tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post5575417768420133700..comments2024-03-28T10:37:38.851-11:00Comments on Intelliblog: POETS UNITED - A FLOWER...Intellibloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-3668978614292449392016-03-03T05:55:34.158-11:002016-03-03T05:55:34.158-11:00That was cruel and very sad indeed. A murderous we...That was cruel and very sad indeed. A murderous weapon disguised as a flower.vanderloosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974007236500702721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-29855607899067221992016-03-03T01:32:30.872-11:002016-03-03T01:32:30.872-11:00Oh my - this is so very brilliant - a take on the ...Oh my - this is so very brilliant - a take on the prompt which in my dark little view couldn't be bettered..as someone who fucks every offering up this conveys that feeling beautifullyJae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-3023129143556399222016-03-02T20:38:20.136-11:002016-03-02T20:38:20.136-11:00Ouch! what a jolt in the last line!...et tu flos?....Ouch! what a jolt in the last line!...et tu flos?....this is brilliant Nick..love how you explored the given line...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-56680635094912245392016-03-02T18:34:04.112-11:002016-03-02T18:34:04.112-11:00I really like the opening and closing stanzas.I really like the opening and closing stanzas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-56342509809869450212016-03-02T15:17:19.827-11:002016-03-02T15:17:19.827-11:00Nicholas, clearly you're an observer of human ...Nicholas, clearly you're an observer of human nature, with its mix of precious flowers and hurtful thorns. You've written something very real here. Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-81443741300981853122016-03-02T11:45:58.460-11:002016-03-02T11:45:58.460-11:00Ouch! Our so attractive poisons, like cash crops ...Ouch! Our so attractive poisons, like cash crops and mass production, help for a minute and then drain us of all kindness and health. And how can the innocent ever protect themselves? Your poem offers images of awareness. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-74388366619376325932016-03-02T11:32:19.741-11:002016-03-02T11:32:19.741-11:00Flowers should be given in love not with guile. Th...Flowers should be given in love not with guile. This is a really powerful poem.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-78643005242053102692016-03-02T11:26:36.151-11:002016-03-02T11:26:36.151-11:00Strong write! I love where you took this prompt!Strong write! I love where you took this prompt!Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-71670727543031699392016-03-02T07:40:56.555-11:002016-03-02T07:40:56.555-11:00Yes, this is the way it happens sometimes. Thankfu...Yes, this is the way it happens sometimes. Thankfully, we recover and move on and gather whole armfuls of flowers on our journeys ever after.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-2444140021153043132016-03-02T05:19:22.335-11:002016-03-02T05:19:22.335-11:00Well this does happen to especially lovely people....Well this does happen to especially lovely people.Take heart, the killers are very damaged and will never know any joy for their entire miserable existence on this earth( which is great!) It bothers them to distraction if they come across someone who has a gift of real joy because they know they can never experience it. Your last two lines are brilliantly insightful....really brilliant !Woohoo...laurel wreaths to the victor...you have won Nick...third finger salute to the vanquished !:)rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-25053582527484886012016-03-02T05:10:05.476-11:002016-03-02T05:10:05.476-11:00I agree, there is so much power packed in this poe...I agree, there is so much power packed in this poem.Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-85820241201409245042016-03-02T04:10:47.515-11:002016-03-02T04:10:47.515-11:00I like how you put into words what it would be lik...I like how you put into words what it would be like to receive from someone used to "thorns and sticks and stones and venom," - repetition of the giving adds greatly to the consequences as well as the final devastating lines Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-68011935850318848792016-03-02T04:03:36.194-11:002016-03-02T04:03:36.194-11:00
sure exposes the dark side of flower giving
have...<br />sure exposes the dark side of flower giving<br /><br />have a blessed Wednesday<br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-68908645681037118682016-03-02T03:27:05.233-11:002016-03-02T03:27:05.233-11:00Wow, that packs a punch I do hope its not autobiog...Wow, that packs a punch I do hope its not autobiographical.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.com