tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post3192368772368523303..comments2023-10-12T20:59:49.473+07:00Comments on Elephant Small: AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENTStan Skihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-61593143443654187042010-08-09T11:08:59.088+07:002010-08-09T11:08:59.088+07:00Thanks Deb; Glad you think so.Thanks Deb; Glad you think so.Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-52429373641381097592010-08-09T10:42:45.503+07:002010-08-09T10:42:45.503+07:00Not only did it work, it was enjoyable to read. Ni...Not only did it work, it was enjoyable to read. Nice!!Debhttp://stoneymoss.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-57951610594300872862010-08-09T06:33:15.958+07:002010-08-09T06:33:15.958+07:00Thanks Francis; Different, for me, but a good exer...Thanks Francis; Different, for me, but a good exercise.Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-54671325761905968412010-08-08T23:32:44.499+07:002010-08-08T23:32:44.499+07:00A great job with this form, very witty.A great job with this form, very witty.Francis Scudellarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008685302028451297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-86914929222077575012010-08-08T15:04:12.992+07:002010-08-08T15:04:12.992+07:00Thanks Gautami; Maintaining the double refrain is ...Thanks Gautami; Maintaining the double refrain is the hardest part.Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-81994152682739525192010-08-08T09:44:04.246+07:002010-08-08T09:44:04.246+07:00Villanelles can be real killers. You pulled it off...Villanelles can be real killers. You pulled it off effortlessly.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2010/08/now-it-there-no-it-isnt.html" rel="nofollow">now it is there, now it isn't</a>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-51865071491583722502010-08-08T07:35:28.077+07:002010-08-08T07:35:28.077+07:00Thanks to:
B; That all depends on what happened ne...Thanks to:<br />B; That all depends on what happened next...<br />Wayne; I read a comment that mentioned your birhthday... Happy Birthday.Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-4651096030755577582010-08-08T07:15:21.374+07:002010-08-08T07:15:21.374+07:00good one Stangood one StanWayne Pitchkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376196523487344143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-82651139339462448702010-08-08T06:20:16.224+07:002010-08-08T06:20:16.224+07:00Fun, Stan.
obviously not extemporationFun, Stan.<br />obviously not extemporationAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490035808297516510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-60064770252224651012010-08-07T16:44:24.189+07:002010-08-07T16:44:24.189+07:00Thanks Paul; Quite right, - no action without thou...Thanks Paul; Quite right, - no action without thought.Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-51794055370015219962010-08-07T13:05:05.852+07:002010-08-07T13:05:05.852+07:00I love the way your chosen form hammers at the exc...I love the way your chosen form hammers at the exclusion of the imagination and yet still has to abandon books for experience, which still requires the application of the imagination. Very nice, tight irony!Paul Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17426789386840488470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-2339037486390553332010-08-07T12:01:20.661+07:002010-08-07T12:01:20.661+07:00Thanks Tumblewords; That would require imagination...Thanks Tumblewords; That would require imagination... :)Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-19388911328615811762010-08-07T09:22:11.143+07:002010-08-07T09:22:11.143+07:00Far from vanilla, this villanelle!Far from vanilla, this villanelle!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-64963748487913591052010-08-07T08:15:04.333+07:002010-08-07T08:15:04.333+07:00Thanks Weasel; Different, but fun.Thanks Weasel; Different, but fun.Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-75976307471193164742010-08-07T07:50:15.689+07:002010-08-07T07:50:15.689+07:00Great post! A very enjoyable read!
-WeaselGreat post! A very enjoyable read!<br /><br />-WeaselWeaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467584502095433332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-44071297304031433162010-08-06T23:35:09.654+07:002010-08-06T23:35:09.654+07:00Thanks to:
Ron; I thought so too...
Eskenosen; Alw...Thanks to:<br />Ron; I thought so too...<br />Eskenosen; Always worth a second look...!<br />Donald; I just said it how I see it.<br />Diane; I'll try anything once... or twice...<br />Pam; Reader and writer alike...<br />Pamela; I'm tempted...<br />Rall; If I can do it - I can do it funny.<br />Brenda; I just concentrated on the first thing that came to my mind.<br />Elizabeth; Put on a white coat and you can get away with anything... trust me... I'm a doctor...Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-79094114722758209962010-08-06T23:09:02.918+07:002010-08-06T23:09:02.918+07:00Stan, I think you did more than a villanelle here:...Stan, I think you did more than a villanelle here: you took what many would define as unpoetic language and made it roll along to its own music. And even did a wonderful flip on the end. I applaud you, and am still laughing even as I clap my hands. <br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttp://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-755684117449656882010-08-06T22:56:28.749+07:002010-08-06T22:56:28.749+07:00Wonderful villanelle, Stan. It's one of my fa...Wonderful villanelle, Stan. It's one of my favorite forms, and you did it justice, and then some. Bravo!brenda whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00846306414656375463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-87407154478432966402010-08-06T22:51:36.830+07:002010-08-06T22:51:36.830+07:00Hilarious. Just as well you are not a medical prof...Hilarious. Just as well you are not a medical professional ( I hope)Anyone who can write a funny villanelle is on a par with Banderas in my book.Top of the class Stanski.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-89104408358619236142010-08-06T21:33:48.477+07:002010-08-06T21:33:48.477+07:00Stan a well-crafted villanelle you should write in...Stan a well-crafted villanelle you should write in this form more often!<br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-82235262682304064572010-08-06T21:02:28.699+07:002010-08-06T21:02:28.699+07:00Well done. I like that the repetition seemed to a...Well done. I like that the repetition seemed to actually draw the reader into the "investigation" and made it feel closer every time it was repeated.Pamhttp://coosacreek.org/amputated/2010/08/06/flood/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-71590696196324842612010-08-06T20:49:07.897+07:002010-08-06T20:49:07.897+07:00I liked the -ation endings of certain lines! A gr...I liked the -ation endings of certain lines! A great villanelle, and not your usual style. Stunningly done!Diane Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886778060199433214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-59248729977769110172010-08-06T20:33:03.308+07:002010-08-06T20:33:03.308+07:00Wow! This is good villanelle, one of my favorite p...Wow! This is good villanelle, one of my favorite poetry forms. I was not lost in the words which often happens with a V. Stan I really enjoyed the read. Thanks.<br />Regards,<br />DHDonald Harbourhttp://woodennickel.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-72407408548200822842010-08-06T19:56:18.812+07:002010-08-06T19:56:18.812+07:00Ha! The last stanza sent me reading the whole thin...Ha! The last stanza sent me reading the whole thing again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-54418678189919910262010-08-06T17:30:14.794+07:002010-08-06T17:30:14.794+07:00VillanelliciousVillanelliciousRon.http://rlavalette.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com