Disasters, Delights and Other Detours - 7. Free Verse and Walk

Both very interesting. "Free Verse" leaves one with many images to sort and a general feeling of challenge. I like challenge, so I'll still have to sort out what I think it might be about  

"Walk" is lovely. There are many times when first meeting a person I've feel like this, and you've captured it perfectly. 

i always like my walks with you. everything from a leisurely stroll through the the woodlands to heart fast run. never the same, always something new to see, to learn. i love that. thank you

Free verse , makes me want to break the obvious rules ... but maybe not all of them and maybe not all at once. Exhilarating writing.  Walk is filled with promise ... and to me a little wistful melancholy .                                                                    

Free verse is one of those to come back to, to chew over again and find different meanings and nuances. I loved 'anxious gardens' and 'wooded weeping' - the second in particular is very chewy.  I am largely 'prose-bound', but I enjoy working the language, experimenting, finding precisely the right word ... Letting my imagination roam, like yours. Or nearly. 

Walk ... what a difference three punctuation marks make, subtly changing how each stanza opens. Excellent, dear friend, as ever.

loved them both Parker  both speak to me like only poetry can .. xo

11 hours ago, AC Benus said:

Both very interesting. "Free Verse" leaves one with many images to sort and a general feeling of challenge. I like challenge, so I'll still have to sort out what I think it might be about  

 

"Walk" is lovely. There are many times when first meeting a person I've feel like this, and you've captured it perfectly. 

Thank you for taking the challenge of Free Verse. Walk, by comparison is a tamer poem. You’re right that Free Verse is kind of rich in images; they tumbled out too fast for form. I’ll be interested in any further observations....

9 hours ago, mogwhy said:

i always like my walks with you. everything from a leisurely stroll through the the woodlands to heart fast run. never the same, always something new to see, to learn. i love that. thank you

Thanks very much, Moggy. Your words are very encouraging. I shall make sure there are good trails to follow in the woods and fields. 

8 hours ago, deville said:

Free verse , makes me want to break the obvious rules ... but maybe not all of them and maybe not all at once. Exhilarating writing.  Walk is filled with promise ... and to me a little wistful melancholy .                                                                    

Your words are very generous, and I am very grateful. I felt the desire to break with the structures of form in Free Verse, and I’m glad that came through. And your observation on Walk is spot on. 

6 hours ago, northie said:

Free verse is one of those to come back to, to chew over again and find different meanings and nuances. I loved 'anxious gardens' and 'wooded weeping' - the second in particular is very chewy.  I am largely 'prose-bound', but I enjoy working the language, experimenting, finding precisely the right word ... Letting my imagination roam, like yours. Or nearly. 

Walk ... what a difference three punctuation marks make, subtly changing how each stanza opens. Excellent, dear friend, as ever.

You caught me in my punctuation subtlety. Thanks for that. I am glad you liked the rapid-fire images laid down in Free Verse; I also liked ‘anxious gardens.’ There is much to chew on, surely. Thanks for responding to a challenging poem. 

2 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

loved them both Parker  both speak to me like only poetry can .. xo

Thank you, tim. I am glad these spoke to you and that you enjoyed them.  xo