tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post6517982654052086524..comments2024-03-29T03:09:23.361-04:00Comments on Shay's Word Garden (Poetry & Such Like): Harness & WhipFireblossomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-16683744465086201662011-09-25T12:04:04.592-04:002011-09-25T12:04:04.592-04:00this one's painful, Shay! beautifully written,...this one's painful, Shay! beautifully written, but my heart hurts now.<br />d ♥Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-86123942221344161192011-09-22T10:05:07.642-04:002011-09-22T10:05:07.642-04:00Well, there is.Well, there is.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-13568365437040337692011-09-21T22:59:50.505-04:002011-09-21T22:59:50.505-04:00I used to think I was ugly; unblemished skin, whit...I used to think I was ugly; unblemished skin, white teeth, full head of hair, perfect vision. But as the years slouched by I collected more than my fair share of scars, and now I'm feeling much better about myself...HermanTurniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448138758753193112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-54304057185094502932011-09-21T11:46:04.324-04:002011-09-21T11:46:04.324-04:00This is biting, beautiful work.This is biting, beautiful work.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-21518018225983249392011-09-21T11:29:25.788-04:002011-09-21T11:29:25.788-04:00Some people just reckon beauty differently, Shay. ...Some people just reckon beauty differently, Shay. Great piece!Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927345716112968689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-29274694164395016182011-09-21T11:05:53.978-04:002011-09-21T11:05:53.978-04:00"The harness and the whip are never in short ..."The harness and the whip are never in short aupply". Oh I so hear you! There IS something valuable and worth protecting there, that shines brighter than any false and surface glam. And Shay? for the record? YOU are beautiful.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-78301344509996552162011-09-21T10:49:44.414-04:002011-09-21T10:49:44.414-04:00I also like the couplets here--subtle and ringing....I also like the couplets here--subtle and ringing. The ending is strong and well said, but makes me hurt. <br /><br />Beauty knows it can have anything it wants just by standing there and being, but I often think that's not enough, either, because beauty has a funny way of disappearing when the inside doesn't match the outside. I don't recommend wearing anyone else's harness--it's always a bad fit..though I do think it's better to take the lash sometimes than be the one using it. A good poem in all ways, except for the fact you had to write it.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-87813041855748546922011-09-21T09:59:38.526-04:002011-09-21T09:59:38.526-04:00Beautiful opening couplets. They are so strong, es...Beautiful opening couplets. They are so strong, especially using the harness (restraint) and whip (punishment?) ideas...<br /><br />I wonder about how you move away from the couplets in the last stanza. Not a criticism, just a curiosity.Hannah Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-40029278680585840112011-09-21T09:10:32.054-04:002011-09-21T09:10:32.054-04:00I gots to ponder the thought behind this one, FB, ...I gots to ponder the thought behind this one, FB, but ugly? I don't think so.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-21865368645505829692011-09-21T09:09:10.258-04:002011-09-21T09:09:10.258-04:00The word 'ugly' is founded and derived fro...The word 'ugly' is founded and derived from a primeval grunt and later applied from internal personal pain. <br /><br />From your beautiful words and wonderful expressions the term 'ugly' is an oxymoron.<br /><br />Recall the words of 'Desiderata'..."be kind to yourself for you too are a child of the Universe"Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713672589582754484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-55721373502732606102011-09-21T09:01:49.549-04:002011-09-21T09:01:49.549-04:00of course there is .. (something to protect)of course there is .. (something to protect)Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.com