tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post3269471265276609800..comments2024-03-28T19:48:05.247-04:00Comments on Shay's Word Garden (Poetry & Such Like): RxFireblossomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-44784556286516946682012-04-13T23:59:12.163-04:002012-04-13T23:59:12.163-04:00I read this three times and read most of the comme...I read this three times and read most of the comments.. I too, like Kerry, pondered over the taking down of that net - as if she wanted the mosquitos to bite her...<br /><br />Leaves me with many questions... :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-42481119388573318972012-04-05T04:35:55.698-04:002012-04-05T04:35:55.698-04:00the endless, easy blood...
fear the female.
abs...the endless, easy blood... <br /><br />fear the female. <br />absolutely. especially the one that takes down the mosquito nets. the one that fears nothing in return. <br /><br />felt the smoke of this one.shawnacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716421442040188641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-88779482568068372652012-04-03T11:51:04.642-04:002012-04-03T11:51:04.642-04:00Killer poem! You made me think a little bit about ...Killer poem! You made me think a little bit about Dexter here! The fear of feminine is my favorite line today. :)<br /><br />Kiss you. <3Kenia Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893148474912410033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-50840705904581189232012-04-03T10:17:24.374-04:002012-04-03T10:17:24.374-04:00I wish to tell you that I enjoyed reading so much....I wish to tell you that I enjoyed reading so much....you write so beautifully...Zenserlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10245188930870716295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-49329647270797914122012-04-03T07:10:20.624-04:002012-04-03T07:10:20.624-04:00the privilege of beauty is the license to kill thr...the privilege of beauty is the license to kill thrill and heal...count me among the thrilled.fabulous piece.Abin Chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534639363132246570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-39946662381814204922012-04-03T04:47:27.301-04:002012-04-03T04:47:27.301-04:00There is a subtle flirtation with death at work he...There is a subtle flirtation with death at work here: preservation of life opposed to destruction of it: the gift of healing, the unfortunate deaths, and the speaker herself seems to invite the malignant mosquito to bite and invade her own blood, with the taking down of the nets at night: perhaps a death wish, long unfulfilled, in order to be reunited with a lover who has passed away?<br /><br />Very good story-telling, with all the twists and turns that make your tales unique.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-35134584893122145902012-04-02T23:36:19.857-04:002012-04-02T23:36:19.857-04:00The hips being gathered like hills is a very lusci...The hips being gathered like hills is a very luscious description......wowzers. This is very good, a bit frighteningly so:)Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-37726868288548946522012-04-02T23:26:44.114-04:002012-04-02T23:26:44.114-04:00Breaking all the rules and succeeding despite it a...Breaking all the rules and succeeding despite it all. Rebel with a cause.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-64704158103866703112012-04-02T22:57:59.862-04:002012-04-02T22:57:59.862-04:00bad and good! so hot you're cool, so cool, you...bad and good! so hot you're cool, so cool, you're hot. or something like that.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027954226798117530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-74915114177359356772012-04-02T22:31:33.033-04:002012-04-02T22:31:33.033-04:00Oooh, this is sooo bad, and sooo goooood!Oooh, this is sooo bad, and sooo goooood!Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-71410008174204090652012-04-02T21:29:24.628-04:002012-04-02T21:29:24.628-04:00I like the jungle witch doctor, stolen white coat....I like the jungle witch doctor, stolen white coat. Love your ending:<br /><br />"Smelling the glory and the endless easy blood"<br /><br />rosemarymint.wordpress.com✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-38692901524437229172012-04-02T20:39:32.074-04:002012-04-02T20:39:32.074-04:00I know this is absolutely unhelpful, but every onc...I know this is absolutely unhelpful, but every once in a while I really like a poem but cannot for the life of me find the words to explain why, and this piece falls into that category.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-38863575630705235312012-04-02T20:39:30.424-04:002012-04-02T20:39:30.424-04:00I know this is absolutely unhelpful, but every onc...I know this is absolutely unhelpful, but every once in a while I really like a poem but cannot for the life of me find the words to explain why, and this piece falls into that category.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-40825856442597944192012-04-02T20:26:20.681-04:002012-04-02T20:26:20.681-04:00I believe this is still as good as the last time I...I believe this is still as good as the last time I read it. This time through the language strikes me as sparse but totally lush and eerie, and the sense of a bad, bad fever is dark and sinister under the sensuality.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-67521115982911433982012-04-02T19:29:07.966-04:002012-04-02T19:29:07.966-04:00Sometimes who lives and who dies is dependent on F...Sometimes who lives and who dies is dependent on FATE, not on who wears the white coat. I believe that with ALL my heart.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-85792471614206920552011-04-08T10:39:50.829-04:002011-04-08T10:39:50.829-04:00That last line is a killer!That last line is a killer!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-63379520574054154972011-04-08T09:08:16.516-04:002011-04-08T09:08:16.516-04:00The Queen is a multitasker ...The Queen is a multitasker ...Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-49917851904890420392011-04-08T08:11:12.408-04:002011-04-08T08:11:12.408-04:00Golly - how did you dream that up?Golly - how did you dream that up?Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-50183606988284371112011-04-08T00:06:29.315-04:002011-04-08T00:06:29.315-04:00This is one that gets quite subdural its own self-...This is one that gets quite subdural its own self--several re-reads later, I particularly like the fourth stanza--very sonorous--just for the way it reads, so full of certainty. The toads, also, I like. The ending--ah, the ending. Just who exactly is the queen of the vampires tonight? So glad I drug myself out of bed and got over here.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-3130815194759060092011-04-07T23:40:56.454-04:002011-04-07T23:40:56.454-04:00i like playing in the hills...i hear they are aliv...i like playing in the hills...i hear they are alive with the sound of music...kinda made me think of chevy chase in spies like us...doctor doctor...ok not really...good night good doctor.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-52748719048222803012011-04-07T23:02:28.589-04:002011-04-07T23:02:28.589-04:00I too am especially struck by the lines that Patri...I too am especially struck by the lines that Patricia pointed out-- amazing imagery. And the ending is fantastic. Great offering today, Shay!Ami Mattisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391930163467566669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-3904898546502595682011-04-07T21:55:49.276-04:002011-04-07T21:55:49.276-04:00"And dreamt of the curve of your hips as if I..."And dreamt of the curve of your hips as if I had gathered the hills above the hospital into my hands." Woo hoo! <br /><br />I think this might be a short story waiting to happen, too. Such a fabulous idea, and you've got some gorgeous lines.patriciacaspershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048071609997739569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-68195456641703559672011-04-07T21:49:47.202-04:002011-04-07T21:49:47.202-04:00Umm,
You REALLY know how to write :-)Umm, <br />You REALLY know how to write :-)machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04073782907747032366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-36430152384011512732011-04-07T21:11:59.673-04:002011-04-07T21:11:59.673-04:00Cool trip to the jungle!Love "those too mad t...Cool trip to the jungle!Love "those too mad to think" :)Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-84609887049462304592011-04-07T20:56:01.834-04:002011-04-07T20:56:01.834-04:00Really good medicine, Shay...
even without a licen...Really good medicine, Shay...<br />even without a license<br /><br />Yep, fear the female,and that one last kiss before goodnight.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088944123595868347noreply@blogger.com