tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post5100055681485094099..comments2023-11-03T05:59:46.763-04:00Comments on Keeping Secrets: In This TownKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-68270393458901288912010-03-27T19:59:21.955-04:002010-03-27T19:59:21.955-04:00Oh, Karen. Your heart is so beautiful, and this p...Oh, Karen. Your heart is so beautiful, and this poem is so true. Someone else mentioned the cadence, and I quite agree. It is perfect for the poem. As for the theme, it is an important one. The number of homeless folks has increased with the Recession, and many shelters are struggling to keep up. I agree with you that it doesn't matter who they are or what they have done with their lives, though. Human beings are human beings, and we should have compassion for them all. Wonderful work, sis. Please forgive my slowness this week. I have been a bit under the weather. I'll be back to pestering the world again soon:) I hope your weekend is awesome.Juliehttp://juliebuff.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-52161352100647182652010-03-26T19:28:24.503-04:002010-03-26T19:28:24.503-04:00Ani - Your father has blessed your family with his...Ani - Your father has blessed your family with his love and values and hard work.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-87278373638120368112010-03-26T09:42:27.554-04:002010-03-26T09:42:27.554-04:00This is so very touching Karen. I could never be m...This is so very touching Karen. I could never be more thankful to my Dad. For he worked to pay for his schooling and college to get where he is now and made sure my brother and I received the best of education possible.Aniket Thakkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311954967682696734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-68573621815363838602010-03-25T18:19:07.021-04:002010-03-25T18:19:07.021-04:00Rick - You are so right. I remind myself of that e...Rick - You are so right. I remind myself of that everytime I see these folks.<br /><br />joaquin - Yes, and that "dear" part really sears me. I grew up in a poor, rural area. We probably had more than most because my mother worked (when other women would never do that). I have always retained my "poor" heart, and I do not ever look down at anyone who has less. I live now in a relatively affluent area, but we have pockets of poverty that break my heart. Not to have compassion? I can't even imagine what sort of hard heart that would require.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-78744752335347825862010-03-25T15:22:04.281-04:002010-03-25T15:22:04.281-04:00dead on - "this dear town" is particular...dead on - "this dear town" is particularly searing - lord forgive us all.joaquin carvelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193680725157157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-17007541751700622362010-03-24T21:43:11.285-04:002010-03-24T21:43:11.285-04:00Karen-
tomorrow could be our turn at the corner. n...Karen-<br />tomorrow could be our turn at the corner. nice post~rickRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12466743523566419268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-39782744585247114032010-03-24T19:03:48.952-04:002010-03-24T19:03:48.952-04:00Annie - Every time I see someone in this situation...Annie - Every time I see someone in this situation, I wonder what his or her story is. What brought him to this? What separates me from her? I think TFE said it well - we could all be just a circumstance away from being this. I'm glad you're writing about this, too.<br /><br />TWM - I agree completely. I do my best to "judge not" and remember that many times, these people have mental illnesses (some of which have been caused by the circumstances We the People have put them in).<br /><br />SzelsoFa - I think I read on your site recently about the unemployment in Hungary right now. It's the same all over. Jesus said, "The poor you will always have with you." Right again.<br /><br />Vesper - Me, too. I think you and I are sisters in spirit. <br /><br />TFE - I agree with you completely. We need to be mindful of that all the time. It could be me...<br /><br />Chris - The conversation you and I had after your post about the cremating mother sign sparked me to write this. I actually did see the No Panhandling sign, too, and the way it was wrinkled from wind, I guess, made it say o anh dling. All of that became this. I owe you.<br /><br />crazyfieldmouse - Thanks from coming out of the field to visit here and for your kind comments.<br /><br />PureFiction - I couldn't manage vitriol, so this is what I came up with. Thanks.<br /><br />jason - Thanks.<br /><br />Argent - Thanks. Sometimes just showing what you think is enough. <br /><br />JoAnne - Thank you. The area where I live is rather "upscale" compared with the rest of our state and region. I think we've gotten above our raising, as my old dad would say!<br /><br />TFE - It's okay with you? I'll send you an email.<br /><br />jack - Thank you. Sometimes I worry that I don't go on long enough, but once it's said, it's said. I appreciate your feedback.<br /><br />Nikita - Thanks for visiting, and I appreciate your comments.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-82482189388491350592010-03-24T15:06:15.739-04:002010-03-24T15:06:15.739-04:00You say a lot through a few words. Got me thinking...You say a lot through a few words. Got me thinking! :)Irehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225452291299150178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-16624345770645262172010-03-24T12:28:17.807-04:002010-03-24T12:28:17.807-04:00You ended with a very good point –
we know not wha...You ended with a very good point –<br />we know not what or who . . .<br /><br />The poem was compact and well done.<br />As Jason said, poignant.jack senderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935449260703670377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-50739182198850723632010-03-24T05:33:55.154-04:002010-03-24T05:33:55.154-04:00Love the bus badge!Great idea.How d'ya do that...Love the bus badge!Great idea.How d'ya do that?Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-10451007540734895942010-03-23T21:35:15.950-04:002010-03-23T21:35:15.950-04:00Karen: very quiet and beautiful poem, Karen, and I...Karen: very quiet and beautiful poem, Karen, and I just loved the subtlety of these two lines; <br />Anyone could see,<br />At least not any work we’d<br /><br />And the ending is terrific.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-65160714276654586352010-03-23T18:29:00.046-04:002010-03-23T18:29:00.046-04:00This was very nice - a rmeinder without being prea...This was very nice - a rmeinder without being preachy and sanctimonious. A treat.Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-34293460531467908162010-03-23T18:23:34.317-04:002010-03-23T18:23:34.317-04:00Poignant, Karen. Thanks for this glimpse. And le...Poignant, Karen. Thanks for this glimpse. And lesson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-74816197196015793902010-03-23T17:38:06.296-04:002010-03-23T17:38:06.296-04:00Delicate and really effective.
his crayoned willi...Delicate and really effective. <br />his crayoned willingness <br />to work for food - great linesPure Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265599089734430505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-14151581359721966262010-03-23T13:38:20.190-04:002010-03-23T13:38:20.190-04:00beautiful and very moving. says so much in so few ...beautiful and very moving. says so much in so few words<br />thanks for sharing<br />cfmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-79397928058410354672010-03-23T13:01:09.107-04:002010-03-23T13:01:09.107-04:00I loved this, Karen. The same line "Will Work...I loved this, Karen. The same line "Will Work for Food" appeared in one of my poems too, and my mother chose a different path in response. Your final line is a killer.Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-14164360693047552552010-03-23T11:35:58.524-04:002010-03-23T11:35:58.524-04:00I like the sentiment of this one Karen, all the mo...I like the sentiment of this one Karen, all the more pertinent in these troubled times.Perhaps we should remember all of us are but a few wage packets from the cardboard sign.<br />Brava!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-39840850128258623972010-03-23T07:42:48.858-04:002010-03-23T07:42:48.858-04:00Your poem is beautiful, with a perfect rhythm, Kar...Your poem is beautiful, with a perfect rhythm, Karen, and it broke my heart, for I often think of these things and I have no answer to them and no consolation.Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-68822124974397494402010-03-23T06:13:27.335-04:002010-03-23T06:13:27.335-04:00i like the sadness and the hesitance of the words ...i like the sadness and the hesitance of the words and the rhythm of the poem.SzélsőFahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600289147447182465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-58153242547403401892010-03-23T05:46:23.891-04:002010-03-23T05:46:23.891-04:00There is the first sign of instruction and the sec...There is the first sign of instruction and the second sign of construction. Is it better to instruct or to at least try to build? Even though there is no building being done. I would rather see one make the offer than one make the one offering move along.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-15497800840180093862010-03-22T23:58:37.880-04:002010-03-22T23:58:37.880-04:00I've written two short stories about two diffe...I've written two short stories about two different homeless men, prompted by that "not knowing." Who are these men and women, and what has led them to this life? Should we have to know, to care? I like the tone and cadence of your poem.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588164536314320479noreply@blogger.com