tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post4479863441009269407..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: the barely humanDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-34614168806830522562011-12-12T01:04:02.109+00:002011-12-12T01:04:02.109+00:00This is lyrical ... yet not a pleasant tune (becau...This is lyrical ... yet not a pleasant tune (because of the prompt. because in this prompt they SERVE the worst that capitalism has to offer, capitalism gone awry.ravenhttp://ravenpress.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-38627137714300767972011-12-10T22:02:32.181+00:002011-12-10T22:02:32.181+00:00Powerful write, Dave. My favorite part? The title...Powerful write, Dave. My favorite part? The title.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-3077146787127797682011-12-09T07:10:02.023+00:002011-12-09T07:10:02.023+00:00grim mood reflected in your grim words perfectlygrim mood reflected in your grim words perfectlyIsabel Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974989548030799086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-77449393332264787292011-12-08T11:49:23.753+00:002011-12-08T11:49:23.753+00:00jane
Thanks. Yes, my first thought was the Gulag.
...<b>jane</b><br />Thanks. Yes, my first thought was the Gulag.<br /><br /><b>kaykuala</b><br />A very deoressing pic, but full of potential for a write.<br /><br /><b>Templeton's fury</b><br />Hi, A warm welcome to my blog and my thanks for your comment. Much appreciated.<br /><br /><b>manicddaily</b><br />Thanks. As I thought about the image the clay warriors becake the dominant comparison.<br /><br /><b>haricot</b><br />Good point. Yes, that's so - as long as s/he still had the mental reserves.<br /><br /><b>Mary</b><br />Thanks Mary. Yes, I agree. Creept stuff indeed.<br /><br /><b>Tabor</b><br />Thank you very much for those kind words.<br /><br /><b>Laurie</b><br />Thank you. I'm especially pleased you liked the ending.<br /><br /><b>The Weaver of Grass</b><br />Interesting that so many thought along similar lines. Thank you.<br /><br /><b>anthonynorth</b><br />Thanks<br /><br /><b>Helen</b><br />Coo! Ages since I've had one of them! Thanks.<br /><br /><b>Brian</b><br />Thanks Brian. Good to know you thought so.<br /><br /><b>Ann</b><br />Cookie cutter replicas is a good analogy. I like it a lot. Thanks for passing on your thinking.<br /><br /><b>Anonymous</b><br />Sounds fascinating, I must look them up.<br /><br /><b>Tommaso</b><br />Ouch, it finds a different way to screw up every day, it seems.<br /><br /><b>Windsmoke</b><br />Yes indeed they do. I still have a feeling this pic might have been of one of them.<br /><br /><b>Ygraine</b><br />Hi, a warm welcome to you and my thanks forcommenting. I understand the fear, which is perfectly expressed. Thank you.<br /><br /><b>Gerry</b><br />Agreed. Very 1984-ish! Thanks.<br /><br /><b>sunny</b><br />Thanks.<br /><br /><b>Brad</b><br />Hi, good to have your comment. Yes, I see what you mean.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-69827173210535358852011-12-08T08:03:39.856+00:002011-12-08T08:03:39.856+00:00The man at bottom right looks to me
to have turned...The man at bottom right looks to me<br />to have turned away from what the others see<br />of themselves reflected in a mirror<br />eating with their elbows on the table<br />and their heads down.Bradhttp://maekitso.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-14927690405971434322011-12-07T20:49:28.149+00:002011-12-07T20:49:28.149+00:001984 came to my mind also...the greyness of it all...1984 came to my mind also...the greyness of it all. Wonderful imagery and a brilliant rhythm to it all.Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-83275088888953731122011-12-07T20:11:55.327+00:002011-12-07T20:11:55.327+00:00My greatest fear
is that I should disappear
into t...My greatest fear<br />is that I should disappear<br />into this picture!<br /><br />I like this poem a lot :)Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-62703137098216808812011-12-07T20:10:59.165+00:002011-12-07T20:10:59.165+00:00When i started reading the first stanza i thought...When i started reading the first stanza i thought of robots because some work places treat you like one especially in a factory situation :-).Windsmoke.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12225394580987872677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-57791490712078156932011-12-07T19:57:40.832+00:002011-12-07T19:57:40.832+00:00Sorry David, I am Tommaso in the previous comment,...Sorry David, I am Tommaso in the previous comment, the blog system is creating problems with my name.Tommaso Gervasuttinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-38922324463755560932011-12-07T19:53:09.124+00:002011-12-07T19:53:09.124+00:00Terribly at target. Like the
"grey man sane...Terribly at target. Like the <br /><br />"grey man sane <br />no color no name"<br /><br />of the Jefferson Airplane in the late sixties and Herbert Marcuse's books on the one-dimension man in those same glorious years...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-20719004810443977552011-12-07T19:46:06.479+00:002011-12-07T19:46:06.479+00:00I like your descriptions Dave: "an army baked...I like your descriptions Dave: "an army baked in clay". The artist certainly thought so in conceiving and executing this painting. Cookie cutter replicas baked two inches apart per directions.Ann Grenierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501522748426995035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-5939687954755254132011-12-07T17:22:12.448+00:002011-12-07T17:22:12.448+00:00cattle...until they one day are served on the plat...cattle...until they one day are served on the plate themselves...great capture man...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-88789347407397037442011-12-07T16:43:53.846+00:002011-12-07T16:43:53.846+00:00A+ Dave ...A+ Dave ...Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-78888656820410999182011-12-07T15:54:48.887+00:002011-12-07T15:54:48.887+00:00Perfectly interpreted.Perfectly interpreted.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-9240340364945293392011-12-07T15:32:21.250+00:002011-12-07T15:32:21.250+00:00How interesting Dave - I too thought I was reading...How interesting Dave - I too thought I was reading about the Chinese warriors. Quite depressing really but you have captured the mood.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-6155580354923461422011-12-07T14:25:26.065+00:002011-12-07T14:25:26.065+00:00Dave- Very moving... great ending!Dave- Very moving... great ending!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-12832558979488690792011-12-07T14:19:19.395+00:002011-12-07T14:19:19.395+00:00Yes. You have truly captured the truth and emotio...Yes. You have truly captured the truth and emotion of this painting. You have a good eye and translate so well.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-50048277692460492372011-12-07T12:34:39.094+00:002011-12-07T12:34:39.094+00:00You really have captured the feeling of that pictu...You really have captured the feeling of that picture, Dave. It does give me a "1984" feeling or maybe the "Stepford Wives" feeling in the sameness of it all. People going about their lives robotically with no expressions on their faces, no interaction with one another: creepy stuff.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-71927869300548569042011-12-07T11:56:17.198+00:002011-12-07T11:56:17.198+00:00It's horrible... but at least individual could...It's horrible... but at least individual could be individual when one thinks by oneself.haricothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052133324297115131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-41221050909341994612011-12-07T11:33:39.495+00:002011-12-07T11:33:39.495+00:00Such an interesting comparison to the Chinese clay...Such an interesting comparison to the Chinese clay warriors. A cultural phenomenon perhaps, that you describe well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-2797240561811532062011-12-07T11:24:57.293+00:002011-12-07T11:24:57.293+00:00the language of this takes on a musical sound. I r...the language of this takes on a musical sound. I really like!Templeton's furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569680717037747033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-25973712221454313532011-12-07T10:54:09.690+00:002011-12-07T10:54:09.690+00:00Dave,
You got the mood correct. It was of a human ...Dave,<br />You got the mood correct. It was of a human dead. Narry looking up to others nor talking and squeezed between pillars. Morbid to say the least, just chomping with what looked like biscuits. Excellent write!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-52061116880318130812011-12-07T10:38:59.127+00:002011-12-07T10:38:59.127+00:00When I first looked at it I thought of the Chinese...When I first looked at it I thought of the Chinese Warrior tombs or perhaps the factory drones from awful scene in soemthing like 1984? <br /><br />I liked it though and am enjoying all the responses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com