tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post1707796469984935101..comments2024-03-17T11:44:45.573-04:00Comments on Kestril's Rhythms and Groove: ExpectationsRommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-54685879384365477532016-01-02T08:44:39.760-05:002016-01-02T08:44:39.760-05:00I hope your holidays were good too! Thanks for sto...I hope your holidays were good too! Thanks for stopping by.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-29641563230366518262015-12-22T19:50:58.868-05:002015-12-22T19:50:58.868-05:00This was a delight from first word to last. Loved...This was a delight from first word to last. Loved this and I wish you every happiness in this holiday season in the new year, love from Moskowitz the HumbleBuddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-57045309111919222992015-12-22T14:17:02.213-05:002015-12-22T14:17:02.213-05:00Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it. Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it. Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-81875825614693821992015-12-22T11:15:39.655-05:002015-12-22T11:15:39.655-05:00Well, I cant tell you how much I adore - and reson...Well, I cant tell you how much I adore - and resonate with - this poem. LOVE the sitting in the barrel ofdoom, laughing and whooping. LOL. Me, too.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-73210490937937830342015-12-22T10:33:05.018-05:002015-12-22T10:33:05.018-05:00Thanks!Thanks!Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-53699082264834066212015-12-22T10:32:57.137-05:002015-12-22T10:32:57.137-05:00It's amazing how much the past can color our e...It's amazing how much the past can color our expectations, whether it has anything to do with the present situation or not. Yeah, once you see the map doesn't fit, it's better to ditch it and see what's really in front of you.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-87969413578606088342015-12-22T10:31:08.031-05:002015-12-22T10:31:08.031-05:00*grin* I enjoyed writing it. Glad you enjoyed read...*grin* I enjoyed writing it. Glad you enjoyed reading it.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-54214415141733545672015-12-22T10:29:42.795-05:002015-12-22T10:29:42.795-05:00It's hard sometimes to know when it's righ...It's hard sometimes to know when it's right to be funny in poetry. In real life I often crack jokes, especially if it's a "gotta laugh otherwise I'll cry" sort of thing. That sensibility felt right for this poem.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-63943683936011822392015-12-22T10:26:32.256-05:002015-12-22T10:26:32.256-05:00Thanks!Thanks!Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-50768766807920763322015-12-22T10:26:23.135-05:002015-12-22T10:26:23.135-05:00Aw! Thanks. It was a heck of a lot of fun to write...Aw! Thanks. It was a heck of a lot of fun to write.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-61614726474832200782015-12-22T10:26:00.958-05:002015-12-22T10:26:00.958-05:00I am a rather silly person, and I think sometimes ...I am a rather silly person, and I think sometimes when I own that, I come up with some pretty funny stuff. Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-13025316517146037662015-12-22T10:25:15.280-05:002015-12-22T10:25:15.280-05:00I think so many times it comes down to how we see ...I think so many times it comes down to how we see our experiences while we are going through them. What looks like Certain Doom Falls can be another ride at the amusement park, if the company is right. Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-46559123291467461752015-12-22T10:12:51.705-05:002015-12-22T10:12:51.705-05:00A lot of life can be described that way ;)A lot of life can be described that way ;)Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-44828265120127663442015-12-22T10:12:31.815-05:002015-12-22T10:12:31.815-05:00This was an odd mix of playful and sarcastic, but ...This was an odd mix of playful and sarcastic, but I'm glad it came together in the end.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-58906385668570937572015-12-22T10:10:19.414-05:002015-12-22T10:10:19.414-05:00LOL, I started off with the idea of a cynical vers...LOL, I started off with the idea of a cynical version of Candy Land (a game a lot of folks played in their youth or with young ones) and played with the ideas from there. Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-89602815736390013852015-12-22T10:09:15.213-05:002015-12-22T10:09:15.213-05:00This one was a lot of fun to write. I'm glad y...This one was a lot of fun to write. I'm glad you liked it. Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-28950959488908097912015-12-22T10:08:21.891-05:002015-12-22T10:08:21.891-05:00Thanks! :) Thanks! :) Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-26238315677698654772015-12-19T10:32:44.252-05:002015-12-19T10:32:44.252-05:00Delightful!Delightful!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-16001520436288264592015-12-18T16:19:22.263-05:002015-12-18T16:19:22.263-05:00I like that future can give surprises.. maybe we s...I like that future can give surprises.. maybe we should walk without a map sometimes... Love those places on your map (and I think we have all searched for the ugly waters and the crumbled mountains instead of finding the sea of surprise.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-8092447209552504452015-12-18T13:16:59.523-05:002015-12-18T13:16:59.523-05:00What a wonderful admonition to us all to leave the...What a wonderful admonition to us all to leave the past behind and focus on where we are now! Your word play was just wonderful! This is a piece I could read over and over! Simply marvelous!Sharon Rawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17737437259420212462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-80467617754301648372015-12-18T11:52:01.332-05:002015-12-18T11:52:01.332-05:00You paint a very idiosyncratic but familiar landsc...You paint a very idiosyncratic but familiar landscape here--I love the ending, where humor does not detract from, but rather enhances meaning. Really cool poem, in other words. ;_)hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-60887806422805738752015-12-18T11:24:49.980-05:002015-12-18T11:24:49.980-05:00Wonderfully done...enjoyed it. Wonderfully done...enjoyed it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-47862916123025507252015-12-18T11:20:24.650-05:002015-12-18T11:20:24.650-05:00This is really charming! I love it.This is really charming! I love it.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-29281433835901361992015-12-18T09:55:24.346-05:002015-12-18T09:55:24.346-05:00The last nine lines are so unexpected and so class...The last nine lines are so unexpected and so classic, not to mention funny. Love it.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-15422260846404554792015-12-18T09:23:24.315-05:002015-12-18T09:23:24.315-05:00This is a garden of imagery, Rommy. I love the ton...This is a garden of imagery, Rommy. I love the tone--how it makes me imagine the speaking frowning and probably talking with her hands... And the wild run "over Certain Doom Falls"? Priceless. <br /><br />So many stories (and bits of life) come to mind, while I read your poem... It made me think of every time I've heard someone (sometimes myself *cough*), saying, "We used to have it so much harder." Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.com