tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post498994565935563358..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: 4 Buck GasGlenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-57455864526341284882008-06-11T17:16:00.000-07:002008-06-11T17:16:00.000-07:00***Transfered from POETMEISTER:I’m also thrilled t...***Transfered from POETMEISTER:<BR/><BR/>I’m also thrilled that you’ve learned of Rick Mobbs through my blog. He’s just wonderfully multi-talented and so generous with his intellectual property. I did notice what you did with Rick’s painting Stupid War with your “Four Buck Gas” which I posted in its entirety on Poetmeister 4 Poets! It’s excellent! You’ve captured the frustration, angst, and impatience that a lot of people feel about this whole issue, Glenn! I’m looking forward to more of your input to Rick’s work. He certainly does inspire many of us to higher levels of creativity, that’s for sure!<BR/><BR/>Janet LeighAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-19335185161089188902008-06-08T13:19:00.000-07:002008-06-08T13:19:00.000-07:00It's not a poem you wrote; it's an epic! Good wor...It's not a poem you wrote; it's an epic! Good work. <BR/><BR/>CherryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-56792979512010248632008-06-07T11:31:00.000-07:002008-06-07T11:31:00.000-07:00Mr. Buttkus: Just finished reading your great poem...Mr. Buttkus: Just finished reading your great poem about $4 gasoline-tremendous writing-thank you. <BR/><BR/>Sincerely, Bill TrembleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-43124350999016029072008-06-05T05:05:00.000-07:002008-06-05T05:05:00.000-07:00Great poetry. Intense, raw, & honest. Thank you Gl...Great poetry. Intense, raw, & honest. Thank you Glenn & thanks to Mark &<BR/>Dick for sending it !<BR/><BR/>dzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-21798889265906001202008-06-03T11:38:00.000-07:002008-06-03T11:38:00.000-07:00The actual reason that many of the comments that s...The actual reason that many of the comments that show up here are labeled "anonymous" is that I am transferring them in from other comments sections on other sites that I blog on, as well as my own personal email. Not everyone has a chance to spend the time to find this blog site, so when they make comments RE my poetry or other writings, I include it here, endeavoring to create a cohesive look at the plethora and full spectrum of responses. Since I am transferring them, with their names on them, I thought it would be odd if 90% of the comments had my pic and logo on them. Probably another way to do it, but I am too uncomputer savvy to know it. <BR/><BR/>GlennGlenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-69965083036693556692008-06-03T11:34:00.000-07:002008-06-03T11:34:00.000-07:00In this poem, Glenn Buttkus(http://www.blogger.com...In this poem, Glenn Buttkus<BR/>(http://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692) recounts an<BR/>epiphany experienced on a recent morning at the local Shell station as<BR/>he "pumped 4-buck gas/into my pick-up."[1] -- The vision he<BR/>experiences leads him to "and shake my inept fist/at a stupid sea<BR/>shell,/and snarl terribly/at those barons unseen,/but most<BR/>certainly/felt." -- Thanks to Dick Mansfield for sending this and<BR/>Glenn Buttkus for permission to post. --Mark JensonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-81485527862940285592008-06-03T10:35:00.000-07:002008-06-03T10:35:00.000-07:00God, remember back in the day when we would ride a...God, remember back in the day when we would ride around in Lucille and scratch up a couple of bucks to put 5 gallons of 15 cent gas in the tank and four or five similarly priced burgers in our guts and have a hell of a time?<BR/>You know back when Roy Cohn and his girl friend Joe McCarthy were on the hook of the KGB trying to find "Commies" everywhere but where they were?<BR/>When where they were they were was stealing H-bomb secrets?<BR/>Nothing has changed since then really.<BR/>Nothing has changed since Thucidides told us about the slag, scum and shit that inevitably floats to the surface of any great ape society.<BR/><BR/>All we've got is each other, gang.<BR/><BR/>Rick, Susan, Bud, Anonymous, where are your sites?<BR/><BR/>Which one of you is the CIA?Lane Savanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08678485361119088480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-27461444588624836102008-06-03T05:22:00.000-07:002008-06-03T05:22:00.000-07:00Glenn:It feels good to rail against the wickedness...Glenn:<BR/><BR/>It feels good to rail against the wickedness of the powerful and raise our fists against injustice. Thank you for your passionate poem. It does stir the juices of the mind and heart!<BR/><BR/>Susan G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-52985869977272098112008-06-02T17:33:00.000-07:002008-06-02T17:33:00.000-07:00Hey Glenn, a right nice piece of work!Cheerfully, ...Hey Glenn, a right nice piece of work!<BR/><BR/>Cheerfully, RogerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-61353776260061109082008-06-02T14:25:00.000-07:002008-06-02T14:25:00.000-07:00Have to admit that this is one of your best pieces...Have to admit that this is one of your best pieces!!! You pretty well captured my frustrations…I wish I could have been there when you were pumping that $4 dollar gas!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing…. BudAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-54494329382631977032008-06-02T14:23:00.000-07:002008-06-02T14:23:00.000-07:00TruthDamn TRUTHDAMN truth Thank you for your PO...Truth<BR/><BR/>Damn TRUTH<BR/>DAMN truth <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your POEM, <BR/><BR/>SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-69796720848896515262008-06-02T14:21:00.000-07:002008-06-02T14:21:00.000-07:00Hi Glenn, A huge THANKYOU for your contribution...Hi Glenn, A huge THANKYOU for your contribution to reason and awareness! You have single handedly broken me free from my numbness. Your most recent poem captures so many powerful feelings about what currently goes on. I wish to share this with our reading group which meets at the Mandolin restaurant on Monday nights. Would you also give me permission to forward your work to Prof. Mark Jensen our "Digging Deeper" leader who might send your email on to quite a large number of politically minded folks in the area including the Pierce County Peace Activist Group - web site http://www.ufppc.org/ DickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-19160244752722353682008-06-02T13:26:00.001-07:002008-06-02T13:26:00.001-07:00Glenn,this poem is exactly what I was looking for ...Glenn,<BR/>this poem is exactly what I was looking for when I put the picture out <BR/>there. I am going to offer the picture (or another like it) as <BR/>Thursday's prompt to see what else come in as you have been the only <BR/>one to pick up on it so far. I love the articulation of your anger and <BR/>the way you ground it in facts of your observation. My rage at the war <BR/>and the Bush administration is mostly inarticulate, hence the <BR/>pictures, I guess. Your poem is really useful to me personally, so <BR/>thank you. Please write again if you are so moved.<BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>RickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-40780777017644374192008-06-02T13:26:00.000-07:002008-06-02T13:26:00.000-07:00Hey Glenn, I love what you have done with this. I ...Hey Glenn, I love what you have done with this. I have been hoping someone would jump on it and relate it to the war. (Hence the title, Stupid War). <BR/><BR/>It would be great if you could link the writing or the images back to my blog so others could discover what else we have there. Thanks, RickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com