tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post7500542351015595073..comments2024-03-28T21:54:07.709-04:00Comments on Humbucker Poems: UniformBrother Olliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07506492407482879487noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-7000893187035754202012-03-12T05:02:36.024-04:002012-03-12T05:02:36.024-04:00I like it!I like it!Madeleine Begun Kanehttp://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-38670056609009986632012-03-04T07:15:59.554-05:002012-03-04T07:15:59.554-05:00"ancient yellow headphones"...got to lov..."ancient yellow headphones"...got to love that!Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-49879432315531684182012-03-03T10:14:37.811-05:002012-03-03T10:14:37.811-05:00Love it...the touchstone shaved head, the walkman ...Love it...the touchstone shaved head, the walkman to take us away...yes I do love this!Mystic_Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099062213372011260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-89454129926369399952012-03-03T00:28:49.803-05:002012-03-03T00:28:49.803-05:00I like the visuals in this piece and the ending is...I like the visuals in this piece and the ending is great..."the tired monk fades into one last aspect of his uniform the ancient yellow headphones of his sony walkman" His vow of silence enhanced by listening to the voices of others...nice work!Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-27924254309408024462012-03-02T23:54:16.157-05:002012-03-02T23:54:16.157-05:00you only left out the silence and chastity: two m...you only left out the silence and chastity: two main components of the monk's uniform! Cute write, and of course I mean cute in the most sincere and professional way possible. Viva laIsadora Gruyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036782300945079952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-2173460509506850722012-03-02T22:20:47.014-05:002012-03-02T22:20:47.014-05:00Really nice-- I've always loved your zen.Really nice-- I've always loved your zen.Juice Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837338430052033735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-62063388380804046392012-03-02T21:09:34.811-05:002012-03-02T21:09:34.811-05:00"in these parts anyways"
That's an ..."in these parts anyways"<br /><br />That's an awesome touch.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-23047595150165189632012-03-02T14:29:58.279-05:002012-03-02T14:29:58.279-05:00I go with Kerry. Despite being tired, you are one ...I go with Kerry. Despite being tired, you are one cool dude... :-)<br /><br />JJRod'zJJ Roa Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501127870785148555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-20776845996968072802012-03-02T11:14:02.805-05:002012-03-02T11:14:02.805-05:00I love the last stanza, how even when swallowed by...I love the last stanza, how even when swallowed by the conforming nature of a uniform, he still has those yellow headphones. Nice!Mary B. Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03135589216216151585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-15782105999508980292012-03-02T11:05:56.536-05:002012-03-02T11:05:56.536-05:00You're right about that! There IS only one Tir...You're right about that! There IS only one Tired Monk. We are blessed to have him.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-12651784711725486142012-03-02T10:59:19.260-05:002012-03-02T10:59:19.260-05:00I'm with Kerry - one cool dude!!!! Love the &q...I'm with Kerry - one cool dude!!!! Love the "can I touch your head?" Like a touchstone, like a source of imparted serenity, like a......wait! No, NOT like a Blarney Stone. Hee hee. I love your poems, kiddo. I resonate with the tiredness.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-33328205283506854082012-03-02T10:48:44.958-05:002012-03-02T10:48:44.958-05:00Beautiful visual and a touching melancholy.Beautiful visual and a touching melancholy.cosmos camihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558327124451076957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-58715933076731152102012-03-02T10:21:30.286-05:002012-03-02T10:21:30.286-05:00I love the touch of the headphones and the walkman...I love the touch of the headphones and the walkman - in his day, this monk was one cool dude. Tiredness aside, he still is.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-42142972390323075822012-03-02T09:34:05.193-05:002012-03-02T09:34:05.193-05:00Bittersweet mediation on the one in the many and t...Bittersweet mediation on the one in the many and the many in the one: who isn't wearing the human uniform, yet how many tired monks remain? The obsolecence of the Sony walkman is a nice synedcohe on our greater irrelevance -- I'm assuming you're over 50, too. - BrendanBrendanhttp://blueoran.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-3894409515092684352012-03-02T09:01:14.792-05:002012-03-02T09:01:14.792-05:00So vivid... great ending, Ollie.So vivid... great ending, Ollie.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.com