tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post3542773388685493278..comments2023-06-07T03:18:27.705-07:00Comments on Enchanted Oak: Total ConfusionEnchanted Oakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-7452612559261388782010-07-30T04:39:54.328-07:002010-07-30T04:39:54.328-07:00As i have said many times in many pieces the one t...As i have said many times in many pieces the one thing we forgot to bring with us from our youth was the ability to give a shit about other people. Including our children.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-18218842173724735222010-07-29T05:28:50.252-07:002010-07-29T05:28:50.252-07:00Chris, this is quite a commentary... wow! What a ...Chris, this is quite a commentary... wow! What a wonderful way you have, of making things come alive in my mind :-)<br /><br />Awesome, thanks!Scott M. Freyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588618061480681504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-12916979459398516352010-07-28T12:20:20.678-07:002010-07-28T12:20:20.678-07:00There's so much in here its like a mini-novel....There's so much in here its like a mini-novel. Reminds me of that Talking Heads song about water flowing under rocks.Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-9294162623728966292010-07-28T09:25:47.129-07:002010-07-28T09:25:47.129-07:00This poem is just incredible. I don't know if ...This poem is just incredible. I don't know if I have ever read such a candid and accurate description of our generation. <br /><br />PS 80s fashions are back? GAK!Life Is A Road Triphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16016879226581346566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-33028757192195981612010-07-27T13:11:13.077-07:002010-07-27T13:11:13.077-07:00Excellent, excellent. So much told, so many questi...Excellent, excellent. So much told, so many questions. And I wonder about the time span of this poem from the next generations point of view...Domestic Oubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298706907126418711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-53581441811375028162010-07-27T12:26:37.445-07:002010-07-27T12:26:37.445-07:00(I am a generation before you ~ grew up with Elvis...(I am a generation before you ~ grew up with Elvis!) <br /><br />I read your work and was transfixed by the words .. the truth .. the insight .. just telling it like it was, is and will be!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-6437699382361498422010-07-27T10:54:53.432-07:002010-07-27T10:54:53.432-07:00Well constructed history lesson here, E.O. The ope...Well constructed history lesson here, E.O. The operative word is 'lesson.' How can this lesson evolve to become the next revolution? I like your quest in the final stanza.Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-67925306355633350582010-07-27T10:20:51.298-07:002010-07-27T10:20:51.298-07:00"..our grandchildren texted and our parents
d..."..our grandchildren texted and our parents<br />declined so we placed them in homes."<br /><br />"Idealism died and we wrapped it in plastic<br />shipped it off to the landfill<br />with the rest of our trash."<br /><br />Just two of your observations that struck a chord. The whole piece should be set to music!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-23048739179947332192010-07-27T10:18:11.183-07:002010-07-27T10:18:11.183-07:00I'm so glad I visited this poem. Thank you.I'm so glad I visited this poem. Thank you.Doctor FTSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052101566471519778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-18571286007621693082010-07-27T10:06:55.976-07:002010-07-27T10:06:55.976-07:00There are still some of us out here fighting, prot...There are still some of us out here fighting, protesting, and trying to make a difference. I haven't changed a lot since those days, older but maybe a bit less strident but still with a desire to do the greater good. Great poem Chris.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-70594642265664855312010-07-27T09:55:07.802-07:002010-07-27T09:55:07.802-07:00I'm a child of the 60's, though I was ever...I'm a child of the 60's, though I was ever so good then and yet down inside I was angry at all the crap going on. I read the female eunuch and thought about what was happening in the world. I marched in my 50's against the unfair poll tax, but was shocked when I went to do a degree as a mature student to hear the 18 year old girls say " oh don't be so boring... just let us have fun...feminism is old hat!!! I love the poem, the way the words come up and hit you and the changing repetition at the end of each verse. thankyou...and thanks for visiting my post...much appreciated. GerryGerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-35836457438997447222010-07-27T09:50:55.424-07:002010-07-27T09:50:55.424-07:00Nitty gritty wisdom at its best, Blogpal.Nitty gritty wisdom at its best, Blogpal.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-70324665475034860542010-07-27T07:32:18.785-07:002010-07-27T07:32:18.785-07:00Loved this - such a complete vision of a lifetime ...Loved this - such a complete vision of a lifetime and written with every fibre of yourself. Have to commend to the stanza endings and clever half-rhymes throughout. Your lines are clipped and efficient and carry your passion in a rhythm that builds and builds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-62201648043045766202010-07-26T19:00:50.919-07:002010-07-26T19:00:50.919-07:00This is amazing...You managed in a meer page to su...This is amazing...You managed in a meer page to succinctly touch on much of my life and my mothers life...wow!!!<br /><br />And thank you!<br /><br />I've had some situational depression hit me so haven't been on much but am feeling better, exercise has helped and yoga/meditation.<br /><br />Missed you and hope to catch upon the blogs.<br /><br />Love<br />GAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15127343815869529555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-69399361195992847662010-07-26T15:43:27.718-07:002010-07-26T15:43:27.718-07:00So true about how the 60's generation has turn...So true about how the 60's generation has turned inward and egocentric. Pharmaceuticals and all...Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-68694626092734604192010-07-26T11:54:35.674-07:002010-07-26T11:54:35.674-07:00wow, a brief and succinct history of the 20th cent...wow, a brief and succinct history of the 20th century, beautifully expressed, really loved this one.<br />thanks for sharing<br />cfmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-65759206573072006772010-07-26T11:49:34.956-07:002010-07-26T11:49:34.956-07:00When you put it like that, Chris, I want to go and...When you put it like that, Chris, I want to go and find a small island somewhere and be a hermit.<br /><br />Very reflective piece and you do those so well.<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-29837525752629827942010-07-26T11:10:44.385-07:002010-07-26T11:10:44.385-07:00Very powerful, and so well crafted - some great in...Very powerful, and so well crafted - some great internal half-rhymes. Although it's a "global" story it feels personal, and that makes it very moving. And the repeated structure is very good.<br />Loved it, and it felt like you lived it.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-46422806717789462442010-07-26T09:15:45.457-07:002010-07-26T09:15:45.457-07:00This is brilliant, you've covered so much grou...This is brilliant, you've covered so much ground in a few short stanzas, and point out the strange twists and turns in just one life span, the mind really boggles doesn't it, when you think of it?Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-14876837301588852022010-07-26T09:06:01.178-07:002010-07-26T09:06:01.178-07:00you ARE full of questions today, aren't you *g...you ARE full of questions today, aren't you *grin*Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-54303518866843574772010-07-26T04:21:41.051-07:002010-07-26T04:21:41.051-07:00I loved it!
What a simply great poem :)
Confusion ...I loved it!<br />What a simply great poem :)<br />Confusion reigns so high in our daily life.nice piece of poetry.. :)<br />~CheersErratic Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852558150033296079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-42724097439542757092010-07-26T02:43:54.335-07:002010-07-26T02:43:54.335-07:00Very powerful and really nicely crafted. I love t...Very powerful and really nicely crafted. I love the xx, by god, xx form of the last line of each verse and what a killer ending!Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-47032344641951792312010-07-26T02:43:29.500-07:002010-07-26T02:43:29.500-07:00Turn, turn, turn. Of course, you get that referenc...Turn, turn, turn. Of course, you get that reference, but now I'm thinking that the worm has turned, too. Or maybe the butterfly turned out to be a worm after all. <br /><br />You have captured our idealism and betrayal perfectly. This is a ride I took with you, Chris. Where did we go?Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-12296509874183251332010-07-26T02:41:09.733-07:002010-07-26T02:41:09.733-07:00really enjoyed this popped bubble. The flow of it ...really enjoyed this popped bubble. The flow of it is really nice and angry, like you could march to it. I think the things you speak of though are a perpetual cycle of events that has exsisted for all of the age of man/lady.Batteson.Indhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846214578565824955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-13355934949023735542010-07-25T21:56:38.316-07:002010-07-25T21:56:38.316-07:00just what i was thinking, dang you can write! alt...just what i was thinking, dang you can write! although i hate these, it's what i can say today....:)Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323454057921441274noreply@blogger.com