From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1931">JJD</a><BR>
Date: 25 September 2008<P>

john67ragtop, about <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2008.06.08.12.54.31463"><i>Untitled</i></a>:<BR>
Some words of encouragement from this stranger.<BR>
John I hope you find true love .. the way you write has no adjective in my dictionary (the best stuff ive read)..You Rock.. Welcome back youv'e been gone a while now.Ive been reading your stuff for years now ..<BR>
(Y)Peace<BR>
regards J
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=29">~Harem~</a><BR>
Date: 25 September 2008<P>

john67ragtop, about <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2008.08.13.16.47.2378">today is a day...</a>:<BR>
<BR>
Wow you really hit a chord of truth with<BR>
this line - <BR>
<BR>
"glad to know that your life is moving on. the cheaters life always does..."<BR>
<BR>
I have seen this so many times.<BR>
Those who love deeply - either don't<BR>
move on - or they take a long time<BR>
to recover before doing so.<BR>
<BR>
But then the cheaters - they are so<BR>
used to jumping from bed to bed that<BR>
they already have someone new - even<BR>
before the relationship is over.<BR>
<BR>
I saw my Mom like that - She cried,<BR>
while my Dad was having a good time.<BR>
She never dated after they broke up,<BR>
while he kept jumping from woman to<BR>
woman, until he got too old to.<BR>
<BR>
I swore, I'd never be like my Mom.<BR>
Just because I didn't want to hurt<BR>
like she did.  I was determined not<BR>
to let any man do that to me.<BR>
<BR>
I guess you just got to find something<BR>
in between.  Don't be a bed hopper<BR>
or cheater, but then on the other hand,<BR>
don't let anyone destroy your spirit<BR>
either.<BR>
<BR>
Excellent writing.<BR>
<BR>
~Harem~<BR>
<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=29">~Harem~</a><BR>
Date: 25 September 2008<P>

Ali, about <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2008.09.23.12.07.30798">the truth's still bloody</a>:<BR>
<BR>
I like the way you use rhyme in<BR>
this piece.<BR>
<BR>
I love rhyme and you do it so well.<BR>
<BR>
Bravo.<BR>
<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=29">~Harem~</a><BR>
Date: 25 September 2008<P>

B.K., about <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2008.09.23.07.11.18527">Another September Sunday</a>:<BR>
<BR>
Your first stanza is so provocatively<BR>
descriptive.  It made me feel excited<BR>
with the way you worded the crisp<BR>
fall of September.  I just really<BR>
like that first stanza, and the way<BR>
you described the birds and bees.<BR>
<BR>
If I read it again - I'll want to<BR>
go outside and run around in the crisp breeze.  <BR>
<BR>
My favorite is - "a long throned rose"<BR>
wow - how clever.<BR>
<BR>
Good Stuff.<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=29">~Harem~</a><BR>
Date: 25 September 2008<P>

eyes without a face, about <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2008.09.22.08.52.23818">Anonymous</a>:<BR>
<BR>
I particularly liked this line -<BR>
<BR>
"I must separate the pebbles from the diamonds. And I did.&#148; <BR>
<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=29">~Harem~</a><BR>
Date: 25 September 2008<P>

Kirk, about <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2008.09.19.08.11.29158">twitter 2008/09/19 1am</a>:<BR>
<BR>
I liked this line - <BR>
"But: no rewriting. This scares him. <BR>
<BR>
I too have had some experiences<BR>
that I would never want to repeat.<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=29">~Harem~</a><BR>
Date: 25 September 2008<P>

Laurel Ahlfeld, about <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2008.09.18.23.53.26982">Another Night Alone</a>:<BR>
<BR>
Wow - this has got to be one of the<BR>
most clever things I have ever read.<BR>
<BR>
I especially like this line -<BR>
"In the sullen black of night<BR>
His coldness lays near me."<BR>
<BR>
I had to read this prose twice before<BR>
I fully got the sense of it.  <BR>
And I got chills when I realized<BR>
what you were saying.<BR>
<BR>
Wonderful - I still got the<BR>
goosebumpy thing going.<BR>
<BR>
I just read it again.<BR>
It's really good writing.<BR>
<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=29">~Harem~</a><BR>
Date: 25 September 2008<P>

chris, about <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2008.09.17.23.34.29435">Objects in Mirror Are Farther Away Than You Think</a>:<BR>
<BR>
Your Last lines are my favorite<BR>
part -<BR>
<BR>
"I suddenly see my city in <BR>
the rear view and who knew<BR>
that from a comfortable<BR>
distance it could look almost<BR>
beautiful."<BR>
<BR>
That is Awesome.<BR>
<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=29">~Harem~</a><BR>
Date: 25 September 2008<P>

Farah, about <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2008.09.16.02.51.6760">Egg shells</a>:<BR>
<BR>
I like this line - <BR>
<BR>
"I hang on the wall like a flower poster, you know that someone will eventually take it down."<BR>
<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=29">~Harem~</a><BR>
Date: 25 September 2008<P>

Angel, about <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2008.09.07.23.30.21855">Missing you...</a>:<BR>
<BR>
I like this - <BR>
<BR>
"I can close my eyes real tight <BR>
and see you in the dark <BR>
you run across my mind <BR>
and dance inside my heart"<BR>
<BR>
It flows and I can see it and<BR>
Feel it -  Very Good<BR>
<BR>
`<BR>

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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=13">B.K.</a><BR>
Date: 25 September 2008<P>

Blenderites; I'm holding blender for ransom; 700 Billion (no questions asked) or I blow all your poems to smithereens...<BR>
<BR>
<a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1831461">http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1831461</a><BR>
<BR>
bk (how's that for a little treachery?)
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