tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post2865051304443446605..comments2024-03-27T22:12:01.201-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: the puppeteerGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-91636292816078197452021-10-28T18:10:02.792-04:002021-10-28T18:10:02.792-04:00Manipulation at its creepiest. This is excellent G...Manipulation at its creepiest. This is excellent Grace. Marion Hortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928737422288639311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-37253325532668456812021-10-28T01:07:23.862-04:002021-10-28T01:07:23.862-04:00Very spookyVery spookysean@bogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797125512615861845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-82934177469317457272021-10-28T01:07:08.387-04:002021-10-28T01:07:08.387-04:00Very spookyVery spookysean@bogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797125512615861845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-78862807617449084992021-10-27T16:35:22.728-04:002021-10-27T16:35:22.728-04:00I saw the puppet dance and then collapse. Bravo. A...I saw the puppet dance and then collapse. Bravo. A very vivid write<br /><br />much❤loveGillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-56720684002919695632021-10-27T15:04:13.939-04:002021-10-27T15:04:13.939-04:00A scathing commentary on how strings are pulled an...A scathing commentary on how strings are pulled and we have become willing puppets. Excellent. paeansunpluggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15076601569836498915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-33289217767027653832021-10-27T14:47:38.843-04:002021-10-27T14:47:38.843-04:00Oh my — a failed attempt at mortality, or just a c...Oh my — a failed attempt at mortality, or just a clumsy incarnation of evil? 😏 Loved the mystery here Grace. Well written! robkistnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166835029205143266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-31868038932823794292021-10-27T14:01:17.566-04:002021-10-27T14:01:17.566-04:00But your images are so much more enchanting that w...But your images are so much more enchanting that what they are standing in for. If only we could always see what lies beneath what we consume.Kerfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679460865016032660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-42117964447239261722021-10-27T12:07:46.508-04:002021-10-27T12:07:46.508-04:00This is epic, Grace!!! On my second reading, will ...This is epic, Grace!!! On my second reading, will do a third. Cheers.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-45572228598693078262021-10-27T11:58:11.524-04:002021-10-27T11:58:11.524-04:00Wonderful wording - you've set the pace, the r...Wonderful wording - you've set the pace, the rhythm, filling it with a weird duality - the anticipation we feel while reading, wanting to know more, and then, 'click click' as the tale continues. It certainly is captivating in its usual twist of plot. Well done. WildChild47https://www.blogger.com/profile/05903357601592060653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-8880656635826533892021-10-27T10:57:37.710-04:002021-10-27T10:57:37.710-04:00This is captivating and so apt for the challenge, ...This is captivating and so apt for the challenge, Grace. I love "..his master list of lists-" we all know *that* guy--and the final sequence of the puppets is both funny and creepy as well. I think you've ticked all the boxes here.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-53402421453675518282021-10-27T10:21:00.715-04:002021-10-27T10:21:00.715-04:00A great one Grace! Love the memory chip line! Wel...A great one Grace! Love the memory chip line! Well done.Dwight L. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992133580674047782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-15672606838342826982021-10-27T05:01:34.432-04:002021-10-27T05:01:34.432-04:00Amazing writing !Amazing writing !ashokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151604896442505084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-51100285156391829642021-10-26T23:11:41.610-04:002021-10-26T23:11:41.610-04:00perfect analogy Grace, most are oblivious to those...perfect analogy Grace, most are oblivious to those strings ... the lines most chose are awesome but this is too sad ..<br /><br />"for their chords & clicks<br /><br />for their sinews & sticks<br /><br />(where are our memory cards?)"calmkatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07173077889859216652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-42289215544317993242021-10-26T22:02:06.456-04:002021-10-26T22:02:06.456-04:00Oh yes, this was brilliant! We really are just pu...Oh yes, this was brilliant! We really are just puppets aren't we? Allowing social media to pull out strings and do what is commanded. I love the analogy.Poetry for Healinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06998366697778789164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-10252276506358310392021-10-26T19:59:18.689-04:002021-10-26T19:59:18.689-04:00The single word stanzas are like that moment in a ...The single word stanzas are like that moment in a quiet house where you stop...<br /><br />just in case!<br /><br />Very evocative!Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13803835759945294007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-75138061130252486712021-10-26T17:09:26.647-04:002021-10-26T17:09:26.647-04:00Oh, this is excellent, and topic well chosen. I li...Oh, this is excellent, and topic well chosen. I like both the writing and the message.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-14048247892244772622021-10-26T16:58:11.138-04:002021-10-26T16:58:11.138-04:00Wow, Grace, this was breathtakingly chilling. The ...Wow, Grace, this was breathtakingly chilling. The soul-crushing moment that you built up to is the puppet's awakening to brokenness and despair "as the moon watches." A tour de force of a poem. I agree with Lisa, my favorite lines are the ones she chose which are simply a masterful metaphor for his rapacious and heartless nature. Kudos!!<br />pax, <br />doraDorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924099003278944038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-70659550854355227432021-10-26T15:21:03.555-04:002021-10-26T15:21:03.555-04:00Grace, truly a haunting poem, and frightening in i...Grace, truly a haunting poem, and frightening in its reflection of modern times. This part really gets to me:<br />his robe is <br /><br />"immaculate in its whiteness<br /><br />as he pats the summer's gold coins <br /><br />in his pockets,<br /><br />he closes the room<br /><br />muttering words only the wind<br /><br /><br />hears," JadeLihttp://tao-talk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-30834691494086157892021-10-26T15:14:53.993-04:002021-10-26T15:14:53.993-04:00By abusing their power (however one might define t...By abusing their power (however one might define that) they would make puppets of us, wouldn't they?Ken / rivrvlogrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675443009367133096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-29277904050641074722021-10-26T15:14:03.782-04:002021-10-26T15:14:03.782-04:00This is deliciously dark and spooky, Grace! This b...This is deliciously dark and spooky, Grace! This bit stood out in particular for me; "his robe is immaculate in its whiteness as he pats the summer's gold coins in his pockets, he closes the room muttering words only the wind<br />hears."💝💝Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-21683198645485041052021-10-26T15:09:40.985-04:002021-10-26T15:09:40.985-04:00This is so skilfully written, Grace! The puppeteer...This is so skilfully written, Grace! The puppeteer is sinister enough as a character, but as an extended metaphor he is truly chilling...Ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01349081971668298252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-21265158504278906802021-10-26T14:27:09.054-04:002021-10-26T14:27:09.054-04:00What a piece! I read it through once....and I must...What a piece! I read it through once....and I must tell you....I've always thought pupeteers and their marionettes are creepy....then these lines<br />"his robe is <br /><br />immaculate in its whiteness<br /><br />as he pats the summer's gold coins <br /><br />in his pockets," yep - creepy.<br />I was thinking your pet peeve was the fear or dislike of pupeteers...literally. Similar to how some people have a fear of clowns. So I read it this way...and of course that autumn night with ghostly air....<br />THEN I read your comment at the end and read it again. Works PERFECTLY in this reading as well. <br />Masterly write, Grace!lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664830773553716989noreply@blogger.com