Acrostic Photography Project
Viewing comments for Chapter 1 "Gentilesse"An image, a word, and a poem.
7 total reviews
Comment from karenina
This is elegant in presentation, which plays off the theme of those seemingly born to an entitled status.
Like Icarus, we must be careful what we wish for...
"pastiche origami" is brilliant!
Karenina
reply by the author on 15-Oct-2024
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This is elegant in presentation, which plays off the theme of those seemingly born to an entitled status.
Like Icarus, we must be careful what we wish for...
"pastiche origami" is brilliant!
Karenina
Comment Written 13-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 15-Oct-2024
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Thank you! 💕
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My pleasure!
Comment from Ric Myworld
Not knowing the first thing about poetry, I just have to take the words as they come, hoping the puzzle can be figured out from dissecting the internals. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2024
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Not knowing the first thing about poetry, I just have to take the words as they come, hoping the puzzle can be figured out from dissecting the internals. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 11-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2024
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Thanks Ric! By the way, you got a Port Raid coming! Within the next few days. If you don't know what a Port Raid is, you'll just have to wait and see! 😎
Comment from Pam Lonsdale
This is one you have to read slowly and unwind. Golden blood = born into wealth and pedigree. "No best is better than your worst" - one of those women who, even on her worst day looks better than the rest of us! I had to look up Icarus; although I known the mythology, I wasn't sure of the relevance here - his father was a craftsman, so I assume that is your "sculptural" reference. Sedate them with benevolence ... we are easily sedated by beauty and power. "Each green subject adoring" - yup, jealous but still adoring.
Okay, mister, you have caused me to do a lot more thinking than I'm used to at 4:30 in the morning. But I needed this puzzle to keep my brain sharp:-)
Another masterful piece for your Acrostic Photography Project.
Have a great weekend, Patrick. Yes, we are fine here - two days of wind and rain left some cleanup for us, but nothing major. We were 14 hours without power during the storm, and I realized how dependent I am on coffee!
Talk later.
xo
Pam
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2024
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This is one you have to read slowly and unwind. Golden blood = born into wealth and pedigree. "No best is better than your worst" - one of those women who, even on her worst day looks better than the rest of us! I had to look up Icarus; although I known the mythology, I wasn't sure of the relevance here - his father was a craftsman, so I assume that is your "sculptural" reference. Sedate them with benevolence ... we are easily sedated by beauty and power. "Each green subject adoring" - yup, jealous but still adoring.
Okay, mister, you have caused me to do a lot more thinking than I'm used to at 4:30 in the morning. But I needed this puzzle to keep my brain sharp:-)
Another masterful piece for your Acrostic Photography Project.
Have a great weekend, Patrick. Yes, we are fine here - two days of wind and rain left some cleanup for us, but nothing major. We were 14 hours without power during the storm, and I realized how dependent I am on coffee!
Talk later.
xo
Pam
Comment Written 11-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2024
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Hi Pam!
I am happy to hear everything is good with you guys, although that caffeine withdrawal headache can be brutal! I am so appreciative of the time you take to review my work. The Icarus reference was actually more about him than his father Daedalus, who built wings for him and his son of wax. He warned Icarus not to fly to close to the sun or his wings would melt. And this is exactly what the knucklehead did. The symbolism of the story is that we should be careful not to rise too high or exhibit hubris. The reference in the poem is to warn the "peasants" that if they try to rise to her level, they will burn within her glare (as if she were the sun). Talk to you soon!
Patrick
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Thank you for sharing your wonderful ability to use language for profoundly. This poem is excellenty written. I feel blessed that you shared your talen with us.
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2024
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Thank you for sharing your wonderful ability to use language for profoundly. This poem is excellenty written. I feel blessed that you shared your talen with us.
Comment Written 10-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2024
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Thanks Barbara! 😊
Comment from Marilyn Hamilton
How is it that the aristocrats often get the power, the wealth AND the good looks? It seems very unfair. Your descriptions are sophisticated and refined, just like the subject matter. Wish I had a 6 left. Brilliant work.
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2024
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How is it that the aristocrats often get the power, the wealth AND the good looks? It seems very unfair. Your descriptions are sophisticated and refined, just like the subject matter. Wish I had a 6 left. Brilliant work.
Comment Written 10-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2024
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Thank you Marilyn! And I have no idea, although I would imagine that power, wealth, and good looks all play off each other. Notice that you didn't include intelligence, which is probably optional anyway. I appreciate the 6-star!
Comment from jim vecchio
Well, I don't think anyone on FanStory has written a piece on Gentiless as yet, so you're a pioneer. Is it just me? I kind of hear the sound of bongos in the background. I'm going to warn those subjects away from her. They don't know what they're getting into!
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2024
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Well, I don't think anyone on FanStory has written a piece on Gentiless as yet, so you're a pioneer. Is it just me? I kind of hear the sound of bongos in the background. I'm going to warn those subjects away from her. They don't know what they're getting into!
Comment Written 10-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2024
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Haha! Probably not, at that! Thanks for your review, Jim! 😊
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Your writing is always entertaining and provocative.
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Thank you, my friend!
Comment from Begin Again
It's 4 in the morning, and you, my friend, are blowing my mind with the magnificent and descriptive use of the English language. I think you even knocked a few cobwebs loose as I read and reread the poem. Well done!
Smiles, Carol
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2024
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It's 4 in the morning, and you, my friend, are blowing my mind with the magnificent and descriptive use of the English language. I think you even knocked a few cobwebs loose as I read and reread the poem. Well done!
Smiles, Carol
Comment Written 10-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2024
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Howdy, Carol! Thank you for your kind words about the poem. I hope to visit your work some time this weekend. I am having a blast, but I have a lot of plates spinning on poles right now. I am maintaining fine, but it slows down everything the more you have, right? Talk to you soon! 😊