tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post6980717653076283394..comments2023-12-05T23:02:28.580-05:00Comments on Excursions and Diversions: SmileSteve Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04818671944215117618noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-80023218433013565532017-01-29T17:40:43.193-05:002017-01-29T17:40:43.193-05:00The last verse speaks volumes to me as they seem t...The last verse speaks volumes to me as they seem to echo through my very soul. <br /><br />"you are a distant drumbeat now"<br /><br />and I have to wonder who is to blame for this distant drumbeat...there are two sides to a broken heart. Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-34722672293461957422017-01-29T08:04:22.582-05:002017-01-29T08:04:22.582-05:00A poem of bearing witness-- one of those things we...A poem of bearing witness-- one of those things we live for-- I am so rushed this morning so can't adequately comment will come back. Karin Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-50994491466792002382017-01-27T17:48:16.834-05:002017-01-27T17:48:16.834-05:00Beautifully written. Love this. Beautifully written. Love this. Shadiatiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081852070984670290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-10465724159273580852017-01-27T08:48:42.629-05:002017-01-27T08:48:42.629-05:00We live to love another day, Steve! Well written!We live to love another day, Steve! Well written!Walter J. Wojtanikhttp://wojisme.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-8033967728865947312017-01-27T08:00:47.823-05:002017-01-27T08:00:47.823-05:00Your poem had me absolutely mesmerized! Such depth...Your poem had me absolutely mesmerized! Such depth, fire and spark of emotions!! My new favourite from you!❤️Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-9402900216043008802017-01-26T19:26:35.626-05:002017-01-26T19:26:35.626-05:00So sad to fall for an insincere lover. But hopeful...So sad to fall for an insincere lover. But hopefully the love truly is a distant drumbeat and marching away and...you can fall in true love.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-47719979299753676752017-01-26T19:06:36.676-05:002017-01-26T19:06:36.676-05:00I admire the enigma of that smile, and your vantag...I admire the enigma of that smile, and your vantage point of reflection. That whole last stanza is pure poetry for me.<br /><br />Thanks for joining us at OLN Steve.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-9879943707207004102017-01-26T18:16:04.128-05:002017-01-26T18:16:04.128-05:00"You are a distant drumbeat now,
to measure o..."You are a distant drumbeat now,<br />to measure out the crushing dark"<br /><br />I love that. ~And the first stanza.Irishttp://childiris.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-56711420502492844042017-01-26T17:44:44.524-05:002017-01-26T17:44:44.524-05:00Introspective and insightful.
" And yet it s...Introspective and insightful. <br />" And yet it seems I must remain,<br />if only to assure this place<br />and consecrate a time"<br />Sometimes this is all we have..a place to stand, call our own, before moving forward.Mishhttp://mishunderstood.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-19243655499201542912017-01-26T16:43:59.064-05:002017-01-26T16:43:59.064-05:00This is so laced with melancholy.. like you are sh...This is so laced with melancholy.. like you are shelled by the thin veneer, waiting to burst. But we do tend to sustain no matter what.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912094816780327975.post-76086601270482353712017-01-26T16:28:22.410-05:002017-01-26T16:28:22.410-05:00Yes, for sure, a smile can mask so much, it's ...Yes, for sure, a smile can mask so much, it's upturned lips & ivory rows of teeth rife with hidden insincerity. Your piece is laced with sadness, but perhaps a life lesson has been achieved. I like the line /you are a distant drumbeat now/.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.com