tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post5957571452746383304..comments2024-03-29T07:13:00.641+11:00Comments on Notes on a Serviette: 711 : The Sum of a BeachJ Cosmo Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-42765415523553285312014-06-11T09:32:10.772+10:002014-06-11T09:32:10.772+10:00Break and retreat.
The rhythm of life.
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Classic e...Break and retreat.<br />The rhythm of life.<br />.<br />Classic ending Cosmo! It sums up all of life's abundance extended here Brilliant shot!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-59340925052643700722014-06-10T10:22:50.165+10:002014-06-10T10:22:50.165+10:00It is finally getting warm enough here for the bea...It is finally getting warm enough here for the beach. After reading this, I think I'll go. Belva Rae Stapleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018806071465719524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-27996815105910808752014-06-10T02:53:52.795+10:002014-06-10T02:53:52.795+10:00It put me in a real holiday mood..in beach enjoyin...It put me in a real holiday mood..in beach enjoying the water...but reality is school started:((<br />vacation time over..back to the grind..but thanks for taking me there at least for a while:)Arathi Hariharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142420236345157881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-44020631700006244812014-06-09T15:30:08.056+10:002014-06-09T15:30:08.056+10:00Well, Mrs Newbery made the impression, I suspect.Well, Mrs Newbery made the impression, I suspect.Sanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621938013832239491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-77301385369069758652014-06-09T15:29:00.974+10:002014-06-09T15:29:00.974+10:00Glad I made an impression! Glad I made an impression! J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-29858007910395488932014-06-09T07:15:04.496+10:002014-06-09T07:15:04.496+10:00I enjoyed this lovely description of the reputed i...I enjoyed this lovely description of the reputed idyllic setting . . . Beach! But your forgot sand fleas and sun burns and many hours of worrying about not getting anything done. . . . Oh and clam bakes and seafood bisque and boardwalks inundated with cheesy souvenir shops each usually disguised as "shoppe" . . . . oh and don't forget falling in love with, and kissing on the Ferris Wheel, the stranger you'll never see again! Hmmmmm . . . . . Stormcat Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684250269137492366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-27410267445845272542014-06-09T04:10:12.690+10:002014-06-09T04:10:12.690+10:00I especially love the closing lines, which take me...I especially love the closing lines, which take me right to the beach - and the "rhythm of life".Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-12049170157059732292014-06-09T02:40:52.512+10:002014-06-09T02:40:52.512+10:00Your poem brought back a memory of visiting the be...Your poem brought back a memory of visiting the beach with my favorite dog. We had it all to ourselves and spent a delightful hour exploring to our heart's content. Then I unthinkingly threw a stick into the water. He got it, but took days to forgive me. Lake Michigan is cold, really cold except in August and it wasn't August at the time. Thank you for making me smile this morning,<br /><br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-43352998215444236722014-06-09T01:31:07.386+10:002014-06-09T01:31:07.386+10:00Nature is a great time keeper..we have our time pl...Nature is a great time keeper..we have our time playing in the foam and then steadily move up the beach..but that has its pleasures too..cup of tea in a nice deckchair..aahJae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-67599232538697763802014-06-09T01:23:19.252+10:002014-06-09T01:23:19.252+10:00This is really beautiful... and healing. Thanks fo...This is really beautiful... and healing. Thanks for the reminder and bringing me to the beach in my mind... the last stanza is so, so lovely.nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445777687088584603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-53314855100083722882014-06-09T01:09:41.457+10:002014-06-09T01:09:41.457+10:00"the foamy slobber of excitement" has go..."the foamy slobber of excitement" has got to be my favorite line in this whole delightful poem!Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-24018016725969244112014-06-09T00:24:14.263+10:002014-06-09T00:24:14.263+10:00oh that makes me wanna go to the beach....so much ...oh that makes me wanna go to the beach....so much magic in the rhyhtm of the waves - they have such a soothing voice...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-32630903902035600292014-06-08T23:49:05.008+10:002014-06-08T23:49:05.008+10:00I could use a day at the beach..but, I like a less...I could use a day at the beach..but, I like a less crowded beach<br />where I can drift away to the sounds of nature..Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-75279148382058934022014-06-08T23:06:01.133+10:002014-06-08T23:06:01.133+10:00"A gentle muffled noise,
Like cellophane scru..."A gentle muffled noise,<br />Like cellophane scrunching,<br />Then silence..."<br /><br />Exactly. It enters us before we arrive and, thankfully, stays long after we leave. I love the dogs running throughout the poem and like how you expanded the sense of spittle. I rarely get to the beach anymore, but this poem both brought me and invited me there. I agree that it might rest the mind from the horrors and even inspire it to a poetry of joy.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-33740200706037621412014-06-08T22:00:17.615+10:002014-06-08T22:00:17.615+10:00I really, really, really wish I had a beach holida...I really, really, really wish I had a beach holiday planned for this year now!!! *sigh* This is just so vividly described and... I can almost feel the sand between my toes! Bravo, brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-42472768366091965232014-06-08T21:34:03.709+10:002014-06-08T21:34:03.709+10:00You have brought the beach to life. Sorry I would...You have brought the beach to life. Sorry I would have such a long distance to travel to find an ocean. But in your poem I am THERE.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-63901352593932963452014-06-08T19:47:26.043+10:002014-06-08T19:47:26.043+10:00You obviously aren't in Melbourne! (Nah. Where...You obviously aren't in Melbourne! (Nah. Wherever you are - go to the beach.)J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-545839783755745252014-06-08T19:40:33.780+10:002014-06-08T19:40:33.780+10:00I so feel going on to a beach right now!I so feel going on to a beach right now!Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-59496040331716215642014-06-08T18:48:16.676+10:002014-06-08T18:48:16.676+10:00oh dear...not again..:-)
that is the only thing I ...oh dear...not again..:-)<br />that is the only thing I remember from your interview on PU a while back.avalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051456576217305095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-34876991312108348682014-06-08T18:18:27.909+10:002014-06-08T18:18:27.909+10:00Good. My weekend has been well spent then! :-)Good. My weekend has been well spent then! :-)J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-55419952715820962942014-06-08T18:14:59.341+10:002014-06-08T18:14:59.341+10:00Happy to take you to the beach anytime, Old Egg.Happy to take you to the beach anytime, Old Egg.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-28403535320551230062014-06-08T18:14:25.954+10:002014-06-08T18:14:25.954+10:00I love the walking tracks through the bush to the ...I love the walking tracks through the bush to the beach with that sound of cellophane crunching. Inspired desciptionl. The beach is the great leveller, everyone is equal on a beach..we are blessed here to still have bush to beach experience. Enjoyed this very much on a rainy afternoon. rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-20076671419011723102014-06-08T18:13:40.214+10:002014-06-08T18:13:40.214+10:00Actually my favourite time at the beach is when it...Actually my favourite time at the beach is when it is drizzling - love walking a beach in light rain.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-76501318245032505702014-06-08T17:38:31.675+10:002014-06-08T17:38:31.675+10:00Oh how this took me back scores of years to the ti...Oh how this took me back scores of years to the time of trudging through the sand hills and discovering heaven once again. How beautifully you composed this piece.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-46574819997418353422014-06-08T17:37:12.236+10:002014-06-08T17:37:12.236+10:00wonderful images building to the 'break and re...wonderful images building to the 'break and retreat - break and retreat' which captured the movment of both sea and life and the poem itselfDr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.com