Comments for The Dad Poet http://dadpoet.wordpress.com Father, Poet, Birder Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:16:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The Poet by cadlin http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/poet/#comment-133 cadlin Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:16:48 +0000 http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/?page_id=17#comment-133 Hmmm? Why is my gravatar and amoeba with legs? Go figure. Hmmm? Why is my gravatar and amoeba with legs? Go figure.

]]> Comment on The Poet by Cadlin Scott http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/poet/#comment-132 Cadlin Scott Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:54:52 +0000 http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/?page_id=17#comment-132 Post online with a different title and altered first few lines and (of course) ficticious screen name. And remember, old cowboys can be every bit as bad as teenagers. That's a fact that is. c. Post online with a different title and altered first few lines and (of course) ficticious screen name.

And remember, old cowboys can be every bit as bad as teenagers. That’s a fact that is.

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]]> Comment on Reading Number Two for Vince by sonofwalt http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/reading-number-two-for-vince/#comment-131 sonofwalt Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:06:09 +0000 http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/?p=256#comment-131 Oh, thank god, I thought you were going to say that I change it too much! lol Good, I'm glad you like it. I was always uncomfortable with the lack of a proper ending, and knew it needed to simmer longer. Many of the others in this series are taking only a little editing and polish. Well, the sonnet may be a long time coming. But yes, I do have a lot of childhood memory poems and the school bus poems will be a good collection, I think. Thank you for all you said. XO Oh, thank god, I thought you were going to say that I change it too much! lol Good, I’m glad you like it. I was always uncomfortable with the lack of a proper ending, and knew it needed to simmer longer. Many of the others in this series are taking only a little editing and polish.

Well, the sonnet may be a long time coming. But yes, I do have a lot of childhood memory poems and the school bus poems will be a good collection, I think. Thank you for all you said. XO

]]> Comment on Reading Number Two for Vince by Vincent http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/reading-number-two-for-vince/#comment-129 Vincent Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:03:42 +0000 http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/?p=256#comment-129 I see you still have that cock infatuation...sighs, rolls eyes ;-) Anyhow.....I know you have another piece...the sonnet...which you feel maybe your 'masterpiece', however I have always thought that the School Bus poems had the potential to be your real signature, the first published substantial one that would mark you out as a 'serious' crafter of poems. The time and effort you have put into them...and the personal aspect of them always marked them out for me. Funny this very verse is one I loved, when I first read it years ago now I guess, I knew it was a cracker when I found myself imagining, almost feeling what it was like to be crouched by the vent waiting for the bus. lol....I could see you (remember I have seen your kiddy pics) there so clearly in my mind. I never found the series of six as really having the sadness you feel, for me the was a genuine nostalgic rememberance of a time and experience of a young boy dealing with his life and what his brothers got up to too....and a reflection on what was and what is now. Comparing this verse to the original I have..well the first draft you shared with me....and now hearing and reading it as it has grown and fleshed out....and two more verse to be added....WOW!!! I see you still have that cock infatuation…sighs, rolls eyes ;-)

Anyhow…..I know you have another piece…the sonnet…which you feel maybe your ‘masterpiece’, however I have always thought that the School Bus poems had the potential to be your real signature, the first published substantial one that would mark you out as a ’serious’ crafter of poems. The time and effort you have put into them…and the personal aspect of them always marked them out for me. Funny this very verse is one I loved, when I first read it years ago now I guess, I knew it was a cracker when I found myself imagining, almost feeling what it was like to be crouched by the vent waiting for the bus. lol….I could see you (remember I have seen your kiddy pics) there so clearly in my mind.

I never found the series of six as really having the sadness you feel, for me the was a genuine nostalgic rememberance of a time and experience of a young boy dealing with his life and what his brothers got up to too….and a reflection on what was and what is now.

Comparing this verse to the original I have..well the first draft you shared with me….and now hearing and reading it as it has grown and fleshed out….and two more verse to be added….WOW!!!

]]> Comment on A Reading for Vince by sonofwalt http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/a-reading-for-vince/#comment-128 sonofwalt Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:30:19 +0000 http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/?p=251#comment-128 Oh wow! You have replied already! It is after midnight your time, so I hope you sleep soon and sleep well, my brother. I am so glad you enjoyed this. I just got done recording a second one that I'll add to the blog sometime tomorrow. It's the newly rewritten poem one of the growing collection I call "The School Bus Poems." You can get a preview by going to my Youtube account if you can't wait for tomorrow. :) I love you so much, and I hope to some day spend time with you over a bottle of wine or two on the magical Susquehanna. Oh wow! You have replied already! It is after midnight your time, so I hope you sleep soon and sleep well, my brother. I am so glad you enjoyed this. I just got done recording a second one that I’ll add to the blog sometime tomorrow. It’s the newly rewritten poem one of the growing collection I call “The School Bus Poems.” You can get a preview by going to my Youtube account if you can’t wait for tomorrow. :) I love you so much, and I hope to some day spend time with you over a bottle of wine or two on the magical Susquehanna.

]]> Comment on A Reading for Vince by Vincent http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/a-reading-for-vince/#comment-127 Vincent Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:18:21 +0000 http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/?p=251#comment-127 I would say 4 mins and 17 seconds well spent....; firstly it is great to see you...and the room is looking wonderful...and you are looking pretty fit so I am guessing the working out, working and studentship are keeping you fit! ;-) Secondly....I should read Billy Collins, but I need to finish some of Dlugos and Trinidad first. Thirdly....I love it. I love it that you are evidently enjoying your poetry, I love it that you have made this move to share by reading it....and I Love it. You are so clever and honest...mixing the real physicallity and the joy and effort of kayacking, with the sense of art and writing, with a subtle rebuke....and the life in and on that beautiful river. Sighs deeply and smiles...thankyou..xoxox I would say 4 mins and 17 seconds well spent….; firstly it is great to see you…and the room is looking wonderful…and you are looking pretty fit so I am guessing the working out, working and studentship are keeping you fit! ;-)

Secondly….I should read Billy Collins, but I need to finish some of Dlugos and Trinidad first.

Thirdly….I love it. I love it that you are evidently enjoying your poetry, I love it that you have made this move to share by reading it….and I Love it. You are so clever and honest…mixing the real physicallity and the joy and effort of kayacking, with the sense of art and writing, with a subtle rebuke….and the life in and on that beautiful river. Sighs deeply and smiles…thankyou..xoxox

]]> Comment on A Poem Yet to be Entitled by sonofwalt http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/a-poem-yet-to-be-entitled/#comment-116 sonofwalt Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:30:05 +0000 http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-116 Yes, titles are fickle things. Sometimes they present themselves so quickly and others they just don't show up at all. Thank you for your comments, brother! Yes, titles are fickle things. Sometimes they present themselves so quickly and others they just don’t show up at all. Thank you for your comments, brother!

]]> Comment on A Poem Yet to be Entitled by Vincent http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/a-poem-yet-to-be-entitled/#comment-115 Vincent Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:30:36 +0000 http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-115 Hey David.... I like this, the directness and familiarity of it, the reference of one thing to another which is simple, and familiar and yet also allows us to touch it with you, with respect to imagery and emotion. I also appreciate the respect...and love. As for names...lol...I find this quite a tough one ...always!...perhaps some use of 'on the wane', I know a bit obvious but I like the word wane!...and some use of 'lying down or away ' is another obvious one for me...of that empty vintage , or a bottle with just a label left?etc Good to see you posting again.....and even better that it is verse...xxx Cheerio for now Vincent..x Hey David….

I like this, the directness and familiarity of it, the reference of one thing to another which is simple, and familiar and yet also allows us to touch it with you, with respect to imagery and emotion. I also appreciate the respect…and love.

As for names…lol…I find this quite a tough one …always!…perhaps some use of ‘on the wane’, I know a bit obvious but I like the word wane!…and some use of ‘lying down or away ‘ is another obvious one for me…of that empty vintage , or a bottle with just a label left?etc

Good to see you posting again…..and even better that it is verse…xxx

Cheerio for now Vincent..x

]]> Comment on Palm Readings, Reflections and Projections by sonofwalt http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/palm-readings-reflections-and-projections/#comment-114 sonofwalt Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:51:17 +0000 http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-114 Thank you for reading. I did a little editing on that post to clean up a mistake or two, but I'm glad you got the idea anyway. I appreciate your kind comments. Thank you for reading. I did a little editing on that post to clean up a mistake or two, but I’m glad you got the idea anyway. I appreciate your kind comments.

]]> Comment on Palm Readings, Reflections and Projections by htwilson http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/palm-readings-reflections-and-projections/#comment-113 htwilson Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:41:10 +0000 http://dadpoet.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-113 It must have taken lots of strength to write and post this. I hope it helps you heal, makes you stronger and gives you an entrance into so much else you still have left to say. Welcome back and I hope to read more from you sooner, than later. It must have taken lots of strength to write and post this. I hope it helps you heal, makes you stronger and gives you an entrance into so much else you still have left to say. Welcome back and I hope to read more from you sooner, than later.

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