tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post4811056966081194471..comments2024-03-29T07:13:00.641+11:00Comments on Notes on a Serviette: 1184 - Rubáiyát J Cosmo Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-21882695787423252292018-10-01T10:29:52.073+10:002018-10-01T10:29:52.073+10:00Fantastic! Masterfully rendered! A pleasure to r...Fantastic! Masterfully rendered! A pleasure to read! Awesome writing!Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-58042859374407566682018-10-01T07:07:44.606+10:002018-10-01T07:07:44.606+10:00Wonderful echoes of both Fitzgerald and Flecker, p...Wonderful echoes of both Fitzgerald and Flecker, perfectly transposed to contemporary circumstances! Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-71919054357810949272018-10-01T07:02:24.438+10:002018-10-01T07:02:24.438+10:00I love the Persian atmosphere that you have create...I love the Persian atmosphere that you have created through sights and sounds and smells and most of all through documenting experiences of both historical and contemporary nature. The rhythm and allusions are so well done. It makes for a wonderful read.<br />-HAAnmol (HA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02427056865589377093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-49925815296114381202018-10-01T05:13:55.483+10:002018-10-01T05:13:55.483+10:00Well done!
ZQWell done!<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-14750134003178275522018-10-01T04:50:20.878+10:002018-10-01T04:50:20.878+10:00These little vignettes create a fascinating whole....These little vignettes create a fascinating whole. Travel can open our eyes and hearts to new cultures if we allow ourselves to be so moved.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-54837612295192398652018-10-01T04:19:04.844+10:002018-10-01T04:19:04.844+10:00"It makes no difference to the worms."
&..."It makes no difference to the worms."<br />"mosque-fatigue"<br />Only two of the many delights in this poem that ranges by vignette from past to present and from upper class to lower. I like how you've captured the cadence of the Rubáiyát, and especially the reverse transformation of wine into water--reference to the bread and wine--and thou, under a bough!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-43350048820292550352018-10-01T04:09:28.931+10:002018-10-01T04:09:28.931+10:00Each vignette was a spark--lovely.Each vignette was a spark--lovely.C. Sandlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616902831506982429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-89788151160749463022018-10-01T01:38:06.794+10:002018-10-01T01:38:06.794+10:00Knowing quite a few people from Iran I do know the...Knowing quite a few people from Iran I do know the sorrow they feel... at the first gasp of freedom after the Shah the priesthood came and took it all away... I hope to see a positive change, the people there deserves it.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-55497419353097002192018-10-01T01:34:42.703+10:002018-10-01T01:34:42.703+10:00This poem is incredibly gorgeous and steeped in co...This poem is incredibly gorgeous and steeped in colour and history of Iran 😍😍😍 loved it!!Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-4784850981782621482018-09-30T22:57:55.917+10:002018-09-30T22:57:55.917+10:00It seems that Iran has really left a deep and warm...It seems that Iran has really left a deep and warm imprint on you. It is indeed a wondrous land, with a rich history. Your poem conveys that!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-10245694477960378592018-09-30T21:59:28.661+10:002018-09-30T21:59:28.661+10:00This sounds like a lovely journey. I especially lo...This sounds like a lovely journey. I especially love your closing stanza. Wonderful to have visited that ancient country.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-42051126535191152362018-09-30T17:16:58.790+10:002018-09-30T17:16:58.790+10:00These are so filled with the richness of Khayyam a...These are so filled with the richness of Khayyam and Persia... the last verse is especially lovely! Isfahan beckons.Thotpurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729170517164200003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-13708880740955814682018-09-26T04:54:09.979+10:002018-09-26T04:54:09.979+10:00Lovely - and a tad sad.
All mosqued out is somethi...Lovely - and a tad sad.<br />All mosqued out is something I would love the opportunity to experience. I do remember being templed out.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com