tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post3643014019549186843..comments2024-03-26T19:38:47.952-04:00Comments on Shay's Word Garden (Poetry & Such Like): A Ngorongoro NativityFireblossomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-33495795650848744142012-12-18T05:56:21.725-05:002012-12-18T05:56:21.725-05:00Little Runner.....dear god, this just stopped me c...<i>Little Runner</i>.....dear god, this just stopped me cold in my human tracks and all I can say is it is one of your very best. A poem I will keep in my top drawer and treasure. Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-80486917856370894962012-12-18T02:40:13.646-05:002012-12-18T02:40:13.646-05:00Wow! You never cease to amaze me. This is telling ...Wow! You never cease to amaze me. This is telling life as real as it gets.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-41126204994647054262012-12-17T18:08:13.739-05:002012-12-17T18:08:13.739-05:00I didn't know a Cape Buffalo even existed.
You...I didn't know a Cape Buffalo even existed.<br />You are amazing.<br />xo jjJoanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-66281850378575196052012-12-17T16:12:52.144-05:002012-12-17T16:12:52.144-05:00Wonderful poem. Agh. Wonderful poem. Agh. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-47127724113094093112012-12-17T13:45:29.199-05:002012-12-17T13:45:29.199-05:00hey if you can't stand up .. sit down ...hey if you can't stand up .. sit down ... Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-71945939062882893232012-12-17T00:03:36.089-05:002012-12-17T00:03:36.089-05:00PS: the music is a perfect match. Who do we love ...PS: the music is a perfect match. Who do we love indeed?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-1616806284709342542012-12-17T00:02:29.640-05:002012-12-17T00:02:29.640-05:00Imagine that! A regimented life of falling in and...Imagine that! A regimented life of falling in and falling out, living only if taking a stand. New info for me, allegory of these mean streets of youth in poverty. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-56639477105723417672012-12-16T22:39:56.375-05:002012-12-16T22:39:56.375-05:00By the by, I love the book Mommie Dearest. Creepie...By the by, I love the book <i>Mommie Dearest.</i> Creepiest thing ever. Well, other than <i>Flowers in the Attic</i> perhaps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-90310691100765058832012-12-16T21:33:04.652-05:002012-12-16T21:33:04.652-05:00Are those cupcakes on its chest? I fear I'm g...Are those cupcakes on its chest? I fear I'm going to have nightmares after seeing that thing.HermanTurniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448138758753193112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-73474419037467038612012-12-16T19:48:17.037-05:002012-12-16T19:48:17.037-05:00Okay, this my favorite poem of yours...about a Cap...Okay, this my favorite poem of yours...about a Cape Buffalo.<br /><br />And I've never heard that Bob Seger song.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-80109484025944655492012-12-16T18:47:03.241-05:002012-12-16T18:47:03.241-05:00The wisest
carry
the greatest
pain,
O wise
poetess...The wisest<br />carry<br />the greatest<br />pain,<br />O wise<br />poetess-<br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha from Honolulu, my Friend<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-63795117559114539842012-12-16T16:35:43.198-05:002012-12-16T16:35:43.198-05:00This is breathtaking. No other way to say it.This is breathtaking. No other way to say it.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-13739994256230593992012-12-16T16:14:39.054-05:002012-12-16T16:14:39.054-05:00"Stoic, she stands and gives you to the groun..."Stoic, she stands and gives you to the ground."<br /><br />I find this to be an incredibly moving and powerful line. It digs deep into all things natural, primal, animalistic. What better subject for poetry is there than the animal world?<br /><br />Your closing stanza is chilling, but right on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-62930424614875343962012-12-16T15:45:30.126-05:002012-12-16T15:45:30.126-05:00yikes! the end there was really a no-holds-barred...yikes! the end there was really a no-holds-barred. poor little Cape buffalo!RMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054771419356465116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-791345663020615592012-12-16T13:19:23.424-05:002012-12-16T13:19:23.424-05:00You are able to hear and see what we don't ......You are able to hear and see what we don't ... Cape Buffalo, now why didn't I recognize her.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-49607341883479108872012-12-16T13:03:00.083-05:002012-12-16T13:03:00.083-05:00Tremendous in its simplicity and brevity, Shay, al...Tremendous in its simplicity and brevity, Shay, almost as if the mother buffalo is speaking to her young.<br />You are an artist.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-43147528028439859272012-12-16T12:39:52.162-05:002012-12-16T12:39:52.162-05:00So tender..."Little Runner"......life is...So tender..."Little Runner"......life is harsh in the veld. I didnt know buffalo birthed standing up. I so loved this, Shay.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-54952601313178486862012-12-16T12:38:39.189-05:002012-12-16T12:38:39.189-05:00Life sucks and then you die. Happy Holidays!Life sucks and then you die. Happy Holidays!Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-24661678242540108152012-12-16T11:36:40.751-05:002012-12-16T11:36:40.751-05:00Little Runner. Oh, this brings out the mothering ...Little Runner. Oh, this brings out the mothering instinct that's for sure. This image is so strong I don't think I can erase it to write a piece of my own. Well done!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-3842217899432529562012-12-16T10:51:21.118-05:002012-12-16T10:51:21.118-05:00Existing at the bottom of the foodchain is always ...Existing at the bottom of the foodchain is always an uneasy linkage--and there is always something that preys on the weakest and most vulnerable. But as Kerry notes, those that survive have a way of making the predators back off. The third stanza here made me catch my breath.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-35152961461042039082012-12-16T10:42:38.057-05:002012-12-16T10:42:38.057-05:00All too true.. but a Cape Buffalo should not be ta...All too true.. but a Cape Buffalo should not be taken lightly - fully grown they have been known to kill lions. There are clips on Youtube - but not for the faint of heart.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-3808169479219380992012-12-16T10:33:25.095-05:002012-12-16T10:33:25.095-05:00damn good final stanza, Sis! "stifled surrend...damn good final stanza, Sis! "stifled surrender" wow!<br /><br />gotta love Seger!<br /><br />and i love those dolls! what a cool project!<br /><br />♥Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-41099593522312341352012-12-16T10:31:45.580-05:002012-12-16T10:31:45.580-05:00ouch! born to a brutal life.ouch! born to a brutal life.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-44170382513199467862012-12-16T09:08:33.369-05:002012-12-16T09:08:33.369-05:00Powerful.
And I love how the dolls are all speaki...Powerful.<br /><br />And I love how the dolls are all speaking......Mimi Foxmortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13572725659728049534noreply@blogger.com