tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post2826428431083407353..comments2023-04-10T14:29:56.153+01:00Comments on Raw Light: poetry & opinion since 2005: Pond: a poem from Camper Van Blues (due soon from Salt Publishing)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-29962559778687824962008-09-01T11:22:00.000+01:002008-09-01T11:22:00.000+01:00I should admit here - or perhaps shouldn't - that ...I should admit here - or perhaps shouldn't - that I don't like this poem. I like the Odysseus line. But the rest is struggling against the fact that I'm not a natural formalist. I prefer seeking a clear path through the chaos of free verse. <BR/><BR/>So why post up a poem written in terza rima when I ain't no Dante? To prove I can do it.Jane Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590668593487445482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-37619156773998102622008-08-31T17:08:00.000+01:002008-08-31T17:08:00.000+01:00Certainly not in the first few years, Alison. But ...Certainly not in the first few years, Alison. But the relationship fell apart, and the house was eventually sold, so I don't know how well the pond retained its water after that!<BR/><BR/>But it sure was deep!<BR/><BR/>Bo, you're a darling. That's cheered me up. Feeling a bit shaky today, for various reasons. And I'm sorry I missed your 'do' in Oxford on Thursday. I only got back from retreat yesterday, to see your message, and realised I had missed it. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps once you're comfortably ensconced in Cambridge I can come over for dinner? Maybe both me and Steve - if that's okay - as Becky has decided to take a year out to improve her grades, and will be living at home this year instead of at university as we'd thought. <BR/><BR/>So, another year of built-in slave and babysitter. Hurrah!Jane Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590668593487445482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-10041269917846751632008-08-31T15:22:00.000+01:002008-08-31T15:22:00.000+01:00I like it, this time as the first time. I've nomin...I like it, this time as the first time. I've nominated you for an 'I love your blog' thingy!Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333815636018847583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16608180.post-49206961282217117012008-08-29T18:11:00.000+01:002008-08-29T18:11:00.000+01:00I missed this first time round. A great last line...I missed this first time round. A great last line-<BR/><BR/>Did the pond leak?Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857305142639989126noreply@blogger.com