tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post6381447898300347837..comments2014-03-21T04:46:36.685-07:00Comments on A Shattered Mind : Lament Of InnocenceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13049080209056013300noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-26522311613557502882013-09-21T02:30:30.197-07:002013-09-21T02:30:30.197-07:00I enjoyed that. I'm going to have to come back...I enjoyed that. I'm going to have to come back later and read it again, give it chance to 'sink in'.Neil Jopsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153782816464870430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-30586362714464156432013-09-02T11:42:04.176-07:002013-09-02T11:42:04.176-07:00Indeed, Elizabeth. I find it very enticing myself....Indeed, Elizabeth. I find it very enticing myself. I seem to have an eye for the macabre... They do say to write what you know, lol. Thank you for reading:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049080209056013300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-62914546726292518392013-09-02T11:40:21.517-07:002013-09-02T11:40:21.517-07:00Thank you so very much. I appreciate the kind word...Thank you so very much. I appreciate the kind words more than you know. I am so very delighted that you enjoyed it. Thank you for taking the time to read it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049080209056013300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-69992413225734941902013-09-02T11:39:14.913-07:002013-09-02T11:39:14.913-07:00Thank you so much. That means a lot to me. I strug...Thank you so much. That means a lot to me. I struggle (As most poets do I imagine) with fears of my work being unoriginal at times. What a wonderful compliment that is. Thank you so much for reading, and thank you again for making this poet's day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049080209056013300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-31451895846249259582013-09-02T10:52:24.206-07:002013-09-02T10:52:24.206-07:00Good flow and vivid images. Dark yes, but that can...Good flow and vivid images. Dark yes, but that can be enticing to the reader. <br /><br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-35472811797030730162013-09-02T10:11:13.013-07:002013-09-02T10:11:13.013-07:00Thank you:) I am glad you enjoyed it, and thank yo...Thank you:) I am glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for reading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049080209056013300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-27699770147724530692013-09-02T10:10:33.480-07:002013-09-02T10:10:33.480-07:00Nice to meet you as well, Grace. Thank you so much...Nice to meet you as well, Grace. Thank you so much for reading, and I am so very glad that you enjoyed it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049080209056013300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-32188326071700619952013-09-02T09:44:48.390-07:002013-09-02T09:44:48.390-07:00What a turn in the story, dark and haunting till t...What a turn in the story, dark and haunting till the end ~ Really well crafted post ~<br /><br />Nice to meet you ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-80394395983691855022013-09-02T09:42:49.562-07:002013-09-02T09:42:49.562-07:00A dark and mysterious story with quite a twist at ...A dark and mysterious story with quite a twist at the end! Strong work!Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-31892190848229522222013-09-02T09:18:37.662-07:002013-09-02T09:18:37.662-07:00Wow! That is fascinating:) I am so very glad you e...Wow! That is fascinating:) I am so very glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for reading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049080209056013300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-15715633525140230542013-09-02T09:17:37.389-07:002013-09-02T09:17:37.389-07:00Thank you so much, Janet. I appreciate the kind wo...Thank you so much, Janet. I appreciate the kind words:) I am so very elated that you enjoyed it and that it held strong till the end. Thank you so much for reading. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049080209056013300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-89179258065475919492013-09-02T09:14:43.950-07:002013-09-02T09:14:43.950-07:00dark, i liked! and what a wicked twist to the tale...dark, i liked! and what a wicked twist to the tale. :)<br /><br />in our culture, the sound of dragging chains may be associated with death. that's what makes this poem (at least for me) more strong.dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-47350551856602007612013-09-02T09:14:39.728-07:002013-09-02T09:14:39.728-07:00Oh, wow. I agree about the intensity and the echoe...Oh, wow. I agree about the intensity and the echoes of Poe (yet still quite original). You're a good storyteller, that's for sure. I don't always like darkness, but you managed to captivate me clear through - and what a surprise toward the end. Well done.janetldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815491049216208161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-33548863242956317232013-09-02T08:18:13.558-07:002013-09-02T08:18:13.558-07:00Dark, yes, and tragic. But the darkness was handle...Dark, yes, and tragic. But the darkness was handled with a deft hand. Enjoyed it very very much.TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-1125609285439119832013-09-02T07:18:28.783-07:002013-09-02T07:18:28.783-07:00I can appreciate how much work you put into this b...I can appreciate how much work you put into this ballad. Its gothic atmosphere is very Poe-esque, but your originality has not been lost.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-38426217787147049892013-09-02T07:05:25.961-07:002013-09-02T07:05:25.961-07:00I am so glad you enjoyed it, LaTonya. Thank you so...I am so glad you enjoyed it, LaTonya. Thank you so much for reading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049080209056013300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-5132251739712457002013-09-02T07:04:40.436-07:002013-09-02T07:04:40.436-07:00Thank you so much, Mary. Poe is my primary source ...Thank you so much, Mary. Poe is my primary source of inspiration. I appreciate the comparison more than you know. Thank you for reading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049080209056013300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-40872783566965118952013-09-02T06:35:32.380-07:002013-09-02T06:35:32.380-07:00Dark. Like how it moved.Dark. Like how it moved.LaTonya Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837979981517423142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-62753655184280420072013-09-02T06:27:16.598-07:002013-09-02T06:27:16.598-07:00Your use of form and language do bring Poe to mind...Your use of form and language do bring Poe to mind. Good twist at the end.Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-75033670738854178562013-09-02T05:38:24.025-07:002013-09-02T05:38:24.025-07:00The comparison to Poe is all too flattering, Susan...The comparison to Poe is all too flattering, Susan. Thank you so much for the kind words, and thank you for reading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049080209056013300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-36189421242189434992013-09-01T11:32:31.779-07:002013-09-01T11:32:31.779-07:00Thank you so much, Sherry. I am so very glad that ...Thank you so much, Sherry. I am so very glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you for reading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049080209056013300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-52582519599099869692013-09-01T10:44:19.543-07:002013-09-01T10:44:19.543-07:00Very Poe-ish, keeping the creepy rhythm going ..Very Poe-ish, keeping the creepy rhythm going ..Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-2542738604413351692013-09-01T10:00:12.583-07:002013-09-01T10:00:12.583-07:00Oy! A twist at the end when the narrator realizes ...Oy! A twist at the end when the narrator realizes it was he who dealt the blow. Intense and chilling. Well told.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-46100106277984239912013-09-01T09:25:50.113-07:002013-09-01T09:25:50.113-07:00Thank you so much, Loredana. I appreciate that. Th...Thank you so much, Loredana. I appreciate that. Those are two of my favorite writers. Thank you for reading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049080209056013300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8393970312548897551.post-33126977880649124222013-09-01T09:17:12.399-07:002013-09-01T09:17:12.399-07:00Thank you so much, Gabriella. I am glad that you e...Thank you so much, Gabriella. I am glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for reading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049080209056013300noreply@blogger.com