tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post2016368666390725328..comments2024-03-28T21:42:05.069-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: D Base of blank wordsGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-45521760888000476722015-01-08T19:56:51.545-05:002015-01-08T19:56:51.545-05:00Love the imagery...and I think I would rather be &...Love the imagery...and I think I would rather be "stamped with past" and surrounded by nostalgia, than just another one of the latest, greatest, sleeker models of anything. <br />I really enjoyed this prompt! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-31521280857350345182015-01-08T07:40:42.158-05:002015-01-08T07:40:42.158-05:00I enjoyed the twists and turns of your piece!I enjoyed the twists and turns of your piece!annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-9841267513639931262015-01-08T07:29:16.039-05:002015-01-08T07:29:16.039-05:00muddy from overflowing artefacts
soiled by hundred...muddy from overflowing artefacts<br />soiled by hundred car lights racing to find an <br />empty space<br /><br />The mad rush will still be there. The period may be different but the concern and the difficulties are the same anywhere in the world! Wonderful write Grace!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-28264158102166217212015-01-07T21:28:30.805-05:002015-01-07T21:28:30.805-05:00I think many of us were drawn into a blend of the ...I think many of us were drawn into a blend of the past and present, Grace. We are, indeed made up of "data" acquired through the years. I remember those first huge desktops but then I remember when we weren't allowed to use calculators in school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-59793302056325355902015-01-07T21:25:08.645-05:002015-01-07T21:25:08.645-05:00Yep, we are all stamped with the past. And it is a...Yep, we are all stamped with the past. And it is a relief when there are no expectations to do anything else. Yes! I like all the places your poem took me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-66936502467609429272015-01-07T13:28:48.873-05:002015-01-07T13:28:48.873-05:00beautiful interpretation for the art work .. and t...beautiful interpretation for the art work .. and true lines indeed..<br />Happy New Year Grace..Arathi Hariharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142420236345157881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-16188474747452981592015-01-07T11:05:19.784-05:002015-01-07T11:05:19.784-05:00I love the feeling of self-acceptance while still ...I love the feeling of self-acceptance while still hanging onto a dream or two...a strong write for sure!Mary B. Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03135589216216151585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-18267985876698633322015-01-07T10:29:55.853-05:002015-01-07T10:29:55.853-05:00I admit, I still bear the stamp of the 80s. It wa...I admit, I still bear the stamp of the 80s. It was, we'll just say, an eye opener of a decade for me. As always, thank you for sharing your work. It's beautiful. Have a wonderful week!<br /><br /><a href="http://mockturtlemusings.com" rel="nofollow">Elsie</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-40906100755216997742015-01-07T07:03:06.289-05:002015-01-07T07:03:06.289-05:00Oh this pressure to be high tech savvy is utterly ...Oh this pressure to be high tech savvy is utterly banal and boring. It makes people stupid.Cressida de Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781684841036567770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-20647033484571287432015-01-07T02:08:29.133-05:002015-01-07T02:08:29.133-05:00dystopian ~dystopian ~grapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-20385716111651969642015-01-07T01:13:52.513-05:002015-01-07T01:13:52.513-05:00After living 30 some odd years working in the rat ...After living 30 some odd years working in the rat race of the mechanical cognition of workplace metal.. i can truly say it can erase the human heart.. at least.. and even the soul.. if one cannot escape.. and it is cumulative and high arisen in the plates filled with it all at once.. in a child's life now...<br /><br />To turn it off when one can is truly GRACE now.. for me...:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-20498407839273351572015-01-07T00:36:46.490-05:002015-01-07T00:36:46.490-05:00comfort comes in what we grasp and hold fast to. Y...comfort comes in what we grasp and hold fast to. Your poem really made me think of my own life and ensuing changes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-32802195222643536792015-01-06T23:57:33.148-05:002015-01-06T23:57:33.148-05:00Certainly an interesting medium that Mr. Gentry ha...Certainly an interesting medium that Mr. Gentry has lent us here today...the desire to be new can certainly make us feel like we are obsolete.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-24202496690382439182015-01-06T22:36:06.583-05:002015-01-06T22:36:06.583-05:00loved the images -- embracing the older waysloved the images -- embracing the older waysSabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-61778507435386595012015-01-06T22:08:45.267-05:002015-01-06T22:08:45.267-05:00Though the world is moving very fast in every way ...Though the world is moving very fast in every way be it technology, fashion or anything, but we should alway remember the past and cherish it always.Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-87493492619451554322015-01-06T21:33:35.648-05:002015-01-06T21:33:35.648-05:00There are some great lines here stamped with the p...There are some great lines here stamped with the past aren't we all stamped a bit..and being thrown on the moon might be a bit exciting. Thanks for the cool prompt.Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-64821804964974714142015-01-06T19:37:07.003-05:002015-01-06T19:37:07.003-05:00Oh I like this. It has a little sci-fi feel to it...Oh I like this. It has a little sci-fi feel to it. I laughed at the chemical peel. Wish there was a miraculous one for me. But I too like that I had deep memories and many of them. I hope we don't pollute the moon, but sadly, it wouldn't surprise me. Wonderful writing Grace.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-57806155820922888272015-01-06T19:08:37.325-05:002015-01-06T19:08:37.325-05:00Delicious images here. The chemical peel is my fav...Delicious images here. The chemical peel is my favourite! But I also loved the idea of 80s people and music living in magnetic strips. Fantastic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-84476866182218071082015-01-06T19:06:16.996-05:002015-01-06T19:06:16.996-05:00We are all stamped with a bit of past I thinkWe are all stamped with a bit of past I thinkPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-6916166036356535702015-01-06T19:06:11.329-05:002015-01-06T19:06:11.329-05:00A beautiful poem, how it takes me back to that tim...A beautiful poem, how it takes me back to that time and treasure those memories, so glad I have them to cherish. Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-54585652170350296912015-01-06T18:27:01.230-05:002015-01-06T18:27:01.230-05:00A lot of great images in your poem, Grace. Like ma...A lot of great images in your poem, Grace. Like many others I like 'i am stamped with past, an absolute tyrant' as well as so many of your images. I like how they evoke familiar situations and feelings.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-82649766911537366622015-01-06T17:44:09.480-05:002015-01-06T17:44:09.480-05:00Ah yes, sometimes I do think the earth is becoming...Ah yes, sometimes I do think the earth is becoming 'muddy with overflowing artifacts.' I do wonder where we will eventually put them all. Art definitely is a good usage.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-34818603161693086912015-01-06T17:38:35.831-05:002015-01-06T17:38:35.831-05:00seems like you've created the contemporary wom...seems like you've created the contemporary woman... i liked how you gave this personalityWolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-81240076186196652762015-01-06T17:27:25.046-05:002015-01-06T17:27:25.046-05:00Loved this. We can't go back, but age indeed h...Loved this. We can't go back, but age indeed has its merits, AND it never rules out the possibilities of all that is to come. Ginny Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298060016652737538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-20411499756666481652015-01-06T17:17:09.322-05:002015-01-06T17:17:09.322-05:00Stamped with the past. Wonderful poem, with some s...Stamped with the past. Wonderful poem, with some stunning imagery. I just love these lines:<br /><br />"framed by nostalgia<br />& relief that no one expects me to be anything else"<br /><br />Thanks for the prompt; it's a lot of fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com