tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post209063181983091227..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: WILD!Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-43025992025304084002015-11-09T16:01:57.888-08:002015-11-09T16:01:57.888-08:00Wow, Ruth - a more eloquent version of the idea I ...Wow, Ruth - a more eloquent version of the idea I explored for this prompt, too! Love that "whisper of fur" - and chuckled at the groundhog. Of course, groundhogs can be fierce, too, when it's called for... ;0)Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-58833801686219244832015-11-09T15:04:38.885-08:002015-11-09T15:04:38.885-08:00Both are stunning, the C. Miloz lines, which make ...Both are stunning, the C. Miloz lines, which make me remember<br />that poems that move me often startle me.<br />And your fun poem makes me feel everyday creatures are at moments, inscrutable.jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-72238896971592842822015-11-09T13:06:45.954-08:002015-11-09T13:06:45.954-08:00Lovely Ruth--all those tamer traits, and then the ...Lovely Ruth--all those tamer traits, and then the whisper of tiger. Wonderful response!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-2033896547405066132015-11-09T11:54:49.567-08:002015-11-09T11:54:49.567-08:00Beautiful, Ruth! I think there may be a tigress in...Beautiful, Ruth! I think there may be a tigress in you yet. The tea cups can fend for themselves.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-39214994470754291112015-11-09T08:26:58.961-08:002015-11-09T08:26:58.961-08:00Great poem, love that whisper of fur . . . :)Great poem, love that whisper of fur . . . :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-5170590852008983092015-11-09T05:48:23.575-08:002015-11-09T05:48:23.575-08:00What a beautiful quotation--and your poem is...gos...What a beautiful quotation--and your poem is...gosh, magnificent. (I don't say that often!) My favorite part is <br /><br />At the most scandalous,<br />A house cat in search of supper.<br />Ferocity, but domesticated,<br />Hunting instincts lost several generations back.<br /><br />I could really relate to that. And then your ending, with the flash and gleam. Wonderful!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-40524340985691496602015-11-09T05:27:25.431-08:002015-11-09T05:27:25.431-08:00Lovely, Ruth. Those flashes are definitely apparen...Lovely, Ruth. Those flashes are definitely apparent. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-45715796752212542542015-11-09T04:26:31.971-08:002015-11-09T04:26:31.971-08:00You have to have known you for a long time, like I...You have to have known you for a long time, like I have, to know that the tiger in you is seen not so much in the moments as in the years.Andy Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00690400626111134080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-81122581641185931662015-11-09T03:55:26.908-08:002015-11-09T03:55:26.908-08:00You picked a marvelous prompt for yourself, Ruth! ...You picked a marvelous prompt for yourself, Ruth! I think I'm more turtle than tiger myself. Love "here, in my living room, serving as advertisement/rather than camouflage" and that "whisper of fur"! Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-18411856005561117762015-11-08T21:17:50.243-08:002015-11-08T21:17:50.243-08:00"something I didn't know I had in me"..."something I didn't know I had in me" - love the flashes of wildness!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-38777248530761555002015-11-08T19:04:12.717-08:002015-11-08T19:04:12.717-08:00Oh yes, sometimes a whisper of fur is just needed....Oh yes, sometimes a whisper of fur is just needed. Beautiful, Ruth!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-42798506203884467622015-11-08T18:49:28.745-08:002015-11-08T18:49:28.745-08:00Oh Ruth, I love that whisper of tiger in you, alon...Oh Ruth, I love that whisper of tiger in you, along with groundhog and cat and sheep! Thank you for sharing your wildness! XoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-12011127969903949062015-11-08T18:25:21.631-08:002015-11-08T18:25:21.631-08:00Well, done, Ruth. Much better to be the house cat...Well, done, Ruth. Much better to be the house cat, Ruth, they're much more cuddly than a tiger, or even a groundhog! Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.com