tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post6886360115558943466..comments2023-09-25T05:04:32.754-05:00Comments on Laughing Ghosts: All Used UpPat Paulkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03673667238840127360noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-6309023594233611332008-07-14T01:41:00.000-05:002008-07-14T01:41:00.000-05:00Just a brief moment, but you say so much in that m...Just a brief moment, but you say so much in that moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-33915774247326713382008-07-09T19:50:00.000-05:002008-07-09T19:50:00.000-05:00This poem will be linked to by PWB on July 13th as...This poem will be linked to by PWB on July 13th as part of our July Collection.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for being part of PWB.writerwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645753712657412094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-503709420357149882007-06-21T17:19:00.000-05:002007-06-21T17:19:00.000-05:00I so like this, you can hear thethe cry and feel t...I so like this, you can hear the<BR/>the cry and feel the drowning lightfotofacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047024339949981040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-49347317324336336032007-06-20T07:57:00.000-05:002007-06-20T07:57:00.000-05:00Cathy, yes and no. More some words popped into my ...Cathy, yes and no. More some words popped into my pea brain and I built the poem around them.<BR/><BR/>Russell, for sure we are th moths coming to the flame, and yet, we dance in the light...<BR/><BR/>Thanks Inconsequential!! Your work is good and Ihope you will continue to post on your blog. Go for two.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Don!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Polona!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Vaughn!! I look and reread and sometimes I just don't see.<BR/><BR/>Carol, they do and all around us. Thank you!!<BR/><BR/>Andrew, I'm pretty sure that's true.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Floots!! Sometimes, they keep coming longer than they should.<BR/><BR/>Dsanke, yes it is!! Or, Hospice.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Rax for your kind comment!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks RDL for the visit and comment!!<BR/><BR/>Thank you Katie!!<BR/><BR/>Janice, it is, but maybe not as dark as our fear dictates.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Sage!!<BR/><BR/>Trinitystar, I've often thought of it like that. Thanks!!Pat Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673667238840127360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-16854983574267997372007-06-20T03:19:00.000-05:002007-06-20T03:19:00.000-05:00sign of the times ... almost like a conveyer belt ...sign of the times ... almost like a conveyer belt ... sad, but excellent description!trinitystarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134309193793933391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-66999765271046542342007-06-19T22:34:00.000-05:002007-06-19T22:34:00.000-05:00yes, it's sad, but also true... good poem, it rem...yes, it's sad, but also true... good poem, it reminds us of the end that must come to allsagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-37951349595211474492007-06-19T11:05:00.000-05:002007-06-19T11:05:00.000-05:00This is a dark piece and yet it is a fact of life ...This is a dark piece and yet it is a fact of life that we mostly try to ignore. A powerful and thought-provoking poem Pat!Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-82265567957734577472007-06-19T09:00:00.000-05:002007-06-19T09:00:00.000-05:00ohhhh! So thought provoking.... waking up numerou...ohhhh! So thought provoking.... waking up numerous emotions....<BR/>Well done indeed!Katie McKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042460109308890090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-50899494547629802542007-06-19T06:23:00.000-05:002007-06-19T06:23:00.000-05:00says a lot in a few. I like it!says a lot in a few. I like it!rdlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062856086277201874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-43711245572197618932007-06-19T03:45:00.000-05:002007-06-19T03:45:00.000-05:00you've captured such a sad and helpless moment. I'...you've captured such a sad and helpless moment. I'm rendered speechless with both the raw emotion of this piece and its corresponding demanded silence for reflection and respect for those who have passed. and maybe a tinge of fear lurking, knowing that it is an inevitable even we all will go through. wonderful and moving write.Raxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481487787937999713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-40702694268281914632007-06-19T02:08:00.000-05:002007-06-19T02:08:00.000-05:00sad, but i guess that's what happening in a hospit...sad, but i guess that's what happening in a hospital.dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-58671101077066281642007-06-19T02:05:00.000-05:002007-06-19T02:05:00.000-05:00so much power in such a short peace(i could hear m...so much power in such a short peace<BR/>(i could hear my dying dad's cough)<BR/>well doneflootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530734765701940680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-25205724307973702182007-06-18T22:40:00.000-05:002007-06-18T22:40:00.000-05:00I guess we'll all end this way -- sooner or later....I guess we'll all end this way -- sooner or later. great writing.J. Andrew Lockharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567156257114496618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-72254929226985058562007-06-18T20:49:00.000-05:002007-06-18T20:49:00.000-05:00A stark reminder of how many people leave this ear...A stark reminder of how many people leave this earth every minute.<BR/>It is good to read of the different sides to your poetry.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18060957102738832224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-77043144202174082922007-06-18T18:10:00.000-05:002007-06-18T18:10:00.000-05:00Yes, sad. Was that "...using every one...", or "us...Yes, sad. Was that "...using every one...", or "using everyone", or both?Masagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12739811491183011023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-40607080806717008612007-06-18T15:47:00.000-05:002007-06-18T15:47:00.000-05:00oh, that's a sad one.but well done!oh, that's a sad one.<BR/>but well done!polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-87426320468211515752007-06-18T14:19:00.000-05:002007-06-18T14:19:00.000-05:00Pat, you do have a way with words. I have to agree...Pat, you do have a way with words. I have to agree with Russell. Good one.Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01922412641433868679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-69114304026433902352007-06-18T13:53:00.000-05:002007-06-18T13:53:00.000-05:00Excellent piece.Well, a theme I explore often at l...Excellent piece.<BR/>Well, a theme I explore often at least :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the encouragement over the past year, you've been an inspiration…(and yes, you may not have actively done either, but sometimes what we take is as important as what we are given)<BR/><BR/>I shall still come and visit, as a lurker if nothing else, despite the paths I have yet to walk.Inconsequentialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543390380268105131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-81294586189188464552007-06-18T12:09:00.000-05:002007-06-18T12:09:00.000-05:00Fear dances in the shadow here hoping to go unnoti...Fear dances in the shadow here hoping to go unnoticed. Death is the candle and we - not one of us - wants to admit we are the moths. A poem with a decidedly dark side, my friend.Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779111.post-90535351907980915902007-06-18T09:54:00.000-05:002007-06-18T09:54:00.000-05:00Oh, Pat; this one is so sad. I hope it's not someo...Oh, Pat; this one is so sad. I hope it's not someone you knew!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723725320469656293noreply@blogger.com