tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post6751577182577319104..comments2024-02-14T08:21:35.629+00:00Comments on The stammering poet: Riding the astral poetry busPeter Gouldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-88896014298600382522010-12-21T13:05:16.188+00:002010-12-21T13:05:16.188+00:00This has to be the quirkiest ticket ever! LOLThis has to be the quirkiest ticket ever! LOLJinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-13309141492990397712010-12-21T10:21:25.118+00:002010-12-21T10:21:25.118+00:00Many thanks to all for your kind comments.
TFE - y...Many thanks to all for your kind comments.<br />TFE - you rhyming now? Unclean! Unclean!<br />Niamh - I've always felt that just because something is science fiction, it doesn't mean characters have to be one-dimensional and emotionless.<br />Bug - is that a Billy Joel song?Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-77264802396540999662010-12-20T21:26:57.695+00:002010-12-20T21:26:57.695+00:00Brilliant - love the punchline last verse, but esp...Brilliant - love the punchline last verse, but especially the names, and the idea of that alien with one eye suddenly looking old and portly!<br />GreatNiamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-35923325580986850932010-12-20T14:31:41.403+00:002010-12-20T14:31:41.403+00:00Sometimes one word is enough. FANTASTIC!Sometimes one word is enough. FANTASTIC!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912071192179983603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-44768636089664848722010-12-20T08:48:09.783+00:002010-12-20T08:48:09.783+00:00Peter, that is so great! This verse is utterly mas...Peter, that is so great! This verse is utterly masterful;<br /><br />Through the door The Chief came tumbling,<br />half awake and loudly grumbling,<br />“What’s the damage?” she demanded, stern and prickly.<br />“Robot cargo ship,” responded<br />Akureyri. “Sector One did<br />all the checks before it left,” she went on quickly.<br /><br />and you know what's best? I didn't guess the ending! Nice one.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-34721575240516131082010-12-19T23:39:19.893+00:002010-12-19T23:39:19.893+00:00Out of this world!
I enjoyed reading
as the tale ...Out of this world! <br />I enjoyed reading<br />as the tale unfurled<br />hard to pick a best bit because<br />Rhyme of the week for me was<br /><br />'That vesuvium consignment<br />must have shifted its alignment.'<br /><br />But the bit I liked best, <br />my friend,<br />was the unexpected twist<br />at the end.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-88892901559666220072010-12-19T14:02:01.498+00:002010-12-19T14:02:01.498+00:00Good take and funny! really enjoyed the end
it flo...Good take and funny! really enjoyed the end<br />it flows really well, Thanks!izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-79577811951274372102010-12-18T19:32:28.920+00:002010-12-18T19:32:28.920+00:00I did not see that ending coming! Great one!I did not see that ending coming! Great one!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-59126485403010872812010-12-18T02:15:17.962+00:002010-12-18T02:15:17.962+00:00You made me laugh out loud, Peter! It takes a lot ...You made me laugh out loud, Peter! It takes a lot to accomplish that. I loved the sci-fi stuff and one-eyed brain cell with four legs. You're very clever.Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-72340450499783437842010-12-17T19:30:28.879+00:002010-12-17T19:30:28.879+00:00Very nice - I love the explanation of the star of ...Very nice - I love the explanation of the star of the east. That's the phrase running <br />through my head & until I get it out of there I don't think I'll be able to <br />write a ticket. I am NOT in a star of the east frame of mind these days!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-89398311303989318262010-12-17T17:48:50.934+00:002010-12-17T17:48:50.934+00:00Out of this world ~ terrific!Out of this world ~ terrific!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-3753635409200344502010-12-17T16:30:30.727+00:002010-12-17T16:30:30.727+00:00Glad it is hyperspace that has been suspended rath...Glad it is hyperspace that has been suspended rather than cyberspace! Love it Peter. I keep trying to get your sit on my blog list with little success - I shall try again right now. I am not into science fiction at all but you set the scene very nicely.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689448175317552618.post-59577966792748898382010-12-17T15:52:56.882+00:002010-12-17T15:52:56.882+00:00Excellent!Excellent!NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.com