tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913179533520325897.post5465614725942550738..comments2024-03-26T00:36:17.836-07:00Comments on DEAD SNAKES: Donal Mahoney- Back Then and Write NowStephen Jarrell Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04585038351457156031noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913179533520325897.post-59533851955511370992023-05-21T18:52:40.073-07:002023-05-21T18:52:40.073-07:00Thannk you for writing thisThannk you for writing thisCupcake Recipeshttps://www.cupcakefoodies.com/cupcakes/red_velvet_mini_cupcakes_with_red_sprinkles_13597877115.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913179533520325897.post-57103509768537825772016-06-07T13:19:18.848-07:002016-06-07T13:19:18.848-07:00Hi Donal,
I've read and enjoyed your poems on...Hi Donal,<br /><br />I've read and enjoyed your poems on this site and others; I especially like this piece. My experiences are very similar to yours--my body is that of a codger, but my mind tries to remain young, although<br />I try not to write "confessional" poetry that many young poets and even poets our age (60s-80s) compose.<br /><br />I especially like the segment in which you expressed surprise at your wonderment at being able to still write poems. I once had doubts until a friend who knew what she was talking about told me, "Once a poet always a poet." For me, that has been true: after not writing for ten to twelve years (I lost count)I find that poems are still vying for my attention. And you're right, something in my youth I didn't realize in the '70s: it takes much longer to revise a poem than it does to write it.<br /><br />I could continue, but I won't because you already know it. I just wanted to let you know I read your piece and that it connected with me.<br /><br />David SpicerDavid Spicernoreply@blogger.com