Comments : Timeless Tumbleweed

  • 10 years ago

    by Tara Kay

    Great way to describe memories and I feel like this was more about times gone by, there is a hint of a romance that has long been, and there was a touch of sadness, but this was beautiful.

    I am not sure if tumbleweed is a metaphor being being free...but I loved it all the same, and the line about wearing a postcard as a pendant, that was a great image...almost as if you are wearing the memories by your heart.

    Lovely write, Hannah :)

  • 10 years ago

    by Khalid M Darwish

    I can feel the long lasting memories of deep injuries as a result of sad romantic story that has happened in the past. The person who lived it must have reached a stage of despair and tended to touse the embers from their photo-booth. The expression of "timless tumbleweed" is unique and is worth being chosen as a title for the poem.

    This piece is touching and it revealed how deep was the relationship between the two person.
    You are superior as always. Great write.

  • 10 years ago

    by Chelsey

    WHOA! This is a great piece Hannah. Filled with metaphors were usually an over abundance would turn me off, I actually fell in love with this and I think its because you kept 1 theme throughout the metaphors which created almost like a "Western" visual to me.

    This is seriously a really neat poem. I like the randomness of it. Starting it with And, and second stanza starting with Lastly..it was almost like there was no structure and I found that fit perfectly to your over all write.

    Well done beautiful :)

  • 10 years ago

    by Robert Gardiner

    Exquisitely Penned Hannah!!!

  • 10 years ago

    by Jenni Marie

    Hannah, I read your poetry often but don't always comment. This is because though I find your poetry beautiful, I don't always understand it.

    So I may be completely off with what I took from this, but I'll try to leave a comment that makes SOME semblance of sense :)

    Your opening lines make me think that someone is completely alone, that they are ever wandering, lost in the depths of despair and searching for a way 'home' so to speak.

    "I peeled your name
    from ghost town sheets."

    ^^ I LOVE this. The use of "ghost town" immediately brings me back to my initial thoughts of the opening lines and connects the whole stanza together, all the while keeping the imagery flowing.

    The next few lines remind me of a lost relationship. Perhaps you are eradicating pictures, memories, of someone whom you once loved deeply?

    The next few lines then, create conflicting thoughts for me, somewhat of a paradox because of the mention of timeless immediately after my prior thoughts. That's a good thing, however, as it leaves me free to ponder on the deeper meaning behind your words.

    I do so love the last lines, I thought you tied the poem together perfectly, and my favourite part would have to be the imagery you seem to so effortlessly create.

    Lovely work, as always.

  • 10 years ago

    by zombiepikachu

    I love how fleeting this poem feels -- the flow of it is beautiful, and very serene. The diction is very fitting to the poem and I feel as if you did a beautiful job. C:
    Keep writing!
    -z

  • 10 years ago

    by Keeper of the Gates

    It feels like Alice in wonderland in psychopath mode...

  • 10 years ago

    by Keeper of the Gates

    It feels like Alice in wonderland in psychopath mode...

  • 10 years ago

    by Piogga

    Great use of alliteration once again. The sound of "sooty saloons" is marvelous. On the same line though, might I suggest dropping for to the next line? I think the sibilance would be used to its full advantage, the hissing sound giving the effect of the abandoned venue, pausing before the next thought is presented. But maybe it's just me.
    Moving on :) ... I love how you opened up with the conjunction, and. It felt like entering a theatre in the final scenes of a play, not knowing what previously happened but being engrossed by the events presented before me.
    The idea of wearing a postcard as a pendant was just brilliant. It seemed our character was ready to move on (or has moved on) as she put up in flames the memories, taking just one tiny moment to keep forever.
    Unique phrasings in the entire poem. Lovely work.