tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post4130159812056729195..comments2024-03-28T23:57:21.542-07:00Comments on STARDREAMING With Sherry Blue Sky: Fall FairSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-49560549570114386472015-09-24T10:14:46.497-07:002015-09-24T10:14:46.497-07:00This is a wonderful visit, Sherry! I especially l...This is a wonderful visit, Sherry! I especially like the "ecstatic fear", "corpulent parents eating their way through the fair" and "the tired old patient bull".lynn__https://www.blogger.com/profile/03991892804149727665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-33419233103917065952015-09-21T01:47:09.881-07:002015-09-21T01:47:09.881-07:00Sometimes we just have to stand there observing.. ...Sometimes we just have to stand there observing.. we have to find that view-point for inner peace among the calamity around us... strangely enough I have felt most at peace in a crowded subway for instance.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-27548518340239412372015-09-19T08:56:43.022-07:002015-09-19T08:56:43.022-07:00I think I was touched by your description of such ...I think I was touched by your description of such an ordinary event, one that might have delighted children, and you were a child again, yet you spoke from the prespective of an adult, you saw it all, with clear eyes, and even if it was not as you saw it as a child, you saw it new, fresh and you helped us to see, in that same fresh way. A wonderful...wonder - full piece, even the eyes of the animals, and you told us how they felt...if only we could aproach each piece as you have done in this one.annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-44670095296731239982015-09-19T06:42:17.365-07:002015-09-19T06:42:17.365-07:00oh yes the glitz, bells and noise when first i exp...oh yes the glitz, bells and noise when first i experienced the fair. yet the rides i experienced not till later as an adult because of my wanting to say i did that. but the picture characteristics you paint of some of those fairs i've whitnessed here in the raw nature of humanity in the midwest of the U.S. you've so well depicted. corpulent parents pushing chubby toddlers in barely fitting strollers. parents eating sugar coated elephant ears while the toddlers face is covered in chocolate ice-cream while the rest is meltin down the folds of his arm. ah yes, 'those were the days my friend i think they'll never end'... oooh that would be a good beginning of a song. wait, there already is one.<br /><br />gracias for this recolllecting journey, mi amigaMarcoantonio Arellano (Nene)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713672589582754484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-55014371258694714522015-09-19T02:02:27.827-07:002015-09-19T02:02:27.827-07:00What a cool, perfect way to come to the words of y...What a cool, perfect way to come to the words of your poet -- to assay the whole place, watch the sun set and sing Amen. Great job, Sherry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-42626245432476999502015-09-18T18:42:06.156-07:002015-09-18T18:42:06.156-07:00I felt like I was at the fair too! I felt like I was at the fair too! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-51495742874085731192015-09-18T11:06:57.298-07:002015-09-18T11:06:57.298-07:00Why Sherry in the ordinary fall fair, you took my ...Why Sherry in the ordinary fall fair, you took my breath away! Really a wonderful piece!annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-38180095251569011902015-09-18T10:31:39.650-07:002015-09-18T10:31:39.650-07:00I agree your closing lines were stunning, killer; ...I agree your closing lines were stunning, killer; and it does close with a bang putting your quote in as epilogue. This is so good, it inspires me to give the prompt a shot.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-38073810215884955202015-09-18T09:16:51.111-07:002015-09-18T09:16:51.111-07:00Ha. That would be a cool exercise. It requires us ...Ha. That would be a cool exercise. It requires us to try to see the fair through their eyes. I rather like the lifting off, as seeing all of the fair laid out from on high is a pretty cool perspective.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037544390731217891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-76039759699611854602015-09-18T08:45:12.109-07:002015-09-18T08:45:12.109-07:00This is magnificent. I love your description, the...This is magnificent. I love your description, the rythm of your words made me feel the fair. How nice to chose Mary Oliver I love her. Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-43136635775181455372015-09-18T06:19:29.025-07:002015-09-18T06:19:29.025-07:00I knew what poet you'd pick! The last line fit...I knew what poet you'd pick! The last line fits in perfectly and sounds like something you would write! Just beautiful.Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-50487053953203758732015-09-18T04:57:45.264-07:002015-09-18T04:57:45.264-07:00You're on a roll, Sherry! I love this!You're on a roll, Sherry! I love this!Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-71157651275421061802015-09-18T03:33:58.522-07:002015-09-18T03:33:58.522-07:00Wonderful images and capture. Wonderful images and capture. ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-89141524731999657632015-09-17T21:26:10.609-07:002015-09-17T21:26:10.609-07:00so many wonderful images in this one...a lovely sh...so many wonderful images in this one...a lovely share...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-67882936969762632282015-09-17T18:06:41.306-07:002015-09-17T18:06:41.306-07:00The Clock of Time gonged by the strong man's m...The Clock of Time gonged by the strong man's mallet!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA <br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ComfortSpiral</a><br /> =^..^=<br /><br />Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-6454753997476867592015-09-17T16:49:59.713-07:002015-09-17T16:49:59.713-07:00Oh!! You surprised me with your choice of quote! I...Oh!! You surprised me with your choice of quote! I love Mary Oliver and this was the perfect choice to bring in your poem's closing....packs such a punch. I love the shift in tone, too when you speak of the animals...I always feel compassion for animals at places like this...confusing pasture, indeed. ♥Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-71868327739391241092015-09-17T15:28:18.707-07:002015-09-17T15:28:18.707-07:00Excellent - my poem had a similar revelation, but ...Excellent - my poem had a similar revelation, but I liked yours more! Corpulent parents -great image!Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-26335229672674618782015-09-17T15:12:52.232-07:002015-09-17T15:12:52.232-07:00Gorgeous, simply gorgeous. You brought that fair t...Gorgeous, simply gorgeous. You brought that fair to life! :-) Thanks.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-65744457136916973672015-09-17T11:37:30.112-07:002015-09-17T11:37:30.112-07:00Yay! It came alive for me--the fair and the momen...Yay! It came alive for me--the fair and the moment.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-52764626547334504912015-09-17T10:41:41.172-07:002015-09-17T10:41:41.172-07:00This has a great perspective, Sherry. A single van...This has a great perspective, Sherry. A single vantage point reveals all the sights and sounds of the fair.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-139989316592239402015-09-17T10:28:23.894-07:002015-09-17T10:28:23.894-07:00You did this beautifully!You did this beautifully!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-44880455157797341962015-09-17T10:23:36.606-07:002015-09-17T10:23:36.606-07:00The reality blurred with the magic-is so well pain...The reality blurred with the magic-is so well painted here in your fair. I love the soft rabbits and the chubby toddlers and corpulent parents. Yes, the Clock of Time says it all~ Well done~ Thank you for taking me there!Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-78184678246655274762015-09-17T09:23:02.889-07:002015-09-17T09:23:02.889-07:00Cool quote and you chose a terrific poet. And this...Cool quote and you chose a terrific poet. And this line of yours " I lifted off and saw <br />the entirety of the fair's tawdry beauty,<br />softened and blurred, and full of light." wow<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com