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Karen Greenbaum-Maya posted a blog postIntact
Three stone-gray bowls with a muted blue ring(hold the brush steady as the wheel goes round)from the days I heard what all she said. She broke the second all in anger,said it never happened,so much never happened,twice thanks twice, then.The smallest went unseenby staying small. The largest the last wore its crack for years,everyone saw, everyone said so,surface or deeper, who could know? Heat split it open, at last enoughto break the last bondthat held in what there was to hold;it could hold…See More
Kristine_ES left a comment for Karen Greenbaum-Maya"Hi Karen, thank you for commenting on one of my posts.
I hope you could sense the sarcasm when i posted in yours... of COURSE poetry is awesome, but it just seems like the editors (and readers in general) shy away.
I look forward to…"
bolton carley commented on Karen Greenbaum-Maya's blog post Princess"love the touches of fairy tales thrown in!"
Karen Greenbaum-Maya commented on Diana E. Backhouse's blog post Walmgate Bar - A Tour of Yorkshire Part 39"Lovely sketch, and quite a nice evocation of the squeeze.
Re Princess: Very astute, Diane."
Karen Greenbaum-Maya commented on Kristine_ES's blog post Don't Mess With The Best!"I love the bit about the mutilated cattle and scorched earth!
Re: I am far from giving up; writing the co-axial was my way of snarking back. Check out my blog: http://cloudslikemountains.blogspot.com/"
Kristine_ES commented on Karen Greenbaum-Maya's blog post Co-axial Response to a Snippy Form Rejection Letter"poetry... why write it? why publish it? nobody reads and it and SURE DON'T PAY...
but that's the thing about poetry: it WON'T leave you alone, and it's the best friend (loving you unconditionally) that you will ever…"
Diana E. Backhouse commented on Karen Greenbaum-Maya's blog post Princess"We've probably all been reading too much Hogan and Floyd. Goodness knows what it is doing to our collective psyche."
Gita commented on Karen Greenbaum-Maya's blog post Princess"Interesting. She may be naive about buying sheets at night after "they" have fallen asleep, though.
I was expecting a more dire ending. It felt like this was building to something possibly vengeful. Maybe I've been reading…"
Diana E. Backhouse commented on Karen Greenbaum-Maya's blog post Princess"This sounds so real as if from your own experience at some point. Is that so?"
Karen Greenbaum-Maya commented on Brad Rose's blog post Everything Melts at One Degree of Heat, or Another"Some fine descriptors in here: dead-star eyes, inconveniently misplaced, just can't feel it from here. Nice."
Karen Greenbaum-Maya commented on Robert McEvily's blog post The Assassination of Mark Zuckerberg"I love those alternate histories."
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- Retiring psychologist, writing since I was nine, have spent more time than I'd like in some places (SoCal), less than I'd like in others (Oregon, Paris, NYC). No one believes I'm a California native. Happily married for a long time to a retired rocket scientist.
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Intact
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 10:59pm 1 Comment 1 Favorite
Three stone-gray bowls with a muted blue ring
(hold the brush steady as the wheel goes round)
from the days I heard what all she said.
She broke the second all in anger,
said it never happened,
so much never happened,
twice thanks twice, then.
The smallest went unseen
by staying small.
The largest the last wore its crack for years,
everyone saw, everyone said so,
surface or deeper, who…
Continue Princess
Posted on October 21, 2012 at 3:40pm 4 Comments 1 Favorite
Her lumpy bed hurt her skin.
She told them I feel something,
they sighed, Geez, you’re such a princess,
get over it. Still, something
made deep bruises,
kept her wakeful,
left blue half-moons under her eyes.
One day, making her bed, she found,
not peas beneath the mattress, but
cracker crumbs tacks her sister’s jacks,
scattered in the sheets, on her pillow.
What is that in…
Continue Co-axial Response to a Snippy Form Rejection Letter
Posted on October 20, 2012 at 9:37pm 5 Comments 1 Favorite
Since poetry is sparks against darkness, conceived
in general in private, so easily snuffed by any
such a subjective random draft, made yet not made. Seek
art, I’ve found …
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- At 9:28pm on October 22, 2012, Kristine_ES said…
Hi Karen, thank you for commenting on one of my posts.
I hope you could sense the sarcasm when i posted in yours... of COURSE poetry is awesome, but it just seems like the editors (and readers in general) shy away.
I look forward to reading more of your work, and i'll check out your webpage, also. thank you for the link! cheers!
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