tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post4880597190199906370..comments2023-08-22T05:38:11.211-04:00Comments on Glass Staircase: Foolish Beliefs Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359959975341890512noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-26385277219153050662014-06-18T15:56:12.856-04:002014-06-18T15:56:12.856-04:00Striking imagery in your poem, Anthony! You stimul...Striking imagery in your poem, Anthony! You stimulate my imagination.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-50255440788306306472014-06-14T00:24:25.657-04:002014-06-14T00:24:25.657-04:00Poetaster is a new word for me. Had to look it up...Poetaster is a new word for me. Had to look it up... Thanks for the addition to my vocabulary. The lobster made me think of the "if it's too good to be true..." Quote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-65623629375438042472014-06-13T20:20:51.962-04:002014-06-13T20:20:51.962-04:00Impressive!!Impressive!!Madwomanhttp://madwomanofghostharbor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-66156567058928022842014-06-13T17:18:10.331-04:002014-06-13T17:18:10.331-04:00loved this fable from beginning to end - very cool...loved this fable from beginning to end - very cool - KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-36865605958195436042014-06-13T14:19:42.497-04:002014-06-13T14:19:42.497-04:00Oddly enough lobsters and oysters feature in my po...Oddly enough lobsters and oysters feature in my poem as well...I can see Lewis Carrol in this one. Enjoyed it !Cressida de Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781684841036567770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-75761033136049853352014-06-13T12:37:40.070-04:002014-06-13T12:37:40.070-04:00Made me think of King Neptune and/or Sea Hunt ...v...Made me think of King Neptune and/or Sea Hunt ...villains and poetry to boot...analogies galoreKathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-64164684475777757122014-06-13T07:19:49.350-04:002014-06-13T07:19:49.350-04:00I like the combination of oyster bed, diamond eyed...I like the combination of oyster bed, diamond eyed lobster, widower turned whore and the fake glitter of poetaster.... :)<br />Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-77551801379806547502014-06-13T05:15:47.126-04:002014-06-13T05:15:47.126-04:00Diamond eyed lobster..it sure makes one wonder..sm...Diamond eyed lobster..it sure makes one wonder..smiles..enjoyed it:)Arathi Hariharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142420236345157881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-9771313464990191602014-06-13T02:38:15.329-04:002014-06-13T02:38:15.329-04:00I liked the stanza with "I felt like a king&q...<br />I liked the stanza with "I felt like a king"....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-83908726901318547812014-06-12T19:57:24.986-04:002014-06-12T19:57:24.986-04:00Very outright and courageous! Great dialogue said ...Very outright and courageous! Great dialogue said as it is! A diamond eyed lobster? That is true one never wants to unfairly mess up something rare but to adore its uniqueness. Great write Desmond!<br /><br />Hank kaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-83976467756477748432014-06-12T19:25:28.861-04:002014-06-12T19:25:28.861-04:00That last stanza -- I really like it! Anyone who ...That last stanza -- I really like it! Anyone who can pass a lobster off as a diamond is my kind of person. Smiles.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-85341689278968781252014-06-12T17:46:06.347-04:002014-06-12T17:46:06.347-04:00Great! words and metaphorically beautifully said. ...Great! words and metaphorically beautifully said. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-42555636528286895282014-06-12T16:37:36.530-04:002014-06-12T16:37:36.530-04:00You've yanked us down the rabbit hole with thi...You've yanked us down the rabbit hole with this, Anthony! Using oyster beds and salt marshes as defences - yep, that sounds bizarrely good to me.. and I really enjoyed the conversational tone of this too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-2651150523653179112014-06-12T16:05:43.599-04:002014-06-12T16:05:43.599-04:00Great conflict there.Great conflict there.PirateGunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619759991219830629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-81085110460021722862014-06-12T15:13:42.539-04:002014-06-12T15:13:42.539-04:00Very surreal Anthony and well done--reminded me of...Very surreal Anthony and well done--reminded me of Greekj tragedy. >KBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-41444172417142609412014-06-12T15:07:45.233-04:002014-06-12T15:07:45.233-04:00I think I've met that self-same Vodoo man, but...I think I've met that self-same Vodoo man, but in my case he wanted to give me plastic pork ribs & I said,"Fuck no, too much plastic in my teeth already, dude," Like your lines /he must wait for those who have/passed to take away his gift of poetry/ but were those passers-by or death-dancers brother?Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-47403559013907927112014-06-12T12:22:57.617-04:002014-06-12T12:22:57.617-04:00I like the ending every much ~ Diamond eyes, we k...I like the ending every much ~ Diamond eyes, we know it isn't true but some gullible losers believe them anyway ~ The whole poem makes sense to me, smiles ~<br /><br />Hey, I got lobster in my poem too -<br /><br />GraceScarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-19430701281354706772014-06-12T12:00:34.159-04:002014-06-12T12:00:34.159-04:00a poetaster... ha.. very cool.. and so true.. love...a poetaster... ha.. very cool.. and so true.. love how you wove the lobsters in - and some oysters...hmmmm... i like oysters.. i'm hungry...oyClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-2750369460642159102014-06-12T07:44:39.327-04:002014-06-12T07:44:39.327-04:00ha. there is even a moral to your story....i cant ...ha. there is even a moral to your story....i cant eat diamond eyed lobster so give me your rings...ha...well you cant eat rings either but....lobster would be good with a bit of drawn butter...i like how you present this, almost fable-likeBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977911864791867654.post-69848397576588264562014-06-12T00:40:30.065-04:002014-06-12T00:40:30.065-04:00No.. Please let that lobster with diamond eyes be....No.. Please let that lobster with diamond eyes be.. Really the right choice... Even if it's a fake one,.. An intriguing story you give us.. I feel like Alice in Wonderland... And almost feel like the walrus and the carpenter..brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.com