tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post4661567895267618508..comments2024-01-02T17:11:24.498-07:00Comments on Catnip: IN MEMORIAMTimoteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-74145819334732532532011-11-30T13:26:28.882-07:002011-11-30T13:26:28.882-07:00wow. this hurts and holds...wow. this hurts and holds...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-25302244147633341932011-11-30T11:39:44.633-07:002011-11-30T11:39:44.633-07:00what else can we do but laugh? cry? nice write.what else can we do but laugh? cry? nice write.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541409754494611831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-10906850969077964942011-11-30T09:18:09.846-07:002011-11-30T09:18:09.846-07:00Thanks,LORI. Always makes my day when I hear from ...Thanks,LORI. Always makes my day when I hear from you. Much appreciated, JEN...you are a true kindred spirit! I like your keen insight into things, VICTORIA. OLLIE: Or as I call it--The University of Adversity!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-83000618745593833852011-11-30T07:00:53.337-07:002011-11-30T07:00:53.337-07:00Tough going in this school of hard knocks...poem f...Tough going in this school of hard knocks...poem fuel.Brother Olliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506492407482879487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-12106780577506835982011-11-29T21:00:00.541-07:002011-11-29T21:00:00.541-07:00This is so, so good: he comedic moments woven of d...This is so, so good: he comedic moments woven of deep pain, the cynical voice touched with implied hope/independence. Wow.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/homeless-poetry-potluck/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-7297555061182791302011-11-29T20:22:49.103-07:002011-11-29T20:22:49.103-07:00This poem makes me, an ex-drunk, ache in all of th...This poem makes me, an ex-drunk, ache in all of the right ways. I wouldn't be an ex-one if I'd been a sweet, kind, silly one. This is rich, compelling, delivers such a punch in a deceptively off-hand way. Wow. xxxxjJenne' R. Andrews https://www.blogger.com/profile/15744946229300234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-90032472846847393612011-11-29T20:20:03.200-07:002011-11-29T20:20:03.200-07:00I hate that it's you who was forgotten. The ki...I hate that it's you who was forgotten. The kids always are. My grandfather was an alcoholic, and after he sobered up, he remembered none of the awful things that he did. <br /><br />I'm just thankful you were able to become the wonderful person you are despite it all. And, thanks for putting such a personal piece out there for us. That takes courage. You are awesome :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547380098561803645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-79518221419050540652011-11-29T20:14:45.441-07:002011-11-29T20:14:45.441-07:00AARON,
Love that pasture metaphor...thanks, my man...AARON,<br />Love that pasture metaphor...thanks, my man!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-31398158596944368532011-11-29T18:50:22.415-07:002011-11-29T18:50:22.415-07:00loads to say about this write - but it all looks l...loads to say about this write - but it all looks like sentimental BS when i write it down.<br />anyway - poetry puts the past out to pasture where it can shit without doing any harm; sometimes it even looks good on the grass.<br /><br />cheers man - this is a great readArron Shillinghttp://tomeliot.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-33367765820789115632011-11-29T17:33:46.229-07:002011-11-29T17:33:46.229-07:00LYNNAIMA, MORNING; Thanks for your comments. That ...LYNNAIMA, MORNING; Thanks for your comments. That teacher was cooler than it sounds, ARLENE, it's just that he had to put on a show to keep his job.I consider everything to be a trade-off, SHERRY, and I probably wouldn't be half the writer without these formative experiences...soooo...<br />You are right, LORRAINE, I think the MAJORITY of people probably shouldn't be parents. MARBLES: Kindred spirits know the score! Thanks, CELLO!<br />HEDGEWITCH: Thanks luv! I came out okay in spite of it, and SOMETIMES I can even consider that stuff a badge of honor! Hey, BRIAN: What you said is fine, man.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-4606419931869911252011-11-29T16:59:00.485-07:002011-11-29T16:59:00.485-07:00ugh...the dad wrecking both cars in one night and ...ugh...the dad wrecking both cars in one night and the teacher himself who has a sick mind with mom...i read this when you published it the other day and did not really know what to say...i guess i still dont...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-19920610694947341922011-11-29T16:49:07.905-07:002011-11-29T16:49:07.905-07:00Not a lot of laughing from me--just some applause ...Not a lot of laughing from me--just some applause and the surprise I always get when you show me just how good you are. I tried to be the class clown many times but I'm just not funny enough for high school. Intentionally, anyway. Excellent poem, and my pleasure and your bad luck that you had to write it.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-2369321773850873782011-11-28T11:03:24.134-07:002011-11-28T11:03:24.134-07:00very fine writing.very fine writing.Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-5128036264334064972011-11-28T08:18:48.092-07:002011-11-28T08:18:48.092-07:00Wow! I think we might have grown up in the same ho...Wow! I think we might have grown up in the same house and town. In any case, excellent write!<br />http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/those-times-ago/Marbles in My Pockethttp://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/the-last-grain-of-sand/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-67799411590561067892011-11-28T03:52:16.893-07:002011-11-28T03:52:16.893-07:00Life is full of drunks, 'cause life's too ...Life is full of drunks, 'cause life's too hard, forget the children they don't have a care in the world,some people should never be parents...heartbreaker this one, and I'd personally slap someone around, but hey, no judgment, Oh TimLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667955555940467301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-37248658205635518822011-11-27T22:41:59.906-07:002011-11-27T22:41:59.906-07:00This comes from a deep place, Timoteo - and I am f...This comes from a deep place, Timoteo - and I am familiar with the territory. I appreciate the irony in Mom and her Second Big Mistake. I totally relate to this tale, and remember what it feels like to be a kid in a life like that. Thankfully, we made it through, with sense of humors intact! I love your writing!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-68463070154181780812011-11-27T21:38:01.884-07:002011-11-27T21:38:01.884-07:00This seems very sad and horrifying for the son who...This seems very sad and horrifying for the son who witnessed it all. It is too bad that the teacher moralized instead of appreciated the creativity that was born from and instructed by pain and fear.ArleneWKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442303488097811495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-54040495032641462852011-11-27T18:45:42.707-07:002011-11-27T18:45:42.707-07:00deep explorations on life.
wow.
Happy Poetry Picn...deep explorations on life.<br />wow.<br /><br />Happy Poetry Picnic.Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532576755186051550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-9996433724892718222011-11-27T18:45:19.303-07:002011-11-27T18:45:19.303-07:00hmm what a beginning, it starts early on! :) I agr...hmm what a beginning, it starts early on! :) I agree comedy comes from pain, oftentimes. I liked the pic btw, nice!<br />my entry: http://lynnaima.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/your-asogwe/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com