tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post4270858439908281577..comments2023-05-24T07:28:47.004-05:00Comments on Teresa Evangeline: Things to Consider When Closing a DoorTeresa Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-49009394867978236732014-09-22T15:47:22.021-05:002014-09-22T15:47:22.021-05:00You're most welcome, John.You're most welcome, John.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-71856591634634110692014-09-20T19:52:34.268-05:002014-09-20T19:52:34.268-05:00Being the son of a 30 year Union Glazer a poem tha...Being the son of a 30 year Union Glazer a poem that includes a door closer most certainly captured me too. Thank you for the share. Raining Iguanashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461327421951949725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-87695150093855460782014-09-17T06:57:06.299-05:002014-09-17T06:57:06.299-05:00Isn't it? I love his style ...Isn't it? I love his style ...Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-63967047482930362932014-09-17T06:56:47.587-05:002014-09-17T06:56:47.587-05:00"wonderfully simple and complex simultaneousl..."wonderfully simple and complex simultaneously" ... yes, that is well put ... :)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-17162562411336032212014-09-17T05:55:00.820-05:002014-09-17T05:55:00.820-05:00I can't recall ever having heard of him, so th...I can't recall ever having heard of him, so thanks for the introduction. "Although heretofore unconsidered in verse or in song..." Wonderful way to begin a poem.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01640663629610290592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-40008170136073474652014-09-16T09:32:11.626-05:002014-09-16T09:32:11.626-05:00I've bumped into this fellow before and he see...I've bumped into this fellow before and he seems to link things together along a track my own mind often follows. Just wonderfully simple and complex simultaneously. Real art for sure. Thank you.WildBillhttp://www.wildramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-45017652307035238452014-09-13T07:19:16.147-05:002014-09-13T07:19:16.147-05:00I'm so glad ... my pleasure, Dee.I'm so glad ... my pleasure, Dee.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-22459793961352880132014-09-12T19:37:24.074-05:002014-09-12T19:37:24.074-05:00Dear Teresa, you are showing me poems I never woul...Dear Teresa, you are showing me poems I never would have seen and so you are expanding my love of poetry. Thank you so much for this. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-22452739442315804972014-09-07T18:33:49.484-05:002014-09-07T18:33:49.484-05:00He has ... google him and you will find a few othe...He has ... google him and you will find a few others similar to this one. I really like his view on life.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-57981239935736033932014-09-07T14:52:05.086-05:002014-09-07T14:52:05.086-05:00Perhaps the poet will follow through with more poe...Perhaps the poet will follow through with more poems that are about the things we don't look at or give much thought to in our daily pursuits. Rather unique -- look forward to more -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-3212252000484064882014-09-07T06:23:56.915-05:002014-09-07T06:23:56.915-05:00nope. :)nope. :)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-75697753530975910402014-09-07T06:23:32.916-05:002014-09-07T06:23:32.916-05:00There's something about his "voice" ...There's something about his "voice" I really like. I found this site with a few other poems that appeal to me in a similar fashion. I don't think links work in the comments, but we'll see: http://www.poetry.us.com/clemstarck.html Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-56515351892238069352014-09-07T06:21:28.761-05:002014-09-07T06:21:28.761-05:00I'm so glad you like him, too .. :)I'm so glad you like him, too .. :)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-15959078621483717862014-09-07T05:22:29.584-05:002014-09-07T05:22:29.584-05:00Thanks, Teresa. Well crafted and amusing. I like...Thanks, Teresa. Well crafted and amusing. I like the way the poet thinks and writes. It would be interesting to see what he does with other subjects.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-18376470022824469112014-09-06T17:26:37.406-05:002014-09-06T17:26:37.406-05:00Oh, this is wonderful. Wonderful, indeed. Now, dea...Oh, this is wonderful. Wonderful, indeed. Now, dear one, you have introduced me to yet another poet. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-51687352078071845512014-09-06T13:36:56.324-05:002014-09-06T13:36:56.324-05:00Innovative, perhaps ... :)Innovative, perhaps ... :)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-80428835294208981412014-09-06T13:08:28.379-05:002014-09-06T13:08:28.379-05:00I like his poetry - can't help but wonder what...I like his poetry - can't help but wonder what his carpentry was like?John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-70708310920001227942014-09-06T09:20:12.692-05:002014-09-06T09:20:12.692-05:00In reading more of his poetry, I find more "d...In reading more of his poetry, I find more "delightful irony" in the everyday ... It's part of his eloquence, imo. Door closers inherently have a bit more of the door CLOSER in them ... ;)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-66655902089091729252014-09-06T09:13:47.157-05:002014-09-06T09:13:47.157-05:00Yes, that road still appeals to me ... Thanks for ...Yes, that road still appeals to me ... Thanks for commenting, Tony.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-47563217796039237842014-09-06T09:13:31.126-05:002014-09-06T09:13:31.126-05:00What delightful irony in this:
"Whereas door...What delightful irony in this:<br /><br />"Whereas doors can be metaphorical—as in, <br />for example, "He could never unlock<br />the door to her heart"— <br />door closers cannot."<br /><br />This, in the middle of a poem that firmly establishes door closers as a metaphor!shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-48125454302882339962014-09-06T08:31:48.895-05:002014-09-06T08:31:48.895-05:00An eloquent poem. I like your new header pic, Tere...An eloquent poem. I like your new header pic, Teresa. Look down, look down that long, lonesome road....TONY @oakroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304486783392151133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-64655301877736549182014-09-06T07:43:21.715-05:002014-09-06T07:43:21.715-05:00Yes ...Yes ...Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-15334547406772790542014-09-06T00:11:47.303-05:002014-09-06T00:11:47.303-05:00and hopefully if a door closes another one opensand hopefully if a door closes another one opensLinda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.com