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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:54:49 GMT--><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" href="/universal/styles/feed.css"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Lunch Break Poetry - Comments</title><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/lunch-break-poetry/</link><description></description><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>James Dugan comments on Redeemed</title><author>James Dugan</author><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 01:00:07 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/lunch-break-poetry/2012/5/23/redeemed.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5348131:comment/18247119</guid><description><![CDATA[I am eager to find out what prompted this poem. There is something of the narrative that is missing tfor the reader that caused the narrator to look back in pain and acceptance. Was the poem longer? Do you mind sharing with me its origin. <br/><br/>Where we have come from is very important to Americans because we share so many different ancestry paths. It would be a great book of poetry to examine heritage through verse. <br/><br/>Thanks for the lunch, Leum.]]></description></item><item><title>James Dugan comments on Afternoon Choices</title><author>James Dugan</author><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 20:47:57 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/lunch-break-poetry/2012/5/20/afternoon-choices.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5348131:comment/18187819</guid><description><![CDATA[Thank you for reading and the support. Michelle, I took your advice. The trees whistle was nice but it didn&#39;t connect. Sometimes I fall too fast for line but I agree. I changed it to match the beginning. I love how others bring you back to a poem and you helped me with this one. It is the whistle that stays, not the bird.]]></description></item><item><title>Michelle comments on Afternoon Choices</title><author>Michelle</author><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:04:40 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/lunch-break-poetry/2012/5/20/afternoon-choices.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5348131:comment/18187039</guid><description><![CDATA[Wonderful, though I feel like the &quot;trees&quot; mentioned in your last line - should come out somewhere in the opening, where the birds begin - which you carry forth in the middle.  --linking the whistle...Hmm...what do you think?]]></description></item><item><title>Leum comments on Afternoon Choices</title><author>Leum</author><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 01:43:21 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/lunch-break-poetry/2012/5/20/afternoon-choices.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5348131:comment/18160750</guid><description><![CDATA[Wonderful and moving.  It is a motivating piece.<br/><br/>Leum]]></description></item><item><title>Patrick Edmonds comments on Afternoon Choices</title><author>Patrick Edmonds</author><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:27:22 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/lunch-break-poetry/2012/5/20/afternoon-choices.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5348131:comment/18160501</guid><description><![CDATA[I like this piece a lot.  You&#39;ve captured the simple beauty of everyday decisions.  Where we go, what we say, how we act are all seemingly so small on their own, but when added up, they determine who we are and how we&#39;re perceived.  These acts of human nature are well contrasted by the daily routines of the natural surroundings: the wind, ants, birds, etc.  You subtly raise the theme of fate vs. free will so well and your language manages to flow as seamlessly as the human decisions and natural occurrences of everyday life.]]></description></item><item><title>Leum comments on Black Widow</title><author>Leum</author><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 02:22:02 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/lunch-break-poetry/2012/5/12/black-widow.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5348131:comment/18097981</guid><description><![CDATA[Thanks for your comments, James.<br/><br/>Transmutation is a power that all of us have access to.  But not without belief in our Being.  It isn&#39;t about an action (verb), but about Being (noun).<br/><br/>Leum]]></description></item><item><title>James Dugan comments on Black Widow</title><author>James Dugan</author><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 01:25:40 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/lunch-break-poetry/2012/5/12/black-widow.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5348131:comment/18097725</guid><description><![CDATA[Wonderful power and exactness. Powerful images both gothic and human. Even from the ruthless and most feared, wonders and good can come. It is a poem of intense darkness and sadness that this creature dies to save us. But nature is ruthless in its takings, and humans have the power to give care and love to others. <br/>Religion and institutions might only see evil, but the poet can find the good.<br/><br/>Well Done.]]></description></item><item><title>bennythejetrodriguez comments on What Baseball Teaches: Pat the Bat Comes Home to Stay</title><author>bennythejetrodriguez</author><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 22:26:05 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/lunch-break-poetry/2012/4/20/what-baseball-teaches-pat-the-bat-comes-home-to-stay.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5348131:comment/17901503</guid><description><![CDATA[You captured what Pat Burrell was as a player and what he meant to the city very aptly.  Despite him never living up to the potential of a #1 overall pick and frequently struggling miserably, Philly never completely turned on him the way they have on many athletes.  Probably because, unlike a Scott Rolen, Burrell genuinely loved the city and loved playing here.  Still one of the classiest moves was when he, after being signed by Tampa following the 2008 season, took out a page ad in the Inquirer thanking Philadelphia fans for their support.]]></description></item><item><title>Nick Carraway comments on Silence is Sound</title><author>Nick Carraway</author><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:22:47 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/lunch-break-poetry/2012/4/14/silence-is-sound.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5348131:comment/17641648</guid><description><![CDATA[I like how the opposites expressed in this poem seem to change as you work through the relationship. &quot;Where right can be left&quot; seems to have a double meaning that says that it is sometimes necessary to leave the right person while also saying that sometimes leaving can be the right thing to do. Sad truths expressed here, but I enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.]]></description></item><item><title>Patrick Edmonds comments on Mild Winter</title><author>Patrick Edmonds</author><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:00:45 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/lunch-break-poetry/2012/4/1/mild-winter.html#comments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">359926:5348131:comment/17552730</guid><description><![CDATA[I feel like Philadelphians have earned their springs for years.  We have had some terrible winters, especially the last few, so this past one was certainly a relief.  However, I understand your idea that a hard winter is valuable in shaping and defining your identity, and more importantly, for providing a greater sense of appreciation.  <br/><br/>I enjoy how you take the seemingly mundane and turn it into something truly poetic.  That&#39;s the human condition at work!]]></description></item></channel></rss>
