Comments on: ACORNS • by Kurt Kirchmeier

By: Roberta SchulbergGoro

Roberta SchulbergGoro — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:49:31 +0000

The speaker of the poem isn’t paranoid, he’s a Polonius.

It’s a cautionary tale to young nuts to expect the worst, although squirrels are innocent enough in the squirrel world.

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By: Errol Nimbly

Errol Nimbly — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:47:43 +0000

I was thinking, “Ditto Roberta’s Comments” But suddenly….the word choices, the obsessive commas, the simple rhymes, the disjointed rhythms, and it blossomed for me into a poem about madness. The young paranoid schizophrenic wondering if he’ll be able to get through life at all. An oak grows all which-a-ways. Huge 5 from me.

By: dj barber

dj barber — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:19:00 +0000

I liked that.
Best the squirrels eat the nuts than the trees eat the squirrels, I suppose.

–dj

By: Oonah V Joslin

Oonah V Joslin — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:00:13 +0000

I like the squirrels. Actually I’m told squirrels may be responsible for trees growing as they often forget where they hide their nuts…

By: Robin Herrnfeld

Robin Herrnfeld — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:38:25 +0000

I like the thought of acorns whispering amongst themselves. Maybe that’s what you hear when you think it’s the wind rustling in the leaves.

By: Roberta SchulbergGoro

Roberta SchulbergGoro — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:22:28 +0000

If you drop three commas and add a period and a capital, the poem is quite good. Nice comparison of wise ancient oaks to little acorns. An added note: That acorns lose their grip is no whispered secret. Except for that, I like this poem more as I re-read it.