tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post8210547014801464265..comments2024-03-19T07:43:40.609-04:00Comments on The Camel Saloon: CENTERFOLDThe Camel Saloonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466326145539153263noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-21921960445556296122012-11-01T18:11:51.412-04:002012-11-01T18:11:51.412-04:00It just really sounds like you are at war with you...It just really sounds like you are at war with yourself here, that you did indeed centerfold (in the crashing) water, but that truth has not preserved you. The shifting sands do not compare to the small dish of truth--water.Rita Meachamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642642179737752031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-80579204877490123932012-04-22T15:40:54.536-04:002012-04-22T15:40:54.536-04:00I have read your work before and plumbed the depth...I have read your work before and plumbed the depths of meaning but this poem has a caliber all of its own, it speaks to me in my own ways. It touches the soul, yo have great mastery with words and the way you paint with them.Jannteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06067190276751499712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-53378803905743732142012-02-13T14:25:50.272-05:002012-02-13T14:25:50.272-05:00Wonderful, Ace!
FrancescaWonderful, Ace!<br /><br />FrancescaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-76080006386705932432012-02-12T23:16:13.699-05:002012-02-12T23:16:13.699-05:00Ace, I was moved by your poem. I could feel myself...Ace, I was moved by your poem. I could feel myself holding my breath wondering what each next stanza would hold. Well done my friend!<br /><br />Kristine KenyonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-37111786510337004012012-02-09T15:53:35.879-05:002012-02-09T15:53:35.879-05:00A true poem. You captured what's often vague ...A true poem. You captured what's often vague and held it down; made it real.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306491903311869968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-5859255037981219342012-02-09T02:28:54.689-05:002012-02-09T02:28:54.689-05:00Nice poem and your Camel Alan! From: JanahNice poem and your Camel Alan! From: Janahjanahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010600327383497605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-74677122121759925612012-02-09T02:21:26.370-05:002012-02-09T02:21:26.370-05:00Beautiful poem and Camel Alan! So deeply narrate a...Beautiful poem and Camel Alan! So deeply narrate and great story! I like The Camel Saloon...janahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010600327383497605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-83643645925127417772012-02-08T20:15:05.643-05:002012-02-08T20:15:05.643-05:00Fear closes the door of the heart to express one&#...Fear closes the door of the heart to express one's own True Essence. I was so shy as a child that my father thought I did not know how to speak or that something developmentally was wrong with me. However, caged birds do indeed sing- even if the song of Truth is held deep inside.<br />Powerful Ace... :) Keep writing your Truths my friend.Tracy Latz, M.D.http://www.shiftyourlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-43369963789793129952012-02-07T22:57:20.711-05:002012-02-07T22:57:20.711-05:00killing me softly with his song..
sorry about the...killing me softly with his song..<br /><br />sorry about the bike.MorticiasChildhttp://morticiaschild.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-47274144089176659432012-02-07T21:50:33.439-05:002012-02-07T21:50:33.439-05:00Excellent poem, keep saying truth to yourself and ...Excellent poem, keep saying truth to yourself and share it with others, don't be "shy"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-60198392694338440532012-02-06T09:54:20.338-05:002012-02-06T09:54:20.338-05:00"Even a fire in the stables
won’t let the hor..."Even a fire in the stables<br />won’t let the horse escape.<br />Burn before leaving<br />Put water in a dish left outside the stall<br />and think it will hold back the flames."<br /><br />I haven't read a more precise description of the shy's thought. i see myself on these five lines, and the consequences I've lived because of this way of thinking. The chains, terrible chains that paralize the mind....sometimes. Striking. Thank you dear Ace. <br />GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-56683327391591726982012-02-06T06:03:53.874-05:002012-02-06T06:03:53.874-05:00Wonderful poem, Ace. A lot of young people are shy...Wonderful poem, Ace. A lot of young people are shy,I was very shy, wanting to be grown up, they all seemed so sure of themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-35266757750437829442012-02-05T17:56:06.438-05:002012-02-05T17:56:06.438-05:00LOVELYYY FOR THESE ANIMALS TOO!!! In Brazil, there...LOVELYYY FOR THESE ANIMALS TOO!!! In Brazil, there take tourist on the dunes in NORTHERN...Let me see acquaint of!!! superb!!! good idea!!!@@ezir paivahttp://www.empp.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-6752747120981832152012-02-05T17:28:17.848-05:002012-02-05T17:28:17.848-05:00So.. you live there too.... ?So.. you live there too.... ?Teena Gateshttp://www.facebook.com/teenagatesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-44879631589256567912012-02-05T17:22:51.113-05:002012-02-05T17:22:51.113-05:00It was very moving, do you live in that pain?It was very moving, do you live in that pain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-49706542312590568272012-02-04T09:19:48.648-05:002012-02-04T09:19:48.648-05:00Dearest Alan! Who or what inspired you about this ...Dearest Alan! Who or what inspired you about this poem? You're a real poet, and I admire your verbal expression and the power of your poems! BBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-48022161951711927452012-02-04T09:14:08.965-05:002012-02-04T09:14:08.965-05:00beautifully penned and the profound message in the...beautifully penned and the profound message in the last stanza really spoke to me, these two lines in particular--<br /><br />Duty has no meaning in a colored light<br />Shifting sands mean everything.<br /><br />Bravo Ace, nicely done.Christi Moonhttp://www.letterstothemoon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-66100902192721689662012-02-04T02:21:18.787-05:002012-02-04T02:21:18.787-05:00I very very beautiful poem Ace!!!I very very beautiful poem Ace!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-40128518838607134952012-02-03T14:32:49.592-05:002012-02-03T14:32:49.592-05:00The Centerfold will unfold when we choose to exper...The Centerfold will unfold when we choose to experience beyond our comfort zone....<br />hmmm....let me see...OK...stand before a mirror and view the mirror on the wall behind..there you will see the reality of infinity...we only have choice...and are all alone...so ?Wayne Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-59470681766504205792012-02-03T07:08:45.331-05:002012-02-03T07:08:45.331-05:00A wonderful poem. Very beautiful, shyness .... You...A wonderful poem. Very beautiful, shyness .... You can stop being shy? I do not know, at any time and when you least expect it, shyness comes over and makes an appearance .... Thanks Ace.CGM-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-6118928637414933202012-02-03T04:34:06.014-05:002012-02-03T04:34:06.014-05:00lovely.. and true.
I was a shy kid and nver could...lovely.. and true.<br /><br />I was a shy kid and nver could figure out why that made some grown ups think I was timid. (my family knew better! lol) I just hated being visible.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284595314525240584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-86958985477504452012012-02-03T01:34:05.061-05:002012-02-03T01:34:05.061-05:00Congrats Ace! Great work my friend
~ginamCongrats Ace! Great work my friend<br />~ginamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-11153393285093121892012-02-02T22:09:04.579-05:002012-02-02T22:09:04.579-05:00This poem strikes me deeply. It uses a lighthearte...This poem strikes me deeply. It uses a lighthearted image to begin a journey behind the masks we often wear -- the fears that can keep us in bondage, chained within ourselves, even when the flames are rising all around. Thanks for this revealing Centerfold. An excellent poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com