tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post5814345992392816930..comments2024-03-05T10:48:27.842-06:00Comments on Confessions Of A Laundry Goddess: Shriveled FaithSusie Clevengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-90786276498318049922014-01-21T20:41:48.907-06:002014-01-21T20:41:48.907-06:00I wasn't sure where we were going (or not goin...I wasn't sure where we were going (or not going) until I read your footnote. I did know I didn't want to go there!<br /><br />'84 was my grad year and Chernobyl was on the first global crisis's I remember really caring about. Excellent choice for this prompt.<br /><br /> Well done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15220312888756354357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-52111892183463418332014-01-21T17:50:13.598-06:002014-01-21T17:50:13.598-06:00your last line just broke my heart… such tragedy, ...your last line just broke my heart… such tragedy, so respectfully penned.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-37896092030660794062014-01-21T17:33:03.184-06:002014-01-21T17:33:03.184-06:00A sad descent that haunts-as it should...so many i...A sad descent that haunts-as it should...so many innocent lives lost-a well penned tribute!Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-24565870405224474602014-01-21T15:59:31.204-06:002014-01-21T15:59:31.204-06:00Well done. I am very curious about your place. I s...Well done. I am very curious about your place. I sometimes wonder if it's haunted. :)<br /><br />Great poem. <3KChttp://anexerciseonexisting.blogspot.com.br/2014/01/yuanfen.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-50967851231207576492014-01-21T14:00:03.641-06:002014-01-21T14:00:03.641-06:00Your words bring to life that which has died. Well...Your words bring to life that which has died. Well done, Susie.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-74182930197478860282014-01-21T12:40:35.902-06:002014-01-21T12:40:35.902-06:00Wow, nicely done.. that 3rd stanza in particular. ...Wow, nicely done.. that 3rd stanza in particular. Believe it or not I'd actually like to see it. I watched a Tony Bourdain episode where he trudges through the area. Something about the wasteland that appeals to me. I probably shouldn't admit that. :)stephhttp://restraintunfettered.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-33143915181148785042014-01-21T09:27:41.332-06:002014-01-21T09:27:41.332-06:00Remembered that. It was a human disaster that it d...Remembered that. It was a human disaster that it did not recover from! Eerie! Nicely Susie!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-64103769917664144642014-01-21T01:40:17.928-06:002014-01-21T01:40:17.928-06:00I think we'd all age on your choice here. Gre...I think we'd all age on your choice here. Great writing. Pealogichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369877267076357849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-88574252994649621382014-01-20T16:16:01.371-06:002014-01-20T16:16:01.371-06:00very powerful and visual... I could picture everyt...very powerful and visual... I could picture everything .. great poem ....revelationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184644795582553870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-74983507329873451122014-01-20T12:24:57.923-06:002014-01-20T12:24:57.923-06:00Oh Susie, what a good topic to bring to our attent...Oh Susie, what a good topic to bring to our attention, so we dont forget. I remember that disaster. The images are heartbreaking, the one of the dog did me in.........a dirge indeed, and a fitting one. We likely dont know the half of the after effects, unless we dig. Glad you noted the "airborne lies" that tried to cover up the extent of the catastrophe. Your last line is so powerful. A fantastic post.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-8735088929999102912014-01-20T11:10:31.869-06:002014-01-20T11:10:31.869-06:00Cement skeletons, echoes of ghosts, great lines th...Cement skeletons, echoes of ghosts, great lines that have such weight.Kathryn Dychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175563748388497142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-9409174056004157572014-01-20T10:54:26.703-06:002014-01-20T10:54:26.703-06:00Excellent choice of worst ever location! Your poem...Excellent choice of worst ever location! Your poem creates a real sense of how haunted the empty streets and buildings must be.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-51328369583309275362014-01-20T10:01:39.026-06:002014-01-20T10:01:39.026-06:00You capture the emptiness, the sense of plague pas...You capture the emptiness, the sense of plague passing the door, perfectly here, Susie. A dreadful place, a horrific lesson.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-27186093514812938022014-01-20T08:27:18.316-06:002014-01-20T08:27:18.316-06:00Wow! Very creepy place! I can't even believe y...Wow! Very creepy place! I can't even believe you. You definitely got the lonely feel and the abandonment. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364592200096521567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-61592132214347418852014-01-20T07:10:21.358-06:002014-01-20T07:10:21.358-06:00Thank you for choosing the theme...my respect...kn...Thank you for choosing the theme...my respect...know, been not so far.....tragedy with consequences.xxhumbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-50373685173684704452014-01-20T05:39:01.258-06:002014-01-20T05:39:01.258-06:00Love "dreams walk with shriveled faith."...Love "dreams walk with shriveled faith." wouldn't it be lovely to be able to have faith in our leaders? <br /><br />Shriveled, deformed, finally dead.<br /><br />Well done, Susie!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-61028431012953541252014-01-20T03:44:19.057-06:002014-01-20T03:44:19.057-06:00I think it's really important to visit these w...I think it's really important to visit these worst places, because we as a culture prefer to keep death's visage buried -- a face that if we kept better in view, we might be less inclined to repeat old sins. Anyway, you nailed the cold gray harrows of Chernobyl.blueorannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-35239542791106175192014-01-20T01:29:11.910-06:002014-01-20T01:29:11.910-06:00Such a ghost town,with shriveled hope--well put. ...Such a ghost town,with shriveled hope--well put. Tragic,as your tone captures.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-68195525644874942602014-01-20T00:45:40.840-06:002014-01-20T00:45:40.840-06:00A very heart felt dedication and remembrance .may ...A very heart felt dedication and remembrance .may there be peace.Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.com