tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post2239917227656271987..comments2023-11-14T03:13:43.700-08:00Comments on Worditude: SHADOWSindybevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-4233589796922154482017-04-05T07:47:47.448-07:002017-04-05T07:47:47.448-07:00It is so vivid images here...the movement and the ...It is so vivid images here...the movement and the atmosphere...great!Sreejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395234979504881964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-54983102267118367552017-04-04T17:49:20.546-07:002017-04-04T17:49:20.546-07:00Dark, and so honest, inspiring.Dark, and so honest, inspiring.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-29720466323930752292017-04-04T14:29:42.906-07:002017-04-04T14:29:42.906-07:00boredom for some but order and routine that moves ...boredom for some but order and routine that moves life forward for others, I loved the pace of your haibun, telling me how a day with you would be, soft and gentle, reflective and deep. I have lived life on both sides and as I get older prefer the boredom and routine. Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11492243429734804802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-72763548200305631432017-04-04T07:58:46.664-07:002017-04-04T07:58:46.664-07:00Been there, Beverly. A really evocative piece of ...Been there, Beverly. A really evocative piece of work. JaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-88714563696253708512017-04-04T02:43:17.575-07:002017-04-04T02:43:17.575-07:00i like how you tie up depression, boredom, lonelin...i like how you tie up depression, boredom, loneliness with shadow...perfectly sketched....Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-13071765190614981062017-04-03T23:49:17.822-07:002017-04-03T23:49:17.822-07:00Depression does drain the world of colour. I reall...Depression does drain the world of colour. I really enjoyed your haibun, identified with it, and loved that final line:<br />' She penciled in the letters E-N-N-U-I, ennui … and the irony of the word did not escape her'Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-22356724691275270622017-04-03T20:46:46.894-07:002017-04-03T20:46:46.894-07:00I've a confession. I fudged a bit, and the sc...I've a confession. I fudged a bit, and the scenario was pure fiction. I am hopelessly optimistic, and when I'm feeling the tiniest bit bored, I find a new interest (which, by the way, is what led me to dVerse a couple of months ago)! indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-24306558687130503992017-04-03T20:45:33.059-07:002017-04-03T20:45:33.059-07:00The sense of sameness, the ever grey... oh when th...The sense of sameness, the ever grey... oh when that first light comes and wipe the dread away. Enjoyed your haibun a lotbrudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-4902382345136634712017-04-03T20:44:26.491-07:002017-04-03T20:44:26.491-07:00I wholeheartedly agree. I have to admit I cheated...I wholeheartedly agree. I have to admit I cheated a bit, and the scenario was pure fiction.indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-35821960873146121032017-04-03T16:00:50.852-07:002017-04-03T16:00:50.852-07:00I can relate to the grey bleakness of winter, same...I can relate to the grey bleakness of winter, same old, same progression of sameness ~ Hopefully the puzzle and challenges for words keep the depression at bay ~ Keep those shadows away Bev ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-24710622161158132472017-04-03T15:54:02.663-07:002017-04-03T15:54:02.663-07:00Boredom and depression together, one can only look...Boredom and depression together, one can only look forward to yesterdays again and again. Nice description of her shadow and those of the bare trees.Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-43700791369180905882017-04-03T15:51:45.811-07:002017-04-03T15:51:45.811-07:00I tell the kids... you're bored because you wa...I tell the kids... you're bored because you want to be. So much in this life to explore.Wolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-76357988903383142092017-04-03T15:09:09.554-07:002017-04-03T15:09:09.554-07:00'Yesterday again' POW! This is so well wr...'Yesterday again' POW! This is so well written that the tone oozes all over the table, onto the newspaper and puddles around the coffee cup. Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971432705586726610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-50583650493526535532017-04-03T14:59:01.648-07:002017-04-03T14:59:01.648-07:00Here, in WA state, the gray wet winters, months wi...Here, in WA state, the gray wet winters, months without sun, breeds SAD & depression. I get so busy with indoor projects, I am immune I guess.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-70196716347606349862017-04-03T14:55:43.761-07:002017-04-03T14:55:43.761-07:00I enjoyed this tremendously Bev. A well penned pic...I enjoyed this tremendously Bev. A well penned picture of that creeping shadow called loneliness.Paul John Dearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976172444697072142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-11999479481311743252017-04-03T14:05:09.265-07:002017-04-03T14:05:09.265-07:00The repetitiveness of life is well-captured in thi...The repetitiveness of life is well-captured in this rich prose.Jane Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700193165487305298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-689639319549311482017-04-03T13:49:10.601-07:002017-04-03T13:49:10.601-07:00That was well scripted, although leaving me with a...That was well scripted, although leaving me with a tinge of understanding and sadness.<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-50553005015936389602017-04-03T13:08:42.825-07:002017-04-03T13:08:42.825-07:00Yes. The irony does not escape one lost in the th...Yes. The irony does not escape one lost in the throes of grey days. The haiku sums it all up beautifully.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.com