tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957989888391752290.post2740541649545184848..comments2024-03-24T06:22:21.069-07:00Comments on Peter Wilkin's BLOG: The GiftPeter Wilkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12955283590189985306noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957989888391752290.post-18175706925432709292011-11-07T01:39:58.392-08:002011-11-07T01:39:58.392-08:00This really took me away. It's strongly visual...This really took me away. It's strongly visual and has a really dreamy quality about it, something almost nostalgic about it for me. Gorgeous.Melaneiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16858597427197571250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957989888391752290.post-17376150545650224062011-10-09T11:32:55.705-07:002011-10-09T11:32:55.705-07:00Thank you so much Marousia for such a lovely comme...Thank you so much Marousia for such a lovely comment.Peter Wilkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955283590189985306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957989888391752290.post-36800914773169422152011-10-07T20:24:42.422-07:002011-10-07T20:24:42.422-07:00Beautiful poems as always :)Beautiful poems as always :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957989888391752290.post-69378371301757943772011-10-04T01:56:51.831-07:002011-10-04T01:56:51.831-07:00Hi Martin ~ really pleased you enjoyed my poem. St...Hi Martin ~ really pleased you enjoyed my poem. Strangely enough, the Firethorns (Crocosmia) in my garden that contributed some inspiration to the poem are sandwiched between two 'berry' bushes. One of them is cotoneaster, not sure about the other. many thanks for your lovely comments.Peter Wilkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955283590189985306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957989888391752290.post-89823629655724896312011-10-04T01:53:48.886-07:002011-10-04T01:53:48.886-07:00Hi Quirina ~ I love your summary: 'evanescence...Hi Quirina ~ I love your summary: 'evanescence & conscience', the two words seem to blend almost oxymoronically. Yes, conjeries is a strange one ~ has a very plural feel about it but can, of course, be used in the singular. Thank you sincerely for your thoughtful comments. So pleased you enjoyed the poem.Peter Wilkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955283590189985306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957989888391752290.post-41967143807644708132011-10-04T01:47:59.194-07:002011-10-04T01:47:59.194-07:00Wow! Thank you so much Diana. So pleased you like ...Wow! Thank you so much Diana. So pleased you like 'The Gift' ~ it's such a huge fillip receiving a comment like that from you.Peter Wilkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955283590189985306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957989888391752290.post-53826954619902546772011-10-04T01:45:12.389-07:002011-10-04T01:45:12.389-07:00Hi Heidi ~ & thank you so much for your absolu...Hi Heidi ~ & thank you so much for your absolutely lovely comments. So pleased you enjoyed The Gift. Ah! The voice ... 'tis the voice of my anima, trying to tell me something ~ alas, I took no heed ~ & the stars disappeared!Peter Wilkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955283590189985306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957989888391752290.post-4930721999052213662011-10-04T01:25:17.710-07:002011-10-04T01:25:17.710-07:00Wonderful in its mysteriousness. It does not sound...Wonderful in its mysteriousness. It does not sound as if you were only picking berries ;-)Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564210453026152076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957989888391752290.post-32623690020968394942011-10-04T01:15:26.021-07:002011-10-04T01:15:26.021-07:00Beautiful poem about evanescence and conscience. A...Beautiful poem about evanescence and conscience. As usual I needed to consult the Peter Wilkin dictionary and look up the word "congeries", which sounds a little like "conjures" or conjuries if you will. Q xQuirinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452348531020187202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957989888391752290.post-47992150436861134722011-10-03T11:29:10.372-07:002011-10-03T11:29:10.372-07:00I do believe this is now my favorite of yours.I do believe this is now my favorite of yours.Diana Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333180217795290780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957989888391752290.post-89426262876965418882011-10-02T11:24:40.295-07:002011-10-02T11:24:40.295-07:00I fear it's redundant at this point to say, bu...I fear it's redundant at this point to say, but this is truly one of your best. The evocative imagery, the phrases, every word feels like a gem. Just stunning. And I'm desperate to know who owns the "voice as sweet as figs" and what she's up to. :) Bravo, Peter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com