tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441272000221745733.post8008023905832009168..comments2023-10-18T01:34:56.085-07:00Comments on Poetic Pause: Someone's SonCarolyn Cordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16928724006245769572noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441272000221745733.post-27898836232700834692012-02-07T22:26:08.991-08:002012-02-07T22:26:08.991-08:00time for anothre post, Carolyn :) your fans are wa...time for anothre post, Carolyn :) your fans are waitingjohn malonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441272000221745733.post-71382185349168287182012-02-06T18:41:24.660-08:002012-02-06T18:41:24.660-08:00forgiven Carolyn: I am the same. It's worse wh...forgiven Carolyn: I am the same. It's worse when you put out a blog where there's typos because although you can change it later that first version in my caee has gone out to 76 subscribersjohn malonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441272000221745733.post-27735804266989876932012-02-06T16:31:33.099-08:002012-02-06T16:31:33.099-08:00Hmm, obviously I need to practice good editing ski...Hmm, obviously I need to practice good editing skills as well as writing skills. My previous comment was not good enough.<br /><br />If you've read what I wrote, you probably know where I went wrong. My brain and my fingers are only connected up to a point, not completely working together perfectly. My eagerness to get the words out is part of the problem too, and too often I neglect to proofCarolyn Cordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928724006245769572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441272000221745733.post-18555563105791588192012-02-06T15:51:54.839-08:002012-02-06T15:51:54.839-08:00The more one puts pen to paper, to more the words ...The more one puts pen to paper, to more the words flow.<br /><br />My month of poetry created many new works for me. Even though I don't have the daily need for a new poem, I'm still finding it easier to write when I want/need to.Carolyn Cordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928724006245769572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441272000221745733.post-77293058545199140482012-02-03T21:33:50.294-08:002012-02-03T21:33:50.294-08:00I agree: whether it's a poem, a blog, an essay...I agree: whether it's a poem, a blog, an essay or a short story we sometimes surprise ourselves by a magic phrase that 'pops out' of the subconscious; it's always there, of course --- it's just that writing seems to liberate itjohn malonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441272000221745733.post-77665225448021071612012-02-02T23:58:36.389-08:002012-02-02T23:58:36.389-08:00Motorbikes seem to make people think they're i...Motorbikes seem to make people think they're invincible. It's mad, but that's the way it seems to go. I'm glad my son doesn't seem interested in getting a motorbike.<br /><br />John, I was quite taken too, by my line 'weapon of mass distraction'. These lines seem to spring from a special place in the brain. The brain is such an interesting place to visit, and creative Carolyn Cordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928724006245769572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441272000221745733.post-60197273068751776902012-02-02T16:17:34.035-08:002012-02-02T16:17:34.035-08:00reminds me of some lines from 'You're the ...reminds me of some lines from 'You're the Voice' BUT I love that line 'a weapon of mass distraction' ; and you are right: motorbike accidents take a disproportionate share of young lives compared to cars. we were so glad when our son, then \a teenager, went over to a carjohn malonenoreply@blogger.com