tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post3582574389407030873..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: Buford's BluesGlenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-25090927817010347872015-04-19T18:12:39.261-07:002015-04-19T18:12:39.261-07:00As always, Glenn - your work is like a portal to a...As always, Glenn - your work is like a portal to another world... vivid and clear enough to see an image in every sentence. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359959975341890512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-69747905273946776462015-04-18T05:50:11.112-07:002015-04-18T05:50:11.112-07:00Hi Glenn!
Can you host a Poetic prompt for D'...Hi Glenn!<br /><br />Can you host a Poetic prompt for D'verse? One suggestion is to write to a couple of quotes, which you often do.<br /><br />Please let me know if you are available? My email is: sometimesg@yahoo.com<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-74726583394285502632015-04-18T04:57:21.568-07:002015-04-18T04:57:21.568-07:00Very enjoyable -- a fine tribute.Very enjoyable -- a fine tribute.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-12366949956516697742015-04-17T17:42:26.130-07:002015-04-17T17:42:26.130-07:00Glenn, one of your best! The lustrous alliteratio...Glenn, one of your best! The lustrous alliteration lifted this man from a mere performer to a legend. Wonderfully done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-44923354078351802532015-04-17T16:26:09.033-07:002015-04-17T16:26:09.033-07:00Your vivid words are empowered by your alliteratio...Your vivid words are empowered by your alliteration and tell a fast-moving life story which grabs the reader and keeps his/her attention 'til the uplifting end. A joy to read.vb holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042714310345407971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-25528163278919323912015-04-17T10:51:49.203-07:002015-04-17T10:51:49.203-07:00I like your 'bountiful' response to the pr...I like your 'bountiful' response to the prompt...and can't help but think of the time I sat in a tavern in Pioneer Square close to the knee of John Lee Hooker...the rhythm and soul of the blues...Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-15424266846438335532015-04-17T07:03:06.552-07:002015-04-17T07:03:06.552-07:00I love this creation, Glenn - you have sung life i...I love this creation, Glenn - you have sung life into your character! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-73289422305927960392015-04-16T22:47:50.889-07:002015-04-16T22:47:50.889-07:00Wow you sure can tell a story, in full colour and ...Wow you sure can tell a story, in full colour and dolby sound. Your wordplay is scrumptious and your reading brings him even more vividly to life.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-74038214021176382142015-04-16T21:16:57.630-07:002015-04-16T21:16:57.630-07:00Glenn, YOUR lyrics are sonorous as Buford's. ...Glenn, YOUR lyrics are sonorous as Buford's. (I was sure he was a real blues singer too!)lynn__https://www.blogger.com/profile/03991892804149727665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-48622217578534837242015-04-16T20:15:26.546-07:002015-04-16T20:15:26.546-07:00The whole poem came alive..I read it, then listene...The whole poem came alive..I read it, then listened to it..and the whole thing was playing out on my wall in graphic detail. Thank you.Thotpurgehttp://thotpurge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-78417344057232581152015-04-16T18:30:14.185-07:002015-04-16T18:30:14.185-07:00Ah.. the freedom of the blues loose in the humidit...Ah.. the freedom of the blues loose in the humidity of southern dialect ways.. there is nothing freer.. wilder.. and much deeper than soul of music.. and i suppose the father of rock and roll as well.. in the blue midnight moons of the African deserts.. that also still exist in rap..:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-65025447301803198342015-04-16T17:26:58.108-07:002015-04-16T17:26:58.108-07:00Buford is a character I created, but how nice that...Buford is a character I created, but how nice that his story has such a ring of authenticity. Thanks, Grace.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-19701053447365379682015-04-16T17:21:46.344-07:002015-04-16T17:21:46.344-07:00Nice story, I never knew that of the man ~ How luc...Nice story, I never knew that of the man ~ How lucky of him to be showered with love & deep devotion after a tragedy~ <br /><br />GraceScarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-83489685200737562682015-04-16T16:27:47.868-07:002015-04-16T16:27:47.868-07:00Hi Glenn,
I really enjoyed this one, I wasn't...Hi Glenn,<br /><br />I really enjoyed this one, I wasn't sure what I would find today. You always know how to create a scene. Now, off to listen to some blues.<br /><br />PS - I posted another adventure, but wasn't sure if it fit the prompt.Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-67188332180105525222015-04-16T14:32:22.886-07:002015-04-16T14:32:22.886-07:00Your voice and your choice of words are excellent ...Your voice and your choice of words are excellent and brilliant.<br /><br /><br />You always find a way to escape the reader into your imagination or the unknown imaginations of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-56204180898878190102015-04-16T13:07:24.402-07:002015-04-16T13:07:24.402-07:00Like a mix of ragtime and NOLA jazz - these words ...Like a mix of ragtime and NOLA jazz - these words whirl, chop, roll, and go from high tinkling notes to rumbling bass. A good story and an excellent write. I had fun with this poem, reading it aloud on the second read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05470561916200090354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-86619896227977168652015-04-16T13:04:05.978-07:002015-04-16T13:04:05.978-07:00This is one of those glorious times where more is ...This is one of those glorious times where more is more, like flourless chocolate cake. You've spun an alliterated tale from your imaginarium that whirls, growls, and howls until the reader collapses. Incredibly satisfying music, Glenn!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17392858163745232319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-64734077836457307322015-04-16T12:27:05.158-07:002015-04-16T12:27:05.158-07:00wonderful music in this... i think you had fun wit...wonderful music in this... i think you had fun with this oneWolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-38233999485070107322015-04-16T12:24:45.943-07:002015-04-16T12:24:45.943-07:00Glenn, I can really feel how you worked those word...Glenn, I can really feel how you worked those word like music. The narrative of Buford even more so.. love some of the words you have incorporated (and hey we can agree on verdigris.. the alliterations take me through the different stages of this poem.. well done my friendbrudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-17432899925286448112015-04-16T11:35:47.393-07:002015-04-16T11:35:47.393-07:00Very nice!!! May I share the poen on FB?Very nice!!! May I share the poen on FB?Deems Urquhartnoreply@blogger.com