Thursday, March 8, 2007

Loco Motion Comments

Rating: 4.9

Have you ever sat on an unhurried train
And watched smile, after corkscrew smile
Painted thin on a puffy faced sky.
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Frances May 05 February 2009

Simplicity corrupted by man's ever growing ambitions. I enjoyed this poem alot!

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iop fga 30 December 2008

Ah. The world is changing, and changing fast. Mother Nature will have a say about that, no doubt.

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Bob Blackwell 03 August 2008

I loved this one as I have sat on an unhurried train and watched the beauty all around go slowly by, it gave you pause, un hurried we used to savor things. Great poem. Bob

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Fred Babbin 02 August 2008

You are really good. A poet after my own taste. There are so few of us.

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Bill Thomas 29 July 2008

You're so right, & how often it is we only notice these things when they're already gone... I love the words of this one - 'tentacular' is one to roll around the tongue & savour all day.

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The title is inspired. The craziness that so-called progress can be, yet this poem also made me nostalgic for things I've never experienced, because my usual answer to the questions posed was sadly, 'No, ' and it made me wish my answer was, 'Yes.' Lovely read, L&T

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L. K. Thayer 22 December 2007

Bravo, beautiful imagery!

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Ben Gieske 30 October 2007

I enjoyed reading this the first time. Then read it again to figure out what I had read - all of your imagery. I think I have except for one or two things - words that I never new existed. That's the beauty of poetry. Let your imagination paint the day. You have made an effective choice of words - real or otherwise.

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JoAnn McGrath 29 March 2007

Wow! can I board that slow train to yesteryear were all was simple and you have no fear

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Melvina Germain 25 March 2007

lFabulous imagry portrayed here Frank, very creative piece indeed with a wonderful use of the vocabulary. I love this piece, thoroughly enjoyed the read Frank---Thankyou---Melvina

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Beautiful imagery - thank you Worlds away from my crammed commuter Clair

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Joanne Fenner 21 March 2007

an excellent poem again, i love the way your poetry always makes me pull it apart into sections and think of every verse and lets me enjoy them the more i read them.Thank you for sharing your work, jo x

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Ted Sheridan 20 March 2007

....as time marches backwards.

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Marci Made 19 March 2007

like the way you work with words here for example, the track, a cul de sac and bring things together like a story.....enjoyable read for me..........mm. :)

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Alison Smith 17 March 2007

Thanks for the journey of the progress train... what a pity it has to be onward without a stop over to enjoy... Alison

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alice sunderland 13 March 2007

what a great poem frank! a style all of your own (i think) .it works for me anyway! al.

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Ivan Donn Carswell 13 March 2007

This is a seminal piece of excellent poetry; simple word choice, vivid imagery, universal ideas. Melded with almost casual ease. Rgds, Ivan

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Alison Cassidy 09 March 2007

This is a delicious pastoral piece of Irish nostalgia written with style and without sentimentality. In particular I love 'makers of methane freckle furiously on the skin of green'. Fascinating images, gentle humour and a wise message to boot. Moo to you too. love, Allie xxxx

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