tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post7252922772118726455..comments2023-10-20T05:17:52.322-07:00Comments on Light At The End Of The Tether: BrothersTrulyfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-17117451703268736802011-03-26T14:36:36.279-07:002011-03-26T14:36:36.279-07:00Isabel,
Thank you for the compliment!
I'll c...Isabel,<br /><br />Thank you for the compliment!<br /><br />I'll check out your site, now, too.<br /><br />TFoolTrulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-46327655897062276432011-03-26T14:33:07.406-07:002011-03-26T14:33:07.406-07:00Glenn,
You're right. Best to hold back. Don...Glenn,<br /><br />You're right. Best to hold back. Don't want to develop a taste!<br /><br />TFoolTrulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-30459413584869729732011-03-25T00:03:37.290-07:002011-03-25T00:03:37.290-07:00excellent Magpie, elegantly writtenexcellent Magpie, elegantly writtenIsabel Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974989548030799086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-31281513790793522882011-03-24T10:44:41.628-07:002011-03-24T10:44:41.628-07:00the blades are the same, sir,
butcher and warrior,...the blades are the same, sir,<br />butcher and warrior, slicing<br />deep into flesh, to slay or<br />to eat; both consumed, both<br />robbers of spirit, of essence,<br />and for the Vegens, even the<br />sight of you carving the pale<br />white flesh of Tom T. will send<br />them retching to the bowl,<br />and what brutal creatures we be,<br />me and thee, poetic but still<br />in touch with the brutality, the<br />murderous that hangs in our helix.<br />I refused to go to the battlefields<br />of Viet Nam, became a clerk, fought<br />with my IBM selectric, still do, for<br />I knew that if I had been allowed<br />to take a life, many lives, I would<br />like it, love it, and I would never<br />be the same again.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-11464543335442718042011-03-23T23:42:13.853-07:002011-03-23T23:42:13.853-07:00Gautami,
I linked to you just now only to find th...Gautami,<br /><br />I linked to you just now only to find that I'd already read your poem and commented on it!<br /><br />And my comment is as I was about to say here: we see, both of us, the darkness of this.<br /><br />Perhaps writing about it discharges some of the anxiety?<br /><br />TrulyfoolTrulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-46836672548488685822011-03-23T23:39:30.563-07:002011-03-23T23:39:30.563-07:00Isabelle,
I read your French aloud to get its sou...Isabelle,<br /><br />I read your French aloud to get its sounds.<br /><br />The wars I've fought have all been personal, have all been at a personal level. <br /><br />The rips and tears of 'merely' emotional interchange make me deeply fear things we call 'crime' and 'war' -- they have to be stunningly disorienting.<br /><br />Later, my sibling!<br /><br />TrulyfoolTrulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-27340230177476127862011-03-23T23:35:17.810-07:002011-03-23T23:35:17.810-07:00The Fool,
The darkness felt natural.
Say, you...The Fool,<br /><br />The darkness felt natural.<br /><br />Say, you're not my double, by any chance?<br /><br />T FoolTrulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-69170910378062377092011-03-23T23:34:06.436-07:002011-03-23T23:34:06.436-07:00Tumblewords,
It felt honest. I try not to be pre...Tumblewords,<br /><br />It felt honest. I try not to be preachy, and I thought this avoided that. Thank you!<br /><br />TFoolTrulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-19140698591067976082011-03-23T23:32:01.814-07:002011-03-23T23:32:01.814-07:00Tess,
I first thought 'Band of Brothers',...Tess,<br /><br />I first thought 'Band of Brothers', but quickly decided against that. The series -- which I watched a couple of times -- was nostalgic and our guys were democratically clean and it was 'the good war'. <br /><br />Too much falsehood, if I may say that, despite my buying into 'the great generation' myth.<br /><br />No. I liked the characters in B of B.<br /><br />Brothers, alone, gave me, at least, the feel of 'male'. That metallic sweat of gym lockers and taunts and chest-bumping cameraderie that needs something brutal to hide the insecurity.<br /><br />Hey. Is it time for me to die and leave all this behind yet?<br /><br />TrulyfoolTrulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-57794739986501940952011-03-23T23:27:55.224-07:002011-03-23T23:27:55.224-07:00Joy,
It's a dirty job, but somebody's got...Joy,<br /><br />It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it.<br /><br />Poetry, I mean.<br /><br />TrulyfoolTrulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-22031369297247457662011-03-23T23:26:49.362-07:002011-03-23T23:26:49.362-07:00Helen,
Thank you -- that's very kind.
Trulyf...Helen,<br /><br />Thank you -- that's very kind.<br /><br />TrulyfoolTrulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-274112189003493972011-03-23T23:26:08.665-07:002011-03-23T23:26:08.665-07:00Barbara,
Is it possible 'post-traumatic stres...Barbara,<br /><br />Is it possible 'post-traumatic stress' existed in the Dark Ages? It must have, yet the poetry is all about treasure and gore and inevitability.<br /><br />No PTSS, I suppose, since they just bled to death.<br /><br />TrulyfoolTrulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-72694993862420234822011-03-23T23:23:42.472-07:002011-03-23T23:23:42.472-07:00Claudia,
I thought we'd agree.
Warriors woul...Claudia,<br /><br />I thought we'd agree.<br /><br />Warriors would like 'natural aggression' to be a reason, but it's not.<br /><br />TFoolTrulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-52637273192794029702011-03-23T23:21:56.085-07:002011-03-23T23:21:56.085-07:00Vinay,
Thanks! I'll check yours out!
Trulyf...Vinay,<br /><br />Thanks! I'll check yours out!<br /><br />TrulyfoolTrulyfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385653066007723233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-27433958242854944702011-03-23T10:31:44.379-07:002011-03-23T10:31:44.379-07:00I like dark!
the beast demandsI like dark!<br /><br /><a href="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2011/03/beast-demands-has-demanded-for-eternity.html" rel="nofollow">the beast demands</a>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-52770942227467992092011-03-23T02:45:50.821-07:002011-03-23T02:45:50.821-07:00I read this splendid text with a loud voice.
We ar...I read this splendid text with a loud voice.<br />We are all lords of personal wars, brothers in arms.orfeenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131479807425252736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-89036779659970314602011-03-23T00:40:55.617-07:002011-03-23T00:40:55.617-07:00Liked the strong dark imagery.Liked the strong dark imagery.T F Carthickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417105427125776020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-39733333851894164292011-03-22T21:21:53.225-07:002011-03-22T21:21:53.225-07:00Darkly and brutally honest. War and killing are ne...Darkly and brutally honest. War and killing are never glorious or beautiful. You've spilled this so well...Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-10298800672215618892011-03-22T15:50:08.335-07:002011-03-22T15:50:08.335-07:00Hell, indeed. You describe it well. Brothers, as i...Hell, indeed. You describe it well. Brothers, as in "band of"?Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-27078049284621753102011-03-22T15:03:26.684-07:002011-03-22T15:03:26.684-07:00The butcher knows, 'but hey--it's a living...The butcher knows, 'but hey--it's a living.' A fine poem, sparse and dark and all the better for it--especially liked the mixing of modern and ancient personas, real and mask.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-11335719869819421072011-03-22T14:18:20.109-07:002011-03-22T14:18:20.109-07:00Overwhelming ~ your excellent work.Overwhelming ~ your excellent work.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-92082660804630219492011-03-22T13:49:51.358-07:002011-03-22T13:49:51.358-07:00War truly is a festival of Hell...its blood shed, ...War truly is a festival of Hell...its blood shed, and the drunken in their celebration is beyond all comprehension....well done...bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-82991897257437928532011-03-22T13:20:58.476-07:002011-03-22T13:20:58.476-07:00this made me swallow hard - so true - such waste a...this made me swallow hard - so true - such waste and horror - and i totally agree - there's never a reasonClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673238941836727429.post-89416002549687884592011-03-22T11:22:07.948-07:002011-03-22T11:22:07.948-07:00interesting take on the Magpie :) liked the choice...interesting take on the Magpie :) liked the choice of your image too..<br /><br /><a href="http://leonnyes.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/unsheathed/" rel="nofollow">Here's My Magpie</a>Vinay Leo R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13132856855570330824noreply@blogger.com