tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779415031411477722.post6296148141818463976..comments2023-08-25T08:11:29.385-07:00Comments on TALES TOLD BY AN IDIOT - Randall Stephens: Glass Half Fool -08/12/2011Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440407774572861373noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779415031411477722.post-63341440733890606762011-12-24T20:15:41.558-08:002011-12-24T20:15:41.558-08:00It's been too long since I read one of your sa...It's been too long since I read one of your sadder ones evidently. This is moving, especially at Christmas when so many people are feeling lonely and isolated, even in crowds at times...<br />My favourite lines or stanzas (and reasons next to them)<br /><br />1) <br />the bar<br />freezes<br />between your fidgets<br /><i>like the staccato rhythm that stuns and perplexes strangers</i><br /><br />2)<br />caught glances<br />taut smile polite<br />and small talk<br />afloat<br />drowned in three drinks<br /><i>great imagery to capture isolation and difficulty socialising</i><br /><br />3)<br />hands aren't dry<br />facing your eyes<br />as they demand answers from you<br /><i>the body language of discontent</i><br /><br />Really like this one Randall. Look forward to where your poetry journeys take you in 2012!msdebbiehttp://www.redbubble.com/people/msdebbienoreply@blogger.com