tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post337530556473729656..comments2024-03-05T10:48:27.842-06:00Comments on Confessions Of A Laundry Goddess: Goodbye Grew Among Black RosesSusie Clevengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-59132407320391372122014-06-03T22:20:56.889-05:002014-06-03T22:20:56.889-05:00Roses, no matter the colour, always have thorns an...Roses, no matter the colour, always have thorns and all that goes with it. Your poem shows the impact I like the way You wrrote that "goodbye grew,"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-55344506713368204492014-06-02T21:10:24.903-05:002014-06-02T21:10:24.903-05:00This was beautifully constructed..I could feel the...This was beautifully constructed..I could feel the piercing thorns of darkness.Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-20318544220775843642014-06-02T12:57:32.833-05:002014-06-02T12:57:32.833-05:00".. I carved a tiny spot in life
where I was ...".. I carved a tiny spot in life<br />where I was free to bleed..." you know I've been there, and everywhere this poem travels, Susie--I'm glad you found the strength to be yourself.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-41819159127838290192014-06-02T12:20:14.175-05:002014-06-02T12:20:14.175-05:00very nice take on a touching issue.very nice take on a touching issue.Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-27034744838932419942014-06-02T11:59:40.454-05:002014-06-02T11:59:40.454-05:00probably a tough one for someone to read that have...probably a tough one for someone to read that have experienced the<br />'thorning of black roses' let alone to write. i hope it was as cathartic as it seemingly reads to me.<br /><br />congrats and gracias Susie Clevenger Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713672589582754484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-23853490067209667962014-06-02T11:55:40.004-05:002014-06-02T11:55:40.004-05:00and that tiny spot grows bigger and stronger. love...and that tiny spot grows bigger and stronger. love this, Susie, a quiet anthem.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-3568977922777649932014-06-02T11:34:19.171-05:002014-06-02T11:34:19.171-05:00Loved it just as much today, Susie....beautifully ...Loved it just as much today, Susie....beautifully done.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-59182015248181393532014-06-02T10:58:27.674-05:002014-06-02T10:58:27.674-05:00You weave a dark spell until one realizes it is al...You weave a dark spell until one realizes it is all over and the darkness has lifted. Very accomplished.avalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051456576217305095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-12007862824968366222014-06-02T10:43:18.913-05:002014-06-02T10:43:18.913-05:00Such an excellent metaphoric comparison, Susie - o...Such an excellent metaphoric comparison, Susie - one for the dark days.<br /><br />This stanza really struck me:<br /><br />Goodbye grew deep roots<br />until I was strong enough<br />to speak the words.<br />- See more at: http://confessionsofalaundrygoddess.blogspot.com/2014/05/goodbye-grew-among-black-roses.html#sthash.2pkgOB5D.dpufKerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-90167195929066246872014-05-27T20:46:59.433-05:002014-05-27T20:46:59.433-05:00Wow, a new favorite for me. So strong, powerful a...Wow, a new favorite for me. So strong, powerful and deep.Kathryn Dychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175563748388497142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-36021832592953585232014-05-27T13:57:56.118-05:002014-05-27T13:57:56.118-05:00Susie, this is a wonderful, brave and strong poem,...Susie, this is a wonderful, brave and strong poem, the assertion of self. It resonates for me, having traveled the same pathway. I love the title. I remember the thorns in those black roses. Wonderfully written.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com