tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post9008043321762843077..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: I can sing a rainbus...Rachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-72647355545858254472010-09-14T10:01:21.314+01:002010-09-14T10:01:21.314+01:00Also the photo I've posted is a double rainbow...Also the photo I've posted is a double rainbow... not sure how clear that can be seen on here and in B & W.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-38524699830310481022010-09-14T09:59:54.132+01:002010-09-14T09:59:54.132+01:00Suicide prevails...if you were a regular here you&...Suicide prevails...if you were a regular here you'd know suicide is always in the air round these parts (my Dad, 1973).<br />Glad you picked those lines...the eyes one especially.<br />As for the omens of rainbows...when tragedy comes into our lives it's natural that we link other things to it, give it some beauty, mark it somehow. Tragedy on its own is just pure misery!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-36280440654481085382010-09-14T09:17:04.524+01:002010-09-14T09:17:04.524+01:00Two lines I love here:
The true swing of swings an...Two lines I love here:<br /><em>The true swing of swings</em> and <em>My eyes still burn upwards</em>. Suicide prevails throughout this poem for me because of events earlier this year.<br />I took a shot of a double rainbow over our house in early May and learned a bit later on that a childhood friend had hanged himself that day. Post <a href="http://writerquake.blogspot.com/2010/05/in-memorium-tommy-be-ready-heart-for.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> that has link to shot of rainbow. <br /><br />Not sure if it is all related in a cosmic sense. "And yet...andyet..."Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-21347566853844544762010-09-13T17:08:53.178+01:002010-09-13T17:08:53.178+01:00p.s. as long as the thing just beyond my reach isn...p.s. as long as the thing just beyond my reach isn't sanity. Which of course it could easily be.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-2233140450100131252010-09-13T17:07:42.670+01:002010-09-13T17:07:42.670+01:00Oh you are a lovely bug.
And I've got to some...Oh you are a lovely bug.<br /><br />And I've got to someone else's tax return just now so any tips welcome.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-61157119122783759742010-09-13T17:04:42.064+01:002010-09-13T17:04:42.064+01:00Once again I have the feeling that we are polar op...Once again I have the feeling that we are polar opposites (for one thing, I was an accounting major in college for heaven's sake). I used to collect rainbows when I was in college. Yes, I was that girl. <br /><br />So I can say with some authority that this is NOT a rainbow poem, really. It's a poem about going for something just beyond your reach & I think it's fabulous.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-81388168467388752932010-09-13T16:25:59.815+01:002010-09-13T16:25:59.815+01:00You don't like ums? Hmmm...
xYou don't like ums? Hmmm...<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-9458535309557095752010-09-13T16:23:50.043+01:002010-09-13T16:23:50.043+01:00Nice one, Rachel. I do have to say though that &qu...Nice one, Rachel. I do have to say though that "gumption" is a word I have personally had an aversion to along with "umbrage" for some weird reason that I cannot explain.<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-78588456080843845482010-09-13T09:24:46.474+01:002010-09-13T09:24:46.474+01:00That's it then - I'm not a wifie (Scots - ...That's it then - I'm not a wifie (Scots - woman)...I'm a strivie!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-74140533954222707002010-09-13T01:50:15.461+01:002010-09-13T01:50:15.461+01:00Avoids any angel/rainbow/new age feel because it i...Avoids any angel/rainbow/new age feel because it is so concrete - harder/edge/solid and the verbs are so raw - staining/grasped/mocked. Plus it's scary - reach, no, don't reach! Because tippest toes is really good.<br />And just like EW, I like it, because it's about striving, and knowledge. And those last two lines.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-92063840748519456812010-09-12T23:40:55.596+01:002010-09-12T23:40:55.596+01:00I like it. It's about striving.I like it. It's about striving.Emerging Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539530495238043923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-29841121302733794762010-09-12T17:08:09.148+01:002010-09-12T17:08:09.148+01:00A song you say... I hadn't thought of it in th...A song you say... I hadn't thought of it in that way... but maybe.<br /><br />Oh and thanks for not laughing at me. Not out loud anyway...<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-37909108884184763422010-09-12T06:11:11.637+01:002010-09-12T06:11:11.637+01:00I'm a fan of the flying theme and I love the l...I'm a fan of the flying theme and I love the line "look harder, I'm doing something absurd"..<br /><br />but I think we would all love to grab a piece of that and for it not ro slip away and leave us falling.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-70564187524928853452010-09-11T23:59:58.472+01:002010-09-11T23:59:58.472+01:00You maintain the rhythm well throughout. Love the ...You maintain the rhythm well throughout. Love the 'tippest toes'Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-31794336587078307752010-09-11T22:12:23.170+01:002010-09-11T22:12:23.170+01:00Not looking! Not done mine!Not looking! Not done mine!Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-44255880106445578022010-09-11T19:11:54.413+01:002010-09-11T19:11:54.413+01:00I agree with Ken...this one begs to be set to musi...I agree with Ken...this one begs to be set to music. :)hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-63347092617502668922010-09-11T17:05:10.539+01:002010-09-11T17:05:10.539+01:00I don't know where my rainbow is,it's defi...I don't know where my rainbow is,it's definitely not in the bottom of a glass, I've had a good look!<br /><br />Keep reaching!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-62090325765959879082010-09-11T14:25:39.695+01:002010-09-11T14:25:39.695+01:00This is a song, isn't it? It says 'song&#...This is a song, isn't it? It says 'song' to me in a sing-song sort of a voice.<br /><br />Sing it. I dare ya. :)Ken Armstronghttp://kenwriting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-84214676059285368932010-09-11T11:31:11.500+01:002010-09-11T11:31:11.500+01:00I have a card with this painting up on my noticebo...I have a card with <a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=435&searchid=9616" rel="nofollow">this</a> painting up on my noticeboard. Maybe that contributed. Or did i write the poem first..? Can't remember.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-46130591279461572262010-09-11T11:19:29.821+01:002010-09-11T11:19:29.821+01:00Worried you should be!
Look forward to seeing your...Worried you should be!<br />Look forward to seeing your (true) colours too...<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-42050057111664727002010-09-11T11:17:05.432+01:002010-09-11T11:17:05.432+01:00Nice one Rachel, and not at all cringey, though I ...Nice one Rachel, and not at all cringey, though I was a little worried for the protagonist, esp for the fact that they were on a cliff side. Mine's rainbowish too (again hopefully not in a squeamish way, though you never know). Will post tomorrow.Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-60112035805083983072010-09-11T09:28:23.767+01:002010-09-11T09:28:23.767+01:00Not this morning, perhaps... more rain than bow he...Not this morning, perhaps... more rain than bow here right now!<br /><br />The photo, by the way, was taken in Auchmithie when we lived down that way. We used it for a Xmas card one year...then-Small Girl added glitter... very creative...<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-5380199637116230552010-09-11T09:10:28.603+01:002010-09-11T09:10:28.603+01:00I am still looking for inspiration for the colour ...I am still looking for inspiration for the colour theme Rahel - but you may well have given me some with that poem and photograph - reaching for the sky eh? The best thing to do methinks.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com