tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post7169834496646530078..comments2023-08-21T12:34:56.778+01:00Comments on 'The Little Wooden Horse': Poetry FridayPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03399800633974908962noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post-19417155712939850302012-02-13T08:06:29.189+00:002012-02-13T08:06:29.189+00:00I felt this was skillful so I'm glad to have t...I felt this was skillful so I'm glad to have that feeling seconded by a Proper Poet.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399800633974908962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post-64469158630939866202012-02-13T08:05:32.409+00:002012-02-13T08:05:32.409+00:00It is a smiley one... thank you for the welcome!It is a smiley one... thank you for the welcome!Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399800633974908962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post-75881251669822359442012-02-13T04:02:46.503+00:002012-02-13T04:02:46.503+00:00Seconding Laura's comment on the interesting w...Seconding Laura's comment on the interesting way that the author attempted to (and generally succeeded in) controlling the poem's pace by adding letters/syllables and changing the way that certain words ran together.<br /><br />I've had one poem in the works for a long time (unrelated to trains) in which I increase the pace with each stanza, so I'll have to revisit it with this in mind to see if I can get away with slowing down the early parts rather than starting "normal" and then forcing the speed up from there.<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />-EdEd DeCariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008811161729435126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post-71022721686757289552012-02-11T12:25:43.517+00:002012-02-11T12:25:43.517+00:00Reading it is just like riding a train! So fun!
W...Reading it is just like riding a train! So fun! <br />Welcome to Poetry Friday!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post-35859760303879747942012-02-11T08:22:17.569+00:002012-02-11T08:22:17.569+00:00I do sometimes think I should have put them into o...I do sometimes think I should have put them into one of those Chinese jars to stop them growing from birth ;)Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399800633974908962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post-6317104721459076432012-02-11T08:20:49.575+00:002012-02-11T08:20:49.575+00:00I'll admit I'm quite glad to only have to ...I'll admit I'm quite glad to only have to have dipped my toe into the full Tyranny of Thomas the Tank, but we do sometimes go on a Busventure which involves a couple of hours of changing onto as many different routes as possible. I have seen many of the bus depots of London.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399800633974908962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post-34536876640455740072012-02-11T08:18:24.774+00:002012-02-11T08:18:24.774+00:00I agree- deceptively simple skill.I agree- deceptively simple skill.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399800633974908962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post-8798408637530079922012-02-11T08:17:46.831+00:002012-02-11T08:17:46.831+00:00I thought of you as we read this one! Hats are goo...I thought of you as we read this one! Hats are good...but I could never have managed the perfect white gloves.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399800633974908962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post-53431649327473523592012-02-11T02:06:49.398+00:002012-02-11T02:06:49.398+00:00Like the comments mentioned above, I loved how eac...Like the comments mentioned above, I loved how each word rolled off my tongue quite seamlessly - oh to have my daughter be a few years younger still. Do enjoy your two boys.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post-29486061642004375852012-02-11T00:07:27.236+00:002012-02-11T00:07:27.236+00:00I just HAD to read this of t old, loudly, to get t...I just HAD to read this of t old, loudly, to get the full experience. Such fun! This poem reminded me of the days when my now 19 year old son used to be train mad, and we'd be on a constant hunt for train songs and train poems to which he could build his maze of tracks.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post-22035776735498005792012-02-10T21:21:35.423+00:002012-02-10T21:21:35.423+00:00What a fun poem. Love the masterful way he forces ...What a fun poem. Love the masterful way he forces the reader to go at his chosen speed. Fantastic!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post-48864136454271437062012-02-10T15:27:54.668+00:002012-02-10T15:27:54.668+00:00Oh, I just wrote about trains a couple of weeks ag...Oh, I just wrote about trains a couple of weeks ago. I'll have to add this to my collection of train poems. Even when whimsical, they seem to be from the past, like this from Whybrow. I love all the sound words, & enjoyed your clip of the steam train to Margate. Those ladies hats! Thank you for all!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com