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S74rw4rd commented on: From The XLIX Tales: Pendaric The Pretender by Starward-Led 3 years 7 weeks* ago* Wow, thank you so very much: Wow, thank you so very much for taking the time to read this poem which, I admit, is a bit experimental for me. I appreciate your astute analysis of it; and, just to be candid, I have to admit I wrote it a little backwards, beginning with the conclusion and then working my way back from it. I had had a nightmare during my most recent "nap" time in which certain figures from my past shut me out of PostPoems, and after that happened, the dream was about pretending to have access but not having it. The young couple are in there to add "bait" for Pendaric but still frustrate him in the end, as I could not have allowed him to assault them. Thank you so much for your comment. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: From The XLIX Tales: Pendaric The Pretender by Starward-Led 3 years 7 weeks* ago* I was very impressed by the: I was very impressed by the sly and measured build-up complete with an atmosphere of menacingly idyllic beauty and calm. Right there you shrewdly hint that something is weighing heavily upon the pretender, upon the "halcyon tranquility" that surrounds him. The clues are so subtle yet significant that they become alarming, pulse-pounding, mystifying in the best way. What narrative prowess. Amazing! Then I was hooked completely when some startling backstory about the setting as well as some unsettling personality traits of the turbulent denier of his nature were revealed. Your unique talent truly shines in your intense focus on symbolic and emotive details that explore the minds and hearts of characters who are never cardboard cutouts, but often multidimensional. Details such as those volatile grains of sand on the socks . . . almost, not quite, in the water. An eruption of psychological trauma with a cautionary note. Wow! Just amazing. [ go to comment ]
georgeschaefer commented on: OPAQUE IDEAS by georgeschaefer 3 years 7 weeks* ago* thank you. the struggle is: thank you. the struggle is neverending [ go to comment ]
georgeschaefer commented on: ICE CREAM TRUCK by chris 3 years 7 weeks* ago* awesome I remember the Mr.: awesome I remember the Mr. Softee trucks rolling thru the neighborhood when I was young. Good times. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: INTERPRETIVE DANCE WITH WORDS by georgeschaefer 3 years 7 weeks* ago* I agree. I like the Russian: I agree. I like the Russian Orthodox concept of the holy fool---it can be extreme (and, when abused, results in freaks like Rasputin). but it also gives a purpose to our foibles and failures. At this late stage of my life, that is a comfort to me. [ go to comment ]
georgeschaefer commented on: INTERPRETIVE DANCE WITH WORDS by georgeschaefer 3 years 7 weeks* ago* We are all (myself included): We are all (myself included) subject to human folly. That makes fools of all of us. But fools often dance deliriously like whirling dervishes uncertain but hopeful of finding some pittance of enlightenment--or some such tomfoolery. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: Sweet Eyes by fo0l4u 3 years 7 weeks* ago* This is excellent, and that: This is excellent, and that final line should be in the quotation books. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: OPAQUE IDEAS by georgeschaefer 3 years 7 weeks* ago* This really resonated with: This really resonated with me, today. Applause . . . . [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: Mother II by rachel 3 years 8 weeks* ago* Mine was the opposite: Mine was the opposite problem: my mother suspected I would try to linger in my parents' home well after I was able to become self-supporting. [ go to comment ]
georgeschaefer commented on: READING RIMBAUD IN LUCID LIGHT by georgeschaefer 3 years 8 weeks* ago* For a guy who retired at 19,: For a guy who retired at 19, he casts a pretty broad shadow [ go to comment ]
ramonathompsont commented on: Say My Name, and Remember by giajl 3 years 8 weeks* ago* another awesome one: another awesome one [ go to comment ]
ramonathompsont commented on: The Road is Long.... by giajl 3 years 8 weeks* ago* brought tears to my eyes.: brought tears to my eyes. very moving! Well done! [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: INTERPRETIVE DANCE WITH WORDS by georgeschaefer 3 years 8 weeks* ago* I should like to think I am: I should like to think I am not a fool (although I know some might dispute this), but this is Poetry, you are writing. Its authenticity is obvious, and no deceit enters into the designation. [ go to comment ]
djtj commented on: First Kiss by Beatnik1979 3 years 8 weeks* ago* Great: Great story. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd commented on: clean your combs by Pungus 3 years 8 weeks* ago* To the best of my knowledge,: To the best of my knowledge, Eliot did not use drugs. He did drink, sometimes heavily, although my impression was that he got that under control by 1927 when he entered the Church of England. His first wife, Vivienne, became addicted to opium due to mis-diagnosis of her medical conditions. Because so many decades have passed since my formal study of Eliot, and because there is far more known about his life now than in the seventies, I searched the net and found no specific mention, or even a speculation, that he had used opium. [ go to comment ]