tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post7879657776199553328..comments2024-02-03T14:41:13.330-05:00Comments on Writing Without Paper: On the Scene (Poem)Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-1318271192590429672010-09-26T22:48:36.860-04:002010-09-26T22:48:36.860-04:00Great example of brokenness. Always a pleasure to...Great example of brokenness. Always a pleasure to see what amazing words you'll share. Thanks, Maureen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-74077194616652871812010-09-25T23:18:47.882-04:002010-09-25T23:18:47.882-04:00Maureen, such a heart you have.
And your "Ha...Maureen, such a heart you have.<br /><br />And your "Haiti Inspirations" post above! Wow!!!Monica Sharmanhttp://mybigthree.highcallingblogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-75990549823187064652010-09-25T09:46:38.929-04:002010-09-25T09:46:38.929-04:00Came via Glynn and glad I did. Added you to reade...Came via Glynn and glad I did. Added you to reader.<br /><br />The words are absolutely beautiful.Michael Perkinshttp://theperkinsblog.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-10510674046166599922010-09-23T17:30:31.236-04:002010-09-23T17:30:31.236-04:00a moving post ! in ways more than one...a moving post ! in ways more than one...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-42184585880712108092010-09-23T00:15:00.377-04:002010-09-23T00:15:00.377-04:00Vivid throughout. Great imagery. You carry wonde...Vivid throughout. Great imagery. You carry wonderful sounds, syntax and sense in this poem. The best thing I've read so far in today's batch of poems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-49519966940325568472010-09-22T15:58:50.207-04:002010-09-22T15:58:50.207-04:00I'm here for One Shot, but was intrigued to le...I'm here for One Shot, but was intrigued to learn of the other prompts you told us about. I really liked this poem. You captured the unbelievable events and carnage in Haiti.PattiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-48083967699920292682010-09-22T14:18:43.230-04:002010-09-22T14:18:43.230-04:00a wonderful poem that captured so much pain and su...a wonderful poem that captured so much pain and suffering..thanks for sharing this...peteMarshyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029232967141290634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-18048914860636899532010-09-22T11:58:08.916-04:002010-09-22T11:58:08.916-04:00One-stop shopping. Heavy stuff.
(Nice job cross-...One-stop shopping. Heavy stuff.<br /><br />(Nice job cross-promoting too!)Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927345716112968689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-2390547727287831762010-09-22T09:19:50.177-04:002010-09-22T09:19:50.177-04:00A powerful progression through the images and a gr...A powerful progression through the images and a great use of indentation. Like! Happy OSW! VictoriaVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720378458450106510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-52353546018835846482010-09-22T08:55:48.858-04:002010-09-22T08:55:48.858-04:00so thankful you were writing this! i just realized...so thankful you were writing this! i just realized i've already almost forgotten what happened in haiti just some short months ago<br />…no one would have believed how ordinary death would smell..hit me!Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-24905119197106317372010-09-22T08:22:10.439-04:002010-09-22T08:22:10.439-04:00animated and thought provoking piece.
lovely done!...animated and thought provoking piece.<br />lovely done!Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-57231445080812097742010-09-22T04:21:07.108-04:002010-09-22T04:21:07.108-04:00Maureen you painted the horror and emptiness felt ...Maureen you painted the horror and emptiness felt in me so well and you deeply touched my emotions, this is hauntingly beautiful and amazingly portrayed~Wild Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260455210731142858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-76349831182106314772010-09-22T03:47:06.678-04:002010-09-22T03:47:06.678-04:00Dear Maureen
Its so beautiful, I loved the words.....Dear Maureen<br />Its so beautiful, I loved the words...<br />"The hands make a move for sleeping,<br />rest to be broken on a bed of scavenged wood,"<br />Beautiful.<br /><br />ॐ नमः शिवाय <br />Om Namah ShivayaShashidhar Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752054354309206121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-16499673003016029722010-09-22T01:39:50.782-04:002010-09-22T01:39:50.782-04:00know I posted a comment will send it on e-mail
th...know I posted a comment will send it on e-mail<br /><br />thanks for the reminder of 6 months gone by<br /><br />Love from the Moon<br /><br />thanks for sharing with One Shotmoondustwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848554806751678968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-89909184039507297022010-09-22T01:24:12.611-04:002010-09-22T01:24:12.611-04:00I have to revisit the Haiti of today. You don'...I have to revisit the Haiti of today. You don't know how I ached to hold the children without parents, bandage and assist doctors on the field.<br /><br />I haven't written a poem for her in months I need to - thank you Maureen for the reminder. My daughter just held a Haitian baby this am - glad this little one is alive.<br /><br />Thanks for your compassion<br /><br />Love from the Moonmoondustwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848554806751678968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-148750035307006012010-09-21T23:51:41.365-04:002010-09-21T23:51:41.365-04:00Maureen, the attention to detail, the images you p...Maureen, the attention to detail, the images you put in the mind, are so powerful and heartbreaking.TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-75204317551168608922010-09-21T22:08:07.479-04:002010-09-21T22:08:07.479-04:00I feel the brokenness through your words. Very pow...I feel the brokenness through your words. Very powerful.KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621937316200868307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-18961808837737429592010-09-21T20:19:44.847-04:002010-09-21T20:19:44.847-04:00The graphic detail is outstanding, especially when...The graphic detail is outstanding, especially when you describe sensory details and happenings that evoke deepest sympathy.dustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796500077556153584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-19012783679020048252010-09-21T19:42:43.558-04:002010-09-21T19:42:43.558-04:00Very well written! skillful and the emotions flow ...Very well written! skillful and the emotions flow profoundly with each verse, i like it, very good one shot!Desert Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17370899545012572162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-64225226631861181482010-09-21T19:16:00.215-04:002010-09-21T19:16:00.215-04:00how quickly we forget what happened only 6 months ...how quickly we forget what happened only 6 months ago...i have a friend, she works at an orphanage in haiti and has kept it on our minds...much as you have here...compassion rings heavy...great one shot...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-25847525572388899472010-09-21T18:32:45.860-04:002010-09-21T18:32:45.860-04:00You takes us to the depths of human misery and des...You takes us to the depths of human misery and despair with detailed images of such beauty. The result is a haunting. This is a masterly work of great depth and emotion. Thank you.<br />GayBeachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-50319080907832018712010-09-21T18:07:55.060-04:002010-09-21T18:07:55.060-04:00Its good to read great writers. As a writer and a ...Its good to read great writers. As a writer and a reader. Thank you. I really like this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079356332629039896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-19504680410743926532010-09-21T17:33:44.747-04:002010-09-21T17:33:44.747-04:00Gritty...and very very good!Gritty...and very very good!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-63757489786053395642010-09-21T13:21:09.430-04:002010-09-21T13:21:09.430-04:00'growing courage with a thimble of rum' wa...'growing courage with a thimble of rum' was the defining line for me. No judgement, no criticism, only great compassion and empathy. Oh, Maureen, this is 'concrete'.Kathleen Overbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684519598333961438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-57297251961955029732010-09-21T12:00:29.427-04:002010-09-21T12:00:29.427-04:00So vivid..
my monkey reads you wellSo vivid..<br /><br /><a href="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2010/09/monkey-who-is-human.html" rel="nofollow">my monkey reads you well</a>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.com