tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post5656426444391003517..comments2023-07-01T17:51:52.519+02:00Comments on Have genes will travel: Magpie TalesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post-45850393146507040282010-02-24T01:19:39.684+01:002010-02-24T01:19:39.684+01:00You had me from the first line ...thanks for the i...You had me from the first line ...thanks for the inspiration!amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418701204573873745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post-34916149244242474662010-02-23T22:27:44.030+01:002010-02-23T22:27:44.030+01:00http://adivashammer.com/archives/1124/comment-page...http://adivashammer.com/archives/1124/comment-page-1#comment-8521<br /><br />your piece evokes participation from all the senses...involving heart body and mind!The Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698847569200418376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post-1391101577593095322010-02-23T16:21:08.431+01:002010-02-23T16:21:08.431+01:00Love the image of going backward in time as you tr...Love the image of going backward in time as you travel east!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post-5413943453695016632010-02-23T15:57:48.405+01:002010-02-23T15:57:48.405+01:00...linoleum in the bathroom and the clean polyeste......linoleum in the bathroom and the clean polyester bedspread<br /><br />Enjoyed all your sights, scents and sounds. Nicely done.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post-70512629628498609412010-02-23T14:01:32.753+01:002010-02-23T14:01:32.753+01:00Enjoyable read, great visualizations.Enjoyable read, great visualizations.Jan of Thousand Acreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465791173754714407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post-1222253345157924762010-02-23T04:26:10.135+01:002010-02-23T04:26:10.135+01:00there is nothing quite like the stirke of a wooden...there is nothing quite like the stirke of a wooden match...enjoyed your tale. well told.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post-59001586592146381052010-02-23T01:29:57.951+01:002010-02-23T01:29:57.951+01:00old days
old ways
new poems
to paint the picture...old days<br />old ways<br /> new poems <br />to paint the picture.'nice!<br />relrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030572981830789370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post-31366930841948236522010-02-23T00:48:22.344+01:002010-02-23T00:48:22.344+01:00Merci. That's the limit of my French, I'm...Merci. That's the limit of my French, I'm afraid. Very nice story.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post-91690720945650204802010-02-22T23:33:10.409+01:002010-02-22T23:33:10.409+01:00Clever to focus on the smell of the burnt matches....Clever to focus on the smell of the burnt matches. Describes the scene much better than mere physical descriptions.Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post-71509160317839621802010-02-22T14:56:19.902+01:002010-02-22T14:56:19.902+01:00I liked the very last line - that we might carry o...I liked the very last line - that we might carry on the tradition. The images in the preceding verses were spot-on!Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post-43814679481546084972010-02-22T13:05:35.274+01:002010-02-22T13:05:35.274+01:00nanu - a rich remembering of the days when smoking...nanu - a rich remembering of the days when smoking was commonplace and matches like these would have lit a pipe, a cigar, possibly a cigarette.nowadays - a candle. well-written. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post-88064778104146700712010-02-22T11:45:41.628+01:002010-02-22T11:45:41.628+01:00Really enjoyed this NanU, and I love the way the s...Really enjoyed this NanU, and I love the way the sound and smells transport you, especially in that third paragraph. The sense of continuity is made palpable and yet a sense of otherness remains.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post-21677524474114407702010-02-22T10:18:32.138+01:002010-02-22T10:18:32.138+01:00Wonderful, NanU. Simply wonderful. I felt like I w...Wonderful, NanU. Simply wonderful. I felt like I was right there in that 70s movie.Ronda Laveenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902846545309643023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post-62655134589430220892010-02-22T10:02:03.296+01:002010-02-22T10:02:03.296+01:00Ah, but I have other plans for Whats in her Pocket...Ah, but I have other plans for Whats in her Pocketses. And I just noticed that 6pm EST Monday to 6am EST is actually Tuesday for me. So next time I'll take the bus first.NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434099172039136838.post-41182922070688726972010-02-22T09:59:05.161+01:002010-02-22T09:59:05.161+01:00Nice NanU - you could even claim you had matches i...Nice NanU - you could even claim you had matches in your pocket, thus ticking both boxes!!Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.com