tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post413033740703191800..comments2024-03-10T07:14:33.790-03:00Comments on Procrastinating Donkey: BOGO: Poetry Monday, And Giving Up A Writing Crutchjenny_ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-31145299840454124252017-03-10T15:50:16.091-04:002017-03-10T15:50:16.091-04:00It's not as overwhelming to consider writing h...It's not as overwhelming to consider writing haiku as it is some longer kinds of poems. And it doesn't need to rhyme, another plus :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-38565159241626707522017-03-07T17:47:51.098-04:002017-03-07T17:47:51.098-04:00My wife likes to write haiku. My wife likes to write haiku. John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185765129472832100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-62115058831439222072017-03-07T15:54:18.828-04:002017-03-07T15:54:18.828-04:00hee hee Ivy - the journey is not going well. I hav...hee hee Ivy - the journey is not going well. I have cheated twice on other sites' comments and am now over-compensating with other kinds of frowned-upon punctuation. But it's making me think.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-77415928364442373042017-03-07T15:09:19.571-04:002017-03-07T15:09:19.571-04:00Skyrocketing. I think I spelled it wrong, either w...Skyrocketing. I think I spelled it wrong, either way, interested to read of your ! journey more.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-87268492793730745822017-03-07T15:08:34.684-04:002017-03-07T15:08:34.684-04:00Skyrocking or SKYROCKETING!!!!Skyrocking or SKYROCKETING!!!!The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-71483807011916928512017-03-07T14:28:25.596-04:002017-03-07T14:28:25.596-04:00The key word here is "judiciously", YP. ...The key word here is "judiciously", YP. I'm probably (make that definitely) going back to using it after the week is up. I've already decided that, after just one day. In the meantime, giving it up has made me think about my purpose in writing as well as my writing itself. Not a bad thing.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-80464123859853934892017-03-07T14:24:45.442-04:002017-03-07T14:24:45.442-04:00I'm already being forced to think about my usa...I'm already being forced to think about my usage, my alternatives, why I want to cut back and my style. So I guess there is an upside. On the downside, I'm *not* standing it very well :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-31404837313296757082017-03-07T14:23:24.698-04:002017-03-07T14:23:24.698-04:00Thank you, baili. I would like to read some of you...Thank you, baili. I would like to read some of your land's three-line poetry. Do you write?<br /><br />jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-66446913291555287082017-03-07T10:12:36.427-04:002017-03-07T10:12:36.427-04:00Used intelligently, I think that exclamation marks...Used intelligently, I think that exclamation marks are a useful aid to writing. They press home a point and indicate to the reader certain raised levels of excitement, disbelief, surprise or joy. Sometimes the intended meaning may be lost without the addition of the exclamation mark. Here's an example:-<br />I hope to find happiness one day. ( a simple statement of fact with no extra connotations)<br />I hope to find happiness one day! (suggests exasperation that the quest to find it has been rather tortuous and futile) Placing a comma after "happiness" would add to the sense of a frustrated journey.<br /><br />So I am not necessarily with the aloof pedants who habitually scorn the exclamation mark. Used judiciously, the exclamation mark can be very useful in clarifying meaning!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-90279327087947835952017-03-07T09:33:54.426-04:002017-03-07T09:33:54.426-04:00I do wish you luck because there will be temptatio...I do wish you luck because there will be temptation everywhere! How will you stand it?!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-11461278882117191832017-03-07T03:58:26.681-04:002017-03-07T03:58:26.681-04:00it is pleasure to know that you write poetry dear ...it is pleasure to know that you write poetry dear friend!<br />i liked the details about poetry in your post.<br />in our land we too have a kind of poetry which is consist of three lines .<br /><br />what can i say about you second post about exclamation marks dear as i am completely stranger to it but know very little and try to follow it according to my little knowledge.<br />Blessings!bailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-30779053615923066372017-03-07T01:10:40.346-04:002017-03-07T01:10:40.346-04:00That is powerful, Doug. Thanks for pointing it out...That is powerful, Doug. Thanks for pointing it out. I like your haiku as well - well done. Clearly about your own little feline friend :)<br /><br />I hope if/when you start a blog you will let me know. I'm looking forward to it. You always have an interesting thought or link to share. Should be a piece of cake for you! That "!" was warranted by my need for emphasis :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-25245567297372889422017-03-07T00:58:29.611-04:002017-03-07T00:58:29.611-04:00I applaud and admire you for that. But, crikey, I ...I applaud and admire you for that. But, crikey, I find it hard to do.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-40408211970942176732017-03-06T23:05:23.001-04:002017-03-06T23:05:23.001-04:00I mostly use exclamation marks when quoting excite... I mostly use exclamation marks when quoting excited speech. Like just now on Susie Madrak's blog when I was quoting Molly Ivins about how she dealt with people who were not interested in politics: "You're being screwed again!" Having heard her say it, there's no way I can write it out without the exclamation mark. <br /><br />Never mind the holes<br />That my claws make in your skin<br />I'm adorable.<br /><br /> I wrote song lyrics for years and years, and one day I was reading my journal and realized that most of them would never see the music I hoped to build around them, because I don't really write songs that way. They're poems, damn it. I still like some of them anyway.<br /> Here's one of my favorite poems. It's by Taylor Mali. All of his stuff is good if this one makes you curious:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hFW7Ls3v6k&t=182s<br /><br /> -Doug in Oakland dinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-51368890193495593262017-03-06T22:19:43.064-04:002017-03-06T22:19:43.064-04:00Rarely used.Rarely used.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-43996514392024097432017-03-06T21:08:09.895-04:002017-03-06T21:08:09.895-04:00Thanks, e. And, I've never thought of punctuat...Thanks, e. And, I've never thought of punctuation marks in quite that way. Now, how would you describe emoticons? :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-21647599363961585902017-03-06T19:40:59.190-04:002017-03-06T19:40:59.190-04:00Ah, the sex of our peculiar grammar. Exclamation p...Ah, the sex of our peculiar grammar. Exclamation points and ellipses, they breed as the seed of incomplete or excited thought...Not a Haiku, just a passing idea. Best of luck with this experiment!ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-3859776817160643762017-03-06T15:10:56.006-04:002017-03-06T15:10:56.006-04:00I'm having even more trouble avoiding them tha...I'm having even more trouble avoiding them than I expected, Diane - I have a funny feeling they'll be back in my writing - maybe worse than usual - by this time next week :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-81362340374586667802017-03-06T15:09:05.674-04:002017-03-06T15:09:05.674-04:00It's addictive, Jon. And some of the stuff onl...It's addictive, Jon. And some of the stuff online is really hilarious. The link "an example" (where I got "Grace personified" from) has the first cat haikus I ever read, a series of them that look like they were meant to be read all at once. If you write some, please share :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-88778648765993285832017-03-06T14:59:39.951-04:002017-03-06T14:59:39.951-04:00What?!? No exclamation marks?!? That's insan...What?!? No exclamation marks?!? That's insane! I love my exclamation marks and I'm never giving them up! Never!!! <br /><br />Okay, I'll stop now. But seriously, moderation is the key, not total abstinence. I'm not giving up my smiley-faces, either. ;-)Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-74445461602614692152017-03-06T14:46:43.797-04:002017-03-06T14:46:43.797-04:00The cat haiku is awesome! I have ten little inspir...The cat haiku is awesome! I have ten little inspirations running around the house. Actually sleeping around the house, mostly. I'll have to try some of that.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-52366052398500138972017-03-06T14:21:57.092-04:002017-03-06T14:21:57.092-04:00Well, I HAVE!!! In the past, you understand :)Well, I HAVE!!! In the past, you understand :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-5261362919937718962017-03-06T14:21:30.888-04:002017-03-06T14:21:30.888-04:00Well, I'd hate to be an exclamation mark murde...Well, I'd hate to be an exclamation mark murderer. I just want to tame the beast :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-51851192272710517462017-03-06T14:20:33.618-04:002017-03-06T14:20:33.618-04:00I wavered mightily on whether to try this week of ...I wavered mightily on whether to try this week of giving up my poor !!!'s. THIS IS HOW I TALK! Just like you. Gah. Sigh. *waves arms* jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-4646129230913315442017-03-06T14:17:20.519-04:002017-03-06T14:17:20.519-04:00The cat adores you, too.
Emphasis - this is my pr...The cat adores you, too.<br /><br />Emphasis - this is my problem, too. My use of ... and :) have already multiplied to fill the gap.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.com