tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post888581475830319805..comments2023-09-28T03:24:44.018-04:00Comments on Falling Into Me: Toads: Angels of the NightMaggie Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-77070593447532019692013-06-10T10:25:50.202-04:002013-06-10T10:25:50.202-04:00Love the flow and the feel is mesmerising!Love the flow and the feel is mesmerising!TCPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735466017293465064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-64217666902200495292013-06-10T02:44:20.931-04:002013-06-10T02:44:20.931-04:00Love "stars twinkling their messages to the u...Love "stars twinkling their messages to the unknown." I like the idea of an owl being a guardian angel.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-88501611433892633322013-06-10T00:55:07.406-04:002013-06-10T00:55:07.406-04:00Thank you to all who commented and liked my haiku ...Thank you to all who commented and liked my haiku in spite of not conforming to the form. I was gone all day and am behind in comments. Please know how much I appreciate your reading and saying something positive. Gene, how sweet of you to say what you did.Maggie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-75366518331556589722013-06-10T00:39:39.302-04:002013-06-10T00:39:39.302-04:00This is quite beautiful. There are few things I e...This is quite beautiful. There are few things I enjoy better than nighttime walks under the moon. I planning to carry some of these words with me on my next walk :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-58143450107767955612013-06-09T21:54:42.377-04:002013-06-09T21:54:42.377-04:00What a safe feeling this poem gives. Especially w...What a safe feeling this poem gives. Especially with the moon lighting your path in dappled light.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376004784875852908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-16722875417279744592013-06-09T09:06:38.747-04:002013-06-09T09:06:38.747-04:00I see, I have edited the post to indicate the 10 s...I see, I have edited the post to indicate the 10 syllables line requirement may or may not be followed. The rhyming pattern is important though because that is what makes a poem, a nocturna. <br /><br />To help me with the end rhyming words, I use the rhyming dictionary (just google it) and once I have my rhyming words in place, I work backwards ~ Its like a crossword puzzle in my head ~ It takes time to get used to writing to forms ~ Hope this little tip will help you ~ Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-35472108996242687712013-06-09T01:27:20.372-04:002013-06-09T01:27:20.372-04:00It can be hard to write to a new form when a poem ...It can be hard to write to a new form when a poem just flows, as this seems to have done. You can either rewrite it to the Nocturna form, or not, because it's your poem, and it's lovely.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-21508918138413522013-06-09T00:10:36.995-04:002013-06-09T00:10:36.995-04:00:) so beautiful, love it...:) so beautiful, love it...Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-82450839233717100752013-06-08T21:36:07.740-04:002013-06-08T21:36:07.740-04:00:)) Thank you!:)) Thank you!Maggie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-32896453652166755052013-06-08T21:21:08.842-04:002013-06-08T21:21:08.842-04:00Has a real 'prayer' feel to it. I wanted ...Has a real 'prayer' feel to it. I wanted to add 'amen'.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-70501102772439759802013-06-08T20:45:57.565-04:002013-06-08T20:45:57.565-04:00Thanks, Sam.Thanks, Sam.Maggie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-31720151032062530822013-06-08T18:49:10.129-04:002013-06-08T18:49:10.129-04:00It a great poem regardless. :)It a great poem regardless. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15220312888756354357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-88396621750783393582013-06-08T18:18:22.970-04:002013-06-08T18:18:22.970-04:00Grace, you had said in the challenge: "You ma...Grace, you had said in the challenge: "You may or may not follow the syllabic requirement per line." I thought that meant I could do what I could. Sorry if I misunderstood.Maggie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-32257443173236724002013-06-08T16:11:23.101-04:002013-06-08T16:11:23.101-04:00I like the guardian angels of the night, guiding o...I like the guardian angels of the night, guiding one safely home ~<br /><br />As to the form though, you need to follow the rhyming pattern at the end (word of each line): a. b. a. c. b. c. d. b. d. <br />Also the 2nd, 5th and 8th (end) word must rhyme ~ Perhaps you can try again ~<br /><br />Thanks for participating in Sunday's Challenge ~ Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-791720211125846892013-06-08T15:44:41.467-04:002013-06-08T15:44:41.467-04:00This is such a beautiful glimpse of a moonlit walk...This is such a beautiful glimpse of a moonlit walk alone...really makes me want to do the same....thank you for granting us these sights of your imagination, Maggie. :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.com