Comment from Six-Star Writer

Excellent

More glass. More stained glass. More fragmentation. I enjoyed the different types of glass references. I imagine this is how someone with autism might view his world.

 Comment Written 25-Jun-2019

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reply by the author on 26-Jun-2019

Thanks for the excellent review and the perspective on my poem. This fits in with the theme of fragmentation, of a fractured experience of life. I think I was influenced by the experience of television, to a great extent. Life spread over a series of images. estory

Comment from Raffaelina Lowcock

Excellent

Quite a tribute to all things glass. Your message comes across loud and clear. We are surrounded realistically and metaphorically, so let's face it glass represents a lot of our world and I love your open, flowing style. Enjoyed the poem.

 Comment Written 05-Apr-2019

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reply by the author on 05-Apr-2019

Thanks for the excellent review and your wonderful comments supporting the poem. I'm glad the metaphor of glass seemed to work and the poem held so much meaning for you. estory

Comment from susand3022

Excellent

Hi Estory, I really like this a lot. I like the way the word glass repeats throughout the poem, but in a variety of references. It also has a very nice rhythm to it. Nice job. :)

 Comment Written 04-Apr-2019

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reply by the author on 05-Apr-2019

Thanks so much for the excellent review and for your perspective on the poem. I like fooling around with new forms and I think this is an integral part of the minimalist format; to use repetition, but in varying references to create a sense of slow change, slow metamorphosis. It's an idea I borrowed under the influence of the great Jack Anderson, in his minimalist prose poetry. Read Cafeterias from Clouds of that Country or The Peace of the Evening. estory

Comment from 24chas

Excellent

This was a good read, estory. I liked the flow to it and the imagery you used in it. It was a very creative and original piece that worked with the word glass being repetitive. Good job.

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2019

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reply by the author on 04-Apr-2019

Thanks so much for the excellent review and your encouraging comments supporting this poem. I'm glad you liked it and coming from someone whose poetry I have come to admire so much, it means a lot to me. estory

Comment from tfawcus

Excellent

It's curious how much we take glass for granted - its ubiquity is a relatively modern phenomenon. It has certainly changed our lives and generally for the better. I like the steady rhythmic emphasis as you enumerate the various types of glass and its uses.

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2019

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reply by the author on 04-Apr-2019

Thanks so much for the excellent review and your perspective on this poem about the experience of life, really, seen in the various images of glass. I like doing these fractured pieces in which life becomes a mosaic of disparate moments united by a central, unifying image. estory

Comment from HealingMuse

Excellent

Hi Estory,

This is a great write, my friend. Quite thought provoking. You have accomished your goals. This flowsike a conversation with fragmented imagery. Thanks for sharing. Jan

 Comment Written 02-Apr-2019

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reply by the author on 04-Apr-2019

Thanks so much for the exceptional review and for your encouraging comments supporting this poem. I am glad it got you thinking about the experience of life and all the little moments caught in glass. estory

Comment from LIJ Red

Excellent

And interesting list of the places one meets fused silicon dioxide, SiO2, and I saw a fascinating video on glassblowing once, long ago....excellent free verse.

 Comment Written 02-Apr-2019

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reply by the author on 04-Apr-2019

Thanks so much for the excellent review and all your comments supporting the poem, as well as the perspective on it. Glass is a beautiful thing, from the vases and glassware to the stained glass windows. I thought it would make a great unifying image for all these moments and experiences of life. estory

Comment from Miss Sherry

Excellent

I found this to be astounding. So many references to glass that bind people to universes to common things scattered about. Then the image of the stained glass windows - the confessional - a whirlwind of images and grace. Excellent work.

 Comment Written 02-Apr-2019

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reply by the author on 04-Apr-2019

Thanks so much for the excellent review and for your encouraging comments supporting the poem. I think you got exactly what I was trying to articulate; the fractured experience of life unified in these disparate pieces of glass. estory

Comment from kiwijenny

Excellent

Classy glassy
bullet proof glass windshields...intrigued me
That face I've watched in the glass of the mirror,
Growing older and older,
While the goldfish swim around in the glass
Aquarium. The hour glass empties...this reflects all of our lives
God bless

 Comment Written 02-Apr-2019

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reply by the author on 04-Apr-2019

Thanks so much for the excellent review and for sharing your enthusiasm for the poem. I'm glad you liked it and found it such a great articulation of the experience of life. estory

Comment from dragonpoet

Excellent

You really get into the different kinds of glass and their literal and spiritual characteristics and uses. It has a lot of images.

Keep writing

dragonpoet

 Comment Written 02-Apr-2019

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reply by the author on 04-Apr-2019

Thanks so much for the excellent review and for your wonderful support of the poem. Yes, I will keep writing, and I hope you will keep on reading. It's always rewarding to find people who enjoy what you write. estory

reply by dragonpoet on 04-Apr-2019

You are very welcome. I'm glad. As long as you keep writing. I'll keep reading.
~dp