tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post8781351349346549471..comments2024-03-28T21:52:15.546-04:00Comments on Shay's Word Garden (Poetry & Such Like): StrippersFireblossomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-78476184305633581412014-03-23T17:42:46.742-04:002014-03-23T17:42:46.742-04:00Love it... when we let the unexpected change us......Love it... when we let the unexpected change us...when we have no idea how things might go between others... brilliant x Kelly https://www.blogger.com/profile/16136234174682473917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-79287057650765043932012-04-20T17:42:49.393-04:002012-04-20T17:42:49.393-04:00I love this to pieces. Everyone should be stripped...I love this to pieces. Everyone should be stripped bare before telling anyone exactly who they are.<br /><br />rosemarymint.wordpress.com✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-2181021684835163232012-03-21T13:24:52.874-04:002012-03-21T13:24:52.874-04:00An absolutely beautiful parable, fable, story... ...An absolutely beautiful parable, fable, story... this is my favorite kind of story - humanistic and rewarding because they are loved for who they are, not what they do.<br /><br />Exquisite. Loved the reference / pun to the Mobius Strip.<br /><br />You are too damned talented. If writing comes easily and naturally to you, please never admit it to me. :) thanks- el moskBuddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-28458289831550240632011-11-29T03:15:29.081-05:002011-11-29T03:15:29.081-05:00"but in her arms he feels that she is braille..."but in her arms he feels that she is braille, and he the blind man."<br /><br />that has to be one of the most romantic lines ever written! <br /><br />someday i'm going to be able to go back into your archives and stay until Hell freezes over or pigs fly or something like that. this IS a Pride-Worthy Post. love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-59621762755905640452011-11-22T03:58:19.119-05:002011-11-22T03:58:19.119-05:00This is marvelous. Too bad that we are not speakin...This is marvelous. Too bad that we are not speaking to my husband's folks, as his stepfather--a retired Presbyterian minister--would be horrified by this, which means I would take great pleasure in sharing it with him...if we were speaking, that is.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-29208893291646792392011-11-21T08:21:13.256-05:002011-11-21T08:21:13.256-05:00Oh yes!
They are both sick of the needy looking t...Oh yes!<br /><br />They are both sick of the needy looking to them for what they cannot find at home... Kind of says it all, but the whole narrative soars.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-21430748609941231882011-11-20T16:50:40.404-05:002011-11-20T16:50:40.404-05:00Shay, I think this is my favorite. The porch light...Shay, I think this is my favorite. The porch light, door mat, moth, batter bowl....arghhh, it's all so insanely perfect.<br /><br />And i hate you :)<br /><br />Love, ReneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088944123595868347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-43272198243649627742011-11-20T15:37:09.004-05:002011-11-20T15:37:09.004-05:00.. I began with #7... I began with #7.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-80824966603097360082011-01-07T14:39:18.906-05:002011-01-07T14:39:18.906-05:00Wow. I think I know you!
I realize I'm a year...Wow. I think I know you!<br /><br />I realize I'm a year late with this comment, but I love this one and had to say it.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996649230923802512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-59205478470468082552009-09-15T06:49:54.311-04:002009-09-15T06:49:54.311-04:00Who am I, Cloudia? (love that, by the way). Well, ...Who am I, Cloudia? (love that, by the way). Well, the answer to that depends on the day and the hour, I suppose. <br /><br />I swiped the idea of the favorites list from another blogger. Please swipe it from me! ;-)<br /><br />I love it when you come and read and comment.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-79452908674658920212009-09-14T23:36:12.730-04:002009-09-14T23:36:12.730-04:00So rich
so wise.
who ARE you?!
I feel less alone...So rich<br />so wise.<br /><br />who ARE you?!<br /><br />I feel less alone in this world, knowing the poet of this piece is afoot..... Gotta spotlight some of my worthy posts like this - glad you do ;-]<br /><br />Aloha<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-44590537242541238782009-03-08T17:55:00.000-04:002009-03-08T17:55:00.000-04:00i read this when it first came out and it was fab ...i read this when it first came out and it was fab then, reading it again, it makes me smile.. and reminds me of so many other examples of the same concept... love it, especially: <BR/><BR/><I>In the night, he touches his fingertips to her skin, and finds that she is smoother than a surplice. It is like being handed the bowl, for the sweet batter within.<BR/><BR/>He knows her history, the cafeteria line of her past lovers hovering like moondogs, but in her arms he feels that she is braille, and he the blind man. </I><BR/><BR/><BR/>KxKelly https://www.blogger.com/profile/16136234174682473917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-7924995456558718612009-03-02T23:30:00.000-05:002009-03-02T23:30:00.000-05:00Just blog-surfing by....I loved that story/poem ab...Just blog-surfing by....I loved that story/poem about the pole dander and the minister!Ien in the Kootenayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766317652520657570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-55208016192070578592009-03-01T21:38:00.000-05:002009-03-01T21:38:00.000-05:00Lady of the Blackbirds...I'm in!You work the podiu...Lady of the Blackbirds...I'm in!<BR/><BR/>You work the podium and I'll take care of the murals. ;)Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560614073319109150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-40656592474532045922009-03-01T19:07:00.000-05:002009-03-01T19:07:00.000-05:00Moondoggie Wordburger! I love it. That reminds me ...Moondoggie Wordburger! I love it. That reminds me of the old ads for Whattaburger: "What a burger, what a burger, just what a burger should be, the unbeatable, unbelievable, bigger better burger, Whattaburger!"<BR/><BR/>Lovin me some Jannie FunnnsterrrFireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-23822481709363362482009-03-01T18:47:00.000-05:002009-03-01T18:47:00.000-05:00Shay, Shay, Shay, Shay, Shay.You are a blessing to...Shay, Shay, Shay, Shay, Shay.<BR/><BR/>You are a blessing to this planet. Which one -- or galaxy do you hail from? Planet Poeticus from the distant galaxy Moondoggie Wordburger perhaps?<BR/><BR/>And to think I've actually not only crossed paths with you but you think me lofty enough for the Scary Clown.<BR/><BR/>Holey cow!!Jannie Funsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595786402510366043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-82793112095224335652009-03-01T12:00:00.000-05:002009-03-01T12:00:00.000-05:00Mama Zen, you crack me up. And yes, that's the Riv...Mama Zen, you crack me up. And yes, that's the River Walk, a wonderful place to go if ever there was one, especially in the company of someone who understands the lackingness of everyone else! LOL. <BR/><BR/>Hi Debbie! Thanks! :-)Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-3689296477798346522009-02-28T23:38:00.000-05:002009-02-28T23:38:00.000-05:00This was wonderful. I love the whole underlying m...This was wonderful. I love the whole underlying message.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-58126702429210698202009-02-28T21:02:00.000-05:002009-02-28T21:02:00.000-05:00The common realization that everyone else is an as...The common realization that everyone else is an asshole is the only stable foundation for true love.<BR/><BR/>I thought that I recognized the San Antonio river walk!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-77055124540919761062009-02-28T11:31:00.000-05:002009-02-28T11:31:00.000-05:00oOo, don't tempt me, Scarlet! I'll call it Our Lad...oOo, don't tempt me, Scarlet! I'll call it Our Lady of the Blackbirds. I'll allow people to write and draw on the walls. Will you make me some art for me, Scarlet? pleeeease?<BR/><BR/>Hi Vicarious, nice to see you, and I don't know where your comment could have gone. Maybe it is living with the dryer socks. I'm glad you liked that section, I was trying to show their vulnerability with each other.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-30694555211159657212009-02-28T11:12:00.000-05:002009-02-28T11:12:00.000-05:00I left a comment yesterday and it seems to have di...I left a comment yesterday and it seems to have disappeared :( . At any rate, it said I love this poem, especially the parts where you describe how the two feel about each other (he like a welcome mat, she like cake batter)Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16354890444410748967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-82395326126141181062009-02-28T09:25:00.001-05:002009-02-28T09:25:00.001-05:00You may have to start your own church. :)You may have to start your own church. :)Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560614073319109150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-10935602609826003722009-02-28T09:25:00.000-05:002009-02-28T09:25:00.000-05:00Phil, thank you so much, I'm delighted to see you ...Phil, thank you so much, I'm delighted to see you back!<BR/><BR/>Details, baby! That's me, pouty. ;-)Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-62145154047097017302009-02-28T08:56:00.000-05:002009-02-28T08:56:00.000-05:00You are a true poet for understanding that a name ...You are a true poet for understanding that a name (label)can be either poetry in motion, or misused entirely, thus rendering a person either significant or totally insignificant. Your attention to detail is very remarkable to me.Susan English Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661766173970296173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-37478778737260830552009-02-28T08:21:00.000-05:002009-02-28T08:21:00.000-05:00RK at the movies! How was it? Tell me everything.N...RK at the movies! How was it? Tell me everything.<BR/><BR/>Nick, I love your comment! Thank you and welcome to Word Garden. I hope you'll be back!<BR/><BR/>Steve, thank you for the kind words about the poem. Just to let you know, though, my dear friend's name is Poutalicious, or Poutylips, not pouty-whatever. <BR/><BR/>Thank you, Shadow! I have become a fan of yours, as well!Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.com