tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post774334499767142930..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: Spicing Up Your Poetry Friday: 2014 Poetry ProjectAuthor Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-91121846078835568932014-02-15T14:33:40.500-05:002014-02-15T14:33:40.500-05:00I'm so glad I didn't get funeral arrangeme...I'm so glad I didn't get funeral arrangements for Valentine's Day, though, oh, so practical. Maybe I'll try a color or two. They sound challenging and fun!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-40750037530023568722014-02-14T21:31:35.117-05:002014-02-14T21:31:35.117-05:00Amazing that an ad like that exists, but I love th...Amazing that an ad like that exists, but I love the poem it inspired. Thanks for the insight into St. Valentine - I had no idea! Happy Valentines Day, Laura! <3Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-35954993419960265172014-02-14T20:34:14.881-05:002014-02-14T20:34:14.881-05:00Love how moribund Valentine's is here! Appeals...Love how moribund Valentine's is here! Appeals to my darker nature. :) Flowers are overrated - funeral arrangements trump that anytime of the day. Wonderful. Great poetry project too!GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-84085205486679190892014-02-14T16:19:41.681-05:002014-02-14T16:19:41.681-05:00What a strange ad. Love how it inspired your poem,...What a strange ad. Love how it inspired your poem, though.<br />Thanks for sharing your lesson on voice on my post today. Happy Valentine's Day to you!Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-48924237185865061792014-02-14T15:35:10.136-05:002014-02-14T15:35:10.136-05:00So fabulous to see where poetic minds wander...eve...So fabulous to see where poetic minds wander...even in their twisted humor! That ad was beyond odd - can't imagine the Mad Men behind that!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-47581359795569615002014-02-14T15:00:50.391-05:002014-02-14T15:00:50.391-05:00Buffy, what an anti-Valentine's sentiment!
...Buffy, what an anti-Valentine's sentiment! <br /><br />I remember that formaldehyde stench, even after all these years.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-32659814036043758292014-02-14T12:56:16.935-05:002014-02-14T12:56:16.935-05:00Your poem made me laugh, Laura. Here's mine--...Your poem made me laugh, Laura. Here's mine--also perhaps in bad taste for Valentine's Day, but my strange brain went back to the days of teaching intro bio.<br /><br />Burnt Russet<br /><br />The fetal pig's heart lay<br />exposed<br />still<br />formaldehyde<br />scenting the air,<br />burnt russet<br />spilling from its<br />arteries.Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-3651223972746775472014-02-14T12:01:50.622-05:002014-02-14T12:01:50.622-05:00Oops, pressed submit just a bit too soon. Also wa...Oops, pressed submit just a bit too soon. Also wanted to compliment both of these fabulous paprika poems, as well as your morbidly mahvelous love poem, Dahling.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-67510289310783562072014-02-14T11:54:06.990-05:002014-02-14T11:54:06.990-05:00You know, I actually did get VERY close to sending...You know, I actually did get VERY close to sending you something for Turbulence. Alas, the turbulence in my daily routine prevented me from completing it. Hoping this week will be different!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-33024504982769410142014-02-14T11:44:07.558-05:002014-02-14T11:44:07.558-05:00Linda -- great poem. I love off-kilter Valentines ...Linda -- great poem. I love off-kilter Valentines (can you tell?) I'll be sure to post yours later today, along with an Oxblood Red poem from Diane Mayr.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-83157626614478080512014-02-14T11:43:07.869-05:002014-02-14T11:43:07.869-05:00Thanks, Patricia. I will have to look up Lupercali...Thanks, Patricia. I will have to look up Lupercalia. I've never heard of it. Sounds exciting and a little dangerous.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-87543096390762582432014-02-14T11:23:23.410-05:002014-02-14T11:23:23.410-05:00Love them all. What a strange humor in the ad-you ...Love them all. What a strange humor in the ad-you made it even better, Laura. And I think it pushed me into a strange memory. Here's one to add!<br /><br />Even Oxblood Red Can Be Romantic<br /><br />It’s romantic, <br />really!<br />I remember when<br />you hit your head<br />and blood pooled <br />in the hat, which <br />you held, leaning over.<br />The blood darkened <br />to oxblood red.<br />It was Valentine’s Day.<br />With your goofy grin,<br />you said: “Guess we’ll<br />celebrate in the ER!” <br />You bought us a Hersey bar<br />from the vending machine,<br />best chocolate ever!<br />Linda Baie ©All Rights Reserved<br />Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-86772850855646822682014-02-14T10:24:31.482-05:002014-02-14T10:24:31.482-05:00What a strange ad -- love how you ran with it in y...What a strange ad -- love how you ran with it in your "twisted" poem. :)<br /><br />Wonderful spicy poems too. jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-45104847708114429362014-02-14T09:30:08.551-05:002014-02-14T09:30:08.551-05:00Love today's blog. Don't forget that St. ...Love today's blog. Don't forget that St. Valentine was superimposed on Lupercalia--Roman feast of wolves and fertility.patricianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-85653174692856558222014-02-14T09:07:02.221-05:002014-02-14T09:07:02.221-05:00I love your twisted sense of humor!I love your twisted sense of humor!Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-29292986966370377792014-02-14T09:06:39.466-05:002014-02-14T09:06:39.466-05:00Thanks, Laura, for another delightful post. I lov...Thanks, Laura, for another delightful post. I love the ad and your poem! I'm looking forward to the next batch of colors!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-44655135308617733092014-02-14T07:30:30.014-05:002014-02-14T07:30:30.014-05:00Hi, Laura! Happy snow days...and thanks for the r...Hi, Laura! Happy snow days...and thanks for the review of who St. Val actually was, and for mapping his portrait onto Pantone, and for the Choctone color chart hee! But most I appreciate the heads-up on this week's colors--maybe I can get ahead.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.com