tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post8992153556162032427..comments2024-03-15T22:33:20.130-07:00Comments on Unemployed Imagination.: 2 Minutes. Go!JD Maderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-44024263854213450782016-12-11T14:14:07.468-08:002016-12-11T14:14:07.468-08:00You're right. It wouldn't be Friday withou...You're right. It wouldn't be Friday without you. :)JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-39647686846432993202016-12-11T14:12:31.260-08:002016-12-11T14:12:31.260-08:00Oof. This one cuts to the core.Oof. This one cuts to the core.JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-39368832773631554792016-12-11T14:09:02.630-08:002016-12-11T14:09:02.630-08:00I think you're my favourite poet.I think you're my favourite poet. JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-25982401826414667372016-12-11T14:08:23.174-08:002016-12-11T14:08:23.174-08:00So much visceral power!So much visceral power!JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-49411123710250328702016-12-11T14:07:31.015-08:002016-12-11T14:07:31.015-08:00Me too! Damn!Me too! Damn!JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-6869554260121385792016-12-11T14:01:40.578-08:002016-12-11T14:01:40.578-08:00Well played, Joe. What they said. :)Well played, Joe. What they said. :)JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-69899481119692213572016-12-11T14:00:44.610-08:002016-12-11T14:00:44.610-08:00This is a really well constructed piece. The terro...This is a really well constructed piece. The terror in the banal everyday. I get it.JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-64090606648017192402016-12-11T13:58:39.477-08:002016-12-11T13:58:39.477-08:00This is a much faster pace than usual and I dig it...This is a much faster pace than usual and I dig it. Keeps the sense of urgency without losing language and imagery. "Flaxen wicks. Burgundy wax. Everything a stageset waiting on your stagecraft." <br /><br />And the hummingbirds and vampires. Well in, D.<br />JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-26129947320100669442016-12-11T13:55:19.458-08:002016-12-11T13:55:19.458-08:00I like it, too. Especially: Immolation is imminent...I like it, too. Especially: Immolation is imminent. Dope.JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-14856087855603413392016-12-11T13:53:32.119-08:002016-12-11T13:53:32.119-08:00Agreed. Powerful.Agreed. Powerful.JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-4970525943179463432016-12-10T18:02:55.493-08:002016-12-10T18:02:55.493-08:00Wow, thank you Leland. I'm humbled that you li...Wow, thank you Leland. I'm humbled that you like it, and think I can rhyme. It's very appreciated. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072039240272422354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-67446489419686035472016-12-10T11:44:21.137-08:002016-12-10T11:44:21.137-08:00Thank you, both of you! I feel bad because I didn&...Thank you, both of you! I feel bad because I didn't get to the other stories this week. I also wonder how completely tortured I'd be if I didn't let this stuff out of my head, lol. Stream of consciousness. Loose threads from the world, yes. Blood-red tapestry. I love all that.David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-64202532466467968492016-12-10T09:03:16.248-08:002016-12-10T09:03:16.248-08:00all the contrasts... all the textures... I'm s...all the contrasts... all the textures... I'm so glad you write!Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-56233034863457491562016-12-10T09:01:46.133-08:002016-12-10T09:01:46.133-08:00Ah, a beautiful description of the angst we have w...Ah, a beautiful description of the angst we have when we confuse our ideas of things with the things themselves... Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-29232982131552138572016-12-10T08:59:45.536-08:002016-12-10T08:59:45.536-08:00So many vivid images, so many loose threads from t...So many vivid images, so many loose threads from the world tied into a blood red tapestry... I don't know how you do the magic you do, but I'm glad you do.Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-33354154684527412802016-12-10T08:55:12.292-08:002016-12-10T08:55:12.292-08:00Beautiful... rhythm and substance and rhyme... &qu...Beautiful... rhythm and substance and rhyme... "no sharp edges in fog..."Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-28847918300304488092016-12-10T08:53:39.249-08:002016-12-10T08:53:39.249-08:00I wish I had your gift for rhyme... the last line ...I wish I had your gift for rhyme... the last line is beautiful, especially.Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-82695292527740636012016-12-10T08:52:32.967-08:002016-12-10T08:52:32.967-08:00Moving... and heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing...Moving... and heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing and reminding us all.Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-14042618685247324322016-12-10T04:31:14.593-08:002016-12-10T04:31:14.593-08:00Lovely piece about the timelessness that love'...Lovely piece about the timelessness that love's supposed to be about. Glad you could make it by, LelandJoseph Heschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217169295029029233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-9269588488710412142016-12-09T21:46:26.582-08:002016-12-09T21:46:26.582-08:00Oh my. So much ire. The recipient probably is a cr...Oh my. So much ire. The recipient probably is a crier. Or so obtuse as to not see themselves in it. But if they do, surely they'll have another fit. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072039240272422354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-46558246366095447352016-12-09T21:38:34.603-08:002016-12-09T21:38:34.603-08:00A few have picked up on a theme here, again. Amazi...A few have picked up on a theme here, again. Amazing how that happens from time to time. Succinctly put but so well said. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072039240272422354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-49227186948532809732016-12-09T21:35:59.152-08:002016-12-09T21:35:59.152-08:00Lovely and so true. A tale about junk and treasure...Lovely and so true. A tale about junk and treasure but so lovingly told. Thank you for sharing it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072039240272422354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-60900515211834105082016-12-09T21:32:30.725-08:002016-12-09T21:32:30.725-08:00How incredibly beautiful, Leland. True love in all...How incredibly beautiful, Leland. True love in all it's simplicity and complexity. I adore this story. Thank you. It's never too late and you're right, wouldn't be much of a Friday without you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072039240272422354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-18696768691555704822016-12-09T21:27:42.506-08:002016-12-09T21:27:42.506-08:00More unsaid then said in this one. A moving tale, ...More unsaid then said in this one. A moving tale, sorrowful but eloquently told. Thank you Dan. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072039240272422354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-20101236076601632472016-12-09T21:23:52.718-08:002016-12-09T21:23:52.718-08:00A powerful telling of a dirty little secret that r...A powerful telling of a dirty little secret that rips too many families apart and scars the victims for life. This one hits awfully close to home. <br /><br />So very well done. Thank you for sharing it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072039240272422354noreply@blogger.com