tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post5947528269297696122..comments2023-10-31T19:20:19.643-07:00Comments on Whispers... : Moonshadow--By Maureen Sudlow--New ZealandKaren O'Learyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-20792794819491670302015-04-03T18:38:56.846-07:002015-04-03T18:38:56.846-07:00Thank you, Eleanor Michael, for the following--
A...Thank you, Eleanor Michael, for the following--<br /><br />Another night writer. Good use of sound. I enjoyed this. it gives me a glimpse of life in New Zealand. A Morepork is an owl, interesting. With a name like that, I'd expect it to sqeal or oink. :)Karen O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-30998274637951648312015-02-11T11:08:05.314-08:002015-02-11T11:08:05.314-08:00Thank you, John Williams, for the following--
Whe...Thank you, John Williams, for the following--<br /><br />When I was a child, living with my Grandmother, I'd go to sleep listening their echoes drift from the woods. Sometimes, they sounded like ghostly voices gathered to celebrate the shadows of night and maybe smile.Karen O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-42006734035126421942015-01-13T00:30:31.844-08:002015-01-13T00:30:31.844-08:00Thank you Connie - I have just found these replies...Thank you Connie - I have just found these replies. I hope you had a happy holiday also.<br />MaureenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-65280711093448836792015-01-13T00:28:40.938-08:002015-01-13T00:28:40.938-08:00Thank you Sheri
MaureenThank you Sheri<br />MaureenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-62944349665130208022015-01-13T00:26:05.999-08:002015-01-13T00:26:05.999-08:00Thanks Angelee - a very good point
MaureenThanks Angelee - a very good point<br />MaureenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-30471941272747211532015-01-13T00:24:49.937-08:002015-01-13T00:24:49.937-08:00Thank you MJ
MaureenThank you MJ<br />MaureenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-76202768346533608612015-01-13T00:23:11.959-08:002015-01-13T00:23:11.959-08:00Thanks Paul. I really value your commentThanks Paul. I really value your commentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-82582673696916860302015-01-13T00:22:14.725-08:002015-01-13T00:22:14.725-08:00Thank you very much for your comment BobThank you very much for your comment BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-36394846778332672132014-12-16T22:33:58.370-08:002014-12-16T22:33:58.370-08:00Maureen, The really talented poets like you, are h...Maureen, The really talented poets like you, are hard to forget. I will continue to look for your work to enjoy. This is Excellent! Blessings for the holidays, ConnieLotus2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/07648958980069198851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-56274972534956583942014-12-12T15:50:52.234-08:002014-12-12T15:50:52.234-08:00Oh, thanks for the nature lesson. Of course, I ha...Oh, thanks for the nature lesson. Of course, I have never heard of this Morepork and how you introduce your Tanka in its very delicate thought expressed is hauntingly beautiful! SheriAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971114740583357594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-19993603131881168232014-12-11T19:33:00.897-08:002014-12-11T19:33:00.897-08:00very nicely done
however better to avoid using Mo...very nicely done <br />however better to avoid using Morepork both in the text and the tanka<br />best wishes<br />angelee from Indiaangeleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575091593186987243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-29387803219826068842014-12-11T19:28:48.834-08:002014-12-11T19:28:48.834-08:00Hi Maureen. I am not familiar with this style, bu...Hi Maureen. I am not familiar with this style, but I like it. Thank you for sharing and continued blessings!<br /><br />-MJ (www.tgbtgpubliction.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-9400245747878665162014-12-09T09:07:40.590-08:002014-12-09T09:07:40.590-08:00Hi Maureen! Lovely prose where imagery plays a lea...Hi Maureen! Lovely prose where imagery plays a leading role. The tanka itself is very expressive....like the contrast between the harsh cry and soft feathers. // paulpaul callushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414808197259322785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-34691213224043894092014-12-08T10:00:34.483-08:002014-12-08T10:00:34.483-08:00Thank you, Robert Dufresne, for the following--
I...Thank you, Robert Dufresne, for the following--<br /><br />I am not familiar with the term Tanka Prose, but if this poem of yours is what it is called ... them I like it. Very enjoyable in the feelings and pictures it gives rise to. Thank you for the lessons in poetry and nature, Maureen.<br /><br />Bob DKaren O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-12340194059007902312014-12-07T00:11:35.771-08:002014-12-07T00:11:35.771-08:00Thank you for taking the time to comment David and...Thank you for taking the time to comment David and Charlene.<br />MaureenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-17984015200069118182014-12-06T19:45:49.064-08:002014-12-06T19:45:49.064-08:00Maureen I really liked this well written tanka pro...Maureen I really liked this well written tanka prose as well as the explanation of the Morepork and it's legend. That made me question, was the Morepork's calls warn of a death in the family, this time, before it happened? Thank you for sharing your talent with us. <br />CharleneCharlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01059682223719672751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-17567981647977385542014-12-06T16:33:36.297-08:002014-12-06T16:33:36.297-08:00Maureen,
This poem gave me goosebumps. Although a...Maureen,<br />This poem gave me goosebumps. Although a bit on the sad side, it is moving and touching as well. I liked it!<br />Your new friend,<br />David FoxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17449044065362074619noreply@blogger.com