tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post8225438037814637206..comments2024-01-11T10:08:36.567-05:00Comments on Of Verse, Poesy & Odes : "The Masquerade"Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-4117503353582672482013-10-30T15:59:17.940-04:002013-10-30T15:59:17.940-04:00we are often caught by semantics and image, pulled...we are often caught by semantics and image, pulled apart as raw meat! Whitman would've enjoyed your cataloging ! Faithfully Debbie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-84857593202138147362013-10-29T18:37:19.679-04:002013-10-29T18:37:19.679-04:00hid behind the laugh...surely...what a tragic stor...hid behind the laugh...surely...what a tragic story she has...so loved and yet so....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-67589756424074640292013-10-29T18:31:54.358-04:002013-10-29T18:31:54.358-04:00Perfect persona to unveil in the history of "...Perfect persona to unveil in the history of "the masquerade," Margaret! Well done...love your word choices. Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-79030613200249817602013-10-28T20:06:42.395-04:002013-10-28T20:06:42.395-04:00I didn't particularly like her, but I always f...I didn't particularly like her, but I always felt sorry for her. What an image to have to live up to...I think Elvis had the same problem...Michael Jackson went so far as to have himself turned into a mask.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-69494851680066497862013-10-28T20:04:40.488-04:002013-10-28T20:04:40.488-04:00She was a fascinating woman nevertheless ~ This l...She was a fascinating woman nevertheless ~ This line really struck me:<br /><br />Yet Fame insisted all debts be paid -<br /><br />The price of fame & wearing that lovely mask ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-5091053767112075332013-10-28T19:48:20.817-04:002013-10-28T19:48:20.817-04:00"Yet Fame insisted all debts be paid"
O..."Yet Fame insisted all debts be paid"<br /><br />Ominous and alluring! I love it! Very well written!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-87402980907783624242013-10-28T14:56:09.365-04:002013-10-28T14:56:09.365-04:00Classic, Margaret. Mirror and mask,all the inventi...Classic, Margaret. Mirror and mask,all the inventions that we think we are, so often lies we hold too dear.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-86403177171507368732013-10-28T12:58:11.078-04:002013-10-28T12:58:11.078-04:00
last two lines are so poignant....<br />last two lines are so poignant....Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-89655438270048000192013-10-28T12:13:30.082-04:002013-10-28T12:13:30.082-04:00yes, the camera. yes, so clear who you are talking...yes, the camera. yes, so clear who you are talking about. forever curious about the woman behind that mask, that's for sure.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-81719624201749891662013-10-28T09:21:41.920-04:002013-10-28T09:21:41.920-04:00. . . before a cold piece of glass, a friend who n... . . . before a cold piece of glass, a friend who never lied" great poem and like Ginnie said this embodies Marilyn.Kathryn Dychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175563748388497142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-16429084278734103492013-10-28T08:16:19.299-04:002013-10-28T08:16:19.299-04:00The cold piece of glass works well here as I think...The cold piece of glass works well here as I think you mean mirror but it could as easily be camera lens . (Both do lie sometimes I think and may perhaps be overly unforgiving!). Very cool take on the prompt. Thanks Margaret. Karin from manicddailyOutlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-68986294708585641062013-10-28T05:59:28.077-04:002013-10-28T05:59:28.077-04:00If you hadn't shown the image of Marilyn, I be...If you hadn't shown the image of Marilyn, I bet we all would have known who you were talking about, Margaret!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-6457225365763965412013-10-28T01:46:47.229-04:002013-10-28T01:46:47.229-04:00This was fascinating to read. Marilyn was a lot of...This was fascinating to read. Marilyn was a lot of things.. But all we know are the images she wanted us to see. Very well chosen on the promptbrudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-10155340904527189372013-10-28T01:42:52.269-04:002013-10-28T01:42:52.269-04:00I've had an odd curiosity about her because he...I've had an odd curiosity about her because her first two names correspond to my aunt and my mother's names (they were named in the 30's so had no correlation to her fame). Iconic masks, and our fascination for the clay feet beneath them - the rise of the paparazzi, tabloid TV, and the sad lives of so many of the child stars - run through the national psyche (if there is such a thing.) Thank you for sharing this re-write for the challenge, Margaret ~ MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-90979319571460389552013-10-27T23:19:25.272-04:002013-10-27T23:19:25.272-04:00I love what you wrote...
Marilyn Monroe is a parti...I love what you wrote...<br />Marilyn Monroe is a particular favorite of mine...her history and biography...and her movies. It is fascinating to me how she, and Cary Grant, in particular, created images to escape from their roots.<br /><br />Thank you<br />Peace<br />SiggiSiggi in Downeast Mainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977578917775406831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-7511253006121629002013-10-27T22:22:10.461-04:002013-10-27T22:22:10.461-04:00we all masquerade to some extent. hopefully not to...we all masquerade to some extent. hopefully not to this tragic end. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com