tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post1645406715412998490..comments2023-06-07T03:18:27.705-07:00Comments on Enchanted Oak: The Dark Side of FlowersEnchanted Oakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-18112911238444777702011-07-10T17:54:07.938-07:002011-07-10T17:54:07.938-07:00Huge fan of your work, you killed it well doneHuge fan of your work, you killed it well donePoetic Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948565796366573447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-6295644444605478092011-07-08T08:57:40.806-07:002011-07-08T08:57:40.806-07:00Chris, I just love that! My best friend, of 49 ye...Chris, I just love that! My best friend, of 49 years, is visiting me for two weeks from New Orleans, and she is having critter woes in her garden. I read her your poem and she is spilling her coffee everywhere, laughing. I must go clean up the mess!RNSANEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-32719807763974088442011-07-07T06:21:15.920-07:002011-07-07T06:21:15.920-07:00What a strange end to the poem not what I expected...What a strange end to the poem not what I expected but thought provoking<br />Johnina :^Syoung-eclectic-encountershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144722646106534362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-84794291995430243232011-07-05T19:08:02.181-07:002011-07-05T19:08:02.181-07:00I am sorry for the gopher. Even gophers have to ea...I am sorry for the gopher. Even gophers have to eat. I gave up on killing moles. It was just too much when their little mole bodies would be pierced by the spike of the trap. Hope that your new work fairs well and is published.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-63177594070276430812011-07-05T18:47:06.663-07:002011-07-05T18:47:06.663-07:00Last line gave me quite the jolt. Alas, I am a wim...Last line gave me quite the jolt. Alas, I am a wimp when it comes to killing animals. I'll try to keep them out, but I won't kill them. This made me want to cry, but that's what good poetry does, right?Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-47872279859554821382011-07-05T13:32:51.540-07:002011-07-05T13:32:51.540-07:00I love it, I love it, I love it!I love it, I love it, I love it!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-10929945003994868752011-07-05T08:45:30.584-07:002011-07-05T08:45:30.584-07:00Oh my but this is very dark. Your imagery is cover...Oh my but this is very dark. Your imagery is covered in blood. How wonderful. Love it.<br /><br /><br />MelanieCassiopeia Riseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625091389788114012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-58368283230227770072011-07-05T08:03:01.241-07:002011-07-05T08:03:01.241-07:00I guess the fact that the death of a gopher gives ...I guess the fact that the death of a gopher gives a gardener such delight, is testimony to his tenacity and craftiness. His hide is a worthy trophy. :)Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132555347136919591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-51272838102730651152011-07-05T04:57:04.173-07:002011-07-05T04:57:04.173-07:00I like the goal of keeping something beautiful fro...I like the goal of keeping something beautiful from becoming food for a gopher yet I would have used Life for Death in the last verse. In the preceding portion your life ending goal was clearly brought out.<br /><br />Do well in the competition kiddo. I just don't have the will or energy for that submission any more.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-11105572140258937012011-07-05T03:49:47.286-07:002011-07-05T03:49:47.286-07:00My neighbor is a zealous gardener who kills all ma...My neighbor is a zealous gardener who kills all manner of intruders. I don't like it!<br /><br />With that said, the poem was a delicious surprise:)Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496172669599418214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-9946565126749633442011-07-05T01:11:22.487-07:002011-07-05T01:11:22.487-07:00Oh, best of luck with the manuscript and I hope th...Oh, best of luck with the manuscript and I hope there are some very intelligent editors over there who snaffle you up as quickly as possible.<br />And another wow! to the poem - it really took off for me with the gopher/Whore of Babylon verse. I loved the 'Screw nature.' line - a great three syllables and so right to isolate them with the full stop.<br />And yep, those final two lines are superb.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-54593381757838755832011-07-04T21:01:06.775-07:002011-07-04T21:01:06.775-07:00Is this Murderous or Muderous? I like it, either w...Is this Murderous or Muderous? I like it, either way. Dirty hands, YAY! But 'blood dripping from my hands.<br /><br />I killed a sick cat once, it was VERY difficult. Cat would not die, kept returning to look at me with those eyes accusatory. I was age 8...<br /><br />It was not hilarious. But your poem IS, and rightly so. A master does not 'anvil out' junk!<br />PEACE!steveronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010875412308487592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-38351852896323591842011-07-04T14:43:40.406-07:002011-07-04T14:43:40.406-07:00ah deadly stuff :D 'hilarious' made me cra...ah deadly stuff :D 'hilarious' made me crack a grin that, without a mirror to see it, I can tell you nevertheless felt wicked. <br /><br />I love it! I love it! You're brilliant! It's weird because the poem made me happy because it was great and tickled something devilish in me, and there's no words to to be able to tell you how I feel except by resorting to infantile verbal flailing.<br /><br />So....I love it! I love it! You're brilliant!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075292153806720848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-32876190739582936842011-07-04T12:32:23.706-07:002011-07-04T12:32:23.706-07:00This is great, Chris! I love dahlias ... rising f...This is great, Chris! I love dahlias ... rising from the dead is a great line! Whore of Babylon equally great! I can see you laughing over the corpse.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-13019238683152069862011-07-04T11:42:47.696-07:002011-07-04T11:42:47.696-07:00Great poem; you can be grateful the heat hasn'...Great poem; you can be grateful the heat hasn't gotten to you.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-80708748195012577782011-07-04T10:33:50.681-07:002011-07-04T10:33:50.681-07:00I'm with Kat - I can just hear the maniacal la...I'm with Kat - I can just hear the maniacal laughter too. Gardening is such a trade-off - life against life and you are the gardening God who chooses who gets to live or die. Cool!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-39005455536694257222011-07-04T09:47:26.679-07:002011-07-04T09:47:26.679-07:00My hands are bloody and full of thorns from cuttin...My hands are bloody and full of thorns from cutting back the long arms of the new rose tree growth to make sure that noone is snagged and pierced by them....feeling you poem and loving your honest post.Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-36997807429289111172011-07-04T05:48:13.561-07:002011-07-04T05:48:13.561-07:00Ah Enchanted Oak, your poetry is enchanting, even ...Ah Enchanted Oak, your poetry is enchanting, even in the heat.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-34962544771733206202011-07-04T05:29:12.860-07:002011-07-04T05:29:12.860-07:00Oh how cruel! And yet the poem is undeniably brill...Oh how cruel! And yet the poem is undeniably brilliant. That last line is excellent - suggesting a descent into madness. <br />Love it, Chris!<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-84440076493000034082011-07-04T05:02:01.733-07:002011-07-04T05:02:01.733-07:00ouch...reminiscnet of caddy shack...at least you d...ouch...reminiscnet of caddy shack...at least you did not take a dart in the posterior...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-39522857032556041882011-07-04T03:14:09.998-07:002011-07-04T03:14:09.998-07:00Hilarious is a strange word to end the poem on. I ...Hilarious is a strange word to end the poem on. I was expecting remorse, but that's what good poetry does, makes you jolt backwards! Great metaphorical poem - if this was shelved, I can't wait to see your finished manuscript.<br />(By the way, your link on PJ isn't working - think you have a comma where there should be a full stop)Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.com