My Red Balloon
Reflective Quatrains92 total reviews
Comment from Mischief's Momma
I often used to wonder what happened to my balloons after the inevitable happened and they escaped. I always like to imagine that they went to far and exciting lands, not just get tangled up around random lampposts like all those other people's balloons I saw :)
This was a fun read, and I really like your notes. I have so much fun meandering through Fanart Review looking for artwork. A few times I have logged on for inspiration and am rarely let down.
Great job Brooke.
Sharon
reply by the author on 14-Apr-2009
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I often used to wonder what happened to my balloons after the inevitable happened and they escaped. I always like to imagine that they went to far and exciting lands, not just get tangled up around random lampposts like all those other people's balloons I saw :)
This was a fun read, and I really like your notes. I have so much fun meandering through Fanart Review looking for artwork. A few times I have logged on for inspiration and am rarely let down.
Great job Brooke.
Sharon
Comment Written 14-Apr-2009
reply by the author on 14-Apr-2009
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This is one of my favorites, so I'm delighted you like it :-)
Thank you for being such a loyal reader :-) Brooke
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I am trying to clear my massive backlog by dipping from back to front and back again - unless I see one of those trails to the next in a sequence, then I follow the chain. I think some have been dumped for being in there too long, so I am trying to avoid losing too many more.
Comment from jack silver
this was a brilliant poem and i could just imagine a child forgetting to hold on tight to her or his balloon and finding it is know floating way above her or his head into the beyond.
look forward to reading more.
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jack
reply by the author on 20-Mar-2009
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this was a brilliant poem and i could just imagine a child forgetting to hold on tight to her or his balloon and finding it is know floating way above her or his head into the beyond.
look forward to reading more.
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jack
Comment Written 20-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 20-Mar-2009
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Jack, this is one of my favorites, so I'm glad you like it - thank you! Brooke
Comment from tony bronk
I believe that you could be titled the Material Girl for, you do write of many material things and topics of interest and I do not mean to be negative about my given title to you. Yu have a way of giving life to material things and I respect and enjoy that about you. I really liked this one about the balloon; we can all relate. tony
reply by the author on 20-Mar-2009
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I believe that you could be titled the Material Girl for, you do write of many material things and topics of interest and I do not mean to be negative about my given title to you. Yu have a way of giving life to material things and I respect and enjoy that about you. I really liked this one about the balloon; we can all relate. tony
Comment Written 19-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 20-Mar-2009
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Tony, thank you, and I don't take the name negatively at all.
I actually took a fascinating course in grad school on material culture - I'm quite honored :-) Brooke
Comment from Sardinesandsucker
Excellent poem adewpearl. I am reminded of my adopted sister and how she is enjoys setting a balloon free in memory of her mother. It is quite wonderous to watch a balloon as it escapes.
Peace and enlightenment
Sandina
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2009
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Excellent poem adewpearl. I am reminded of my adopted sister and how she is enjoys setting a balloon free in memory of her mother. It is quite wonderous to watch a balloon as it escapes.
Peace and enlightenment
Sandina
Comment Written 11-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2009
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Sandina, thank you for sharing that personal connection with me - and for the warm review, Brooke
Comment from Peter@Poole
How lovely, and how cleverly composed, Brooke! Your rhyming is excellent, as is the metre, and I particularly enjoyed the line, 'The gravity that I imposed'. That's such a unique way of looking at the string that tethered the balloon. Peter
reply by the author on 10-Mar-2009
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How lovely, and how cleverly composed, Brooke! Your rhyming is excellent, as is the metre, and I particularly enjoyed the line, 'The gravity that I imposed'. That's such a unique way of looking at the string that tethered the balloon. Peter
Comment Written 10-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 10-Mar-2009
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Peter, it is so good to see you. I've missed your reviewing presence :-) Thank you for your lovely thoughts, Brooke
Comment from Mike K2
Some people let the balloon go, but it is the most interesting thing in the world to see a child's look (even if it is the last) as it slips through their fingers for the great escape.
I enjoyed this poem and it is well written and I love that postulative nature about this one. Hey! Isn't poetry a lot like those ballons?
reply by the author on 10-Mar-2009
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Some people let the balloon go, but it is the most interesting thing in the world to see a child's look (even if it is the last) as it slips through their fingers for the great escape.
I enjoyed this poem and it is well written and I love that postulative nature about this one. Hey! Isn't poetry a lot like those ballons?
Comment Written 10-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 10-Mar-2009
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Mike, thank you for your perceptive comments and kind review, Brooke
Comment from womanwriter
Oh how I love balloons! And know I know why! LOL
Great writing as always!
Thanks for sharing, and also for expressing our heart-felt thanks to our sisters & brothers on FanArt.
Sincerely,
womanwriter
reply by the author on 10-Mar-2009
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Oh how I love balloons! And know I know why! LOL
Great writing as always!
Thanks for sharing, and also for expressing our heart-felt thanks to our sisters & brothers on FanArt.
Sincerely,
womanwriter
Comment Written 10-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 10-Mar-2009
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Thank you for these lovely comments :-) Brooke
Comment from LynnRadford
Brooke, I somehow skipped over reviewing this one...
until now. Bubbles and balloons... quite the bout of childhood nostalgia you've got going there! Your quatrains were flawless as usual and your poem was one that took me back many years...
Thanks for sharing!
Lynn
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2009
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Brooke, I somehow skipped over reviewing this one...
until now. Bubbles and balloons... quite the bout of childhood nostalgia you've got going there! Your quatrains were flawless as usual and your poem was one that took me back many years...
Thanks for sharing!
Lynn
Comment Written 09-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2009
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Lynn, thank you - yes, sometimes the waves of nostalgia just keep coming :-D Brooke
Comment from Fleedleflump
Ah, those red ones, they get all the personality! They must have been at the front of the Character Queue. And all the time we thought that we owned them. Foolish us :-)
Mike
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2009
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Ah, those red ones, they get all the personality! They must have been at the front of the Character Queue. And all the time we thought that we owned them. Foolish us :-)
Mike
Comment Written 09-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2009
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Mike, I can always count on you for a morning smile :-) Thank you, Brooke
Comment from sara-beth
In school when I was very young we watched a movie (or should I say "film strip") about a kid holding a red balloon. The film followed the balloon on all of it's adventures, and for some reason I always remembered it. Your poem made me think of it.
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2009
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In school when I was very young we watched a movie (or should I say "film strip") about a kid holding a red balloon. The film followed the balloon on all of it's adventures, and for some reason I always remembered it. Your poem made me think of it.
Comment Written 09-Mar-2009
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2009
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Sara-beth - thanks for sharing your experience and for your kind words, Brooke :-)
