tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post7299016925589081574..comments2024-03-28T09:11:04.513-04:00Comments on Shay's Word Garden (Poetry & Such Like): My Drinking Dream Of Helen T.Fireblossomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-10993763816084538212013-02-14T08:35:27.389-05:002013-02-14T08:35:27.389-05:00Flipside--yes, it was really a dream, and yes, Hel...Flipside--yes, it was really a dream, and yes, Helen is married, though I haven't heard from her in a long time.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-31475952664463444582012-09-15T01:44:56.192-04:002012-09-15T01:44:56.192-04:00I love the opening:
"Even though I know that...I love the opening:<br /><br />"Even though I know that endings are as natural as rivers,<br />I was missing you<br />So bad" ... Such a perfect touch to italicize "So bad."<br /><br />Another great line: "And I was drunk as a nun on the body and blood" ... I also like the list that follows.<br /><br />The whole section about the ushers trying to make you fit into a costume was powerful.<br /><br />Whew. "... and your place in the world." This makes me wonder about yours, and all the feelings you were trying to process. Was this really a dream? And is/was she really married?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-78546559092361139352010-04-26T23:44:28.908-04:002010-04-26T23:44:28.908-04:00Thank you, Shay.Thank you, Shay.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04073782907747032366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-58057691628420981382009-04-03T12:18:00.000-04:002009-04-03T12:18:00.000-04:00I have no words, except that you are Brilliant Sha...I have no words, except that you are Brilliant Shay! <BR/><BR/>You bring your gift to all of us, by sharing your words.<BR/><BR/>This made me cry.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089318003200939942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-80449773638868086692009-04-01T18:53:00.000-04:002009-04-01T18:53:00.000-04:00(Kind of lost with the 'Helen T' thing. did i ment...(Kind of lost with the 'Helen T' thing. did i mention i come from a town of 7000. we don't have many books. i ate three of them before i realized they were for reading.)<BR/><BR/>but i DO categorically love this. your poems are more like lovely adventures. i know i'm going to be entertained every time. even though this one was clearly not a happy journey, it still took me for a ride.The Superfluous Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08245813501484871279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-31039292776483560852009-03-30T22:15:00.000-04:002009-03-30T22:15:00.000-04:00Thanks, everyone, for your kind comments. I was mi...Thanks, everyone, for your kind comments. I was missin' my Helen T. :-/Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-58169428163219695892009-03-29T18:01:00.000-04:002009-03-29T18:01:00.000-04:00Oh Shay, Shay. Shay, you are a true gift to this w...Oh Shay, Shay. <BR/><BR/>Shay, you are a true gift to this world. <BR/><BR/>By your blood do we read the mysteries woven in stars and Easter baskets.<BR/><BR/>By your words do we soar and stumble towards some version of ourselves we never even knew was possible to exist.<BR/><BR/>By your tears do we hear the flowers cry.<BR/><BR/>And the rain laughJannie Funsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595786402510366043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-46962701426265807172009-03-29T17:53:00.000-04:002009-03-29T17:53:00.000-04:00By far the hardest word for most people to enuncia...By far the hardest word for most people to enunciate is ``Sorry''.david mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-55627763525133246162009-03-29T17:52:00.000-04:002009-03-29T17:52:00.000-04:00You want to make me cry, don't you? Beautiful thou...You want to make me cry, don't you? <BR/>Beautiful though.Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-91022015159537902972009-03-29T17:07:00.000-04:002009-03-29T17:07:00.000-04:00Shay,My favorite line:"Disappointment seen on a mu...Shay,<BR/><BR/>My favorite line:<BR/>"Disappointment seen on a much-loved face is acid to the soul;"<BR/>My favorite so far.Susan English Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661766173970296173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-53989861370441412242009-03-29T16:42:00.000-04:002009-03-29T16:42:00.000-04:00How terribly sad, but beautifully expressed. "No o...How terribly sad, but beautifully expressed. <BR/><BR/>"No one would have thought that a fucked-up Bo Peep like me could steal a car so easily..." I love that. :)Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560614073319109150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-578925056430263972009-03-29T12:21:00.000-04:002009-03-29T12:21:00.000-04:00Very powerful. My heart weeps for the girl. Unbeli...Very powerful. My heart weeps for the girl. Unbelievably touching - thank you for sharing it.listen for azurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300428777385011211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-59959651565296446042009-03-29T11:52:00.000-04:002009-03-29T11:52:00.000-04:00I second Mama Zen.I second Mama Zen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-19190025132668131342009-03-29T10:32:00.000-04:002009-03-29T10:32:00.000-04:00Shay, this is brilliant. Honestly, I think that i...Shay, this is brilliant. Honestly, I think that it's one of your best.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-69480305497359745442009-03-29T09:09:00.000-04:002009-03-29T09:09:00.000-04:00Just catching up .. I am not sure even after readi...Just catching up .. I am not sure even after reading them both several times which affects me most so I am calling it a draw ... really touches a lot of chords.Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.com