tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post4129162739453856751..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: Madame, I think your whale needs dusting... another week, another Poetry BusRachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-17705509673523359032010-10-27T16:35:53.882+01:002010-10-27T16:35:53.882+01:00That's just too intriguing for words!
xThat's just too intriguing for words!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-31701831873270096192010-10-27T13:29:34.062+01:002010-10-27T13:29:34.062+01:00i rather like this, not least because i'm goin...i rather like this, not least because i'm going to be having one ojust those types of meeting real soon and this just about sums it up!swisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924594772578153947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-62315385044407320122010-10-27T08:26:45.209+01:002010-10-27T08:26:45.209+01:00Thanks all - especially for that response, EW.
xThanks all - especially for that response, EW. <br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-33774066236783018732010-10-26T23:16:22.171+01:002010-10-26T23:16:22.171+01:00Gosh, that's gulpingly terrific Rachel. And it...Gosh, that's gulpingly terrific Rachel. And it is hard to be here but here we are all the sameEmerging Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539530495238043923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-59383673194026016622010-10-25T17:52:52.594+01:002010-10-25T17:52:52.594+01:00We all have those wished for second chance meeting...We all have those wished for second chance meetings. Yours expresses the thoughts perfectly!MuseSwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999288873532715380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-13969818490663892042010-10-25T15:01:35.963+01:002010-10-25T15:01:35.963+01:00Hi Rachel,
I think you should develop this one as ...Hi Rachel,<br />I think you should develop this one as it has the potential to be something special. Not sure about 'Last chance saloon' but the rest of it is pretty damn intriguing...Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-39255178326153839532010-10-25T12:35:58.832+01:002010-10-25T12:35:58.832+01:00Oh I'm all about the hope... for example see t...Oh I'm all about the hope... for example see this old poem back <a href="http://www.myspace.com/rachelfoxpoet/blog/355315961" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-4993699955525623162010-10-25T12:29:44.897+01:002010-10-25T12:29:44.897+01:00At least you leave us with the possibility of a ch...At least you leave us with the possibility of a chance, even if it is the last one. Sometimes hearts need hope...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-36286696642008067102010-10-25T09:53:11.209+01:002010-10-25T09:53:11.209+01:00Glad you're liking it. It is more of the imagi...Glad you're liking it. It is more of the imagination than some of my other poems - a mixture really of some very real circumstances and some completely imaginary ones.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-13777774449095327562010-10-24T23:51:18.064+01:002010-10-24T23:51:18.064+01:00Beautifully heartbreaking, Rachel. Sometimes the ...Beautifully heartbreaking, Rachel. Sometimes the best poems/songs are those that, while they be written about a specific "something," connect with individuals where they are, perhaps reminding them of "somethings" past...or future. Well done!Carolina Lintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16335905555994442416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-13765973779426852482010-10-24T20:49:28.587+01:002010-10-24T20:49:28.587+01:00I think everyone else has said what I want to say....I think everyone else has said what I want to say. Bleak, yes, resigned, yes and poignant. Really liked the spareness of it.Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-66251825649000724792010-10-24T15:37:08.227+01:002010-10-24T15:37:08.227+01:00Thanks Karen.
xThanks Karen.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-25000234081811538222010-10-24T14:14:59.759+01:002010-10-24T14:14:59.759+01:00Last-chance saloon -- the place we want to be and ...Last-chance saloon -- the place we want to be and dread. Very good poem.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-32389873851891822842010-10-24T08:45:17.143+01:002010-10-24T08:45:17.143+01:00Well, yes, there is a death element to it...
xWell, yes, there is a death element to it...<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-54006835496657073582010-10-24T07:40:23.852+01:002010-10-24T07:40:23.852+01:00This is so simple yet so so heart wrenching
You ha...This is so simple yet so so heart wrenching<br />You have capatured that inexplixable depth and weight of past present and future of death and griefAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915236568015079389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-77990782413292819252010-10-23T23:47:15.592+01:002010-10-23T23:47:15.592+01:00I like the poem, it's dark and sad but gently ...I like the poem, it's dark and sad but gently handled.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-33405104680777384612010-10-23T23:44:56.422+01:002010-10-23T23:44:56.422+01:00Your poem feels very powerful, and also kind of he...Your poem feels very powerful, and also kind of held-back, which adds to the feeling.<br /><br />I've enjoyed visiting your blog and website again after many months away!Phoenix C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13852678924557075302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-87215479457076010302010-10-23T23:10:38.418+01:002010-10-23T23:10:38.418+01:00I have this vision of a wake - but maybe it's ...I have this vision of a wake - but maybe it's just a relationship wake... It left me feeling kind of sad for the person grasping for something they already know they won't get.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-38967324220491201462010-10-23T22:21:27.379+01:002010-10-23T22:21:27.379+01:00And in a weird kind of way strangely similar to mi...And in a weird kind of way strangely similar to mine. Great minds!?Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-71986638831107340772010-10-23T21:51:38.396+01:002010-10-23T21:51:38.396+01:00I think I know what is.But despite, that, or becau...I think I know what is.But despite, that, or because of it, I also know it's a good poem.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-17144320687473288842010-10-23T16:30:50.701+01:002010-10-23T16:30:50.701+01:00Politics is everywhere!
xPolitics is everywhere!<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-49249330203363455302010-10-23T16:28:52.478+01:002010-10-23T16:28:52.478+01:00Loved "last chance saloon".
Sort of h...Loved "last chance saloon". <br /><br />Sort of how I feel about politicians going towards our Nov. 2nd election. :)hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-7435108255834353952010-10-23T16:10:11.132+01:002010-10-23T16:10:11.132+01:00Cut, cut, and cut again, until there is little lef...Cut, cut, and cut again, until there is little left. The Arts, and the poorest in society, coming off badly, as usual. Very reminiscent of the Thatcher years, I agree. (How come we're still building aircraft carriers for mothballed harriers? Oh, I mustn't get going, bad for my blood pressure...)<br /><br />Love the poem, btw.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-48689995108301585282010-10-23T15:34:33.242+01:002010-10-23T15:34:33.242+01:00Poignant Rachel.Poignant Rachel.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-64299353914226391192010-10-23T10:24:20.413+01:002010-10-23T10:24:20.413+01:00Thanks Dick. It is 'about' something very ...Thanks Dick. It is 'about' something very specific but I'll keep that to myself (for now anyway) and see what the responses and reactions are first!<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.com