tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post3371703251951649274..comments2023-11-03T05:59:46.763-04:00Comments on Keeping Secrets: The MuleKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-16172963384564235092011-02-21T05:24:49.142-05:002011-02-21T05:24:49.142-05:00Dave - That's a wonderful compliment. Thanks!
...Dave - That's a wonderful compliment. Thanks!<br /><br />Tess - Thanks!<br /><br />Jinksy - I'm just tagging along with my bus poet friends on this one. Thankfully, they're a non-judgmental group who are willing to let me ride around with them!<br /><br />Rick - You're probably right.<br /><br />Dirty - Thank you.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-38887174684392388552011-02-20T20:28:18.310-05:002011-02-20T20:28:18.310-05:00Lovely written karen, it has given me a lot of ins...Lovely written karen, it has given me a lot of inspiration and I look forward to more like this in the future.how to talk dirtyhttp://www.how-to-talk-dirty-to-your-boyfriend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-12624624229715067192011-02-17T23:28:26.823-05:002011-02-17T23:28:26.823-05:00youre talking to a society that pays out millions ...youre talking to a society that pays out millions to watch two men beat the tar out of each other for ten rounds and being disappointed when one doesn't lose consciousness.<br />of course we'll watch a mule resist<br />hoping he'll kick some teeth out<br />~rickRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12466743523566419268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-54136939244693034812011-02-17T17:16:38.925-05:002011-02-17T17:16:38.925-05:00But where do the sofas and chairs come in? Or was ...But where do the sofas and chairs come in? Or was thia not intended for the Poetry Bus? :)Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-32773727492779362682011-02-16T15:26:36.918-05:002011-02-16T15:26:36.918-05:00Love this. So charmingly earthy. Nice piece, Karen...Love this. So charmingly earthy. Nice piece, Karen.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-2598426041096845942011-02-16T06:44:41.510-05:002011-02-16T06:44:41.510-05:00I got so involved with the fate of the mule that I...I got so involved with the fate of the mule that I forgot about the poem - that has got to be about the best possible compliment I could conceive. A five star "Wow!"Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-65618239234301318502011-02-15T21:45:12.351-05:002011-02-15T21:45:12.351-05:00izzy - Thanks!
TWM - Knowing the right question i...izzy - Thanks!<br /><br />TWM - Knowing the right question is the important thing, Mark. Thanks for your insight. You always have a fresh way of looking.<br /><br />120 Socks - Isn't it curious that we all root for the mule? I guess it's that independent spirit in us.<br /><br />Muse Swings - Mules...yes. Thanks!<br /><br />Enchanted Oak - Welcome back, Chris. I hope you're feeling better, and I'm glad to see up "up and about" in Cyberland.<br /><br />Bug - Thanks for letting me on the bus, and thanks for finding a relation to the prompt. Your comment about God being on the other end of the rope gives me ideas for revising the poem. Great thinking and an added dimension. Thanks, Dana.<br /><br />Peter - I'm with you, and yes, I think we are.<br /><br />Kat - It makes me sad, too. <br /><br />Julie - I actually thought about you when I posted this, knowing how you love mules and how well you have portrayed them in your own poems. Thank you for your comments on form. I wondered if there were too many questions, but they had to be asked. (I think with revision, I might eliminate at least two of them.) Thanks for your very effusive praise! <br /><br />Crafty Green Poet - Thanks, Juliet!<br /><br />Calli - Hi! Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Happy V Day to you, too!<br /><br />TFE - Thank you, and thanks for keeping us going with the Bus!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-8301877535722739992011-02-15T18:44:23.310-05:002011-02-15T18:44:23.310-05:00Very original and well thought out. I particularly...Very original and well thought out. I particularly loved these last few lines...<br /><br />'as we stamp our frozen feet<br />and stubbornly resist the ropes<br />that tug us daily in an inexorable attempt<br />to move us from the frozen mud? '<br /><br />That is so true Karen.Great work.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-7360719434203261302011-02-15T10:53:03.767-05:002011-02-15T10:53:03.767-05:00This is wonderful and most definitely about the hu...This is wonderful and most definitely about the human condition or nature of life and at times, the struggle, the wonder and the strength that keeps us tugging away.<br /><br />Very nice write, Karen and a belated Valentine's Day! <br /><br />~CalliCallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-51803820784342025302011-02-15T07:42:26.333-05:002011-02-15T07:42:26.333-05:00this is excellent, both for the story it tells and...this is excellent, both for the story it tells and the metaphor it offers of the human conditionCrafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-32794936866311064572011-02-14T21:56:37.670-05:002011-02-14T21:56:37.670-05:00Wow, wow, WOW! Karen, I love this poem for so man...Wow, wow, WOW! Karen, I love this poem for so many reasons! You know how I love mules! You've done an awesome job portraying their character...and the scene of people watching, the snow hugging the pond. The mud is frozen hard, except where the mule steps back and forth in its stubborn dance. That is an excellent image, and it makes me love that mule so much more. The form is fantastic, too. The questions are great, especially the last one. You've got a winner here, Karen. Big applause!Juliehttp://juliebuff.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-27575037472100340962011-02-14T15:43:43.478-05:002011-02-14T15:43:43.478-05:00It probably shouldn't, but this poem makes me ...It probably shouldn't, but this poem makes me sad, Karen. I have a soft spot for mules (being one myself).Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-48208386866769355382011-02-14T11:41:43.926-05:002011-02-14T11:41:43.926-05:00I'm up for the mule. But, as you very skilfull...I'm up for the mule. But, as you very skilfully point out, aren't we all mules?Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-51095401272955386992011-02-13T20:14:53.976-05:002011-02-13T20:14:53.976-05:00I love it! And I think that the sofas are there fo...I love it! And I think that the sofas are there for all the spectators. <br /><br />I should visualize my struggles in this manner - perhaps God is on the other end of that rope & here I sit futilely trying to resist...The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-56808984193679322402011-02-13T17:05:17.195-05:002011-02-13T17:05:17.195-05:00What a moment, what a tussle, what a fine pause on...What a moment, what a tussle, what a fine pause on a snowy morning. It's nice to see you again, Karen.Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-63047982443466669892011-02-13T16:04:00.139-05:002011-02-13T16:04:00.139-05:00Marvelous poem! We are, after all, all mules, aren...Marvelous poem! We are, after all, all mules, aren't we?MuseSwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999288873532715380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-86651716420278644692011-02-13T14:50:18.092-05:002011-02-13T14:50:18.092-05:00Hard to explain the curiousity of mankind, I'd...Hard to explain the curiousity of mankind, I'd probably be hoping the mule would win the battle, but I guess it is about us all being somewhat stuck, good or bad.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912071192179983603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-5581104120329901212011-02-13T07:51:56.398-05:002011-02-13T07:51:56.398-05:00I would stop today and have good rubbernecking tim...I would stop today and have good rubbernecking time of it, sharing in the conversations and get the answers from the mule why he prefers that spot to any other. Then with question answered i would have no more ropes to resist.<br /><br />You know Karen there is never an answer until it is framed by a question.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-42629440950016533092011-02-13T07:28:03.293-05:002011-02-13T07:28:03.293-05:00Hi, I couldn't resist the mule! I really
enjoy...Hi, I couldn't resist the mule! I really<br />enjoyed your descriptions- people swiveling<br />hats- Thanks.izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.com