08:57.451+10:00Pale ale sounds good or perhaps a witbier..Pale ale sounds good or perhaps a witbier..darkfoamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394546886035933252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-86839719557624715992013-08-29T03:56:24.984+10:002013-08-29T03:56:24.984+10:00ah, familiar I am with the doldrums, that lack of ...ah, familiar I am with the doldrums, that lack of motivation and drive..yet you managed to express it so poetically..Dorianna (paintswithwords.comhttp://doriannasbedchamber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-90834648893286204662013-08-29T03:04:45.267+10:002013-08-29T03:04:45.267+10:00Sometimes the dark can bring the light...your writ...Sometimes the dark can bring the light...your writing even about not wanting to write is poetic. Love the dark image of the sea.Mademoiselle Modellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451207941086886046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-29916343989838131782013-08-29T00:30:48.489+10:002013-08-29T00:30:48.489+10:00better than a damnable gull, cawing like a white-t...better than a damnable gull, cawing like a white-tuxedo'd crow. but the dead calm, all the water and none to drink...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-31639802468610751492013-08-28T16:58:22.512+10:002013-08-28T16:58:22.512+10:00I like your first stanza! It good stand on its own...I like your first stanza! It good stand on its own. A very apt metaphor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-72991597468988929372013-08-28T15:10:01.525+10:002013-08-28T15:10:01.525+10:00I like Lee's suggestion of a couple of mermaid...I like Lee's suggestion of a couple of mermaids.A school of them has been spotted on the Gold coast,although those fish tails can present a bit of a a problem. Something more cute and flighty like a wren may be a better bet in the cheering up department. rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-63357980006281260012013-08-28T13:03:19.289+10:002013-08-28T13:03:19.289+10:00A snow goose? You never know. Could be a wren.A snow goose? You never know. Could be a wren.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-38392706410918385922013-08-28T13:02:01.283+10:002013-08-28T13:02:01.283+10:00True enough. A private collection.True enough. A private collection.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-64732958519763709472013-08-28T11:38:16.025+10:002013-08-28T11:38:16.025+10:00Oh, I know this feeling! Your piece conveys it pe...Oh, I know this feeling! Your piece conveys it perfectly.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-28362704546793344462013-08-28T09:44:32.340+10:002013-08-28T09:44:32.340+10:00I've been going through the same thing for alm...I've been going through the same thing for almost a week. I also notice during these times, dark stuff often surfaces, maybe it's simply fatigue and after a good break the words will come flowing once again. Excellent poem!Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-21983931043692991862013-08-28T09:36:04.758+10:002013-08-28T09:36:04.758+10:00You are such an excellent poet. You write about n...You are such an excellent poet. You write about not being able to write poetically. Well done. The black deep works.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144768922185244207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-35520162797134941342013-08-28T07:50:00.810+10:002013-08-28T07:50:00.810+10:00These are feelings we all share I'm sure. The...These are feelings we all share I'm sure. There's a loneliness to foregoing the prompts, a loneliness to doing them, a fear of what's beneath and of course and attraction to the energy of those monsters. All interest. thanks. k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-9995278185969046042013-08-28T07:41:24.510+10:002013-08-28T07:41:24.510+10:00I understand. Sometimes it is hard to come up wit...I understand. Sometimes it is hard to come up with something to write. I too have had those times when I stared at the computer screen blankly!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-53118721129383319722013-08-28T06:55:23.299+10:002013-08-28T06:55:23.299+10:00Maybe a snow goose will arrive to guide you into a...Maybe a snow goose will arrive to guide you into a brighter light and out of the doldrums...or better still, a mermaid or two!<br /><br />Keep your chin up...better times are ahead...and the distance grows less as each day passes.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-24145412458486111772013-08-28T06:33:23.275+10:002013-08-28T06:33:23.275+10:00the lone dove there in the end is an effective ima...the lone dove there in the end is an effective image....the darkness...i have learned to embrace it when it comes...and not shove it back down....no need to carry it any further you know...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-48952179353752247852013-08-28T06:04:29.220+10:002013-08-28T06:04:29.220+10:00It's not me.It's not me.Eddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-65213560464355475542013-08-28T01:30:59.481+10:002013-08-28T01:30:59.481+10:00I've been stuck in those doldrums for almost a...I've been stuck in those doldrums for almost a year. I'm thinking it must be an eddy.PattiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-21716510194713957032013-08-27T23:22:57.920+10:002013-08-27T23:22:57.920+10:00Coo^per's Pale Ale?Coo^per's Pale Ale?Sanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621938013832239491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-64268689954685105932013-08-27T23:18:57.103+10:002013-08-27T23:18:57.103+10:00Sauvignon Blanc or champagne. Or both.Sauvignon Blanc or champagne. Or both.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-109917653116815852013-08-27T21:12:37.978+10:002013-08-27T21:12:37.978+10:00I like this one- we've all felt like that...st...I like this one- we've all felt like that...stupid dove..love the 'all tentacles and malice'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-19434150487535217442013-08-27T20:22:56.176+10:002013-08-27T20:22:56.176+10:00Uh oh .. The doldrums..
Hmm, I wonder.. What wine ...Uh oh .. The doldrums..<br />Hmm, I wonder.. What wine to drink with dove mornay? darkfoamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394546886035933252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-74446429317345797962013-08-27T19:46:25.598+10:002013-08-27T19:46:25.598+10:00Lie to me fowl and it's dove mornay for dinner...Lie to me fowl and it's dove mornay for dinner.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-47157924378139015312013-08-27T19:36:24.989+10:002013-08-27T19:36:24.989+10:00Land ahoy! Land ahoy!Land ahoy! Land ahoy!The Dovenoreply@blogger.com