tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post3269955102268429140..comments2024-03-28T18:04:58.688-07:00Comments on Imagine: My Mother – The DemimondeDr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-42700436320919673262014-08-21T19:35:25.858-07:002014-08-21T19:35:25.858-07:00Oh GL - Thank you so very much for stopping by and...Oh GL - Thank you so very much for stopping by and I deeply appreciate your comment. It is very moving to hear that you were carried away by my words. Again, thank you Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-66140367940079058912014-08-21T19:34:04.648-07:002014-08-21T19:34:04.648-07:00Oh Annell - what a lovely comment - I am thrilled ...Oh Annell - what a lovely comment - I am thrilled to have touched you :)Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-82893072585756215682014-08-21T19:33:31.641-07:002014-08-21T19:33:31.641-07:00Wow "Old Egg" I hadn't quite seen it...Wow "Old Egg" I hadn't quite seen it all so darkly - but I do through your interpretation thank you! Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-36300595699910054682014-08-21T19:32:42.776-07:002014-08-21T19:32:42.776-07:00Thank you Alan - Delighted that you stopped by and...Thank you Alan - Delighted that you stopped by and I deeply appreciate your sparkling comment. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-64206679255720098132014-08-21T19:32:09.780-07:002014-08-21T19:32:09.780-07:00Oh Bjorn - a powerful and welcome comment - Thank ...Oh Bjorn - a powerful and welcome comment - Thank you so very much. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-7771801542936877702014-08-21T19:31:36.625-07:002014-08-21T19:31:36.625-07:00Thanks for stopping - always deeply appreciated :)...Thanks for stopping - always deeply appreciated :)Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-23970955892238771182014-08-21T19:28:02.266-07:002014-08-21T19:28:02.266-07:00Ooooh I just adore such synchronicity - love the i...Ooooh I just adore such synchronicity - love the idea of the "sticky pages of the Sears catalogue" .... keep me posted when the work is completed .... Thank you for lovely comment - happy to be on the same wave-length :)Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-3972460519853696212014-08-21T19:26:42.549-07:002014-08-21T19:26:42.549-07:00Aww Sasha - powerful words for this poem - Yes I a...Aww Sasha - powerful words for this poem - Yes I am delighted that you resonated with the boy's desperation .... Thank you for stopping and commenting so eloquently Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-50510504614196030662014-08-21T19:25:39.934-07:002014-08-21T19:25:39.934-07:00Thank you Jae - I liked those oranges too and as a...Thank you Jae - I liked those oranges too and as always the poem just falls together. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-23129449604886118012014-08-21T19:24:42.571-07:002014-08-21T19:24:42.571-07:00What a delightful comment Audrey - very much appre...What a delightful comment Audrey - very much appreciated . Happy that you enjoyed :)Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-91587510816714200152014-08-21T19:24:12.971-07:002014-08-21T19:24:12.971-07:00Oh Cathy - thank you so very much - I do believe t...Oh Cathy - thank you so very much - I do believe the little boy has had his innocence compromised but it is still confused with his thoughts of "semi-bras" in the Sears catalogue, his own guilt and his mother's being alligned and castigated somehow for this association. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-32841165811549574252014-08-21T19:22:34.598-07:002014-08-21T19:22:34.598-07:00in 19th-century France) the class of women conside...in 19th-century France) the class of women considered to be of doubtful morality and social standing.<br />• a group of people considered to be on the fringes of respectable society: the demimonde of arms deals.<br /><br /><br />Truthfully when this word appeared in a bunch of wordle words I needed to look up its definition as it appears above - for me there was an association with "semi-bras" and the poem just feel together. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-50210442986734829072014-08-21T19:21:08.022-07:002014-08-21T19:21:08.022-07:00Yes, precisely ... the child conflating his burgeo...Yes, precisely ... the child conflating his burgeoning interest in sexuality with his father's anger all against the backdrop of a little boy's innocence. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-39036888701500664532014-08-21T19:20:04.990-07:002014-08-21T19:20:04.990-07:00Thanks Sherry don't know where those oranges c...Thanks Sherry don't know where those oranges came from but come they did and I enjoyed them too... :)Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-84531816130333125952014-08-21T19:19:35.547-07:002014-08-21T19:19:35.547-07:00Thank you so very much Viv - your words mean a gre...Thank you so very much Viv - your words mean a great deal to me and perhaps I will send this on and out somewhere :)Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-41409271810265500942014-08-21T19:19:01.903-07:002014-08-21T19:19:01.903-07:00The word was the inspiration for the poem - it was...The word was the inspiration for the poem - it was one of a bunch of "wordle words" and the rest of the poem fell around this one definition and the boy's confused understanding on hearing it used in anger. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-50368645075863737312014-08-20T04:16:48.510-07:002014-08-20T04:16:48.510-07:00Very well done. I was swept away.Very well done. I was swept away.Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-56986975037761990722014-08-18T16:28:18.938-07:002014-08-18T16:28:18.938-07:00What a powerful piece of writing!What a powerful piece of writing!Belva Rae Stapleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018806071465719524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-64037802183484177802014-08-18T08:11:09.125-07:002014-08-18T08:11:09.125-07:00Quite a feat .. and interesting take on the use of...Quite a feat .. and interesting take on the use of the word demimonde.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596079559559123392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-20197915864877769502014-08-18T05:31:19.070-07:002014-08-18T05:31:19.070-07:00Oh my good friends - I am humbled by your comments...Oh my good friends - I am humbled by your comments on this little poem built around the word demimonde ( like Mary, I too needed to refresh my understanding of the word and when I did. - this little boy and his experience came along for the ride, I am delighted by your enjoyment and deeply deeply appreciative that you stopped by to share your reactions with me. Thank you. - Thank you - one and all ... I cherish each word . Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-30064635347294019182014-08-17T23:57:43.494-07:002014-08-17T23:57:43.494-07:00Pearl, this is a stunning poem, a keeper, a prize-...Pearl, this is a stunning poem, a keeper, a prize-winner which deserves a wider audience. I am breathless with admiration! <br /><br />Favourite lines: <br />echoes returning from boomed<br />Sundays back home when he sat<br />in scratchy silence on a hard pewvivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-79975914367910382022014-08-17T15:49:39.877-07:002014-08-17T15:49:39.877-07:00Wow, a fantastically well-written tale....I like t...Wow, a fantastically well-written tale....I like the rotting oranges, exotic as Africa. Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-6475562307263290142014-08-17T12:49:46.178-07:002014-08-17T12:49:46.178-07:00A beautiful picture of the power of words and that...A beautiful picture of the power of words and that awful moment when a child knows and understands more than his innocence should allow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-62327556386553203522014-08-17T11:36:51.075-07:002014-08-17T11:36:51.075-07:00Admittedly I still haven't figured out what a ...Admittedly I still haven't figured out what a demimonde is; thus I am not sure I have figured out the true meaning of this poem. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-46627271333947395692014-08-17T11:34:48.561-07:002014-08-17T11:34:48.561-07:00I'm so glad I pick out Demimonde. Great piece ... I'm so glad I pick out Demimonde. Great piece for it's always sad to see a child to lose thier innocence Cathyhttp://thequietone.net/2014/08/16/wordle-174-the-penny-dreadful-edition/noreply@blogger.com