tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post3249668951711117600..comments2024-03-28T06:03:37.679-04:00Comments on Susan's Poetry: The Village BonfireSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-25414037863115613532014-11-07T15:53:41.643-05:002014-11-07T15:53:41.643-05:00Susan, your poem made me think back to my high sch...Susan, your poem made me think back to my high school years when we would have an annual bonfire to burn our high school's football team rivals' uniforms and jerseys. It was so much fun!!!Nicholas https://www.blogger.com/profile/05252355730748268069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-1539067769628510462014-11-06T20:37:22.962-05:002014-11-06T20:37:22.962-05:00That sounds like Homecoming in my home town.That sounds like Homecoming in my home town.Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-85034301358079755192014-11-06T11:09:13.612-05:002014-11-06T11:09:13.612-05:00I've never been near a bonfire, unless the bur...I've never been near a bonfire, unless the burning of leaves qualifies. Yours sounds like fun, a release from the norm and a display of the wild side. Enjoyed reading this.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-90922799950232324472014-11-06T04:42:11.879-05:002014-11-06T04:42:11.879-05:00the poem becomes one bonfire with the sputtering s...the poem becomes one bonfire with the sputtering sound in the first line...excitement catches on and the flames rise and the end is mild like all endings are with a tinge of sadness...beautiful Susan..Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-6057074830882406062014-11-05T21:36:07.104-05:002014-11-05T21:36:07.104-05:00All those bonfires were in fact unwittingly pollut...All those bonfires were in fact unwittingly polluting the atmosphere as oldegg pointed out...still the good memories and fun cannot be erased.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-34617570190784057792014-11-05T21:12:29.696-05:002014-11-05T21:12:29.696-05:00Love the first verse specially with the list of th...Love the first verse specially with the list of things we throw there pretending- nothing is bad about the fire....~ Brilliant, feel the heat of passion!humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-78133729224329963122014-11-05T16:28:26.628-05:002014-11-05T16:28:26.628-05:00I love bonfires -- the smell of them -- the connec...I love bonfires -- the smell of them -- the connection with nature -- all while being mindful of its power! It is a lovely tango when it is an intentional gesture! Nothing like those roasted marshmallows at the end of a stick or hanger. Thank you for some lovely memories. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-47808926168547604442014-11-05T15:07:21.959-05:002014-11-05T15:07:21.959-05:00Ha, this evokes the communal fires of old that I t...Ha, this evokes the communal fires of old that I thought of for the prompt.....the folksyness of neighbors gathering to tend one fire. Very cool, Susan!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-45757544816789062352014-11-05T13:28:32.156-05:002014-11-05T13:28:32.156-05:00I actually miss the bonfires we used to have on th...I actually miss the bonfires we used to have on the 5 November in the UK and the fireworks that would often accompany them.Kathryn Dychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175563748388497142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-30370888194918889952014-11-05T11:04:22.017-05:002014-11-05T11:04:22.017-05:00Yes, there really is something about throwing thin...Yes, there really is something about throwing things into the fire and watching them burn. And yes, we have one day to burn...and we must make good choices about how we burn the day, as we can't regain the day once it is burnt away. We have both freedom and responsibility in the burning.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-40572240144821850102014-11-05T09:25:35.265-05:002014-11-05T09:25:35.265-05:00I loved the first line..really sparkles...burning ...I loved the first line..really sparkles...burning bad things can be cathartic..I feel that a little here Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-52769935501148182582014-11-05T09:14:23.789-05:002014-11-05T09:14:23.789-05:00There is that feeling of wild abandon. Moving from...There is that feeling of wild abandon. Moving from a city (where we could never burn) to Ag land where bonfires where common I loved the feeling that I was somehow breaking the rules...<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414513238308254080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-65959468289261023052014-11-05T08:28:04.754-05:002014-11-05T08:28:04.754-05:00i smiled with the marshmallow and bonfire imagery....i smiled with the marshmallow and bonfire imagery. <br /><br />letting some of our stuff go is kinda difficult but sometimes we must.... totomaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805083472267649276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-9092777840733477202014-11-04T23:13:37.082-05:002014-11-04T23:13:37.082-05:00Let all the negativeness burn in the bonfire.Let all the negativeness burn in the bonfire.Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-38076182157548860072014-11-04T21:31:56.862-05:002014-11-04T21:31:56.862-05:00I would love to have the time and urge to burn som...I would love to have the time and urge to burn some stuff ~ I specially like this line:<br /><br />this bonfire<br />is a step into wildness—Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-50162139384555341892014-11-04T21:15:09.990-05:002014-11-04T21:15:09.990-05:00There is a sadness about bonfires; memories of tim...There is a sadness about bonfires; memories of times past, youth, long gone relatives, laughter and innocence in our pollution of the air and the damage humanity has done to the world. Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.com