tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post3829044097889905527..comments2024-03-29T03:09:23.361-04:00Comments on Shay's Word Garden (Poetry & Such Like): MercyFireblossomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-45108302034109384322012-02-07T11:41:05.557-05:002012-02-07T11:41:05.557-05:00I actually got a jolt when I read the line:
"...I actually got a jolt when I read the line:<br /><br />"I've already called them"<br /><br />I see this vividly, her defiant silhouette, long black hair whipping about ... refusing to turn away from who she is.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-59113077418051997602012-02-06T22:55:10.402-05:002012-02-06T22:55:10.402-05:00NO ONE can tell a story like you. And no one can t...NO ONE can tell a story like you. And no one can tell as MANY stories as you. You have an unending supply. Is your Muse hogging more than her share? Hmmmmm? :)Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-46394094965301485122012-02-06T22:49:28.191-05:002012-02-06T22:49:28.191-05:00Sad and breathtaking and beautiful...all at the sa...Sad and breathtaking and beautiful...all at the same time.Katerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645403612156172760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-20150523144539623952012-02-06T21:38:03.607-05:002012-02-06T21:38:03.607-05:00So many tableux, so many questions. A thought-prov...So many tableux, so many questions. A thought-provoking composition.Semaphorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945917520773585129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-58400796766510886582012-02-06T15:56:44.074-05:002012-02-06T15:56:44.074-05:00"And the bullets they carry on their belts
Ar..."And the bullets they carry on their belts<br />Are filled with mercy."<br />I didn't see that coming. "I've already called them" didn't warn me.<br />Beautifully written, Shay, and I love her name.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-35177019107217298402012-02-06T14:36:04.376-05:002012-02-06T14:36:04.376-05:00Her hair is like a great dark bird folding its win...Her hair is like a great dark bird folding its wings.<br /><br />Seriously? What a line!<br /><br />Beautiful lines in this and an intriguing story.cosmos camihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558327124451076957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-14418147386964882602012-02-06T14:14:21.194-05:002012-02-06T14:14:21.194-05:00Love this - you tell a great story, has a sort of ...Love this - you tell a great story, has a sort of mythic flavour to it.<br /><br /><em>Her hair is like a great dark bird folding its wings.</em> <br /><br />Beautiful...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-57665874453731838442012-02-06T11:40:14.118-05:002012-02-06T11:40:14.118-05:00Great storytelling! Awesome verse...
I felt the h...Great storytelling! Awesome verse...<br /><br />I felt the horror of "I've already called them..." was like, "WHAT? Ohhh nooooo...."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10094116226854880072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-47760265108863861292012-02-06T11:22:33.466-05:002012-02-06T11:22:33.466-05:00Love the line about her hair folding its wings lik...Love the line about her hair folding its wings like a great dark bird, and the eyes with crescent moons--a visual poem that deals with everything that can't be seen. Glad you took this one out and dusted it off for us.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-31896620467957904012012-02-06T11:08:48.109-05:002012-02-06T11:08:48.109-05:00bullets of mercy, whoosh. this is terrific.
i have...bullets of mercy, whoosh. this is terrific.<br />i have to say that i am very happy that you no longer publish your words in the handwriting font. signed, Always Complaining That Shit Is Hard To Read On The InternetsMarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-31915214626157084122012-02-06T10:52:45.815-05:002012-02-06T10:52:45.815-05:00Sorry about that, Kerry! Because this is an older ...Sorry about that, Kerry! Because this is an older post, comment moderation is on.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-68024868718552768962012-02-06T10:41:39.423-05:002012-02-06T10:41:39.423-05:00Where did my comment go? This is the second time m...Where did my comment go? This is the second time my words of wisdom have vanished!<br /><br />What I noted was your magical ability as story-teller to infuse the tale with intense characterization in so few lines, their tribulations told with the knowing and humane voice of a poet!<br /><br />PS. Love the pandas :)Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-56757755162090830332012-02-06T10:38:22.028-05:002012-02-06T10:38:22.028-05:00The magic of your story-telling is your ability to...The magic of your story-telling is your ability to infuse so much life into your characters in so few lines: names, heritage, tribulations and always the knowing humane voice of the poet.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-75675741788378574942012-02-06T08:10:30.163-05:002012-02-06T08:10:30.163-05:00Some women just don't wish to be tamed! I ver...Some women just don't wish to be tamed! I very much enjoyed this tale.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-7529828525478142482011-01-01T12:04:39.972-05:002011-01-01T12:04:39.972-05:00Oh wow, this is totally amazing."The waking o...Oh wow, this is totally amazing."The waking of dreamers is a serious thing." It is true - there is not another poet on the planet who can touch you. I obviously must apply myself seriously to your archive.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-6930459423168639322008-12-01T16:56:00.000-05:002008-12-01T16:56:00.000-05:00Anything beats confinement. Tristessa sabe mucho....Anything beats confinement. Tristessa sabe mucho.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560614073319109150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-123213995408223982008-12-01T00:34:00.000-05:002008-12-01T00:34:00.000-05:00Tristessa is a woman after my own heart. I love th...Tristessa is a woman after my own heart. I love the last line: "Death is the only mercy."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-33337092018178125362008-11-30T21:45:00.000-05:002008-11-30T21:45:00.000-05:00Um, whenever she can get away with it, my daughter...Um, whenever she can get away with it, my daughter sneaks outside so that she can howl at the moon. Seriously.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-36379187864868878172008-11-30T16:20:00.000-05:002008-11-30T16:20:00.000-05:00Why?!? Life can be so unfair. My fav lines: the...Why?!? Life can be so unfair. <BR/><BR/>My fav lines: the description of his shoes, bulllets filled with mercy and her black hair reflecting every star.<BR/><BR/>Ah, but "everything is temporary anyway..."Jannie Funsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595786402510366043noreply@blogger.com