Skeletons
free verse60 total reviews
Comment from Jacqueline M Franklin
LOL!
This is so cool, Teresa. Great story, and I love the little moving skeleton at the end. Very creative. You outdid yourself.
Halloween will be her before we know it too.
Cheers & Blessings
Keep Smilin'.... Jax
reply by the author on 29-Jul-2014
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LOL!
This is so cool, Teresa. Great story, and I love the little moving skeleton at the end. Very creative. You outdid yourself.
Halloween will be her before we know it too.
Cheers & Blessings
Keep Smilin'.... Jax
Comment Written 29-Jul-2014
reply by the author on 29-Jul-2014
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thanks Jax. It's really just about the secrets my Mother kept hidden and we never did find out the truth.
Comment from Connie C
What an interesting free verse this is, and I love the walking skeleton at the end--nice touch! The first stanza really drew me in, and it just kept getting better as I read through the poem. I wonder how many people die with the skeletons in their closets. Thank you for sharing. This is really quite good!
Connie
reply by the author on 29-Jul-2014
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What an interesting free verse this is, and I love the walking skeleton at the end--nice touch! The first stanza really drew me in, and it just kept getting better as I read through the poem. I wonder how many people die with the skeletons in their closets. Thank you for sharing. This is really quite good!
Connie
Comment Written 29-Jul-2014
reply by the author on 29-Jul-2014
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Thanks Connie for the awesome gift of all the stars:)
Comment from judiverse
Who knows what skeletons lie in the family closet? More than a few families have their share. The focus is a woman who refuses to give up the family skeletons. Perhaps all the party dresses offer a clue. She insists the family skeletons are not to be disturbed, although she has offered up a few hints. How ironic that dementia has overtaken her, and her memories are gone, the skeletons to be buried with her. This is fascinating and well executed. judi
reply by the author on 29-Jul-2014
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Who knows what skeletons lie in the family closet? More than a few families have their share. The focus is a woman who refuses to give up the family skeletons. Perhaps all the party dresses offer a clue. She insists the family skeletons are not to be disturbed, although she has offered up a few hints. How ironic that dementia has overtaken her, and her memories are gone, the skeletons to be buried with her. This is fascinating and well executed. judi
Comment Written 29-Jul-2014
reply by the author on 29-Jul-2014
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Thank you Judi:)
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You're so welcome. judi
Comment from kiwijenny
What! no author notes,,,,,,.....these ...are still going to be skeletons......
Still it's none of our business....I love this poem...piqued my curiosity.....we dug into our family history and found we are related to the first serial killers of America...yikes...my husband is a preacher....they masqueraded as preachers .....
God bless
reply by the author on 29-Jul-2014
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What! no author notes,,,,,,.....these ...are still going to be skeletons......
Still it's none of our business....I love this poem...piqued my curiosity.....we dug into our family history and found we are related to the first serial killers of America...yikes...my husband is a preacher....they masqueraded as preachers .....
God bless
Comment Written 29-Jul-2014
reply by the author on 29-Jul-2014
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Oh that's scary skeletons in your past. It's about my Mom and the past life she lived before she married my Dad. She would say just little things but never tell the story. We found out a few years ago for some cousins that my Mom had lied to us. By then all of her sisters and brother and died so there was no one to ask anymore. Then Mom got dementia. I tried to ask a couple of things in the last few weeks of her life but she was too out of it on meds. Skeletons are now buried forever with her. Thanks so much for the great review:)
Comment from Christine B.
I find this piece sincerely attractive. Those dusty skeletons, some obviously more confident when peeping through at the living than others, do not seem to fancy being poked and prodded. Regardless, peeping back at the haunts is an action that knows its way to such meaningful, victorious poetry. You have done very well, touching the subject and going still further. Excellent, TAB!
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2014
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I find this piece sincerely attractive. Those dusty skeletons, some obviously more confident when peeping through at the living than others, do not seem to fancy being poked and prodded. Regardless, peeping back at the haunts is an action that knows its way to such meaningful, victorious poetry. You have done very well, touching the subject and going still further. Excellent, TAB!
Comment Written 29-Jul-2014
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2014
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Thank you so much for the awesome review:)
Comment from krys123
Teresa;
This is very well written and very intriguing methodology to it You talk of more than just having skeletons in one's closet but also that of the afflicted dementia that we may have when we grow old order some of us do or will.
I found your imaginative way of thinking to be very inventive and creative throughout and made me think through the imagery that you expressed and described Of using physical things to express inanimate thought processes.
Your use of a chosen picture and a beginning of big skeleton in the closet is just perfect for complementing your poem and your little picture of a walking skeleton at the end is remarkably compliant.
Thank you for sharing and posting this to be so for everyone to read and may all your future writings be as good as this one.
Alex
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2014
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Teresa;
This is very well written and very intriguing methodology to it You talk of more than just having skeletons in one's closet but also that of the afflicted dementia that we may have when we grow old order some of us do or will.
I found your imaginative way of thinking to be very inventive and creative throughout and made me think through the imagery that you expressed and described Of using physical things to express inanimate thought processes.
Your use of a chosen picture and a beginning of big skeleton in the closet is just perfect for complementing your poem and your little picture of a walking skeleton at the end is remarkably compliant.
Thank you for sharing and posting this to be so for everyone to read and may all your future writings be as good as this one.
Alex
Comment Written 29-Jul-2014
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2014
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Thank you so much Alex:)
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You are so sincerely welcomed Teresa
Comment from Dean Kuch
First of all, how refreshing it is to see someone else use animation in their posts. If many more start doing so, I can't be labelled as having an unfair advantage any longer, LOL...
It's great to have your own skeleton key, Teresa. I recommend you use it quite often, to unlock doors which contain mysteries that defy imagination. The critics, haters and nay sayer's be damned. It is your life and you should live it as you deem fit.
I think we've all got a few skeletons in our closets. But hell, I let my own come out to play, take a shower, sit down and eat dinner with me. And I don't care one bit who sees them either, and neither should you!
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2014
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First of all, how refreshing it is to see someone else use animation in their posts. If many more start doing so, I can't be labelled as having an unfair advantage any longer, LOL...
It's great to have your own skeleton key, Teresa. I recommend you use it quite often, to unlock doors which contain mysteries that defy imagination. The critics, haters and nay sayer's be damned. It is your life and you should live it as you deem fit.
I think we've all got a few skeletons in our closets. But hell, I let my own come out to play, take a shower, sit down and eat dinner with me. And I don't care one bit who sees them either, and neither should you!
Comment Written 29-Jul-2014
reply by the author on 30-Jul-2014
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Thanks Dean - you are the one who told how to get the animation - it's fun to use - I love this shower one - lol. I let most of my skeletons out especially in poetry. The few I still have hidden would only cause someone some pain. My Mom's on the other hand would be nice to know because it is part of the family history that has now died with her and the truth will never be known.
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Yes, I agree, Teresa. If those secrets will cause someone undue pain, it's best they remain secret.
You are very welcome, my friend. :}
Comment from DALLAS01
So much food for thought. A comprehensive look at to tell or not to tell. My dad always said everyone takes secrets with them to the grave, and I believe he is correct. If revealing them would somehow cause harm to others, I say let them alone.
reply by the author on 29-Jul-2014
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So much food for thought. A comprehensive look at to tell or not to tell. My dad always said everyone takes secrets with them to the grave, and I believe he is correct. If revealing them would somehow cause harm to others, I say let them alone.
Comment Written 29-Jul-2014
reply by the author on 29-Jul-2014
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Well I agree if they would harm someone else. These that I write about are my Mother's secrets from her past - before she ever married my Dad.
Comment from Chocolate Chip
I liked how you construct this particular piece. Reading it, I felt myself reminiscing on the "skeletons" in my own closet & how I've dealt w/ them - in the past & the present. Job well done & I look forward to reading more! Smiles ;) CC
reply by the author on 29-Jul-2014
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I liked how you construct this particular piece. Reading it, I felt myself reminiscing on the "skeletons" in my own closet & how I've dealt w/ them - in the past & the present. Job well done & I look forward to reading more! Smiles ;) CC
Comment Written 29-Jul-2014
reply by the author on 29-Jul-2014
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Thanks so much:)
Comment from c_lucas
A closet full of skeletons is not a good way to exit one's life. This is very well written with a smooth flow of words, making for a very good read.
reply by the author on 29-Jul-2014
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A closet full of skeletons is not a good way to exit one's life. This is very well written with a smooth flow of words, making for a very good read.
Comment Written 29-Jul-2014
reply by the author on 29-Jul-2014
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Thanks Charlie:)
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You're welcome, Teressa
