Pet Stories
Viewing comments for Chapter 30 "Stormy Waves"...musings on the pets I've had
11 total reviews
Comment from Dave M
Patty,
This is another excellent poem. I enjoyed reading this post and couldn't find anything to criticize. We've owned several cats through the decades, but we much prefer dogs.
Dave
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2011
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Patty,
This is another excellent poem. I enjoyed reading this post and couldn't find anything to criticize. We've owned several cats through the decades, but we much prefer dogs.
Dave
Comment Written 14-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2011
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Thank you for reading my pet poems. Since Harley has come into my life, I have to admit that dogs are much more fun than cats. This is an undertaking and it is fun to learn these new styles. ~patty~
Comment from Gungalo
Love it girl. What a beautiful animal. Sigh, I do love cats. Your free verse is perfect for the demeanor of the hunter. Just one suggestion, "laying" should be "lying" ... only chickens "lay". MUAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Love this one.
reply by the author on 26-Dec-2010
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Love it girl. What a beautiful animal. Sigh, I do love cats. Your free verse is perfect for the demeanor of the hunter. Just one suggestion, "laying" should be "lying" ... only chickens "lay". MUAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Love this one.
Comment Written 26-Dec-2010
reply by the author on 26-Dec-2010
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Thank you SO much for my shining SIX STARS. I went and did the edit - good advice -- only chickens 'lay.' I'm glad you enjoyed the poem. ~patty~
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Bravo then girl. Hey have a Happy New Year you. MUAHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Comment from BreeVree
Best of luck with your project - this is all very true about cats - but for my baby, it's cockroaches that keep her sitting still but watching intently!!!
reply by the author on 23-Dec-2010
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Best of luck with your project - this is all very true about cats - but for my baby, it's cockroaches that keep her sitting still but watching intently!!!
Comment Written 23-Dec-2010
reply by the author on 23-Dec-2010
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Thank you so much for reading and the generous review. Storm would pretty much watch any bug - but he loved ants! I appreciate your kind remarks. ~patty~
Comment from Espresso momma
Very well on this, when you love your pets, you don't have a problem writing it down do you? Stormy looks like though you didn't have him a long time, he gave you a lot of love. Thanks.
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reply by the author on 23-Dec-2010
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Very well on this, when you love your pets, you don't have a problem writing it down do you? Stormy looks like though you didn't have him a long time, he gave you a lot of love. Thanks.
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Comment Written 23-Dec-2010
reply by the author on 23-Dec-2010
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Thank you for reading and the generous review. I probably relate better to my pets than most of the people in my life! I appreciate your comments. ~patty~
Comment from popoet
Beautiful! Loved it...it shows the personality of the cat's inner workings of the mind with very strong selective words. Not easy to achieve! Nice photo.
reply by the author on 23-Dec-2010
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Beautiful! Loved it...it shows the personality of the cat's inner workings of the mind with very strong selective words. Not easy to achieve! Nice photo.
Comment Written 23-Dec-2010
reply by the author on 23-Dec-2010
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Thank you for reading and the generous review. I'm glad you enjoyed this poem about Storm. He was an awesome cat, and deserving of the tribute. ~patty~
Comment from dejohnsrld (Debbie)
Very creative poem. I'm sure you miss your cat very much. It is so good that you have other furry friends to write about now. Thank you for explaining what a wave poem is. Debbie
reply by the author on 22-Dec-2010
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Very creative poem. I'm sure you miss your cat very much. It is so good that you have other furry friends to write about now. Thank you for explaining what a wave poem is. Debbie
Comment Written 22-Dec-2010
reply by the author on 22-Dec-2010
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Thank you for reading and the generous review. Your kind remarks are greatly appreciated. Storm was one of a kind. ~patty~
Comment from CALLAHANMR
Hi Patty:)
You certainly captured the hunting instinct of cats. For a short time we were invaded by cockroaches. One of my kittens, Little Bit, delighted in tracing a cockroach up to a certain death from a slashing claw.
When she was younger, Little Bit also loved to stalk toilet paper. Unfortunately, she would take slashing swipes at that as well, and often left claw mark on several hands be fore she learned about my Super Soaker training weapon.
You certainly used the Wave format to convey your message accurately, but somehow I fail to believe that other, more traditional poetry formats might work better. Without your great Author Notes, I would have missed the construction as well. Still, I learned something new and that appears to be your goal.
Thank you for sharing,
Roger
reply by the author on 22-Dec-2010
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Hi Patty:)
You certainly captured the hunting instinct of cats. For a short time we were invaded by cockroaches. One of my kittens, Little Bit, delighted in tracing a cockroach up to a certain death from a slashing claw.
When she was younger, Little Bit also loved to stalk toilet paper. Unfortunately, she would take slashing swipes at that as well, and often left claw mark on several hands be fore she learned about my Super Soaker training weapon.
You certainly used the Wave format to convey your message accurately, but somehow I fail to believe that other, more traditional poetry formats might work better. Without your great Author Notes, I would have missed the construction as well. Still, I learned something new and that appears to be your goal.
Thank you for sharing,
Roger
Comment Written 22-Dec-2010
reply by the author on 22-Dec-2010
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Thank you so much for reading and the generous review. It sounds like Little Bit was a great pet. I've had my share of 'toilet paper slashers,' they make life interesting! Your kind remarks are greatly appreciated. ~patty~
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She still is as is her almost identical sister, Gigabyte who always sleeps between the monitor and keyboard as we work. The biggest difference is that Little Bit was only half the size of her littermates but far more adventurous and intelligent. Now at ten months, the two we kept are now the eact same size,
Roger
Comment from richard7
Cats are fun to watch when they stalk, anything!
Their 'wild' instinct is always a lugh or two.
Your wave poem is fine going by your notes.
A neat looking cat, I like his boots.
reply by the author on 22-Dec-2010
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Cats are fun to watch when they stalk, anything!
Their 'wild' instinct is always a lugh or two.
Your wave poem is fine going by your notes.
A neat looking cat, I like his boots.
Comment Written 22-Dec-2010
reply by the author on 22-Dec-2010
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Thank you so much for reading. Storm was an incredible kitty; he was one of two cats we had at the time. His best friend, Rain was hit by a car, and Storm simply stopped eating, bathing, and thought the vet and I tried everything, I ended up having him put down. He died of a broken heart. I have so many memories of him 'hunting' ants and bugs, and a ton of pictures, too. I wanted to make sure he was part of the book. Thanks for the generous review.
Comment from LYLE
Patty,
While you write in all of these various forms, I will simply read and enjoy the images. I am afraid to ask what happened to Storm, because cats usually live for more than five years. One other thought: if you really want to shock your readers, write the poem in the form of "The Perfect Storm." (I just had to do that:))
Fondly, Lyle
reply by the author on 21-Dec-2010
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Patty,
While you write in all of these various forms, I will simply read and enjoy the images. I am afraid to ask what happened to Storm, because cats usually live for more than five years. One other thought: if you really want to shock your readers, write the poem in the form of "The Perfect Storm." (I just had to do that:))
Fondly, Lyle
Comment Written 21-Dec-2010
reply by the author on 21-Dec-2010
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Thank you for reading and the generous review. I'm pretty sure that once I go through this book and try these different forms, I will choose one - way more traditional - and stick with that. Thanks for reading along. It is greatly appreciated. ~patty~
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Patty, thank you for being a lady and not getting angry about my "Perfect Storm" suggestion. Although you have to admit that the
image would be fantastic, if the right words could be selected.
Fondly, Lyle
Comment from The Stranger
nothing more unpredictable than that of a cat stisfying its feline curiosity, they strike with the very least of warning with extreme accuracy
reply by the author on 21-Dec-2010
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nothing more unpredictable than that of a cat stisfying its feline curiosity, they strike with the very least of warning with extreme accuracy
Comment Written 21-Dec-2010
reply by the author on 21-Dec-2010
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Thank you SO much for reading and the generous review. Storm was a little strange; he really did HUNT ants - like they were wild creatures! ~patty~
