tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post4538270457612369430..comments2024-03-30T02:06:23.958+11:00Comments on Notes on a Serviette: 757 - A Reflection on Life’s Parasites.J Cosmo Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-88471564490569744272014-10-04T06:38:30.558+10:002014-10-04T06:38:30.558+10:00I'll give this a tick!I'll give this a tick!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-35110477280893180722014-10-01T02:32:57.742+10:002014-10-01T02:32:57.742+10:00After reading that last line I find myself wonderi...After reading that last line I find myself wondering that too; I've never thought of that before, but I guess there is a logical reason... I just don't know what it is :)Gillhttp://mojowritin.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-26742130644532235862014-09-30T01:22:49.159+10:002014-09-30T01:22:49.159+10:00Parasites....we are their meal ticket and maybe we...Parasites....we are their meal ticket and maybe we are their friend....either way, I just rather not be aware of their presence....love what you did with this. Thought provoking for sure. :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-6110429469544378092014-09-29T13:53:39.750+10:002014-09-29T13:53:39.750+10:00ah well we are the meal that is right in front of ...ah well we are the meal that is right in front of them..<br />and lacking other substance, since it is all about them,<br />they dig in...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-3145026332740596792014-09-29T12:50:15.397+10:002014-09-29T12:50:15.397+10:00eeeek....parasites...i think you gave me hives jus...eeeek....parasites...i think you gave me hives just thinking about them. especially the ones too small to even see.<br /><br />love how well you weaved this topic into a poem, it's even informative!<br /><br />stacy lynn mar<br />this is wonderful. reminded me of walking across my old college campus, watching life and fall unfold together.<br /><br />stacy lynn mar<br />http://warningthestars.blogspot.com/Stacy M.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17768743830360856158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-30481778644818296382014-09-29T11:00:04.236+10:002014-09-29T11:00:04.236+10:00You ask the important question of biology.You ask the important question of biology.Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-76466816440592708392014-09-29T08:06:30.481+10:002014-09-29T08:06:30.481+10:00Haha, yes.
". . . fellow travellers, none th...Haha, yes.<br /><br />". . . fellow travellers, none the less,<br />And we are a tolerant people."<br /><br />And then, as you say, their are the Trojan horses." I think there is an Aesop fable about why. Something about an alligator helping a frog across the river and then eating him "because that is my nature."Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-6333935804378446342014-09-29T06:16:11.695+10:002014-09-29T06:16:11.695+10:00It can be symbiotic...It can be symbiotic...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985005264936712562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-63673338034555690712014-09-29T03:58:09.032+10:002014-09-29T03:58:09.032+10:00Parasites... Life is full of them.. and in the end...Parasites... Life is full of them.. and in the end they are like Aesop's scorpion,.. It's in their nature.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-35306049881777590662014-09-29T03:40:24.958+10:002014-09-29T03:40:24.958+10:00I understand exactly what you mean. Somehow all s...I understand exactly what you mean. Somehow all strategies of ridding them (the human ones) have exhausted for me. Good write!Nicholas https://www.blogger.com/profile/05252355730748268069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-53943199446255730202014-09-29T02:33:55.514+10:002014-09-29T02:33:55.514+10:00Ha, and what your closing lines make me think of ...Ha, and what your closing lines make me think of is we humans, killing OUR host. Cool write, Cosmo........I especially love "we are a tolerant people". Made me smile.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-23937695841747853972014-09-29T01:49:33.678+10:002014-09-29T01:49:33.678+10:00I would say your words are explosive and more than...I would say your words are explosive and more than adequate...your images and words about so many parasites ring true as I have had to remove them as I find them...deep feelings here.Donna@LivingFromHappinesshttp://www.livingfromhappiness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-15611969640030627462014-09-28T23:00:31.768+10:002014-09-28T23:00:31.768+10:00I like how we can also understand your poem on a m...I like how we can also understand your poem on a metaphorical level, creepiness included.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-85590483687422390852014-09-28T22:50:14.407+10:002014-09-28T22:50:14.407+10:00Love this and also the form which gives a parasiti...Love this and also the form which gives a parasitic illusion - wonderful use of language :)Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-7956023566773577352014-09-28T22:47:38.439+10:002014-09-28T22:47:38.439+10:00Yikes! Good one.
ZQYikes! Good one.<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-12099063290856388582014-09-28T22:41:05.256+10:002014-09-28T22:41:05.256+10:00Excellent points here, JC! I think this can be a...Excellent points here, JC! I think this can be applied to other human situations in the world today! Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-37350655170337196372014-09-28T21:16:24.132+10:002014-09-28T21:16:24.132+10:00Love to read poems about vermin. ;) Not sure I car...Love to read poems about vermin. ;) Not sure I care for the notion of linking that to allegedly vermin-like people, though, that could be misunderstood. I loved the use of French words in the poem. Anyway, good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-534719730825968912014-09-28T20:39:09.594+10:002014-09-28T20:39:09.594+10:00we, humans, are parasites. we think that this is a...we, humans, are parasites. we think that this is all ours and anyone or anything that tries to infringe upon our space we try to elimate or devour. the earth is the host we scrounge uponMarcoantonio Arellano (Nene)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713672589582754484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-66227464278135415512014-09-28T18:13:50.921+10:002014-09-28T18:13:50.921+10:00parasites...when are those gonna become extinct ;)...parasites...when are those gonna become extinct ;) and there is no logic why they would kill its host.Natašekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529563989376279044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-59858743403393470912014-09-28T17:02:57.796+10:002014-09-28T17:02:57.796+10:00Many parasites are happy for you to be food for th...Many parasites are happy for you to be food for their babies who would begrudge them that?Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-70518698154486126682014-09-28T10:04:17.965+10:002014-09-28T10:04:17.965+10:00My father in law had recurring malaria; that's...My father in law had recurring malaria; that's one that can leap out unexpectedly.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236459315155380910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-7125795859277582652014-09-27T07:26:43.057+10:002014-09-27T07:26:43.057+10:00Oh. Does that mean i am a parasite? Or Mrs N?Oh. Does that mean i am a parasite? Or Mrs N?J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-6972363509424018362014-09-27T07:26:05.163+10:002014-09-27T07:26:05.163+10:00ENOUGH OF THE SPIDERS ALREADY! Jae Rose was makin...ENOUGH OF THE SPIDERS ALREADY! Jae Rose was making a return comment to one I made on her blog. Spiders aren't parasites. But they suffer a few.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-4020718880756037042014-09-27T05:31:32.095+10:002014-09-27T05:31:32.095+10:00Oscar Wilde nailed it 'Yet each man kills the ...Oscar Wilde nailed it 'Yet each man kills the things he loves...'Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-56383709243493408002014-09-27T00:53:18.293+10:002014-09-27T00:53:18.293+10:00Mind-boggling! Why parasites would want to kill th...Mind-boggling! Why parasites would want to kill the host.! Great write Cosmo!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.com