tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post4458390765798083542..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: The Empty BoxDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-48739403280648548282013-07-07T09:54:23.117+01:002013-07-07T09:54:23.117+01:00Apologies once more for not replying to you all in...Apologies once more for not replying to you all individually. Slightly under the weather again, I fear, but hoping for better things. Sincere and heartfelt thanks for all the kind messages of support and sp many good wishes.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-68109984997993927752013-07-06T20:32:17.058+01:002013-07-06T20:32:17.058+01:00'The matchbox closed, the small boy smiles:
he...'The matchbox closed, the small boy smiles:<br />he's trapped a world with childish wiles.<br />What when your muse moves to dispense<br />inspiring thoughts that make no sense?'<br /><br />Just bloody brilliant my friend. I loved every minute of it.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751363280115223716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-16278260005644840992013-07-06T18:55:56.050+01:002013-07-06T18:55:56.050+01:00Laced with minor-dark undertones.
Love that. ~Mary...Laced with minor-dark undertones.<br />Love that. ~MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-27172945999108248512013-07-06T18:43:27.721+01:002013-07-06T18:43:27.721+01:00The matchbox will undoubtedly spark another brilli...The matchbox will undoubtedly spark another brilliant flame for you, as this one. ThanksWaltermarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619428258264938946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-70340496706376907702013-07-06T15:56:32.895+01:002013-07-06T15:56:32.895+01:00Hope you are feeling a bit better today, Dave.
Do ...Hope you are feeling a bit better today, Dave.<br />Do take care...and try to keep smiling:)Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-21158597921942312572013-07-05T20:28:36.566+01:002013-07-05T20:28:36.566+01:00You have definitely packed a lot into an empty mat...You have definitely packed a lot into an empty matchbox Dave, fabulous imagery! I love how you closed with the line 'Man thinks of God with thoughts that shrink' it adds a whole new meaning to your poem :)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059957468044601830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-47019080553910574382013-07-05T19:06:59.820+01:002013-07-05T19:06:59.820+01:00Great rhythm and great vision. It reminds me stron...Great rhythm and great vision. It reminds me strongly of William Blake.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-59831208222660007272013-07-05T18:33:39.771+01:002013-07-05T18:33:39.771+01:00A full imagination harbored in the empty box is wo...A full imagination harbored in the empty box is wonderful and powerful.<br /><br />Great perspective. christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717459430504797508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-37060781101043322962013-07-05T17:16:22.957+01:002013-07-05T17:16:22.957+01:00hey...i want such a box...really....it's both,...hey...i want such a box...really....it's both, magical and useful...what a cool takeClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-19024645766491838082013-07-05T15:14:50.931+01:002013-07-05T15:14:50.931+01:00Love the use of the matchbox as a place for imagin...Love the use of the matchbox as a place for imaginative sounds & imagery as well as from where nightmares come~ Enjoyed this one Dave ~ Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-43035638382656570402013-07-05T15:09:38.724+01:002013-07-05T15:09:38.724+01:00I can't help feeling Dave that when you were a...I can't help feeling Dave that when you were a little boy you kept horrible things like beetles in matchboxes to scare the girls!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-12812119744159317562013-07-05T15:07:24.167+01:002013-07-05T15:07:24.167+01:00'that vacuums are a nightmare's home, an e...'that vacuums are a nightmare's home, an empty box a place for ghosts'...perhaps I'm being too deep, but these two lines put me in mind of the Void before creation.<br />Are we all no more than the Creator's nightmares?<br />And does the small boy's imagination echo the Almighty's?<br /><br />This one is absolutely fascinating...it has my mind turning somersaults.<br />A truly amazing write!:)Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-79365326064804819932013-07-05T13:53:26.194+01:002013-07-05T13:53:26.194+01:00Can just visualize the small boy with a matchbox.Can just visualize the small boy with a matchbox.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-29589459255578934752013-07-05T13:17:19.271+01:002013-07-05T13:17:19.271+01:00what a very imaginative tale dave full of magic an...what a very imaginative tale dave full of magic and the ponderings of a little boy with his box of potential...strike one and you got the power but there is also danger...even empty the box has all the potential...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-70758357552392842482013-07-05T12:14:07.855+01:002013-07-05T12:14:07.855+01:00Very clever, Dave. So much ATMOSPHERE can be crea...Very clever, Dave. So much ATMOSPHERE can be created by what one imagines.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-42120246497106386992013-07-05T12:06:58.293+01:002013-07-05T12:06:58.293+01:00Just starting with the box to start with and then ...Just starting with the box to start with and then the nightmares got me thinking about Pandora's box... But in reality it's just empty. Maybe the worst things are played in our minds. brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.com