tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post406829025283657976..comments2024-03-29T03:00:15.690-04:00Comments on Susan's Poetry: BloodSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-11238211034077267002015-10-07T17:43:21.330-04:002015-10-07T17:43:21.330-04:00Oh! But some things cannot be hidden under the car...Oh! But some things cannot be hidden under the carpet. At least not forever.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-46527756557423565932015-10-06T10:22:28.011-04:002015-10-06T10:22:28.011-04:00Beautifully penned. How long does one cover the si...Beautifully penned. How long does one cover the sins...hide behind a mask? One needs to face it, fond a way to see the inner light...Aditihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07881690136782545422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-27318606279277865022015-10-06T10:00:12.557-04:002015-10-06T10:00:12.557-04:00You can't answer with hate to hate, but also -...You can't answer with hate to hate, but also - to cover carpet over the blood... So, it's to be healed accepting that not yet everyone on the same level of consciousness...humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-34737664886312076762015-10-05T08:32:21.432-04:002015-10-05T08:32:21.432-04:00Yes we can hide and forgive yet the heart will tel...Yes we can hide and forgive yet the heart will tell. Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-12269779273156871262015-10-05T01:16:11.739-04:002015-10-05T01:16:11.739-04:00How long will we pull the carpet over the blood? I...How long will we pull the carpet over the blood? I guess until we can no longer bear its screaming. Powerful piece Susan!Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-25172852150202012242015-10-04T22:14:48.963-04:002015-10-04T22:14:48.963-04:00As a former abuse victim, I relate and understand ...As a former abuse victim, I relate and understand this, but also know that sooner or later that carpet gets too heavy to move and then one must make the choice to move oneself, leaving the carpet behind. <br /><br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-71009830438057433862015-10-04T21:54:03.280-04:002015-10-04T21:54:03.280-04:00pulling the carpet over the blood does not make th...pulling the carpet over the blood does not make the stain go away...I think it lingers for a very long time...Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-74928845703400133092015-10-04T20:05:30.786-04:002015-10-04T20:05:30.786-04:00Well I hope we stop pulling the carpet over blood,...Well I hope we stop pulling the carpet over blood, that we face our guilts and then definitely release the love. i do believe there's plenty of it. but ignorance keeps it under the rug.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-5256715264609484932015-10-04T19:57:45.502-04:002015-10-04T19:57:45.502-04:00Pulling the rug over, to hide the conscience of bl...Pulling the rug over, to hide the conscience of blood and wrongs have always been the way out. It is a temporary solution that can flare up at later times and perhaps after the loss of lives and sufferings. A pity! Very thoughtful write Susan!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-83107654282928328352015-10-04T18:51:30.093-04:002015-10-04T18:51:30.093-04:00Well you can tell from the comments that you have ...Well you can tell from the comments that you have made the reader think. Can we cover anger, destruction, evil? I dont think so but I think we have the choice as you state to love rather than hate. Evil doesnt' erase evil only goodness can.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414513238308254080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-89495984184957259262015-10-04T18:42:41.402-04:002015-10-04T18:42:41.402-04:00I like the positive vibe of your poem. it arouses...I like the positive vibe of your poem. it arouses triumph and the thought that God is in all of us.Nicholas https://www.blogger.com/profile/05252355730748268069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-73267939838960907742015-10-04T18:31:29.336-04:002015-10-04T18:31:29.336-04:00A beautifully rendered articulation about human co...A beautifully rendered articulation about human corruption - the disconnect, from that which we should be involved in setting to rights. "Pull the carpet over the blood, then go" ... an eloquent and evocative line. Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-3419733848154837712015-10-04T18:25:07.263-04:002015-10-04T18:25:07.263-04:00Oh that image of carpet pulled over blood is tough...Oh that image of carpet pulled over blood is tough and moving. Here's praying for love to win over x claireylovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16691439928758477628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-10578200397973201492015-10-04T16:24:43.488-04:002015-10-04T16:24:43.488-04:00Another great commentary.
ZQAnother great commentary.<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-20236819327104825952015-10-04T16:05:59.957-04:002015-10-04T16:05:59.957-04:00I felt the harsh reality in the first lines of try...I felt the harsh reality in the first lines of trying to sweep it all under the carpet, and then the message changed for me to one of more hope as we pull the carpet and let go...dissolve our fears and find the love we need....fabulous lines!Donna@LivingFromHappinesshttp://www.livingfromhappiness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-59456900590485430162015-10-04T15:52:25.531-04:002015-10-04T15:52:25.531-04:00Blood can mean so many things can't it? You, ...Blood can mean so many things can't it? You, then someone above in a comment mentioned forgiveness. You are both were right on. Forgiveness somehow cleanses everything. I enjoyed your poem<br />Liz Rice-Sosnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705708193546909432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-19545185035324038442015-10-04T14:37:03.088-04:002015-10-04T14:37:03.088-04:00My first time here, I think - interesting work and...My first time here, I think - interesting work and will be back to see what you come up with next... "prize the light<br />alive that lies still hidden deep inside." Amen to that! With Best Wishes Scott www.scotthastie.comscotthastiepoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266153714529613752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-29666503229763763512015-10-04T14:00:04.144-04:002015-10-04T14:00:04.144-04:00As they used to say on the old CSI's, blood do...As they used to say on the old CSI's, blood doesn't lie. You can cover it or wash it away but truth has a way of making it seen. This is a wonderful, powerful, true poem.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-7807316401473586192015-10-04T13:42:12.997-04:002015-10-04T13:42:12.997-04:00Beautiful words, on a tragic subject, though somet...Beautiful words, on a tragic subject, though sometimes I am so stressed that to sleep does bring the light and a better perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-7342242258393396832015-10-04T13:02:58.788-04:002015-10-04T13:02:58.788-04:00I'm pretty sure the blood should not be spille...I'm pretty sure the blood should not be spilled...somethings are better left unseen...annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-18317245217594417452015-10-04T12:56:36.523-04:002015-10-04T12:56:36.523-04:00What a wonderful repeated line, "pull the car...What a wonderful repeated line, "pull the carpet over the blood." Something so menacing and yet lovely about this. Matthew Henningsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561605742904573649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-28651408604914775912015-10-04T10:59:19.380-04:002015-10-04T10:59:19.380-04:00Carpets are wonderful things... to cover things fo...Carpets are wonderful things... to cover things for a while. But blood has a way of seeping through most things; as your penultimate stanza suggests, we should find a way to "face the flood" and change things. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-7735620036250650702015-10-04T10:23:08.194-04:002015-10-04T10:23:08.194-04:00"Dissolve the hate in day and prize the light..."Dissolve the hate in day and prize the light<br />alive that lies still hidden deep inside."-- I completely agree with you. Hatred is like a terrible disease that can consume our entire being. Beeter to accept things we cannot change, We all must be willing to forgive....<br />The concluding lines are powerful, Susan. Beautiful poem.Panchalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832164041967778122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-42914550773252807732015-10-04T10:10:33.181-04:002015-10-04T10:10:33.181-04:00powerful words. You have captured well what dawn h...powerful words. You have captured well what dawn hides, temporarily, in an abusive situation.This poems shines some permanent light and inspires.nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445777687088584603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-74975831166165469212015-10-04T09:13:35.449-04:002015-10-04T09:13:35.449-04:00I wish we can follow this in our lives. Hatred for...I wish we can follow this in our lives. Hatred for hatred is never the solution. The hate must be dissolved. Great poem.Purba chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726789340791239305noreply@blogger.com