tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post4520059214941073777..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: The White MaskDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-49472843837893049752013-06-28T15:05:30.630+01:002013-06-28T15:05:30.630+01:00This reads so like an apocalyptic vision...and rem...This reads so like an apocalyptic vision...and reminds me of the streets of Japan, where so many people wear those white masks on a daily basis.<br />Are we all dying slowly from the invisible smog behind our masks?<br /><br />Yes, this is indeed eerie...deliciously so!<br />Bravo Dave :)Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-25841965310394180312013-06-28T00:00:22.774+01:002013-06-28T00:00:22.774+01:00It's unnerving to see folks on ordinary street...It's unnerving to see folks on ordinary streets wearing those masks...such a frail shield to fend off the inevitable. Your understated narrative somehow magnifies that sense of unreality. Nice work. I hope all is well with you!Steve Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818671944215117618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-63167365170548762872013-06-27T21:34:26.662+01:002013-06-27T21:34:26.662+01:00Spectral, surreal and very prophetic! :-)
Greetin...Spectral, surreal and very prophetic! :-)<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-86937535543879699422013-06-27T17:49:24.171+01:002013-06-27T17:49:24.171+01:00I am curreently reading a book about the plague so...I am curreently reading a book about the plague so your timing is spot in as usual.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751363280115223716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-60872701753166240112013-06-26T22:07:10.959+01:002013-06-26T22:07:10.959+01:00There is no mask - or cure - for life.There is no mask - or cure - for life.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-31336715733350278762013-06-26T20:06:34.353+01:002013-06-26T20:06:34.353+01:00The air that we breathe! How do we escape death fo...The air that we breathe! How do we escape death for death is a certainty no matter what we do to prevent it. Interesting write :) Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059957468044601830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-85960617394307149592013-06-26T19:56:03.371+01:002013-06-26T19:56:03.371+01:00This does have a sci-fi feel to it. I can see a st...This does have a sci-fi feel to it. I can see a story unfolding. Hope you are feeling better, sorry to hear you have been poorly.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-18199371740565757802013-06-26T19:26:55.978+01:002013-06-26T19:26:55.978+01:00I agree with Jim, stark is the right adjective for...I agree with Jim, stark is the right adjective for this poem..I would add that it takes you also by the scruff of your neck ( if I remember this expression correctly!), and there's a strong vein of Poe in it.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-21462881587915467882013-06-26T18:30:37.446+01:002013-06-26T18:30:37.446+01:00This is a stark little piece. The last three lines...This is a stark little piece. The last three lines are especially profound. It reminds me a bit of a poem I wrote many, many years ago about a woman who has a breakdown outside of a large department store: <br /><br /> CITY SCENE<br /><br /> Anna broke down<br /> by the back door of Arnotts -<br /> she slipped to the pavement<br /> and cried.<br /><br /> Everyone just passed by<br /> thinking she was drunk.<br /><br /> Some threw money.<br /><br /><br /> 22 October 1978<br /><br />Could never quite get that second stanza right; think I’ve fixed it here. <br /><br />We hear stories about people who’ve collapsed or been left for dead on the street and have lain there for a long time before anyone took pity on them. No one wants to get involved. Everyone’s scared they might get sued. What a world. Everything is someone else’s responsibility.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-66602684354623967932013-06-26T13:28:41.236+01:002013-06-26T13:28:41.236+01:00Hospital nightmares in verse
So sad to hear of you...Hospital nightmares in verse<br />So sad to hear of your health problems.<br />Let's hope the follow-up news is good.<br />Janine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-55116688290577605942013-06-26T13:23:15.208+01:002013-06-26T13:23:15.208+01:00This poem reminds me of "Pest", and the ...This poem reminds me of "Pest", and the aftermath of the disaster in Japan. haricothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052133324297115131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-43840828297468127692013-06-26T12:53:16.753+01:002013-06-26T12:53:16.753+01:00This has a sci fi feel to it, Dave, with everyone ...This has a sci fi feel to it, Dave, with everyone with their white masks. I do think that death is unexpected when it comes oftentimes. One is never prepared even if one sees it all around..........Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-15108900665897530512013-06-26T12:37:51.432+01:002013-06-26T12:37:51.432+01:00well not...that was rather eerie...and makes one w...well not...that was rather eerie...and makes one wonder why they all chose the mask...interesting too on expecting death...lots to think on in this one man...glad to have you back...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-39190698939179428172013-06-26T11:43:27.211+01:002013-06-26T11:43:27.211+01:00"Death wholly unexpected when it came,
but w..."Death wholly unexpected when it came,<br /> but wholly in keeping<br /> with everyone's expectations." I learned of that in a different way this week, Dave. Someone I knew and still love would have enjoyed those lines. <br /><br />Another top entry from your assured hand.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-27927101184150684762013-06-26T10:51:51.167+01:002013-06-26T10:51:51.167+01:00A nameless being is everywhere doing their own thi...A nameless being is everywhere doing their own thing. Masked in white and not recognizable, but surviving. Nicely Dave!<br /><br />Hank kaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-35316627926796238732013-06-26T10:07:32.133+01:002013-06-26T10:07:32.133+01:00I love it - but find myself thinking that the fina...I love it - but find myself thinking that the final five lines are true - here today, tomorrow and yesterday.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com