tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post116073191751802993..comments2023-10-17T07:34:53.134-07:00Comments on Yuckelbel's Canon: Couplets, dime rhymes, and cheap thrillsRussell Ragsdalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1161075669306462092006-10-17T02:01:00.000-07:002006-10-17T02:01:00.000-07:00Hi again, Sue! Forgot to add, thanks for the kind...Hi again, Sue! Forgot to add, thanks for the kind words on the last stanza. I'm really glad you liked it!Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1161075527152652932006-10-17T01:58:00.000-07:002006-10-17T01:58:00.000-07:00Thanks Sue! It is the record of a big, dark argum...Thanks Sue! It is the record of a big, dark argument with a big, dark world.Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1161075324808093382006-10-17T01:55:00.000-07:002006-10-17T01:55:00.000-07:00Thanks gautami tripathy! A thick bit of reading, ...Thanks gautami tripathy! A thick bit of reading, unfortunately rather dark as well. Pat has begun to refer to me under the alias of Darth Vader. I think I battle too much with the darkness I see to qualify as a dark lord although. Thanks for the wonderful comment.Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1161021484747577432006-10-16T10:58:00.000-07:002006-10-16T10:58:00.000-07:00Just love that last stanza I think I will put it o...Just love that last stanza I think I will put it on the wall-lots of excelent lines and it reads as if the subject is arguing with the world but the last stanza is my favouriteSue hardy-Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303253173299793670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1161016574782537342006-10-16T09:36:00.000-07:002006-10-16T09:36:00.000-07:00One has to read more than once to get to the gist ...One has to read more than once to get to the gist of it. I enjoyed the richness of it...dark, morbid but very <BR/>thought provoking...gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160879206668017302006-10-14T19:26:00.000-07:002006-10-14T19:26:00.000-07:00Thanks my sweet Gulnaz! I am delighted and, of co...Thanks my sweet Gulnaz! I am delighted and, of course, honored. Two post even, Wow, you make me very happy. Thanks my sweet.Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160872714295092472006-10-14T17:38:00.000-07:002006-10-14T17:38:00.000-07:00can you hear the claps? :)can you hear the claps? :)gulnazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303326222747011474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160872659845410622006-10-14T17:37:00.000-07:002006-10-14T17:37:00.000-07:00deep deep deepdark and lovely.excellent!!!!!!!!!!!...deep deep deep<BR/>dark and lovely.<BR/>excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!gulnazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303326222747011474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160831204768595322006-10-14T06:06:00.000-07:002006-10-14T06:06:00.000-07:00Thanks m shahin! Glad you found this interesting ...Thanks m shahin! Glad you found this interesting and moving. I am honored by your words! That string that binds us is very strong.Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160805703251565502006-10-13T23:01:00.000-07:002006-10-13T23:01:00.000-07:00Stunning and very unique descriptions! You express...Stunning and very unique descriptions! You express everything in a refreshing manner. <BR/><BR/>I love the last lines. The fish will not drown, but often we do from heartache and broken links.<BR/><BR/>Collecting night in a cup, you have collected one man's heart Russell, and shared the common string that attaches us all.M. Shahinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00393257894148037599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160744263225199952006-10-13T05:57:00.000-07:002006-10-13T05:57:00.000-07:00Wow Pat! Thanks a lot! Yes, this is me with my d...Wow Pat! Thanks a lot! Yes, this is me with my dark coat on ... well we won't follow that metaphore any further. Suffice it to say, I'm really pleased you found the imagery to be rich and rewarding. Thanks for the great comment, my friend.Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160743780525537542006-10-13T05:49:00.000-07:002006-10-13T05:49:00.000-07:00Thanks Natalia! I'm glad you found these lines to...Thanks Natalia! I'm glad you found these lines to be meaningful. Thanks for your very pleasant comment!Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160741427591340422006-10-13T05:10:00.000-07:002006-10-13T05:10:00.000-07:00Russell, this is my new favorite of yours!!! Thoug...Russell, this is my new favorite of yours!!! Though dark, and obviously penned with some of your blood, the imagery here is so rich it has to be taken in small bites, and each savored before moving to the next.Pat Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673667238840127360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160738205469383322006-10-13T04:16:00.000-07:002006-10-13T04:16:00.000-07:00Powerful write! Deep and dark!"The night is collec...Powerful write! Deep and dark!<BR/><BR/>"The night is collected in a cup; <BR/>the day drinks it up.<BR/>Each night there is more darkness; <BR/>in winter the day will die of indigestion."<BR/><BR/>Love these lines.Natalia L. Rudychevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396131848172245387noreply@blogger.com