tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post5884497175443319591..comments2024-03-05T10:48:27.842-06:00Comments on Confessions Of A Laundry Goddess: Lost In The PruningSusie Clevengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-61119106468333531352016-02-04T09:59:23.862-06:002016-02-04T09:59:23.862-06:00This gave me stunning visions I loved it! From the...This gave me stunning visions I loved it! From the start to the finish it had my attention.Bekkie Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300001421561443693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-14105087061672526692016-02-02T22:31:01.435-06:002016-02-02T22:31:01.435-06:00I was taken by the questions and the imagery. Love...I was taken by the questions and the imagery. Love the back and forth, between what was and how it could have affected what is happening now. The last two lines are just brilliant. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-39596463150190060822016-02-02T09:35:00.241-06:002016-02-02T09:35:00.241-06:00The first and last stanzas are my favorites. And t...The first and last stanzas are my favorites. And this: <br />"She once lived<br />in the mortar<br />between reality<br />and recall"<br /><br />This, of course, makes me think of my mother.✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-88367734695506960742016-02-02T01:07:21.217-06:002016-02-02T01:07:21.217-06:00nuances of a nightmare phoenix, splendid image
&q...nuances of a nightmare phoenix, splendid image<br /><br />"so the ability to breathe flames<br />must be my resurrection."<br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-2718904881927540802016-02-01T17:36:05.058-06:002016-02-01T17:36:05.058-06:00Dark and perfect!!
I love this section, too:
&qu...Dark and perfect!!<br /><br />I love this section, too:<br /><br />"now I mewl for<br />her arms that<br />never hold me.<br /><br />Is this the lake<br />of fire evangelist’s<br />told me I would<br />swim in if I didn’t<br />swallow their amen?"<br /><br />Awesome, Susie!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-3853078921525238352016-02-01T13:09:43.487-06:002016-02-01T13:09:43.487-06:00I echo Kerry: remarkable! This was a real tour de...I echo Kerry: remarkable! This was a real tour de force!Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-5019222603480753142016-02-01T10:32:13.845-06:002016-02-01T10:32:13.845-06:00Wow, Susie! This is so, so good. Such excellent qu...Wow, Susie! This is so, so good. Such excellent questions, and the persona of the narrator is very authentically portrayed. A remarkable piece.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-80584978739232572222016-02-01T07:03:06.609-06:002016-02-01T07:03:06.609-06:00Nothing could be more of a nightmare than this--th...Nothing could be more of a nightmare than this--the sense of being trapped in a decaying relic, the disoriented shifts from one kind of consciousness to another, the memories that bring no consolation, but rather only loss...really fine, and terrifying, writing, Susie.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-3348829613717575212016-02-01T06:22:42.651-06:002016-02-01T06:22:42.651-06:00Very nightmarish!Very nightmarish!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-77786301807583463152016-02-01T01:15:05.477-06:002016-02-01T01:15:05.477-06:00Wow, a living nightmare!Wow, a living nightmare!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-46830841706736027472016-01-31T19:00:21.760-06:002016-01-31T19:00:21.760-06:00Outstanding, Susie!Outstanding, Susie!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-79107805508975037902016-01-31T17:29:27.473-06:002016-01-31T17:29:27.473-06:00Oh dear--there are so many kinds of pruning--strok...Oh dear--there are so many kinds of pruning--strokes, old age--now they say this is what happens in schizophrenia--very telling and strong poem, Susie, thanks. k. Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-76436166739927365602016-01-31T15:14:46.992-06:002016-01-31T15:14:46.992-06:00WOW! Stellar write, Susie!WOW! Stellar write, Susie!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-16804805138685315012016-01-31T14:58:56.588-06:002016-01-31T14:58:56.588-06:00Love this, Susie! Love this, Susie! Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-12975814343337241072016-01-31T12:35:36.508-06:002016-01-31T12:35:36.508-06:00This is so sinister and dark.. the images that mer...This is so sinister and dark.. the images that merge into each other, they draw blood... while the brain goes wild... Love your choice of Goya..brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.com