tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post340857295747958987..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: Winter's Last Gasp (I Hope!)Jacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-78658497440896421202013-03-27T19:58:55.742-04:002013-03-27T19:58:55.742-04:00Thanks, dear readers, for your comments regarding ...Thanks, dear readers, for your comments regarding Mr. Ridl's wonderful poem. Your observation about the pattern of stanzas is fascinating, Jens. I often wonder, myself, about why a poet will end a line at a particular place that seems arbitrary to me. In the case of this poem, I was so taken by the imagery and the mood, I didn't ponder much about the structure.Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-14051564246512054042013-03-21T16:40:41.728-04:002013-03-21T16:40:41.728-04:00A wonderful poem and a good choice for the photos ...A wonderful poem and a good choice for the photos as well. Thanks. lgpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-27271874262771377812013-03-20T07:34:16.693-04:002013-03-20T07:34:16.693-04:00Great poem! Thanks!Great poem! Thanks!catharushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603292208345268247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-24823777890314913262013-03-20T04:47:10.242-04:002013-03-20T04:47:10.242-04:00It is obvious, and it is wonderfully appropriate t...It is obvious, and it is wonderfully appropriate to the posted photograph. Thank you so much for taking the time to share it.Raining Iguanashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461327421951949725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-76511886583414651122013-03-19T22:48:54.086-04:002013-03-19T22:48:54.086-04:00In reading the poem aloud, I find the breaks in my...In reading the poem aloud, I find the breaks in my vocalization do not coincide with the stanzas but with the punctuation ...surely as the poet intended.<br /> But in reading, more rapidly and without vocalization, the pattern of stanzas does have an effect, but I don't understand exactly what that effect is, nor exactly what the poet is trying to convey. <br /> Is this obvious to everyone else?Jens Zornnoreply@blogger.com