tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post3041386935276082924..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Two PoemsCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-64928130984352906182014-09-26T10:24:13.123-05:002014-09-26T10:24:13.123-05:00I grok. Plus, that second one is funny! I think yo...I grok. Plus, that second one is funny! I think you should put it to music and add a chorus. Rachel V. Olivierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993034871233904955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-83207625612983783482014-09-25T09:48:50.347-05:002014-09-25T09:48:50.347-05:00Brian, maybe it's the change of seasons doing ...Brian, maybe it's the change of seasons doing it.<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-60053451968656136992014-09-24T18:32:56.437-05:002014-09-24T18:32:56.437-05:00haha...good on the cat...smiles...slipping the bel...haha...good on the cat...smiles...slipping the bell...birdie better watch it...ha...<br /><br />i tend to roll moody these days as well..Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-21541361013502167812014-09-24T08:09:20.326-05:002014-09-24T08:09:20.326-05:00Riot kitty, poetry by its nature seems a melanchol...Riot kitty, poetry by its nature seems a melancholy practice.<br /><br />David, thanks, man.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-30255115217734205442014-09-23T06:23:02.979-05:002014-09-23T06:23:02.979-05:00Enjoyed "The Empty" especially the closi...Enjoyed "The Empty" especially the closing line. Sharp, Charles.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-28776686879784469852014-09-22T23:01:18.894-05:002014-09-22T23:01:18.894-05:00Oh snap! On that last one. Very amusing, though.
...Oh snap! On that last one. Very amusing, though. <br /><br />Happy poets don't exist, methinks. Even the ones who wrote "funny" poems were rather cryptic. Take Ogden Nash.Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-25424635658596154192014-09-22T14:57:53.568-05:002014-09-22T14:57:53.568-05:00Erik, nihilistic is the phrase I think of in relat...Erik, nihilistic is the phrase I think of in relation to the first poem. The second one is just a goof of course, but fun. <br /><br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-24726869654806337522014-09-22T14:55:42.025-05:002014-09-22T14:55:42.025-05:00Excellent poems. The first one feels akin to Buddh...Excellent poems. The first one feels akin to Buddhism or . . . Razored Zen . . . the same logic applies to all of humanity, the Earth, the stars -- everything. <br /><br />And as they say, early bird gets the cat . . . <br /><br />Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-68194631546332370602014-09-22T08:23:25.576-05:002014-09-22T08:23:25.576-05:00Cloudia, thankee.
Vesper, I do believe you're...Cloudia, thankee.<br /><br />Vesper, I do believe you're right. like the evening Golden hour for me. Always beautiful but a little melancholy.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-13439497145834794362014-09-21T22:32:47.005-05:002014-09-21T22:32:47.005-05:00Love them both, Charles!
I don't know why, but...Love them both, Charles!<br />I don't know why, but poetry always has a certain sadness even when it seems to be upbeat... :-)Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-90225487802938615712014-09-21T20:13:59.628-05:002014-09-21T20:13:59.628-05:00You are entitled to introspection and ditties too!...You are entitled to introspection and ditties too! Enjoyed both, Charles<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ComfortSpiral</a><br /> =^..^= . <3 . >< } } (°> Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-28783351127210778492014-09-21T18:39:45.514-05:002014-09-21T18:39:45.514-05:00Mark, I hadn't really thought of it that way. ...Mark, I hadn't really thought of it that way. You may well be correct.<br /><br />Oscar, lol. Thanks.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-69251233308991865582014-09-21T13:49:14.489-05:002014-09-21T13:49:14.489-05:00I like the second with a touch of noir.I like the second with a touch of noir.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-28551433206840721902014-09-21T11:59:25.840-05:002014-09-21T11:59:25.840-05:00The 2nd one is pure Gramlich with the unseen for t...The 2nd one is pure Gramlich with the unseen for twist in the road. The first *shrug* what better fate than to leave no footprints or signs of having this way come while not having a clear path to the place before you. why leave a trail, others may follow.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-37119399380218671122014-09-21T11:39:39.450-05:002014-09-21T11:39:39.450-05:00Lisa, thankee. I was in very different moods in th...Lisa, thankee. I was in very different moods in the writing of the two<br /><br />Prashant, I almost never write rhyming poems but I think it works for those supposed to be humorous.<br /><br />Patti, very true. very true.<br /><br />Bernard, thankee, man<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-73921543252244775182014-09-21T09:50:52.449-05:002014-09-21T09:50:52.449-05:00Two distinct enjoyable styles.Two distinct enjoyable styles.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-64429642495873670922014-09-21T07:08:55.262-05:002014-09-21T07:08:55.262-05:00"KNOW""KNOW"<br />pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-68498870392647952892014-09-21T07:08:46.171-05:002014-09-21T07:08:46.171-05:00I no very few poets that write upbeat poetry. How ...I no very few poets that write upbeat poetry. How could you in the world we inhabit. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-85515578275322267802014-09-21T00:53:49.313-05:002014-09-21T00:53:49.313-05:00Charles, I liked both your poems and though I don&...Charles, I liked both your poems and though I don't usually enjoy poems that rhyme, I liked your second poem because of the visual aspect. If a little bird's around, a cat can't be far off.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-48260074808936356922014-09-20T20:50:37.167-05:002014-09-20T20:50:37.167-05:00you are a wonderful poet, I love both poems, like ...you are a wonderful poet, I love both poems, like reading from two different people that was how good they wereLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.com