tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post5615335116779804431..comments2023-08-29T00:19:57.259-04:00Comments on Poetical Psyche: Wandering With Another's WardrobeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05885047796180529498noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-56262473058351845752012-05-02T19:18:20.292-04:002012-05-02T19:18:20.292-04:00Yes...back for more! Again, the character brought ...Yes...back for more! Again, the character brought goosebumps...(and between you, me and the fence post, I can hear you really rocking the METAL!!!!) Just fantastic, Fred!Tashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-62723028493053065802012-05-01T07:40:46.605-04:002012-05-01T07:40:46.605-04:00I really enjoyed listening to this. Your voice add...I really enjoyed listening to this. Your voice added mystery to the poem. Nicely done :)Poetry and Icecreamhttp://normamartiri.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/a-vampires-dine/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-30162132892059909812012-04-29T17:48:57.639-04:002012-04-29T17:48:57.639-04:00LOVE the writing (surprise) but love the character...LOVE the writing (surprise) but love the character that is brought to life with the reading even more! Awesome...just that simpleTashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-40472185877218163712012-04-29T14:54:37.622-04:002012-04-29T14:54:37.622-04:00Definitely a twist on the old old story, but also ...Definitely a twist on the old old story, but also a creative restatement of that other old old story, redemption. Nice,Fred.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-33220630282022619102012-04-29T12:25:43.779-04:002012-04-29T12:25:43.779-04:00I too find this interesting in the vampire seeking...I too find this interesting in the vampire seeking forgiveness and finding it. The way the myth works out in popular culture, of course, is that s/he uses their very existence to undermine the notion of either God's existence or his benevolence. Since if God exists then why so much evil? I do believe in some form of apokatastasis wherein all things, evil and good, are remade, so this rendition of the vampire who epitomizes evil seeking forgiveness resonates very powerfully with me. Your words once again are equal to the task of this variation on the theme.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784125345525784337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-24162553168934685572012-04-29T11:21:22.785-04:002012-04-29T11:21:22.785-04:00Whew. This is a powerful piece, indeed. Nice work....Whew. This is a powerful piece, indeed. Nice work.De Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798544585779003567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-44327015690987618982012-04-29T11:12:31.705-04:002012-04-29T11:12:31.705-04:00I love the fact that this vampire was able to find...I love the fact that this vampire was able to find redemption, holds out a bit more hope for the rest of us! And that opening line "Stigmata scented" just reached out and grabbed me. So nicely done!Mary B. Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03135589216216151585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-50355905162720524162012-04-29T09:23:58.254-04:002012-04-29T09:23:58.254-04:00So glad to see vampire come to his senses and knee...So glad to see vampire come to his senses and knees. Enjoyed the story here. K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-90847490944383542002012-04-29T06:38:41.317-04:002012-04-29T06:38:41.317-04:00For mje this works well and is so cogent in its ex...For mje this works well and is so cogent in its expression.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-67761448639499527872012-04-29T06:21:09.432-04:002012-04-29T06:21:09.432-04:00I preferred the audio. Got across the emotions a w...I preferred the audio. Got across the emotions a whole lot better. The reading is probably more personal and sincere as first person than as third. The third does seem to work better read on page. I never knew this effect existed before, so that's interesting to me.<br /><br />Enjoyed the tale. Thanks. :)Ravenblackhttp://theotherdayplace.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-59864379429042864182012-04-29T03:55:34.393-04:002012-04-29T03:55:34.393-04:00nice...i like how you're playing off the power...nice...i like how you're playing off the power of forgiveness and that there's a way out of evil for everyone...very cool ... and even cooler that you wrote it before you knew about the prompt..ha...niceClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-20256513215881373692012-04-29T01:36:01.947-04:002012-04-29T01:36:01.947-04:00It's so rare to see a redemptive narrative for...It's so rare to see a redemptive narrative for a vampire, that this poem stands out. Just when you thought you've read it all, you stumble over something like this. Good job.Semaphorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945917520773585129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-56528628696292941022012-04-28T21:20:15.305-04:002012-04-28T21:20:15.305-04:00see i told you....smiles.see i told you....smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-59991003393339478542012-04-28T21:13:14.571-04:002012-04-28T21:13:14.571-04:00I like that he knelt and found himself. A differ...I like that he knelt and found himself. A different take on the dark side of vampires but redemptive and hopeful ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-14486582796622654032012-04-28T20:50:16.912-04:002012-04-28T20:50:16.912-04:00Interesting take as a metaphor for a sinner conver...Interesting take as a metaphor for a sinner converted. Also, the audio reading adds a lot, even though you changed a few things.Frank Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512960953837979822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-12474359956801175422012-04-28T20:31:21.025-04:002012-04-28T20:31:21.025-04:00Wow, coming back to this and listening to your rec...Wow, coming back to this and listening to your recording, which is in first person, was intense. Vital poetry Fred, thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-51857705977838745982012-04-28T20:01:55.919-04:002012-04-28T20:01:55.919-04:00I had to laugh at the lawyer stanza, but what did ...I had to laugh at the lawyer stanza, but what did it for me were the last two stanzas.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-19689922477376357202012-04-28T19:48:12.657-04:002012-04-28T19:48:12.657-04:00This is a different take on the prompt, it reminds...This is a different take on the prompt, it reminds me of the final scene in the Bram Stoker's Dracula. Very nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-21069383076643708772012-04-28T18:54:58.525-04:002012-04-28T18:54:58.525-04:00I just finished a book called the Grim Reaper by S...I just finished a book called the Grim Reaper by Steve Alten. In it, he says that there has to be evil in this world for man to redeem himself because he can, right up to the moment he is about to die. God doesn't turn anyone away, even evil doers provided they cleanse themselves in the pureness of His light. It's a book all about the End days and the evil of a woman microbiologist who thinks she is saving the world by killing us all with a pandemic that she's created. Great story and this piece reminded me of it. That even bad people can be forgiven if they are really asking to be.<br />Fabulous writing Fred. Thanks.Daydreamertoohttp://daydreamertoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-47934785128010731712012-04-28T18:54:44.361-04:002012-04-28T18:54:44.361-04:00okay ... gone a different more redemptive directio...okay ... gone a different more redemptive direction than I was expecting, as chroma has detailed Jung's theory rather<br />skilfully, I won't go there; this was well done and interesting ... food for thought<br /><br />for plain old vampire fare:<br /><br />http://thepoet-tree-house.blogspot.ca/2012/04/on-paris-night.htmlS.E.Ingrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02135141369161538082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-30291824416573251712012-04-27T19:23:57.430-04:002012-04-27T19:23:57.430-04:00I am going to give Buffy a call or maybe the Winch...I am going to give Buffy a call or maybe the Winchesters or Blade too. We need to stop those vampires in their tracks. If God won't do it then we need help for it wil spur on the Twlight crap, that needs to stop. It must all this vampire crap needs to go away in a big gust. Oh now you made me rant..lol...yours was a way better look though as you showed the not so hollow vampire looking for the good once more.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-72456625467352720292012-04-27T16:50:02.353-04:002012-04-27T16:50:02.353-04:00From Brian's comment I am curious about the pr...From Brian's comment I am curious about the prompt. The mythology/symbolism of the vampire is one I haven't spent much time exploring, perhaps because it too often gets the horror movie treatment. After doing some reading this afternoon I discovered many interesting ideas I hadn't previously considered. Jung posits the Vampire archetype as the polar opposite of the Redemptive archetype and calls them two sides of one being in the collective unconscious. This poem, full of atonement and grace is quite striking. Thank you for the thought-provoking read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930188128946500869.post-19012076767828540402012-04-27T14:15:25.418-04:002012-04-27T14:15:25.418-04:00smiles....two things...first, someone sold you a s...smiles....two things...first, someone sold you a secret didnt they? smiles...your poem contains the prompt for tomorrow at dverse...or perhaps its just fate..haha...<br /><br />nice bit of redemption in your words...and even the darkest soul can find its way home you know...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com