tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205011361740478772.post516502091899612880..comments2024-01-22T00:39:34.849-08:00Comments on melissa shook: Tuesday Poem, Unaccountably, walkingmelissashookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02398008713376655570noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205011361740478772.post-59028437051258980512010-06-17T07:15:54.910-07:002010-06-17T07:15:54.910-07:00thank you very much for your generous readings.......thank you very much for your generous readings....<br />I appreciate it...melissashookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02398008713376655570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205011361740478772.post-13400177974340311312010-06-16T00:54:20.143-07:002010-06-16T00:54:20.143-07:00'and in a way... '
L, C'and in a way... ' <br /><br />L, CClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205011361740478772.post-46969704976992534972010-06-16T00:53:40.933-07:002010-06-16T00:53:40.933-07:00I add my appreciation and admiration to these othe...I add my appreciation and admiration to these other voices, Melissa. <br /><br />What a respectful, loving tribute this is. You to Bobby - and a way, Bobby to you; one brave and tender soul to another. <br /><br />Thank you.Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205011361740478772.post-47102221956729789682010-06-15T16:46:39.107-07:002010-06-15T16:46:39.107-07:00A remarkable (life) story, indeed. I'm rendere...A remarkable (life) story, indeed. I'm rendered speechless. So I'll just say ditto to the well-said comments above, especially Kay's mention of "describing raw details and sympathetic truths - without any distracting sentimentality" and the insightful remark by A Cuban in London about "the right to be seen as a human being."<br /><br />You've rocked my world, Melissa. With symbolic lines re: "the fruit spilling" and "the seven-card<br />solitaire pyramid", you certainly did.S.L. Corsuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10299376651709536034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205011361740478772.post-2473817042547498292010-06-15T15:04:15.710-07:002010-06-15T15:04:15.710-07:00this is one of my favorites; lucky Bobbie, to have...this is one of my favorites; lucky Bobbie, to have you gathering her in...susan t. landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454487318141469849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205011361740478772.post-68354339532729744142010-06-15T06:39:17.093-07:002010-06-15T06:39:17.093-07:00You know, there's always poetry that eschews t...You know, there's always poetry that eschews the traditional path (whatever that might be) and speaks to and from the heart. Your poem did just that. It was more than a poem, it was an elegant declaration of the right to be seen as a human being. Many thanks.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205011361740478772.post-82317930029746557742010-06-15T02:22:40.979-07:002010-06-15T02:22:40.979-07:00Now it's my turn to be unaccountably transport...Now it's my turn to be unaccountably transported Melissa. Your poem has stirred a whole lot of my senses; I feel like I've had an encounter. Thanks for your posting.Pam Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01422149903301168261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205011361740478772.post-2425832860585898672010-06-15T01:47:15.910-07:002010-06-15T01:47:15.910-07:00So sad, Melissa - the poem makes me feel so sad - ...So sad, Melissa - the poem makes me feel so sad - <br /><br />Funny, my daughter dances next door to the night shelter in town and I was thinking while she was in there I should go in and offer to help cook dinner at the shelter rather than write my novel outside ... maybe I will now. Thank you.Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205011361740478772.post-23799471330121947242010-06-14T16:48:27.199-07:002010-06-14T16:48:27.199-07:00You've transported me, too.
William Wetmore S...You've transported me, too.<br /><br />William Wetmore Story did a penis! Go know. But then those expat Yankees did all sorts of things . . .<br /><br />Thanks to you, I see Bobbie.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205011361740478772.post-43256869255952594882010-06-14T15:21:39.426-07:002010-06-14T15:21:39.426-07:00A wonderful, strong poem - loved reading about Bob...A wonderful, strong poem - loved reading about Bobbie's story. Love the way you have worked with images and facts, describing raw details and sympathetic truths - without any distracting sentimentality - for full impact. Thank you.Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.com