tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post6183739218459157467..comments2023-06-14T09:57:00.519+00:00Comments on Through a glass, darkly: AttritionBrother Tobiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14298549883526952305noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-80992410935900870412009-09-19T22:16:12.534+00:002009-09-19T22:16:12.534+00:00That is so good,and so sad. I am printing a copy ...That is so good,and so sad. I am printing a copy to put on the kitchen cupboards to explain to the kids why I am going to carry on being an embarrassment to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-39746436212706619642009-09-14T08:28:00.255+00:002009-09-14T08:28:00.255+00:00Madame DeF - Not at all; I'm sure your vices a...Madame DeF - Not at all; I'm sure your vices are things most of us would count as virtues.<br /><br />Fly - That sounds like one definition of contentment.<br /><br />Fancy - How nice of you. (Even if that were true though I'd never try, because by tomorrow I shall hate it!)<br /><br />Lulu - Yes. And as Samuel Butler (I think) said, 'It's not fair; God has written all the books).<br /><br />Amanda - I've never looked into her work, but now I want to; thank you for that.Brother Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298549883526952305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-24404496105107446722009-09-13T23:29:47.532+00:002009-09-13T23:29:47.532+00:00Great poem! Rather Dorothy Parker-ish and I like h...Great poem! Rather Dorothy Parker-ish and I like her very much. I shall now go away and continue decaying slowly through out the day!The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-29543953254140298692009-09-13T08:56:04.261+00:002009-09-13T08:56:04.261+00:00You're right - stick with the devil - better m...You're right - stick with the devil - better music!Lulu LaBonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546286547273386382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-22318914338461875922009-09-13T04:04:03.669+00:002009-09-13T04:04:03.669+00:00Good poem - I bet you could get that published som...Good poem - I bet you could get that published somewhereFrench Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-80531614835610784272009-09-12T15:41:56.788+00:002009-09-12T15:41:56.788+00:00Goodness, I've had it and I didn't even kn...Goodness, I've had it and I didn't even know what it was!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-26773557265053930102009-09-12T11:40:16.331+00:002009-09-12T11:40:16.331+00:00I haven't started half these things yet. Now I...I haven't started half these things yet. Now I feel even worse, knowing that my life is over before it's begun.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-49945845139106132092009-09-12T09:39:05.856+00:002009-09-12T09:39:05.856+00:00Jules - Good for you. It's all over to Steve&#...Jules - Good for you. It's all over to Steve's then?Brother Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298549883526952305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-49997285496379039642009-09-12T09:09:34.341+00:002009-09-12T09:09:34.341+00:00Rol - I meant 'you're'. (What is it wi...Rol - I meant 'you're'. (What is it with typing the sound in one's head, not the meaning in one's mind?)Brother Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298549883526952305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-30593986460513496862009-09-12T09:08:20.683+00:002009-09-12T09:08:20.683+00:00Rol - Ah, but your wicked with the pen.
Savvy - I...Rol - Ah, but your wicked with the pen.<br /><br />Savvy - I'm envious; I bet it looks fantastic.<br /><br />Steve - Being a big kid is the sign of a man who's comfortable with himself - and a big heart.<br /><br />Laura - Thank you. It was probably something I ate...or drank.<br /><br />Cloudia - You still have the bike!<br /><br />Gadjo - You've rumbled me. Highly derivative. Those Dylan lines did come to mind. Also St Augustine, "Lord, Make me chaste, but not yet." And Dannie Abse's 'The Trial' had been going round in my head, which explains the clockwork train thing:<br /><br />I wanted to be myself, no more,<br />So I screwed off the face that I always wore.<br /><br />I told you, your honour, I threw it away<br />It was only made of skin-coloured clay.<br /><br />Helen - I wouldn't worry; you're re-embarking on a new creative trip.Brother Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298549883526952305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-80399411895718685432009-09-12T08:54:05.860+00:002009-09-12T08:54:05.860+00:00Stopped . . . playing?
Nah, can't say I'v...Stopped . . . playing?<br /><br />Nah, can't say I've ever considered that.<br /><br />I'll class this poem under surreal!The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-69047928749990774702009-09-12T08:16:09.014+00:002009-09-12T08:16:09.014+00:00Ah BT, I've been there, I am there, and I will...Ah BT, I've been there, I am there, and I will be there!<br />Thanks for your words of wisdom btw<br />xHelen McCookerybookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10997428723795124462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-64741266046818200342009-09-12T07:00:29.017+00:002009-09-12T07:00:29.017+00:00Excellent; as the lady says this really chugs - sh...Excellent; as the lady says this really chugs - shades of Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, but in clockwork form.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-49155976930322954832009-09-12T02:35:35.941+00:002009-09-12T02:35:35.941+00:00An excellent little wind-up toy rsilroad of a poem...An excellent little wind-up toy rsilroad of a poem! A ticking gem that bursts into a magicians bouquet......<br /><br />Aloha<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-61892321224347768272009-09-11T21:49:06.208+00:002009-09-11T21:49:06.208+00:00How poignant but brilliant!
Glad it's a moros...How poignant but brilliant!<br /><br />Glad it's a morose mood rather than a reality though and hope you're feeling more cheerful again BT.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-50854265711582484792009-09-11T18:08:41.005+00:002009-09-11T18:08:41.005+00:00I'm the biggest kid on our street (I have more...I'm the biggest kid on our street (I have more Lego than both my kids put together) and am damn proud of it.<br /><br />Good poem. That one's a keeper.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-57477824890710292882009-09-11T15:17:19.420+00:002009-09-11T15:17:19.420+00:00the paint has dried, sugar! ;~D xoxoxothe paint has dried, sugar! ;~D xoxoxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862867585493792315.post-19641290312910135292009-09-11T14:53:43.549+00:002009-09-11T14:53:43.549+00:00Afraid to say I'm 50% there.
Nice work, by th...Afraid to say I'm 50% there.<br /><br />Nice work, by the way.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.com