tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post1950290383870592652..comments2023-07-09T15:24:09.491+01:00Comments on Pete Marshall: What Lay Before by pete marshallMarshyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029232967141290634noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-80233265868865246862011-09-01T03:52:45.231+01:002011-09-01T03:52:45.231+01:00love the rhythm, the pace and the power of your wo...love the rhythm, the pace and the power of your words! Well done :)Apryl Gonzaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04387238145856711796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-60619807510408298922011-08-31T19:06:52.961+01:002011-08-31T19:06:52.961+01:00Always want to know what lay before. It's why ...Always want to know what lay before. It's why I loved living in England so much. The bones of the past are strewn everywhere. Great structure, great flow, great imagery, great story. As Claudia said, a unique and beautiful voice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-59285096215643102462011-08-31T19:01:43.629+01:002011-08-31T19:01:43.629+01:00Ghosts of what once was...a brilliant read aloud (...Ghosts of what once was...a brilliant read aloud (as always) I have recently been returned to the home I grew up in...can be even harder when you have fond memories of the gold...but are now surrounded by nothing more than tarnish and decay...too much, almost to relate to in this write...so, rather than share my life story, I will simply give my humble thanks for having you stop by the pub on a night when I'm tending the bar! Free drinks! Yay :)Tashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-20781714389736722342011-08-31T17:13:04.493+01:002011-08-31T17:13:04.493+01:00Did you sit within a character, viewing all these ...Did you sit within a character, viewing all these sights and feelings? Because I did. I saw each stone, each bird, felt the cold and the emotion. That's what I've been missing, lo these past few months--my perch within your brilliant imagination and talent.Joseph Heschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217169295029029233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-16547873419565288562011-08-31T16:52:51.594+01:002011-08-31T16:52:51.594+01:00Beautiful ode to history, to nature and to the tal...Beautiful ode to history, to nature and to the tales that places could tell.Chrishttp://chrisgalvinwriter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-34010141936804834942011-08-31T07:14:10.118+01:002011-08-31T07:14:10.118+01:00Great images and stunning rhythmGreat images and stunning rhythmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-17566444736355554342011-08-31T03:22:45.669+01:002011-08-31T03:22:45.669+01:00very inspirational and emotional are your words. t...very inspirational and emotional are your words. thank you for sharingAnn LeFlorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421100825301270608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-21100806668474163622011-08-31T01:42:05.011+01:002011-08-31T01:42:05.011+01:00I wonder what the history of our lot is? Probably...I wonder what the history of our lot is? Probably not quite this interesting.<br /><br />The feathers falling reminds me of Icarus.<br /><br />Gripping piece, Pete! I loved every word.Jannie Funsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595786402510366043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-36331631993371575662011-08-31T00:06:42.330+01:002011-08-31T00:06:42.330+01:00Lovely to see your name on the boards, Pete.
Each...Lovely to see your name on the boards, Pete.<br /><br />Each of those stanzas is like a set-piece. <br /><br />I like the contrasts here: earth and bones versus hardened steel, for example.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-28664547084490155212011-08-30T23:54:30.158+01:002011-08-30T23:54:30.158+01:00Pete... loved how the piece reads. The description...Pete... loved how the piece reads. The description is wonderful. Love the use of your words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-16905803000277160902011-08-30T23:40:21.949+01:002011-08-30T23:40:21.949+01:00This flows, steadily carrying the reader along the...This flows, steadily carrying the reader along the to enjoy the view. I live in a place where history is buried and then churned up with summer storms. It is glorious to be curious, to wonder at the wonder.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-65660992739259608292011-08-30T23:38:18.250+01:002011-08-30T23:38:18.250+01:00Great job delving into the history and making it c...Great job delving into the history and making it come alive with your words, very nice.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-5139551017044223082011-08-30T23:35:09.554+01:002011-08-30T23:35:09.554+01:00I love the always perfect tempo in your words, thi...I love the always perfect tempo in your words, this no exception. Beautiful write ~ RoseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988016086874324471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-17665804430721551362011-08-30T23:28:04.193+01:002011-08-30T23:28:04.193+01:00hey man caught you earlier in the week just swingi...hey man caught you earlier in the week just swinging back through to say hi...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-13922441186603880422011-08-30T22:57:42.471+01:002011-08-30T22:57:42.471+01:00such a vivid piece pete... amazing stuff!such a vivid piece pete... amazing stuff!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359959975341890512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-26966475949151838392011-08-30T22:46:02.246+01:002011-08-30T22:46:02.246+01:00I enjoyed this piece very much Pete. Coming from E...I enjoyed this piece very much Pete. Coming from England I fully understand buildings that speak, tell whole stories of former times. I also like the soft rhyming and sway of the verse. Well done!Elizabeth Younghttp://gardengatewares.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-84838615222599205342011-08-30T21:39:39.049+01:002011-08-30T21:39:39.049+01:00you got such a unique voice pete...i bet the place...you got such a unique voice pete...i bet the place where you live has a lot of history...mine not so much but next door is basle and there's just history in heaps..<br />and hey - good to see you in the pub...how's life..?Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-29899580978800897652011-08-30T05:32:16.648+01:002011-08-30T05:32:16.648+01:00enjoyed this very much! thank you!enjoyed this very much! thank you!Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423174840229628807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-21749932269560306802011-08-27T05:31:45.926+01:002011-08-27T05:31:45.926+01:00Pete, you without doubt 'see' objects with...Pete, you without doubt 'see' objects with that perceptiveness reserved for artists.<br /><br />My home's history is being written-- daily.<br /><br />PEACE!steveronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010875412308487592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-79435589788218619742011-08-27T03:27:27.781+01:002011-08-27T03:27:27.781+01:00ah you write them well on the ear pete...an enjoya...ah you write them well on the ear pete...an enjoyable flow...love learning the history of place...my home has little...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-32932347973167524752011-08-26T23:18:50.776+01:002011-08-26T23:18:50.776+01:00such a sumptuous rythmn - lulls me into a swoon of...such a sumptuous rythmn - lulls me into a swoon of admiration. a fine piece of poetry - delicately emotive imbued with exquisite idea<br />shapes that fill the soulArron Shillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989854352644796752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690603320508472274.post-69621379084937566552011-08-26T22:48:00.790+01:002011-08-26T22:48:00.790+01:00It always amazes me the emotion you are able to b...It always amazes me the emotion you are able to bring across in your words....truly beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com