tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post5598155340364286318..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: Dana Bug's Bus – home sweet sonnetRachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-21021975152295107822010-12-01T19:23:16.763+00:002010-12-01T19:23:16.763+00:00Yes, I think we've had enough of a break of th...Yes, I think we've had enough of a break of them now! They can come back - welcomed with open arms...Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-3257322054010708082010-12-01T16:03:30.841+00:002010-12-01T16:03:30.841+00:00I'll vote for end rhymes, any day...I'll vote for end rhymes, any day...Cadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16184350413033668517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-50555194874860091952010-11-30T17:02:38.509+00:002010-11-30T17:02:38.509+00:00Thanks MS. I'm living in sonnet world just now...Thanks MS. I'm living in sonnet world just now!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-48743012294795812412010-11-30T17:01:21.357+00:002010-11-30T17:01:21.357+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02302267142699584060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-82311643213682248532010-11-30T15:23:29.651+00:002010-11-30T15:23:29.651+00:00Wonderful sonnet! Blissful dreaming about somethin...Wonderful sonnet! Blissful dreaming about something that should exist but exists only in our dreams!MuseSwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999288873532715380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-87571206740493197532010-11-29T14:50:10.762+00:002010-11-29T14:50:10.762+00:00End-rhymes have been very out of fashion... but I ...End-rhymes have been very out of fashion... but I think they are clawing their way back. <br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-72672124946743569342010-11-29T13:18:54.543+00:002010-11-29T13:18:54.543+00:00What's wrong with end rhymes? Writing to a &q...What's wrong with end rhymes? Writing to a "form" is a much better test of your ability as a poet than sprawls of "free verse"Lucy Westenrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787225228788303013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-4213350218298648882010-11-29T09:20:32.194+00:002010-11-29T09:20:32.194+00:00Thanks Kat (and good link).
As for the PB band, E...Thanks Kat (and good link).<br /><br />As for the PB band, EO, it'll have to be Argent on the piano... I'm pretty rubbish on there!<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-24606079048355701472010-11-29T03:02:46.356+00:002010-11-29T03:02:46.356+00:00I'm going to run over and suggest this to TFE....I'm going to run over and suggest this to TFE.Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-67244279630760869652010-11-29T03:02:00.738+00:002010-11-29T03:02:00.738+00:00I read your sonnet, then went in the kitchen to ma...I read your sonnet, then went in the kitchen to make a sandwich, and the thought came as I spread the mayo: Poets, with their dreams and heartaches, have had a crucial role in preserving our humanity for as long as history itself. Thank you for being part of that important voice, Rachel. <br />If someone could write us a tune, you and Dana Bug can sing the words, you play the piano, and I'll beat the drum, which is all I'm good for musically speaking. We could perform as the Poetry Bus Trio on international stages, with an intro provided in rhyme by Peter G. and closing commentary by the Eejit hisself in his take-no-prisoners style of word-association rant. Perhaps if you and the Bug sing loud enough, we could have the entire Bus ensemble singing softly in the background as a Shakespearean chorus.Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-83490145538074677432010-11-28T23:38:36.359+00:002010-11-28T23:38:36.359+00:00Very timely sonnet and I think the final couplet i...Very timely sonnet and I think the final couplet is most effective (puts me in mind of Karen's current poem about night-driving).<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-24137730226378587952010-11-28T20:00:45.228+00:002010-11-28T20:00:45.228+00:00Talk about daydreaming...
xTalk about daydreaming...<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-69612341218406045182010-11-28T19:25:57.793+00:002010-11-28T19:25:57.793+00:00Where no-one can buy themselves higher than law
A...Where no-one can buy themselves higher than law<br /><br />And doesn't that say a mouthful...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-45945011546331310822010-11-28T19:06:44.679+00:002010-11-28T19:06:44.679+00:00Dr Seuss rhymes are brilliant! In fact a Dr Seuss ...Dr Seuss rhymes are brilliant! In fact a Dr Seuss sonnet would be marvellous I think.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-35404915647838155682010-11-28T18:37:05.120+00:002010-11-28T18:37:05.120+00:00During the Cold War I had a friend who asked in cl...During the Cold War I had a friend who asked in class, "what is so important that we can't just say, 'here' and give them what they want?"<br /><br />And someone in the back of the room said, "Just ask Adolf..."<br /><br />It would be nice though...I think sometimes we just have to soldier on being the best citizens we can of the country in which we find ourselves, and hope that our small acts of kindness will inspire others to do the same.<br /><br />I like the sonnet form. I may have to try that someday! Most of my rhyming is left over from the "Dr. Seuss" days though so I'm not sure how THAT will sound!SouthLakesMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-21499334505921958102010-11-28T11:12:29.251+00:002010-11-28T11:12:29.251+00:00Yes, dreams indeed. Shame really.
xYes, dreams indeed. Shame really.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-61980465040602525532010-11-28T00:35:28.222+00:002010-11-28T00:35:28.222+00:00There is a wonderful flow to your sonnet .. sweet ...There is a wonderful flow to your sonnet .. sweet and dreamy.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-76456133807418253072010-11-27T17:08:45.946+00:002010-11-27T17:08:45.946+00:00No, I don't think sonnets are old-fashioned in...No, I don't think sonnets are old-fashioned in themselves... but they way I do 'em is.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-44083085026931851062010-11-27T16:11:29.271+00:002010-11-27T16:11:29.271+00:00Oh, would that it were so.
And sonnets, surely so...Oh, would that it were so.<br /><br />And sonnets, surely sonnets can't be old-fashioned as well?! They're just a perfect, and very varied, form.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-79357834695192597352010-11-27T09:30:58.455+00:002010-11-27T09:30:58.455+00:00Thanks for reading... anyone wanting to add a tune...Thanks for reading... anyone wanting to add a tune... be my guest! Billy B... you out there?<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-42304657188690600252010-11-27T08:27:54.133+00:002010-11-27T08:27:54.133+00:00Watch out, Billy Bragg - you may have coined a new...Watch out, Billy Bragg - you may have coined a new 'New England' (Scotland and Wales)! Begging for a tune and a big, brassy backing.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-52348877476816575092010-11-27T01:15:59.062+00:002010-11-27T01:15:59.062+00:00Villanelles ,sonnets, rhymes, whatever next!
I ca...Villanelles ,sonnets, rhymes, whatever next!<br /><br />I can picture such a land and I'm wondering does one actually exist, or are we just shooting for the moon?Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-82822064116488248852010-11-27T00:48:46.513+00:002010-11-27T00:48:46.513+00:00A very heartfelt and moving poem Rachel. Good asp...A very heartfelt and moving poem Rachel. Good aspirations!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912071192179983603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-79446197576632264472010-11-26T19:33:35.246+00:002010-11-26T19:33:35.246+00:00The rhymes helped add to the flow of this one.
An...The rhymes helped add to the flow of this one.<br /><br />And I so agree with the sentiment!hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-46790054022515507082010-11-26T17:50:28.071+00:002010-11-26T17:50:28.071+00:00Yes, I was fashionable briefly (not as a writer......Yes, I was fashionable briefly (not as a writer...) and it was pretty horrible in fact. It attracts shallowness like nothing on earth!<br /><br />And Bug... I know rhyming can be dangerous (and easily go down to cheesey town, as it were) but I still like to try. I really enjoy it!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.com