tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post8511287968238318287..comments2024-03-15T22:33:20.130-07:00Comments on Unemployed Imagination.: 2 Minutes. Go!JD Maderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-39796853140749770262020-08-10T16:48:20.811-07:002020-08-10T16:48:20.811-07:00Really well built; I like the way you structure yo...Really well built; I like the way you structure your poetry.JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-26327403882764223082020-08-10T16:47:53.746-07:002020-08-10T16:47:53.746-07:00Yeah, there is a reserved joy in here that works s...Yeah, there is a reserved joy in here that works so well; hope is in there, but it is a grounded hope, not a wish.JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-29962744592258960642020-08-10T16:45:51.777-07:002020-08-10T16:45:51.777-07:00Yep, the dry tone and humor, the set up. I want th...Yep, the dry tone and humor, the set up. I want this to keep going, too. You have a real knack for creating these building worlds, engaging the reader and forcing them to look. JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-3041741436589156152020-08-10T16:43:47.200-07:002020-08-10T16:43:47.200-07:00Yeah, mood for sure. There is an almost tantric or...Yeah, mood for sure. There is an almost tantric or prayerful feeling to it. And you create a level of comfort/off-balanceness that is absolutely arresting. JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-26786315441384501992020-08-10T16:41:57.564-07:002020-08-10T16:41:57.564-07:00Agreed. The amorphous form and reveal of the ghost...Agreed. The amorphous form and reveal of the ghost work for me. I like the warning and the bleak vision of reality. The voice is really well done, and I enjoy the set up of the Qs.JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-65793627196890164172020-08-09T18:02:48.216-07:002020-08-09T18:02:48.216-07:00A lifetime of reading horror, of absorbing those o...A lifetime of reading horror, of absorbing those ominous moods created by other writers and filmmakers. It was all stored away, and now it emerges. I'm glad you hear the quiet, too; for me, quiet horror and quiet fear are so much better (generally) than the blaring in-your-face kind. David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-24791840236605093992020-08-09T17:59:47.693-07:002020-08-09T17:59:47.693-07:00For sure. Alice needs more room. I also love the e...For sure. Alice needs more room. I also love the exceedingly deadpan humour of "I’d never been a fan of the retail experience."David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-75652187164765615182020-08-09T10:57:33.652-07:002020-08-09T10:57:33.652-07:00I was looking to capture a zombie/body snatchers v...I was looking to capture a zombie/body snatchers vibe here. It's always the ones who are left that suffer, seeing people change and feeling left behind. And the helplessness they must suffer, especially when they're still faced by their memories of what might have been. I think this idea could have great potential and it's certainly going to be one I'll return to.Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-76491853603960404412020-08-09T10:53:16.011-07:002020-08-09T10:53:16.011-07:00And you go from hope to oppression in just a few m...And you go from hope to oppression in just a few minutes. You've a powerful voice and you're always eloquent when you write.Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-60707999915921503902020-08-09T10:50:19.238-07:002020-08-09T10:50:19.238-07:00I love the sense of hope you bring into this. You ...I love the sense of hope you bring into this. You talk of building, planting and rebirth and this makes me smile. I needed that. Thank you Vickie.Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-5439172661549814022020-08-09T10:47:24.439-07:002020-08-09T10:47:24.439-07:00This has an anthemic ring to me. There's a qui...This has an anthemic ring to me. There's a quietness that resounds through your words. You use words like damned, dead and killing and it's as though I can feel the grave approaching. This simply awesome, David.<br />Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-13263128911858956882020-08-09T10:31:36.556-07:002020-08-09T10:31:36.556-07:00Thanks for the heads-up on this poet, too. I'l...Thanks for the heads-up on this poet, too. I'll check him out.David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-83482502793954140142020-08-09T10:29:47.401-07:002020-08-09T10:29:47.401-07:00I love it! That near-rhyme of walls and arrivals a...I love it! That near-rhyme of walls and arrivals as well as the rhythm I already mentioned. David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-80149248768420777692020-08-09T10:28:05.784-07:002020-08-09T10:28:05.784-07:00Yes, that's so true. I really do think you'...Yes, that's so true. I really do think you've grown into your voice over the last few years. Ha, maybe I'm projecting because I think I've done the same. What I find so fascinating is how our own voice tends to rise above the sum of all our influences, if that makes sense. That process can take years (or decades in my case).David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-54759284297213830332020-08-09T03:51:13.210-07:002020-08-09T03:51:13.210-07:00Teresa, I am terrible with plants! I had a dragon ...Teresa, I am terrible with plants! I had a dragon tree that lasted about 8 years, so I think that was my best effort, but then I didn't realise when it died! I kept on watering it. I get funny with roots - they're like fingers!!! Weird or what? I love flowers and watching the bees and butterflies though. I'm a lazy gardener!!! It's funny how the most fragile things can grow in the most dangerous or unforgiving places. Cheers, David. I was looking back at poems earlier on... maybe 2013 or so, and I can't see the difference, although I think my writing was often less negative (!). But you know how you can never see yourself, your own things clearly... vickiejohnstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947507866512596346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-24904920795249842252020-08-09T03:47:36.798-07:002020-08-09T03:47:36.798-07:00Thanks guys. Teresa, you hit it bang on the head. ...Thanks guys. Teresa, you hit it bang on the head. Thanks, David. I was thinking of people waiting and missing folks in lockdown too. vickiejohnstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947507866512596346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-437569257651598782020-08-09T03:46:10.824-07:002020-08-09T03:46:10.824-07:00Cheers. I guess it's a subject I write about a...Cheers. I guess it's a subject I write about a lot, but I really connected with this poet. I like his views on stuff. And what a life to live!vickiejohnstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947507866512596346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-14026196940872292382020-08-08T20:23:52.764-07:002020-08-08T20:23:52.764-07:00Before I read your background information, I got a...Before I read your background information, I got a kind of Pink Floyd <i>The Wall</i> hit from this, an antifascist lament. David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-77665985993542601282020-08-08T20:21:28.148-07:002020-08-08T20:21:28.148-07:00Wow. I love it all, but for some reason the rhythm...Wow. I love it all, but for some reason the rhythm of this line stood out for me:<br /><br />"We watch the harbour walls for new arrivals."<br />David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-81763702854541380592020-08-08T20:19:52.359-07:002020-08-08T20:19:52.359-07:00Again, your deft touch with the exact right words ...Again, your deft touch with the exact right words is more and more apparent. There is a "Vickie Johnstone style" now, and that's not an easy thing to achieve.David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-11480306951412935112020-08-08T20:17:52.433-07:002020-08-08T20:17:52.433-07:00Another piece I'd be happy to read more of, se...Another piece I'd be happy to read more of, see it expand. This piece is itself the deep-freezer, large as Alaska. David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-23365853851768544902020-08-08T07:19:22.544-07:002020-08-08T07:19:22.544-07:00As a dedicated gardener, I just love this. I can&#...As a dedicated gardener, I just love this. I can't tell you how many hours I've spent contemplating the courage of a single seed...<br />Teresa Kennedy Village Green Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588835504403590614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-65190032104442498542020-08-08T07:17:14.972-07:002020-08-08T07:17:14.972-07:00I was saying the same to hubs this AM. "Histo...I was saying the same to hubs this AM. "History is not famous for its respect of human life."Teresa Kennedy Village Green Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588835504403590614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-34816001762848035412020-08-08T07:15:49.428-07:002020-08-08T07:15:49.428-07:00This is not just beautiful writing, it addresses a...This is not just beautiful writing, it addresses an issue most wouldn't see. When we seek sanctuary, what are we really looking for? Refuge? withdrawal? or community?Teresa Kennedy Village Green Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588835504403590614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-85615393549236283522020-08-08T07:10:19.180-07:002020-08-08T07:10:19.180-07:00Yikes, dude. And yet so right on--the difference i...Yikes, dude. And yet so right on--the difference in something as simple as grocery shopping before and after "the transition" Hits very close to home. Can I interest you in some toilet paper? Disinfectant wipes? Zombie workers? Yeah...Teresa Kennedy Village Green Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588835504403590614noreply@blogger.com