tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post1409268179387990318..comments2023-10-12T08:21:27.253-07:00Comments on Gerry Boyd's Poetry: the holy hoax was a hoax itself indeedgerry boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-615639439752970852010-02-05T14:59:54.249-08:002010-02-05T14:59:54.249-08:00Thanks Marcia M, glad you were able to get in and ...Thanks Marcia M, glad you were able to get in and find something to enjoy. Gerrygerry boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-88878967415939521222010-02-05T14:08:21.524-08:002010-02-05T14:08:21.524-08:00perfect scene. Imagery was just great!
wow look at...perfect scene. Imagery was just great!<br />wow look at all these good poems that I was missing until now. Glad I was finally let in to join ur blog. Was having trouble b4.<br />Keep up the good work!Marcia Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509158282650079647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-56538469034562348552010-01-11T14:56:05.983-08:002010-01-11T14:56:05.983-08:00Dear Laikhra: Thanks for stopping by and for your ...Dear Laikhra: Thanks for stopping by and for your kind words. Hope to keep you amused and coming back. Cheers, Gerrygerry boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-56098247704293273762010-01-10T15:39:49.788-08:002010-01-10T15:39:49.788-08:00Thanks CathM and right back atcha!Thanks CathM and right back atcha!gerry boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-85741542909631629962010-01-10T13:12:52.852-08:002010-01-10T13:12:52.852-08:00Your poetry spurs me on... to keep pushing poetic ...Your poetry spurs me on... to keep pushing poetic boundaries...CathMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143141734424055810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-1577729874041624522010-01-08T10:58:40.492-08:002010-01-08T10:58:40.492-08:00Hiding? Why, I've been here all along.
Mizera...Hiding? Why, I've been here all along.<br /><br />Mizeract eh?, sounds like Miser Act.<br /><br />Paging Monsieur Moliere!gerry boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-25338635399036164612010-01-08T10:35:53.133-08:002010-01-08T10:35:53.133-08:00...brought our pearly spittle into proud display?!......brought our pearly spittle into proud display?! Wow. And powerful last line. Where have you been hiding? Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />Hmm. My word verification is "mizeract"...wonder what that's supposed to mean?Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-4236445848292735832010-01-08T07:27:21.389-08:002010-01-08T07:27:21.389-08:00I'm so glad, Gerry. For the laughing and the ...I'm so glad, Gerry. For the laughing and the crying.<br /><br />(And of all the genetic disorders to have this one might prove fun! As long as we might develop the ability to forecast and leannnnn. ha!)<br /><br />xo<br />erinWoman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-64091373089472399452010-01-08T06:28:27.948-08:002010-01-08T06:28:27.948-08:00I laugh all day long most every day. Except on the...I laugh all day long most every day. Except on the rare occasions when I'm crying.gerry boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-49571763239841256662010-01-08T06:25:53.966-08:002010-01-08T06:25:53.966-08:00Gerry Boyd, I do believe you should put out a dict...Gerry Boyd, I do believe you should put out a dictionary. You send me travelling in kid shoes, scuffed and youth ten, to simple words like fey, which spiral off into worlds themselves. As for this poem, the word heathen at the last reveals the nature of the title for me. Or perhaps, once again, I have missed it. But missing it or not, you are a helluva read!<br /><br />xo<br />erin<br /><br />(i do laugh when you xo me as it seems so out of character, but i do so enjoy the chance to chuckle. do you laugh, gerry boyd? do you ever deep down grunt and laugh?)Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-32018021211684523942010-01-08T02:32:33.451-08:002010-01-08T02:32:33.451-08:00Thanks Anna for you kind words. I'm glad this ...Thanks Anna for you kind words. I'm glad this worked for you.gerry boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404762839765626232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-44341575284109051942010-01-07T17:44:45.861-08:002010-01-07T17:44:45.861-08:00Arrgh, it's been too long since I've read ...Arrgh, it's been too long since I've read some of the great poetry on these here interwebs! <br /><br />The title alone is a killer, I love it. This is so uniquely American - the wonderfully evocotive descriptions and the tone. <br /><br />"Between the flat gray panels of kerning cracks<br />the nascent spouts of lime and white<br />poked with insouciant crinkled laughter,<br />though the splatter of up-kicked dew<br />drenched the parted surplice hem<br />with the haughty charm of lifted habits."<br /><br />It's like you just take us and all our senses there.Anna Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950324339154028297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-4733420338117406932010-01-06T14:59:21.723-08:002010-01-06T14:59:21.723-08:00Your words paint a fractured picture, but none the...Your words paint a fractured picture, but none the less beautiful for that.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-23056815226892843122010-01-06T06:49:11.393-08:002010-01-06T06:49:11.393-08:00Beautiful words woven beautifully.:)
Nice one!
Hap...Beautiful words woven beautifully.:)<br />Nice one!<br />Happy New Year.Chandrika Shubhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765666976286325907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-17957954752562330812010-01-01T21:24:46.885-08:002010-01-01T21:24:46.885-08:00yes, indeed-- powerful and subtle imagery .... and...yes, indeed-- powerful and subtle imagery .... and detail. I liked the play between your title and your list line.... the holy hoax and the power and the glory... amen!Harlequinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964772119118368322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-731588549207249842009-12-30T22:06:56.171-08:002009-12-30T22:06:56.171-08:00You use such powerful language throughout the poem...You use such powerful language throughout the poem that I can hear, visualize, and truly experience the scene.<br />I love the lines:<br />"heated though we were by the chill of purple snow,<br />barred by the thin lack of another slippery lambskin."khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250873021334660998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-37399607398116365062009-12-30T08:22:07.331-08:002009-12-30T08:22:07.331-08:00Beautiful scene. It was fun to read!!Beautiful scene. It was fun to read!!Josephinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04557732708043833827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-27235441864743722152009-12-30T04:52:23.506-08:002009-12-30T04:52:23.506-08:00Nice. I like how nature emerges in this. These lin...Nice. I like how nature emerges in this. These lines are particularly palpable:<br />"well before the baroque cake of an April down<br />replaced the simple brick of the red earth<br />with a hyacinth path that led to furtive tracing."<br />Also, I like how human nature becomes just as unavoidable as "nascent sprouts."Megan Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365057175235149862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-50565371117134656462009-12-30T01:43:47.989-08:002009-12-30T01:43:47.989-08:00i agree with dulce, eurochild wonderful way of exp...i agree with dulce, eurochild wonderful way of explaining.suryagnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860766306146316164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-75512512539143921602009-12-30T01:04:09.420-08:002009-12-30T01:04:09.420-08:00Wow That describe the scene in an awesome way!!!
S...Wow That describe the scene in an awesome way!!!<br />So... keep enjoying it (amen)Dulçe ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/14958592985938279356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178437599315653605.post-88988961218861349632009-12-29T22:48:47.323-08:002009-12-29T22:48:47.323-08:00Very nice, you set the scene perfectly.
I especial...Very nice, you set the scene perfectly.<br />I especially like the last three lines, for they were once indeed the power and the glory.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001726189130195663noreply@blogger.com