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Comment from Bill O'Bier
A very interesting piece-I can surely say you've created some strong images. Your words are well chosen. The artwork compliments the theme.
Thanks for sharing--
Bill
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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A very interesting piece-I can surely say you've created some strong images. Your words are well chosen. The artwork compliments the theme.
Thanks for sharing--
Bill
Comment Written 16-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Hey Bill...-smile-...thanks man...appreciate you enjoying....love Michael
Comment from dmt1967
First of all, this is a sound poem. The eye peeping out at me nearly gave me a heart attack, however, and as for the fly... Well, I nearly had one broken computer lol. Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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First of all, this is a sound poem. The eye peeping out at me nearly gave me a heart attack, however, and as for the fly... Well, I nearly had one broken computer lol. Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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haha...-smile-...ah just one of those days....when I dont give a shit starts to care....it happens. love Michael
Comment from Sherylsart
Oh, what a glorious world we live in. Your poem has a lot to say, I like how you use words to have multiple meanings. Don't blame you for going the treehouse route.
reply by the author on 03-Mar-2016
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Oh, what a glorious world we live in. Your poem has a lot to say, I like how you use words to have multiple meanings. Don't blame you for going the treehouse route.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 03-Mar-2016
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hi...-smile-
I thank you...I was born in Detroit, And learned very early on if I don't protect myself....I'm gonna die. -wink-...so...I became my own treehouse....-smile-...I bake cookies on the side...ah haha...love michael
Comment from Dav54
Wow, one of the most creative posts I've seen! (I am new to FS, but still...)
Anything that makes a reader go back for a second and third read for more meaning is a job well done. (Provided of course there IS meaning to pull out, which there clearly is in your poem.)
"lies are Disneyland's paradise / makes a wish make believe" are definitely some of my favorite lines. Really cool how you can read it it multiple ways. I thought, too, of the "make a wish" the campaign for kids with cancer here, but don't know if that was in your original thought or not but I went there. Still for me, the line touched on the nerve of how frustrating it is for people who simply pray for solutions to issues instead of actually doing something, and that went along with the later lines about the false piety of many religious figures wrapped up in bank accounts.
Lots to think about here, thanks for the poem! And hey, how much room is there up in the treehouse...just asking' for future reference.
reply by the author on 03-Mar-2016
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Wow, one of the most creative posts I've seen! (I am new to FS, but still...)
Anything that makes a reader go back for a second and third read for more meaning is a job well done. (Provided of course there IS meaning to pull out, which there clearly is in your poem.)
"lies are Disneyland's paradise / makes a wish make believe" are definitely some of my favorite lines. Really cool how you can read it it multiple ways. I thought, too, of the "make a wish" the campaign for kids with cancer here, but don't know if that was in your original thought or not but I went there. Still for me, the line touched on the nerve of how frustrating it is for people who simply pray for solutions to issues instead of actually doing something, and that went along with the later lines about the false piety of many religious figures wrapped up in bank accounts.
Lots to think about here, thanks for the poem! And hey, how much room is there up in the treehouse...just asking' for future reference.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 03-Mar-2016
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ha...right...?
well hey Dave...nice to meet ya...i'm michael...-smile-
man you should have seen this place once upon a time...it was exciting...I mean competing for head nods from artist's on fire tends to make you think a lil' harder.....ah man come on up...-smile-...but its always best to be your own tree house. People are basically evil dude...dont ever underestimate that. love Michael
Comment from chcbeck
The eye at the top is brilliant, love the edgy creepy vibe. After a couple of readings my my thoughts changed about what your poem meant., which is a clever thing to make a reader see many things in one poem.
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2016
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The eye at the top is brilliant, love the edgy creepy vibe. After a couple of readings my my thoughts changed about what your poem meant., which is a clever thing to make a reader see many things in one poem.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2016
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ha...hey there...-smile-
well thank you very much. pleased you enjoyed the ride....that'll be twenty seven and change please...-smile-
love michael
Comment from michaelcahill
Hey, Michael. Kind of changing it up a bit this year. This looks like something I may have written before I over dosed on flowers here. Ha! Maybe there's a lesson here for me.
Love this. The last stanza is a perfect summation. mikey
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Hey, Michael. Kind of changing it up a bit this year. This looks like something I may have written before I over dosed on flowers here. Ha! Maybe there's a lesson here for me.
Love this. The last stanza is a perfect summation. mikey
Comment Written 15-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2016
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Oh well....I'm moody man Mike.....I get upset when I'm accused felonious assault...and I cant remember the pleasure. Well I...I write to relieve the pressure...I'm ...i'm I'm -shaking- almost sure if i didn't something bad would happen...-smile-...Jesus people are strange man...-headshake-...strange. love ya man...Michael
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Accusations seem the trend around here lately. Not a nice atmosphere for a conclave of artsy types. Sorry to hear that. Anyone I can crush for ya? :))
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no...no...I think she's got that completely under control. but thanks Bro.-
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Ahh. Cool. Back to pacifism. :))
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pacifist my ass...she better stop.
crossing the line into made up felonies is a bit more than just lying through your teeth to disparage someone. its very dangerous for her made up persona...trust me. -wink-
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Well, I'm in the dark, nothing new. But, lies and made up personas are no-nos in my world, so I'm behind you. mikey
Comment from AnnaLinda
Mike,
Well, I know you have something to say if you put 1.12 on your poem.
Just to let you know Willy approves of your music...which I understand
partly inspired your poetic piece.
I know you know how to present a piece...so I'm here about your voice...
trying to understand it. Not so difficult I suppose. You were really creative
with your playing around with words with your signature style. Wouldn't
want you to change.
Disney Land, make believe, make a wish, pray, train wreck, steroids, tv exploded,(my Dutch husband - when I read that to him talked about "imploded" in regard to the old televisions...really? and English is his 2nd language?) anyway..."add campaign" (oh I know you meant that double 'd') ,
Heaven's stairway..."bought" > boo!>"Sold">"Free"?
"middle finger" >boo! TREE HOUSE YOU!
You are just to High Que....for me...want to play pool? I mean I.Q. lol
Linda
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2016
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Mike,
Well, I know you have something to say if you put 1.12 on your poem.
Just to let you know Willy approves of your music...which I understand
partly inspired your poetic piece.
I know you know how to present a piece...so I'm here about your voice...
trying to understand it. Not so difficult I suppose. You were really creative
with your playing around with words with your signature style. Wouldn't
want you to change.
Disney Land, make believe, make a wish, pray, train wreck, steroids, tv exploded,(my Dutch husband - when I read that to him talked about "imploded" in regard to the old televisions...really? and English is his 2nd language?) anyway..."add campaign" (oh I know you meant that double 'd') ,
Heaven's stairway..."bought" > boo!>"Sold">"Free"?
"middle finger" >boo! TREE HOUSE YOU!
You are just to High Que....for me...want to play pool? I mean I.Q. lol
Linda
Comment Written 15-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2016
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Willie is your Bo...?
that Bruce Willis weight lifter in the picture I presume...-smile-
Hey Linda...you should warn a fella about pain...-wink-
ah haha...well its good to know he can take a joke and appreciates good music when he hears it...-headnod-...good lookin' out will...-headnod- Well Linda I only play pool for money or woman...and ah you already almost got killed...so what do you think. -smile-....love Michael
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You mean Beau, or did you do that on purpose too? Yes, he's bald and beautiful, patient and kind...and I can go no further here;)
He a metal fan...but I forgive him...
Comment from Realist101
Hi Michael! I really like this abstract poem that speaks to our crumbling society. At least that's what I read in this. Everything has a tag on it. Even Jesus...just awful. And getting worse too I fear. I hope you're happy and well my friend! x
reply by the author on 03-Mar-2016
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Hi Michael! I really like this abstract poem that speaks to our crumbling society. At least that's what I read in this. Everything has a tag on it. Even Jesus...just awful. And getting worse too I fear. I hope you're happy and well my friend! x
Comment Written 15-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 03-Mar-2016
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Hello sue...-smile-
whats new with you...?
amen aint that a fact...everything is for sale. Oh yea...ecstatically so...life's a party for me....love Michael
Comment from ciliverde
I won't pretend to understand what all of this means... but I believe some of it is drifting here for me to catch it...
"crazy diversifies- as one whose been through diversity training a bunch - yep!
I spy sliced up apple pie
hmm smell that welcome..." that's one hell of a welcome!
Lies are Disneyland's paradise
makes a wish make believe - Disneyland is just that...Disneyland, the land where it's all make believe, a sugar -coated version of the Grimm old fairytales, and of life as we know it.
"let us pray...
something's safe to trust" - yes, I think I'm with you here.
But maybe I'm going through this too methodically. The feel is one of exploration, defiance (normalcy = overrated, people make money from extolling religion)
Refuse to be pigeonholed, why fit some kind of mold? Give that the middle finger. Don't do it to yourself, or others.
Carol
reply by the author on 15-Feb-2016
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I won't pretend to understand what all of this means... but I believe some of it is drifting here for me to catch it...
"crazy diversifies- as one whose been through diversity training a bunch - yep!
I spy sliced up apple pie
hmm smell that welcome..." that's one hell of a welcome!
Lies are Disneyland's paradise
makes a wish make believe - Disneyland is just that...Disneyland, the land where it's all make believe, a sugar -coated version of the Grimm old fairytales, and of life as we know it.
"let us pray...
something's safe to trust" - yes, I think I'm with you here.
But maybe I'm going through this too methodically. The feel is one of exploration, defiance (normalcy = overrated, people make money from extolling religion)
Refuse to be pigeonholed, why fit some kind of mold? Give that the middle finger. Don't do it to yourself, or others.
Carol
Comment Written 15-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 15-Feb-2016
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lol...yep...that about sums it up Carol...c'mon up...ahaha....love Michael
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Do you have pie? :)
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ah...no...you're the girl.
I've got some cigarettes and cognac....
what da ya say....ahahhaha
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But you forget...I defy expectations! ;)
Comment from misscookie
Mm this is a very interesting read.
This what I call a food for thought poem.... meaning after you read it you go mm.
Cookie
reply by the author on 15-Feb-2016
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Mm this is a very interesting read.
This what I call a food for thought poem.... meaning after you read it you go mm.
Cookie
Comment Written 15-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 15-Feb-2016
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things that make you go hmmmmmm...........I wonder what happened to him. ah haha ah where to begin Miss Cookie...where to begin. -headshake-...its ah a long road to Abalone who is kin to Abilene and one cowboy cant ranch a whole rodeo if ya know what I mean.....its just not possible ...I tried. Anyway I appreciate "mm" in by....-smile-....love Michael
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You're very welcome, have a blessed day.
Cookie
