tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post6044476018778227925..comments2023-10-29T01:35:24.018+13:00Comments on An Affliction of Poetry: CrossAJ Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-10777632512533849382011-03-14T01:02:32.129+13:002011-03-14T01:02:32.129+13:00Thank you John, that's a very sweet (and cleve...Thank you John, that's a very sweet (and clever) compliment and I'm sorry not to have replied earlier. I have been unwell.AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-20894088433294827932011-03-11T02:46:41.067+13:002011-03-11T02:46:41.067+13:00A cross poem that hasn't actually curcified an...A cross poem that hasn't actually curcified anything, leastly words, poetry, meaning. Quite a unique use of asymbol. JohnPenal-Colonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04578228230659521795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-83420018120464165272011-03-10T23:05:01.417+13:002011-03-10T23:05:01.417+13:00Helen, thanks - and the statue - well I was pretty...Helen, thanks - and the statue - well I was pretty desperate to find ANYTHING because it was eating into my writing time. So I was just really pleased to find a crusader like figure with a cross hilt sword that didn't look to be copyright - it ticked all the boxes :)AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-49777764212247178692011-03-10T23:01:32.023+13:002011-03-10T23:01:32.023+13:00Cheers Tim, I would hate to make you cross. :)Cheers Tim, I would hate to make you cross. :)AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-63872256746020552912011-03-10T10:54:35.520+13:002011-03-10T10:54:35.520+13:00I like your use of the 'concrete' form, Al...I like your use of the 'concrete' form, Alicia--and is the statue Rabbie Bruce or William Wallace (or neither)?Helen Lowehttp://helenlowe.info/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-47105238774481015862011-03-09T12:31:42.356+13:002011-03-09T12:31:42.356+13:00A cross poem that didn't make me cross!A cross poem that didn't make me cross!Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-72502906602432804232011-03-08T23:53:47.619+13:002011-03-08T23:53:47.619+13:00Janice, thankyou.Janice, thankyou.AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-89312396003703291022011-03-08T23:51:56.232+13:002011-03-08T23:51:56.232+13:00Jennifer - yes, I remember feeling so down when I ...Jennifer - yes, I remember feeling so down when I started writing this - and it took a more humorous turn. Pleased you shared the joke, so cheers for your comment.AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-47440159696937903352011-03-08T23:49:38.232+13:002011-03-08T23:49:38.232+13:00Cheers Elizabeth. I'm rather fond of this one...Cheers Elizabeth. I'm rather fond of this one, I'm pleased that you see it as apt.AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-28151689869784621752011-03-08T19:48:55.575+13:002011-03-08T19:48:55.575+13:00Nice!Nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-24051860476226298332011-03-08T09:46:13.356+13:002011-03-08T09:46:13.356+13:00lollolJennifer Comptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254781317505540179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-77974278823474462802011-03-08T08:53:28.912+13:002011-03-08T08:53:28.912+13:00Alicia, it is very uncanny to think that this poem...Alicia, it is very uncanny to think that this poem was written a year ago and has played out to make posting it seem so very apt. Thank you for sharing.Elizabeth Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420253723750754324noreply@blogger.com