tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post6465494350349317677..comments2024-02-29T17:01:17.028+00:00Comments on LUPUS IN FLIGHT: THE PUMPKIN SMASHERS (A SPECTRAL POEM)Shaistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-32908712726921366142016-10-10T01:06:09.846+01:002016-10-10T01:06:09.846+01:00powerful, elegant, memorable ~powerful, elegant, memorable ~grapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-7356450888121102272016-10-09T13:08:47.107+01:002016-10-09T13:08:47.107+01:00What an absolutely fantastic poem, you captured th...What an absolutely fantastic poem, you captured the dark hearts of the pumpkin smashers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-976590508472943532016-10-08T18:04:40.327+01:002016-10-08T18:04:40.327+01:00Seems like Halloween was more innocent when I was ...Seems like Halloween was more innocent when I was young, or maybe I was just more innocent. Either way...<br /><br />Loved your poem and the post that accompanied it.<br /><br />=)Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-45522060676861503032016-10-08T01:32:41.624+01:002016-10-08T01:32:41.624+01:00THanks so much Kathy - and you're right, so mu...THanks so much Kathy - and you're right, so much that is modern about the new spirit is destructive. Teeth included from all the sweets and candy!!Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-85130992255209868172016-10-08T01:31:22.858+01:002016-10-08T01:31:22.858+01:00Thanks Maria!Thanks Maria!Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-75899874579569344602016-10-08T01:31:07.300+01:002016-10-08T01:31:07.300+01:00Thank you so much!Thank you so much!Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-70732642271145323802016-10-08T01:30:50.780+01:002016-10-08T01:30:50.780+01:00I think today''s version of Halloween is a...I think today''s version of Halloween is a very strange and far removed take on the old traditions of All Hallow's Eve - much like Easter bears no resemblance to early Christian traditions!Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-17568493018350397132016-10-08T01:29:26.329+01:002016-10-08T01:29:26.329+01:00Thank you so much Ayala 😊Thank you so much Ayala 😊Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-38531578222123560422016-10-08T01:29:00.276+01:002016-10-08T01:29:00.276+01:00Thank you xThank you xShaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-67002927647120399512016-10-08T01:28:42.792+01:002016-10-08T01:28:42.792+01:00Thanks Paul!Thanks Paul!Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-66157902447964040052016-10-08T01:28:25.890+01:002016-10-08T01:28:25.890+01:00I'm not a fan either Linda, to be honest - it ...I'm not a fan either Linda, to be honest - it certainly played no part in my childhood. But it looks like it will be a huge part of my nieces' and nephew's lives! So I guess I better get on board.Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-18036273225533898892016-10-08T01:27:00.777+01:002016-10-08T01:27:00.777+01:00Thank you so much Scott - and you're the secon...Thank you so much Scott - and you're the second person to let me know about this band. I need to check them out!Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-19890661866306122032016-10-08T01:26:06.979+01:002016-10-08T01:26:06.979+01:00Oh that's so lovely to hear - thanks Charlie!Oh that's so lovely to hear - thanks Charlie!Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-39057273628832962352016-10-08T01:25:31.000+01:002016-10-08T01:25:31.000+01:00Glad to hear it. Happy pumpkin carving!!Glad to hear it. Happy pumpkin carving!!Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-45101753345760829712016-10-08T01:25:06.325+01:002016-10-08T01:25:06.325+01:00Thanks Sanaa - still a long ways to go before the ...Thanks Sanaa - still a long ways to go before the little ghouls start knocking on our door :) Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-67210632527495187092016-10-08T01:23:48.894+01:002016-10-08T01:23:48.894+01:00Yes I think that version of All Hallow's Eve s...Yes I think that version of All Hallow's Eve seems much more appropriate. Today it really is quite wild and out of all bounds of anything hallowed.Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-33498069802608940322016-10-08T01:21:36.636+01:002016-10-08T01:21:36.636+01:00Begin! Begin! Miss you - come back!!Begin! Begin! Miss you - come back!!Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-2768768068642350072016-10-08T01:20:55.912+01:002016-10-08T01:20:55.912+01:00Well, jungli reveller? I wonder what your pumpkin ...Well, jungli reveller? I wonder what your pumpkin carving will reveal this year... miss you xxShaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-64695330485697202932016-10-08T01:20:04.538+01:002016-10-08T01:20:04.538+01:00Thanks Nada! I love the peace of your blog. It'...Thanks Nada! I love the peace of your blog. It's like an online hermitage!Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-6996845353873648572016-10-08T01:19:18.708+01:002016-10-08T01:19:18.708+01:00No way! I love the energy and uniqueness of your b...No way! I love the energy and uniqueness of your blog!! And I think you are being much more consistent than I am - lately anyway.<br />I agree - where's the Miss/Mrs Bond?!! As in female lead Bond. <br /><br />I need to scroll back a year to find your VW impression. ..Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-69275878172043710732016-10-07T12:28:25.041+01:002016-10-07T12:28:25.041+01:00This is beautiful! You pull out the hidden meanin...This is beautiful! You pull out the hidden meanings, stress the fun and pleasure of Halloween and compare it to the really gouache and spoilers of the spirit that ruins it for many.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-25399520567958030302016-10-07T09:32:46.983+01:002016-10-07T09:32:46.983+01:00Awesome! I enjoyed this very much, thank you!!Awesome! I enjoyed this very much, thank you!!Mariahttp://www.mariawenttotown15.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-7845987893746099342016-10-07T03:38:45.232+01:002016-10-07T03:38:45.232+01:00This is an incredible poem.This is an incredible poem.✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-30138976954589743962016-10-07T02:11:00.907+01:002016-10-07T02:11:00.907+01:00Well... that was an interesting take on the tradit...Well... that was an interesting take on the tradition or whatever it's called. well written and understood.<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-81432993305264581352016-10-07T01:31:25.290+01:002016-10-07T01:31:25.290+01:00I really enjoyed your poem. Thanks for sharing. :...I really enjoyed your poem. Thanks for sharing. :)Arcadia Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632127814188649845noreply@blogger.com