forgive me for my last -- but its the first day of spring... and well you know. (grin) my show in NY has a opening night party planned.... first painting has already been sold (to the framer) so things are looking hot hot hot..... I wish I was there! dee
~MIKE KANE ~ YOU ARE THE MAN!!!!!!! Don't Have one...wow.. you need one......:) That was probably the sweetest thing I've ever read!!! I wish my Mike would speak to me, or write, even on a plain napkin...one of the sentences you wrote.........My heart melts everytime I read that...(7 to be exact)! Man if I were Robin...I'd cry tears of happiness and wonder what I ever did so wonderful for such a love like that!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW! ~MIsti~ Crazier than the Devil~ Our minds seem to go together.........hahaha Get out of my THoughts GIRL! You are a wonderful poet! Such a way with words and truth!
Thought I'd let you all know I start My chemo Monday.......I guess now would be a good time to tell Mike, huh? Thank you so much for being there to listen to all the things that are going on in my life! I love ya'll
slug---as far as beat poets go, i've not actually read much of any of them...i've read some, but not in a long long time gup oh yeah...i'm from wisconsin...same as that bitch from survivor...sheeeesh...the pride i feel
ashley: some words of wisdom for an already wise girl (whose poetry is touching and hopeful) "It is through the cracks in our brains that ecstasy creeps in." -Logan Pearshall Smith "Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure." - RUMI (how odd, i feel as though i came out from ruin, and he was my treasure, but he has walked away from me...) and "Embrace your greif - for there your soul will grow." - Jung maybe these few words will bolster enough so that you can heal.
Crystal my wife had cancer and shes beaten it so far so we both wish u the best
Paul~ Enjoy the flick, but like I warned you, it's genuine 'B' grade all the way. And actually, since it was filmed here in Tucson in the early eighties, before the age of computerized special effects became the norm, a couple of the effects are pretty cool. Especiallly the scene where the head gets sliced off! Nothing like a campy horror flick on a rainy day..........lol. terry
While Gala slept---------- Gup---great thought! Kev---wonderful extenstion! Terry---the perfect conclusion........ Me thinks the poetic "bump" is a resounding success......... God, you people blow me away.......... Grinning Gala
Crystal, Girl.........let us know how you're doing-----i will keep you in my prayers....we're a small tribe........but we care......god bless, honey......... love Gala
this is a bit late but the line at the start of Misti's "Cazier than the devil hisself" is, as the anonymous poster said from the start of Civil War by Gun's n Roses. But i don't see the big deal. The Gunners nicked it themselves from an old Paul Newman film called Cool Hand Luke.
Hey People **Zero #1**"is there a BIG picture" makes perfect since. i have sat and pondered that thought too. Keep writing and i'll talk to you laterz! Kare Bare
hey people **Ashley Skye** Freedom from the Pain--Excellent work. It reallt spoke to me as right now I am going through that sort of pain. I have a friend that is helping me believe in myself once again so that, like you said, when love comes back my way i'll have something to give. A real inspiration. Kare Bare
Terry- VERY nice touch, to finish the thought... Here's to many more days and nights filled with life at the right end of the bell curve, my friend... k
guppy - your thought is a good one - now i must think and kevin's added thought is good, also - adds a new deminsion to it. and terry - how optimistic. it was good, but i find it hard to be optimistic right now, and so in my cynicism i will say nothing, but thank you for writing it so that when my cynicism fades, it, too, will be a good thought to think on.
kare bare- thanks so much for the comment on "Freedom from the Pain", i'm glad you liked it. I also have a friend that is the reason that I'm believing in my self again. And it helps when people like you and Slug give me hope. Just a little advice that i've learned in the past couple days... don't let ANY guy bring you down, or anyone for that matter, they aren't worth your time, and in a few months it will not even matter. The pain will go away. Slug- Thank you for all those words of wisdom, I'm going to write them down and save them!! It made my day!!! thanks everyone, I'm starting to feel MUCH better!! Take care of yourselves, Ashley Skye!!
kevin, terry...great job on the continuation...seems like all three should be blended together as one complete thought...er not a complete thought...the whole paradox (xeno's) of dividing things in half indefinitely comes into play...ha...i guess it would actually be three people (us) dividing the population into exclusive and inclusive halved halves yeah, i don't know what that means either...it's friday...i can be an idiot if i want to...woohoo gup
CRYSTAL-Thank you for your comments on what I wrote :) I really appreciate it. I wish you the best of luck with your future..I hope that you can overcome that horrible monster known as cancer. Best of luck and my prayers. ~Mike
Crystal~Sorry that I didn't post this with my first post, but I just went and read some of your poems. Three or them to be exact. "Moving On," "Living," and "A Chance." The way you describe the feelings is something I've not thought of before..its really a good way to look at things. I'm afraid that I know each any every feeling that you described all too well...and that what you described in "A Chance" may soon become my reality. Hopefully not. But your work is very good, in my humble opinion. You have a wonderful way with describing what you feel. As I read your works they actually made my heart feel your emotions..perhaps it was just past wounds being opened, who knows. Again, best of luck and my prayers, Crystal. ~Mike
Dreamsome~ your first subs to the Blender...'I'm Tired' was especially emotional and vivid "pen at my bedside holding my hand draping me with its affectionate black ink, wondering whom will write" A very appropriate and troublesome image to anyone who wears the cloak of poet. Thank you. terry
To guppy, Your poem "Fieldtrip to dark part II" was very, very moving. Thank you for posting it! Deevaa, I am thrilled that you sold a painting already! Good Luck and keep up the enthusiasum. Your paintings and poetry inspire me! Keep up the great work! Have a great labor day weekend, all you hard working poets,writers and artists! It's a wonderful life with all of this beauty around us, isn't it? Liz
When I read 'Love' I felt as though I had been hugged fiercely just at the moment I needed it the most. So while you may think 'it doesn't matter', realize that at least one soul begs to differ. it matters...
Gala~ 'HeartAche in Season' is about the most beautiful poem about autumn I have ever read. And what a wonderful allegory on love and the heart. I am in AWE of YOU! Paul~ Great addition to the bump guppy started..... it doesn't matter~ I agree.....'Love' had a very intimate feel that made me feel like my love was posting something only for me under an assumed identity, as I'm sure everyone who read it felt the same. Very effective! terry
Gup, Kev, Terry, Paul ~ Great bumps. I hope I don't lower the quality of the thread too much.. Everyone ~ there's been way too much good stuff posted for me to comment on anything I'm not bumping. But I do thank you for the priveledge of reading what you wrote.
Michael~ Doesn't suck at all...adds an introspective twist to the thought. Hope you are faring well... t.
Crystal~ Thanks for the compliment on my crazy poem. Good to know I'm not alone in my lunacy! I'll be thinking of you on Monday. Take care of yourself, chica. Hugs, Misti
Dear terry, Your poem 'The Seeds' is absolutely magnificant. You have made Mother Teresa proud! It has such resounding healing qualities to it. I will frame it in a place close to my heart! Thank-you. Love - by it doesn't really matter was also captivating! I loved it! Just wish you'd change your name though, because it doesn't suit your writing abilities. Wouldn't you agree? Fire in the Pines - by Gala. Your metaphor of comparing your life to the Pine Barrens is wonderful, very endearing! Thank-you.
thanks for ur positive comments and the only part that dosent matter is my name k?
Dear it doesn't really matter, You are absolutely right. Your name isn't what's important. As a poet I like to imagine what the other poet's looks like. Are they male or female. It's only natural right? Just reaching for another response, it really doesn't matter! I can't wait to read more of your poetry! What's your email address? Maybe I am getting to personal, but that's my nature! I've got a suggestion for the next theme poem: "What's in a name?" Start bumping...what a challenge!
Gala~'Heart Ache In Season' was just simply WONDERFUL! I've read so few this month...I am so glad i didn't miss this one.
Dreamsome~'Wrapped in Light'..VEry nice!
Dear Angel, Thank-you. Your poem "Love is better a stream" is beautiful and refreshing! I owe you, thanks a trillion! You are a master of the pen! Elizabeth
Riggs~'Black Syrup Ocean' Great imagery, Riggs.
Dear Riggs, I concur with Angel's comments. Keep it up!
i do have a friend in jackryhme if u need to get a hold of me or if u wish to talk and i have already written a few for the blender again if u wish Elizabeth will this do?
Put you party hats away. I haven't fallen off the edge of the world like you all thought. I'm gasping for air in the flooding river of social hell better known as high school. I haven't had time to do my homework, let alone write. I just wanted to let you all know I haven't forgotten you all. You are my encouragement. My inspiration. I'll be stopping by in my free time(lol). I probably won't write until Thanksgiving break. Until then! Love always, Jeni
Confessions - by Rich Grimm. Very strong imagery. So rich in language and so real. I can feel your pain! Dancing Down 6th street - by Madison wonderful allegory. TWO GREAT POEMS WORTH READING! KEEP SUBMITTING!
what's worse than olivia newton-john in "grease"? come on eileen! hehehe...
AHHH! I missed so much! I think I had better get back to read again, eh?
oops.. **reading
Devin...fool's gold........think I've been there...where you wonder if anything that glitters might not just be the tip of the motherlode? Well said.... And Sarah dear.......bending and dreamless......oh girl.... what a way you have with words!
It Doesn't Matter~ Your poems are beautiful! I really liked "love" *sigh* :-)
Kiwi: "You" is marvelous - i look forward to more of your work Gala: words...it was perfect. Jessie: Hands, Arms - and Baggage were both wonderful to read. Sarah:dreamless and bending - how you managed to say what i could not - admirable, that's what it is.
it doesn't matter: i have figured out why everyone is so keen on finding out who you are...they all want your poetry to be for them, and as long as you're anonymous, you feed the daydream that it just might be...heaven knows i could use some love poetry written for me (or even just the feelings that go behind it...) keep up the good work - dreams are good for the soul
Madison~ I love *Dancing Down 6th Street*! Chris and I will be in Austin soon. I can't wait to introduce him to 6th Street. It's been too long...oh! and we're gonna get one tattoo each!
slug- you may be on the right path (i.e., it doesn't matter's privacy), but as one who writes most of his poetry TO someone, I WANT her to know... My desire as a poet is to have my muse love my words half as much as, say Viola DeLesseps loved Will's words in "Shakespeare in Love." But then, that's just me... k
*grinning* Thank-you Slug!
i miss misti velvet rainwater. perhaps her absence signals that she is well and happy. i do hope so.
First kiss She walks in From a place as normal as any She can delight me like I never have been I notice and try times many To show her my amazement She is lost to me Or am I lost? And she is free Either way we’ll be found And o’ would I feel comfort So much foreseen it was difficult to expound So, I simply kiss her…. I figure…all or bust Yes, it is a sacrifice but, I may find that it is more than lust For that reason, More than ever do I trust In return she gives me her riches Giving sense and taking it in Touch, life, breath, amazement and feeling, She shows me who she is and who she will have been While others prepare to drop at anytime from the ceiling For they know this prize and do desire to win What now? I must ask How can I exceed this finished task I try hard not to but I must ask Then my mind tells me In truth the acquisition of riches is not the greater reward Its maintaining what riches you have correctly, That makes gold like her shine and leave an everlasting reward in heart and mind To my eyes By her beauty in front of many an eye she shows me care with joy I may cry
and no one loves my words kevin?
it doesn't matter? well, actually it does matter, particularly if you are gifting your heartfelt words to the one who inspired them. WORDS matter... Whoever writes them matters as well. I was, in truth, confining myself to the question (which slug addressed) of your privacy (anonymity)... Looking back at my comment, that was not clear at all. What I left out is that I can understand why people might want to preserve their privacy in order to protect themselves, at least in a public forum such as this one. Please accept my apology - I meant no offense... k
I just found you all and I wonder how I have survived without you. I am having fun reading all the back issues but when that runs out, what does a love junkie do but start writing to you too.
one more small thing posting as i do is not a privacy issue its just that my name just does not matter k?
one more small thing , posting as i do is not a privacy issue its just that my name just does not matter k?
I wanted to tell Misty Rainwater that I love her poem "from depraved to craved" . A friend emailed it to me last fall after a breakup and it has been an inspiration over the last year to NOT SETTLE! Please pass the thanks along , and I am glad I finally checked out the web site it came from! Maybe I will be a contributor as well!
I'm doing the "when's the new blender going to arrive" dance. Anyone have an idea when it will come?
The blender should be here tonight. It's mostly done, I jsut need to finish up a review. Sorry for the delay even after the three day weekend, I got distracted making a Java port of my game JoustPong, http://www.alienbill.com/abp/java/joustpong/
Ok, the new Blender Digest is here. Enjoy. Sorry for the sucky review.
I love to read, and write poemty and I want u to send me a copy of the poem. thank u.
Kirk- Again, good choices for the front page... I actually hung on those last lines from that episode of "Sex in the City," and I note that no one commented on your quoting them here over a week ago. Although the snippet loses steam away from its context (which packed quite a mighty wallop), the IDEA behind the snippet is what was most powerful for me the first time I heard Carrie Bradshaw utter that closing line... Congrats in particular to Gala (that poem is one of my favorites last month, particularly at its close), deevaa (is anyone else noticing how the depth of her work is growing exponentially???), guppy, Paul, and ZoE... Keep writing everyone... k
Congrats to all the front page picks! I was REALLY surprised to see one of my own up there... compared to the over 500 subs this month I just didn't think "Lip Gloss" added up! Thanks! -Jenna-
My congrats to all the picks this month. These were some very fine works once again, and I keep finding myself in awe of the writing found in this little corner of the web. Good job all!
dragon: emptiness of forever was eerily right in tune with my life...and nice to read. i look forward to more from you and Gala: Whisper to the Goddess is beautiful. simply beautiful.
stuttering and stammering......and dancing! Kirk------good picks........and if you had to pick one of mine from the last month, you chose the one closest to my heart! Good going Zoe, Gup----PAUL!!!!!!!!!!! And Jessie girl---knew you had it in you! Dee--------oh you will get a big head.....but then you deserve it! And Chris!!!!!!!!!!!!!(yes!) Hugs------and cookies as soon as I can mnanage......FGM vow...... Thanks as always to my inspiration....without you, it's all just words........ Giddy Gala
And Slug? Thanks sweets......you make me feel like a star!
I only speak to you with lyrics at this time because i have known from the beginning that music and words are your first language and love, and I don't want to follow pain with more of the same, so just tell me to stop and I promise i will... i still love your soul, your heart, your spirit, you
kevin: spaces and fill are both so beautiful. it's poems like these that keep me from being completely cynical and checking into a nunnery.
Kevin~ 'Spaces' was one of the most beautiful works you have posted. So much in so few words. And 'Fill' was the perfect counterpoint. Very good my friend. t.
Gala ~ "The silence of you" echoed in me. If silence can echo. Terry ~ "The human condition" also got to me. Sometimes choice terrifies me. But we have to choose.
Michael~ 'As if Names Mattered' was downright sublime. Very good bump there my friend. Keep it up... t.
Because sometimes mischief, or even downright cruelty can be performed by a person who craves "Privacy". I have been victimized in my community by a "watchdog" organization who photographed my home, more specifically my young daughter's bedroom window-------then hid behind their right of privacy to not reveal who had done such a thing... Privacy is not free liscense to harm others...... So Say Gala.........
Wow! a front page pick -- goodness Kirk, last month was very tough on my writing, I've been painting so much that I've nearly forgotten the art of words.... I'm always honoured by being picked amongst such talent... guppy, gala, Chris W, you, ZoE.... I know you tell us not to hang too much on being a front page pick, but when something gets there -- its nice. I've done a mammoth read today -- trying to get back into the swing of things -- I'm uncertain if 'it doesn't matter' and 'yes I know' are the same person or somehow related, and I did try to read the works as totally stand alone pieces, however, the rawness of the words really struck, don't get me wrong -- I'm not trying to figure out who you are -- I DO however want to suggest that if the works are from two authors batting back and forth, that one of you MUST keep a record of this somehow -- one day you'll read them and understand the power that is in them from an 'outside looking in' point of view.... and you'll see what I see as an 'outsider'. Thankyou for sharing. btw -- it doesn't matter, from [...love...] -- "as I sit here with you, I can feel the warmth, drink from you...." wonderful, flow and texture.... The prose piece from 'yes I know' was VERY powerful -- I had tears in my eyes by the end. Sarah -- 'bending' also very powerful -- I really enjoy your imagery Heather -- 'Pink Cranberries and Goldenrod' was wonderful -- its amazing to be reminded sometimes that the seasons change around the world in such unique ways -- what exactly is a goldenrod? (I've presumed its a plant......) I loved the pace you set with the words.... "As I see this morning. Pink cranberries and goldenrod, they mark the summer's end. Without my watching a page has turned." Kiwi -- 'You' lovely flow and rhythm.... I think this is one of my favourites from you. Kevin -- I agree with the other comments on 'Fill'... its truly lovely. Gala -- 'Whispers to the Goddess' ... very touching. I was hit by the line " Do not shame my gift by asking why" I am one of those folk that for some reason NEED to ask why... "why do you love me?"... "what do you love about me?" ... et al.... I think you are right though, I wish it were easier just to accept that it is so. For those interested in an update of the NY show -- 3 works where sold on opening night, and there where 2 in the show that where pre-sold (Gala kindly lent 'the dancer'... which means out of a total of 12 works, 5 have sold... I'm inspired at the moment so have been filling my time with the easel -- I've been into the art supply store so many times the guy asked me today if I'd developed 'OOS' yet.... he is very nearly right. Anyways -- take care of your hearts, and thankyou all for the kind words and insperation. dee
Gala ~ I understand what you mean about how "privacy" can be abused. However, it seems that the real privacy was that your daughter's picture was taken and that you've been "watched", violating your privacy? I don't like that people can be truly anonymous here. I would like it if there was some way for it to be mediated by Kirk. That said, it would be very difficult to set up and pretty easy to fool without user accounts. And I hate mean anonymous people, but I don't mind not mean anonymous ones.
Gala~ 'Whisper To The Goddess' was breathtaking. It rolled off the page and into my heart when I needed something of beauty to shake me up. Thank you. t.
Sarah -- 'Your reality' .... lovely. It painted pictures more vividly than the most well trained portrait artist could with a brush.
michael: as if names mattered is beautiful. right on!
I have been way behind in reading. And like Dee I did a major catch up today... slug~ 'We Danced' was very good. I like your style alot. Angel~ 'Love is Better a Stream', beautiful imagery and thought there. Madison~ 'Dancing Down 6th Street'...lordy you are good... "You walk against the crossing signs as if you were the moon and it the shadow." I loved that line in particular. Devin~ 'Fool's Gold' caught just the right bittersweet tone for me. I really liked the ending. Kiwi~ 'You' was just plain beautiful writing... "your gentle breath blows me away in a tempest of emotion" very, very nice touch... it doesn't matter~ '[....love....] another gem offered up by someone I am growing to respect as a writer. You communicate a sense of being and touch so very well. Sarah~ I agree. 'Your Reality' was masterful prose. I got caught up completely in the sense of need and longing you expressed. Meredith~ 'Craving' very effective imagery...good work. there are others I could comment on but I realize this is getting long...sorry kirk...but The Blender just keeps gaining talented people. terry
Terry ~ As always, a thousand thank yous for your kind words. slug ~ thank you. "Loving you" is right on also. I've been to that part of Vegas. And if you're out of gas, you can be there a long damn time. Watch out or you'll die of hunger and starvation.
And Dee? I totally agree with Kevin. All your work is getting richer, deeper. I especially liked the combination effect of 'Heart of the Matter'...Beautiful! t.
WOW! Oh My Gosh! I've been writing on the Love Blender for 3 years and I want you all to know that when I saw that one of my poems made it to the Front Page.. My Jaw dropped...that's never happened before...Thank YOu !!! I'm sitting here alone crying my eyes out from happiness! I love you all!
Terry: Heartstorm Raging - I loved it..... I hope you and your heart are well.... Tara
terry - heartstorms raging is beautiful. well done.
terry and michael: thank you for relaying that you enjoy my work - it's always nice to have encouragement :-) also: a question for everyone - and i hope i'm not over-stepping my bounds here - i have been trying for the last few years to get published (pipe dreams...pipe dreams...) if anyone has the name and address of a reputable agent/publisher that i could contact, i would appreciate it. i seem to be exhausting my own resources - and all the no avail! i don't want any string-pulling, just a name and an address - or the like. thank you soooo much.
I really like this site and I enjoyed the poem "NO NOTE ON THE DRESSER". Kind of reminds me of something I'd say. Keep up the good work!
crystal- I know how it feels to first see your work on the front page! Good Going, Girl! alandria bailey- for the above comment, if you are refering to my poem, (I dont know if there are any others with that title) thank you for the boost! I'm in such a slum right now, and for some reason, everything is going SO right, it gives me hope, and you just made it 10x better! Thanks! -Jenna-
Wonderful works everyone and a great BIG *CONGRATULATIONS* to all front cover picks...and a very special one to Crystal I'm so happy for you :) Thank you, Terry, for your kind remarks on "Love is better a stream". I wish there were such a thing as a poetic transfusion...I am surely in need of one...any donors? Gala? Terry? Kevin? Dee? ANYONEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee??? But don't think for one moment that my LL is a bore :)))) Noooo quite the contrare...I am quite happy...too happy to write me thinks *giggle*
Ummmm, sorry everyone, I doubleclicked by accident. *Hank*
Angela~ 'Always and Forever' is a beautiful love letter from the heart. And I realize from reading the words that tears might have been falling toward the end which made overlooking the spelling easy. But it is too good not to edit a bit for permanent keeping. Best of Luck. terry
:) Gosh Angel, rub it in why not. Who needs a muse with a grin that big? lol ;) t.
(quick curtsy, big blush) Kevin, Terry... you too are too sweet... thankyou thankyou. and Angel... my writting muse is on holiday right now too... I'll lend it out if you can find it. dee
*CONGRATULATIONS* to all the front page picks i feel real sorry for kirk to have to trim so many good entries down to jus those few. Good choices though on the ones that made it. Truly wonderfull work so again *CONGRATULATIONS* and a special one as well to u crystal
Crystal - I'm right there with you...got my first front pager. Does that mean this former garage band drummer and lyricist turned screenwriter has to begin acting in a more proper manner? I hope not! Thanks for the honor Kirk. Nik - you are missed!
Crystal for Please Excuse My Language! all i can really say is wow!!!!
Crystal~ It took strength to write that. And I will be praying you have the strength you need to follow through. Be good to yourself too. Warm wishes and prayers, t.
Paul~ congrats on the pick! And you are right...it has been way too long since I've been called a lovebug. We miss ya Nik......( and Chris W., and Megs, and many others...)
Terry Your subs have been remarkably well written lately, but so sad, my friend, I hope you and your heart are well.... Tara
PaulB~ Isn't it a wondergul feeling? I'm so glad we finally made it! ~ It doesn't Matter and Terry~ Thanks for the encouragement~ It's much needed~! I also want to apoloigize for the misspelled words I called by self "looking over it" I guess I was just furiously caught up in the moment!
Okay obviously I stayed up too late I meant "myself" :)
Tara~ Thank you so much for both the compliments and the concern. Yes, my heart is hanging in there...and I hope you are doing at least the same (hopefully still ecstatically happy :) Take care, t.
The day is not far when I will be gone with the swirl of the wind, And you would be there wondering where I have gone, No matter how hard you try, no magic or miracle can make me appear again, I would remind you of how special you felt and life meant with my appreciation No wonder those were the kindest words you would say, Life would still go on and time would grind and churn up your days, And each day you would look at the rising sun to find yet another meaning of life, And in the cold silent nights, you would curl up in your bed and close your eyes, Hoping that I would appear in your dreams again…
hey all... i've not been around much lately...grad school started up and my life has been entirely dominated by that. so the writing has taken a back seat for a while, which sucks. but biochem material is voluminous and lab work is long and tedious, so such is my life. (as much as i complain though, i love it). planning on doing a little reading tonight though...can't wait to see what i've missed. and gala: thanks! can't wait for the goodies!!
I stumbled on your site months ago. It was during a time of incredible turmoil. Inspiration was found in the "Blue Light". I'm glad to see Misti Velvet Rainwater is still submitting material. You don't own me :-0 That song is as old as I am! Hey kids, the lust for love never goes away. RAINWATER DEAF, NO SOUND I FLEE TO MY DREAMS FOR MUSIC WHEN THE MUSIC PLAYS THE LIGHT SHINES THROUGH THE THINGS THAT CLOUD MY MIND I SEE YOUR FACE IN THE JESUS RAYS THE CLOUDS ARE MY EMOTIONS THE LIGHT IS MY LOVE MY SOUL IS MY INSTRUMENT PLAY ME A SONG
akash: i haven't seen anything from you before this series. they are haunting and i wish there were more to read during this time when i need to be haunted with something besides my own blue-imbued world.
yay! new subs from the guppy! all were well-recieved by me. i especially like that idea of undressing with one hand and covering back up with the other...nice imagry...
Hi Slug, Thanks. I have posted my poems here for the first time. I dont know how they are. They are just my feelings put into words.
Hi all...been out of town of business this past week and heading out of town again next week. I'm still trying to catch up on all the new subs. As usual, they are all excellent, and I would like to mention a few that really touched me. terry, "Picking up the Pieces." Gala, "Whisper to the Goddess" kevin, "Fill" slug, "Loving You" (how ironic; I was just in Vegas, and sure the hell would not want to run outta gas!!!) Take care all~ Dawn
i think thta yall need to have more poems about love and how someone feels about the other person. people in love and getting married also.
Thanks Dawn~ and 'Sunrise'...you do haiku very very good. I love that one! t.
elmo: i enjoyed your poems. good work. akash: another fine series. and dawn: your haikus are beautiful. i think that watching the sunrise together after a night like that is one of the most beautiful things a couple can do.
I am back...in full effect. Phones installed today. Have been on the Internet for like...2 hours now. Suffered total depravation. Will be reading Blender stuff for the next two days. WOW!!! I missed this. The email addy is still Megangel25@yahoo.com Please email me folks...Ash...Uncle Kev...FGM...Dee...I have been so sad without my mails. Off to read new subs...submit some...and bask in the glow of the computer screen!!! Wooohooo...
Terry, I am well, still in love, although it is sad when real life starts to interfere and it seems like staying up all night talking is silly and there are too many things to be done... how is it that in the beginning of a relationship none of those things matter - he thingks I am nuts, cause I don't ever want to lose that passion or lose the butterflies that I get when I kiss him... oh well, I think it was Chris (chris and misti) that said I am a simple man in love with a not so simple woman - or something to that affect - and hopefully, i didn't screw that up too bad :-) Oh well, I am glad that you are well, your writing is always touching - I love its purity. Thank you, tara
Gala- "Hesitation of the Heart" could have been written by me last night. Its nice to read something that helps you understand yourself...even if I could never say it as well.
hey there evryone, ive taken a whole month off and came back to be filled with bliss again, this site is so great, and i love coming here. well now that im finally back im looking forward to writing some new stuff and reading all of your new stuff. i love septembers issue! suga lydia
gala: "I would never pull you from my heart to cut my losses down the road..." how true. how beautiful.
megs: "words" and "a moment" are sublime. glad that you are writing again :-)
Dear Blenderite Poets, Just wanted to connect and let you know everything is cool. I had a computer breakdown. Hope to be on line next week. Miss all of you and reading your beautiful poetry!! Been busy with my nonprofit environmental work. The Pocono Environmental Coalition is going to help preserve a two hundread acre lake called Brady's lake. We are in the negotiation stage. Hope to recieve grant monies to fix the dam. A Commissioner agreed to sit on our board now and I am in the press often relaying on objectives of preservation. Maybe one of you great poets can right a beautiful poem about saving this pristine lake filled with an abundance of wildlife and fish or write to the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Harrisburg or call # (717)- 787-4250 and insist they save their own lake! Talk to you all very soon! Miss you all! Keep up the great poetry! I love it! Your admirer and friend Elizabeth
echolocation: i like the idea of "he happens to me all over again." nice imagry.
Thanks, slug -- what a pleasure to get a compliment from someone whose work I like/respect! guppy - excellent stuff as usual, I really look forward to your posts.
Slug- Thanks much...more like I am trying to write again. But its good you like my attempts *grin* Can someone explain why INCREDIBLE elation in love does not lend itself to poetry and prose as well as depression and angst? I am so happy I may never be able to write something good again...
Welcome back baby---and as for that....love completes the circuit. I am have debated the nature of poetry today--and you can fight with me about definitions, or style..but I think the poetry of love is the final distillation of emotion---presented in such a way that the reader can feel it...taste it...see through your eyes...and if we are very lucky...feel the beat of our soul. We've all written for a loved one----and had them say---"how nice!" Which is the vanilla response---nothing wrong with it. But that moment when a lover looks at you---and has connected completely with what you've done--that goes beyond anything we have words for. Gala is happy.....and pensive...and punchdrunk.......life is very beautiful, and every second is worth it. We don't always think that...get upset when something we don't want happens..but we never should forget that it's worth all of it. And love? Love is the very icing on the cake. So says Gala
megs (and anyone else who has the same question regarding love and poetry) "What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music." - Soren Kierkegaard and that is why sad poems are easier to write than happy poems. (and just for the record. great existentialists have the answer for everything.)
Gee, I was already floating around in a rose colored haze... thank you Dawn----it's wonderful! Love, Gala The Giddy...and grateful!
Gala...you are very welcome!!! I haven't had much time to write and what I do write is only so-so and rarely post it, but there's always time to haiku! slug...I'm having trouble with your Swing Dance topic. How 'bout another? I'm not giving up on it. I'm just stuck at the moment (and even listening to Brian Setzer!) Be happy all~ Dawn P.S. And for those of you who are not, as cliche as it is, your time will come. I am 34 years old and have lived through some absolutely brutal affairs of the heart. From finding my exhusband in bed with his (now) wife at the early age of 21, to living with a man, who after being together for 3 years, decided he was gay. So hang in there and remember this: You don't choose love. Love chooses you. All you can really do is accept it for all its mystery when it comes into your life. It has its own time, its own season and its own reasons for coming and going. Be glad that it came to live for the moment in your life. And if you keep your heart open, it will surely come again...
slug, "Debauchery..." what a great word! And an excellent prose! terry, I loved your haiku. It made mine look like bad! HA! D.
Now Dawn....apples and peaches....one may be crunchy and tart, but the other can still be juicy and sweet....lol Thank you, t.
A contribution to the discussion of the relationship between poetry and love, from Jane Austen. "...He sent her some verses," said Mrs Bennet, "and very pretty they were too." "And so ended his affection," said Elizabeth. "I have often observed the efficacy of poetry in driving love away." "I have been used to consider poetry the food of love," said Mr Darcy. "Of a fine, stout, healthy love it may be," she responded, "everything nourishes that which is strong already. But if be merely a thin, slight sort of inclination, I am convinced that one good sonnet will starve it entirely away."
Good morning all....... With wild amounts of nervousness...I'd like to invite you all to view my web page....... The work that has gone into it has been amazing, and I think of it was a faberge egg----where the setting is what makes the thing special....... Thanks to Hank, Dee, Terry, Dev, Gup, Kev, Tok, Madison, and god knows how many others for making it so very special for me......http://www.geocities.com/galadrialsgarden/ At the moment, there is one piece missing------Learned From Little Sister...but that's coming soon. I'm still not sure I'm interesting enough to have a web page...but the designers insisted...and do give it time to load...it does the most amazing things! Speakers on! Love Gala P.S. Chris W---please send me a copy of touching tongues------couldn't find it!
Jenna- Wow...I liked "Sun Sets Over Summer" but especially the last line..."I still don't think I've gotten all the sand out of my hair yet..." I know how you feel!!! Slug- "Debauchery" Loved it though I can't spell it at this hour *grin*
I was incorrect.......if you go to the garden, the last piece on page ten is a homage...for a very dear friend, and wonderful lady. Her talents amazes me, and she had given richly to my life... Thanks Dee.......... Love, Gala
Well said Dawn.. Yes...Love finds you. And it NEVER really goes away. It lives forever in the heart that it finds. Such a glorious thing it is too. Because once you experience that which is love, even if he/she that you love is no longer in your physical life, that love lives on and on. It remembers that moment of pure paradise. And we are CHANGED forever for it. Heather
Megs~ 'Just Wishing' is a very beautiful image....good work, very effective! t.
(deep breath) heya all.... wow... I've done a huge read.. I'm so behind.... I've been spending much less time at the computer recently.... good in some ways... bad in others..... my 'inbox' is in shock from the lack of 'in' stuff -- I recall Megs saying a few months back that you actually have to SEND mail before people will reply.... how true is that, I must get back into the swing of things... guppy -- you are someone I miss most of all, our nightly ICQ chats are very sadly missed.... Molly, Brenda, Wendy and Samantha... I liked... (smiles) where is Davena?? Akash -- 'Lonely night' and 'I knew you remembered me' -- what lovely imagery .... very pretty. BK Beene -- 'Breathing Lessons' is very sensual. Megs -- welcome back girl... 'words' was tender ... loved the idea behind "origami emotions" and 'Just Wishing' was a brilliant use of imagery. Hank -- '(fallen) angel' lovely. Gala -- thankyou for being you.... I'm not as amazing as you make me out to be... I sware (and I want to state for the record that there is absolutely nothing wrong with extra short goddess's -- I've been one for several years now!)) Terry -- 'Seasonal Maturation' lovely.... so few words but so so good. and everyone in general.... I've just updated my homepages.... all bar a few of my paintings are now on it.... http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/~deevaa comments are welcome... good or bad. take care of your hearts. dee
God, I really have to stop taking days off from this place. The catch up is hell!! To start, congrats to all who made the front page this month. Kirk, excellent selections. Gala: Woman, you have done it again. Gala's garden is a wonderful site!! Congratulations on your new venture!! Can't really talk much right now (very tired). I'll catch up with everyone this week. Again- contrats to all!! Tanna P.S. Where's Chris & Misti been lately?
Dee and Terry- Thanks for the positive comments...I feel like a stranger all over again. To the Blender. To writing. Blah!!! So its good some folks I admire mightily don't think I suck. *grin* I just have to say how glad I am to be back here...I missed all this wonderful writing. You guys all just...amaze me!!!
Dee, that's not true...you are too amazing...so there.... Gala
Sadness on a Swing~ 'Last Time She Was Alive' was touching and real, and grabbed my heart for a tight squeeze. The third person perspective was especially effective because it added to the sense of loss and mourning. You sure moved me emotionally. t.
akash - we will never know what is stopping them. ever.
megs and dawn: thank you for your positive comments. this is my frist venture in letting anyone read my work - and it's encouraging to know that someone likes it.
The Secret Garden. A boy lives his life. He loves he loses he writes Read it at www.secretgarden.org.uk
megs: what makes the heart grow and just wishing are both wonderful. i'm so glad you started submitting again. gala: change beds, dear.
does anybody know what poem was read in the movie "patch adams"? forgive me for being dumb about it. i think it is a beautiful poem and i would like to have it read at my wedding next year. thank you so much!!!
I just checked out the secret garden URL that was posted earlier..... its wonderful.... fab-u-lous use of language and images -- the site design is really cool... I loved the jelly baby/chalk outline image with the poetry... forgot the name... but it was well done... check it out if you get a chance.... its worth the time. dee
I agree with Dee...A wonderful site...I personally liked: http://www.secretgarden.org.uk/atree.htm I also encourage you to check it out...but don't include 'read it at' in the addy like I DID when you copy, cos it just won't take you there LOL.
stephen....um...ouch.
Slug- Thanks again...wow...I feel so...complimented *grin* Where IS everybody lately? Not much traffic here... Kev- There is a lonely email waiting for reply... and what happened to Misti and Chris? I pop in here and they run away? Hmmmm...???
glitrpixi9 - The poem from the "Patch Adams" movie is by Pablo Neruda entitled Sonnet XVII.. Megs- Thanks for the comments on "Sun Sets over Summer." Going through a really hard time, and it always helps to hear that my work is putting a smile one someone else's face... -Jenna-
thank you so much!!! that really helps me out a lot!
This passage fascinates me. I think it can be so true in so many compartments of love, life, relationships, of being. I'm toying with it on a poem I started this morning, but thought I'd toss the words out here for a possible Blender Bump? I'd love to see how it might bounce when given the chance: ~**~*~* "Ensuring The Future Of Mankind" by Albert Einstein Message for Canadian Education Week, March 2-8, 1952. Published in Mein Weltbild, Zurich: Europa Verlag, 1953. [Excerpt] ..."If we ride a train, we seem to move with incredible speed as long as we watch only nearby objects. But if we direct our attention to prominent features of the landscape, like high mountains, the scenery seems to change very slowly" ....
Madi~ That is a fascinating quote by Einstein, and the concept of perception's effect on romance as compared to it's effect on time, movement and speed, will make for a fascinating bump. It will be very interesting to see the various directions the Blenders' writers go with it. t.
BKBeene: the art of kissing...i must practice that more..
Well, all, I have to say congrats to the Front page picks. Yeah I know, big shocker cuz nikki is still around. I have no time for anything lately, besides work and running around. I haven't even written since the 14th of August. I just moved into my new apartment this weekend, and am finally, for the first time in my almost 26 years, am living on my own. I miss all of you terribly. I have no computer anymore, or furniture for that matter, and so my time is even more limited than you can imagine for the internet. I still check e-mail once a week -or so, and my mail at work I try to respond to as soon as I get it. My birthday is next week, and among the celebrations, which are sure to take there toll, I am sure I will be able to find some inspiration worth writing about. I start school in two weeks, and will then be working full time during the day, and going to school full time at night, so if you don't hear from me, it's not from lack of interest. Maybe someday soon I will be able to start reading all of the wonderfull works here again. Sorry to be so absent. Later lovebugs---and again, I miss you all!
kimberley: empty night is perfect. fits my mood to a t. eerie.
You all are so talented and awesome. I take pleasure here every day from your words. They make me laugh and cry and blow my socks off as well as melt down the cables to my computer...LOL My Brain waves thank you for all the new wrinkles!
BK Beene~ Thank You for 'The Art of Kissing You' and 'His Kisses'. Both were very good, and an excellennt field guide of sorts.....lol t.
Uhmm... thanks Slug.. I think :-P
Ooppsie.. sorry for repeating... hit the back button accidently when sending it... Anyways while I'm wasting beautiful blender board space, I might as well say, after catching up on everyone's material, AWESOME!!! Something actually good to read!!!!(I've been Civic/English/Econ textbook nosediving) *sniffs* Oh well, back to hellllerrr..schoolwork.
usually not a fan of the bumps (i don't like sequels, either. not a condemnation, merely my opnion) but the claims department and subsequent bump are both amusing and endearing. right on.
yes, stephen, you're welcome. the poem spoke and was very beautifully delivered. not all wonderful poetry is happy.
Oh Bk---- When i first proposed the "bump" system, I never imagined it would work so nicely---and i never expected a bump to Claims Department---but i loved yours! Thanks to Slug as well... I have no choice, I'll have to grind out something else today....which puts Gala in charge of bumps and grinds.....Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.......... Fleeing before Blender Mob with pitchforks can catch her...... Gala
akash: sometimes the most obvious things are the most poetic
Slug - Thanks for your comments. Sometimes, it gets so difficult to express the known more than the unknown, this mind block can frignten you like hell...
Terry! Kev! One blushing Elven queen..........utterly delighted! A graceful curtsey to you both.......and my thanks! Gala
I love Nina P. because she is the girl of my dreams. She is the last thing i thought when i go to bed and the first when i got up early in the morning. I love you so much !!! I love you 4ever Ian
You all, I have been flying by the seat of my pants here just pretending I know what I am doing. Never having written like this much for anyone before now. For some reason I suddenly have courage to do this and where this comes from is just the great inspiration from reading all of your great rhythms and rhymes. Gala, what great fun and thanks for the inspiration and oh yes, wow oh wow, what a web page!!! Terry; You know how to make a girl laugh and cry at the same time don't you? LOL
You all, I have been flying by the seat of my pants here just pretending I know what I am doing. Never having written like this much for anyone before now. For some reason I suddenly have courage to do this and where this comes from is just the great inspiration from reading all of your wonderful rhythms and rhymes. Gala; What great fun, thanks for the inspiration and oh yes, wow oh wow, what a web page!!! Terry; You know how to make a girl laugh and cry at the same time don't you? LOL
LOL LOL See I told you!
misti's poems kick bootie, go head girl!
It doesn't matter; wow! The bumps give me goosebumps!
i don't know how i found this page but i love it. i constantly get accused of being a romantic sap. which i suppose in some ways i am. anyway i posted some poems and then had to not look for a couple days because i had to go back to work, then i come home and there's all this stuff left to read. you are all so beautiful. i don't know where to start. gala, your page is great. ~*faith*~
Bk-----Faith------ Thank you both......but the Garden isn't just my stuff...the artists and writers who contributed make it bloom---as did the design folks-------major nod to Terry and Dee....... I am grateful for the time, the talent, and the love that was given to make the site what it is... Gala
Madison-------you also gave to the garden---with your usual style-----and your last sub was exquisite...a layering of sensuality, smells, flavors----and emotion...I bow to you dear......you humble me........ Devin---- the voice on your last is so concise...but the feeling was pure magic.........wow! Dee-----pink polish on the tootsies! I love it. Detail and humor...... Doesn't matter---thank you dear....I like what you did.......
[madison curtsies] It's a beautiful walk through your garden site, Gala. Humble backatcha!
I am amazed at the beauty of the new submissions, Gala and BK imparticular... incredible Gala, how do you do it? I would love to spend time learning from the master....
Have you had any romantic peotry competitions? If not, why not? I'd be glad to enter if there was. So go for it.
Tara Girl, Thank you...but I am no master! I do teach poetry writing to young teens,or did---until the county decided to micromanage it. This spring I have been offered the opportunity to teach night school in my district---which I am awfully nervous about. I love the idea---but sheesh---so I'm trying to put together the materials---and have even planned a "writer's weekend" in a pine barrens group cabin to cap off the course. I always wanted to do a writer's retreat---but they cost the earth, usually. The state forest I want to go to, situated on a calm lake right next to the cranberry bogs, should be ideal. My methods of teaching are unorthodox---(how surprising for me, huh?)but if you can figure a way to NJ, I'll save a bunk for you dear! And thanks Tara------everybody---the support I've gotten in the last year from this community has made a huge difference in my work---and my life. You are all amazing people---and I am thrilled to be counted as a "regular" in such a stellar group....you are all the bee's knees! Love, Gala
BK Beene: it's been a long time since poetry has made me sigh. thank you.
Gala; Kissing is a lost art that must be revived! With poetry like yours, should be pretty easily brought back...lol Slug; Write something would you?
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BK Beene~ All your latest have struck just the right sensuous/longing note with me...keep up the great work! slug~ like others I miss your posts. Susannah~ 'Things we didn't know' grabbed my heart for a squeeze. Timinng can mean everything, I know... Madison~ 'day 14...' was so very eloquent and captured such a sense of place and time and being. I am in awe your talent. Akash~ All your writing has this undercurrent of emotion that draws me to read your posts...and 'sleep..' was one that blew me away in its simplicity of words that painted a complex feeling I knew from experience. Thanks. terry
Love Runs Dry dedicated to Jorge What do you do when love runs dry? When all you can do is sleep and cry. You sit on your bed all alone, And think of what you wish was your home. How do you keep a promise to someone that doesn't try? Life holds choices, live or die. And when all is well in the days of today, Friends look towards you as you look away. He loves you, or so you think, He's nothing but a fink. How do you stop yourself when there's nothing you can do? You wish so hard that you knew. To find the man you love, find the man you hate, find that special man and tell him he's too late. "Why me," is all you can say, And hope so very hard that this feeling just won't stay. -Missy, CT
umm sorry about this but lovers dance was supposed to be a bump to B.K. i loved Moon Dancers Gala truly a lovely site to have so many wonderful contributors must be an incredible feeling and for them to be friends as well ... indescribable
Hello everyone!!!! It's been quite some time since I've put anything on the blender. I can probably fancy myself a little rusty about now. I'm sorry for all the typos that may have occurred. I'm here at a computer lab at college trying to fit some leisure time into my schedule. All of your poetry means sooo much to me...even if I don't have time to comment on it. I just want to tell each one of you that puts writings her on the blender,,I LOVE YOU AND YOUR WORKS TO DEATH. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND THANKS FOR KEEPING A SMILE ON MY SOMETIMES GRIM FACE. Thanks guys. Sincerely, Zero #1
To "Dosent Matter" May I gently suggest that the correct spelling is: DOESN'T Which is a contraction of the words "does not." ?
Terry, Gala & It Doesn't Matter: Guess the agony and the ecstasy are what keep these pages flowing. Full moons just pull at the tides of our hearts a little harder. Thank you all for such lovely works of art!
When the idea of doing this bump thing was suggested I had many reservations. For one thing I convinced myself that inspiration and poetry simply did not work that way. But having seen it in action, and trying to participate, I must say that it has worked indescribably well. They just get better and better, and it is fascinating to watch a word or idea jump from one artist to another here, each creating something new and beautiful. I think the one going now, about the moon and dancing is the best yet. I humbly bow to the talents here on the Blender. Such beauty can only make the world a better place! Thank you all... terry
ZERO#1: Thanks, you put a smile on my face. So write more often. The world needs lots of smiles!
lol loved woof guppy thanks
I just thought I'd let you all know that I'm in love with the guppy -- one day we are going to run away together.... just he doesn't know that yet. guppy 'howl' and the rain one (ummm... forgot its name when I was giggling at howl) are two of the very reasons why I LOVE YOU, sexy yet funny -- how do you do it??? ohhh and hehehe -- I'm gonna run away with Hank too..... hmmm... and Chris W.... ohhh and Terry ......I talked to Terry on the telephone for HOURS a few nights ago...... TOO much fun... (grin) even if he was fiddling with his gripper. dee
OH! Hi all, sucking down more coffee, getting the kid ready for school, and I am DANCING because the head hobbit called in the numbers for the garden.....we had 190 hits since Sunday! Now I realise this isn't a commercial venture, or any such-- but I am very excited about this! So shamelessly, I will again supply the addy---and thank everyone who has visited. The said hobbits have indicated that while they are happy that I like what they've done, they have some new ideas...yikes! http://www.geocities.com/galadrialsgarden/ We're even on some search engines---good grief! I've come a long way from a techno-resistent luddite neo-phyte elven queen for certain! So says Gala
Guppy: I will be laughing at 'woof' all day. porno...don't get me started, mushroon clouds come out on that one. 'plummet', Bravo and thank you. Terry: Definitely a rose
And Dee.....I know you had Guppy first, but big girls share! Gup-------Woof-------oh delightful, delicious, de-Guppy! And the gargoyle piece------Sweets, you are amazing..... And while I know I already mentioned Madison, Madi girl, can I please be you when I grow up? Doesn't Matter...you are a comer, dear....hail.....and welcome! And BK----oh my goodness.....I haven't seen such promise since Chris W and Terry stepped on board! Keep it up, please? Love Gala
Woah Horse, Back up There's a rose amongst the daffodils and Venus too. Just caught my eye...wow, I love them both.
Sarah~ 'Moon in Your Eyes',,,wow, I could actually feel that one. Great writing! t.
Thank you BK, the feeling is most assuredly mutual. Keep your fabulous words flowing. t.
May the sun always shine upon the path you walk and warm your heart when others turn it cold.
Hank~~~To steal a line from Sting,'Be Still My Beating Heart!' moonbumps all over reading that one. All this moon verse is intoxicating.
guppy - another wonderful series of poems. i'd pick a favorite, but they each stand so well on their own. on another note: i picked up the most recent Barenaked Ladies cd yesterday (titled: "maroon") and just to share - it's much better than "stunt", but not quite the song-for-song quality of "maybe you should drive". worth a listen if you're into the fun quintessential barenaked sound :-)
have posted two mediocre posts. started school and it's not the liberal arts/literature i was doing before. must pick up some decent poetry on my shopping excursion this weekend. (decent poetry in book form to carry around. i visit this site compulsively now and while it is fabulous and addicting and all that other sutff - i'm a book nerd.) perhaps good work will come soon. also have been pulling out work for my yaddo application (major stress there) and so perhaps some vintage slug will appear on a whim :-) thank you Terry and BK (whose name i always read at first as bb king...) for missing me. perhaps that is most flattering of all :-)
mme. slug- I too, am a 'book nerd,' a.k.a. bibliophile. Bibliophilia is an ancient and noble endeavor. Many of my favorite places are or are within libraries. And rest assured others miss you too, though they mention it not (whoops, just did, so that group can't include me!)
Hank- "Un Rayon de Lune Balnéaire (Bathing in a Moonbeam)" beautiful... Guppy- The recent ones make me remember why I love this place soo much! Thanks -Jenna-
And Kirk? Leave Mo home! Williams melts women like butter........ Also have discovered an amazing musician from Canada named James Keelaghan...He's known all over the world-----and he is stunningly talented......he's also a teddy bear, and I adore him. And how the heck does Gala meet all these famous, yet obscure types? I volunteer for a group that holds coffee houses. We hosted Sara Lee Guthrie---yup......Arlo's daughter.....in the spring....The set up folks have a potluck with the talent.....Chris liked my jambalaya.....James said he was fussy about gumbo, ate mine......but i think he was being sweet........have links to both of these guys----including music cuts-----authorized music cuts.....mail me for links! Gala
Gala - I live in NVA - so NJ is not a problem - I would jump at the chance to meet you in person - and to learn from you - wow what an honor that would be --- Oh and Gala for some reason I can not enter the Gardens from my computer at work - something about Active X control - I am going to try it from home tonight, I am dying to see it. And my dear friend Terry, I think I should leave todd and come to AZ ;-) .... that is if Dee would let me ;-)..... "Promise Me?" your work always moves me and brings tears to my eyes. my oh my... BK - your contributions are incredible take care everyone - I guess I can only make contributions when I am hurting and not in love.... oh well T
Salut Mons. Montague. Mon nom est Écheveau Chrétien. Est-ce que vous parles Français incidemment? Quelqu'un j'aimerais converser la langue. Certainement je besoin la pratique.
Hey everyone! I've been gone for awhile but I'm trying to catch up on everyone's new subs. Which by the way they all look great! I haven't been writing that much anymore it just seems like there is not enough time in the day. I hope to get over my dry spell and write some good ones. I was going through the new subs and here are some that caught my eye. **slug** "just so you know" was wonderful! "my day in court" is wonderful , it reminds me of '''my day in court'''. **terry** "weed among the flowers" was beautifully written, keep them coming. **BK Beene** "Moon Dancers" was awesome! **Zero #1** Always a pleasure, "Just to Get to You" astonishes me, like always! Keep them coming, I miss seeing your writings. :) Always The Frosted One
2 a certain someone..copied lyrics 4 u Here is a song from the wrong side of town Where I'm bound to the ground by the loneliest sound That pounds from within and is pinning me down Here is a page from the emptiest stage A cage or the heaviest cross ever made A guage of the deadliest trap ever laid And I thank you for bringing me here For showing me home, for singing these tears Finally I've found that I belong here The heat and the sickliest sweet smelling sheets That cling to the backs of my knees and my feet I'm drowning in time to a desperate beat And I thank you for bringing me here For showing me home, for singing these tears Finally I've found that I belong... Feels like home I should have known From my first breath God sent the only true friend I call mine Pretend that I'll make amends the next time Befriend the glorious end of the line And I thank you for bringing me here For showing me home, for singing these tears Finally I've found that I belong here.
romeo and the frosted one (ok - that sounds like a parody waiting to be written...maybe tonight after i have one too many margaritas to wind down from my week....) thank you very much for your kind words. hopefully i'll be seeing more of both of your work :-)
to the gentle suggester um ya i know but the first time i posted this way i made the mistake of writing it thus, got kinda enamored with it and thought it would be a nice name k?
To the Guppy, I loved your "Friday Night Blues Rap Part 1" a few months ago. Did you ever do a part 2?
Gala perfect
Terry....Thank you for reading "Things we didn't know" and for expressing to me "how it squeezed your heart". *smiling* Would you please read "a letter from him"..I'd like your review on it Susannah
Susannah~ I read 'A Letter to Me' as you asked, but I'm not sure what type review you had in mind. Style, Content, Emotional Impact? email me if youd like... terry39@juno.com or terrywayne@uswest.net terry
dee, gala, slug, it dosent matter(me=not going to argue about whether it matters or not, or the spelling((although the possible misspelling of doesn't could be a stroke of genius in the fact that it leads people to assume one thing, but could be done on purpose for reasons in the opposite direction))), bk(which i at first glance thought was burger king), and jenna---whew...now that i got past all the name naming i forgot what i was going to say...no, not really...thank you all...i mean...THANK YOU...(i'll probably be howling that to you all tonight seeing as it's a full moon...i'm guessing you won't hear it, so caps will have to do) scqueen---i'll be howling a thanks to you too...i'm not honestly sure if i ever did write a part 2 to that one...yet...things cycle with me...i'm sure i'll get on the same vibe as part 1 eventually thank you all for the kindness gup
sarah...i really liked the possum one...i'm pretty sure i've spoken with her before riggs...nice commentary with the high school hero one...you hit some universal "issues"...i like the bite of it... gup
Heya Riggs... Yes dear, women can be silly twits. Men too. We compliment each other nicely like that. I think I was 35 when all the stuff that hadn't counted for a thing in high school, had in fact gotten me ignored---suddenly was important. The first time a man told me I was fascinating I just about fell over. I looked around---maybe there was blonde behind me? What changed was me...I stopped thinking in terms of my looks around 30---the young stuff was so carelessly lovely---why the heck sweat it? I still took pains to look nice-----but if I forgot the war paint on occasion---well, I had a life. And I lived one. And the weird part, is all the stuff I did because I wanted to---read because I wished, watched because it interested me--- that all came together. Now when I talk to men, they listen. Twenty years ago, they wouldn't even look me in the eye. See, some of them actually caught that dream girl....and after fifteen years of no stimulation above the waist...payback can be a bitch. Hang in there Riggs.....Gup........Dev...I know that heartbreak is part of the whole blender gig---but you gentlemen need to know that there are great women out there...and they're not hiding....they just stopped thinking that anyone wanted them years ago...and old habits are the hardest to break... Love you guys.......... Gala
BB King and Burger King,(might make good ad copy) hmmm. Well at least its not every kind of Bean (Beene) there is or I would think I was back in high school again. (lol) Riggs: High school has changed a lot!
i think these poems are very good
Gala: Mo? Williams? Butter? What?
Chris Williams is an amazing musician...and charming as all get out..........hails from Bahston.......
Kev: amen Wing: I like your Corner
Tara~ You certainly know how to warm a guy's heart. Or at least this guy's....lol. And tell Todd for me he better appreciate what a lucky guy he really is! While I miss your posts, I'd much rather see you deliriously happy and no muse than the other way around... Best wishes my friend, terry
And the stone was made to blossom Birds sang melodious tunes; The sun lit each day and the Moon each night. Clear were the skies and any Clouds were caricatures of Clowns and puppy dogs. There always were trees, now There were leaves and each one Gave back the suns glow. A shuffle became a strong gait, A purpose in each. Destinations filled with anticipation Because the source was there to share. In short, a Ponce deLeons quest complete. Hidden from view, by the horizon Or the gleam of a bright smile, Storm clouds brewed. If only one could have seen what hid in those orbs; What venom was in that snake Hidden behind the gash which Once was ruby sweet. Pebbles became mountains and the Blue sky was hidden between their peaks; Trees became naked, devoid of life, Till finally the tempest was unleashed And the thunder rolled and the Sky was black. And it's fury left no doubt. The chameleon scampered from The blossom and left a Stone.
BK! 'Sliding Into You'...WOW that one turned the heat up a notch or three... hehe. t.
Ya Terry, Is my face red!!! I think that one was a bit too personal to let go of and if I offended anyone I regret it. I am left handed and have always done everything backwards including thinking...my good excuse lol. I will learn.
BK dear......... Read back a few issues....you would not believe some of the stuff old library lady Gala has posted! Too personal? Love had damned well better be personal, or else what's the point? Hugs dear.......... Auntie Gala
Hey everyone! I haven't posted anything in a while and i got on here and read a few of the new entries. They are very good. **Zero #1** "Just to Get to You"..Very inspirational. That poem really made me think. You are a great poet and don't you ever give up. Glad to see you posting again. Keep up the great work! Bye Bye, Kare Bare
Gala: Big belly laughs here! I was hoping that one might slide on by, lol, and not get noticed. But you are right, it's just that this is so new to me. I am reading back ,and as usual, you are awesome!
Gala, i haven't given up, love finds me at the most precarious times. My heart is in good shape, i have a wonderful "friend" but i certainly have personal issues to deal with. dev
Hey Dev, Don't we all? Love Gala
Thanks for the comments, High School Hero wasn't actually meant to be autobiographical commentary, more just an observation of certain attitudes that make me sick. BK Beene: I don't believe that High School has changed that much. Trust me it wasn't that long ago. Don't damn me when i speak a piece of my mind cause silence isn't golden when I'm holding it inside cause I've been where I've been and I've seen what I've seen i put the pen to paper cause its all a part of me. Don't Damn Me Guns n Roses
But then the stone was picked up and put into a warm pocket and taken back to rest in a peaceful garden where everything was real and not plastic where pieces of paper were made back into tall trees that wept tears of happiness where the mountains had eagles nests to rest above and bunnies to scamper below the stone there could not be rigid and cold but became as clay pliable and free and was shaped back into warmth and love and sat for hours listening to the babble of the blue brook telling its tales which were different than what was written on the Gattica mans papers.
To All, Does anyone know of a poem/author about a bumble bee falling in love with a monarch butterfly? The last line goes something like this: "Sweet butterfly, will you marry me and be my wife, live with me for all my life?" The butterfly shook her head sadly and said: "That can never be." "For I am the daughter of a monarch, and you're just a son of a bee!" Let me know-- Thanks guys. Lady E
LATER See you later sweet potato I'll plant you now and dig you later
It doesnt matter: It's no wonder everyone wants to know who you are. I bow sir, may we have more please?
B.K. i swear by the time feast was over i was positively drooling thank you my lady
it doesnt matter~ [comfort...] was a very interesting read. I found it very effective in the way you communicated a bilateral exchange of emotion without the characters ever speaking. You have a way of revealing the internal struggle of emotion within the narrator's point of view, giving the piece real depth. t.
BK~ 'Feasting On You'----MMMM French Toast, maple syrup, whipped cream, then the chef......what a Sunday brunch to imagine..lol t.
Hank..........Vous m'étonnez encore, cowboy Stupéfiant comment vos mots sont le baume, l'ungent ŕ un coeur faisant mal. Gala
Madame, je suis honoré que quelques mes lčvres de mots soulageraient vos cśur. Mon âme pense-vous blessant quelque raison ça afflige. I hope you have a wonderful day. *Hank*
Mmmmmm...je suis parle francais...mais...I have no clue what is going on. Englais? Por favor? Hehe....or whatever. B.K.- Your piece about taste...with the French Toast. Yum!!! Made ME hungry *grin*
Ahh Terry: As my hearts secrets unflold to your care Safe in your keeping, setting me free Between you, it doesn't matter, and Hank, a girl (sigh) can barely breathe around here.
BK~ Thank you very much. Such praise certainly makes posting to the Blender a gratifying endeavor. And by the way, I loved the metaphor of words pulling you in like quicksand, in your post '~Quicksand~'. It has a ring of truth for a lot of what I read here. Especially your own words... terry
It dosent matter: WOW! Was that dream in color or black and white? What amazing imagery!
it doesnt matter~ excellent job of putting dream imagery to paper (or computer in this case). You never said if this was an actual dream, but there are a couple powerful archetypical themes underlying your images. Thanks for sharing. t.
Heya people! **Mandi** She said She Just Fell Out Of Love With Me.....very true...only with me he was the one that fell out of love with me and i was too in love to see it OR believe it. Very good, yet sad poem. Keep up the good work. Kare Bare
Megs: Thanks, I forgot the strawberries and whipped cream...LOL. Sometimes if feels like you dress your poems up and send them out only wanting to bring them back and redress them again after leaving something out or maybe overdressing them...LOL Editing..ugh! Do you ever do that?
heya heya (grumble) there is so much talent here and I can't even write my name now-a-days. I've done a big huge read.... lots stood out... Riggs 'Memoirs of a High School' -- I agree with gup about the bite.... very well written. Devin, 'Finding me' was wonderful. Megs -- you 'bumped' into Riggs and some of his bite musta rubbed off.... way to go. Chris Lake 'Thinking of you' was very tender. BK -- 'Feasting on you' -- I liked very much. and Hank 'Beauty shines' ..... (sigh) I loved it..... and you and Gala work so well off each other... although Gala, my French isn't good enough to translate your piece... you gonna share or do I have to suffer in French failure hell? I had an interesting chat with Hank about if, because its in French it is automatically more romantic.... I am undecided on that topic, New Zealanders will never forgive the French for a sneaky bombing of a GreenPeace ship, and for nuclear testing in the pacific.... I do try and judge the words on their own merit.... (smiles) take care of your hearts dee
Dee- Silly semi-drunk piece. How sad is your life when you are drunk at 2 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon writing on the Internet? Hehe...us crazy college kids :) And thanks to Riggs for the "bump." B.K.- Hmmmmmmmmmmm...strawberries and whipped cream...you have to stop :) I just ate like an entire BUNCH of Ben and Jerry's super-fattening ice cream. How unromantic is THAT!!! Hehe... As for French being "more romantic" well...how romantic can it be if you don't understand it. I am in French 2 so I only have bad connections with the language...tests and such...maybe if someone wrote me nice things in French it would be a little better than vocab tests and conjugations *grin*
riggs---boots of spanish leather...love that song...dylan cuts to the whole point of love with that one... his paraphrased thoughts as i think they went: "i love you above everything else...i'm not interested in the material things...i just want you near me...you're not listening...let me rephrase...you just don't get it...you obviously don't feel the same...i love you...i give up...this hurts...fine, i'll take the stupid boots" gup
Megs~ We drove through Virginia on our way to Texas...didn't have time to make a trip to West Virginia. What a road trip. I hate the Smokey Mountains! I love Graceland. And the Ryman Auditorium. We're in Austin now...in a small yet brightly lit and whimsically decorated efficiency apartment. Later, chica! :)))))
Simon carter; thank you
I'm amazed at the reaction to High School Hero and honoured that so many of you have considered it worthy of a bump. Hey Gup have you seen Nancy Griffith and Carolyn Hester perform Boots of Spanish leather at Dylan's 30th anniversary concert? Simply Amazing.
Heya Riggs, Of course it was worthy, and you are a remarkable talent, dear. Hugs......... Gala
Riggs: Letting your 'Freak Flag Fly', takes courage. Being original is genius and saying something out of the norm, that makes people think, feel or see....Pure Artistry!
Misti- Whelp not much to see here in good ole WV. Or at least...I have seen it all. :P to you for coming so close and not saying "Hi" however. *grin* Glad to hear you guys are still fantastic. Take care... Megs
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koko loko? boy? is that you? at first i told chris you had been devoured by a shark in the Gulf but then i thought better of it and told him that you hooked up with some surfer simian chic and headed out west to Sacramento. we miss you!
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"freak flag fly"...hmmmm...david crosby reference???...it's a line in "almost cut my hair"...just wondering riggs...yep, i've heard that version of "boots.."...i thought that whole concert was pretty amazing..."bobfest"...ha gup
Calypso~"Delayed Sunrise", was a delightful read :)
Madison~"xícara",great imagery...intriguing!
"i want to raise my freak flag, higher and higher..." thats from they might be giants, probably more have coined the phrase..i myself have used it as a screen saver quite often :) sarah
Hey Ya'll! Sorry about not posting anything lately I've been really busy working on a website some friends and I are doing..... http://members.theglobe.com/Buffy60/GUYSUCKASS/ You'll be so proud of me! We know not all guys are so hateful..just the ones we come across!lol Anyway when we feel like crying we just go the website and laugh! Thought you might get a kick out of it! No Offense to anyone ! LOVE YA"LL
BK and it dosent matter: it's been a while since i've commented, but, as usual :::sigh:::: wonderful wonderful.
I like to cut stuff outta magazines and make collages on posterboard. I had one hanging in my apartment in Bridgeport that featured a sign that read,"It's time for the army of conformity to let down its weapons and let the Freak Flag fly." I think I got that outta SPIN magazine.
Gup: David Crosby said it well. Was the song called 'Almost Cut My Hair'? Slug: 'Wonderland' gave me a smile to wear. Thanks Confusion is like hic-ups. They both stop, only to come back when you least expect em.
slug~ 'Wonderland' was a wonderful, whimsical, and yes hopeful piece. But there is also an underlying thread of sadness that tempers the whole just right! it doesnt matter~ 'trust' says what I have longed to be in the position to say and do. very good work... sarah~ I loved the imagery of 'frozen song'... "i imagined myself the drop of frozen dew on the grass yesterday morning, and here i am, i am that frozen drop and i wonder if someone will come and step on me" ...that line stayed with me all evening. Angel~ 'Gripping'.....wow, who turned up the heat?...lol Madison~ 'xicara' was beautiful...is xicara a brazilian hot pepper? or do you use the term to refer to a place? Kevin~ 'Always the Words'....heartwrenching. terry
Misti~ All your posts are so.....real. From the gut, which sounds tacky, but is meant in the best way. I really liked 'tacky residue'. Best wishes chica hermosa. t.
thank you Angel & terry, and to answer, xocóatl was an elixer, a libation: circa 1519 or so (we call 'em Rum & Cokes or Colorado Bulldogs now) but anyway, they were only allowed to be sipped by the rulers of the Aztec society. The drink was served in a xícara, an elaborate gold goblet set (on a base covered with jaguar skin).
terry~ thanks, chico. "gutless" is one of my favorite Hole songs, btw. i try to write from the gut and speak from the gut but sometimes i feel like my words are just bones bare bones.
Misti: You shoot straight from the hip, (lip) and hit the target every time. Keep your Misti flag flying high! Gala: Dream Catcher is my favorite. The feelings just pour off the words. You are a master of this art that I just found and love so well.
ohhhh Misti, I ,too, cut out pics from mags...very small pics in coordinating schemes and colors (I love pinks and lt. greens)...then i take the pieces and dip in a thin flour paste and afix on wine bottles i have managed to collect *SMILE*...when I am through, i give several coats of Polyurathane and *Walla* a beautiful vase. I also make salt dough wreaths and various ornaments...i do these things when i am bored with writing...and YES...I do get bored alot...I'm a Gemini! Thank you ,Terry...and I was born that way *SMILE* Dee~ I wanted to thank you for doing 'Angel in the Crosswind' (Painting of me :) I thought it was wonderfully eeiry the way you depicted my feelings in that painting with such accuracy though you have never met me personally. The frail arms, shedding of wings, crosswind...all work so well together to depict me as of late. For those of you who havn't seen it...it is posted on poetic Friends awaiting some verse to possibly be posted here. For anyone who hasn't a password yet for poetic friends and would like one you can email me at no1halo@yahoo.com and I will gladly send you an invite. Dee, YOU are a fabulous artist!
Oooooh Terry...was 'floating' written for 'Angel in the Crosswind?'...regardless, it is wonderful:)
wow--- I mean, WOW... greeted this morning by some unbelievably wonderful work. Terry- yes, a good "thought", that one (and thanks for your kind words) Madison- the imagery of "Camisole" is so vivid, I could even see the mist... Beautiful work Gala- you epitomize everything that is good about this place, with all the encouragement and guidance, and yes, the wonderful poetry. It is almost daunting sometimes, as a poet, because after reading works like "Dream Catcher" and yesterday's "No Fear," I feel as if you've raised the bar... But don't you dare stop! Dee- you may not have been completely satisfied with your representation of our resident Angel (waves, *hi, Angel!*), but I find that the painting has an fascinating story to tell (and given the subject, it is fitting). Good work... k
oh, and a happy birthday to the greatest lovebug in the world... Hope it is a good one, Nikki... <smile>
Slug- Loved Wonderland...a sweet hopeful little piece. Gala- Dreamcatcher is beautiful. How do you always say it best? Madison- Choosing my Camisole. What a way with words...what a picture...*sigh* You all make me just WISH I could write...
Blue Today? Mr Shaving armpits lack a certain sensitivity... longing is something awesome in it's scope, and it's sad that he will never get there.....but you rock, girl! Gala
Almost Cut My Hair---David Crosby Almost cut my hair It happened just the other day It was getting kind of long I could have said it was in my way But I didn't and I wonder why I feel like letting my freak flag fly And I feel like I owe it to someone Must be because I had the flu for Christmas And I'm not feeling up to par It increases my paranoia Like looking into a mirror and seeing a police car But I'm not giving in an inch to fear Cos I promised myself this year I feel like I owe it to someone When I finally get myself together I'm gonna get down in some of that sweet summer weather I'm going to find a space inside to laugh Separate the wheat from the chaff Cos I feel like I owe it, yeah Said I feel like I owe it, yeah You know I feel---- like I owe it yeah to someone
Angel- "Gripping" I was getting a little chilly until that one hit me! -Jenna-
Gala~ 'Dreamcatcher' was wonderful to read a line at a time, savoring each one like a fine wine on the palate. It goes to the very heart of trusting your lover fully. You really are an artist of the highest class. t.
oh guys........ You sure know how to make an old girl feel splendid....Megs...Kev....Terry....... Oh, I am blushing like a fool! Gala the pink!
Angel~'Floating'...thanks, yes that was meant as a bump to the 'Angel of the Crosswinds' post. I liked the visual element where the angel seems to be floating on the water, and this one seemed more elegant than the wordy attempt posted with the art. t.
Grrr....I HATE being nagged and rushed! I don't have a computer in Austin so this will be quick: B.K.~ thanks for the kind words. Just read all your poems. I like 'em. Your voice is singular. Muy bueno. (by the way, I'm not a fan of French...Spanish is by far the most romantic language!) Angel~ the vases sound gorgeous! I think all air sign women are like that...easily bored and intensely creative. We've got the air trine pretty well-represented here. Libra...Aquarius...Gemini...we all rock. :))))))
Gala**Thank you for your kind words. Just a re-hash of why it never worked the first time.
Nadia~ 'L'envie' is very nice...if you do not mind I will translate your words in my rough way for our non-french speaking Blender friends. Please excuse any mistakes. Envy "Ah, the envy that you inspire in me. I envy your hands that have the right to caress your body, all over, when you take your bath. I envy your lips, that themselves rub together all day, knowing the taste of your mouth. I envy your thighs, that sleep every night one against the other. But I do not envy your eyes. They do not have access to that mirror image. I see you as you are, handsome before me. With my eyes I will keep and benefit from loving you at a distance till you allow me to hold your hand, to taste your lips, to squeeze your thighs between mine… Speak then, Do you have envy?" *Hank*
Heya all -- excuse my sniffles and sneezes, and the dark rings under my eyes.... spring has truly sprung in New Zealand, and heyfever and lack of sleep (due to my son being a sick little boy) has really taken its toll on me recently.... Gala -- 'No Fear' was lovely -- I personally LOVE lip nips.... as for 'Dream catcher' amazing... wow, loved it. Madi -- 'choosing my camisole', wonderful imagery. Angel -- I'm thrilled you are happy with your angel, when I first said I could make you look like Claudia S. I started on a picture then, and it just wouldn't work.... so when you told me that you'd be happier with something closer to the 'real' you, it started working straight away.... I'm glad there are things that you can pick up on as being 'you' in there -- I must say however, that I never really meant for anything symbolic... I just did what 'felt' right, and as a poet, I'm sure there has been times when you've not really thought about the words they've just come... well thats what happened this time, and the parts of the angel that I tried to force, just wouldn't work, but the things I allowed to happen look lovely. Terry thankyou for your words, you and Gala inspire me each and every day -- for you to write something for my paintings is always a boost to a tired spirit -- and Kevin thankyou -- and happy birthday for tomorrow (kiwi time).... TK will be three... and spoilt, I know it. Take care of your hearts dee
Gala Dreamcatcher was lovely
Hank - thanks for the translation - its a nice idea. However I've fine-tuned it a bit to reflect my intended meaning: Envy/Desire (same word in French) "Ah, the desire that you inspire in me. I envy your hands that have the right to caress your body, all over, when you take your bath. I envy your lips, that rub together all day, and that know the taste of your mouth. I envy your thighs, that sleep every night one against the other. But I do not envy your eyes. No, your eyes will never see you as I do. They only have access to an image in a mirror. I'm the one who sees you as you are, so handsome before me. So I'll keep my own eyes and use them to love you from a distance until you allow me to insert myself between your hands, to taste your lips, to squeeze your thighs between mine… Tell me, do you desire (it)?"
ummm nadia? YES
Nadia -- wow, I liked Hanks translation.... and you made it even better... YUM.
'it dosent matter' - "of you" is beautiful. I especially like the following lines: and in the song of the birds around were the melodies i knew to be yours the beauty that had ever rested in my heart made flesh in the presence of you
Throwaways was inspired by Akash's 'improper distribution', which is what I meant to say. John Goodman~ 'Spiraling Down' was very well written. You captured the anguish of emotional isolation frightenly well. And also put into words a brief point in time we all feel at one time or another. terry
Misti~ 'Answer'...that one touched me deeply. And it ends on such a wonderfully good note...thanks for sharing something so personal. t.
Angel -- I loved the lines... "at the crosswind b'neath a golden sky when all an angel has to do is shed her wings to fly" I think they nearly stand alone -- I may borrow that every now and again as a caption for the painting -- if you'll be so kind. Gala -- I don't recall the title, but your work about kissing palms, beautiful and very lyrical. dee
MVR- Thank you for submitting "Answer" the message it gave out, gave me hope. Thank you for that. -Jenna-
Listening to serious love songs before your eyes have focused, and the caffiene has had a chance to hit... morning all. I woke up musing about the engine of love, with the wonderous Nadia's translation on my mind. Lady, you are amazing. I submitted a very bad translation earlier this week, that was purely kindergarten compared to your wizardry. I bow before a serious contender! Now then---love. Love is astounding at any time, but love when you're eyeballing the big 4-0...surreal! You spend so much of your life love drenched, in one form or other. We're either falling in love, living love, falling out of love, or mourning it in some form. It never tastes the same way, never takes the same shape---and yet it drives our lives. Love is interesting----it's self supporting for a while---fed by fascination, excitement, and pure joy,but at some point you have to take over the care and feeding of it yourself. This site attracts the true romantics among us, those who would rather revel in a kiss than a kingdom, would rather look deep into a lover's eyes, than witness the stained glass of a chapel in Paris. Love poetry is a curious beast. We probably all dabbled with it as teen agers, during that period when your level of self absorbtion is at a life time high. But there's one heck of a cross section represented here. And the talent is visited across the lines of age, industry, and economy. What we share is intensity. Whether we came here punch drunk on the first stirrings of love, or reeling from the effects of lost love---we recognize each other. I enjoy this strange union---have found dear freinds, and been warmly welcomed from the first. But I am amazed time and again that we never get stale, that one small piece can make you feel that first perfect kiss, can bring us to a breathless moment when heart and head accepted the inevitable. It's all good...and it beats the hell out of card games! So Says Gala
Dev.........wow. Like that...just like that! Gala
I think you are right , Dee...and I'd be honored:) Thanks to you, Jenna...glad to see you :) *waves* back to Kevin :) SOrry i havn't been reading much...i do see a correlation between my lack of reading and my writing jag...alot of my ideas stem from what i read on these pages. I will make a point to read at least 10 works a night...hope i can catch up. A great BIG ***H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y*** tommorow to TK...and Kevin...(((BIG HUGS)))...ps: TK is Dee's wee li'l boy age 3...KEV is just plain OLD like me....hehehe. Awwww sorry Kev...hope you have a wonderful day.
Gala, sometimes I think we are riding the same muse. Thanks, Devin
OH DEE......perhaps we should change 'when all an angel has to do...' to 'where all an angel has to do...' ?????????????????????????????? OPINIONS everybody?
Terry~"continuing the thought", Loved your 'bump' on this.
Riggs~"Black Syrup Ocean"...i believe i had remarked on this one earlier but i am rereading down from the top and wanted to be sure...I just LOVE this one...the Mystery...the Imagery captivated me...I think this would make a lovely painting, Dee:))) hint hint.
I just submitted LIFE.......It was written to Mike but not strictly about him, just my life in General right now. I've got alot of catching up to do on my reading.... ~MISTI~ When I read what you wrote on our Guestbook...It made me smile........thank you! I needed that! You are a doll! Crystal
Dreamsome~"Wrapped in Light"...wonderfully descriptive,beautifully written, smooth:)
Terry~"Picking Up the Pieces"...this one gripped at my heart.
Gala~"Heart Ache In Season"...a very poignant piece on the sacrifices in life... for life.
KIRK! A million hits!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE RULES Big Kahuna! Gala
When you see thru the eyes of love, the whole world seems to move with the rhythms, textures and beauty of it. Love is a beautiful, cruel, angel that can lift you high as heaven and then take you to the depths of pain and hell in one fell swoop. If you don't crash head first, it scoops you up at ground level, kisses you, brushes you off, and then sends you back out, to play again.
I don't have enough time to comment as thoroughly as I would like but I HAVE to say... "Answer"- Misti...wow...that brought tears to my eyes because...it just touched me. You are fantastic and you deserve every bit of what you have. And Kirk- 1 MILLION and climbing!!! You rock. This site rocks!!! Everyone who contributes here too...yup you get the idea....
"For what is the beloved? She is that which I myself am not. In the act of love, I am pure male, and she is pure female. She is she and I am I, and clasped together with her, I know how perfectly she is not me, how perfectly I am not her, how utterly we are two, the light and the darkness, and how infinitely and eternally not-to-be-comprehended by either of us is the surprassing One we make." ~D. H. Lawerence
I really want people to see this maybe other people will get that love in their hearts.
BK~ Its never been said better... t.
Wow, a cool Million. (Just think if I counted more than frontpage hits...) And to think I might've missed it if Gala hadn't e-mailed me. But, I'm not the hit-whore I used to be. I'm glad that the growth of this place has steadied somewhat, so I can keep it as a personal project.
Thank you all for such a warm welcome to this site! Like most of you, I've been writing for some time (ever since I learned how, really) but I never dared let anyone read it before. 'N.' changed that recently (he's the one "In The Book" and "L'Envie" were written for). I swallowed my fear and read them aloud to him, with such amazing results! That gave me the courage to share them with others too, which is why I'm here. So thanks again for your encouraging comments. I feel like a fledgling stepping out of the nest for the first time and you, the prevailing winds, could have blown me down but instead you've lifted me up and shown me how much fun it can be to fly! -Nadia
It doesnt matter: You know, no matter which way you go, your words amaze me. 'One little sharp piece of broken sound' wow
Angel..... TK's birthday isn't tomorrow, we are a whole day ahead of you guys... its now 12.15 on the afternoon of the 21st here in NZ. TK and I had breakfast together, which is something we only get to do in the weekends, he helped me make a version of French Toast that he calls 'egg-n-bread', and we had bacon and juice and cuddles.... dee
Devin~ 'Sparkle for Me' was beautiful. it doesnt matter~ 'Tightrope' was simply exquisite writing. I agree with BK about the ending. Simply an amazing image with words. Nadia~ Welcome! You will find as I have the beautiful support of this place. 'L'Envie' was wonderful. Kirk~ Congrats on hitting that amazing milestone. You should be very proud of your creation. And I thank you for letting us adopt it as our own. terry
kirk ......a truly wonderful site i find my self reading and wanting to comment on every poem and being quite overwhelmed. so many that are so very well done , the insights the thoughts on the one subject that makes us human, the ability to love. i loved this one and that one and that one over there and i want to comment on this and that and i cant forget this one also then there is..........and to my shame i end up not commenting at all. then as my shame grows there is a new batch and the process starts all over. to all that have liked my stuff, my thanks, i hope i never disappoint. and to all that i like so well my thanks again for the excellent reads . i hope i soon develop the talent for the comments as so many deserve one. thanks again kirk for the foresight to give so much to so many .............................1,000,000 ..........yep cool number that
Throwaways I walk in the shadows a ragdoll only pulled off the shelf in moments of severe boredom promises of continued yesterdays until your bored once again Watching you play with the other toys seeing them break i am not so fragile i have lasted years on this shelf my only warmth is your occasional dusting or repositioning now today you pick me up my dress is tattered and i'm not as shiny and new as the rest but i have endured but to you that means nothing
Adora: Your self respect is worth more than that. Remember You are supremely concentrated sweetness Wonder, curiosity, and alertness, You are truth, integrity, honesty and trust You are hope, compassion, Peace, harmony and laughter You are beauty. Tell those jerks to get lost!
Good Morning Blender! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEV! This is a wild week for birthdays------TK and Kev, Nikki......and pppsssssttttttt......for anyone who's interested, Dee has a birthday coming up.......Chris Lake---and Paul too, if I'm not mistaken. Librans rule! And Kirk, where the heck are the t-shirts? Now they can read, "OVER ONE MILLION SERVED!" Have a great day Kev........ Gala
Gup: POW, right in the kisser! (lol) Give us another round champ. What a way to wake the day! Terry: You smooth tongued Poet you! Gala: Beautiful! You are right, it's very addictive!
Yeah, me again......I am primed this morning.....and it feels fantastic. I was musing on the creative process, and how it feels when you've got the words down, read it over---and wham! You know you nailed it...and no, it doesn't always happen. But speaking as a woman, there are times you just know you are it---and asking "how do i look?" Is a vanity. And you don't want to hear "very nice dear"----or even "You look lovely.". You want that moment of shock--- completed connection. Yes---you look good-------but man, what you give off is a form of benign radiation. It has nothing in the world to do with looks---and everything to do with raw feel. The poetry thing is so much like that-----when the words match what is happening in heart, or spirit, and you feel a hop, a wiggle, or a leap inside that nothing else can touch. But the really tasty part is when you can make your words speak the same way to someone else. When they "get it" because you showed them what you were feeling. Oh guys........Life is grand. Love is another form of oxygen, and poetry isn't a condiment-------it's a fundament. So Says Gala
WOW what a way to wake up...a new bunch from guppy and not just one bump but two! Gala~ 'Think Hard' was an exqusite answer to don't think. And 'Silvering'...wow,wow,wow BK~ 'Taste' made me do just that...a great bump, and the ending: "But your lips and thoughts will Always go to that one so special place Which your soul will never let go of And you will never forget the taste." Positvely wonderful! terry
Deevaa and Terry: This one, I could live with and love forever. Words and painting flow so well together. I am in awe.
I would like to see a picture of athena goldthwait, I loved her poems. I'm 17 and I'm wondering if there was a chance to talke to her. (:
It doesn't matter: 'the dance' is powerful but then so was 'leaving'. You paint amazing pictures with words.
hey everyone, I'm a Libra too. I think there are soo many libras on this site because we are such "romantics". Im excited, we are entering the birth sign and 18 is coming around soo quickly!!! Yay!!! By the way, when is everyone's libra B-days???
hey there, i was just taking a peek, still swamped with school, but wow, guppy! youre style has grown so much, you so very enjoyable... and madison, you only had a couple of pieces but i really liked them! keep up the good work! lydia
terry: thank you! i hope my thoughts were understood.
Terry my hats off i loved the freedom in your last piece it felt as if u went wild and i loved it thanks for the excelent read terry
THERE THINGS IN LIFE Theres thing s in life you can't let go. Theres things in your heart you'll always know. But theres always one thing thing deep inside,
THERE THINGS IN LIFE Theres thing s in life you can't let go. Theres things in your heart you'll always know. But theres always one thing thing deep inside, that wants to make you want to hide. You're the reaction to my prayers i craved for, Everyday i love you more and more, you might not love me but i love you, and this is why it makes us two. We are distinct right now, hopefully we'll get together somehow. Ii've been waiting for you to come, into my life cause you,re the only one. I love you more than all my money, and all the girls i've ever met. I've waited too long, But now it's my turn to make you mine.
THERE's THINGS IN LIFE Theres things in life you can't let go. Theres things in your heart you'll always know. But theres always one thing thing deep inside, that wants to make you want to hide. You're the reaction to my prayers i craved for, Everyday i love you more and more, you might not love me but i love you, and this is why it makes us two. We are distinct right now, hopefully we'll get together somehow. Ii've been waiting for you to come, into my life cause you,re the only one. I love you more than all my money, and all the girls i've ever met. I've waited too long, But now it's my turn to make you mine.
Can it be true Can it be true that you love someone else, that you love him more than you loved me I never thought that love could be like this, your love is like a river peaceful and deep,your soul is like a secret that i never could keep. You changed my world with just one kiss, the kiss of life that you released from your tender lips. Girl I want you back into my life, cause you and me were meant to be. As we go on we remember all the times we've had together. I need to hear your vioce calling my name because things will never be the same again.
Terry, Thank You for your kind comment.
Terry sorry my last comment was for .... I Wanna Feel Love
BK~ & it doesnt matter~ Thank you. Comments from such wonderful writers feels fabulous. t.
Megs, i loved "beyond thought." My life is in such a whirlwind state right now, i'm not sure how to sort things out, nor what is frustatrating me in my relationship. But somehow, that just kind of expressed how i feel.
megs: 'Beyond Thoughts' is brilliant. Keep it up!
Aaahh BK~ 'Legend of the Moonflower'....sigh...how so very beautiful. Megs~ 'Beyond Thought' was a wonderful bump...one of your best ever! Gala~ 'The Voice in the Desert'...you find a way to amaze me every day it seems... Akash~ 'Those Good Old Days' brought back a lingering nostalgia...thanks. t.
Kevin: You just nailed it to the wall with 'think mcfly' I enjoyed that one so much! Gala: The bump was a masterful idea!
Terry...BK...Beth... Your compliments on "Beyond Thought" are much appreciated. I wrote it out so fast that I wasn't sure if it came across well. Glad to know it did. Day sufficiently brightened now *grin*
BK- "Moonflower" was a beautiful picture...loved it. Beth- "Confusion" I understand. If you need some help or just an ear (eye?) mail me- Megangel25@yahoo.com...cause I know I can always use another female sounding board *grin*
Terry:'You Only Had To Smile' wow, you had me there with that one! That was fun.
BK~ Right back atcha....'Desperate Measures' had me laughing out loud...hog wild dip bait indeed~lol. t.
it doesn't matter: 'drinker of days' wraps me in sunshine just reading it. Thank You, for the lovely bump.
Woohoo... Mo had us get a stairmaster and I've actually been using it pretty damn regulary for a good number of weeks now. Got a heartrate monitor too, that's kind of fun. Slug, to answer your question a while back, about "and our kisses were like chewing dynamite"... well, most of the unattributed quotes on the blend-o-matic are from me. I found an old loveletter that I used it in: --- run away with me where everywhere and then what be with me And our kisses were like chewing dynamite. --- I remember being inspired by something else for that line, but I don't remember what. Where does the term bump come from, anyway? Is it a poetry slam thing, or what? And the reason I'm going over all this stuff now... Mo and I are going to visit Germany for a week or so, (In fact, going to visit the inspiration for "Cafe at Night"... but it's all just nostalgic and friendly now) leaving this Friday, so I'm trying to get the Digest out before the trip, rather than after.
Kirk-huna, The poetry bump is a blender original...and it came because I sort of got the idea of poems as pinballs---or maybe bumper cars. Even before, I noticed that from time to time one piece inspired another. It if existed in some other guise, I was unaware of it.... Guys? Am I off on this one? Gala
yes Gala its more a sign of respect then a slam .. saying hey u inspired me and here is my take, i hope u like, .. kinda thing . and thank u for initiating it Gala
Hi, i am a young begginner poet, trying to see if i have what it takes to make it in the world.
Hey all! I'm back from vacatoin -- Did you miss me? Happy BDay Nikki, Kev! What happened to the New submissions page? The last posting I see is Sept 6th, but people are talking about newer poems than I can see...
Hi all, haven't visited here in a while. I can only get works done from the latest of sep 6th. is something wrong with the site?
Yeah, somethings wrong with the site. Grumblesmurf. Somehow, the index.html page got cut off. Someones submission must've gotten interrupted. Dangnabbit. I've know the method of making that page (that completely rewrites the index.html) was going to bite me sooner or later. I think I'm going to have lost all the submission comments from Sept 6th-22nd, after painfully reconstructing index.html. (Well, painfully writing a perl script to painfully reconstruct it for me.) Sooner or later I should put in a more robust mechanism. (Then again I've been thinking of some decent author tracking system for a long time.) Meanwhile. I'll put in a patch to make backups of the index.html page so I'm not burnt like this again.
Kirk--you have mail concerning your trip.. devin
OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay. I'm stupid. My fault. Total luddite fubar. See, I wait till the new blender is posted to go back and make copies of my subs for the month. And I "write" at the submissions page------which means that almost all of my stuff from September 6-22 has now gone to electron heaven. Way deep sigh. Will teach me to save my work, now won't it? Gala Gossamer limp. Wings a droop. Cursing in Celtic.
Okay.........maybe not so bad...........Kirk------if we can re-sub will that hurt? It would seem to me that the process of "bumping" may have been useful. For instance, I did save claims department------which Bk Terry, and Kev all bumped......and since I've been compiling material all month for a chapbook competition, I actually have saved about half of my subs........seppuku avoided...Dev? Gup? Nadia? We posted some of your stuff to the garden.....so that's saved too... Please advise Kahuna........
Okay--------very confused......all is back? Love you Kahuna!
Wait now, I thought he meant only the index page was lost here. Are all the poems gone too... Oh My Goodness
Ok, things are back to 'normal', but for two weeks of submissions, I've lost the comments, categories, "feeling-of-this-work"s, and any seperate "submitted by". (I had to reconstruct the index from the individual poem pages, which didn't have that information.) I have put in a work around that makes a backup of the old index before doing anything to it to add in a new work, so we shouldn't have a mass loss like this again. Hopefully this will just be a temporary workaround...
WHEW!!! You know what they say....Back-up or Crack-up...LOL
Sorry, I should've made it clearer earlier that the problem was with the index not the files. See, the code that adds the new work to the end of the page is really old and stupid. It makes a copy of the "old" index, then goes through it line by line and recopies it to the "new" index. Then when it hits the "new works here" comment, it adds in the new info, then finishes up. The trouble is if this process is interrupted, a big hunk of the page is gone (including the "new works here" line, so nothing new can be added either.) What it *should* do is just keep a simpler list on hand, and simply glue on to the od that (the glue-on proccess is much more bulletproof than what I described above.) Then the index page would print the top, go through the list and make all the links, then print the bottom (what the new-matic viewer does now, except instead of a list it parses the regular page.) The trouble is any change I make to the submit proccess, I have to fix up the scripts that make up the monthly digest to reflect. So the real fix (which will probably allow the new-matic viewer to lose its 'temporary' designation) will have to wait 'til the end of some month when I have something more cloely resembling free time ;-)
thanks to kirk for restoring the page!!! and also a VERY belated thank to you everyone who left me nice comments about wonderland. it's very appreciated, even if i have been too busy to respond. but it's finally cool and rainy and i have a free day so i posted an attempt at happiness and am going to do some misc. housework. i do have a general question: is it so bad to be sad? or is it bad to only express the sad? just curious.
kevin: think mcfly is wonderful. good job.
slug~ 'Happy' is not awful, nor did it fail with me. It communicated very well that strange feeling where, when you live in the moment, and actually revel in the feeling, well...you can't stop and analyze nor write about it. The very act takes away in some way. I really liked this line: "Cynical and elated Woozy with like and steeped in the reality of limited you-time" Very descriptive of a feeling that's hard to communicate to others. terry
Slug: I loved the same line Terry did. Woozy with like. Wonderful thought. It's ok to be sad, just think there would be no Van Gogh paintings or Rachmaninoff or Beethoven music if they had been happy. The new drug induced, have to be happys, bother me greatly. I think sadness can lead you to wonder, beauty and creativity.
Okay-----I am a traitor, I should be shot, yadda yadda yadda....but lord, I'd like to able to accept a compliment with grace, without worrying about why a man said something nice...The war has gone on forever, and the biggest casualty has been manners.Guys know how to be courtly---but belt them in the chops enough times for doing so, and I promise you,they will stop even trying.... So guys----do try again.......and ladies, girls, women---whatever we're supposed to be calling ourselves this decade---give them a chance? So says Gala
thank you terry and bk. it means a lot and i can't quite relay it just now. i've done a bit of reading and: BK: Spin Cycle is perfect- with just the right amounth of whimsy and practicality. marvelous. Riverfalls (is that your handle, or are you submitting someone else work - just a little perplexed here...) I enjoyed "and this" it seems we're all confused. and Gala: (prepare for a bit of a diatribe) i LOVED yeilding. (and i don't say it like that very often. just imagine the voice inflection: LOVED) sidebar: It dosent matter: marvelous bump. as far as the demise of chivalry in the pursuit of equality between the genders: i'm a 22 year old girl. (i feel like a child.) girl girl girl. when i get married i'll be a woman. if anyone puts MS. beside my name i gently correct them (in a twang i effect to be more feminine [ok - i live in texas, it's not fake]) that i am "miss" until such time as i take my husbands name. i want the door opened for me. i want you to take my arm and lead me to the dancefloor. i want you to offer me your jacket when i get cold. i am perfectly capable of doing these things myself. i am certainly entitled to equal pay. but i am the one who is going to carry a new person in my body for nine months. and until the day that the man does that, he will treat me with respect. it is not wrong. i am a lady. i can play football, basketball, i box, and i climb. but i also dance. i paint. i write. i like to feel small and soft, and taken care of. unfortunately there are bitter women. there are angry feminists. there are parts of the world that are unkind to women (japan) but here, in the united states, we have it pretty good. and you're not a traitor for feeling like that. and men shouldn't stop. i am insulted when a man doesn't open the door - or when he goes in before me. it's as if i'm invisible and respect have flown the coop. it's wrong. and now i'm going to stop babbling. except this: (sorry, Kirk, it's a Rand quote, but i think it illustrates where women should be. according to me) "and that night [I] knew that to hold the body of women in [my] arms is neither ugly nor shameful, but the one ecstasy granted to the race of men." - Atlas Shrugged. (Ayn Rand)
thank u terry i found both bumps to be very well done
Slug: I forgot to add, I always play Tammy Wynette when I have to do housework. They both make me so sad that I cry like hell. Does a body good..HA! But ohhhhhh, try Kick Boxing for that too!
I have been beyond remiss... been burning the candle at both ends and holding a flame to the middle. No time for much poetry or commentary, or fun even... such are the vagaries of life racing the rats... Angel, Terry, Megs, Gala... Thank you for the birthday wishes. It heps to have friends when you start getting old (<*wink*>) B.K., slug... Thanks for the kind comments on "think mcfly." Was an intersting detour that poem took. One of the cool things about this 'bumping' business is that I find my poetry taking unprompted odd turns (I am not sure whether I have ever heard extemporaneous poems on a given thread in any poetry slam, but then my cultural life has been very sheltered). and about the chivalrous male in the early 00's... Guys, the effort never goes to waste. Women who matter in this world notice. Besides, it never hurts to show constant acts of kindness in this world (I firmly believe that real kindness is NEVER random) for everyone is having a hard struggle (a paraphrase of a quote from the philosopher Philo). k
Michael very well spoke on turn away slug you've inspired an idea i have to work with thank you for your poem also very well spoken and BK.... lol ....you are dangerous
Megs~ Wow...'Crying to Him' was a most vivid poetic image in so few words. Inspired writing! (Even if heartbreaking.) t.
Michael~,it doesnt matter~, BK~ all very, very good bumps there...and welcome back Michael! Kev~ 'Think McFly'...I bow to a master wordsmith. You forge well. Gala~ 'As a male, 'Yielding' was a breath of fresh air. t.
Kirk ~ I don't seem to be able to find "Tears". I posted it the same time as "Dolphins" and I wasn't smart enough to save it to disk before posting it... Misti ~ do you have a copy of it? Michael (Kicking himself)....
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Gala: You always get something started around here! That's why it's so much fun. You are just way too Cool! slug: I like what you have to say in 'feminist love'. Hang tough till you get it all. Guppy: Just the title had me laughing out loud. Then the white meat with wings, you set the scene so well and then take us all out with you. A chivalrous wolf with deep neck wounds...hummm Terry: There is too still a unicorn out there.....isn't there? and it doesn't matter: I'm only dangerous when it really matters.
Megs- Just a quick note to say sorry i haven't gotten around to emailing you yet! I'm so busy! I will sometime! Beth
Ah Jackie dear...... Beauty may in fact be the bait...but it isn't the worm that lands the fish----it is the skill of the fisher. And yes---sometimes we lose those we love most---for silly, or stupid reasons. A man who needs "shiny and new" to feel manly isn't much of a man...you should forgive me for saying.... Write on, sister....... Gala
Terry--- Thanks. I guess as long as something good came out of it... Slug--- Your "Feminist Love" took the words I wanted to write right out of my mouth. No fair!!! *grin*
Whoops... Guppy--- (who emailed me once upon a time and then never again...*grin*) Your "flap and purge" (did I get it right?) was perfect and realistic. You are the kind of guy we are all looking to meet I think...
Gala - Thanks for the 'heads up' on the file saving situation. Luckily I have everything on floppy but this recent scare was a good reminder for us all about how dangerous it is to rely on technology. I'm going to start printing my stuff out routinely as well... -Nadia
bk - danger ahead was perfect...flirty, even guppy - flap and purge is wonderful. that scene...it's so heard to be anything more than superficial. you illustrated it well. megs - what rhymes with happy...good job. (and apparently it doesn't count as happy if you're fighting it all the way)
also: megs, BK, and it dosent matter - thank you very much. it was something i toyed with for a while and then "yeilding" and it just erupted. fabulous. :-) also: i have problems with drug-induced happiness, as well. one of my favorite artists is fiona apple, and she's sad sad sad. as is tori amos. there's something healing about being sad.
To the love of your life Darling, I love you. Three little words that mean so much, yet seem to say so little. The way I feel about you, I need other words, bigger words, words that don't get used so often. I need a word for the heart bursting joy that sets my head spinning whenever I think of you. I need another for the warm ocean of contentment I feel lapping around me when I think of the years we will have together in the future. And another for the determination I feel when I think of you - determination to make you so happy you will be mine forever. And the words for the desire you raise in me.... But the only words I have are "I love you". I love you.
Angel Form Above (written for Paula) How I long for thy sweet embrace, To see the beauty on thy face, To caress thy silky hair, For never before hath I seen a maiden so fair. Thou are my one true love, For thou art mine angel from above.
Devin -- 'you asked' ... oh god.... you made me cry at work -- lucky no one caught me! (sigh) ok, the ugly truth is just about everything nearly brought tears to my eyes today! I've no real right to be blue, other than the fact I've had a sinus infection for over a week now, and tired is about as good a description as you can get of me..... I'm in urgent need of some TLC over here. Other good stuff..... Terry 'gone' ... wow and as for 'untitled' a girl can wish .... I was wishing you (and devin) where writing for me.... Gala -- 'yielding' .. loved the last lines.... everyone, Gala indeed is the best fairy god mother, she sent me this box of goodies -- looked like she had brought out a stationary store... what a treasure trove!! Gup 'flap and purge'..... indeed you are the master. dee
deevaa - exactly. on being my hero - we're women, not invalids. we just enjoy being pampered. good job.
Deevaa: Two really nice ones. Thank You! Frosted One: Tom Petty has been my guy lately for some reason. Then theres always Sting!
BK~ Wow...'Van Gogh, Eric Clapton and You'.....wonderful. Starry Starry Night is my favorite painting, and I love the line: "Your words like Van Gogh stars Spinning round in my minds eye" great analogy. t.
to all blenderites ... well its been fun .....ciao
Hey doesn't? You okay?
guppy i thought the last few lines to hinges were amazing. and john goodman's downward spiral was well written as well.
it doesnt matter~ i hope your ciao means vacation or something only. Drop me an email at terry39@juno.com if you have time... t.
slug: I want to know your creases and your shadow...wow and before coffee even. You slid that into my mind so easily. Gala: Hope you insured all that fine porcelin, which is my favorite too. Very smooth and cool to the touch and oh so fragile..wonderful stuff.
It doesnt matter: Does matter too! You can't leave us. I want to be the little boy standing on the dusty trail yelling "Shane come back!" Only put your real name there. Kevin: You words were lovely, so calm and reassuring in 'whispers'. (sigh) Terry: shout was edgy, like that too. Also, I could see you sitting in that restaurant with anticipation written all over your face, in 'Waiting at the Old Town Cafe'
Dee~ and BK~ Thank you both! I am honored you find my words touched you in some small way, And BK? You are right of course. Unicorns do still exist. Just seems that lately I have had a few days where my mind refuses to see the magic as readily. Thanks for reminding me...
Did ANYONE read my poem above? Guesss not :( <:3 )---
John dear-- Posting a poem, or sub on the comments page is considered poor form....if you post same in submissions, you might draw a nibble.....FYI Gala
Netz~ 'Airies' was one very image laden thought... Mira~ 'Asking For Angels' has a wonderful spiritual feel and message. t.
I think that it is ok. but it needs more poetry. good job anyway! Rock On!!! :) =)
it doesnt matter -- don't leave us..... I for one adore your work, and even if you fall into the black hole of writers block (that I am only just crawling out of) stick about ...... *warning -- I'm about to try cute on for size* (making her best puppie dog eyes face) pleeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssse? dee
Hey people! **devin**--you asked--very well put...i felt every word in that poem as true and honorable. your writing in great. Don't ever give up on the talent you have! Kare Bare
it dosent matter - if you leave, i'm going to hunt you down, and make you listen to REALLY bad poetry until you start writing again. and i mean REALLY bad. so on top of all the pleading to get you to stay, now there's a threat. and a plead: PLEASE STAY! I LOVE YOUR POETRY! (if you don't stay - email me some every now and again so i can have my yummy poetry fix: slug78@hotmail.com) (and thank you to those of you who like my ribbon :-))
Kare Bare, Thank you very much. I appreciate you comments. -devin
oops, and DEE, how can i forget??? Thank you too sunshine, sorry bout the tears, you just gotta find the right guy to kiss them away for you...*hugs* -dev
first to Gala :sorry bout the worry, no im fine jus going through male p.m.s. i guess but i think i found out im far more addicted to this site than i thought...cool i really didn't expect this i thought i would leave with out a comment made ;but i did want to say my good byes now it looks like i may have to stick around, if you all can put up with me..lol u might not be able to get rid of me now terry ... thanks for the support when one really needed it B.K. ...well you got me back but we may still discuss the name thing *smile* deevaa .. cute would never work, for you are much too beautiful , your paintings and poems are awesome my lady artist slug....please i'm on my knees .. begging ..please, nothing but the beauty of your poems my lady k? and to any i may have missed my deepest apologies this is jus too fine a site heh i didn't even make 24 hours seriosly addicted i think
(swoon) Mr Matter -- you know not of my beauty I am sure -- however, thankyou for the very charming compliment. dee
Hey Matter Man, When you are feeling inclined, I have a question for you. Galadrial60@aol.com. Terry, Kev, Dee, and a few others will assure you that I don't bite...elven queens are not allowed! Did you really think we would just shrug, and say okay, fine...don't let the stanza hit you in keister on your way out? That isn't my question....but it'll do. Please remember that all of us are very real people. Despite the high faluting handle, Gala is just a library lady with delusions of granduer, and an itch to write. For whatever reason, we've banded together in the cyber village called the Blender, where I have found friends, comfort, and a place to post my inane ramblings. As addictions go, there are worse. So mail me, please? Love, Gala Librarians cannot do puppy dog eyes....but I am very glad you're staying!
it dosent matter: YAY! you're staying! i can stop looking for open mike nite for people with ten word rhyming vocabularies and really bad articulation. :-) terry: those three little words can get you in a lot of trouble- well said.
the love i have for a lady is deep the taste of her will be so sweet if i can clap my hands and make a wish i'll wish that the one i wont will be hear with every kiss.
I dunno, i suspect she might nibble now and again. :)~
BK...wow...Van Gogh. Eric Clapton. Two of my most favoritest too. *grin* I have Starry Night over my bed and the first thing I noticed about the guy I am with is that he has the same print in the same place. Which just told me how perfect we are for each other...anyways your piece made me smile.
Dee- Discovery. Very much liked that. Gala- You email ignoring me? Sorry if I ummm...peeved you with my observations. Just doing my part to be an ornery Fairy God Kid. Hehe... Doesn't Matter- I didn't get to jump on the "don't leave please" bandwagon fast enough...but I would have begged too and I am certainly glad you decided to face your addiction like the rest of us. Join this merry band of poets and lovers of love to dance around the keyboard the beginning of every month as we eagerly await a new front page...*grin*
to Mme. Librarian, er, Gala, Elven Imperatrix... I have never once found any of your ramblings to be in the same area code as inane. Nor have I found your poetry to be less than stellar (you hit the target far more often than I do, which may not be saying much, but it is still so). Librarians may not do 'puppy dog eyes,' but the one I am addressing knows her poetry top to bottom, front to back, in reverse and in full throttle. Those whom you grace, Gala, with your fairy godmother grace are very much the better for it (right, poets?). (an aside to it does matter) no, she doesn't bite... that hard... and I too am glad you are staying. k
megs: heartfelt offerings is beautiful. I've felt that many a time. BK: never enough is a gleeful bump! good job. and Jessica: painful love: exactly. exactly.
jessica---painful love...perfect choice of words...a gallon of dilemas fit into a shot glass gup
kevin: both your poems are wonderfully written. different three words, but those are important, too. eventually (hopefully) we all say them. and just because you're a spectator, doesn't mean you're a bad lover. the fact that you care enough to worry makes you a good person.
Netz: 'Aries', Do you have a telescope peeking into my heart? Wow, please write more. Deevaa: You work is just amazing! How do you bear to part with them. Terry: three little words, great inspiration for how many bumps now? Thanks! Megs: nice bump and thank you for your comments. Van Gogh is awesome, Clapton I love, and Him, (heavy sigh) he's my inspiration. Kevin: A big AMEN to the Gala words. I like your poems as well, nice. Jessica: wow...write more slug: suicide is viscious.
it doesnt matter: 'happiness', heavy heavy sigh!(kiss!) See,we knew you loved us too much to ever leave.
Hey people **Devin** your bump was wonderful. I didn't know that I would get bumped, but i'm glad that i did. You piece was amazing. Kare Bare
JESSICA ~ PAINFUL LOVE... BEAUTIFULLY PUT.. SOMEHOW YOU CAPTURED MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY AND PUT THEM ON THE SCREEN.. THANK YOU
October digest is here... early even! In a day or two I'm off to Germany with Mo... hopefully the Blender can take care of itself for a week.
wow -- I didn't think I'd make front cover this month -- I submitted 2 paintings and poems of my own, 2 paintings with other peoples poems and one just plain poem... I can't beleive I got two paintings and a poem on the front cover... Kirk you've stunned me.... also because I loved Venus amongst the daffodils and no one really commented about it and I'd thought it wasn't good... what a nice shock! Gala -- great ramble....Kirk travel well.... Madi -- I loved 'dancing' and gup... just love you. dee
Kirk~ I am honored beyond words. Thank You! And a big congratulations to all front pagers! Madison, guppy, Angel, etc....WOW what company to be among. And Dee, we did it! Gala~ Another amazing ramble~ very talented indeed! terry
Terry, and Deevaa and Gup, OH MY! Hats off to the front page picks---I think Dee has broken some sort of Blender record as all round talented soul. Her paintings are only the usual exquisite...and her prose continues to grow. Thrilled with Gup's placing, but for anyone who like me, adored last month's subs, the Garden has picked up pieces by Devin, Gup, and Nadia, and we are waiting for selections from it doesn't matter, B.K. and Kev... Madison girl----you always do it with such style...(sigh) can I be you when I grow up? And Jenna, you just keep rolling.....wow! Terry---loved the tone of both picks...they truly contrast your ability. And my thanks to Kirk for running The Guide----I've been itching to write that piece for years, and he gave me a reason. And I am not either amazing, but thanks Kahuna. Have a wonderful trip...I'm in the market for some lederhosen... Love Gala
To All Front Page Writers and Artists: Congratulations You All: You know I come here every day, holding my breath, wondering who's going to make me think, feel or see. The adventure is awesome and I look forward to more from each and every one of you. You all inspire this new writer to run harder, jump faster, and use that third eye to see with. Thank you all so much! And Kirk: You know, I just found this place not even a month ago. I have to say Thanks, for giving me a place to feel as free as a bird. You are truly a Wizard Blender here. bk
Gala - Nice piece on weddings! My cousin's wedding (wasn't that a film?) is in a few weeks and I'd love to send her your article but I fear its already too late for her... Kirk - I hope you enjoy your trip to Germany (I'll actually be there next week as well). I'm working on a piece that tells the story of how 'Cafe at Night' brought me to the Blender in the first place. One of those weird twists of fate I would call coincidence, if I believed in that. Cheers - Nadia
Congratulations to everyone on great lines for the last two months ... I am just now catching up and getting a chance to read the submissions and the Digests ... mega-talent going on here at Blender. "It doesn't matter" ... friend, I see you have kept everyone entertained while I have been gone ... I told you I enjoyed your words ... now you see I wasn't so daft in telling you I did. White knights are necessary in this world when everyone else lets us down ... you keep shining that armor and penning the gallant and romantic lines. I have been blessed in life. Unfortunately, I spent most of March in ICCU ... too much hospital time from time to time, but I have found in adversity, the most wonderful part of a relationship ... knowing for certain that someone truly cares, loves me as I am. I have written little to post, and reworked few old poems lately ... but for him ... well, he knows there are a world of words on my heart that belong in loving combination just to him. I care to check-in and see how all and each of you are doing in life from the subs and comments. This has been a caring and sharing community that encourages more than the majority or writers I have witnessed over the years. I take pride in telling others about it, and how a new writer will be honestly accepted here. Blender has an open door, caring souls, and a comfortable spot for each who enter, a site waiting faithfully for all those who care to share .... thanks to all of you for being part of that ...... Rennie
Kirk- Have fun in Germany! All: Congrats to the front page picks! All were great! Gala: Loved the ramble, my mom did too! I think when I have a wedding, it will be perfect! :o) -Jenna-
Okay......I cheated a little in the guide....there was a THIRD reason for the best man, which made me look long and hard at my husband's friend David. "Tradition" held in many cultures that while a bride was expected to be "in tact", a wife was not. So the next day, couples were expected to prove not only the girl's virtue, but the grooms....er....ability? Meaning if the groom was nervous, drunk or unable for some reason...the best man was expected to...er.....fill in? Otherwise, the groom risked losing his bride, and her bride price as forfeit.... And you thought all they were supposed to do was make a toast! Gala
Congrats to all the front page picks! Also, thanks to everyone. When I got back from vacation I read like 320989320813 at once and they all blurred together in a drunken buzz. A good one.
Michael~ Welcome back my friend...'Horses Dream' has this strange stream-of-conscious feel to it that was very much like listening in on your thoughts. I have only felt that conveyed with words that way rarely. t.
to all the front pagers congratulations all very good choices my hats off to you Kirk and again i would not like to be the one to have to make the choices from so many fine poems this month
Gala with regards to warmth ... was truly warm and welcome thank you
it dosent matter: the beauty...interesting thought...
first and foremost: kirk, i am so flattered. I don't write much short prose, and that was a peice i threw out there just to see. how wonderful! and to be surrounded by such masterful work! it's a pity that i'm surrounded by real life work and not enough time to read/write. but i feel i atrophy if i don't, so i'll squeak by - and everyone keep posting so there will be wonderful things to read (besides finance reports and fashion show s*#$) :-) also: BK: i feel, somehow, that my point was lost. suicide is viscious, but this was definitely metaphorical. i'm working on something to be as impacting - but different - and i'm rambling so i'll stop before i lose my track. anyway - congrats to all the front page picks, and thank you kirk, and wow...it's not even october yet. have fun on your trip!
entitled: pessimistic lover love is dangerous it can make a grown man weep. try saying it, i love you, that is, stand in front of a mirror and look at your eyes when you do. emotion? hell no. do you laugh like i, or am i the wanderer wordsworth talks about, no sense of belonging, in love with the idea of being in love. divorce happens you know, more so now than ever, so where was that love that existed, why havent i found it, why does cupid always shoot me but cant hit the one i love, why why why? i thought of her today, only once but s far its lasted all day. am i in love? how do i know. who cares. love is dangerous. its true, its true.
entitled: pessimistic lover love is dangerous it can make a grown man weep. try saying it, i love you, that is, stand in front of a mirror and look at your eyes when you do. emotion? hell no. do you laugh like i, or am i the wanderer wordsworth talks about, no sense of belonging, in love with the idea of being in love. divorce happens you know, more so now than ever, so where was that love that existed, why havent i found it, why does cupid always shoot me but cant hit the one i love, why why why? i thought of her today, only once but so far its lasted all day. am i in love? how do i know. who cares. love is dangerous. its true, its true.
i asked you if you loved me, and you didnt flick an eye, i asked you if you loved me you said "married you didnt i"
first of all let me tell you a little bit of my story, I am 21 years old and I just found my first love that is the reason I am in this page, I realy like your website and I alweys visit,my comments is if you would add more real love letters that will be very help full to me and I guess some other people also, thank you very much. Abdul
Michael: 'Horses Dream' was fun. Terry and it dosent matter: Guys, I have this problem with your poems. I almost forget to breathe when I read them...LOL Please put a warning on them. Gala: Wonderful way to welcome Fall! slug: Congratch on your pick..actually, I was thinking that one of the Viscious boys committed suicide..was it Sid? deevaa: I can't imagine you without pictures on your walls. You create such beautiful images to be surrounded with.
Wow...the front page made it before October even had a chance :) What a GREAT surprise. And have fun on your trip Kirk. Great selections...Go Miss Dee...and everyone else. It was a great month for works I would say.
Terry- No words for your last sub. Just tears and that feeling for when you have read something that makes you catch your breath. You are a wonderful special guy... Wow. Gala- Loved "Warmth". Love Autumn. Captured it delightfully.
mira: "I think I'd Like to Stay" - as someone who recently went through a health scare, and both pushed everyone away and desperately clung to them for support - you're poem is beautiful, and whoever it was meant for is truly blessed - because sticking it out is the most important thing you can do. i can't say enough good things about you and this poem. wonderful....wonderful...
bk - i liked united. nice, simple, sweet. perfect. megs - i enjoyed afternoon forecast - it's interesting to see the way other people shape their poetry. the line breaks are so influential in the meaning of the lines, you did well :-)
BK~ Wow, do you ever write one heckuva love letter. Megs~ Thank you...you are much too kind. I was trying to stretch my writing into a direction I had never attempted before. t.
Megs: I liked 'afternoon forecast' as well. Lovely weather today huh..lol You just can't get them any better than this.
wing: 'long before I know' is beautiful. Please write more! The way to her heart is through her mind.
Terry: Thanks, but I don't put you in a trance, and then make you quack like a duck, like you do me...LOL
*WOW* Congratulations everyone *SMILE* Kirk, have a great time in GERMANY! HAPPY FALL EVERYBODY BUT DEEVAA :) Happy Spring or whatever to her:)
Terry ~ Are you ok? "Dancing naked in the rain" worries me. You don't have a blood disease do you? B.K. ~ "Never enough" It never is. But sometimes it's all we have. Megs ~ "Afternoon forecast" Hopefully it's a good evening too. =)
Michael~ thanks for your concern...'Dancing Naked...' will be part of something larger, and I was having trouble portraying emotional honesty and truth at perhaps its hardest moment between two people deeply in love. I am touched at your concern and apologize that I neglected to add a disclaimer when submitting that one. terry
wow! so many great poems over breakfast! it dosent matter: i feel redundant, but of course- "loving you" is beautiful and Teri: "a forever" is wonderfully written, as is "as i watch" lovely lovely Echoloacation: haven't seen anything from you in a while, but i'm VERY glad that i get to read it this morning - it's just so...good. (think voice inflection on that - it's much more meaningful than it sounds...like really good dessert - you say good, because you can't think of another word. although, as mark twain said "the difference between the right word and almost the right word is like the difference between lightning and a lightning bug." Guppy: also redundant...do you write anything BAD? (not that i wish to see bad from you, but it's seems too good for someone to be consistently impressive to read) and Me - "Scorpio" - hearts dipped in lava. exactly what love is like. exactly. :-)
gala love: your ramble who was the veiled girlyl of biblical times??? twas' leah, who lot married. but he wanted to marry rachel, which he eventually got to do after her father, the dork let him when lot started getting totally rich and rachel and leahs father didn't. so his papa in law thought he would trick him, said he was gonna marry rachel, but instead clothed leah in a veil.
So you took her away from me just to see if it will hurt. You always do that, and I should have known better but who would of thought that after 2 years of a marriage full of lies from you, you would be the one to kidnap our daughter i raised for a year and a half. She needs me and that is why she is not here. But should I blame myself because I'm the one that left you? I'm beside myself and the only thing I can think of is how to hurt you as bad as I possibly can. So you met the other guy I'm with. Go on buddy. Life does go on whether you want to belive it or not. You have hurt me beyond repair You have stolen from me You have lied to me for so long you controlled me and I let you but not anymore, you will get yours and i will make sure of that. But this is another lesson in life to be learned another test I am being put through, but i always come out with flying colors. I always told you, if you hurt me once bad enough, i will hurt you 10 times worse. I learned how to hurt people from the best and you are in for it.
Would really appreciate a search section. Can't seem to refind poems with out having to go through so many lists. Tiring and time consuming. Other than this consideration, love the site and poetry. It is very much appreciated.
Slug...BK...Micheal... Thanks for the compliments on what I considered a silly thought jotted out. It is always a good night with him *grin* BK- The love letter was just divine. Perfect. Gup- Last lines of "Inward/Outward" were wonderful and just...liked 'em lots. That's all I can say *grin*
The Scorpio moon has been running rampant these last two days here. It's been so hot I thought I was going to have to call the bucket brigade today..LOL It dosent matter: 'loving you' and 'the beauty that is you'. If you don't stop it I will be stalking your dreams...LOL Echolocation: 'Dream With Me', so lovely. I loved that one! Me: 'Scorpio' caught the heat too! LOL Guppy:'inward/outward', even he was using the 'D' word. Wonderful! John: 'one cool night' was hot slug: then comes forth with her blissful animal behavior. Man this place is cooking! 'The First Taste' was MMMMM! Megs: has been at it for days now! It's warm in here. Terry: But thank God, I do have aloe for that one! 'like honey like aloe' was just pure fire! WHEW, need a fan! Wow, you guys, keep this up and Kirk will be at two million in about a week or two...LOL
Terry: Darn your hyde, you just burned down the house! LOL 'Cadence to my Soul', I bow to the Master!
it doesent matter: 'another love letter', Heavy Sigh! So beautiful, you need to put "Need Oxygen" warnings on that one. You and Terry both! LOL
BK~ I had to say that 'Cries and Whispers' struck such a chord in my mind that it still vibrates. You put into words a feeling that has lingered there for a while now. thanks... t.
Thank you Kirk, deevaa, terry, and Galadrial, and congrats to everyone on the front page, back page, sides and in-between, this place is such a goOooOOod read. With school, work, & my server being down, I'm just getting back online. Now... off to my favorite place to read and chill, Here! (with all of the hot romance poetry & prose around the Blender, maybe chill's not the word?)