tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post6427325046970696882..comments2024-03-29T10:42:49.480-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Poetry Friday - She RunsTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-13237128089261331582013-10-14T20:34:09.093-04:002013-10-14T20:34:09.093-04:00Fabulous!Fabulous!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-17057814610202359112013-10-13T18:58:21.622-04:002013-10-13T18:58:21.622-04:00It's been fun reading these various pantoums. ...It's been fun reading these various pantoums. I love your brisk pace, just right for the theme, and all the aliveness!Jeannine Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886966069866356470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-62858761003348566542013-10-12T09:31:13.811-04:002013-10-12T09:31:13.811-04:00You and Kelly know how to pull of those short line...You and Kelly know how to pull of those short lines. They're so wonderful here since they echo what you can only think in short, gasping breaths! I especially love the sounds here, and on top of the feet hitting pavement, I hear hard breath inhaled and exhaled throughout. Woohoo! You get a t-shirt, a banana, and a protein bar!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-41159901874537305642013-10-12T08:01:58.053-04:002013-10-12T08:01:58.053-04:00You could never tell from your poem that you despi...You could never tell from your poem that you despise running!<br />Well done! I like your shorter lines, too!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-45640103267013917972013-10-11T17:50:05.590-04:002013-10-11T17:50:05.590-04:00I love this poem so much. And not just because I a...I love this poem so much. And not just because I actually love running :)<br />Thanks for playing, Tricia. It's so so so good to be reunited....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-58492032331812798122013-10-11T14:39:34.392-04:002013-10-11T14:39:34.392-04:00I love your last stanza. "Breathing hard and ...I love your last stanza. "Breathing hard and fading fast" makes me smile every time. You pulled it off, girl!Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-53424902049080563342013-10-11T13:46:27.114-04:002013-10-11T13:46:27.114-04:00Next time we do this, I'm going to work on a s...Next time we do this, I'm going to work on a shorter set of iambs for my lines and see if I can get the bouncier, snappier tone yours has. I like this one, a lot. And, I laugh that you despise running but do it anyway... I've never taken running or all of those really hardcore exercise things serious, but ... I love that you pull this back around to the "I am alive" thing, and tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com