tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post4851854744570530445..comments2023-12-03T21:00:07.148-06:00Comments on Beachanny By The Sea: MEDIA CIRCUSBeachannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-74679829336967081742011-06-16T15:17:24.695-05:002011-06-16T15:17:24.695-05:00Gay thank you for making this statement. Dammit I ...Gay thank you for making this statement. Dammit I couldn't agree more on this and you've said it so well. Excellent piece. Just the kind of thing I like to read (and write...). Damn the Australian ringmaster... this is important poetry. We need more. Thank you.Luke Praterhttp://lukepraterswordsalad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-78603175625031851782011-06-16T01:22:10.486-05:002011-06-16T01:22:10.486-05:00I agree with Mama Zen that the first stanza is sup...I agree with Mama Zen that the first stanza is super. "Flic-flac" is a neat addition, as is the entire theme of the circus highwire act. Excellent! :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515148975353849650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-80398794705702120812011-06-16T00:40:57.663-05:002011-06-16T00:40:57.663-05:00Well crafted, and so full of metaphors and double ...Well crafted, and so full of metaphors and double entendres... I really liked it, Gay!! <br />Oh.. the rhymes and the word play... amazing!! It was like a true (yet poetic) portrayal of many a life.. a life that is made to appear like a circus by our excellent media - magnified to the Nth degree, so that when a plunge happens, one falls FLAT on the face!! *sigh*<br /><br />Really very nicely written!! Kudos, my friend..Kavitahttp://kavisionz.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-38150005553683176932011-06-15T23:01:43.972-05:002011-06-15T23:01:43.972-05:00Well the Brits may have been spared Weiner's w...Well the Brits may have been spared Weiner's wiener, however, his was but the tip of the (ahem) iceberg. The entire press has been sinking steadily for quite some time into the yellow muck of journalism and none more so than those entities owned by Rupert Murdoch. The fourth estate have lost any nobility if they ever had it, in my opinion.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-31269734348393529362011-06-15T19:14:10.535-05:002011-06-15T19:14:10.535-05:00That was really good! Even though I'm not fami...That was really good! Even though I'm not familiar with the news item, it works really well as a metaphor for so many other things. :)Madeleine Begun Kanehttp://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-38254253460737975282011-06-15T14:18:14.304-05:002011-06-15T14:18:14.304-05:00there is such a lot of balance required and so few...there is such a lot of balance required and so few manage to hold it...excellently penned gayClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-12713737507410437962011-06-15T11:00:12.399-05:002011-06-15T11:00:12.399-05:00Smart and timely outrage at the fiddling while Rom...Smart and timely outrage at the fiddling while Rome burns. Good for you, a wonderful poem.Ann Grenierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501522748426995035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-22004607703932294922011-06-15T07:25:33.471-05:002011-06-15T07:25:33.471-05:00Well, somebody had to say it... and you certainly ...Well, somebody had to say it... and you certainly did. About time! And in poetry! Great...and good for you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-82028622362185380272011-06-14T23:38:42.226-05:002011-06-14T23:38:42.226-05:00Who would of thought a great poem would come of it...Who would of thought a great poem would come of it all?Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-82229376243550157242011-06-14T22:40:48.952-05:002011-06-14T22:40:48.952-05:00Hello, great work and play on words.Hello, great work and play on words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-31500428577340873002011-06-14T22:26:49.600-05:002011-06-14T22:26:49.600-05:00Good one, Gay. Life as a circus, and we all perfor...Good one, Gay. Life as a circus, and we all perform the hire-wire act.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-44154106754134193882011-06-14T21:40:43.999-05:002011-06-14T21:40:43.999-05:00Amen. When did it all start to slide into the muck...Amen. When did it all start to slide into the muck?PattiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-56116332504523941672011-06-14T19:57:50.346-05:002011-06-14T19:57:50.346-05:00Lately the hypocrisy is alive and well, isn't ...Lately the hypocrisy is alive and well, isn't it? Nice write.ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-8806989607110778002011-06-14T16:40:33.528-05:002011-06-14T16:40:33.528-05:00flic-flac! that's a mighty cool addition! once...flic-flac! that's a mighty cool addition! once you think you're "all that" you'll most certainly fall..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359959975341890512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-17595416191330342632011-06-14T16:30:26.695-05:002011-06-14T16:30:26.695-05:00just swinging though to say hi for OSW since i rea...just swinging though to say hi for OSW since i read earlier this week. hope you are well gay.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-81189227110734332882011-06-14T16:30:07.099-05:002011-06-14T16:30:07.099-05:00Flic-Flac is that the same as Tic-Tac..lol
Like ho...Flic-Flac is that the same as Tic-Tac..lol<br />Like how you removed the net<br />With each move they bet<br />As life can break your neck<br />On the swirling trekPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-15426577013444764082011-06-14T16:16:13.307-05:002011-06-14T16:16:13.307-05:00Nice piece!
Plus, I learned a new phrase: Flic-fl...Nice piece!<br /><br />Plus, I learned a new phrase: Flic-flac! :)Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927345716112968689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-38176504959139029242011-06-14T16:07:00.923-05:002011-06-14T16:07:00.923-05:00Fun wordplays ("righteous pol") and exc...Fun wordplays ("righteous pol") and excellent use of metaphor. A favorite line is "... the flic-flac / has lost its wow...."!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-20389248922203703412011-06-14T15:37:47.089-05:002011-06-14T15:37:47.089-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Gay-- let us all do tawdry...Thanks for stopping by, Gay-- let us all do tawdry's laundry. The hive mind is on opiates...xxxjJenne' R. Andrews https://www.blogger.com/profile/15744946229300234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-53150407298999504032011-06-14T04:30:34.404-05:002011-06-14T04:30:34.404-05:00brilliant! i'm so tired of the tawdriness, are...brilliant! i'm so tired of the tawdriness, aren't you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-15433994448200458162011-06-13T20:32:07.964-05:002011-06-13T20:32:07.964-05:00Fascinating and well written. There are those that...Fascinating and well written. There are those that believe any publicity is better than no publicity at all. How blind they are!! Nicely expressed.Ginny Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298060016652737538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-57924944201677481982011-06-13T15:56:46.560-05:002011-06-13T15:56:46.560-05:00Great extended metaphor-- excellent immediacy at w...Great extended metaphor-- excellent immediacy at work in this poem, which is one thing I think free verse always offers. xxxjJenne' R. Andrews https://www.blogger.com/profile/15744946229300234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-41085177203188666082011-06-13T14:57:30.023-05:002011-06-13T14:57:30.023-05:00Been on a few protests in my time Gay, you've ...Been on a few protests in my time Gay, you've done a great job of putting us in the moment, taking the stand as the fracas becomes a farce beneath. Great stand and viewpoint, eloquently put in freeverse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-79658875163561970082011-06-13T14:53:11.180-05:002011-06-13T14:53:11.180-05:00Great topical poem Gay. Love the word craft like&q...Great topical poem Gay. Love the word craft like" righteous pole " I had Don Henley's song - Dirty Laundry playing in my head when I read it.Sean Vesseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05509793249114004395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-6058721057433450802011-06-13T14:41:30.636-05:002011-06-13T14:41:30.636-05:00I saw that when I was preparing this. Thanks Bren...I saw that when I was preparing this. Thanks Brenda. I will write a little more about this after other folks read it. I am leaving it up for 1shotWednesday I think. It was an interesting construction for me. Thank you everyone for linking today @onestoppoetry, for your wonderful poems, and for supporting the brilliant Sam Peralta. And most of all thanks for coming by here and commenting on this little free verse piece.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.com