tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.comments2024-03-04T15:47:04.422-07:00Somethings I Think About-Annellannell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comBlogger11461125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-31459361686828345722024-03-04T15:47:04.422-07:002024-03-04T15:47:04.422-07:00Oh, we do have to arm ourselves for whatever a day...Oh, we do have to arm ourselves for whatever a day may bring. I too like a strong cup of "spine stiffening" courage. Love this poemSusie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-89312304712286093192024-03-03T10:59:59.625-07:002024-03-03T10:59:59.625-07:00'spine stiffening" .. yes, I too am a mo...'spine stiffening" .. yes, I too am a morning coffee drinker but decaf for me - :) Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-90148737582584091952024-03-02T20:28:37.304-07:002024-03-02T20:28:37.304-07:00I can so identify with this:
"Not just a cup ...I can so identify with this:<br />"Not just a cup of coffee<br />a cup of wake-up<br />a cup of come-to<br />a cup of get going" -- Amen!Dorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924099003278944038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-44306316039035870692024-03-02T10:02:43.719-07:002024-03-02T10:02:43.719-07:00Annell, first off, I am a coffee drinker myself. S...Annell, first off, I am a coffee drinker myself. Sure, after dinner, it's herbal tea, so I can actually fall asleep! But throughout the day, starting with the first smell of brewing and that first heavvvvvvvvenly sip, you have the feeling and express it perfectly. Well done!Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00546103899091072370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-55297365520753767672024-03-01T17:36:45.361-07:002024-03-01T17:36:45.361-07:00Annell,
It's amazing how a first morning cupp...Annell, <br />It's amazing how a first morning cuppa is part of commencing each day...there's an emptiness without it...a habit to revive and get going!Eileen T O'Neill .....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325632298717325699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-58894420828286226362024-02-29T07:14:30.548-07:002024-02-29T07:14:30.548-07:00"morning start" indeed! Without it, the ..."morning start" indeed! Without it, the get up and go just isn't there.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-68476976210549209192024-02-29T07:11:32.045-07:002024-02-29T07:11:32.045-07:00Love this, and i love coffee to. Full of life. Wel...Love this, and i love coffee to. Full of life. Well donealan1704https://www.blogger.com/profile/16068631142963794991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-75639001174161117162024-02-28T22:05:30.266-07:002024-02-28T22:05:30.266-07:00A cup in the morning is definitely a wake up call....A cup in the morning is definitely a wake up call. I am a tea person but also love coffee with milk and much sugar. My tea has to be just the raw liquor without milk and sugar. Smiles.<br /><br /> Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-70285806750534171532024-02-28T16:18:26.792-07:002024-02-28T16:18:26.792-07:00a cup of wake-up
a cup of come-to
a cup of get g...a cup of wake-up<br /><br />a cup of come-to<br /><br />a cup of get going... like that!! I love a cup of coffee now and then..milk but no sugar!!!Rajanihttp://thotpurge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-67663664439468289632024-02-28T14:26:25.152-07:002024-02-28T14:26:25.152-07:00Beautiful painting.Beautiful painting.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-14605071394341932752024-02-28T14:25:44.384-07:002024-02-28T14:25:44.384-07:00"a cup of wake-up"
I like this!<br />"a cup of wake-up"<br /><br />I like this!<br /><br />Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-74326614635855378562024-02-28T13:35:46.854-07:002024-02-28T13:35:46.854-07:00I used to be a coffee drinker - ten cups a day. I...I used to be a coffee drinker - ten cups a day. I gave it up pretty much cold turkey and now enjoy herbal uncaffeinated tea ALL hours of the day. I never used coffee to 'wake up' and never used sugar or cream. Looking back, the teas I drink now taste so much better than coffee; but it probably is an acquired taste.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-43872445396113550582024-02-28T13:10:08.818-07:002024-02-28T13:10:08.818-07:00I enjoyed this, Annell - the taste, the need for s...I enjoyed this, Annell - the taste, the need for sweetening, the need for it to give one energy to get started in the morning. I love my morning cup of tea, and usually follow it with a cup of sweet coffee. Some mornings, we need all the help we can get. Smiles.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-51398933380886050372024-02-25T16:40:35.387-07:002024-02-25T16:40:35.387-07:00Color has so much impact. It speaks, reflects, inv...Color has so much impact. It speaks, reflects, invites...I could go on and on. Beautiful writing.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-71673741156142311702024-02-23T14:01:53.477-07:002024-02-23T14:01:53.477-07:00True, that is what we say. I remember learning the...True, that is what we say. I remember learning the primary colors. How two of those can make a third.<br />Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-80527707009351517422024-02-23T12:30:27.445-07:002024-02-23T12:30:27.445-07:00Hope you will be able to comment on mine. Thank y...Hope you will be able to comment on mine. Thank you.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-90897534999128626622024-02-22T10:18:23.849-07:002024-02-22T10:18:23.849-07:00Fascinating reflections on color! I love the inqui...Fascinating reflections on color! I love the inquisitive note you strike from the beginning, half quizzical, half philosophical. Beautifully done.Dorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924099003278944038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-50510668040709530322024-02-22T05:38:36.121-07:002024-02-22T05:38:36.121-07:00I love "an outward element to be sure" c...I love "an outward element to be sure" colour was never to be kept within lines. Well done.alan1704https://www.blogger.com/profile/16068631142963794991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-38058975512546471982024-02-21T22:24:45.570-07:002024-02-21T22:24:45.570-07:00'Color' in this poem is quite a character ...'Color' in this poem is quite a character Annell! It's beautiful, harmonious, helpful in its own way, whimsical as you don't know when and how it will change, mysterious and of course lovable. I smiled when I read, "An outlaw element to be sure". An enjoyable read.Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-72805625371994147702024-02-21T18:24:02.057-07:002024-02-21T18:24:02.057-07:00Nothing definite
Absolutely changeable
Just when y...Nothing definite<br />Absolutely changeable<br />Just when you think you know.... those lines speak to me... so true, it is all perception in the end. Rajanihttp://thotpurge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-26752400142069790422024-02-21T16:10:24.922-07:002024-02-21T16:10:24.922-07:00Interesting conclusion...and so very true, that co...Interesting conclusion...and so very true, that color is something that triggers positive or negative emotions. And people seem to have strong feelings about it, moreso than with shapes or lines.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-42740660158251492742024-02-21T14:41:12.474-07:002024-02-21T14:41:12.474-07:00As an artist, you are an expert on colour, Annell,...As an artist, you are an expert on colour, Annell, and I enjoyed reading your poem exploring what colour is – I especially love that it is ‘so we can tell one flower / From another’ and ‘Nothing definite / Absolutely changeable’. <br />Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-59585752012340022862024-02-21T13:23:01.174-07:002024-02-21T13:23:01.174-07:00"An outlaw element to be sure"--wild wil..."An outlaw element to be sure"--wild wild color, like a chimera in some of your lines! I like how it guides us though it's hard to speak of. And I love how you carry the questions through this poem to the aesthetic that clings only to color.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-8940279265729910472024-02-21T13:03:50.276-07:002024-02-21T13:03:50.276-07:00I knew your poem would be interesting, Annell, sin...I knew your poem would be interesting, Annell, since you are an artist as well as a poet. A wonderful poem about the colours of the world. I love the closing, where we respond to colour even more than form. So true.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-33397346479752099982024-02-16T13:09:26.642-07:002024-02-16T13:09:26.642-07:00I can't imagine how painful that morning must ...I can't imagine how painful that morning must have been, to have missed his passing by moments. Your emotions surrounding that moment, the interactions, the careless uncertainty of how long he had left, all add to the devastation of the loss. So sorry you had to go through that. May you take comfort that his suffering is at an end.<br />(Sorry had to delete earlier reply due to typos)Dorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924099003278944038noreply@blogger.com