I was leaving a comment over at Willow's place on Monday when the comment just before mine caught my eye-- it was like a dip into Dada or a moment in the Theatre of the Absurd. I suggest reading it aloud. With feeling. And four part harmony if you have friends nearby. Here it is.
Words and pictures from the author of And the Crows Took Their Eyes as well as the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries . . .
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
I Wish You So Beautiful - A Flight of Fantasy
I was leaving a comment over at Willow's place on Monday when the comment just before mine caught my eye-- it was like a dip into Dada or a moment in the Theatre of the Absurd. I suggest reading it aloud. With feeling. And four part harmony if you have friends nearby. Here it is.
20 comments:
- Martin said...
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Vicki
You've demonstrated how keen observation can result in an excellent post. The photography is superb too. What's the story behind the shadowy birds? - March 17, 2010 at 3:06 AM
- Alan Burnett said...
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These comment spams are becoming more frequent and can be annoying .... but you are right, sometime they contain poetry.
- March 17, 2010 at 5:07 AM
- Vicki Lane said...
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Martin - Pretty trivial but I just loved the words. The photos are just my playing around with pictures I already had (crows, cow, steps)- combining them in an attempt to produce an image as surreal as the message.
Hi, Alan -- Enjoyed your post on why we blog! I fear that blogging is an addiction for some of us. (Me) - March 17, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- R. Burnett Baker said...
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Alan is right...we can find poetry in the most unlikely places. Then again, I suppose that's an inherent characteristic of poetry.
You're right, Vicki....the words in that spam are quite endearing! Fun! - March 17, 2010 at 9:19 AM
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I'm all over a respectable template.
- March 17, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- Vicki Lane said...
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Made me laugh, Helen!
- March 17, 2010 at 9:38 AM
- Tammy said...
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Too funny! I love how you find humor (and poetry) in so many things. Also really liked the picture of the boots on the steps. That was was especially nifty. (looks like you are having fun with your camera too!)
Tammy - March 17, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- CHummelKornell said...
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Vicki,
Love your blog! You have a way with words (of course) but your photos are wonderful as well. Looking forward to future posts. Thanks for visiting me and drop by anytime. I will be back to daily posts next week. - March 17, 2010 at 11:13 AM
- tony said...
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Viagra Tends To Get You Tongue-Tied!
- March 17, 2010 at 12:27 PM
- Vicki Lane said...
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Tammy, it's all around us!
Thanks, C.Hummel! I'll be dropping by.
Tony -- is that on the warning label? - March 17, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- Victoria said...
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Oh yeah, I always say if you can't portal well, don't portal at all.
- March 17, 2010 at 7:24 PM
- Vicki Lane said...
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Tee hee!
- March 17, 2010 at 8:04 PM
- Tess Kincaid said...
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Well, I'm so glad my template is respected! Actually, I think this was Yoda. He showed up on my site meter from far, far away.
- March 17, 2010 at 8:04 PM
- joanna said...
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Vicki
You have a keen eye for sure,, an observer of life -- glad you spotted that from Willows post a good one for sure
and I loved how you observe life all around you from the Greek Cook -- the young girl with the guitar -- and I might add you were astute enough to comment that you did not see her break the egg in the pan - so the reader knows not whether she actually made a good egg or not --
interesting small events of life that make up our days, that weave a story ..
Joanny - March 18, 2010 at 3:12 AM
- Vicki Lane said...
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Oh my, Willow, your template is MOST respectable! It's the talk of the blogosphere.
Thank you, Joanny. I like to watch, as that Peter Sellers character said. A useful trait for a writer. - March 18, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- Tipper said...
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I'm glad you caught it-it is quite something. I think the spammers are getting smarter about how they try to trick us : )
- March 18, 2010 at 10:01 AM
- Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Muses said...
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Vicki - the photos are magical!
- March 18, 2010 at 10:58 AM
- Vagabonde said...
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It sounded like a translation from the Chinese. My English is a long way from being perfect so I try not to mock others but at my husband’s work one foreign born person would always say “I’ll do this in a soon moment now and then.” That meant he would do it later. We liked that so much that we still use this phrase when we don’t want to do something right away. I also loved your pictures. How did you do that?
- March 18, 2010 at 2:55 PM
- Vicki Lane said...
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Thanks, folks!
Vaagabonde -- I certainly didn't mean to mock -- but this was a spammer and, I think, the result of computerized translation. I just loved the sound of it -- like your 'in a soon moment now and then' -- which I also adore and shall add to my store of excuses.
The picture are the result of the collage function on Picasa. Just two or three images superimposed on each other. If you don't have Picasa, it's a free download. - March 18, 2010 at 5:54 PM
- JamaGenie said...
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Drats! In the past week, I've deleted two "upside down English" comments similar to this at my blog, Sat's Child. I'll have to stop being so quick on the Reject button. "I wish you so beautiful" is priceless! Good eye, Vicki!
- March 19, 2010 at 6:07 AM