tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post9001494778379358156..comments2023-11-07T07:53:32.305+11:00Comments on The Passionate Crone (poetry): Sonnet Written Upon a Tim TamRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-76023803387403094622019-01-29T23:55:38.129+11:002019-01-29T23:55:38.129+11:00I think this is a great example of how to use the ...I think this is a great example of how to use the sonnet form for lighter topics or humor. It’s different, and that’s what I like about it. It is a versatile form. Sophia DiNolahttp://sophiadinola.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-14020780488252079112019-01-28T03:46:40.532+11:002019-01-28T03:46:40.532+11:00To me it qualified as a sonnet... (and I think it ...To me it qualified as a sonnet... (and I think it also kept the meter very close to iambic pentameter)... <br /><br />I think the conclusion after the volta shone light about the sonnet in a great way, and it also shows to me that anything can spark the poetry... (my first ever sonnet was written as an ode to an outhouse)brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-60637229435720199052019-01-27T16:23:19.437+11:002019-01-27T16:23:19.437+11:00I've never had one, but they look tasty. I lik...I've never had one, but they look tasty. I like how the poem references itself.Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-4849539550763705502019-01-27T08:10:56.784+11:002019-01-27T08:10:56.784+11:00Not entirely free, as it has the requisite 14 line...Not entirely free, as it has the requisite 14 lines and volta. You yourself said in a comment on Bjorn's dVerse post for this challenge that two of the traditional features of a sonnet would make a poem acceptable as one.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-36270466760861831972019-01-27T05:48:49.584+11:002019-01-27T05:48:49.584+11:00Cute, very cute. And you are right, for a book on...Cute, very cute. And you are right, for a book on "Forms" we don't want this to qualify as a sonnet. But for a book on cute poems, this definitely qualifies. See my post here: https://triangulations.wordpress.com/2019/01/23/sonnet-variants/<br />I think disciplining to write forms is the whole point of using forms. Free writing is free writing.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-45921884396567813112019-01-27T01:52:27.133+11:002019-01-27T01:52:27.133+11:00So much fun in this sonnet. I can almost taste it ...So much fun in this sonnet. I can almost taste it (though having never had one, not quite).Merril D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208799388236948565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-37854896047674225832017-08-22T07:45:48.059+10:002017-08-22T07:45:48.059+10:00Yummy yummy sonnet ~ What fun to write about this...Yummy yummy sonnet ~ What fun to write about this...now I feel hungry, ha ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-69727427885706585392017-08-21T09:49:37.219+10:002017-08-21T09:49:37.219+10:00Lovely, poignant stuff, but no sugar for me. Inspi...Lovely, poignant stuff, but no sugar for me. Inspiring, yes, we need to write about anything. humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-45616862825491025192017-08-21T08:55:07.133+10:002017-08-21T08:55:07.133+10:00Is this an ad? Of course not. Too well written. (h...Is this an ad? Of course not. Too well written. (hee-hee)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-19853333721920711532017-08-21T08:24:26.753+10:002017-08-21T08:24:26.753+10:00Oh now they look yummy...as yummy as this poem!Oh now they look yummy...as yummy as this poem!Donna@LivingFromHappinesshttp://www.livingfromhappiness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-41296724970952495882017-08-21T07:56:02.033+10:002017-08-21T07:56:02.033+10:00Ah yes. We have Kit Kats too. Yes they are a TINY ...Ah yes. We have Kit Kats too. Yes they are a TINY bit like – and bigger and better. (Smile.)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-65945109084372293282017-08-20T22:29:31.019+10:002017-08-20T22:29:31.019+10:00Sounds a tiny bit like our Kit Kat. I, too, have a...Sounds a tiny bit like our Kit Kat. I, too, have a big ol' sweet toothDebi Swimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255928985823418669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-35581687141521164532017-08-20T17:34:39.546+10:002017-08-20T17:34:39.546+10:00I love the local candy - I think sometimes the can...I love the local candy - I think sometimes the candy we grow up with is the best there is.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-57218668493007004382017-08-20T16:39:09.965+10:002017-08-20T16:39:09.965+10:00For a 'sweet tooth' like me, Tim Tams are ...For a 'sweet tooth' like me, Tim Tams are indeed sublime. (Grin.)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-66211820581752150332017-08-20T16:36:54.949+10:002017-08-20T16:36:54.949+10:00Right, I have now Googled and found out. Damn! I ...Right, I have now Googled and found out. Damn! I would have loved that.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-42421568685908409282017-08-20T16:34:27.400+10:002017-08-20T16:34:27.400+10:00Gosh, I am unaware of the three bean Tim Tam! Wond...Gosh, I am unaware of the three bean Tim Tam! Wonder how I missed it (and what exactly it was).Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-14976087656652405632017-08-20T16:23:34.429+10:002017-08-20T16:23:34.429+10:00Thank you, Rosemary. You seem able to take on any ...Thank you, Rosemary. You seem able to take on any challenge. If only Woolworths would bring back the three bean Tim Tam: that one deserved an epic that I'm not quite up to writing. Your sonnet suits all.James Youngman MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06831365989782552366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-45067309803701264082017-08-20T15:25:10.142+10:002017-08-20T15:25:10.142+10:00The banal made beautiful although as a non-lover o...The banal made beautiful although as a non-lover of sweet things I know that what I call banal is to others sublime.Roslyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-27093208858407866242017-08-20T13:53:14.383+10:002017-08-20T13:53:14.383+10:00Oh they look wonderful and we dont have them in my...Oh they look wonderful and we dont have them in my part of the world, to our loss.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-69775051078500574732017-08-20T13:43:03.077+10:002017-08-20T13:43:03.077+10:00Nice last stanza.Nice last stanza.Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.com