tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post4684806488506673602..comments2024-03-28T19:48:05.247-04:00Comments on Shay's Word Garden (Poetry & Such Like): Loving The GhostFireblossomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-56803669785338103912012-12-21T05:21:29.779-05:002012-12-21T05:21:29.779-05:00can't believe i missed this one!
love the ent...can't believe i missed this one!<br /><br />love the entire poem!!!<br /><br />♥Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-1144014912710125002012-12-14T21:20:26.930-05:002012-12-14T21:20:26.930-05:00Just perfect.Just perfect.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-4982461780387372672012-12-14T04:09:26.350-05:002012-12-14T04:09:26.350-05:00the future is feathers made of fog - how sad and p...the future is feathers made of fog - how sad and poignant. what a wonderful poemLLM Callinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199375981896229914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-32471429627758691502012-12-13T12:55:50.123-05:002012-12-13T12:55:50.123-05:00I always covet every piece of poetry and prose tha...I always covet every piece of poetry and prose that you write Shay....I want to hold it as my own and never let it go!Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-63731502253559308342012-12-12T22:08:29.436-05:002012-12-12T22:08:29.436-05:00"feathers made of fog" just love that. ..."feathers made of fog" just love that. I was thinking I wanted a ghost... no commitment no hard to please pallet. Then I got to the last line. :/ Damn.Dark Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449477369000569642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-5194050731179290722012-12-12T15:35:40.452-05:002012-12-12T15:35:40.452-05:00Fireblossom!
First of all, you had me at "Be...Fireblossom! <br />First of all, you had me at "Before loving a ghost." Seriously. <br /><br />And then, this: <br />"She will not bear your child, or even your touch." <br /><br />This is a haunting, beautiful, somehow hallowed piece. Perfect. <br /><br />de <br />whimsygizmo.wordpress.comDe Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798544585779003567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-8632719217467209842012-12-12T00:42:46.840-05:002012-12-12T00:42:46.840-05:00A butterfly warning. I love it!! So much to love i...A butterfly warning. I love it!! So much to love in this...the whole poem.. :)Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-65758967009904824932012-12-11T20:48:53.406-05:002012-12-11T20:48:53.406-05:00The speaker knows he/she is sharing heart-preservi...The speaker knows he/she is sharing heart-preserving information but also knows the reader will not take heed. We know this because of the way the last line is worded: Not only <i>can</i> she hurt you, but she <i>will</i> ... because you will go after her no matter what "I" say. The speaker knows exactly what is going to happen but can do nothing about it.<br /><br />Favorites:<br /><br />"the future is feathers made of fog<br />on a bird that flies away before it is born"<br /><br />"She is an airy<br />indigo<br />butterfly<br />that can hurt you, and will"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-11035701708875203232012-12-11T15:47:49.742-05:002012-12-11T15:47:49.742-05:00I suppose it is a tricky business to love a ghost,...I suppose it is a tricky business to love a ghost, unless one is a ghost. Even then there are probably many challenges, depending on what you expect:~)<br /><br />On the other hand, many of us have experience those "ghost" relationships. The ones we thought were real,but turned into "indigo butterflies" that stung!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995684156785464334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-21678308779038541722012-12-11T14:25:41.911-05:002012-12-11T14:25:41.911-05:00Beautifully written; I will heed the warning! Beautifully written; I will heed the warning! Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-62400026301243421362012-12-11T12:03:14.397-05:002012-12-11T12:03:14.397-05:00I don't believe in ghosts. Believed in this p...I don't believe in ghosts. Believed in this poem though, Mosk.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-48978623636591041912012-12-11T12:02:12.662-05:002012-12-11T12:02:12.662-05:00" the future is feathers made of fog.....befo..." the future is feathers made of fog.....before it is born" - absolutely brilliant. Beautifully penned.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-12764281888073829122012-12-11T10:36:34.412-05:002012-12-11T10:36:34.412-05:00I think you are right. Loving a ghost is risky bu...I think you are right. Loving a ghost is risky business.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-46897614633090124292012-12-11T10:28:04.227-05:002012-12-11T10:28:04.227-05:00she will, sure enough.she will, sure enough.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-61651552473214632582012-12-11T09:34:29.660-05:002012-12-11T09:34:29.660-05:00so there
so there <br /><br />Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-81392799546214605022012-12-11T09:18:46.865-05:002012-12-11T09:18:46.865-05:00"the future is feathers made of fog
on a bird..."the future is feathers made of fog<br />on a bird that flies away before it is born" Nuff said. Funny how ghosts "live in the moment"--not funny how much that hurts!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-19438491598279857042012-12-11T06:43:26.304-05:002012-12-11T06:43:26.304-05:00Fireblossom--I started to write, "I adore the...Fireblossom--I started to write, "I adore the 2nd stanza," but then I read the 3rd, and then the final one.<br /><br />You can take ANY subject and make it fascinating. ANYthing...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-47611431324166374992012-12-11T06:15:27.558-05:002012-12-11T06:15:27.558-05:00A tricky business indeed!A tricky business indeed!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-2221536111310225552012-12-11T01:37:08.498-05:002012-12-11T01:37:08.498-05:00Oh wow! This is mesmerizing as a cautionary tale. ...Oh wow! This is mesmerizing as a cautionary tale. I love how you built your whole poem around the idea of an indigo butterfly. Everything expands around that image, and the last line falls like a guillotine on the neck of all who remain hopelessly hopeful.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-67594825123684976542012-12-10T23:50:57.619-05:002012-12-10T23:50:57.619-05:00Now SHE is too cute halved and then halved again ;...Now SHE is too cute halved and then halved again ;)jk haha...<br /><br />What a non-compliant wisp of disappointment she is!<br /><br />Love the words you chose to feature...ending on the sharp contrast of beauty in the fragile wing of indigo butterfly but the hurt she'll inflict...dark indeed. <br /><br />Great write, Shay!! Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-75055016590235341612012-12-10T23:39:45.756-05:002012-12-10T23:39:45.756-05:00There is NO way anyone reading your poetry could e...There is NO way anyone reading your poetry could ever become jaded, complacent ... you continue to surprise and delight. This is stellar ...Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-20858586143907415172012-12-10T23:06:45.308-05:002012-12-10T23:06:45.308-05:00This is a delicate combination of moving parts, se...This is a delicate combination of moving parts, seemingly simple, but as intricate as an oriental carpet--perhaps one that has been thrown over a gaping hole above an abyss which one steps on to suddenly feel one's heels above one's head, falling. Last line is devastating.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-42626469455545220492012-12-10T22:46:16.399-05:002012-12-10T22:46:16.399-05:00Wow, Shay, this is great. I especially love the th...Wow, Shay, this is great. I especially love the third stanza. Wonderfully done.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-78686832105900069402012-12-10T22:44:32.550-05:002012-12-10T22:44:32.550-05:00Fair Warning- genius treatment!
Wishing YOU
Alo...Fair Warning- genius treatment!<br /><br /><br /><br />Wishing YOU<br />Aloha from Waikiki<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> ~ > < } } ( ° ><br /><br />> < 3 3 3 ( ' > Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-26320561231523724212012-12-10T22:05:04.611-05:002012-12-10T22:05:04.611-05:00The ghosts of my father are the ones I fear...The ghosts of my father are the ones I fear...HermanTurniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448138758753193112noreply@blogger.com