tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post8184142385538450708..comments2023-10-30T08:00:54.059-04:00Comments on Laurel's Leaves: Kissing blogfestLaurel Garverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-71098594444401912232013-02-15T09:45:11.923-05:002013-02-15T09:45:11.923-05:00Thanks so much. I get the impression I'm in th...Thanks so much. I get the impression I'm in the minority when it comes to first kiss experiences. :-DLaurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-54591901698129593892013-02-15T09:44:07.654-05:002013-02-15T09:44:07.654-05:00Thanks, Sharon. It took me a long time to work up ...Thanks, Sharon. It took me a long time to work up the nerve to submit that one to a publication because it's so intimate. Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-10624975695195411062013-02-15T09:42:55.105-05:002013-02-15T09:42:55.105-05:00Thanks so much. It was a fun one to write.Thanks so much. It was a fun one to write.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-60297892770622053902013-02-15T09:42:08.841-05:002013-02-15T09:42:08.841-05:00Ah, you're not a girl to kiss and tell. :-DAh, you're not a girl to kiss and tell. :-DLaurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-63160825642798570682013-02-15T09:41:40.799-05:002013-02-15T09:41:40.799-05:00Thanks so much, Rachel. Anticipated kisses can be ...Thanks so much, Rachel. Anticipated kisses can be pretty wonderful too, as much as surprise ones like mine. :-)Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-51505500282483873942013-02-15T08:57:07.004-05:002013-02-15T08:57:07.004-05:00Wonderful poem! I love the "whispering Dixie ...Wonderful poem! I love the "whispering Dixie into me" line. :) My first kiss was weird and awkward, lol!Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06782031035661124367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-47753937839134768192013-02-14T21:04:54.257-05:002013-02-14T21:04:54.257-05:00The poem was lovely! Thank you for sharing. ;-)The poem was lovely! Thank you for sharing. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-40380977253592016472013-02-14T19:43:28.185-05:002013-02-14T19:43:28.185-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.RaShelle Workmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582252557500502186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-75728872858897764472013-02-14T18:58:49.874-05:002013-02-14T18:58:49.874-05:00Wonderful poem. Wonderful poem. A.J. Freyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490138130935376612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-67501301919896776732013-02-14T18:22:18.882-05:002013-02-14T18:22:18.882-05:00My first kiss... was memorable. That is all. =)My first kiss... was memorable. That is all. =)RaShelle Workmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582252557500502186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-30305044764793854832013-02-14T15:11:38.183-05:002013-02-14T15:11:38.183-05:00I loved that! Liked and voted :-) My first kiss wa...I loved that! Liked and voted :-) My first kiss was ... hehe, highly anticipated ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181241692016438730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-2938947324969035192013-02-14T13:39:39.894-05:002013-02-14T13:39:39.894-05:00Glad you were willing to give it a try. I seek to ...Glad you were willing to give it a try. I seek to write accessible poems that open up the world, not leave a reader scratching her head. <br /><br />Not remembering seems more good than bad, I guess? If it had been an extremely bad experience, it would still haunt you.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-41482894435938133672013-02-14T13:35:04.068-05:002013-02-14T13:35:04.068-05:00That's hilarious. Personally, I found the whol...That's hilarious. Personally, I found the whole riding on a guy's naked shoulders more weirdly intimate than the kiss itself. Actually the whole thing was a bit strange when I think about it. I was the quiet church girl who discovered this grit I rarely acknowledged having. Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-75693627227829773662013-02-14T13:31:23.421-05:002013-02-14T13:31:23.421-05:00Thanks, Leigh! Nine is pretty young to have boys t...Thanks, Leigh! Nine is pretty young to have boys throwing themselves as you. Would've freaked me out too! :-D I wasn't quite 14 when this happened. On a youth group mission trip, no less. He went to the church that was hosting us. Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-74115681608413217962013-02-14T13:29:00.349-05:002013-02-14T13:29:00.349-05:00Thanks for the rating, Margaret! It would be a thr...Thanks for the rating, Margaret! It would be a thrill to be chosen for the anthology.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-301736430370172862013-02-14T13:28:53.116-05:002013-02-14T13:28:53.116-05:00I don't generally "get" poems, but I...I don't generally "get" poems, but I loved this! Such a great, unique entry. :)<br /><br />I honestly can't remember my first kiss. Not sure if that's good or bad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-88633997468325357492013-02-14T13:28:21.840-05:002013-02-14T13:28:21.840-05:00Thanks Fida. I write fiction, too. But this poem&#...Thanks Fida. I write fiction, too. But this poem's publication worked well for double-duty in the blogfest. :-)Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-23075480435659737112013-02-14T13:27:02.407-05:002013-02-14T13:27:02.407-05:00Thanks so much. Some of my other published poems c...Thanks so much. Some of my other published poems can be found in the "Books and publications" link at the top of the blog. Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-21786011554905772262013-02-14T13:25:28.071-05:002013-02-14T13:25:28.071-05:00I kind of shamelessly stole it from Elizabeth Gask...I kind of shamelessly stole it from Elizabeth Gaskell, though her novel from the 1850s isn't at all romantic, it's dark in a Dickensian kind of way. <br /><br />Still works for an exploration of regional US conflicts though. :-)Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-32608881803560875622013-02-14T13:20:35.650-05:002013-02-14T13:20:35.650-05:00Thanks, Margo. It was fun to play with North/South...Thanks, Margo. It was fun to play with North/South contrasts in composing this bit of nostalgia about the sweet Florida boy from gator land.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-40477103814908802452013-02-14T13:06:06.172-05:002013-02-14T13:06:06.172-05:00Thanks, Coleen. Happy <3 day to you too!Thanks, Coleen. Happy <3 day to you too!Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-89035571412101512772013-02-14T12:09:58.057-05:002013-02-14T12:09:58.057-05:00So cute! I love it. I ran away from my first kiss....So cute! I love it. I ran away from my first kiss. Literally. Took off and barricaded the door. Guess I wasn't ready! LOLSusan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-77847559127758627512013-02-14T11:07:20.014-05:002013-02-14T11:07:20.014-05:00I love it! Will click over and vote now! My first ...I love it! Will click over and vote now! My first kiss? Well, it was weird. I was 9, and it was with one of my older brother's friends. I think I posted about it a long time ago... <br /><br />Didn't like it much. Didn't try it again til I was like 16--LOL! :D That one was better~ <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-83780751402344163242013-02-14T11:03:38.806-05:002013-02-14T11:03:38.806-05:00Loved the poem, Laurel! And I rated it for you. Lo...Loved the poem, Laurel! And I rated it for you. Lovely!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902579033256859779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-87313071897834531482013-02-14T10:46:07.161-05:002013-02-14T10:46:07.161-05:00It's great to see another poem in this blogfes...It's great to see another poem in this blogfest. And I loved the imagery in the poem (-:Fida Islaihhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092246146139978450noreply@blogger.com