tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post8835275063993931111..comments2024-01-09T05:39:44.523-08:00Comments on I Hate Poetry: The Buddah Moskowitz Archive: The Mexican CarnivalBuddah Moskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-32174262253461551562015-09-24T11:43:57.060-07:002015-09-24T11:43:57.060-07:00This took me back to the Labor Day fair of my yout...This took me back to the Labor Day fair of my youth. Although the prizes were all made in Japan then (ah, the irony)! But that line about how you don't see those spit smears at night... that really got me. I do remember visiting during the day and feeling as though "the circus" (we didn't know the difference) had shrunk somehow. As though it puffed up to its full grandeur only after sundown. GREAT! Love, AmelehAmy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00546103899091072370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-65522989906981199712015-09-20T10:41:01.971-07:002015-09-20T10:41:01.971-07:00Thanks for your kind comments. Yes puberty was a r...Thanks for your kind comments. Yes puberty was a rough time. I hope to be finished with it soon.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-63783551976788632602015-09-20T10:40:32.355-07:002015-09-20T10:40:32.355-07:00Thanks for your kind comments. Yes puberty was a r...Thanks for your kind comments. Yes puberty was a rough time. I hope to be finished with it soon.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-8603185747276110232015-09-20T10:39:45.986-07:002015-09-20T10:39:45.986-07:00I love your comment. Thanks, MoskI love your comment. Thanks, MoskBuddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-46871276239618474192015-09-20T09:45:24.434-07:002015-09-20T09:45:24.434-07:00I love your comment. Thanks, MoskI love your comment. Thanks, MoskBuddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-60875830719553782502015-09-20T09:44:53.849-07:002015-09-20T09:44:53.849-07:00Thanks, Vinay!Thanks, Vinay!Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-53610934629115589762015-09-20T09:43:31.006-07:002015-09-20T09:43:31.006-07:00Thanks and yes, I'm a sucker for the bright li...Thanks and yes, I'm a sucker for the bright lights.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-43631945389885494942015-09-20T09:42:38.189-07:002015-09-20T09:42:38.189-07:00Thank you, and as one of them, I am loyal dedicate...Thank you, and as one of them, I am loyal dedicated and proud, in general as well.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-89786503507328542302015-09-20T09:40:59.657-07:002015-09-20T09:40:59.657-07:00Thank you for your very creative and positive resp...Thank you for your very creative and positive response.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-77335908264267578902015-09-19T02:05:38.370-07:002015-09-19T02:05:38.370-07:00You write it like you walked there last night, reg...You write it like you walked there last night, regionally 100 proof, both with puberty's astonishment and its long, sad disappointment. Bukowksi there on the promenade, thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-13277547125514216132015-09-18T22:07:54.328-07:002015-09-18T22:07:54.328-07:00I could imagine it quite well through your words. ...I could imagine it quite well through your words. Thank you. :)Vinay Leo R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13132856855570330824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-19574786189129437272015-09-18T18:51:44.401-07:002015-09-18T18:51:44.401-07:00Perfect depiction of a carnival. The bright lights...Perfect depiction of a carnival. The bright lights are so inticing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-76544730962766459482015-09-18T18:39:45.830-07:002015-09-18T18:39:45.830-07:00I am familiar with this Mexican scene...love your ...I am familiar with this Mexican scene...love your description of the smells and sights, the sun-faded prizes. As a people, they are loyal, dedicated and proud of their green and red and white "twinklers"Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-15734279430239546992015-09-18T15:22:20.737-07:002015-09-18T15:22:20.737-07:00This place of isolation
in a party as large
as a c...This place of isolation<br />in a party as large<br />as a county<br />fair.. invisible,,<br />without connections<br />that others enthuse<br />feel so easy.. with tinglies..<br />fully extended.. or those critters<br />from the movie avatar that float<br />all around.. yeah.. apathy can<br />be a killer.. cynicism.. dark<br />light of isolation..<br />to grasp<br />at one<br />last<br />hair<br />of<br />feeling..<br />to touch..<br />is the start<br />of<br />BEinG...:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-15422490881638491142015-09-18T13:34:44.748-07:002015-09-18T13:34:44.748-07:00Thanks so much! Thanks so much! Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-17891085339800810762015-09-18T13:34:22.109-07:002015-09-18T13:34:22.109-07:00Yes, I was taken to many carnivals in my day, but ...Yes, I was taken to many carnivals in my day, but I always found my way home. Thanks.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-44780933796422254272015-09-18T12:25:47.130-07:002015-09-18T12:25:47.130-07:00Your descriptive skills are on point! I was totall...Your descriptive skills are on point! I was totally there with you. Great work! Tamekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022350498501742442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-80009993351250282322015-09-18T11:13:50.783-07:002015-09-18T11:13:50.783-07:00So good. It's like you've been to a few ca...So good. It's like you've been to a few carnivals or something. :Dangie whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998945529500618847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-73527992819778223792015-09-18T10:40:24.385-07:002015-09-18T10:40:24.385-07:00Thanks, I ain't afraid of a little spit!Thanks, I ain't afraid of a little spit!Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-58722000020731877972015-09-18T10:40:04.652-07:002015-09-18T10:40:04.652-07:00Thanks, my pov is all i got.
Thanks, my pov is all i got. <br />Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-26685817895595760802015-09-18T10:34:24.076-07:002015-09-18T10:34:24.076-07:00"feeling very much
like Bukowski,"
Wort..."feeling very much <br />like Bukowski,"<br />Worth the spit, I would think!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-80348535905130122482015-09-18T09:48:54.639-07:002015-09-18T09:48:54.639-07:00This is really excellent - both as a description a...This is really excellent - both as a description and as a depiction of life: the ersatz showbiz glitz, the spit, the fading dreams. Your POV is so on point.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-24040048849843887142015-09-18T09:01:22.221-07:002015-09-18T09:01:22.221-07:00That's what night's supposed to do! Thanks...That's what night's supposed to do! Thanks!Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-40737392333178770692015-09-18T09:01:04.535-07:002015-09-18T09:01:04.535-07:00Thanks, Clairey. This writing is my unassuming wi...Thanks, Clairey. This writing is my unassuming witness!Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-68316439630778352342015-09-18T09:00:17.110-07:002015-09-18T09:00:17.110-07:00Oh no. I can't live up to either of those titl...Oh no. I can't live up to either of those titles! Thanks, MoskBuddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.com