tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post1581267694764560529..comments2024-03-05T10:48:27.842-06:00Comments on Confessions Of A Laundry Goddess: Closer To The EdgeSusie Clevengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-87218010369932690892015-12-26T10:03:18.580-06:002015-12-26T10:03:18.580-06:00Isn't this the truth. I love the idea of the s...Isn't this the truth. I love the idea of the steam opening dry eyes... wow.<br />Best wishes to you and your family, Susie! xoxox for the new year. Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-41621168383136076762015-12-25T13:31:03.147-06:002015-12-25T13:31:03.147-06:00After reading of "tongue nailed/to abandoned ...After reading of "tongue nailed/to abandoned souls", I might find "Daytime voices... invading my dreams" too. What a fantastically powerful image... Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-48346938635599932952015-12-24T11:47:57.134-06:002015-12-24T11:47:57.134-06:00Beautiful opening that carries through this who,e ...Beautiful opening that carries through this who,e lovely poem.Sara McNultyhttp://purplepeninportland.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-37978664740532966492015-12-24T07:11:44.634-06:002015-12-24T07:11:44.634-06:00those opening lines are a stark introduction to mo...those opening lines are a stark introduction to modern being; we're all being pushed a little closer to the edge than we'd like to accept. the ending is similarly prophetic: "<br />A nightmare needs a guiding light<br />not more tyranny to block each<br />route of escape."<br />the problem is that that guiding light can lead to another nightmare altogether - the light here is subjective and the guider can be as tyrannical as the last. A thoughtful write indeed, great stuff Ostensible Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08775793995809226782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-44270723789968268052015-12-24T01:48:44.768-06:002015-12-24T01:48:44.768-06:00A nightmare needs a guiding light
not more tyranny...A nightmare needs a guiding light<br />not more tyranny to block each<br />route of escape<br /><br />It is a double whammy that makes choices difficult. But it is only fair if each is to do their part that makes life tolerable.<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-86197805712901068072015-12-23T23:04:47.547-06:002015-12-23T23:04:47.547-06:00You may feel close to the edge, but compassion kee...You may feel close to the edge, but compassion keeps us centered too--thanks Susie--you have a wonderful voice and spirit. k. Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-44579159448951899352015-12-23T15:27:04.801-06:002015-12-23T15:27:04.801-06:00I love your opening lines, Susie. That statement s...I love your opening lines, Susie. That statement says a lot about the kind of disillusionment we are being forced to live.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-41977463513212416482015-12-23T06:46:52.233-06:002015-12-23T06:46:52.233-06:00It's a difficult road, to offer compassion to ...It's a difficult road, to offer compassion to those who routinely withhold it, who I think, actually fear it as a weakness--I think you do an excellent job with your early rhymes, subtle and echoing, and the more direct phrases in middle and end get our attention all the more. Sometimes when I look in the mirror of my own anger, I do feel the abyss looking back into me--here you seem to understand that danger all too well. Best holiday wishes to you and yours, Susie.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-14430814960251187642015-12-23T00:19:13.864-06:002015-12-23T00:19:13.864-06:00Sadly, most nightmares don't have much of a gu...Sadly, most nightmares don't have much of a guiding light except for one, the one with the purpose of the dream. <br />A bigot only has one, really, for his compassion, himself. Maybe once in a while his spouse if they can still be in love. <br />You are on track, and it's lonely out in the desert.<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-30081616312702296572015-12-17T18:12:12.322-06:002015-12-17T18:12:12.322-06:00Sadly beautiful in its truthSadly beautiful in its truthGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-51825299563746372322015-12-17T17:00:56.674-06:002015-12-17T17:00:56.674-06:00This spoke to me from the first line--I really lik...This spoke to me from the first line--I really like how this piece unfolds and wraps itself around the reader--beautiful writing!Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.com