tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post3616171194121289467..comments2024-03-29T07:13:00.641+11:00Comments on Notes on a Serviette: 699 : The Black BirdJ Cosmo Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-6118270564415653832014-06-10T20:17:47.271+10:002014-06-10T20:17:47.271+10:00Raven or crow?Raven or crow?Frankie Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862593341364012518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-50437244442482663462014-05-06T07:18:11.214+10:002014-05-06T07:18:11.214+10:00I don't trust them! Love your piece though!I don't trust them! Love your piece though!keiths ramblingshttp://www.keithsramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-53268641012133937722014-05-06T06:33:12.850+10:002014-05-06T06:33:12.850+10:00Indeedy.Indeedy.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-62550210623769137592014-05-06T06:32:43.724+10:002014-05-06T06:32:43.724+10:00Very hard not to, given the prompt words, eh?Very hard not to, given the prompt words, eh?J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-15336275079696646812014-05-06T06:32:08.207+10:002014-05-06T06:32:08.207+10:00Full marks for deduction Jo-hanna : I am writing a...Full marks for deduction Jo-hanna : I am writing about a bird that is black. A raven, in fact.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-78546664456195872072014-05-06T06:30:00.485+10:002014-05-06T06:30:00.485+10:00Blackbirds are, black birds aren't.Blackbirds are, black birds aren't.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-19716072374629571272014-05-06T06:29:32.380+10:002014-05-06T06:29:32.380+10:00Raven? You like ravens?Raven? You like ravens?J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-81998940009543247692014-05-06T02:04:56.204+10:002014-05-06T02:04:56.204+10:00we have a lot of blackbirds about, Grackles; but t...we have a lot of blackbirds about, Grackles; but they are quite playful and frolicksome, your poem is intense and i luv <br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-9308936436078219582014-05-06T00:43:00.499+10:002014-05-06T00:43:00.499+10:00I don't know, J. I like blackbirds. Nice rhyth...I don't know, J. I like blackbirds. Nice rhythm here.<br /><br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-58383989401711789972014-05-05T19:36:36.387+10:002014-05-05T19:36:36.387+10:00Its color can be a put off initially! If only one ...Its color can be a put off initially! If only one is readily able to ignore and like it. Nastiness is apparent here! Great write Cosmo!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-82067585151962232332014-05-05T08:57:41.805+10:002014-05-05T08:57:41.805+10:00But evocative and effective!But evocative and effective!Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-17803454981757119122014-05-05T07:00:39.000+10:002014-05-05T07:00:39.000+10:00Yikes! Kind of like the one on Poe's bust of ...Yikes! Kind of like the one on Poe's bust of Pallas Athena. Yet both have the tinge of human interpretation laid upon them, a Gothic kind of other worldliness. The poor bird is trapped in the myth. Well done.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-9175665468543895302014-05-05T05:57:16.374+10:002014-05-05T05:57:16.374+10:00This brings to mind a brand of religiousity that a...This brings to mind a brand of religiousity that aggravates me to no end. Do you know the type I mean? They watch. They wait. They judge. They condemn. If possible, they'd peck your eyes out. Sorry, I'm ranting. Belva Rae Stapleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018806071465719524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-14995822306501970542014-05-05T02:02:34.639+10:002014-05-05T02:02:34.639+10:00Many things can be infested with blackness inside....Many things can be infested with blackness inside..birds..people..angels..but those gimlet eyes certainly fix you.. strong as a box tight poemJae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-79704702576198310762014-05-05T01:47:36.207+10:002014-05-05T01:47:36.207+10:00"She sees all
But says nothing
Free to arise ..."She sees all<br />But says nothing<br />Free to arise and go<br />Yet not to" wow.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-90217743138474560802014-05-05T01:32:36.595+10:002014-05-05T01:32:36.595+10:00You took this to a dark place, but I really liked ...You took this to a dark place, but I really liked it. You're a master with the prompt, J Cosmo.TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-59088181899950881612014-05-05T01:18:00.669+10:002014-05-05T01:18:00.669+10:00Great job. Wonderful rhythm. Chilling.Great job. Wonderful rhythm. Chilling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-65392548496292896342014-05-05T01:06:29.075+10:002014-05-05T01:06:29.075+10:00Excellent piece (DCXCI) Sometimes, I feel her pres...Excellent piece (DCXCI) Sometimes, I feel her presence. :-)(-:<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-26083174092610392142014-05-05T01:02:48.245+10:002014-05-05T01:02:48.245+10:00"Like a mortician, watching the mourners arri..."Like a mortician, watching the mourners arrive"....one of the best descriptions of a blackbird ever.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-79562431828894315782014-05-05T00:18:55.194+10:002014-05-05T00:18:55.194+10:00"Wings folded like a mortician" is a fab..."Wings folded like a mortician" is a fabulous image. brenda whttp://undercaws.com/2014/05/04/trapped/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-46836961476861790652014-05-04T23:04:13.932+10:002014-05-04T23:04:13.932+10:00dark and i envy their freedom.dark and i envy their freedom.NataĊĦekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529563989376279044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-26190716202280832712014-05-04T22:46:04.250+10:002014-05-04T22:46:04.250+10:00Very nice description:) Incidentally I too wrote a...Very nice description:) Incidentally I too wrote about a bird.Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-86827912008254179372014-05-04T22:44:07.921+10:002014-05-04T22:44:07.921+10:00Clearly not a Blackbird :-)
melodious thrilling de...Clearly not a Blackbird :-)<br />melodious thrilling delightful stealing my blossoms and my Arbutus unedo berries, pooping purply on my paths in autumn, making me open windows to hear its midnight song [only in Spring]avalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051456576217305095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-61877937134794173672014-05-04T22:42:43.061+10:002014-05-04T22:42:43.061+10:00I know all judging eyes are always dead and lifele...I know all judging eyes are always dead and lifeless...creepy...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-26178940861279333202014-05-04T22:24:31.170+10:002014-05-04T22:24:31.170+10:00Sinister and foreboding!Sinister and foreboding!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.com