Comments on: a poem for what just happened

By: son dao

son dao — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:08:33 +0000

powerful halsted. reminiscent of sexton. my favorite lines:

For a long time, you will reach into mist,
you will touch the bark of a yew

By: Dorothy Rothschild

Dorothy Rothschild — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:33:00 +0000

Blast. (About the breakup.) But, good poem. I like the first five lines of the second stanza best, I think.

By: andrewjthomas

andrewjthomas — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:19:03 +0000

I was pretty surprised to see this. I’ll admit, I didn’t read it when you originally posted. It took the twitter reference to your breakup to make me wonder what the heck was going on. This is well written. I’m always amazed by what good writing can come from tragedy. I hope you’re doing OK.

By: Francis

Francis — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:00:45 +0000

wow, that was amazing. thanks for sharing it with us. I’ve read no better.

By: Sal

Sal — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:55:00 +0000

Excellent. Raw. Brave. Pulled me straight into the vortex. Or maybe I was already there. Well done.

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 10:46:20 +0000

Damn, but that was elegantly done. Even the fucking swearing a fucking lot. Beautiful.

Stand strong and breathe easy.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:00:47 +0000

I landed on your site about 6 months ago, but upon checking in today I was totally drawn in, from hand to pill to smile, and eventually to much of the prose that preceded it. I even ended up on an Amazon wish list on a whim and had a brief impulse to purchase The Prisoner and send it anonymously, but sometimes impulsive random acts of kindness toward strangers can be perceived as a little off key, so I demurred. Still, I wonder whether I am the only one who sometimes when completely relaxed and drifting into a semi-consciousness dream state is startled by a red ball advancing across the open ocean of my mind.

I enjoy your writing and will be back on a regular basis.

Hold tight to that smile.

Cheers,

-Bill

By: sue

sue — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:52:02 +0000

sweet lovely halsted
hang in there, and i am sending you lovely fluffy bunny & ickle cutie itty bitty kitteh vibes wrapped up in love from kiwiland