Coolsville
Threads to the wind
Yin, you’re the most
Yang, you hep cat
The two of you
On the hook in the most delicious way
Cloud 9 and patent leather
Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward photo courtesy of Tess Kincaid for Magpie #92. For more, stop over at Magpie Tales
As someone who writes on a public platform, I understand that negative comments are just part of blogging. Not everyone will agree with my opinion or think what I’ve written is funny or even appropriate for that matter.
I have been lucky enough so far that my readers have been supportive and encouraging. This feeling changed for me this morning when I saw the following comment.
Lagoa Vermelha It shouldn’t be hard to realize that, dear. It’s infantile to fail to realize it. Grow up.
Now mind you this was not a reaction to an opinion I had written nor was it a comment on one of my observations. These unkind remarks were made about a poem I had written over the weekend using the weekly Magpie Tales prompt. I truly wonder what sort of person would write such an insensitive comment about a poem… especially in a forum where writers gather to support one another.
How would you handle unkind comments?
With regal petals to prove its faithfulness
Violet grants a light scent so one can taste its sweetness
The virtue of the violet can be matched by your own
You greet me on your doorstep and perceive me reappearing
You close the door but I never step away
I am waiting amongst the violets
Remaining ’til you open again to offer me your mute support, which is your virtue’s duty
Fold it up, tuck it away, close your door
I will wait, poised among the violets
Suffering what cannot be
Realizing virtue has forsaken me because there is no other path
I breathe in the sweetness with purpose to suppress my bitter breath
For next time may be new
As I wait amidst the violets
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This was Magpie 57, a writers prompt provided by Tess. Stop over at Magpie Tales to see what others have written about violets.
