tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post4914251086792019053..comments2023-04-03T03:38:05.784-05:00Comments on Write Wing Conspiracy: The Cracks in the PavementMary B. Mansfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135589216216151585noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-13462783267869130922012-05-30T15:52:25.915-05:002012-05-30T15:52:25.915-05:00I like the wishing for a mystic map, and the wish ...I like the wishing for a mystic map, and the wish to park fear alongside the road.....and the comfort of a familiar road.........I enjoyed this poem very much!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-11529304463923250662012-05-09T00:46:14.754-05:002012-05-09T00:46:14.754-05:00Mary, love your take on the prompt. There is so m...Mary, love your take on the prompt. There is so much imagery here, that intimate connection with a well-worn road... Also love how you worked in the "wish" prompt as well. Very good write! Thanks, AmySharp Little Pencilhttp://sharplittlepencil.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-31602753480368869762012-05-05T12:12:57.545-05:002012-05-05T12:12:57.545-05:00such an important growing up memory...cracks in th...such an important growing up memory...cracks in the pavement...my grandchildren do it now. So to take that and make a road poem...brilliant!Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-84680458734059231042012-05-05T08:50:15.344-05:002012-05-05T08:50:15.344-05:00i really like that line on how the cracks in the p...i really like that line on how the cracks in the pavement will tell future wanderers who came this way...i think we do leave bread crumbs like that intentionally or otherwise...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-4755091596582770882012-05-05T06:42:44.680-05:002012-05-05T06:42:44.680-05:00I like familiar roads too but want to share my tho...I like familiar roads too but want to share my thoughts on new roads to other travelers. I like the mystic map... Very good reflections ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-49391105377806901012012-05-05T01:50:20.150-05:002012-05-05T01:50:20.150-05:00I like the way you let yourself consider different...I like the way you let yourself consider different aspects of the road, the memories and desire for direction, then brought it around to legacy. It was fun for me how you named some of the car models from the past.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-28718922240193386152012-05-05T00:51:20.388-05:002012-05-05T00:51:20.388-05:00But when the road leads into the misty unknown,
I ...But when the road leads into the misty unknown,<br />I find myself wishing for a sense of direction...<br /><br />These lines did a great job of turning the literal to the figurative. I really enjoyed your descriptive writing in this poem.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-55998285862628572532012-05-05T00:02:03.136-05:002012-05-05T00:02:03.136-05:00This poem has such a magic way of making me feel t...This poem has such a magic way of making me feel the way the poem seems to feel--comfort then comfort challenged by uncertainty but ending with hope. Really nice work. I like the picture too. It reminds me of the scenery when we lived in the Netherlands.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-12911297736190221742012-05-04T22:59:47.314-05:002012-05-04T22:59:47.314-05:00Mary, love the allusion to the great models of old...Mary, love the allusion to the great models of old... and the fact that this fit both Poets and Toads' prompts was sweet, too!! Here's mine from Toads, because it goes along with yours in many ways. Peace, Amy<br />http://sharplittlepencil.com/2012/05/02/driving-lesson/Sharp Little Pencilhttp://sharplittlepencil.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-11748189776989290892012-05-04T22:24:59.682-05:002012-05-04T22:24:59.682-05:00Each elm and pine leaning in from the ditch banks
...Each elm and pine leaning in from the ditch banks<br />An old friend wishing this traveler well;<br /><br /><br />This image really grabbed me, Mary, very creative! Smiles!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-4591254919503333002012-05-04T21:15:46.022-05:002012-05-04T21:15:46.022-05:00Mary, I like the idea of parking one's fear al...Mary, I like the idea of parking one's fear along the road and continuing the journey. Sometimes there are no directions, no maps. One just has to walk on, with blind faith....Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-63399271755757217902012-05-04T21:01:19.414-05:002012-05-04T21:01:19.414-05:00I'm at the stage in my journey of which you wr...I'm at the stage in my journey of which you write so poignantly: wishing for a sense of direction and a map. However, if wishes were horses (Mother Goose says), then beggars would ride!<br /><br /><a href="http://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/raven-has-one-wish/" rel="nofollow">Raven Has One Wish</a>Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434683607896818040.post-72204442127660005442012-05-04T19:43:38.995-05:002012-05-04T19:43:38.995-05:00so true about creating your own route in lifeso true about creating your own route in lifeChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10433262472050607402noreply@blogger.com