tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post6017667071490811819..comments2024-03-29T07:11:54.743-04:00Comments on Shay's Word Garden (Poetry & Such Like): My Petition To St. CreolaFireblossomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-40985803563987111472012-03-02T23:24:15.961-05:002012-03-02T23:24:15.961-05:00Holy Henry Miller! I adore this piece: from its ...Holy Henry Miller! I adore this piece: from its narrator torn between two desires, to it's magical/sensual imagery (tar roofs even). You done well, grrl!Isadora Gruyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036782300945079952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-10466126742929796102012-03-02T05:14:50.761-05:002012-03-02T05:14:50.761-05:00{{{cursing worse than a sailor as i trudge off to ...{{{cursing worse than a sailor as i trudge off to Hedgewitch's, make sure her keyboard is plugged into a power socket then fall into the tub with it.......zzzzzzzzzapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-41476706194761993852012-03-01T22:22:09.489-05:002012-03-01T22:22:09.489-05:00Beautiful. I, too, love "The pockets of your ...Beautiful. I, too, love "The pockets of your blue linen smock stuffed with dawn clouds."<br /><br />Pat<br />Critter AlleyPat Wahlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138619912065680084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-1648580670391292292012-02-29T18:39:50.059-05:002012-02-29T18:39:50.059-05:00I have to tell you something funny. I wasn't s...I have to tell you something funny. I wasn't sure if St Creola was a real saint or not. So, I Googled it. The first thing Google showed was a link back to this post. LOL<br /><br />I guess I got my answer, right? <br /><br />Okay, this was great. My favorite line was, "The pockets of your blue linen smock stuffed with dawn clouds," <br /><br />Man, I want to write lines like this. I'm a fiction writer who wants to be a poet, like you:~) Such is life!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995684156785464334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-15120727938498811752012-02-29T13:04:06.561-05:002012-02-29T13:04:06.561-05:00I love this. Hope your prayer is answered. I'...I love this. Hope your prayer is answered. I'm going to have to start praying to this saint too.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-72592495992932091612012-02-29T07:52:50.838-05:002012-02-29T07:52:50.838-05:00breathtaking beauty...still when I saw the name st...breathtaking beauty...still when I saw the name st creola, I couldn't help but imagine you sitting with a box of colorful wax crayons writing each line in a different hue:-)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-91790017031497889102012-02-29T02:55:15.326-05:002012-02-29T02:55:15.326-05:00May you get an answer to this beautiful prayer :)May you get an answer to this beautiful prayer :)Cathy Feasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302068829418562420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-60403893214151626412012-02-28T21:12:51.069-05:002012-02-28T21:12:51.069-05:00Love this... It is gorgeous !Love this... It is gorgeous !ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-91134118704589656792012-02-28T20:16:12.445-05:002012-02-28T20:16:12.445-05:00This is beyond incredible. Lavish, but darker and...This is beyond incredible. Lavish, but darker and sweeter. Like the smell of warm dirt after rain . . . or something poetic like that.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-18480347666139264872012-02-28T18:30:22.496-05:002012-02-28T18:30:22.496-05:00LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! All the live long day! Whoever, ...LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! All the live long day! Whoever, where ever, when ever. All we are is love...Everything else just serves to remind us of that. A beautiful write/prayer...but this goddess says go for broke and go for both ;)Tashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-59766093188052187202012-02-28T18:23:31.491-05:002012-02-28T18:23:31.491-05:00Our Lady of Tides is always answering our prayers....Our Lady of Tides is always answering our prayers. The trick lies in deciphering the wettest language of the heart. And of which is the greater half of heart, anyway? Thanks for letting us listen in on the intercession. Gorgeous stuff. - BrendanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-28795401630828442442012-02-28T17:09:24.467-05:002012-02-28T17:09:24.467-05:00not v often i do this but i disagree with hedgewit...not v often i do this but i disagree with hedgewitch...<br />abundant,magnificent... hang on: shes right lavish is as lavish does... how about cool too :)Arron Shillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989854352644796752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-58399089141250074362012-02-28T16:06:16.119-05:002012-02-28T16:06:16.119-05:00This feels so lush and open to me--Beautifully wri...This feels so lush and open to me--Beautifully written --and I hope you get your answer.Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-40206270904135865482012-02-28T15:26:04.747-05:002012-02-28T15:26:04.747-05:00So many beautiful images to get lost in and I did ...So many beautiful images to get lost in and I did for a while... but definitely mornings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-79891241786778412292012-02-28T11:21:26.986-05:002012-02-28T11:21:26.986-05:00One of your best, kiddo. Such unimaginably beautif...One of your best, kiddo. Such unimaginably beautiful turns of phrase. The dawn clouds, the east facing Italian stucco, the bootleg water-dove, the indigo bloom.<br /><br />Wow. I feel like I have just been at a feast.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-84392844452723189952012-02-28T10:18:00.803-05:002012-02-28T10:18:00.803-05:00.. just returned from lighting a few candles ~ wel..... just returned from lighting a few candles ~ well deserved!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-18885253083600569922012-02-28T09:06:15.747-05:002012-02-28T09:06:15.747-05:00A prayer to St Creola must certainly be granted. I...A prayer to St Creola must certainly be granted. I love every shred of magical realism that makes me see the world from a new and improved angle, if only for awhile.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-60768415632186377142012-02-28T08:25:35.582-05:002012-02-28T08:25:35.582-05:00"Let there be a rain of cormorants" make..."Let there be a rain of cormorants" make sure you have an umbrella ..Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-86379852189001855702012-02-28T06:51:24.081-05:002012-02-28T06:51:24.081-05:00You know that I have made St. Creola my patron sai...You know that I have made St. Creola my patron saint, don't you? And considering I'm Jewish, that's really saying something! <br /><br />Love in the morning or Love in the evening? I say...BOTH!Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-65502106028035302172012-02-28T06:13:05.789-05:002012-02-28T06:13:05.789-05:00That's gorgeous.That's gorgeous.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-75743591936924583482012-02-28T05:14:04.253-05:002012-02-28T05:14:04.253-05:00The whole piece--beautiful--but I am especially dr...The whole piece--beautiful--but I am especially drawn to the third stanza along with the last three lines.<br /><br />Like Hedgewitch, I threw my keyboard into the bathtub.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-81847211599133937032012-02-28T02:14:36.763-05:002012-02-28T02:14:36.763-05:00I love this, its format (a prayer), the images of ...I love this, its format (a prayer), the images of the night ... the sense of conflict ... the pleading -- Fantastic!Matt Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09276531398959895160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-47873755646395204992012-02-28T01:13:13.311-05:002012-02-28T01:13:13.311-05:00There is only one word for this--lavish.It drips l...There is only one word for this--lavish.It drips lavishness down the page in every lucent adjective. Insane, love beyond feeling no pain,each word a pearl strung on a string of clear passion, and it cuts to a devastating close that is like bells ringing by starlight. <br /><br />*throws keyboard into bathtub*hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-38703462484610438972012-02-28T00:18:09.385-05:002012-02-28T00:18:09.385-05:00Lovely and ambiguous?
I TOLD you never to write a...Lovely and ambiguous?<br /><br />I TOLD you never to write about ME!<br /><br /><br />Aloha from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> <br /> >< } } ( ° ><br /> ><}}(°>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-16695326340117676372012-02-27T23:08:27.766-05:002012-02-27T23:08:27.766-05:00may she hear your plea...i am kinda torn between l...may she hear your plea...i am kinda torn between love at night and in the morning...the morning is a little more honest for me you know...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com