tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post8887268694855326133..comments2023-06-01T11:52:50.149-04:00Comments on The Happy Amateur: "The Place" (haibun)Sasha A. Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-7509598466640288062012-03-08T21:47:38.511-05:002012-03-08T21:47:38.511-05:00Thank you, Hannah! Smiles! :-)Thank you, Hannah! Smiles! :-)Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-18969352847917973502012-03-08T21:21:54.821-05:002012-03-08T21:21:54.821-05:00Love your "tall, broad, large, long...and you...Love your "tall, broad, large, long...and your sheepish clouds," very nicely done, Happy-Sasha!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-18164361647169411352012-03-08T20:34:15.214-05:002012-03-08T20:34:15.214-05:00Thank you very much. Yes, I believe we all are.Thank you very much. Yes, I believe we all are.Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-14046851805845966532012-03-08T20:32:44.804-05:002012-03-08T20:32:44.804-05:00Thank you, Wayne, I'm glad.Thank you, Wayne, I'm glad.Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-35692198288573922862012-03-08T20:09:03.740-05:002012-03-08T20:09:03.740-05:00how exquisite a picture in the mind of the storyte...how exquisite a picture in the mind of the storyteller.... i can't help but to consider are we all wanderers..miss piehttp://pieceofpie.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/wwp-today/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-1996618259292336642012-03-08T19:48:53.219-05:002012-03-08T19:48:53.219-05:00I enjoyed reading your words very much...thanks f...I enjoyed reading your words very much...thanks for sharingWayne Pitchkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376196523487344143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-25933129160853658012012-03-08T18:01:19.819-05:002012-03-08T18:01:19.819-05:00Thank you, Annette!Thank you, Annette!Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-84652907714608545002012-03-08T17:52:32.154-05:002012-03-08T17:52:32.154-05:00Very well done. I particularly like the picture o...Very well done. I particularly like the picture of your childhood home/hills painted by the prose.Oak Creek Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875705582058188289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-39133938303132781862012-03-08T10:25:31.675-05:002012-03-08T10:25:31.675-05:00You lifted mine, Laura. And, my goodness, on top ...You lifted mine, Laura. And, my goodness, on top of all the talents you have - you sing, too!<br />Thank you.Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-29729717533485976272012-03-08T10:02:07.984-05:002012-03-08T10:02:07.984-05:00beautiful...thank you for you heartfelt comment on...beautiful...thank you for you heartfelt comment on my post. you lifted my spirits:-)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-54962229912802296482012-03-08T06:49:52.314-05:002012-03-08T06:49:52.314-05:00Thank you, Yousei! I was happy to add a haiku: I ...Thank you, Yousei! I was happy to add a haiku: I think it kind of "tied the writing together."Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-24769577413285976012012-03-08T06:46:00.712-05:002012-03-08T06:46:00.712-05:00Sara, thank you so much.Sara, thank you so much.Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-20673464626220846922012-03-07T23:49:18.530-05:002012-03-07T23:49:18.530-05:00Outstanding poem, Hap. The sheepish clouds tell i...Outstanding poem, Hap. The sheepish clouds tell it all.Sara McNultyhttp://purplepeninportland.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-74663758478120593172012-03-07T23:44:37.276-05:002012-03-07T23:44:37.276-05:00I like the contrast and union of place in this. Y...I like the contrast and union of place in this. You've brought them together in your writing and yourself. Very nice.Yousei Himehttp://tasmith1122.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-66445047202827471562012-03-07T19:53:19.315-05:002012-03-07T19:53:19.315-05:00You are very welcome, Hen!You are very welcome, Hen!Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-29540296375892602182012-03-07T19:26:31.397-05:002012-03-07T19:26:31.397-05:00Oh, I just adore puffy little sheep. My grandpare...Oh, I just adore puffy little sheep. My grandparents had tenants who raised sheep and I thought that their baby lambs were the sweetest animals in the whole world... thank you for the memory! HenHenrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09298079147987839610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-79561172639176961792012-03-07T17:46:58.654-05:002012-03-07T17:46:58.654-05:00Thank you very much for visiting, and for your com...Thank you very much for visiting, and for your comment (I hope you didn't have to go through the word verification - it should be disabled now - if there's any problems, please let me know.) Thanks again!Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-43496586166159195372012-03-07T17:41:52.286-05:002012-03-07T17:41:52.286-05:00As a former goatherd and shepherd, I am enamored o...As a former goatherd and shepherd, I am enamored of the invisible hand guiding the sheepish clouds. Thank you for letting me visit this place.<br /><br /><a href="http://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/natures-songs/" rel="nofollow">Haibun: Nature’s Songs</a>Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-64544634660290639222012-03-07T17:03:22.251-05:002012-03-07T17:03:22.251-05:00Thank you, Mark, I value your comment.Thank you, Mark, I value your comment.Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-91933651351668812712012-03-07T16:57:41.311-05:002012-03-07T16:57:41.311-05:00Really enjoyed this, I remember reading the earlie...Really enjoyed this, I remember reading the earlier piece as well. This version fits the form very well. Good stuff.Mark Windhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01662876682127886074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-23255259633955628922012-03-07T14:04:52.399-05:002012-03-07T14:04:52.399-05:00Glad we think alike, Barbara :-)
Off to read yours...Glad we think alike, Barbara :-)<br />Off to read yours!Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-73711195402092667402012-03-07T14:02:44.823-05:002012-03-07T14:02:44.823-05:00You're right. Wherever it is, it's that l...You're right. Wherever it is, it's that little place that is yours.<br /><br />(mine is passworded, but it's "submit")barbarahttp://briarcat.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/for-wwp-haibun-of-hamilton-avenue/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-28061947283486704262012-03-07T13:05:36.033-05:002012-03-07T13:05:36.033-05:00Viv, thank you so much!Viv, thank you so much!Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-51801719999068819432012-03-07T11:06:09.471-05:002012-03-07T11:06:09.471-05:00Idyllic. Sheepish clouds: in French, clouds are ...Idyllic. Sheepish clouds: in French, clouds are sometimes known as "les blancs moutons" - the white sheep! I love your sign-off line: "Live for the Love of it." I shall try very hard to follow your advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-74122178034398265172012-03-07T09:06:12.567-05:002012-03-07T09:06:12.567-05:00Thank you, Nan. I had "The Place" alread...Thank you, Nan. I had "The Place" already, and when I read about haibun, I thought about that piece, so I just added a haiku to it. I'm happy you liked it.Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.com