tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post2572677407886044677..comments2023-10-30T18:49:00.753+08:00Comments on The Great Unknown: NaProWriMo Day 10: Market District, Japan, 1945Shukuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11258042395311417934noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-813296764462975752018-04-11T15:58:39.289+08:002018-04-11T15:58:39.289+08:00Oh-so-slow process, snailing along! I thought I...Oh-so-slow process, snailing along! I thought I'd never write it at all! Thank you so much - *highfive for tough prompt sufferers* C'est mal (is that right? My French is a shambles after years of neglect. I can only read recipes now.) Tough maybe, but oh I love how you conjugated your son so perfectly!Shukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258042395311417934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-54334744782446181202018-04-11T15:54:18.949+08:002018-04-11T15:54:18.949+08:00Thank you Marie! I'm glad the imagery made sen...Thank you Marie! I'm glad the imagery made sense.Shukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258042395311417934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-58453718424117415532018-04-11T15:21:53.284+08:002018-04-11T15:21:53.284+08:00It may have been a slow process but you nailed thi...It may have been a slow process but you nailed this one -- especially the imagery -- wow! Tough prompt for me, too. Congrats!Elizabeth Boquethttp://www.elizabethboquet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-61916096888009557682018-04-11T15:16:37.630+08:002018-04-11T15:16:37.630+08:00Wonderful imagery. I feel present in this poem, li...Wonderful imagery. I feel present in this poem, like I witnessed it. Thanks for writing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07038494232432484175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-76434303357543216132018-04-11T12:42:21.157+08:002018-04-11T12:42:21.157+08:00Thank you so much Ken - the last line gave me *fit...Thank you so much Ken - the last line gave me *fits* for ages! I kept thinking about how quietly things fall and how quietly dragonflies fly and tried to work from there. So glad it worked!Shukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258042395311417934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-50492663929724566002018-04-11T06:13:26.739+08:002018-04-11T06:13:26.739+08:00You turned "every day" into one day with...You turned "every day" into one day with just one line. "two sighs in flight" is a beautiful finish. If only it had been just one sigh, but the other can't be taken back.<br />KenKen Gierke / rivrvlogrhttps://rivrvlogr.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-6252412399681885202018-04-11T04:22:28.737+08:002018-04-11T04:22:28.737+08:00Thank you Smitha! It took a while to get the drago...Thank you Smitha! It took a while to get the dragonfly in there properly. I'm glad it worked!Shukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258042395311417934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-55461315306796841102018-04-11T04:18:53.943+08:002018-04-11T04:18:53.943+08:00A very powerful poem. Love the way the dragon fly ...A very powerful poem. Love the way the dragon fly has been brought into the poem.Smithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692623891128389805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-34275226888169879122018-04-11T03:38:41.520+08:002018-04-11T03:38:41.520+08:00Thank you Shannon! Yes, those dratted deceptively ...Thank you Shannon! Yes, those dratted deceptively simple prompts that turn your brain into a stuck record that vibrates but can't move...I have a feeling we'll have a few more of 'em to come. High-five to fellow strugglers!Shukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258042395311417934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-57494214247062547532018-04-11T03:34:45.343+08:002018-04-11T03:34:45.343+08:00A truly intense poem! And I hear you about the dec...A truly intense poem! And I hear you about the deceptive nature of simple prompts -- I struggled, too!Shannon Bloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296621244454286830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-35215914901200284452018-04-11T03:09:45.913+08:002018-04-11T03:09:45.913+08:00Oh Jane, if only you knew how much the 'drop a...Oh Jane, if only you knew how much the 'drop a bomb on it' made me laugh! I really needed that today, it's been One Of Those Days. Thank you so much! I will eventually get my brain around that Words and Truth poem (I'm going to say it's just extendedly percolating for now...)Shukuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258042395311417934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161549.post-23706511921831836012018-04-11T03:07:57.043+08:002018-04-11T03:07:57.043+08:00Wow! That is powerful. You paint such a bustling, ...Wow! That is powerful. You paint such a bustling, lively scene, focus in on an insect then drop a bomb on it. Great writing!Jane Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700193165487305298noreply@blogger.com