tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post7333621528587913069..comments2023-10-15T07:36:05.092-07:00Comments on A Piece Of Mind: Starlet (RWP prompt #92)Cynthia Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12386358503730817278noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-56893225423399647802009-09-20T16:42:55.731-07:002009-09-20T16:42:55.731-07:00This piece is wonderfully focused. I really like &...This piece is wonderfully focused. I really like "a counterfeit confection of delight."Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552467037640904091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-91384610105255710702009-09-19T07:05:08.184-07:002009-09-19T07:05:08.184-07:00Beautiful description of an empty, vain life. Her ...Beautiful description of an empty, vain life. Her painful, instaiable dissatisfaction with her life comes across so well.ARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419644724596083617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-68702949200939222912009-09-18T17:39:16.355-07:002009-09-18T17:39:16.355-07:00I think you the emotions just about right. I like ...I think you the emotions just about right. I like it.<br /><br /><a href="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2009/09/for-pittance-you-buy-that-confection.html" rel="nofollow">for a pittance, you buy that confection</a>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-84073373937310237562009-09-18T11:44:46.109-07:002009-09-18T11:44:46.109-07:00agree with nicole here cynthia, nothing to nasty i...agree with nicole here cynthia, nothing to nasty in here at all. enjoy the balls this piece has and how you address the seemingly dual personalities of these celebrities, contrasting nicely with public perception. a fine write here that bites with truth. -lawrenceLawrence Gladeviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074490753640053690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-1141714356032008032009-09-18T08:17:49.251-07:002009-09-18T08:17:49.251-07:00Hi Cynthia,
Have you been reading 'Hello'...Hi Cynthia,<br /><br />Have you been reading 'Hello', 'OK', 'Heat' again?! Like Joanne, I love "a counterfeit confection of delight". These people exist because "we" buy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-74541784214188807082009-09-18T00:35:05.520-07:002009-09-18T00:35:05.520-07:00A great warning about all those pretty empty thing...A great warning about all those pretty empty things whether they come from a stage or from the shelves of the nearest big box store!Tamrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016702051457729026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-14788255008496171962009-09-17T21:23:24.633-07:002009-09-17T21:23:24.633-07:00As real as life itself! Nice write!As real as life itself! Nice write!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-56731301734798818612009-09-17T19:19:47.991-07:002009-09-17T19:19:47.991-07:00An ode to vanity ...
To be the worshiped Venus,
...An ode to vanity ... <br /><br />To be the worshiped Venus,<br />the axis on which existence turns.<br /><br />The "confections" our society creates and discards so easily, full of empty calories. Well-captured in the poem.Francis Scudellarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008685302028451297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-47991026961781874682009-09-17T18:59:39.372-07:002009-09-17T18:59:39.372-07:00You really get all the details in here and I like ...You really get all the details in here and I like the double & triple monosyllable combinations (hip-shot stance, deep dropped bows) and other sound effects (balm - banshees, art-artifice, axis-existence); these really give the poem the hard-nosed jut and strut to match or judge its subject.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068981222709414746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-43046341178622031642009-09-17T18:48:21.275-07:002009-09-17T18:48:21.275-07:00I don't like that this type of creature does e...I don't like that this type of creature does exist, nor do I like the huge market and attention society pays them. I do love your poem, Cynthia. You described the fame seeker very vividly. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241402645242821612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-85654511176885873742009-09-17T18:42:39.797-07:002009-09-17T18:42:39.797-07:00This paints a vivid image. Its familiarity makes i...This paints a vivid image. Its familiarity makes it even more devastating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-85755967884246502822009-09-17T15:19:07.581-07:002009-09-17T15:19:07.581-07:00I don't know what's worse, the fact that t...I don't know what's worse, the fact that this type of creature exists or the fact that there's a huge market for them to exist. <br /><br />Great poem, it's very sharp but not nasty. "Counterfeit confection of delight" is spot on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-28646813571512391612009-09-17T14:14:56.376-07:002009-09-17T14:14:56.376-07:00Vivid imagery & very thought provoking. I wond...Vivid imagery & very thought provoking. I wonder what happened in this girl's life that made her take this path.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-61946268491544225042009-09-17T11:17:08.430-07:002009-09-17T11:17:08.430-07:00No, not nasty at all...some great images here and ...No, not nasty at all...some great images here and also some biting acridity here too -- but still, not nasty. I think lady Ga-Ga, Britney Spears, et. al. Good write. I think this should be required reading for teenage girls.Raven's Wing Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576438868694047958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-15175825306212838532009-09-17T06:52:08.583-07:002009-09-17T06:52:08.583-07:00Great words. Fantastic comment with a plausible r...Great words. Fantastic comment with a plausible remedy. We (myself included) at times need to get over ourselves and just live aka hike!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880423962558874898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285017393769287433.post-40864524782728984122009-09-17T06:38:28.335-07:002009-09-17T06:38:28.335-07:00Nothing nasty about this Cynthia...great imagery,
...Nothing nasty about this Cynthia...great imagery,<br />'pushing squeezing torturing' ..a good exposee of mindless celebrity crap culture. Now what this girl needs is to put on some sensible shoes<br />and go hiking!Good poem..liked it a lot.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.com