tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post4066744714674120716..comments2024-03-28T09:11:04.513-04:00Comments on Shay's Word Garden (Poetry & Such Like): Sleep WalkFireblossomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-80644030835213602652013-06-29T17:50:39.516-04:002013-06-29T17:50:39.516-04:00Dark and so very real...always nice to see you at ...Dark and so very real...always nice to see you at Magpie, Shay!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-32024132826643365812013-06-29T15:24:23.631-04:002013-06-29T15:24:23.631-04:00Shiny, happy people...Shiny, happy people...Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-7467581198347140812013-06-29T12:46:01.864-04:002013-06-29T12:46:01.864-04:00That was great! You've written an entire novel...That was great! You've written an entire novel in a few short paragraphs of poetry. It left me thinking, and sad, and hopeful for the characters, like all writing should.T. M. Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05338638211913479462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-2392423630871553972013-06-27T18:35:14.066-04:002013-06-27T18:35:14.066-04:00You've no idea how impressed with this piece I...You've no idea how impressed with this piece I am. It's positively unique and with the kind of depth I admire.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447013188405986054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-81084087071031933962013-06-27T17:45:04.965-04:002013-06-27T17:45:04.965-04:00Sad, yet I was mesmerized by the outcome of all th...Sad, yet I was mesmerized by the outcome of all their lives.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13318991328136593536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-6400761891862932922013-06-27T15:43:20.383-04:002013-06-27T15:43:20.383-04:00We'ed sing and dance, forever and a day....
I...We'ed sing and dance, forever and a day....<br /><br />I just love it when you Time TravelG-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968807697181554781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-1213378380505497372013-06-27T13:52:14.244-04:002013-06-27T13:52:14.244-04:00This is brilliant.This is brilliant.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-50582843764524979942013-06-27T12:36:21.607-04:002013-06-27T12:36:21.607-04:00I know you could've written this out of whole ...I know you could've written this out of whole cloth, but I suspect it's autobiographical. It's a sly gambit writing from the perspective of cancer boy's deathbed memory girl, but you make it work. Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-47289317568235979942013-06-27T10:03:29.248-04:002013-06-27T10:03:29.248-04:00I echo what sioux said.
This was an accurate synop...I echo what sioux said.<br />This was an accurate synopsis of my era before 'closets' were integrated into the venacular or depictions of where our secrets were stored.<br /><br />Well written, Fireblossom Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713672589582754484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-89114198353280196282013-06-26T23:08:19.929-04:002013-06-26T23:08:19.929-04:00Shay!
Your poem is mesmerizing, terrifying and f...Shay! <br />Your poem is mesmerizing, terrifying and fascinating, sad and I absolutely LOVED every word. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-49690245484736127072013-06-26T23:01:26.755-04:002013-06-26T23:01:26.755-04:00So...just another day in the neighborhood then? I...So...just another day in the neighborhood then? In my mind's eye I picture Dennis Hopper sucking gas from a tank, then screaming through gritted teeth, "Won't you be my neighbor?!"HermanTurniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448138758753193112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-3499633052057216562013-06-26T22:29:21.897-04:002013-06-26T22:29:21.897-04:00Wow I laughed at line 8
and then my stomach did a ...Wow I laughed at line 8<br />and then my stomach did a flip at line 9.<br /><br />As much as people long for the "good ol' days" I think I'll take what we have now, as imperfect as it is... (I mean, it wasn't ever perfect...)<br /><br />I liked this depressing little read.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-14503487550913092132013-06-26T22:26:13.891-04:002013-06-26T22:26:13.891-04:00The part of life that no one wants to dwell on for...The part of life that no one wants to dwell on for too long...<br /> <br />Well written!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04679461800084973868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-72980655306019142052013-06-26T21:24:13.772-04:002013-06-26T21:24:13.772-04:00Sad tales. Kind of like what a high school reunion...Sad tales. Kind of like what a high school reunion would be--if anyone was honest at one of those things.<br /><br />The music is perfect for this. It really caps it off...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-37616123526305207362013-06-26T20:55:58.384-04:002013-06-26T20:55:58.384-04:00'led' not 'lead' sigh..'led' not 'lead' sigh..hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-39049483904693871352013-06-26T20:54:01.297-04:002013-06-26T20:54:01.297-04:00My aunt used to knit sexy sweaters like that for m...My aunt used to knit sexy sweaters like that for my frumpy, pear-shaped cousins. They just didn't look the same on those two. OTOH, they lead happy if excruciatingly boring lives, so I guess there's always a tradeoff.<br /><br />You've told some true stories here that read like pulp fiction, but unfortunately, weren't.Sharp as a brain surgeon's motorized saw.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-64064144659294329352013-06-26T20:40:09.241-04:002013-06-26T20:40:09.241-04:00Wowzers. It's a good thing, back then, in our ...Wowzers. It's a good thing, back then, in our bobby socks and saddle shoes and so cool pleated skirts, that we didnt know what lay ahead of us. Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-72510965320833366852013-06-26T20:31:03.312-04:002013-06-26T20:31:03.312-04:00big sigh for the tragedy of it all...big sigh for the tragedy of it all...TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com