The Miracle Tree (Short Story) - 2/20/2010 3:28:45 AM
beautiful.
Growing Up With Brothers (Short Story) - 12/27/2009 1:36:09 PM
My sister could probably relate as she was the only girl with six brothers. However, although we teased her a lot, I don't think we were anywhere near as "rough" on her as your brothers were on you, Lin. I've always felt that a creek, stream, river or water in general has magical properties. Thanks for sharing. Love and best wishes to you and happy new year,
Regis
Nectar of the Gods (Short Story) - 7/3/2009 5:50:11 AM
Linda, you've got my vote. You've taken me to a place I wish I could be... peace and tranquillity seeped in history, with the aroma of freshly-brewed coffee. Much magic and imagination.
Ron
Reverie (Short Story) - 5/5/2009 3:00:40 AM
alone...lost...your writing creates a space where the reader feels. An astonishingly hard objective to accomplish. that was sheer poetry.
rudi
Reverie (Short Story) - 5/3/2009 3:19:01 PM
Well done. Why would a "Loving Father" God allow such suffering on his children is a mystery that often leads to bitterness.
Reverie (Short Story) - 4/19/2009 3:23:37 PM
Wow...an incredibly painful write, with comparisons of suffering that make you stop and reflect. In intense experience for the reader. Blessings, Michelle
Reverie (Short Story) - 4/19/2009 11:45:57 AM
Very powerful story . Our suffering so over whelming at times but so insignificant when compared to others. Thanks for making me stop and think.
Luke
Growing Up With Brothers (Short Story) - 4/16/2009 12:25:47 PM
I am the youngest of 6 children, there are 5 of us girls and my brother is the oldest. It would have been interesting growing up next door to you because we needed more guys in our house!I liked taking a glimpse of your life in this story. I was able to see the motorcycles and firecrackers in my mind! I will be tracking your work and reading manyo of your stories and poems!
Joanna Leone. Stop in at my den antyime!
The Miracle Tree (Short Story) - 5/22/2006 3:03:15 PM
This story really touched me (*near tears"), Linda. You have a very approachable narrative style. ~~Nordette
The Miracle Tree (Short Story) - 3/27/2006 7:39:59 AM
What a lovely piece. Reminds me of the mango tree in my parents backyard. My sister had similarly sat sucking on the delicious tropical fruit and thrown the seed into garden. When it sprouted, my dad nurtured it and today it bears the sweetest mangoes every summer.
Nectar of the Gods (Short Story) - 10/2/2005 12:22:34 PM
I love the way you described it all, Lin. Well done. Thank you for sharing your talent. Love and peace.
Regis
The Miracle Tree (Short Story) - 9/29/2005 9:48:18 PM
Dearest Linda... 'The Miracle Tree' is beautiful! Your story flowed so well that I could taste, feel, see, smell the peach ... reading with thorough enjoyment the spontaneity of the precious child! How intuitive it was of you to plant that seed, which then corresponds with your life ... and as suggested DNA! 'Maybe I was cloned along with that tree. Just maybe...’ A truly precious read... Thank you Linda xox Love Suzie :-)
The Miracle Tree (Short Story) - 9/21/2005 9:42:13 AM
A lovely work of prose: your allusions to country life are a pure bliss for me,coming from an urban environment .. evasion into a utopian land.There is a clear analogy between the tree 's evolution and a woman blossoming..almost a pantheist point of view (because the tree is alive!) ..and nature is boudless bounty. Great write. Anne.
Reverie (Short Story) - 9/17/2005 2:22:54 PM
Great write..the image of the mug falling is very powefull as if absorbed by thoughts.. and contemplating life, you were in an in-between cosmos...called Reverie.. Anne.
Reverie (Short Story) - 9/4/2005 4:25:42 PM
There is much depth to your story, Lin. Thank you for sharing it. Love to you.
Regis
The Miracle Tree (Short Story) - 9/4/2005 4:23:34 PM
Yeah. Just maybe, Lin. Cool write. So much meaning in the words you've put together. Thank you for sharing this gift. It's lovely and makes me think about my "stuff." Love and peace to you.
Regis
The Miracle Tree (Short Story) - 7/7/2005 8:11:05 AM
A juicy little story, Linda, I enjoyed it. Every seed that produces fruit is a miracle, no? Every planting an act of faith.
Nectar of the Gods (Short Story) - 6/30/2005 9:31:39 PM
Very vivid descriptions. I enjoyed this ^.^
The Miracle Tree (Short Story) - 5/31/2005 5:59:38 PM
This is beautiful... your talents extend way beyond poetry... and where else can the reader find out about peach pits and virginity both in one story!
The Miracle Tree (Short Story) - 5/31/2005 8:59:56 AM
wonderful tale, linda; very well done!
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in tx., karen lynn. :D
The Miracle Tree (Short Story) - 5/29/2005 9:00:58 PM
Thanks for sharing....yes with God anything is possible!!
Love Tinka
The Miracle Tree (Short Story) - 5/29/2005 5:25:46 AM
Oh I believe it did coincide with that very fact. It's really
a beautiful story Linda! I remember the peaches we got when we
were kids, we got them on the western slope here always. They
were awesome but dang I never thought of planting the seed. lol
But as farmers we always had something growing and somehow it is
a miracle isn't it? A very wonderful one.
Help For Haiti (Article) - 1/22/2010 11:03:34 PM
We all need to do our part for Haiti. You are helping by getting the word out. Amen to that! God Bless You!
Pizzman
Help For Haiti (Article) - 1/14/2010 10:49:53 PM
This is a great list, thank you.
Help For Haiti (Article) - 1/14/2010 4:28:11 PM
Thanks for all the invaluable info.
fee
Help For Haiti (Article) - 1/14/2010 4:06:54 PM
Great information...thanks for sharing....we will all do our part!
Virginia's Dictionary: My Daughter's Coming of Age/ 1960's (Article) - 7/4/2009 11:00:14 AM
Ah, the miniskirt, brought me to poetic description. Panty hose was the iron maiden of the day. Fortunately, flower girls were sans bra and hose... whoopy!
Ron
Linda's Lament (Article) - 7/3/2009 5:40:26 AM
What a hoot! It's a good thing I have helpers do all the things so I don't have to... ;-)
Ron
Virginia's Dictionary: My Daughter's Coming of Age/ 1960's (Article) - 6/28/2009 3:46:02 PM
I was a teenager in the 60's. I remember the dippity do commercials. I remember mini skirts too but the girls were all way too skinny to wear them. I had bell bottom jeans. Now they've kind of morphed into boot cut relaxed fit for fat old cowboy wannabees. Like me. Fun article. Patrick
GOSSIP IN THE GRAIN (Article) - 5/17/2009 5:19:44 PM
Lotto good singers out there. Some never get their break. Thanks for romoting him.
Ron
GOSSIP IN THE GRAIN (Article) - 5/15/2009 7:18:40 PM
He is great, He says what I feel, only so much better than me,
Thank You, Pierre
GOSSIP IN THE GRAIN (Article) - 5/11/2009 11:19:10 PM
Gave him a listen...now you've given me someone new to add to my IPOD! Thanks, Lin!
The Birthing (Article) - 4/30/2009 3:36:01 PM
Birthing is as natural as the stars. There was a time when women died from it (an acquaintance of ours down the street did, this year) so that only the fit would continue to survive.
Julius Caesar changed all that. Now, we have the Octomom.
Ron
The Birthing (Article) - 4/28/2009 12:21:14 PM
The miracle of birth is one that is so special and sadly in my day fathers were not allowed in the delivery room so I never got to share that magic moment but thanks to you...I have lived it for a few moments as I read this exceptional write.
hugs
Fee
Prayers For My AD Family (Article) - 4/28/2009 9:06:01 AM
Beautiful, Lin... I needed prayers and they worked...
Love Dale
Prayers For My AD Family (Article) - 6/26/2006 1:36:21 PM
You are in my prayers Lin!!
So are your friend!!
Love Tinka
Invisible Threads (Article) - 3/27/2006 7:48:23 AM
You have said it all and so succintly too. I am from a completely different corner of the world and yet so much i see and read here is not unlike what happens in my owrld. In some way I guess we are all one. I am glad that I am a part of the Den.
A Clarification...Of Sorts? (Article) - 3/26/2006 9:08:15 AM
I tend to believe the dark side of us, the Ying and the Yang, has to be acknowledged, but not accepted, it is imperative Linda, we harness our dark side in forcibly with self discipline and faith, otherwise we risk destruction in a multitude of ways, as we see in alcoholism, drugs , prostitution, gambling, and even terrorism, to name but a few addictions and vices !
Peter
Peter
A Clarification...Of Sorts? (Article) - 3/25/2006 9:02:44 PM
I think you have a good grip of love, sexually and the interaction of the two and express it quite well in your works. There are no pro's that know everything in poetry only people who write from there heart and soul.
Felix
Faithless (Poetry) - 10/4/2022 5:10:48 PM
Stay too true to your values and aspirations, LG.
Never let anybody dampen your spirit or fervor for life.
I hope you grace us with your presence again soon on AD..
Until then.
Peter
Faithless (Poetry) - 6/19/2022 12:24:40 PM
I agree with you. Sadly people often deny and attack things and people they do not understand. Sometimes in self denial, sometimes out of fear and sometimes out of plain stupidity. I have been ridiculed before about my believes in some things or lack of believe in others but I can only shake my head and walk away...they are not worth the argument. Well said Lin...
Fee
Faithless (Poetry) - 6/19/2022 7:56:41 AM
I know of whom you speak. He inspires scornful pity at times. You dealt with it well here. "your bitterness has kept you strong" is spot-on. Praying for those who provoke you is something I do myself. It works very well. r
Faithless (Poetry) - 6/19/2022 1:56:48 AM
A kind and compassionate response…
I feel sad for such people who feel the need to
be so unkind…
We are surrounded by Angels, and we can call on them
anytime…
With love,
Diana…🍃
Faithless (Poetry) - 6/18/2022 5:01:47 PM
Such a classic example of "turning the other cheek" and choosing compassion. Some people are hard to comprehend, many do not know what love is and even less how to express it. Love, peace, and best wishes to you, Lin.
P.S. I believe in angels. They have saved me on a lot more than a single occasion, even from my own self.
Regis 🙏🌳💚🌷🦋
7,777 (Poetry) - 6/18/2022 12:28:30 PM
Like lint or dandruff, seemed to be a bit hard to get rid of. Rather them than mosquitoes!
I believe I understand your need to be surrounded by so many fanciful little helpers to keep you safe and feeling in good spirits. Angels of course, are good spirits. If you are a spiritual being.
Ron
7,777 (Poetry) - 6/18/2022 11:41:49 AM
“Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels unawares.” Hebrews 13: 2. r
7,777 (Poetry) - 6/17/2022 3:40:20 PM
Love this
Pierre
7,777 (Poetry) - 6/16/2022 2:58:12 AM
I do believe in Angels and yes I believe they leave us little signs from time to time to let us know they are there. You captured this theme well...
fee
7,777 (Poetry) - 6/16/2022 2:28:56 AM
thank you. made me feel that there is always someone watching and that you are never alone.
7,777 (Poetry) - 6/16/2022 1:40:35 AM
I’m definitely on your wavelength…
All you speak of in this lovely poem is
so familiar to me…
Sending 7,777 beautiful good wishes to you
on this lovely morning, here in the UK…
Diana…🍃
Journal, June 11, 2022 (Poetry) - 6/15/2022 4:18:38 PM
This is so beautiful…
Poetry I can really relate to…
A sea and beach setting and
I’m hooked…
Your last line is blissful!
Diana…🍃
Journal, June 11, 2022 (Poetry) - 6/15/2022 7:29:59 AM
A beautiful flow of imagery. Standing silent and watching is more and more what I prefer now in life. Thanks for your visit. Good to see your name again. Take care. r
Wildflower (Poetry) - 6/14/2022 9:03:20 PM
Easily relatable to the romantic in all of us. Enjoyed.
Fee
The Flame (Poetry) - 6/14/2022 9:02:10 PM
Wow! I read this with a heart that knows the sadness and craving of a love denied and it touched all the senses I have felt and smothered in my heart for a long time. Poetry has one goal...to touch the sense of feeling in us all and this write did that perfectly...
Thank you for sharing,
Fee
Journal, June 11, 2022 (Poetry) - 6/14/2022 7:36:35 PM
This is what we've had to come to I can so relate to this great write Pierre.
Journal, June 11, 2022 (Poetry) - 6/14/2022 10:54:40 AM
Reflections at seaside told with great skill
and much insight. Bravo!
Journal, June 11, 2022 (Poetry) - 6/12/2022 9:20:18 AM
A nice, brief allegory of you and your turmoil thoughts worn smooth compared to an ocean.
I liked it!
Ron
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 6/11/2022 7:54:40 PM
Such an enchanting tale, Lin. Very nicely done. Love, peace, and best wishes to you,
Regis. 🦢🐓🦉💚🌳
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 6/11/2022 7:50:06 PM
Short but powerfully evocative. Well done, Lin. Love, peace, and best wishes to you,
Regis. 🙏🌳💚🌲🦋
Vignette (Poetry) - 1/20/2022 9:06:22 AM
Lovely verses, and your "poetic interlude" is most engaging, Linda. Well done! Love, peace, and best wishes to you,
Regis. 🙏🌳🌲💚🍁
The Flame (Poetry) - 6/28/2021 9:56:46 AM
Such a lovely love offering, L.G. Beautiful! Love, peace, and best wishes to you,
Regis. 🌺🌼🙏🌳💙
Low Tide (Poetry) - 7/16/2015 12:13:44 PM
Linda, words that weave into the image to delight the reader with the magic of your poetry...
Flint (Poetry) - 7/4/2015 7:18:56 AM
Linda, exceptional flow in this penning - I like you poetic style... Lance.
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 8/25/2012 7:26:06 AM
beautiful thought, love the picture too.
Wildflower (Poetry) - 3/4/2012 8:42:26 PM
such a lovely feeling of comfort comes forth from these words....peace and strength....enjoyed........pax Anita :)
Wildflower (Poetry) - 5/21/2011 2:57:03 PM
This is beautiful and nostalgic Lin. You took me back to the endless days of my youth.
Love it
Peter
Wildflower (Poetry) - 2/28/2011 7:37:30 AM
Exquisite perfection!
So enjoyed...
Christine
Wildflower (Poetry) - 10/8/2010 7:13:23 AM
A delightful poem.
Wildflower (Poetry) - 3/27/2010 8:58:16 AM
Such a lovely write, Lin. It reminds me of when I was a child and I used to lie down on the grass and watch the clouds pass by overhead. I could dream for hours about what they represented. Thank you. Love and best wishes,
Regis
Wildflower (Poetry) - 3/12/2010 3:36:04 AM
"Wildflower" a bouquet of perfume for our soul
an absolutly beautiful poem Lin!
I especially love how it read as though I was listening
giving those gentle commands (speaking to winter)
Love & Meadows Perfumeries
Vickie
Wildflower (Poetry) - 3/9/2010 7:43:25 PM
This is the "wondrous" time of life we the mature were allways taught was going to be "golden". I fear that what most of us have failed to realize is that inclination and declination have a common point.
Our needs remain the same, but the means by which we have to attain them
does not.
touching write,
Pierre
Wildflower (Poetry) - 3/5/2010 4:41:48 PM
So sweet while waiting for spring.
Ron
Wildflower (Poetry) - 3/2/2010 8:12:33 AM
This is nice - I like it.
Wildflower (Poetry) - 3/1/2010 4:51:03 AM
Beautiful poetry!!!
Anna
Wildflower (Poetry) - 3/1/2010 3:56:24 AM
Wildflowers are Wondrous, and I'm truly ready for Spring.
Wildflower (Poetry) - 2/28/2010 12:22:31 PM
So lovely.
Wildflower (Poetry) - 2/28/2010 8:49:18 AM
Lovely photo and poem, Lin.
Wildflower (Poetry) - 2/28/2010 7:55:04 AM
Your poem and thoughts are warming this wildflower, thanks for the warming winds Linda, Hugs! Jasmin Horst
Wildflower (Poetry) - 2/28/2010 6:32:10 AM
This poem filled the air around me with a promise of warm days and butterflies coming to kiss the flowers.
Neat!
Georg
Wildflower (Poetry) - 2/28/2010 3:17:28 AM
BEAUTIFUL POEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva
Wildflower (Poetry) - 2/28/2010 2:39:46 AM
John's comment is well expressed and I can't add anything to it except to say well done.
George
Wildflower (Poetry) - 2/28/2010 12:33:29 AM
You are a sensuous bloom, Lin, searching for light and warmth...a beautiful natural expression of awareness of place and of longing.
John
Wildflower (Poetry) - 2/27/2010 9:30:51 PM
Nice one lizard blossom. Please forgive the hallucination, the warm sun visuals along with Purple Salvia? Pretty picture and pretty poem, Lin. Patrick
Low Tide (Poetry) - 2/25/2010 1:33:26 AM
I can feel peace and tranquility within your lines. Let nature take its course in its own time. Stay positive!
Blessings to you,
Sheri
Romancing The Grape (Poetry) - 2/23/2010 8:49:57 PM
Love the theme,
cherish every moment for we know not how many more we have.
enjoyed this
Pierre
Low Tide (Poetry) - 2/23/2010 11:28:02 AM
Peacefully engaging; thank you for sharing these fine moments, Lin. Love and best wishes,
Regis
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/22/2010 8:07:59 PM
Very interesting write.
Pierre
Low Tide (Poetry) - 2/22/2010 8:02:31 PM
Simple and lonely,
great write,
Pierre
Low Tide (Poetry) - 2/21/2010 3:11:44 PM
Lin this is an outstanding poem!
The photo is utterly chilling too!!
Love & Smooth Sailing
Vickie
Low Tide (Poetry) - 2/21/2010 10:24:37 AM
Great pen, Lin, I love it!
This struck me...
'Still, no rain and no reveal'
Low Tide (Poetry) - 2/21/2010 9:34:22 AM
We are all girding until the good tides come again.
Ron
Low Tide (Poetry) - 2/20/2010 9:13:32 PM
A noble cause, and yes those tides will rise. Patrick
Low Tide (Poetry) - 2/20/2010 4:32:50 AM
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva
Low Tide (Poetry) - 2/18/2010 6:07:33 AM
"When you get a 18 foot low tide you should know how to swim, because..."
Georg
Low Tide (Poetry) - 2/18/2010 4:22:45 AM
Positive and so beautiful, Lin.
Low Tide (Poetry) - 2/17/2010 6:51:00 PM
lovely and positive!
Low Tide (Poetry) - 2/17/2010 3:20:15 PM
The wisdom and discretion, Lin, of not taking on too much...oh I like this indeed..and the pic reminds me of a sleepy Irish fishing village, partial view.
John
Low Tide (Poetry) - 2/17/2010 2:46:50 PM
Gotta have water to bathe in!
Nice One xx Ch'erie
Low Tide (Poetry) - 2/17/2010 11:59:01 AM
Tide, I wash in that stuff, not lately though, for the mashine is under repair at this moment. Hugs! Jasmin Horst
Low Tide (Poetry) - 2/17/2010 11:20:58 AM
Keep em coming, Gerry
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/15/2010 6:57:05 AM
A Greek drama without, hopefully, tragic consequences.
Ron
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/15/2010 5:18:18 AM
Beautiful, passionate......felt like it was written hundreds of years ago.....
Anna
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/14/2010 1:52:04 PM
Just how exotic and sensual is this? If you have been inspired by the painting, Linda, then you've done it full justice with your breathtaking words and images. This reads like classic literature and I love all the mythological references. As succulent and suggestive as the pomegranate itself. Arousing is a very good description of your fine work here. xx
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/14/2010 8:11:06 AM
Lin, a passionate and beautiful write for Valentine's Day.
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/14/2010 4:09:57 AM
POWERFUL POEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/14/2010 3:55:05 AM
Quite captivating, Lin!
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/14/2010 3:02:26 AM
Virginal lust, tender passion of a little flame that promise a conflagration devouring universe, soft, like small feathers on bare skin like caresses of moonlight...
Georg
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/13/2010 10:27:10 PM
creatively passionate and artistically arousing ...
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/13/2010 8:49:43 PM
lovely valentine's write!
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/13/2010 4:37:03 PM
Great poem for those whose hearts yearn to be with each other on Valentine's Day.
George C.
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/13/2010 3:18:31 PM
luv it when you wax lyrical, Lin, and eloquent and gorgeous...a perfect Valentine poem
John
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/13/2010 1:56:25 PM
Best Valentine's work on the Den I've read. A true classic. Patrick
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/13/2010 1:24:03 PM
Outstanding combo pic and poem!
ET
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/13/2010 12:38:36 PM
Nothing can extinguish a lover's flame. I love this Valentine's Love Poem...Send eros to Connecticut please!
Much peace, love, and light,
Amber "V"
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/13/2010 12:29:25 PM
And with those feathers you can make a fab pillow.
Not sure that arouse and soft, naa I best shut up!
The Flame (Poetry) - 2/13/2010 9:35:27 AM
Outstanding!!
With a "tender" sting to it!!
Love Tinka
Fiddling Neros (Poetry) - 2/12/2010 7:47:20 AM
The times are a-changin.
Excellent, Gerry
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 2/12/2010 7:44:33 AM
WOW, Great piece, keep it up Lin.
Best, Gerry
Romancing The Grape (Poetry) - 2/11/2010 2:10:58 AM
Great poem,excellent work.I like it.take care
Romancing The Grape (Poetry) - 2/10/2010 5:58:33 PM
Indeed, with age comes beauty, not the superficial but the content.
Every second is unique.
Keep singing in the vines.
Romancing The Grape (Poetry) - 2/10/2010 10:32:23 AM
Lin,
Your photo & your words are
delish & delicate
beautiful & romantic!
Love & Vinyards
Vickie
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 2/9/2010 7:48:16 PM
A fine prayer, Lin. Personally, I do not know where I'd be today if angels had not "stepped up" along the way many times. Love and best wishes,
Regis
Romancing The Grape (Poetry) - 2/9/2010 6:15:47 PM
aged with much wisdom!
carolyn
Romancing The Grape (Poetry) - 2/8/2010 4:35:06 PM
A very wise vintage. If only most would savor it.
Ron
Romancing The Grape (Poetry) - 2/8/2010 1:47:29 PM
"...from the soul of the grape..." will come the truth!...hic!
Georg
Romancing The Grape (Poetry) - 2/8/2010 1:06:24 PM
Symbolic and meaningful verses; they also remind me of when I made my own wine from my homegrown grapes down in the valley before I moved up to this mountain. Very nicely done, Lin. Love and best wishes,
Regis
Romancing The Grape (Poetry) - 2/8/2010 5:10:49 AM
I love this one! And it is so true...every moment we are here is "rare vintage"....in our youth, we don't see that but as we age it becomes abundantly clear. Excellent write!
Anna
Romancing The Grape (Poetry) - 2/7/2010 9:10:49 PM
Well said!!
Message comes through loud and clear, and a very important message it is!
Had to quit the grape, but it doesn't mean I can't indulge in the metaphorical variety from time to time. Believe I'll have the red.
Won't you join me?
Enjoy!!
xOx Pea xOx
Romancing The Grape (Poetry) - 2/7/2010 9:09:42 PM
"...you can't go back to the fruit..." no, indeed; mellow, thoughtful metaphor, Lin, and with great body. Vintage!
John
Romancing The Grape (Poetry) - 2/7/2010 9:08:30 PM
And I'd say this is vintage Figgins. Nicely done Lin. Patrick
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/7/2010 1:50:55 PM
Something that happens throughout life.
Nicely done.
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/7/2010 9:00:12 AM
From a girl to a woman--always a challenge and great wonder.
Ron
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/6/2010 9:11:46 PM
Totally creatively compelling verses, Lin. Thank you for sharing this gift. Love and best wishes,
Regis
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/5/2010 8:00:53 PM
so beautiful!
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/5/2010 1:13:05 PM
Beautiful Lin!
The blossoms of your fragrant petals
embrace this poem
Love & Blessings
Vickie
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/5/2010 12:15:19 PM
I can see your wings unfolding. Patrick
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/5/2010 11:50:06 AM
Love your wonderfully creative and artistic way with language. I was just writing in my journal about my recent self-imposed exile and reclusive ways; my cocoon is such a welcome, cozy, safe place - but I cannot fly from there, can I? Your words make me happy to emerge.
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/5/2010 11:37:07 AM
Lovely work, Linda!
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/5/2010 11:14:32 AM
...IF ONLY WE...AH, WELL...I GUESS ONCE SHOULD NEVER FORGET...THAT CHANGE FOR THE BETTER...IN ANY OF 'HIS' CREATIONS...IS ALWAYS... BEAUTIFUL! A WONDERFUL WORK...SO ENJOYED. THANKS FOR SHARING AND BLESSINGS. JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/5/2010 9:50:44 AM
Enchanting!
Anna
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/5/2010 9:15:14 AM
Most sensues promises, wrapped in the seven veils of most beautiful words Linda!!!!!!!!! Hugs! Jasmin Horst
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/5/2010 8:00:38 AM
Change is good and also an adventure worth taking sometimes. Wonderful poem.
Susan
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/5/2010 5:30:44 AM
simply lovely poetry you have scribed...Love the pic also.
Much peace, love, and light,
Amber "V"
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/5/2010 4:00:45 AM
LOVELY!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/5/2010 3:28:05 AM
Metamorphosis can be Marvelous.
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/5/2010 1:51:46 AM
Great impact, Linda, and bursting with the juices and sweetness of promise and life itself. Such richness!
John
Butterfly (Poetry) - 2/5/2010 1:47:27 AM
No caress can compare to the feeling of a butterfly on your skin...
Georg
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 2/3/2010 3:16:41 PM
xxx so caring and compassionate, Linda. Lovely auras - the circle of angels, the circle of light; haloed and hallowed. Your prayers have been answered, but of course! :)) Light and life go hand in hand. xx
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 2/3/2010 1:32:59 AM
What a beautiful story. Great job.
Carol
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 2/1/2010 5:51:31 PM
Just read this Lin and I am so thankful and appreciative for your prayers and all the kindness my den family has shown me. Thank you for everything...
hugs
fee
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 2/1/2010 3:36:58 PM
Brief, but truly erotic.
Ron
PS I don't like tattoos, but I'll make an exception for fine art.
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 2/1/2010 1:56:15 PM
healing prayers and holding the light for our dear member and friend...thank you LG.
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 2/1/2010 5:46:38 AM
Lovely write, Lin! We were all praying for him. Thank goodness he's okay...
Anna
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 2/1/2010 5:25:33 AM
Lovely write....and that tatoo is beautiful! Looks like some new work at the bottom..ouch! Great job...I love the artistry of tatoos! Captivating.....
Anna
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 2/1/2010 4:30:31 AM
Very heartfelt, Lin, and we join you in thoughts and prayers for Mr. Fee.
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 2/1/2010 4:06:20 AM
A prayer and a candle for thanks, we got Fee bouncing back like a beached Nova Scotia fish, thanks the Lord!
Georg
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 2/1/2010 3:40:53 AM
WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU and GOD BLESS FEE!!!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 2/1/2010 12:04:16 AM
Beautifully said.Lin! Thank you for sharing,
He is in my thoughts and prayers!
Love,
Eileen
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 1/31/2010 10:54:57 PM
Beautifully written piece about a man we have all come to love here on AD.
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 1/31/2010 9:29:44 PM
Oh dear. Here's hoping & praying for a swift recovery. Patrick
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 1/31/2010 8:41:13 PM
beautiful, tender and...Fee, we do love you, please be well
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 1/31/2010 5:50:51 PM
A beautiful image and sentiment..there's much power in prayer - especially from many - so mine goes out as well.
Gina
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 1/31/2010 4:45:43 PM
I hope it's only indigestion but if not he is in my prayers that they have caught it in time and will put him back on his feet again. I've been there recently and know the trauma it can cause you but the Lord is good and will stay by his side.
George
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 1/31/2010 4:23:55 PM
No wonder, he got so much on his plate, a very sweet and touching prayer Linda, I just know it'll work, thanks for starting it for Fee. Bless You! Jasmin Horst
A Circle of Angels (Poetry) - 1/31/2010 3:54:24 PM
Linda,
Elegant prayer...and I hope Fee makes a full recovery.
John
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 1/30/2010 9:16:30 PM
gorgeous expression and tatoo
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 1/30/2010 3:25:13 PM
Just beautiful, with so much, using so few words.
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 1/30/2010 11:46:26 AM
Left to grow in a loving environment people will naturally grow more radiant and beautiful than any other object under the sun.
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 1/30/2010 7:52:35 AM
Oh, Linda, this is so beautiful and so romantic.
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 1/30/2010 7:19:34 AM
Very romantic, nicely done!
Peace, love, and light,
Amber "V"
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 1/30/2010 3:36:55 AM
A naked Japanese garden with a cherry tree...
Sensuos.
Georg
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 1/29/2010 10:21:08 PM
Sensuous and mysterious...and that work of art...wow!
Gina
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 1/29/2010 10:02:28 PM
Love the poem..Tats I just don't understand. Patrick
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 1/29/2010 5:35:50 PM
Linda,
A moment of Ah!...in this context 'startled' is exceptionally good.
Yes!
John
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 1/29/2010 4:56:09 PM
Picture perfect
George
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 1/29/2010 4:36:49 PM
Sounds like a dream I had last night, oh such woe to wake up it is..That Tat, wow really is like "live"
Nice one ty
xx Ch'erie
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 1/29/2010 4:35:18 PM
Very nicely done, I love the way this one make me think and feel.
fee
The Budding Moon (Poetry) - 1/29/2010 1:47:24 PM
No wonder with this heat, that the tree, and your poetry, is blossoming ha, Hugs! Jasmin Horst
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 1/26/2010 4:02:41 PM
Amazing story, art and needlework. I love how your bold writing with such "simplicity" and clarity endorses the finery of the garment somehow... I can imagine the darting and weaving of all those feathers and agile minds of those captured birds. The repetitions speak of their song: the urgency, the energy. Very vital writing here, Linda. Strong, confident and packs a powerful punch. Thank you, Kate xx
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 1/26/2010 9:31:08 AM
Resplendent with the simplicity of innocent love we see in many early oriental works. Beautifully done LLin, thanks for sharing!
Love,
Eileen
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 1/25/2010 3:57:35 PM
I love the coat. It looks native American.
Ron
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 1/24/2010 11:43:31 AM
Great imagery in your poem, but I agree with Patrick, don't let Ed find out....giggle. Your words unfolded like a romantic legend. Very well done.
Anna
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 1/24/2010 9:06:39 AM
This is a work of beauty. Just don't tell Mr. Ed. Patrick
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 1/24/2010 3:42:20 AM
WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 1/23/2010 2:34:42 PM
Well told tale of bravery in the chin dynasty. Such a tale evokes thoughts of a martial artist fighting for his beloved, with nothing stopping him.
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 1/23/2010 4:47:12 AM
beautifully written--captivating for sure!
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 1/23/2010 2:49:46 AM
Captivating and left me awed...well done.
fee
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 1/23/2010 2:42:45 AM
A memorable tale that have the spirit of Chinese old poets, legends, myths and romance not getting old as a new poet will give a transfusion of life drawn from own inspiration.
Georg
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 1/22/2010 11:51:08 PM
Linda, not only is this wonderful writing, the imagery is beautiful!
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 1/22/2010 11:02:14 PM
What beautiful imagery! The repetition is almost prayer or chant-like, and adds to the cultural depth that you've created in this poem. Great work~ Blessings, Michelle
A Hundred Birds (Poetry) - 1/22/2010 11:01:14 PM
Magnificant poetry! Amen to that!
Pizzman
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/22/2010 8:11:35 PM
A very clever and thought-inciting write, Lin. Thank you. Love and best wishes,
Regis
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/22/2010 2:03:06 PM
for years my friends teased me about finding pennies...those pennies just seemed to always be there, on the street, steps, sidewalk, etc, to me they were little gifts from the world acknowledging the mystery of existance...I love Rooney and this piece is an awesome tribute to his creative mastery...
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/22/2010 9:35:54 AM
Powerful pen, Lin... The Goddess is all!
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/21/2010 4:54:59 PM
Great channel... I suppose future arrivals mining copper will be pleased we did most of the work They will wonder why we put the face of god on those copper disks.
Ron
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/21/2010 4:43:42 PM
Top thinking. Plus copper is worth heaps in the electrical industry. But as for value in years to come. Well, we have many Roman coins from 2000 years ago, and they have no value as they are everywhere, with Caesars head on. Though Saxon stuff is worth a lot as we find out that the dark period was not dark but full of creativity and much more.
Many a mickal makes a muckle. Meaning, many a penny saved makes a fortune rather than throw it away. Kids are spot on.
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/21/2010 10:26:23 AM
Penny for your thoughts? Very astute.
Blue Moon (Poetry) - 1/21/2010 10:21:04 AM
Pure and beautiful poetry. Very nicely done, L.G.
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/20/2010 11:15:43 PM
You have taken something that we often view as simple and ordinary, and have made it into the extraordinary. Liked this a lot, Linda.
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/20/2010 4:08:24 PM
Andy Rooney is my hero. I enjoyed this. I like the Canadian $2 coin, the one that looks like a doughnut with a dime stuck in the doughnut hole. Patrick
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/20/2010 12:57:07 PM
Don't forget a wish upon a penny, I look for them, just for that reason, a wonderful write, Jasmin Horst
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/20/2010 7:58:32 AM
I think it is fitting that you ended your poet essaay by reaching back to Ben Franklin, who truly understood the value of a penny. Good thoughts.
Cheers,
Dan
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/20/2010 7:22:14 AM
A kid asked why we have one dollar bill when all cost 99 cents, so why not a 99 cents bill? and if you look at the prices out there, 99.99 and 199,99 or 349.99...and so on. So, yes! why we don't have money that make sense? (LOL)
Georg
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/20/2010 5:32:47 AM
Channeling Rooney - marvelous! And I'm savin my pennies for a rainy day.
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/20/2010 4:49:21 AM
Lin I enjoyed this and yes it is amazing to think of all the billions of not only your US pennies but Canadian pennies that have intermingled over the years...no passports for spare change. lol
fee
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/20/2010 4:44:35 AM
your "Channeling Rooney" shines Lin
and takes me to the two dollar bill
the susan b anthony dollar & of course those
precious rocks with diamonds in them (to a child)
I lost all my nostalgia in a basement flood in 2008
I was literally devastated...
Love & Pennies
Vickie
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/20/2010 4:28:06 AM
good write, i love the nostagia included in this. It makes one think--i always pick up pennies-it all adds up, like you say!
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/20/2010 4:11:44 AM
Interesting and well written poem/prose. I like pennies. Their very color make a penny stand out among the nickels, dimes, quarters and half dollars (who sees them anymore). Besides, the penny is in the underdog status and I kinda lean toward those in that category . . .
Channeling Rooney (Poetry) - 1/20/2010 12:26:11 AM
Linda,
You take a simple but very relevant notion and expand it into something so enjoyable and reflective, I like what you do here and the great style in which you do it.
John
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/19/2010 3:42:14 PM
She flits like a butterfly and stings like a queen bee. ;-)
Ron
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 8:17:20 PM
Great offering...thanks for sharing your insight!!
Love Tinka
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 6:36:14 PM
yeah, being shallow and cheap, a non thinking alpha male, i guess i'd die with a smile on my face. but that's the damage pretty lasses do to us blokes who become minus a brain. but there you go, can't be worse than the marriage alter.
Vignette (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 12:46:10 PM
Reads like a good short story. When I was at WVU, there was this beautiful grad student who never married. She had a certain aversion to men. I was surprised to hear that she had married a German artist in residence who had whisked her off to Argentina.
A year later, I saw her back in school and asked her how Argentina was. She replied, "Oh, I got my dream of riding naked on a deserted beach, but he turned machismo down there and I had to leave him."
Ron
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 12:36:25 PM
sacrafice indeed, most men are clueless as to the perfect reflection of themselves she provides. exceptional write!
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 11:40:57 AM
An exceptionally classy Victorian style write about a naughty man whose purported lack of conscience would leave him chuckling. I don't think he'd mind being sacrificed. Patrick
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 10:40:30 AM
well written-great depth in your insight
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 7:46:50 AM
Does have a historical ring to it....very much enjoyed the way it is written. Of course the Goddess always wins!
Anna
Vignette (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 7:40:44 AM
Lovely!! I was in the room with them watching your poem unfold...loved it!
Anna
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 6:41:30 AM
For some the cup is half full, for others..... your poetry holds truths riches, and beauty, Linda, who would not be tempted to steal, that which on the surface looks so appealing, a disposition I suppose of our sex.
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 5:00:12 AM
a wonderful expression
to "Casanova"!!
The Goddess preserves her temple!
Love's Bounty
Vickie
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 4:37:56 AM
Casanova vs. Goddess - most interesting.
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 4:30:32 AM
Eh? The guy was randy. You are compelled to reduce him to your own thoughts of the so-called womanizer. These men would not be womanizer's if the women were not criticizing the poem, L.G., merely the thought behind it.
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 4:26:47 AM
Oh! horny Casanova doesn't need beauty or myth, just the warmth scent of the skin on a reclining woman...
Georg
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 3:05:12 AM
WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 2:34:11 AM
Linda, I love the style with which you've written this.
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 2:06:38 AM
...compelled by beauty or myth?...fine question indeed, Linda, and just glorious script from start to finish
John
Casanova (Poetry) - 1/18/2010 1:53:36 AM
Reads like a perfect line from a Shakespearean play...expressing feelings of passion, truth and perhaps even a little bitterness. Enjoyed.
fee
Dancing Bones (Poetry) - 1/17/2010 7:02:23 PM
remembering the joy
Vignette (Poetry) - 1/17/2010 5:00:57 AM
BEAUTIFUL POEM!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva
Dancing Bones (Poetry) - 1/16/2010 2:04:56 PM
I really love this one. Full of fight and power, superbly written.
Ron
