Reverse psychopomp.
September 19, 2008 at 5:59 pm | Posted in antihaiku, blogging, links, podcast, poetry, prosepoemthingy, tshirt | 22 CommentsTags: Exu, Gwendolyn, haha, immortality spell, links thingamembob performance art thingy, psychopomp, writing
Roll up roll up says the old priest staring into the mirror
and wiping away the teardrop tattoo again,
just another Friday night,
play that reverse
again,
exu,
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If I made the words teardrop tattoo a link to my piece of the same name and then a link to the podcast, live blogging, woohoo, that would be a double reverse psychopomp and I would pop back out there into the radio again,
Comment by Paul— September 19, 2008 #
Interesting one!
Comment by Art and Poetry— September 19, 2008 #
exu…, bless you, haha. A wonderful slamming down of your glass as a toast to the weekend. I love every word in this little ditty and must try and use each one three times today. a link to the podcast… who what where? I shall go check…
Comment by Mary P— September 19, 2008 #
But is it just another Friday night?
Comment by enigma— September 19, 2008 #
intruiging
i was aware of the idea but not the title.
the Jungian aspect is very interesting and I’m guessing more apre pos for this peice (?)
Comment by ozymandiaz— September 19, 2008 #
the psychopomp is such a cool thing! written lyric in a psychopomp melody, what fun, that would be waaay cool a podcast like that wow looking forward to it hooray
Comment by tipota— September 19, 2008 #
oh what juxtaposition!
Comment by Sumedh— September 20, 2008 #
horses, whippoorwills, ravens, dogs, hares, crows, owls, tiggers, sparrows, harts, and dolphins.
🙂
you are a most helpful animal – like ozymandiaz, i knew this but didn’t know it, and now i know it twice. so thanks.
who knows how many other ways we might all experience this word, and learn its meaning?
who is a psychopomp?
a heartbeat of 20 bps, infamous many coloured raincoat, builds a new house everytime and either laughs or cries.
still running a tight ship I see. Sterling work.
(p.s dolphins = 🙂 )
Comment by peterandthehare— September 20, 2008 #
i didn’t know until i followed your wiki link about Gwynn ap Nudd the welsh psychopomp
and i never thought about my night terrors being psychopomps before but now i am
i like too how it is a concrete poem, a half a teardrop tattoo
may you get a chance to chase down the links
Comment by artpredator— September 20, 2008 #
Its two in the AM on a Saturday. The crickets are chittering, treefrogs are chirping, my dog is asleep under my bed and I mailed my manuscript yesterday. A broken arrow is half a peace sign. A teardrop tattoo must be a scar left from love.
Comment by Fabian G. Franklin— September 20, 2008 #
It’s nice to be visiting again…you never fail to intrigue…
Comment by Tracey— September 20, 2008 #
How enlightening!
Comment by hayat— September 20, 2008 #
hmmmmmm……..
I love the idea of reverse psychopomp.
clever.
Comment by randall— September 21, 2008 #
I guess this is why they cover the mirrors when somebody dies…
I do not like the idea of bringing them back -carrying memories that are to vivid -that does make me feel …not well in my own skin. I fear tattoos too- commitment issues maybe?
To forget is a gift.
Comment by Annamari— September 21, 2008 #
hello,( again) psychopomp by mcpaulus–why do you sometimes change your name? another puzzle box to add to the collection i suppose
what kind of phantasmogorphic ditty will you have for us next i wonder?
Comment by artpredator— September 21, 2008 #
Good luck this time? 🙂
Comment by Mental Mist— September 21, 2008 #
Two new words and concepts to think about: psychopomp, exu. I feel so ignorant compared to your other readers, as I always do. A reverse psychopomp: Night of the Living Dead? See what I mean?
Comment by The Querulous Squirrel— September 22, 2008 #
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Pingback by Paul M Peterson » Blog Archive » What Did We Learn This Week? Blog Roundup— September 22, 2008 #
I’ve been coming back to this time and again, waiting for that ultimate reading that makes it all come together. It hasn’t all merged for me yet, but I can feel my feeble brain expanding to meet the challenge. By the way, I am really enjoying the Puzzle Box. I read a couple of pages each night to bring my head out of my study. Fantastic work, Paul.
Comment by Brad Frederiksen— September 22, 2008 #
Thnks everybody. I like a little mental gymnastics. I think ideas do have a kind of shape like in a mental map, they feel like that to me anyway. Oh what do other people think about answering each comment individually? I like to do it but it’s a bit time consuming. But is doing just one general big thankyou like this a bit rude? I don’t know. The feedback is great though and definitely much appreciated. Rage on,
Comment by Paul— September 22, 2008 #
Hey Paul. I’ve been struggling with that problem too. It’s always nice to come back and see a personal response, so I feel as though I should really be trying to make the same effort. The other option is the email response. I’ve had a few of those and it does give one a nice rosy feeling; but as you say, its pretty time consuming. Personally, I don’t take any offence from the group hug. In fact, if it’s done really well it could be very exciting indeed.
Comment by Brad— September 22, 2008 #
Personally? I think each response speaks for itself and bounces off the other. I notice blogs where the blogger waits to sum up leads to more dynamic discussion among the discussants rather than just everything addressed to the blogger. I think it’s important we bloggers get less dependent on the blogger’s approval and just more concerned with what we have the say. The blogger has already made his/her contribution with the post. So I don’t think people should take lack of personal responses personally and I am trying to work towards that goal myself. No response necessary, of course.
Comment by The Querulous Squirrel— September 23, 2008 #