tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post1431453373767230537..comments2023-10-09T01:53:20.244-07:00Comments on Appetite For Words: 24 Hour SuperstoreCharlie Paranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684221320439752073noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-51705446656369811212011-05-17T14:10:04.896-07:002011-05-17T14:10:04.896-07:00In town we have a 24hr supermarket and I haven'...In town we have a 24hr supermarket and I haven't been there at 3am yet - and I'm a committed insomniac with nothing better to do! Nice poem, may I add.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447013188405986054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-38798464877316172362011-05-12T07:10:33.092-07:002011-05-12T07:10:33.092-07:00Brings me back to memories of doing groceries. And...Brings me back to memories of doing groceries. And I have that song about being lost in a supermarket playing in my head. mmmm....arquioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09130135453198927743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-86260701273839300062011-05-07T23:54:34.650-07:002011-05-07T23:54:34.650-07:00A great one Charlie... :) :) It hit the chord with...A great one Charlie... :) :) It hit the chord with me...and so much deep... :)Tweetyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15370849911077398353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-7295653380951670942011-05-07T22:42:33.715-07:002011-05-07T22:42:33.715-07:00Hm ... lotta truth here. I enjoyed it!Hm ... lotta truth here. I enjoyed it!Liz Rice-Sosnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705708193546909432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-51570942296419456782011-05-06T21:27:13.698-07:002011-05-06T21:27:13.698-07:00Yes, I wrote a story about a girl who looks for lo...Yes, I wrote a story about a girl who looks for love as a supermarket or mall item or just part of the household ... I guess your poem here could've been assigned to people who use shopping as a therapy, though I personally never found it therapeutic, it doesn't matter with how many bags you come home, the value of life you won't find inside those bags! Nice poem Charlie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-92153085274269822872011-05-05T11:30:59.189-07:002011-05-05T11:30:59.189-07:00i have never understood people like this, but I do...i have never understood people like this, but I do see them all the time.<br />and yes, it is a sad commentary of society these days. well doneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-20330789385681961762011-05-05T07:27:29.726-07:002011-05-05T07:27:29.726-07:00Good, meaningful write. Another poet here ,Blaga f...Good, meaningful write. Another poet here ,Blaga from "BROKEN SPARKLES" too wrote a short story on the search of love . Searching along supermarket aisles for this elusive item is so futile. Thanks for sharing.<br />Butterflies of timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-76311624571988549912011-05-05T06:30:48.077-07:002011-05-05T06:30:48.077-07:00Great! I recently attempted a similar poem after ...Great! I recently attempted a similar poem after going to Barnes and Noble, but you have done much better. You dug much deeper. Thank you for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-37933054177642565162011-05-05T05:09:06.628-07:002011-05-05T05:09:06.628-07:00I think a took a different meaning from all others...I think a took a different meaning from all others who have commented here from your poem .....as for me I could see a woman who fills her daytime with chores of works having no time to think and yet at night she is filled with thoughts clogging her mind and sleep ...she shops at night laying sleeplessUma Anandanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529447615364043190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-27899339217831526732011-05-04T22:26:44.767-07:002011-05-04T22:26:44.767-07:00For some drugs, others food, for many alcohol, and...For some drugs, others food, for many alcohol, and then there are the shoppers... all of them seeking to fill that emptiness. Good write.Randy Behaviorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221025801740967490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-76936385502220136042011-05-04T12:28:28.211-07:002011-05-04T12:28:28.211-07:00fun word play,
love the insights in it.
counting ...fun word play,<br />love the insights in it.<br /><br />counting your blessings and be happy.Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-18046318860945867422011-05-04T12:20:34.677-07:002011-05-04T12:20:34.677-07:00nope you wont find that at walmart....esp with pri...nope you wont find that at walmart....esp with prices going up these days...happiness certainly cannot be bought...but you can find it fairly cheap if you look insideBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-11193756804615073752011-05-04T11:23:05.528-07:002011-05-04T11:23:05.528-07:00Wow. Brilliant poem, so striking the last lines.Wow. Brilliant poem, so striking the last lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-8385848372824692582011-05-04T11:18:11.096-07:002011-05-04T11:18:11.096-07:00Exactly! Oh I have someone to read this too. :)Exactly! Oh I have someone to read this too. :)Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438967617636244335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-81541358036592829142011-05-04T09:22:56.871-07:002011-05-04T09:22:56.871-07:00You nailed it with this one! The first line was gr...You nailed it with this one! The first line was great "aisles and aisles of nothing." I absolutely HATE these stores, but I know people who love them. They keep trying to fill their souls with "stuff."Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074891590264251510.post-26866347808418898132011-05-04T05:05:35.777-07:002011-05-04T05:05:35.777-07:00Excellent poem. Reminds of many people I know who ...Excellent poem. Reminds of many people I know who go to the mall just to kill time. Emotional inner voids IMO are not filled by products and shopping. I really like the lines, "looking at lawn chairs and baby clothes, / digital cameras and Cheerios." Great details and flow.dustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796500077556153584noreply@blogger.com