tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post2546421095677337677..comments2024-03-27T22:12:01.201-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: sketching//the stranger in the cornerGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-17527569633886320052015-03-01T20:44:39.577-05:002015-03-01T20:44:39.577-05:00Wow..powerful especially the end "as we speed...Wow..powerful especially the end "as we speed past blurring tunnels into a small world" Sad but true...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028993309576383058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-42689366126052886252015-03-01T19:05:22.275-05:002015-03-01T19:05:22.275-05:00Oh this is so good, Grace. The distance between p...Oh this is so good, Grace. The distance between people squished together on mass transit. I have seen variations of this scene many, many, many times as I make my way around my city.Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-83814890138693073262015-03-01T17:52:45.300-05:002015-03-01T17:52:45.300-05:00This is powerfully written. Well done. This is powerfully written. Well done. Mystic_Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099062213372011260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-72409774322171036792015-03-01T16:37:14.313-05:002015-03-01T16:37:14.313-05:00"Gallantry is alive, like a lilac, waiting to..."Gallantry is alive, like a lilac, waiting to slip out". I especially love this line. It is amazing to see where Brian and Claudia's lines have stretched the imagination. This is wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-74991517349430303382015-03-01T13:26:04.972-05:002015-03-01T13:26:04.972-05:00beautifully rendered, Grace ~beautifully rendered, Grace ~grapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-50114258972428274042015-03-01T02:42:27.442-05:002015-03-01T02:42:27.442-05:00Oh, I've seen this so many times, vividly port...Oh, I've seen this so many times, vividly portrayed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-18987967506716492562015-02-28T18:46:34.906-05:002015-02-28T18:46:34.906-05:00A vivid slice of life. The red cane, slump and ba...A vivid slice of life. The red cane, slump and bag of guts/treasure all stand out.colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669375650785054059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-7012480130048139912015-02-28T08:07:17.904-05:002015-02-28T08:07:17.904-05:00Hey Grace, you also chose a Brian/Claudia type of ...Hey Grace, you also chose a Brian/Claudia type of subject matter--your poem works very well--describes a city scenario for sure. Thanks. k. http://Manicddaily.wordpress.comOutlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-33295270492613406002015-02-27T22:59:30.647-05:002015-02-27T22:59:30.647-05:00human nature captured powerfully in this piece. L...human nature captured powerfully in this piece. Love the line about trash or treasures, depending on our lens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-56268880848211634362015-02-27T12:02:44.825-05:002015-02-27T12:02:44.825-05:00Thank you for this tender, compassionate story of ...Thank you for this tender, compassionate story of this man, who could be any of us in the future...Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-34038303297156335692015-02-27T05:51:28.343-05:002015-02-27T05:51:28.343-05:00It certainly is a small world not really forgiving...It certainly is a small world not really forgiving. Nasty reaction to an unkempt man is not unexpected!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-5791819630805298602015-02-27T05:29:47.137-05:002015-02-27T05:29:47.137-05:00Psst!!! Sofia, wonderful picturePsst!!! Sofia, wonderful pictureMarcoantonio Arellano (Nene)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713672589582754484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-45988209191504172132015-02-27T05:29:07.381-05:002015-02-27T05:29:07.381-05:00i think Sherry stated it well reflecting my opinio...i think Sherry stated it well reflecting my opinion and same curiosity of the papers in that plastic bag. thanks Brian for those lovely lines.<br />this piece certainly provides fodder for all to introspect concerning our subdued prejudices and also what a wonderful way to use this platform for inciting our personal insights, Grace. GraciasMarcoantonio Arellano (Nene)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713672589582754484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-55179972068953925942015-02-27T01:01:07.615-05:002015-02-27T01:01:07.615-05:00A very vivid and detailed sketch indeed! And a lov...A very vivid and detailed sketch indeed! And a lovely use of the chosen lines.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-53436865964279413822015-02-26T22:24:53.145-05:002015-02-26T22:24:53.145-05:00Grace, you really took us there on the train and I...Grace, you really took us there on the train and I have to say I felt for the man and I wonder how he felt inside to know others looked down on him. Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-8156479892076160672015-02-26T22:21:12.781-05:002015-02-26T22:21:12.781-05:00Powerful testament that sometimes manners show whe...Powerful testament that sometimes manners show when we may not expect it and in equal amounts the ugliness of people's action can't help but spill.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-90871674586713046312015-02-26T22:15:44.942-05:002015-02-26T22:15:44.942-05:00Lovely portrait Grace, of the man and of the peopl...Lovely portrait Grace, of the man and of the people who shun him. And sometimes it sure does feel like a very small world.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-66485636509097813122015-02-26T21:47:29.258-05:002015-02-26T21:47:29.258-05:00Grace, so nice of you to stop by. It's been t...Grace, so nice of you to stop by. It's been too long. I love the scene you discribed. I can see it play out in my minds eye. We humans with our limitations tend to judge with knee jerk reactions. Helena Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022290127423654311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-24585271558643613752015-02-26T21:27:54.978-05:002015-02-26T21:27:54.978-05:00I really like your line:
'She doesn't hide...I really like your line:<br />'She doesn't hide her disdain,'<br />juxtaposed with Brians: <br />'& the cracks in our mask move with us'<br />I think it is human nature to judge a book by it's cover, the person by their looks. What a sad reflection on us.<br />Ginny Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298060016652737538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-71137114671301991522015-02-26T20:25:26.825-05:002015-02-26T20:25:26.825-05:00I am nearly already that man, clutching both my ba...I am nearly already that man, clutching both my battered blue steel cane, & my plastic bag of paper; treasures through my filters, carried to a grandchild, love letters to my deceased wife/mother/son. We rode that train with you; incredible use of the prompt! I liked the line /bent to the train's rambling duet with wind/.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-27997722946685845722015-02-26T19:59:58.606-05:002015-02-26T19:59:58.606-05:00Sure captured every bit of him. Has to be hard liv...Sure captured every bit of him. Has to be hard living like that thoughPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-78210010153307167772015-02-26T19:31:32.254-05:002015-02-26T19:31:32.254-05:00Prejudice takes many forms. Age, poverty, race, ge...Prejudice takes many forms. Age, poverty, race, gender, faith, ethnicity all become targets and watching people denigrate on these bases is shattering. Your poem paints a picture and shows us how disenfranchised these people can be. Strong poem. Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-73350469407669486362015-02-26T18:55:04.673-05:002015-02-26T18:55:04.673-05:00we just judge the outside too much... wonderful de...we just judge the outside too much... wonderful description and storytelling here... i wonder what happened nextWolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-25969237966267217572015-02-26T18:52:40.538-05:002015-02-26T18:52:40.538-05:00I love this poem, Grace...truly well done.
"...I love this poem, Grace...truly well done.<br /><br />" Gallantry is alive, like a lilac, waiting to slip out." Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-70731052159656422122015-02-26T17:14:08.233-05:002015-02-26T17:14:08.233-05:00I appreciated the compassionate lens you used in d...I appreciated the compassionate lens you used in describing this man, Grace, and the contrast is sharp with the disdainful woman. One day she will be old, too, and that moment will revisit her, only in exactly the opposite way. Meanwhile, I wanted to read the papers in his bag because I can only imagine the stories in there!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com