tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187683434790070953.post8333618264681102806..comments2024-01-30T03:00:57.176-08:00Comments on Lyrics & Maladies: Lincolnjoaquin carvelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03193680725157157864noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187683434790070953.post-19221625347492818652010-04-21T03:40:03.075-07:002010-04-21T03:40:03.075-07:00"Didn’t know where I was headed
what it was I..."Didn’t know where I was headed<br />what it was I thought I’d find;<br />if I’s out to capture somethin’<br />or leave somethin’ far behind"<br /><br />That's exactly how most of my road-trips go! <br /><br />Have fun when you're on break and we'll be right here waiting. :)Aniket Thakkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311954967682696734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187683434790070953.post-18025778969558880422010-04-14T19:53:49.084-07:002010-04-14T19:53:49.084-07:00julie - thank you - your comments always make my d...julie - thank you - your comments always make my day too. i'm glad this took you along for the ride!<br /><br />karen - to be honest, it's sort of an answer to springsteen's song "nebraska". but i hoped it would work independent of that too - so i'm glad it does. and glad you found a ragtop, by hook or by crook!<br /><br />nevine - wow - evoking kerouac? that's seriously amazing. thank you!<br /><br />ji - thanks!joaquin carvelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193680725157157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187683434790070953.post-78933249790152701162010-04-12T17:11:40.142-07:002010-04-12T17:11:40.142-07:00http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/ready...http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/ready-or-not-here-it-is-poetry-awards-for-march/<br /><br />honorable mention award, thank you for the energy and attention!Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187683434790070953.post-54902869871481018212010-04-12T16:42:27.582-07:002010-04-12T16:42:27.582-07:00Oh, and here's that ragtop!Oh, and <i>here's</i> that ragtop!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187683434790070953.post-59250020558174917562010-04-09T11:09:35.879-07:002010-04-09T11:09:35.879-07:00I felt a little like a fly on the wall of your car...I felt a little like a fly on the wall of your car in this treat that evokes memories of reading "On the Road". Your road poems always make me think "This is America" because so much of this country's soul is encapsulated in every word... the people, the places, the thoughts. I also love the ease of your words and your rhyme... it comes off so flawlessly, and it seems like an effortless job for you. I do so envy that!<br /><br />There is truly the effect of an open landscape, the rush of wind in hair, and then the quieter moments with the patrolman enjoying his snack, before he has to hit the road once more. Deluxe stuff, Joaquin! As always...Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187683434790070953.post-61770823062972801432010-04-08T22:21:33.002-07:002010-04-08T22:21:33.002-07:00I don't know if I've told you this or not,...I don't know if I've told you this or not, but you make Thursdays special to me. It's sort of like waiting for a treat you know will come, and then it does, and it's better than you imagined it would be. <br /><br />Jesus, Larry - I mean, joaquin - I always love your roadtrips! Give you a car and you can create an adventure and a storyline that is always a treat.<br /><br /><br />I love the mystery of what came before with the hints about the house in ashes, the "monster", and the narrator trying to shake his name, all the while wearing the old man's hat and coat and driving his boat. <br /><br />I am always fascinated at the way you weave the two part harmony of your poems and at how they work together and separately so well. <br /><br />This one is clever and fun and intriguing at the same time. It made me laugh and sit back to enjoy the cruise.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187683434790070953.post-4530652938795577572010-04-08T10:26:50.767-07:002010-04-08T10:26:50.767-07:00I love this thrilling story! I kept thinking of t...I love this thrilling story! I kept thinking of the movie, "Bonnie and Clyde" as I read. The narrative pacing is awesome, and I imagined so many stories while riding down the highway with the narrator. I love how you leave a lot of the suspense open for the reader's imagination to take the wheel.<br /><br />Fantastic lines:<br /><br />"Left my father’s house in ashes/<br />but I couldn’t shake my name" and<br />"phantom faces on the highway/<br />patrolman on a pecan roll." <br /><br />A cop with a pecan roll made me smile:)<br /><br />The "pretty little penny" is a perfect phrase. I love the title, too. A Lincoln headed through (or to) Lincoln? Well, at least that's where my mind went. Fantastic work, Joaquin! You always make my day.Juliehttp://juliebuff.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com