tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post5185325281650136024..comments2024-03-29T01:31:31.174-04:00Comments on The Storialist: SmogHannah Stephensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-38731307618769145622010-12-15T20:11:06.171-05:002010-12-15T20:11:06.171-05:00Wonderful poem.Wonderful poem.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829062955658284450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-87766707516826323392010-12-14T18:13:44.526-05:002010-12-14T18:13:44.526-05:00I have a different take. I think when you assign ...I have a different take. I think when you assign human qualities to the inanimate objects around you, it means you form attachments easily, wherever you go. It's an extreme form of sociability. To me, this means you will never be alone, or lonely. Have a safe trip.Jerry Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612151782460772286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-24958439260709020122010-12-14T12:16:21.602-05:002010-12-14T12:16:21.602-05:00Saying good bye is always weird...love the poem! ...Saying good bye is always weird...love the poem! xoxoMrsLittleJeanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261467265044347736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-66654060119709447112010-12-14T12:14:57.878-05:002010-12-14T12:14:57.878-05:00I missed something somewhere- had no idea you were...I missed something somewhere- had no idea you were moving. LA to Ohio? That's just frightening. Your leave-taking is beautiful though. It's not just the sky that's full.Mairihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329522168121977658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-71513870583485853142010-12-14T11:53:02.259-05:002010-12-14T11:53:02.259-05:00[recovering from shock] By the way, this is a wond...[recovering from shock] By the way, this is a wonderfully understated poem. You got all of that, the schedule of the bus exhaust.WAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10403669322174979974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-29770072969227019482010-12-14T11:49:07.064-05:002010-12-14T11:49:07.064-05:00You're moving from LA to Ohio? [no words] That...You're <i>moving</i> from LA to Ohio? [no words] That's a big gulp, trust me. If you need any virtual shots, let me know.WAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10403669322174979974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-26359206751086179622010-12-14T11:32:57.099-05:002010-12-14T11:32:57.099-05:00Safe travels and happy new home, Hannah. I know w...Safe travels and happy new home, Hannah. I know what you're feeling; when we left Alaska for Tennessee we reeled and rocked for three months. But Ohio has a way of calming about it...and I look forward to your new moods/poetry, etc. xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-49458103851233116832010-12-14T10:31:20.197-05:002010-12-14T10:31:20.197-05:00Hi Hannah,
Your opening stanza sets the mood, and ...Hi Hannah,<br />Your opening stanza sets the mood, and both intrigues the reader and sets us firmly in that melancholy. I like the idea of talking to where you are, by looking. Definitely, when we want to both remember and honor where we've been, what we've done- we look harder and longer, and we do wish places well. Thank you for reminding me of that. ~ AnnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-67485316327628916292010-12-14T09:42:52.025-05:002010-12-14T09:42:52.025-05:00Lovely, Hannah' also poignant. That "look...Lovely, Hannah' also poignant. That "looking, purposefully" is borne out in your great use of details.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-85551498427448411582010-12-14T09:12:25.439-05:002010-12-14T09:12:25.439-05:00From Therese L. Broderick -- I really like this mo...From Therese L. Broderick -- I really like this mood poem, its metaphors, its strong sense of place and time. Captures the end-of-year feeling, and also that lame-duck syndrome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171487865623213768.post-15279783174311668042010-12-14T07:43:42.394-05:002010-12-14T07:43:42.394-05:00I hear you/see you saying goodbye...see you "...I hear you/see you saying goodbye...see you "looking, / purposefully." Love the bus, cactus, graffiti. You've got me looking purposefully, too, saying goodbye...Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.com