tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post3109770658390421839..comments2023-08-29T00:19:57.259-04:00Comments on Poetical Psyche: "It's about Wild things," who Gnu…{OS} "No, it's about monsters"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05885047796180529498noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-63247623370828300052012-05-14T15:27:26.792-04:002012-05-14T15:27:26.792-04:00Love the easy flow, stream of consciousness of thi...Love the easy flow, stream of consciousness of this, a direct tap into your memories. I've always loved Sendak, but what I took from his stories evolved as I got older.PattiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-89662904547252173242012-05-13T19:05:45.912-04:002012-05-13T19:05:45.912-04:00I was the same way. I didn't get Sendak at al...I was the same way. I didn't get Sendak at all until I was an adult.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-9104210371476849572012-05-13T09:46:28.619-04:002012-05-13T09:46:28.619-04:00You really go out of your way to bring back memori...You really go out of your way to bring back memories of childhood not without monsters. We thought monster would cause fright but to kids these are fun things. That probably explains the popularity of Sendak's monsters. Great verse, pretty long verse!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-61765199165461786002012-05-13T09:22:47.590-04:002012-05-13T09:22:47.590-04:00Fred- i LOVE this more narrative style to your poe...Fred- i LOVE this more narrative style to your poetry....has such a natural 'train of thought to it'- and the message is a great one (well- for me anyway) Society as a monster- but like all monsters they become bigger in the unconscious- and can be easily fought off with magic and spells - basically a if we keep some of that childhood spirirt- then the world doesn't have to become too serious. Great job buddy- and quite a personal write too- very coolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-18662705371131695922012-05-13T04:09:28.833-04:002012-05-13T04:09:28.833-04:00Beautifully done!Beautifully done!Madeleine Begun Kanehttp://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-25346154951541430742012-05-13T01:18:52.707-04:002012-05-13T01:18:52.707-04:00i love the line "who would have ever thought ...i love the line "who would have ever thought a child would have to mature to enjoy what a moster represents"<br /><br /><a href="http://zongrik.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/when-do-we-stop-being-a-child/" rel="nofollow">when do we stop being a child</a>zongrikhttp://zongrik.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-16766421663760158172012-05-12T21:14:34.195-04:002012-05-12T21:14:34.195-04:00Agreed. Major League was one of the best, if not t...Agreed. Major League was one of the best, if not the best, baseball movie every made, second was okay but the third sucked. Love that movie. Yeah many a things can be imagined as a child from the go joe's to the whacky things under the bed, a shame we lose most of that for the so called realism of the world.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-10888598609038845122012-05-12T18:53:36.298-04:002012-05-12T18:53:36.298-04:00wow, loved this Fred....great thoughts and reflect...wow, loved this Fred....great thoughts and reflection compared to who you are today.<br />I love the easy way it flows, too.<br /><br />and you 'couldn't care less' right? couldn't. ;)Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-77489388922547956292012-05-12T17:35:36.906-04:002012-05-12T17:35:36.906-04:00I'm a stunted bloom into adult-hood and quite ...I'm a stunted bloom into adult-hood and quite proud of it! between you and me and anyone who reads your blog...I was not caught up in the Wild Thing propaganda...as my own imagination did a fine job of providing my monsters...but I did come to love and appreciate the works when sharing them with my daughter...Loved the conversational tone of this one, really enjoyed it actually. Thank you! Here's to the eternal fountain of youth and drinking as much as we can in the name of pure gluttony (and our addiction to imagination!)Tashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-78572576120766324722012-05-12T17:33:51.691-04:002012-05-12T17:33:51.691-04:00I think as adults we have a greater perspective of...I think as adults we have a greater perspective of things; seeing such "monsters" as metaphors, of our darkest fears and minds. I specially like these lines:<br /><br />And who would have ever thought<br />A child would have to mature<br />to enjoy what a monster represents.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-45043781828471812752012-05-12T17:17:41.408-04:002012-05-12T17:17:41.408-04:00SNIKT...haha...pop a claw man...frank miller was t...SNIKT...haha...pop a claw man...frank miller was the bomb...still is though he is a little crazy in person i will say...and you know to appreciate them sometimes we do have to grow into them...i got hooked on comics around 5th grade...xmen was the first...batman shortly after...and yeah it is cool sendaks work touched many....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-41168911880290813582012-05-12T17:05:45.190-04:002012-05-12T17:05:45.190-04:00It fascinates me how differently kids see the worl...It fascinates me how differently kids see the world and then somehow the magic wears off or, they/we are 'conditioned' into not seeing it anymore. <br />Nice write Fred.Daydreamertoohttp://daydreamertoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-54339573571883043782012-05-12T16:45:54.870-04:002012-05-12T16:45:54.870-04:00Haha! Yes, Charlie Sheen really was one of the wil...Haha! Yes, Charlie Sheen really was one of the wild ones! This is really superb! Thank you for joining the wild rumpus!Aaron Kenyhttp://twoinformalfeet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-80394597155217357922012-05-12T16:43:06.770-04:002012-05-12T16:43:06.770-04:00lines that reek of instability
Disproportions mirr...lines that reek of instability<br />Disproportions mirroring the inner mind<br />Monsters…a metaphor….yep<br /><br />... that about sums it up, eh? I like your unique take on the prompt, Fred.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-43741597808377015622012-05-12T16:42:49.866-04:002012-05-12T16:42:49.866-04:00Love this, I'm with you on X-men.Love this, I'm with you on X-men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-80530321042267474612012-05-12T16:36:04.791-04:002012-05-12T16:36:04.791-04:00nice...i like this much fred... i never read him a...nice...i like this much fred... i never read him as a child..just discovered his work recently and was impressed by the depth and his view on life...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-8407434519027606382012-05-12T15:54:46.123-04:002012-05-12T15:54:46.123-04:00I enjoyed your meanderings here, Fred. It may tak...I enjoyed your meanderings here, Fred. It may take an adult to understand what a monster meant; but it is a child who really can appreciate the likes of the Sendak monster!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com