tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post4200828310749702830..comments2023-12-31T18:57:00.607-08:00Comments on Signed.....bkm: Mississippi Mudsigned...bkmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-67360628105597241132011-09-30T03:08:07.721-07:002011-09-30T03:08:07.721-07:00Not sure why some men, in loving someone, always s...Not sure why some men, in loving someone, always seem to want to own them, fully possess them to the extent of "refurbishing" them to their own wants and expectations. I am sure why someone who was the object of such attention could consider that a "death." it would be a death of self, of they are in their own minds. Thoughtful piece, BMac.Joseph Heschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217169295029029233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-90919190363277777312011-09-28T18:55:15.690-07:002011-09-28T18:55:15.690-07:00Amazing voice in this piece, the first stanza was ...Amazing voice in this piece, the first stanza was a complete grabber! Wonderful! ~ RoseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988016086874324471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-58947217784248747112011-09-28T17:14:59.250-07:002011-09-28T17:14:59.250-07:00Mississippi Bottom Mud...... yes,,,, two differe...Mississippi Bottom Mud...... yes,,,, two different worlds, one lived in, the other impossibly perfect.... wonderful flow to this... surreal, sort of, in a way, a dream where white can overpower us... make us long for our own place, in the Mississippi bottom... I really like this....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-62958800243341481462011-09-28T03:51:49.319-07:002011-09-28T03:51:49.319-07:00A strong voice...great poem!A strong voice...great poem!ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-41301042129453139292011-09-28T01:11:26.690-07:002011-09-28T01:11:26.690-07:00vivid and powerful words here! what an awsome wri...vivid and powerful words here! what an awsome write :)Cathy Feasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302068829418562420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-76854198218333307312011-09-27T20:18:59.484-07:002011-09-27T20:18:59.484-07:00Any poem that fastens itself to Faulkner is like a...Any poem that fastens itself to Faulkner is like a magnet drawing me in. He certainly understood Southern women - those small spun steel women, no frail dahlias drooping in the sun. Women and the South would he said not just endure (as they had always) but in in essence they would prevail. Indeed, women of the South black and white together, indeed are carrying on and that ain't no humble pie.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-76923800095089546032011-09-27T17:17:33.091-07:002011-09-27T17:17:33.091-07:00The soul wants to be in the muck...it's where ...The soul wants to be in the muck...it's where life is lived and where we get the fodder for our art. Well done!Joanne Young Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14431836725661024756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-62325392269968057242011-09-27T16:56:11.569-07:002011-09-27T16:56:11.569-07:00Thank you Natasha - and Anthony and everyone...bkm...Thank you Natasha - and Anthony and everyone...bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-66270939647399974902011-09-27T16:44:36.794-07:002011-09-27T16:44:36.794-07:00Thank you Hedge...your comment has made my day.......Thank you Hedge...your comment has made my day....bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-90255130327457093162011-09-27T16:44:16.584-07:002011-09-27T16:44:16.584-07:00Can I simply echo Joy,,,I`m way too long between v...Can I simply echo Joy,,,I`m way too long between visits, which may play a role, but I thought this simply fantastic...I don`t know that kinda humble either...a brilliant weave...but that line will stay with me FOREVER!Tashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-10663738427528217662011-09-27T16:06:19.881-07:002011-09-27T16:06:19.881-07:00Your style keeps getting sharper and simpler, and ...Your style keeps getting sharper and simpler, and all the more effective in turning your images into the ultimate reality inside someone else's head. Very fine poem, with an opening and ending that couldn't be improved if you spent years on them.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-37047145178572159932011-09-27T14:33:27.675-07:002011-09-27T14:33:27.675-07:00Powerful write... the bullets, black & write b...Powerful write... the bullets, black & write background.. created an attention grabbing image! greatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359959975341890512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-74668840235797309522011-09-27T14:16:22.655-07:002011-09-27T14:16:22.655-07:00Intense, vivid, filled with imagery, well written....Intense, vivid, filled with imagery, well written..... Pulling bullets from one's head...what a picture.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-57502792414569278062011-09-27T13:49:39.764-07:002011-09-27T13:49:39.764-07:00Powerful stuff and great writing ..thank you xPowerful stuff and great writing ..thank you xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624767707167052328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-43645044824979680582011-09-27T13:31:41.448-07:002011-09-27T13:31:41.448-07:00That first stanza really grabs the attention. I lo...That first stanza really grabs the attention. I love that she refuses to give in to the demand for purity/perfectionauthor.nara.malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159847596372441526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-33421823824900198022011-09-23T03:22:24.697-07:002011-09-23T03:22:24.697-07:00A strong voice, staunch approach :) Nice :)
Chee...A strong voice, staunch approach :) Nice :) <br /><br />Cheers,Tanvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870746665620241076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-43610684635610441942011-09-22T23:54:44.449-07:002011-09-22T23:54:44.449-07:00Very strong poem. Its flow is so clean and rhythm...Very strong poem. Its flow is so clean and rhythmic. ThanksLorna Cahallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119513840378599480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-90028064817698983872011-09-22T09:07:36.723-07:002011-09-22T09:07:36.723-07:00When people expect us to stand on the pedestal tha...When people expect us to stand on the pedestal that they have put us, it's so hard to step down to be our muddy selves. We don't want to disappoint them. But this is an anthem to step down into the Missippi mud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-16887200594380174942011-09-22T08:23:38.839-07:002011-09-22T08:23:38.839-07:00Very powerful, bkm. It reads like a manifesto. &qu...Very powerful, bkm. It reads like a manifesto. "I pulled the bullets from my head"--wow! I want her to keep going!dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-82800183889401977632011-09-22T06:28:02.612-07:002011-09-22T06:28:02.612-07:00This is just perfect!This is just perfect!annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-71717335732424799872011-09-21T21:08:38.743-07:002011-09-21T21:08:38.743-07:00Thanks Shelia and Brian....really thank you both m...Thanks Shelia and Brian....really thank you both much....bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-70064880723714489272011-09-21T20:48:14.596-07:002011-09-21T20:48:14.596-07:00dang...def a strong voice...the opening stanza is ...dang...def a strong voice...the opening stanza is a clencher too...putting the pullets from your head...pow...awesome write bkBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230025349331591828.post-80598652379641724612011-09-21T20:42:16.892-07:002011-09-21T20:42:16.892-07:00a strong voice in this one that makes me cheer for...a strong voice in this one that makes me cheer for her.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541409754494611831noreply@blogger.com