tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post3252082407643424269..comments2023-12-06T00:48:23.734-08:00Comments on Daily Writing Practice: Saturday November 2nd, 2013Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952331166517430843noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post-15107940915655162432013-11-06T13:20:53.367-08:002013-11-06T13:20:53.367-08:00Greg - I'm trying to get caught up on comments...Greg - I'm trying to get caught up on comments this afternoon so that I can tackle Mejaran tonight. We'll see.<br /><br />That's an intriguing little poem you have there. Has me wondering who the glasses are for and what they will be used for...<br /><br />Writebite - connected to the previous day's writing? Either way, nicely written.<br /><br />Morganna - like the emotion and enthusiasm here, it's very well conveyed.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952331166517430843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post-2568997355863705492013-11-03T13:57:55.297-08:002013-11-03T13:57:55.297-08:00Wash them,
Polish them to
Perfection. What is th...Wash them, <br />Polish them to <br />Perfection. What <i>is</i> that?<br />A water spot -- rub it out at <br />Once! These glasses must glimmer and sparkle <br />This is the event of the year! <br />Our table must dazzle <br />With sparkle and<br />Shine.morgannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295309367485408358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post-89811446056568208332013-11-03T05:52:36.465-08:002013-11-03T05:52:36.465-08:00 glasses
The table was not perfect, like it had t... glasses<br /><br />The table was not perfect, like it had to be<br /> So I reached high for the glasses, they crashed all over me.<br />What a mess I had made, not that it mattered,<br />...I was absent from your funeral, I guess you were shattered.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post-5466349513179267392013-11-03T01:11:07.916-07:002013-11-03T01:11:07.916-07:00That sounds like a good way to start your first da...That sounds like a good way to start your first day on the job. I suspect it'll always be quiet in the mornings and then building up to more of a busy-ness over the course of the day; not many people are morning-people when it comes to exercise!<br />By the way… it's November, so we must be due a visit to (what remains of) Mejaran soon. And with only two months left I guess we're going to start to get revelations too!<br />Heh, I like how your poem describes the effects of the glasses without ever describing them directly. Rather nicely done, and reminds me of a less acerbic Dorothy Parker (I think the quote is "Men seldom make passes. At girls who wear glasses.")<br /><br /><b>Glasses</b><br />He brought sand to the boil,<br />In various rare gasses,<br />In order to make<br />Very special glasses…<br />Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503319830584828982noreply@blogger.com