tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post116498319990451951..comments2023-09-25T05:04:32.754-05:00Comments on Laughing Ghosts: Uncomfortably WarmPat Paulkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03673667238840127360noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165151902757879682006-12-03T08:18:00.000-05:002006-12-03T08:18:00.000-05:00I can't believe it. I felt the same way last night...I can't believe it. I felt the same way last night. Though we don't have fires here at this time of the year. But the comforter was..er...very comforting!gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165151258960510512006-12-03T08:07:00.000-05:002006-12-03T08:07:00.000-05:00Joyce, thank you!!Thanks Margo!!Thank, you Margie!...Joyce, thank you!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Margo!!<BR/><BR/>Thank, you Margie!!<BR/><BR/>Thank you Corey, I did!!<BR/><BR/>Thank you Kai!!<BR/><BR/>Thank you Inconsequential!!<BR/><BR/>MB, what's a little insomina among friends, eh?? Thank you!!<BR/><BR/>Polona, I love ambience. Thank you!!<BR/><BR/>Meander, I'm just a little, well maybe not so little, conjurer. Thank you!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Ann!! <BR/><BR/>Thanks Bill!! I do my best to kick every chance I get.<BR/><BR/>Thank you Julia!! Would you believe I didn't have it in there originally. I convinced myself the image wasn't strong enough without it. It certainly reads better without it. If I submit it somewhere, I'm going to take it out. Thank you!!<BR/><BR/>Amy, thanks!! Those kinds of lines are fun to write. Doesn't take much to entertain me.<BR/><BR/>Andrew, ya'll took the fight out of the storm. We just got some cooler temps.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Don!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Pris!! Not like misletoe...<BR/><BR/>Russell, purely coincedental, I assure you. Thank you Sir!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Amalendu!!<BR/><BR/>Vaughn, thank you!! We need some cold here.Pat Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673667238840127360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165128881680636012006-12-03T01:54:00.000-05:002006-12-03T01:54:00.000-05:00Sorry about the cold we are sending you. :-)I like...Sorry about the cold we are sending you. :-)<BR/><BR/>I like the last line, "night,<BR/>like sand, will slide through the fingers of stars"Masagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12739811491183011023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165123102256137912006-12-03T00:18:00.000-05:002006-12-03T00:18:00.000-05:00I loved the way the poem ends....I loved the way the poem ends....Amalenduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976601329522647463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165119599218221722006-12-02T23:19:00.000-05:002006-12-02T23:19:00.000-05:00That last image was shockingly fine. At fifteen l...That last image was shockingly fine. At fifteen lines, ending with what could be a fine couplet you are on the verge of a non-rhyming sonnet. What a decisive (and wonderful) transition that concluding image provided!Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165071514728501262006-12-02T09:58:00.000-05:002006-12-02T09:58:00.000-05:00You bring this so alive, Pat. I like!!You bring this so alive, Pat. I like!!Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03970753027686923295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165055993708275622006-12-02T05:39:00.000-05:002006-12-02T05:39:00.000-05:00I can picture all this. Good one. Pat.I can picture all this. Good one. Pat.Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01922412641433868679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165040086460633102006-12-02T01:14:00.000-05:002006-12-02T01:14:00.000-05:00Good luck! It's miserable here!Good luck! It's miserable here!J. Andrew Lockharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567156257114496618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165018550396720252006-12-01T19:15:00.000-05:002006-12-01T19:15:00.000-05:00Love the imagery Pat - but especially the idea of ...Love the imagery Pat - but especially the idea of there being a fire... <I>replete with pops, cracks, hisses and rubbing hands </I> - makes me smile.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377214690897219532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165013842268340222006-12-01T17:57:00.000-05:002006-12-01T17:57:00.000-05:00This is a lovely, lovely poem - you are a master o...This is a lovely, lovely poem - you are a master of endings! I wonder if it could do without "like sand"???? just a thought.<BR/><BR/>JuliaJ.B. Rowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960158058286478956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165010915252967782006-12-01T17:08:00.000-05:002006-12-01T17:08:00.000-05:00Quite a kick at the end there, Pat.Quite a kick at the end there, Pat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165007384702165352006-12-01T16:09:00.000-05:002006-12-01T16:09:00.000-05:00sounds perfect.....mmmmmlotsa luv ann xxxxxsounds perfect.....mmmmm<BR/><BR/>lotsa luv ann xxxxxannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10520900940014508061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165004393152351612006-12-01T15:19:00.000-05:002006-12-01T15:19:00.000-05:00Mmmm...very cozy indeed. You do a wonderful job o...Mmmm...very cozy indeed. You do a wonderful job of comjuring up imagery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1165001624357039442006-12-01T14:33:00.000-05:002006-12-01T14:33:00.000-05:00i love the ambiance this one creates. wonderful st...i love the ambiance this one creates. wonderful stuff!polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1164999577185444292006-12-01T13:59:00.000-05:002006-12-01T13:59:00.000-05:00This sets a mood beautifully, Pat. That last line ...This sets a mood beautifully, Pat. That last line gets me. May you sleep well beneath those stars.MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515233228776181123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1164998952414018392006-12-01T13:49:00.000-05:002006-12-01T13:49:00.000-05:00:):)Inconsequentialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543390380268105131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1164996877801484882006-12-01T13:14:00.000-05:002006-12-01T13:14:00.000-05:00:-]love the ending:-]<BR/>love the endingKaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525571908541394623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1164994847242759992006-12-01T12:40:00.000-05:002006-12-01T12:40:00.000-05:00Sweet dreams this evening and my your heart stay w...Sweet dreams this evening and my your heart stay warmed by the fire!Tongue in Cheek Antiqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750859132595134235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1164989231661684992006-12-01T11:07:00.000-05:002006-12-01T11:07:00.000-05:00Loved it Pat!Thank you!MargieLoved it Pat!<BR/>Thank you!<BR/><BR/>MargieMargiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433759763753850718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1164988167482281112006-12-01T10:49:00.000-05:002006-12-01T10:49:00.000-05:00Very nice!Very nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-1164988132151110872006-12-01T10:48:00.000-05:002006-12-01T10:48:00.000-05:00This captures atmosphere so perfectly!This captures atmosphere so perfectly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com