tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post2951326920417867088..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: The Pulse of LifeDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-83064754975804927472012-09-23T15:25:13.778+01:002012-09-23T15:25:13.778+01:00Crazy! Very interesting tale--so strange how chil...Crazy! Very interesting tale--so strange how children/people are - and the biker - feel rather sorry for him. You know, Dave, I'm hosting at dVerse and do not have time at the moment to check out your cited poems though I've read Little Gidding a long time ago, and love Billy Collins - I'll try to, but just can't today with all the visiting. k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-51333242523655748682012-09-20T17:43:23.110+01:002012-09-20T17:43:23.110+01:00I quite liked the contrast between the cheery, upb...I quite liked the contrast between the cheery, upbeat tone at the beginning and the more sombre one at the end. Great piece. Many thanks.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-40360947694930800112012-09-20T11:47:25.090+01:002012-09-20T11:47:25.090+01:00Tabor
Yes, and for a second or two it looked as t...<b>Tabor </b><br />Yes, and for a second or two it looked as though that mightbe so.<br /><br /><b>The Weaver of Grass </b><br />Indeed. I have known darker - or thought so, for - as you say - we can never be sure.<br /><br /><b>The Elephant's Child </b><br />Yes, that came home to me very forcibly.<br /><br /><b>Brian </b><br />Nightmares stalk us during the day sometimes. Thanks, you echo some of my thoughts.<br /><br /><b>Shadow </b><br />It was certainly deflated - but may have been to start with, for all I know.<br /><br /><b>Mary </b><br />Yes, I agree. It is worrying. It always is. In some the darkness manifests itself. Some see to simply throw it off as they mature.<br /><br /><b>Ygraine </b><br />I don't think it's part of the female nature. My - no doubt biased - thought is that there are more datk boys than girls, if I can put it that way. But you sure wouldn't want to meet the girls on a dark night!<br /><br /><b>Leovi </b><br />Thanks. Much appreciated.<br /><br /><b>Carl </b><br />I think you may well be right in your assessment. It does have elements that are crying "Fake!".<br /><br /><b>Helen </b><br />That is a hope to hang on to, I think.<br /><br /><b>Tommaso </b><br />Yes, though I must admit that I had not seen it that way. Thanks for the observation.<br /><br /><b>Hank </b><br />It can represent so many things to us. Thanks Hank.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-57279267023816241392012-09-20T02:33:38.082+01:002012-09-20T02:33:38.082+01:00A crushed doll can be heart-rending. The impact is...A crushed doll can be heart-rending. The impact is long lasting. Nicely rendered Dave!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-60183076369005521542012-09-19T18:33:34.211+01:002012-09-19T18:33:34.211+01:00tremendous series of images..the final "she&#...tremendous series of images..the final "she'll live" is powerful, a great challenge against mortality.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-89705764435209865742012-09-19T17:54:10.206+01:002012-09-19T17:54:10.206+01:00I agree with Carl's comment .. way too much fo...I agree with Carl's comment .. way too much for kids to absorb today. On the flip side, maybe this little girl will become the preeminent surgeon of her generation? We can only hope. Great write, Dave!!!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-797964652031053272012-09-19T16:08:00.688+01:002012-09-19T16:08:00.688+01:00You have delivered a commentary on the amount of f...You have delivered a commentary on the amount of fake violence children absorb thru TV etc. the resect for life has been dulled.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751363280115223716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-20109697371576255782012-09-19T15:24:59.561+01:002012-09-19T15:24:59.561+01:00Very interesting, I think a successful vital pulsa...Very interesting, I think a successful vital pulsations.<br />Leovihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970831445283294241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-71001200425390618092012-09-19T14:50:41.735+01:002012-09-19T14:50:41.735+01:00Wow,
I hadn't realised just how dark the femal...Wow,<br />I hadn't realised just how dark the female psyche is!<br />Are we REALLY so cruel and heartless? <br />Or is it our instinctive way of surviving our long history of being seen as second-class beings?<br />Speaking for myself, if that had been my doll I'd have sobbed my heart out.<br />Guess I've never been the archetypal female - thank goodness!! <br />I love your poems. They never fail to set me thinking :)Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-38507452189755996492012-09-19T13:38:52.782+01:002012-09-19T13:38:52.782+01:00I worry about this girl when she grows up. If she...I worry about this girl when she grows up. If she is so unfeeling about her own doll, how will she act to her own children! Someday a psychologist will look back......Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-30700309884427275962012-09-19T13:15:11.777+01:002012-09-19T13:15:11.777+01:00too close for comfort... hubby being a biker, i kn...too close for comfort... hubby being a biker, i know how precarious sudden braking on two wheels can be. as for the football, own up now, what happened, surely it couldn't have popped???Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-55522613695924343462012-09-19T11:38:11.992+01:002012-09-19T11:38:11.992+01:00goodness...you closure hit on some of my deepest f...goodness...you closure hit on some of my deepest fears...the death of children....nice intensity to this one sir....def interesting what the kids are thinking...sometimes i wonder...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-5494284706012829982012-09-19T11:21:49.293+01:002012-09-19T11:21:49.293+01:00Interesting that the young boy is close to tears w...Interesting that the young boy is close to tears while the girl having achieved her malevolent end is satisfied. Food for thought. Thanks Dave.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-92160409543402100082012-09-19T11:02:05.137+01:002012-09-19T11:02:05.137+01:00Macabre in the extreme Dave but then as an ex teac...Macabre in the extreme Dave but then as an ex teacher, you know like I do, that there is no accounting for what goes on in the heads of some children. Good poem.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-32129342665809991532012-09-19T10:57:58.114+01:002012-09-19T10:57:58.114+01:00I must say that this came out far darker than I ex...I must say that this came out far darker than I expected. The last bit of drama would have been some harm coming to the motorcycle rider in his efforts to stop!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.com