tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post483607587879279385..comments2024-03-05T10:48:27.842-06:00Comments on Confessions Of A Laundry Goddess: Woman UpSusie Clevengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-57978805876903913742017-08-15T12:29:05.557-05:002017-08-15T12:29:05.557-05:00Oh Susie...this is glorious! So many powerful and...Oh Susie...this is glorious! So many powerful and wise lines in this poem. I especially love the last line! It is amazing!!!Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-68591804139298436242017-08-14T09:24:27.736-05:002017-08-14T09:24:27.736-05:00This was powerful and life-affirming. I love the t...This was powerful and life-affirming. I love the term Woman Up! Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-84455541700378459052017-08-14T07:45:23.348-05:002017-08-14T07:45:23.348-05:00'The rusty open lock and I are friends. When I...'The rusty open lock and I are friends. When I struggle about letting someone in, it reminds me empty feeds too many ghosts' .. this is so powerful!<br />Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-65446044431854226382017-08-14T04:24:27.013-05:002017-08-14T04:24:27.013-05:00This maturity puts the heart to full, feral use: w...This maturity puts the heart to full, feral use: wide open and with all the scars on display, like tattoos. Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983584155125369291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-14781228932586778952017-08-14T01:11:01.365-05:002017-08-14T01:11:01.365-05:00Such a powerful poem, Susie! Just the image of the...Such a powerful poem, Susie! Just the image of the rusted padlock made my heart hurt, and the lines:<br />'I lost the key a hundred<br />heartbreaks a go when<br />the tear swamp grew teeth<br />and tore a hole<br />in my starry eyes'<br />made me gasp.<br />But I was relieved to read the lines:<br />'The rusty open lock and I are friends.<br />When I struggle about letting<br />someone in, it reminds me<br />empty feeds too many ghosts'.Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-53201223205686977052017-08-13T23:23:23.463-05:002017-08-13T23:23:23.463-05:00This is nice, Susie. Losing the key reminds me of...This is nice, Susie. Losing the key reminds me of when I lost my first wedding ring in the Dam B lake. It wasn’t bitter either that I lost the ring, "the clinging ribbons of lost love." And I didn't replace the lock, i.e. the ring. I bought a new one for the new Mrs. Jim. Much better now, 44 years better. <br />I liked too, your "tear swamp (growing) teeth and "tearing" a hole in my starry eyes. That was me at the start.<br />Very appropriate for of side of most broken romances, you think? <br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-15825437239950007052017-08-13T22:43:31.472-05:002017-08-13T22:43:31.472-05:00This poem packs a lot of power. I especially love ...This poem packs a lot of power. I especially love "Empty feeds too many ghosts". Wonderful, Susie! Your poems are on fire these days!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-46279933938129117982017-08-13T20:30:03.428-05:002017-08-13T20:30:03.428-05:00Thank you for this wonderful insight into a soulThank you for this wonderful insight into a soulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-57155587495739944612017-08-13T20:05:49.926-05:002017-08-13T20:05:49.926-05:00Such vivid imagery - and I love the notion of woma...Such vivid imagery - and I love the notion of womaning up!Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-68740778226381166082017-08-13T19:25:43.253-05:002017-08-13T19:25:43.253-05:00Incredible power in this 'woman-up' poem, ...Incredible power in this 'woman-up' poem, I love the image of the rusty lock.purplepeninportland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842681508730093858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-11666458935817313702017-08-13T18:48:32.386-05:002017-08-13T18:48:32.386-05:00I want to marry your first two lines! They are jus...I want to marry your first two lines! They are just perfect, Susie. The strength of the imagery, the power of the meaning... LOVE it. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-92226698494484335342017-08-13T18:34:24.371-05:002017-08-13T18:34:24.371-05:00"She taught me to woman up,
a few bruises on..."She taught me to woman up, <br />a few bruises on my spirit wouldn’t kill" That is wonderful advice. Love it.Debi Swimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255928985823418669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-39361147667134813772017-08-13T18:03:34.563-05:002017-08-13T18:03:34.563-05:00empty feeds too many ghosts...oh my goodness what ...empty feeds too many ghosts...oh my goodness what an excellent closing line to this amazing poem.<br />tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.com