tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post1357908109983810991..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: Enter Stage LeftGlenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-20078975055872032982015-12-21T15:31:40.892-08:002015-12-21T15:31:40.892-08:00Life without challenge
is a road of
quicksand
in ...Life without challenge<br />is a road of <br />quicksand<br />in the end..<br />as far as<br />i for one<br />see now..<br />all those challenges<br />make you the survivor<br />you are now.. and the<br />SpiRit comes through<br />loud and clear<br />in all of your<br />efforts<br />of making<br />Life Art..<br />so many ways<br />to do that truly<br />iN liGht..<br />and sadly<br />it is among<br />the sofTest<br />lives<br />that <br />sink the<br />deepest<br />without<br />challenge..<br />and lose <br />life as art..<br />man.. i'm glad<br />i didn't have it all<br />then.. either.. as <br />i learn<br />all is<br />not what<br />it is cracked<br />UP to be.. in terms<br />of what i am spoon-<br />fed from birth.. outcasts<br />make the cast in<br />the end.. sMiles..<br />Glenn..:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-58396768042913603232015-12-19T13:37:15.707-08:002015-12-19T13:37:15.707-08:00The ups and downs, successes and progresses - such...The ups and downs, successes and progresses - such is a life lived fully. A very enjoyable read, Glenn.Miskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280369979543928659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-35599535005573081572015-12-18T12:01:25.718-08:002015-12-18T12:01:25.718-08:00That's my favorite of all your poems that I ha...That's my favorite of all your poems that I have read. A wow experience, reading that.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-17582377101417321612015-12-18T07:10:27.339-08:002015-12-18T07:10:27.339-08:00I appreciate how you structure your poems. I appreciate how you structure your poems. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-14592335844052119192015-12-18T06:25:14.984-08:002015-12-18T06:25:14.984-08:00Thank you for sharing so much of yourself. I had y...Thank you for sharing so much of yourself. I had you at about 10 years younger. Sooo very jealous you saw Elvis. I was 14 when he died and it broke my little heart.<br /><br />So sad you lost your mom so early.Pleasant Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060701245925637719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-71557389960271327012015-12-17T18:56:51.382-08:002015-12-17T18:56:51.382-08:00thanks for sharing. the 60s were tough years here ...thanks for sharing. the 60s were tough years here too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-31253446025354905042015-12-17T18:31:24.417-08:002015-12-17T18:31:24.417-08:00Seems like those 60s were fast and furious for you...Seems like those 60s were fast and furious for you, Glenn. You packed a lot into that decade. I thoroughly enjoyed this.Bodhirosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630769135515322096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-44092187533787050402015-12-17T16:00:01.022-08:002015-12-17T16:00:01.022-08:00What creative visual presentation. I particularly ...What creative visual presentation. I particularly like the way each section is left-aligned, but for 1968, which is backward-stairsteps, signifying a regression of some sort.<br /><br />'61 and '66 are the most powerful passages, to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-69858893101008790442015-12-17T15:35:01.586-08:002015-12-17T15:35:01.586-08:00Enjoyed your mini bio and the poetic wrap-up, Glen...Enjoyed your mini bio and the poetic wrap-up, Glenn. I had no doubt that you would excel with this prompt and glad you went where you did.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-48730452364847596702015-12-17T15:01:37.591-08:002015-12-17T15:01:37.591-08:00Excellent senryu! Wish I could have been that crea...Excellent senryu! Wish I could have been that creative :DSanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-35791043108660412302015-12-17T12:51:53.933-08:002015-12-17T12:51:53.933-08:00Perfect senryu at the end - I just says everything...Perfect senryu at the end - I just says everything. That time definitely was a baptism of fire for many of us. Great share. I'd like to have done something similar but to be honest, there was a decade I totally don't remember. The pic of you from times past was super.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-49163173278245119222015-12-17T12:35:23.933-08:002015-12-17T12:35:23.933-08:00Love the personal share but I can imagine the year...Love the personal share but I can imagine the year 1968 to be very harrowing and traumatic ~<br /><br />Too bad the actor's training program didn't work out as you wanted ~ Wow, what a baptism of fire ~<br /><br />You got all the details here Glenn ~ Thanks for generously sharing your heart with us the whole year ~ Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-6588869563645548852015-12-17T12:05:53.509-08:002015-12-17T12:05:53.509-08:00:-) for me it's the other way around.:-) for me it's the other way around.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-10759945288514571162015-12-17T11:32:02.767-08:002015-12-17T11:32:02.767-08:00Yes, I write fast & type slow, brother.Yes, I write fast & type slow, brother.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-83086752727438385282015-12-17T11:27:35.825-08:002015-12-17T11:27:35.825-08:00A foray of the 60s - the period when I was still a...A foray of the 60s - the period when I was still a kid. The traumatic abortion - shudder - lots of things happening during that era. I have to say it was not always better in the past (except that we were younger and more attractive) - did you write it all in 9 minutes? Hehe ;-)brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.com