tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post8794031197875751939..comments2024-03-18T23:15:50.606-04:00Comments on Shay's Word Garden (Poetry & Such Like): Mexican PoetFireblossomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-86701783532070240252015-01-13T13:08:47.100-05:002015-01-13T13:08:47.100-05:00On an unrelated note: did you see this?
http://w...On an unrelated note: did you see this?<br /><br />http://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/emmylou-harris-receives-all-star-musical-tribute-in-washington-20150112Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-26569029582964167002015-01-13T10:50:22.478-05:002015-01-13T10:50:22.478-05:00This is unbelievably good.
"the fading blue ...This is unbelievably good.<br /><br />"the fading blue moon and stars of our overwashed sheets"<br />"open as a new bottle of wine"<br />"I should have listened to the skinny about bi women--<br />they will always leave you twice."<br />"and when they do, it is always in half-light--<br />that darling of killers"<br />"The real blame belongs with my jar of hoarded scorpions,<br />scattered in our hair" (Where do you come up with this stuff?!)<br /><br />You are a star.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-91532883602789749522015-01-13T02:35:59.252-05:002015-01-13T02:35:59.252-05:00oh, god! your vacation starts this week and then y...oh, god! your vacation starts this week and then you're gonna be writing this amazing poetry every fucking day, and i'm going to give Kermit a run for his money cuz i'll be so green with envy! i wanna write like you!!! <br /><br />♥my heart's love songshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629303520695044479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-58307299913175859742015-01-12T20:33:11.054-05:002015-01-12T20:33:11.054-05:00Ha. (In a non-ha way.) The opening here is espec...Ha. (In a non-ha way.) The opening here is especially powerful I thought--the way that someone can use a kind of intellectual bridge as a bar of sorts-- just a weird type of thing that you have captured terribly well here. The whole thing is very human and vivid and captivating though. Thanks. k. (Manicddaily) Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-12276058312599192772015-01-11T18:54:38.331-05:002015-01-11T18:54:38.331-05:00So original, so you..a twist of beauty, reality, a...So original, so you..a twist of beauty, reality, acceptance. Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-2928372596185895282015-01-11T18:17:09.417-05:002015-01-11T18:17:09.417-05:00Well done.
ZQWell done.<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-9135015991675905012015-01-11T16:04:31.614-05:002015-01-11T16:04:31.614-05:00Your poetry always amazes me - so wonderfully myst...Your poetry always amazes me - so wonderfully mystical, this one.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-38180998222472976302015-01-11T15:31:36.984-05:002015-01-11T15:31:36.984-05:00A jar of scorpions in your hair sounds like quite ...A jar of scorpions in your hair sounds like quite a problem indeed. It is easy to let the mind become poisoned by raw emotion because a lot of the time we just feel the need of wanting. Lies surround those who are naive enough to let their guard down, but then again who really knows who is naive. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590129774774754740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-18192256467623953392015-01-11T13:50:22.630-05:002015-01-11T13:50:22.630-05:00what an awesome final line!
ALOHA from Honolu...what an awesome final line!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ComfortSpiral</a><br /> <3 Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-77714680668689623772015-01-11T13:36:04.964-05:002015-01-11T13:36:04.964-05:00There is a reason why
sun and moon rarely share th...There is a reason why<br />sun and moon rarely share the sky,<br />and when they do, it is always in half-light--<br /><br />Your figurative language has a unique beauty of its own and there is a wealth of wisdom in your poetry.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-68880548285740759222015-01-11T13:17:35.347-05:002015-01-11T13:17:35.347-05:00sun and moon rarely share the sky,
and when they d...sun and moon rarely share the sky,<br />and when they do, it is always in half-light--<br /><br />wowzers-beautiful wordsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-90646513148661353982015-01-11T12:46:35.559-05:002015-01-11T12:46:35.559-05:00Where to start? So many fantastic lines. The morni...Where to start? So many fantastic lines. The morning glory around the nested stinger, and "translated soul settling inside our skin" for starters. Fantastic, Shay.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-8675815298892941552015-01-11T12:29:34.306-05:002015-01-11T12:29:34.306-05:00The jar of scorpions in the hair.. What a great wa...The jar of scorpions in the hair.. What a great way to describe that feeling of having such a double loss.. Stunning write.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-14086119728227392162015-01-11T12:01:42.974-05:002015-01-11T12:01:42.974-05:00Bittersweet, with an aftertaste of honey and cyani...Bittersweet, with an aftertaste of honey and cyanide. There are those who are only faithful to their own firefly desires, and in my opinion, scorpions are too good for them.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-57589583355461385142015-01-11T11:29:28.153-05:002015-01-11T11:29:28.153-05:00Oh, hell. Oh, damn. Why can't I write like t...Oh, hell. Oh, damn. Why can't I write like this?Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-81938731532092261152015-01-11T10:58:10.001-05:002015-01-11T10:58:10.001-05:00'like a morning glory vine around a nested sti...'like a morning glory vine around a nested stinger'. such great imagery.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-2158786533975620012015-01-11T10:50:36.842-05:002015-01-11T10:50:36.842-05:00I am happy to read that you are inspired by Huerta...I am happy to read that you are inspired by Huerta's language ~ <br /><br />The sun and moon rarely do share the sky, each one wanting to be the "star" ~ The jar of hoarded scorpions is menacing imagery ~ Have a good weekend Shay ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.com