tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post6390078487673090278..comments2023-11-14T13:03:49.351-08:00Comments on Miriam Levine: Beach CombingMimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-50978987739644505412010-02-17T15:48:06.016-08:002010-02-17T15:48:06.016-08:00Smilla: I wrote a poem in which I imagine meeting ...Smilla: I wrote a poem in which I imagine meeting the man who cast off the sweater, and will send it to you.<br /><br />Thank you.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-45736961906891825412010-02-17T07:32:11.232-08:002010-02-17T07:32:11.232-08:00what a quirky guy with an odd habit...standing in ...what a quirky guy with an odd habit...standing in the sun. I feel sorry for his skin.<br />If the owner of the sweater will ever meet you I'd be curious about the background story of loosing it.<br />You have a poetic sense for things and moments. It always makes me slow down in a waysmillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618161386410075609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-33080501210827576282010-02-16T15:59:41.950-08:002010-02-16T15:59:41.950-08:00I realize that the upright sun-bather doesn't ...I realize that the upright sun-bather doesn't want a speck of sand to stick to his oiled skin.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-41200820993059157282010-02-13T18:21:17.504-08:002010-02-13T18:21:17.504-08:00Susan, who knows what I'll find the Monday aft...Susan, who knows what I'll find the Monday after St. Valentine's Day . . . <br /><br />Wishing all the Ace of Hearts!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-25742611473090679302010-02-13T16:57:51.908-08:002010-02-13T16:57:51.908-08:00how wonderful, the red sweater deposited by the wa...how wonderful, the red sweater deposited by the waves.<br />i had a friend, who would often say, "i found a perfectly good mitten in the street," or, "i found a perfectly good pair of flip-flops."<br />i am so glad you found a perfectly good valentine's sweater, or it found you.<br />xoxosusan t. landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454487318141469849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-9227970815220674272010-02-13T13:13:00.562-08:002010-02-13T13:13:00.562-08:00Claire: I like your riff on the golden V that I c...Claire: I like your riff on the golden V that I called a check mark!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-63664752439931357352010-02-13T13:05:24.157-08:002010-02-13T13:05:24.157-08:00Standing for hours in the face of full sun might c...Standing for hours in the face of full sun might constitute art? Perhaps he's meditating? Or, as you say, Mim, perhaps he's in conversation with his shadow (which is generally not a bad thing?).<br /><br />The V on the heart-side of the red jumper (NZ for sweater) could also be a valley, a cradle, a vessel, a pair of wings on the upbeat of a wind- each one full, fertile, fabulous. <br /><br />It's already Valentine's Day in New Zealand - I like to think of you waking some hours from now to the same date in South Beach, going through your day wearing your unknown stranger's gift. <br /><br />Happy Valentines...Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-32513228544827363852010-02-13T05:47:17.648-08:002010-02-13T05:47:17.648-08:00Elizabeth, he seems to stand for hours. I've ...Elizabeth, he seems to stand for hours. I've never seen him prone. I suspect he's showing off his buffed body.<br /><br />Good-luck red to you all, rich hearts . . .Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-24798511168473993892010-02-13T05:06:33.071-08:002010-02-13T05:06:33.071-08:00Oh, Mim...what a find that oiled man is...like wal...Oh, Mim...what a find that oiled man is...like walking along Revere Beach..<br />Happy Valentine's day...<br />xxomelissashookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02398008713376655570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-90753702003870392642010-02-13T02:47:54.853-08:002010-02-13T02:47:54.853-08:00To sun bathe standing up seems extraordinary to me...To sun bathe standing up seems extraordinary to me. For how long does he bake? <br /><br />It's also strange the things the sea throws up including the red sweater with a reminder of Valentine embroidered in place of a heart. <br /><br />Thanks, Mim.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712020692687276596.post-58089437063117742472010-02-12T18:12:53.468-08:002010-02-12T18:12:53.468-08:00What an impressive entry of yours, leaving me inde...What an impressive entry of yours, leaving me indeed a bit speechless. <br />So far there were only a pair of shoes on me feet, found in the streets, that i had to wear, when i was young, which was indeed a lesson for life.<br />Please have a wonderful start into the weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com