tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618481539784748594.post5627379216285037780..comments2024-02-23T14:26:19.675-08:00Comments on lornacahall: Letting GoLorna Cahallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12119513840378599480noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618481539784748594.post-38916084823504632032012-05-28T11:08:24.583-07:002012-05-28T11:08:24.583-07:00"a long long wave praying for liftoff". ..."a long long wave praying for liftoff". Fantastic!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618481539784748594.post-75146129812001269822012-05-26T16:04:05.867-07:002012-05-26T16:04:05.867-07:00Mmmm!Mmmm!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618481539784748594.post-44760136515545592082012-05-26T15:46:58.746-07:002012-05-26T15:46:58.746-07:00I was just thinking today, as I watched a raven fl...I was just thinking today, as I watched a raven fly, how much I would love to fly...love this poem. So perfect for all of us who remain earth bound.Mystic_Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099062213372011260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618481539784748594.post-33679722050602759272012-05-26T12:49:16.892-07:002012-05-26T12:49:16.892-07:00Letting go...a flight I take sometimes with clippe...Letting go...a flight I take sometimes with clipped wings...great piece!!Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618481539784748594.post-91117943268236597562012-05-26T12:13:13.170-07:002012-05-26T12:13:13.170-07:00Thanks Kerry, I like your comment so much. It'...Thanks Kerry, I like your comment so much. It's a learning moment for me - the level of freedom a poem can have for the reader when it it open and comes from the center of the poet.Lorna Cahallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119513840378599480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618481539784748594.post-27371680213540920902012-05-26T09:54:30.875-07:002012-05-26T09:54:30.875-07:00OH! This is lovely. Especially:
"then she ra...OH! This is lovely. Especially: <br />"then she ran down the beach, a long<br />long wave praying for liftoff.<br />The gull of her, the hard edges of her wings..." <br /><br />Wonderful. <br /><br />de <br />whimsygizmo.wordpress.comDe Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798544585779003567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618481539784748594.post-57234579826594093392012-05-26T09:05:52.525-07:002012-05-26T09:05:52.525-07:00Lovely image, Lorna.Lovely image, Lorna.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618481539784748594.post-58786994167625179212012-05-26T08:01:08.345-07:002012-05-26T08:01:08.345-07:00I really love the image of the gull and the ending...I really love the image of the gull and the ending.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618481539784748594.post-38782322181481161652012-05-26T07:05:47.039-07:002012-05-26T07:05:47.039-07:00"The gull of her, the hard edges of her wings..."The gull of her, the hard edges of her wings,"<br /><br />I love this, Lorna!!! You've touched on a longing that is painful sometimes...wishing to be released from a sometimes burdensome human form. <br /><br />Great poem!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618481539784748594.post-71706928653894269982012-05-26T06:25:19.558-07:002012-05-26T06:25:19.558-07:00I like the second and third lines especially. I ca...I like the second and third lines especially. I can feel her urgent desire to be unbound, and so the ending is both hopeful and terribly sad.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618481539784748594.post-41035677939376064982012-05-26T05:06:57.999-07:002012-05-26T05:06:57.999-07:00perfect. all of it.perfect. all of it.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018917942970893892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618481539784748594.post-64626319248262855272012-05-26T00:45:48.115-07:002012-05-26T00:45:48.115-07:00This poem is every reason why I love free verse, w...This poem is every reason why I love free verse, well-written, with the sense that the poet is in full control of its direction while the reader is free to fly through the ideas.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.com