tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post5782316059757575626..comments2023-03-26T07:35:17.137-04:00Comments on Poppyprosodies: Plain As DayPoppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980323586402386609noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-86961686321294745582015-04-17T18:29:27.369-04:002015-04-17T18:29:27.369-04:00totally remembered those Brady'stotally remembered those Brady's Wolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-24782106054314903682015-04-17T10:45:32.046-04:002015-04-17T10:45:32.046-04:00Poppy,
I loved my childhood, generally; life seem...Poppy,<br /><br />I loved my childhood, generally; life seemed quite unremarkable, until in 1969 all hell broke lose in Belfast Northern Ireland..Foolishness destroyed so much in my life, of what you write about in your poem...Suddenly drifting into television worlds, seemed trivial..<br /><br />EileenEileen T O'Neill .....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325632298717325699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-3738389662233547612015-04-16T20:20:11.176-04:002015-04-16T20:20:11.176-04:00We can dream and live a higher standard. I enjoyed...We can dream and live a higher standard. I enjoyed this.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-26156570656812055102015-04-16T19:16:24.030-04:002015-04-16T19:16:24.030-04:00This brought a smile as we are often fooled my the...This brought a smile as we are often fooled my the media and TV believing all is wonderful and then we are hit by the realities of life which sometimes can be painful. You captured a great image in your words.Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-34271209109375786842015-04-16T10:59:12.399-04:002015-04-16T10:59:12.399-04:00kids today keep on sitiing before the idiot box an...kids today keep on sitiing before the idiot box and miss out on the lovely things of life like playing tennis!Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-66287623339763220252015-04-16T09:24:47.695-04:002015-04-16T09:24:47.695-04:00Or perhaps the Seavers (sic) the 90s take on the B...Or perhaps the Seavers (sic) the 90s take on the Bradys.Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-18108895771168231812015-04-16T08:58:19.376-04:002015-04-16T08:58:19.376-04:00We read into things as we want them to be...We read into things as we want them to be...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-6644537208852611282015-04-16T08:57:02.162-04:002015-04-16T08:57:02.162-04:00What an illuminating write...Tv can teach us much ...What an illuminating write...Tv can teach us much when perhaps those around us aren't able...why not believe the world can be happy! a little escapism can be the key to breaking freeJae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-55953571240697620722015-04-16T08:23:23.369-04:002015-04-16T08:23:23.369-04:00a lilting poem that sparkles on the surface and ha...a lilting poem that sparkles on the surface and has deep meaning below...<br />like a stream winding its way to its destination.<br />don't you know the brady bunch gave hope to all the little kids in 'combined' families! to me it's always been the 'mystique' of sunshiney happy california life. i STILL think of 'a california life' as something mystical and special somehow! despite reality.<br />your poem makes me think of all the novels we read and swoon over the tall dark silent hero...<br />then when we find one in real life... we think... WHY doesn't he TALK!!!! LOLOL. it happened to my neice.<br />my nephew is the 'silent' type. and she loved it at first. she's a chatter box! opposites still attract. :D<br />tammy jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568939993585811311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-9579124054764217392015-04-16T06:54:19.736-04:002015-04-16T06:54:19.736-04:00an enjoyable poem Poppy and also the comments :)an enjoyable poem Poppy and also the comments :)Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-13143319842862450652015-04-16T02:58:04.620-04:002015-04-16T02:58:04.620-04:00Entertaining as the Brady Bunch was and many other...Entertaining as the Brady Bunch was and many other programs were it was no more than a child's novel of fantasy and make believe. There was however hope that when grown up children's lives could be like that before realization set in!Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-25216109586082661412015-04-16T01:57:29.176-04:002015-04-16T01:57:29.176-04:00Hope can never be foolish, but believing what we h...Hope can never be foolish, but believing what we hope for is the one and only truth... Lighthearted, but very profound. Good write!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-43129008922819164122015-04-16T01:06:19.637-04:002015-04-16T01:06:19.637-04:00A common complaint, I suspect.A common complaint, I suspect.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-27784404095977559382015-04-15T22:03:30.740-04:002015-04-15T22:03:30.740-04:00I probably needed those rose colored glasses, as I...I probably needed those rose colored glasses, as I had way too much reality going on at my house back then, LOL. The wonder is hope survives at all, once we get a good look at what's really going on. Smiles. I enjoyed this!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-10354768070178096412015-04-15T20:44:56.729-04:002015-04-15T20:44:56.729-04:00Oh dear. My daughter used to love the Brady Bunch...Oh dear. My daughter used to love the Brady Bunch, as unrealistic as it was. But luckily her glasses were made of clear glass. Love this poem Poppy. Made me chuckle.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-27832094591484863672015-04-15T20:24:09.541-04:002015-04-15T20:24:09.541-04:00Oh my gosh!! The Brady Brunch... :D It was my all ...Oh my gosh!! The Brady Brunch... :D It was my all time favorite show! Oh you brought back so many cherished memories through your wonderful poem..!!!<br />Loved it Poppy! :D<br />xoxoSanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-91618600662771065792015-04-15T19:19:09.679-04:002015-04-15T19:19:09.679-04:00Hahaha! I am roaring by the end! Apparently many...Hahaha! I am roaring by the end! Apparently many a parent though to break the foolish bubble was foolish! ANd yet it seems some of us developed creativity and mystery, and some remained that blob in front of the screen. I loved your recognition that:<br /> " those silences to mean<br />feelings of pure apathy<br />and not a sense of mystery,"<br />When we see fantasy instead of reality, we could well make a silk purse out of a sow's ear! See Sherry's poem if you have never heard that one!<br />Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979922770404332424.post-48357463338630799982015-04-15T18:46:35.637-04:002015-04-15T18:46:35.637-04:00Ha, Poppy....I remember the Brady Bunch. Now you ...Ha, Poppy....I remember the Brady Bunch. Now you have me feeling nostalgic. Smiles. Truly, wasn't that an idyllic show? Maybe not all bad, but certainly not realistic. Truly not easy, after such shows, to burst the bubble and say 'that's nothing like my reality.' There is something in each of us,I think, that wants us to believe......Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com