tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post8551131218616981593..comments2023-11-03T09:04:26.994-04:00Comments on A Thing for Words: Still StandingJoseph Heschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13217169295029029233noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-24190336942955323172011-09-01T15:30:36.844-04:002011-09-01T15:30:36.844-04:00very nicely held tension ... very well written J.very nicely held tension ... very well written J.Beyond Interiorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01208592720810668684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-36216387416220491562011-04-29T00:06:52.261-04:002011-04-29T00:06:52.261-04:00I love your poem, Joe. It's gripping and touch...I love your poem, Joe. It's gripping and touches a truth many recognize. Well done.Janalyn Voigthttp://janalynvoigt.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-38633714987172233732011-04-28T21:13:11.027-04:002011-04-28T21:13:11.027-04:00I also liked this part...
"thrash about on p...I also liked this part...<br /><br />"thrash about on pages cut<br />from those who fell before me."<br /><br />Sad poem. But that's okay with me. :)L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-31970057860693536832011-04-28T13:20:10.262-04:002011-04-28T13:20:10.262-04:00Love the textures and the insistence in the lines....Love the textures and the insistence in the lines. Nice play of the woods, the city, and the paper that carries the sound of our words through the world. Excellent metaphor, sir! Well written. GayBeachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-37139515888484683622011-04-27T21:52:29.056-04:002011-04-27T21:52:29.056-04:00Great poem.Great poem.KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621937316200868307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-81457361226817285132011-04-27T14:44:25.850-04:002011-04-27T14:44:25.850-04:00yes joe - go one with screaming and crashing and d...yes joe - go one with screaming and crashing and don't be silent...excellent write joeClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-20183889306988483102011-04-27T08:51:49.384-04:002011-04-27T08:51:49.384-04:00I feel the struggle... good job!I feel the struggle... good job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-82906412626942498112011-04-27T06:27:10.570-04:002011-04-27T06:27:10.570-04:00Summons that rawness of doing physical workSummons that rawness of doing physical workJohn (@bookdreamer)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11576434749272275190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-68929564664776775932011-04-27T04:59:26.546-04:002011-04-27T04:59:26.546-04:00Distinctive-- surprising turns. I love this image...Distinctive-- surprising turns. I love this image: my heartwood ripped by neck-tied woodsmen-- xxjJenne' R. Andrews https://www.blogger.com/profile/15744946229300234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-59509827988847161242011-04-26T22:13:36.586-04:002011-04-26T22:13:36.586-04:00Excellent progression of beginning with the produc...Excellent progression of beginning with the production of the raw material and concluding with the manufacturing of discontent. This is a great poem.dustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796500077556153584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-52879735431625057232011-04-26T21:56:50.780-04:002011-04-26T21:56:50.780-04:00Joe, beautiful contrast! I will stand and crash, p...Joe, beautiful contrast! I will stand and crash, perfectly put together.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421928919601722343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-14352551132453112122011-04-26T21:56:46.551-04:002011-04-26T21:56:46.551-04:00Wonderful go down push of an OFF button, click of ...Wonderful go down push of an OFF button, click of a pen - that is the corporate world...all regulated by a force that may never is the real result of its action...signed...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-35936041718750378542011-04-26T19:13:17.386-04:002011-04-26T19:13:17.386-04:00Joe! This is fantastic...my dad used to take us to...Joe! This is fantastic...my dad used to take us to the woods and we would cut, split and then have to pile the wood for our house for the winter. He claims it's character building...I think muscle~building's the better word. You most certainly took me back in time, and love the use of language and comparing to the life so many of us desire escape from! Wonderful journey, and very pleased with your choice to go with this. A most pleasant and appreciated surprise. Please, never,ever stop thrashing! :)Tashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-43990222766359324372011-04-26T17:49:37.422-04:002011-04-26T17:49:37.422-04:00magnificent poem, purely stated and sincerely expr...magnificent poem, purely stated and sincerely expressed...the way it builds up and i love the ending..."i won't stand and whisper. I will scream and crash and thrash about on the pages cut from those who fell before me"...your analogies are inspiring and bring the emotion needed to bring forth the power this poem conveys...and you WILL be standing...wonderful writing...i have so much to learn from being part of one shot wednesday and each time i read a poem such as yours it is a gift... thank you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-71551358479818875512011-04-26T17:44:52.846-04:002011-04-26T17:44:52.846-04:00on pages cut from those that fell before me...thra...on pages cut from those that fell before me...thrash on, thrash on...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1735446301837589358.post-64362223926935283202011-04-26T17:40:24.314-04:002011-04-26T17:40:24.314-04:00Joseph
wow this week is the week of outstanding co...Joseph<br />wow this week is the week of outstanding contrasts!<br />I would prefer the outdoor smells and the feel of the first cut to that menacing merry-go-round of the corporate lifestyle<br /><br />Appreciate you ;)moondustwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848554806751678968noreply@blogger.com