tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post6988770447641655093..comments2023-10-11T03:49:53.934-04:00Comments on The Gold Puppy: Not My TalentReya Mellickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-37498684854992085372009-08-24T00:52:59.824-04:002009-08-24T00:52:59.824-04:00Love you Reya.
Hang in there.
Hugs in a few days...Love you Reya.<br /><br />Hang in there.<br /><br />Hugs in a few days.starryeyedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079955038919940757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-35164885484445905162009-08-18T14:35:40.078-04:002009-08-18T14:35:40.078-04:00i was away yesterday reya and so wasn't here t...i was away yesterday reya and so wasn't here to read this in the time it emerged but had i been i would have told you this:<br />i thank god there is a reya here. i thank god that reya's not another steven - there's one . . . that's good enough! feel the love girl - you're a gift in yourself. your words, your photographs, your presence inside this place have cast light on so many shadows for me, i've seen inside places and ideas that had been murky, or at best, intuitions without form. it's in the way you frame your knowing that i feel compelled to visit and see and read. however you write - it's filled with amazing insights and has become a part of my journey. i know that for sure. so write and photograph and share, explain, describe, unpack exactly as the cosmology of reya demands or chooses to do!!! just be!! thanks!!!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-71727038881332395212009-08-18T09:59:00.503-04:002009-08-18T09:59:00.503-04:00Y'all are so nice!
Poetry scares me. When I r...Y'all are so nice!<br /><br />Poetry scares me. When I read good poetry I am in a state of almost rapture. Bad poetry gives me the giggles. It seems so high stakes to me, but thank you!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-266410195138777542009-08-18T08:39:16.816-04:002009-08-18T08:39:16.816-04:00Pictures (especially yours) certainly are.
And y...Pictures (especially yours) certainly are. <br /><br />And your prose today is as close to real poetry as I've ever seen.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-75171371204512985792009-08-18T07:56:33.420-04:002009-08-18T07:56:33.420-04:00This was very nearly a prose poem. A few word rear...This was very nearly a prose poem. A few word rearrangements and you'd have a free verse. Poetry is an aspect of the spirit - you've got it both in thought and your artist's eye with a camera.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-65227931989726108272009-08-18T07:47:14.665-04:002009-08-18T07:47:14.665-04:00Reya, forgive me if I am repeating what other have...Reya, forgive me if I am repeating what other have said as I have not read your comments on this post.<br /><br />But, you are truly a poet in your own right.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875008154587045790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-37465855750035938222009-08-18T02:39:27.065-04:002009-08-18T02:39:27.065-04:00Ah, August. The heat, the humidity, the world on v...Ah, August. The heat, the humidity, the world on vacation. That's what relaxes me - when everybody else goes away!<br /><br />Great post.NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-37160427727034285832009-08-18T02:23:14.544-04:002009-08-18T02:23:14.544-04:00Yes, very nice. I love the photos.
I can feel Fa...Yes, very nice. I love the photos. <br /><br />I can feel Fall hiding behind the heat, waiting for it's turn.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-12415768255012379152009-08-18T01:15:29.972-04:002009-08-18T01:15:29.972-04:00Sounds very poetic to me too! The pictures is amaz...Sounds very poetic to me too! The pictures is amazing. Just like the hot colors left of the surviving summer flowers.Ronda Laveenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902846545309643023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-82253137771190490182009-08-18T01:05:48.172-04:002009-08-18T01:05:48.172-04:00Oh, but you are ever so poetic, daaaaling! It does...Oh, but you are ever so poetic, daaaaling! It doesn't have to be in the form of poetry to be poetic.<br /><br />I love what Elizabeth did with your words. Case in point.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-9782340794435396202009-08-17T22:53:54.024-04:002009-08-17T22:53:54.024-04:00The prose you wrote today, Reya, is very poetic. D...The prose you wrote today, Reya, is very poetic. Don't sell yourself short. Your creative artistry shines through in the lovely photos you posted.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-85004090995056963022009-08-17T22:12:45.104-04:002009-08-17T22:12:45.104-04:00Thank you Reya.Thank you Reya.Lisa Ursuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906234995763166824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-12133355053058637442009-08-17T20:24:07.443-04:002009-08-17T20:24:07.443-04:00you do ok ;-)you do ok ;-)Celestitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786165729352851549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-57831167092122482132009-08-17T20:15:56.531-04:002009-08-17T20:15:56.531-04:00I love the idea of hitting the return key more oft...I love the idea of hitting the return key more often. But really it's not that easy.<br /><br />Liza I wish I had included your name in the original post. Your poems are so powerful and right on the money! <br /><br />Tom I did a doodle today, then wrote next to it: <i>Looks like one of Tom's, except his would have some cool poem attached.</i> I'll send you a pic of the image.<br /><br />Meri: LOVE being on your wavelength sister!<br /><br />Mrsupole thank you! I thought about you, too, when I wrote the post this morning.<br /><br />I could go on ... maybe it's not necesssary.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-80908058214209228482009-08-17T19:53:20.210-04:002009-08-17T19:53:20.210-04:00your imagery is spot onyour imagery is spot onPeacheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11671369146535194549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-87025146227125604192009-08-17T18:52:49.972-04:002009-08-17T18:52:49.972-04:00Elizabeth & Dan nailed it - you just need to h...Elizabeth & Dan nailed it - you just need to hit return a few more times (that's what I do)...The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-2174480477640815292009-08-17T18:47:54.839-04:002009-08-17T18:47:54.839-04:00The photo of the buddha really captivated me. The...The photo of the buddha really captivated me. The colour is so rich. I love it. <br />As I read your words in the last paragraph I thought to myself, too bad I'm not a writer, like Reya.Lisa Ursuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906234995763166824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-57250251097083249072009-08-17T17:43:50.910-04:002009-08-17T17:43:50.910-04:00you ARE a poet
much loveyou ARE a poet<br /><br />much loveDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238792308149815691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-39360652847507398862009-08-17T15:43:56.575-04:002009-08-17T15:43:56.575-04:00as the light declines
these sultry late August day...as the light declines<br />these sultry late August days<br />the capitol meditates <br />when<br />the city’s humid and quiet<br /><br />near emptied streets <br />beneath the leaves’ canopy<br /> dry grass rustles and<br />the air smells of paper<br /> slightly burnt <br /><br /> fall almost palpable<br /> beneath the simmering heat<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />hee hee<br />your words<br />my scissorsElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-89226572351967344502009-08-17T15:26:57.458-04:002009-08-17T15:26:57.458-04:00I do not want to hear that fall is coming.
It is p...I do not want to hear that fall is coming.<br />It is perfectly possible to be a poet without doing the poetic 'form' you know.<br />I have a little plan.<br />Will write more later.........Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-54725661308105580312009-08-17T15:18:38.623-04:002009-08-17T15:18:38.623-04:00Poet or not, you did a damn fine job. And I prefe...Poet or not, you did a damn fine job. And I prefer prose anyway.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-58354637709640540252009-08-17T14:14:51.595-04:002009-08-17T14:14:51.595-04:00Beautifully done--I like the "smell of burnt ...Beautifully done--I like the "smell of burnt paper" especially. & I love how the Capitol & the Buddha's head "speak to each other."<br /><br />Thanks for your compliment, but you're doing great!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-21920665529074071962009-08-17T14:13:07.127-04:002009-08-17T14:13:07.127-04:00Maybe you aren't a poet, but the verse in your...Maybe you aren't a poet, but the verse in your prose is hypnotic and dreamy...style + images = the cosmology of Reya.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948978798395906663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-38152096451062656502009-08-17T14:01:48.291-04:002009-08-17T14:01:48.291-04:00Well I agree with the others! Your words certainl...Well I agree with the others! Your words certainly are evocative of the Washington scene even though they aren't written in prose form...still poetry none the less!Alicia @ boylerpfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494653464202092752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-58243825420982304472009-08-17T12:41:27.161-04:002009-08-17T12:41:27.161-04:00Ok - I'm laughing! I just talked about you as ...Ok - I'm laughing! I just talked about you as one of the poetical wordsmiths (albeit in prose) who use words like the Creator hangs stars in the sky. And how I'm running short of inspirational words and need to borrow some. This is too funny.Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.com