tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post1529066277264916363..comments2024-03-28T06:59:34.982-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Eating My WordsDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-26606947909436149272012-10-16T15:18:13.563-06:002012-10-16T15:18:13.563-06:00Thanks, Kim. You and I have a dreadful vice in com...Thanks, Kim. You and I have a dreadful vice in common: we love wordplay! And wordplay is just not fashionable nowadays. <i>Eheu!</i> I once thrilled to discover that the common word 'daisy' is a poem. It derives from the Middle English term 'eye of the day'. Then it was contracted to a cliche. And now we tread on 'daisies'. <br /><br />How many other words began like that? Almost all of them.<br /><br />For example, I love the ME term 'wailawai!'. It means profound distress, and sounds like it. But use it an historical novel today and the Random House copy editor will strike it out faster than you could say 'I cry you mercy, sir!'John Yeomanhttp://www.writers-village.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-4867325413716616492012-10-15T17:26:25.758-06:002012-10-15T17:26:25.758-06:00Isn't this a lovely piece? Gave me goosebumps....Isn't this a lovely piece? Gave me goosebumps.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-46128761266977466782012-10-15T11:25:17.860-06:002012-10-15T11:25:17.860-06:00Wow, thanks everyone for your kind words -- which ...Wow, thanks everyone for your kind words -- which are the very best sort of words. They taste like chocolate straight from Antwerp.Kim Pearsonhttp://www.primary-sources.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25964056130200783262012-10-15T10:45:27.533-06:002012-10-15T10:45:27.533-06:00I love this, Kim. I've been trying for twenty ...I love this, Kim. I've been trying for twenty minutes to pay homage through a beautifully worded comment, but can't do it. I guess this is a day I'm destined to write pabulum. But your words stimulated my appetite and the image you found comforted and I am reminded that hunger and love create a powerful pairing. Thank you.Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-38265424058382610192012-10-15T08:33:58.066-06:002012-10-15T08:33:58.066-06:00I second Peter's comment -- this is indeed poe...I second Peter's comment -- this is indeed poetry. But it's even more than that. You've given your well-chosen words dimension that, in turn, gives the reader a vision, a sound, a feeling, a lingering insight that fosters greater appreciation for the power of words. <br /><br />Very nice, Kim!Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686488133905538811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-92215877624535133582012-10-15T08:14:27.276-06:002012-10-15T08:14:27.276-06:00Loved the essay, and love the comments. It is such...Loved the essay, and love the comments. It is such a joy to find someone who can use words as magically as you do, Kim. Thanks.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-11985351706368891562012-10-15T07:58:22.739-06:002012-10-15T07:58:22.739-06:00Egad, now I want a dictionary for breakfast.Egad, now I want a dictionary for breakfast.silferthttp://stitchtunes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-15071561417039514572012-10-15T07:35:20.950-06:002012-10-15T07:35:20.950-06:00I've got to admit, I've never quite though...I've got to admit, I've never quite thought of words that way. Fascinating post.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-42649144657795975922012-10-15T05:46:56.840-06:002012-10-15T05:46:56.840-06:00This is brilliant, absolute poetryThis is brilliant, absolute poetryPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525836364241572779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-55921826835938805312012-10-15T05:01:15.760-06:002012-10-15T05:01:15.760-06:00ohhhhh...soooo true.
On the opposite side, there ...ohhhhh...soooo true.<br /><br />On the opposite side, there are words like *world*, that strangles my tongue (makes me think of the evil witch as she's melting) and always looks misspelled. <br /><br />Oh, the power of the lonely word.<br /><br />Author R. Mac Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679108828353499313noreply@blogger.com