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Teytonon commented on: George Wendt RIP by Teytonon 2 hours 19 min* ago* Thank you very much..: Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed it. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: George Wendt RIP by Teytonon 6 hours 52 min* ago* A stirring and honorable: A stirring and honorable tribute that perfectly captures my own gratitude for his gift: the ability to make us forget our struggles for a while and just laugh. Nice work! [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: @ 27.225 MHz: An Old Former Settler's Words (Chopin's Nocturnes Playing) Autumn, 1929 by S74rw4rd123d 7 hours 12 min* ago* This is so much more than a: This is so much more than a tragic story of star crossed lovers. It has layers of rapture, agony, rage and a human face put on a shameful moment in history. Written in the margins is a powerful commentary on injustice. And what is more unjust than the joys of love pulverized, annihilated, by senseless, demonic hate? Bringing the real tragedy to life against a backdrop of sweeping, historical disaster was expertly accomplished in the narration. Without any unnecessary description, no burdensome explanation, we hear the story through the weary, pain-scarred voice of the old settler, shrewdly juxtaposed with angelic classical music in the background. When his lasting trauma (his aversion to music) is revealed, this detail becomes grimly poignant. The story itself is a masterclass in vibrant, impactful compression. I felt the full spectrum of emotions like a storm that begins with soft, intoxicating winds and ends with utter destruction. So much lived. So much lost. Congratulations on another milestone! [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: Anthem of the Broken Hearted by uninvited_1 1 day 10 hours* ago* Clenching fists and loud: Clenching fists and loud declarations: I will live for you! Can't wait for the instrumentation. Let the music play [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Caspar Phraseology of Knowledge Stimulus by Pungus 1 day 10 hours* ago* It is a pleasure to be back in: It is a pleasure to be back in your gallery of daringly novel and relatable visions. Always on the vanguard of innovative ways to express the joys, frustrations and torments of our human journey, you sculpt art out of life. Each poem I read is one of the following: an eye-opener, a thrilling surprise, a cryptic treasure map, a psychotropic dream, a multifaceted gem–Sometimes all of them in one compact creation. Here you composed a stirring and pensive statement on the ephemeral nature of academia. But, fortunately, as redbrick wisely explained: “Your thoughts are not confined to certificates or classrooms . . .“ Often your notes on a poem are as sharp as the poem itself. I was really tripping on: “Bro if Poetry Didn't Balance me... Seriously…” If I wasn’t so insanely busy, I would camp out here for hours and bear witness to a valuable work in progress. Please continue to be a poetic Prometheus, always reaching for cosmic fire. My greatest respect. [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: Untethered Night by patriciajj 1 day 11 hours* ago* As are your visits much: As are your visits much appreciated and muse-spiring. Continuing to sup and share of this rarity is something that opens and paves for generations after [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Untethered Night by patriciajj 1 day 12 hours* ago* It’s always a privilege when: It’s always a privilege when you show up and leave such amazing footprints. Huge respect and endless gratitude, blazing wordsmith. [ go to comment ]
S74rw4rd123d commented on: + 1ST POEMS: and the THIRD POEM PRAISES THE LORD by S74rw4rd123d 1 day 19 hours* ago* And thanks for using my: And thanks for using my screen-name in your reply. While it may seem like a small detail, it is an important one to me. Your use of it is a mark of our continuing friendship. [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: dilutings by redbrick 2 days 8 hours* ago* Indeed. I see all of those: Indeed. I see all of those salient points. [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: Sven's random park bench guest by redbrick 2 days 12 hours* ago* Oh I would love to see you: Oh I would love to see you write a novel a la Stanislaw Lem! Take a pick: The Astronauts (1951) – not strictly nautical, but follows an expedition to Venus, mirroring the structure of sea voyages into the unknown. The Magellanic Cloud (1955) – A story about humanity’s first interstellar journey that parallels historical maritime exploration. Solaris (1961) – set in space, the novel’s themes of isolation, living in ocean-like entity on Solaris evoking strong nautical imagery. The Invincible (1964) – a spaceship encountering an enigmatic force on a distant planet, reminiscent of naval expeditions encountering mysterious phenomena. Tales of Pirx the Pilot (1961) – A collection of stories about a space pilot, which could be seen as a futuristic take on seafaring adventures. mmm... [ go to comment ]
Pungus commented on: Sven's random park bench guest by redbrick 2 days 13 hours* ago* Beautiful Name for Nautical Novel: Re-fed through the tubes, to quoth Lem, as a crooning surrogate of desire... [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: ride with me by catherine 2 days 13 hours* ago* This is so deeply honest and: This is so deeply honest and poignant. You’ve captured the quiet turbulence of self-awareness, the tug-of-war between hiding and being seen, between existing and being watched. It’s a feeling many will recognize—the way perception becomes a mirror you can’t turn away from. Your words truly matter, and the act of writing itself is both a refuge and a declaration, carving a space for yourself with every line. You are seen, in the best way—not judged, but understood. [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: Caspar Phraseology of Knowledge Stimulus by Pungus 2 days 13 hours* ago* I'm so not yer cuppa: I'm so not yer cuppa tea! Am I not your cup of tea?I may not beyour cup of teabut I am yourbottle of rum --most definitely...so ease up that grip:Stop strangling my neck.Let My liquid conflagrationscorch your lying condescensionagain and again and again.... without fail.If you but remember to be trueto what lurks deep within youI will assail your doubtsAnd numb their fight,Send insanity to flight.No, I am not your cup of tea!- - - - - - - - - -And more's the better for me!to be taken with a grain of salt,although it isn't tequila...,no slice of lemon required... [ go to comment ]
redbrick commented on: Sven's random park bench guest by redbrick 2 days 13 hours* ago* The Quintessential Mermaid’s: The Quintessential Mermaid’s Emergence Spat from the womb—salt-laden, swelling, slick with the memory of before. The ocean convulses, king tide ascending, moon swollen with the gravitational ache of arrival. Foam-limbs thrash, unclaimed by land, skin webbed in the viscera of birthwater, gills gasping against air’s unholy insistence, lungs unwilling, unready, unsure. Fingertips trace the rim of existence, a baptism of kelp and brine, the belly of the deep churning, a guttural hymn unsung. The quintessential mermaid, neither here nor gone, between the tugging hands of earth and abyss, caught in the lunar pull of something larger, something unfathomable—something not yet named. She drags herself from the belly of tide, still slick, still swelling, the ocean never releases its own. [ go to comment ]
Pungus commented on: Caspar Phraseology of Knowledge Stimulus by Pungus 2 days 14 hours* ago* That I am Frodo Funny!!: That I am Frodo, Funny!! Thanks for the Rum In The Tummy!! [ go to comment ]