tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post8533368466160777154..comments2024-03-29T03:00:15.690-04:00Comments on Susan's Poetry: Inside the Voting BoothSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-24412428481488329632016-07-27T01:34:31.114-04:002016-07-27T01:34:31.114-04:00I think only people who have been denied the right...I think only people who have been denied the right of free and secret voting fully realise how important this is. Your poem highlights this, Susan. Well-penned!Intellibloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-92200591051569555592016-07-22T09:35:02.411-04:002016-07-22T09:35:02.411-04:00The right to vote, a right that many natural-born ...The right to vote, a right that many natural-born citizens take for granted, is something that many immigrants cherish.Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-15955565181699931272016-07-22T04:54:29.304-04:002016-07-22T04:54:29.304-04:00Wow. That sounds like a safe voting system in your...Wow. That sounds like a safe voting system in your part.There can't even be the whiff of impropriety.Great piece, Susan!Panchalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832164041967778122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-57272678250942419772016-07-21T16:38:26.983-04:002016-07-21T16:38:26.983-04:00I too, remember my first vote, but for one being e...I too, remember my first vote, but for one being elevated from having no voting voice, well I couldn't imagaine the anticipation and probable elation too. Great piece.Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781106976505685053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-61056878047204847172016-07-20T19:21:03.300-04:002016-07-20T19:21:03.300-04:00Absolutely beautiful. I remember my first time of ...Absolutely beautiful. I remember my first time of voting and the pride in being counted as an adult; how much more for her after perhaps years of oppression and disenfranchisement. Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-39217509388740012202016-07-20T16:39:22.837-04:002016-07-20T16:39:22.837-04:00I love the haiku that you added! Really completes...I love the haiku that you added! Really completes the picture.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-66325575952404194862016-07-20T16:02:47.916-04:002016-07-20T16:02:47.916-04:00Yes, it does matter to vote! I like the deliberat...Yes, it does matter to vote! I like the deliberations that take place during these elections.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-50195380973253042312016-07-20T14:13:54.194-04:002016-07-20T14:13:54.194-04:00"lever that entered her free vote. How long&..."lever that entered her free vote. How long"<br /><br />Wow. What a great line break. I'd never considered that it could come to a point at which we might have to pay in order to vote. That's completely possible. Scary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-39608904559994290432016-07-20T13:20:58.234-04:002016-07-20T13:20:58.234-04:00Oh I LOVE the haiku............I too prefer the la...Oh I LOVE the haiku............I too prefer the lake and tree to the human doings going on these days. Smiles.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-61282630295345552072016-07-20T13:06:34.581-04:002016-07-20T13:06:34.581-04:00What a feeling it must have been, to vote for the ...What a feeling it must have been, to vote for the first time. Wish we had the same feeling nowadays.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-89665713710913069592016-07-20T11:21:39.607-04:002016-07-20T11:21:39.607-04:00what a vivid picture, i could see the lady exercis...what a vivid picture, i could see the lady exercising her right :) & of course a lovely haibun...yes we will play fully before our exit...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-13167565796036160772016-07-20T09:09:37.660-04:002016-07-20T09:09:37.660-04:00I prefer the lake and the tree - but sadly the ...I prefer the lake and the tree - but sadly the 'real' world requires a vote in order to try ad make it a better place - your photo and the booth made me think of the wizard of Oz - all big and scary...until you look closer and take control - and therein lies one of the benefits of being able to vote i suppose ;)Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-15660294230511650872016-07-20T06:10:51.156-04:002016-07-20T06:10:51.156-04:00So powerful is that right to vote... but sometimes...So powerful is that right to vote... but sometimes the choices are just not good enough.thotpurgehttp://thotpurge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-55238732195988485192016-07-19T22:39:35.169-04:002016-07-19T22:39:35.169-04:00Last night I voted, I went back twice to check. M...Last night I voted, I went back twice to check. My vote was marked incorrectly. I had to change it twice before it showed the correct vote. Just a reminder for those who vote electronically...<br /><br />A proud moment in your story.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-48295139750254871952016-07-19T18:31:49.810-04:002016-07-19T18:31:49.810-04:00Oh you took us right into the voting booth. I doub...Oh you took us right into the voting booth. I doubt casting a vote has ever been more important than this time.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com