tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post7772389108585388308..comments2024-03-05T10:48:27.842-06:00Comments on Confessions Of A Laundry Goddess: Honor or MadnessSusie Clevengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-36091302078656248642012-05-01T20:16:33.944-05:002012-05-01T20:16:33.944-05:00Its buffoonery most of the time I think....makes m...Its buffoonery most of the time I think....makes me sick to my stomach. I do know that there are times when certain things may be necessary of the greater good of man kind....but that seems rarely to be the case. those cases seem to slip off the radar pretty quickly when there is no prize to be had. Great writing Susie.Herotomosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486093602914824276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-44171516117803862282012-05-01T05:44:57.550-05:002012-05-01T05:44:57.550-05:00I fear the answer is - both. You may begin with ho...I fear the answer is - both. You may begin with honor, but the horror and enthrall ent of war is such that, to continue on, or to return, takes madness. An incisive poem.Semaphorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945917520773585129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-54390549352451992092012-04-30T23:17:46.700-05:002012-04-30T23:17:46.700-05:00"....fair maidens swooned under bloody crowns..."....fair maidens swooned under bloody crowns".......I enjoyed this walk back in time........Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-16347756907663555532012-04-30T21:00:41.725-05:002012-04-30T21:00:41.725-05:00Very thought-provoking... I love the reference to ...Very thought-provoking... I love the reference to chess, Susie.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-4017137462565021402012-04-30T19:25:06.360-05:002012-04-30T19:25:06.360-05:00You raised a very good question..this is thought p...You raised a very good question..this is thought provoking poem. Well done Susie ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-11880772365340312712012-04-30T17:13:38.403-05:002012-04-30T17:13:38.403-05:00Memorable imagery!!! I'm impressed with the w...Memorable imagery!!! I'm impressed with the way you reacted so viscerally to the photo prompt. (Madness or honor? I figure that what starts out as honor ends up as madness...)Mary Ann Potterhttp://www.fromthestarcatcher.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-13472374256656276562012-04-30T16:43:24.192-05:002012-04-30T16:43:24.192-05:00"Did men dress their madness in honor
to just..."Did men dress their madness in honor<br />to justify the lies burnished upon their chests?" the eternal question and answer all in one.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-70783237459038547162012-04-30T16:38:29.955-05:002012-04-30T16:38:29.955-05:00Ah, Susie, it all really is a chess board, isn'...Ah, Susie, it all really is a chess board, isn't it? Move, counter-move; and in the end no one really wins! A strong write here!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-83631265228027762812012-04-30T16:06:23.833-05:002012-04-30T16:06:23.833-05:00Wow! I won't highlight the entire poem... I l...Wow! I won't highlight the entire poem... I love the whole thing! Mama Zen will be thrilled, I know I am.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-88202600625898184902012-04-30T15:43:07.149-05:002012-04-30T15:43:07.149-05:00This is an excellent interpretation of the photo. ...This is an excellent interpretation of the photo. I thought the third stanza made a very strong point about the misconceptions of what war is really all about.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.com