tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post3729810815841207549..comments2024-03-28T06:03:37.679-04:00Comments on Susan's Poetry: StalemateSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-24576831522818532072014-04-05T19:43:36.486-04:002014-04-05T19:43:36.486-04:00Do I possibly love it because I'm fluent in un...Do I possibly love it because I'm fluent in unrequited love? This was a great challege. Thanks! <3Kenia Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893148474912410033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-58663866691828807832014-03-30T14:06:27.416-04:002014-03-30T14:06:27.416-04:00This is such a cool challenge. I just found out ab...This is such a cool challenge. I just found out about it, through Kenia. German always reminds me of Marlene Dietrich and how she sang "Lily Marlene". Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-1187680895278568132014-03-29T13:46:30.580-04:002014-03-29T13:46:30.580-04:00Wonderful poetry!! Great work Susan!! :)Wonderful poetry!! Great work Susan!! :)Sai Charanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922029711707519134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-45293229651329881442014-03-28T12:56:05.010-04:002014-03-28T12:56:05.010-04:00Awesome :-)
ZQAwesome :-)<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-50858833761330837962014-03-28T06:11:53.320-04:002014-03-28T06:11:53.320-04:00Masterful interpretation of the chess term J'a...Masterful interpretation of the chess term J'adoube', meaning I'm not moving a piece, just cleaning/tidying up a little, and then wiping her eye to remove the tears instead.<br />This must be such a personal poem for you. Thanks for having the courage to share.avalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051456576217305095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-26077694863923266622014-03-27T18:12:25.636-04:002014-03-27T18:12:25.636-04:00Lyric and tender poem Susan. I especially like th...Lyric and tender poem Susan. I especially like that final section in English and last two lines of German.Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-71670401681443589912014-03-27T10:27:11.747-04:002014-03-27T10:27:11.747-04:00'beautiful-the game lost within the song''beautiful-the game lost within the song'Anjum Wasim Darhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01252859337697790445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-25826309568227741102014-03-27T08:50:30.189-04:002014-03-27T08:50:30.189-04:00I like how the language (and game) of chess is a m...I like how the language (and game) of chess is a metaphor for life's bigger issues..never pays to get too lost in the game!Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-87215372054038864072014-03-27T04:11:44.281-04:002014-03-27T04:11:44.281-04:00very lyrical!very lyrical!TCPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735466017293465064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-88715057140538981972014-03-27T00:13:09.428-04:002014-03-27T00:13:09.428-04:00chess and love both have some associations with th...chess and love both have some associations with the battlefield....you've brilliantly blended the different languages...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-56958268576679401582014-03-26T23:00:58.693-04:002014-03-26T23:00:58.693-04:00Cool mix - anytime you can bring chess and unrequi...Cool mix - anytime you can bring chess and unrequited love together I am going to be hooked. Love the use of language here, a very new world, international flavorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-31180433014796092062014-03-26T20:46:48.546-04:002014-03-26T20:46:48.546-04:00well done Susan you met the challenge from the pro...well done Susan you met the challenge from the prompt so well...very creative.. this one I hit a wall.. my lady speaks Cantonese as well as English which is means I ran into a wall when trying to combine the two...except maybe the cursing part which I have picked up quite well... :)revelationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184644795582553870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-37550011508955524422014-03-26T18:07:02.509-04:002014-03-26T18:07:02.509-04:00Very creative weaving of verses, English and Germa...Very creative weaving of verses, English and German ~ Check mate, I say ~ I will try to write to the prompt ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-14006737286364830692014-03-26T17:12:23.612-04:002014-03-26T17:12:23.612-04:00chess and love are both games that take looking ah...chess and love are both games that take looking ahead beyond the move you are about to make and at how that affects everything else on the board....the interconnectedness of all the pieces...interesting blend of languages...unrequitted love...oy, that can surely be painful...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-6690884337903137122014-03-26T16:17:11.043-04:002014-03-26T16:17:11.043-04:00This poem reads as intelligently as that game of c...This poem reads as intelligently as that game of chess itself....the alternating of the verses in their languages really works. Cool story!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-74450617320547978462014-03-26T16:16:59.854-04:002014-03-26T16:16:59.854-04:00chess and love always at odds.
strong expression w...chess and love always at odds.<br />strong expression which the German emphasizesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414513238308254080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-83812944170977250662014-03-26T16:04:03.224-04:002014-03-26T16:04:03.224-04:00A most refreshing change in poetry, loved the lang...A most refreshing change in poetry, loved the language between verses. A great read.<br />Yvonne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-79644486237654473482014-03-26T16:02:16.354-04:002014-03-26T16:02:16.354-04:00A most refreshing change, a wonderful read also th...A most refreshing change, a wonderful read also the language was an added bonus,<br />Yvonne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-76193046913648671092014-03-26T14:55:36.686-04:002014-03-26T14:55:36.686-04:00I really like the way you used language here, Susa...I really like the way you used language here, Susan. You have described an interesting situation here. Sometimes it does seem like life is a chess game...and stalemates, in chess and life, occur all too often.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com