tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post5088525337287359376..comments2023-10-15T06:34:16.731-07:00Comments on Melodies: Magpie Tales: ReflectionsMahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00836281820315404682noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-43507931209826456942010-04-10T20:36:17.042-07:002010-04-10T20:36:17.042-07:00That feels a lot like being a teenager, sadly. Bea...That feels a lot like being a teenager, sadly. Beautiful Maha, you never fail to amaze and or please.Oddyoddyo13http://www.blogger.com/profile/05557994037779209704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-75641120455296748432010-04-10T21:05:23.576-07:002010-04-10T21:05:23.576-07:00Your writing has such depth and heart. This is exc...Your writing has such depth and heart. This is exceptional!Felicitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365380167385885738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-38433365836038429032010-04-10T21:09:51.326-07:002010-04-10T21:09:51.326-07:00Such awsome writing. Love your style totally raw a...Such awsome writing. Love your style totally raw and awsomeTHE BEATYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06707403512875881799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-60634153783296860222010-04-10T21:51:55.225-07:002010-04-10T21:51:55.225-07:00'She threw herself into the ruthless arms of a...'She threw herself into the ruthless arms of another night' - the perfect phrase. Nicely told tale!Tumblewords:http://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-59651848126787131232010-04-10T22:13:32.980-07:002010-04-10T22:13:32.980-07:00Powerful words Maha... "unfathomable soul, ec...Powerful words Maha... "unfathomable soul, echoing the depth of her insecurities...." like living through the dark night of the soul a journey that many travel that dark road alone.<br><br>A strong powerful piece, wonderful<br>Joannyjoannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03338150531816845279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-8076665897426517712010-04-11T04:03:52.157-07:002010-04-11T04:03:52.157-07:00its a vicious cycle...so aptly portrayed...sad in ...its a vicious cycle...so aptly portrayed...sad in where we must turn to find our beauty...easpecially when it resides outside ourselves. wonderful.Brian Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-7031586177643251212010-04-11T06:47:45.852-07:002010-04-11T06:47:45.852-07:00Some people are born with an outward beauty but fo...Some people are born with an outward beauty but for others it is hidden, yet even more powerful!<br>StarStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-75373950091803505812010-04-11T07:26:33.980-07:002010-04-11T07:26:33.980-07:00Alas, so many of us fall prey to what the advertis...Alas, so many of us fall prey to what the advertising and fashion industry idea of beauty. Brian is right, beauty comes from within...you must find that beauty for no one can give it to you. <br><br>profound poem.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05440632162084471888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-22540728940738481122010-04-11T09:54:45.450-07:002010-04-11T09:54:45.450-07:00teenager....? maybe. I know a lot of girls like th...teenager....? maybe. I know a lot of girls like that. But while writing it I had a middle-aged woman in mind.Mahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09044365084432889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-44038638773481778352010-04-11T10:00:34.075-07:002010-04-11T10:00:34.075-07:00It's very hard not to judge ourselves by other...It's very hard not to judge ourselves by other's standards, but true beauty comes with love of self. Beautifully written as always, Maha.<br><br>Re: my daughter...she is 15.Magpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01132555347136919591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-39925921496579386502010-04-11T10:44:37.515-07:002010-04-11T10:44:37.515-07:00This captures insecurity in a very real way. I lo...This captures insecurity in a very real way. I love the way you play with the words to add feeling to them.Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11217271340928929622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-30058138851505672912010-04-11T14:07:31.915-07:002010-04-11T14:07:31.915-07:00I really like the line "She threw herself int...I really like the line "She threw herself into the ruthless arms of another night". Poignant piece.Tess Kincaidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-60815194531721236162010-04-11T17:20:34.261-07:002010-04-11T17:20:34.261-07:00Poignant and disturbing short story. 'She saw ...Poignant and disturbing short story. <br><br>'She saw herself in the reflection of many ravenous, illaudable eyes."<br><br>Someone had to make her feel ugly. The internalizing of "ugly" just does not happen by chance. Who feed her these lies? Her parents? The media? Her peers. Quite an indictment of society as a whole. Very sad story; superbly well-written piece d'art.chiccorealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902834462795623856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-58703634985373792932010-04-12T02:10:50.835-07:002010-04-12T02:10:50.835-07:00It take talent to put raw emotion into such imagin...It take talent to put raw emotion into such imaginable words.<br>relrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030572981830789370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-62353223129232184072010-04-12T03:36:41.622-07:002010-04-12T03:36:41.622-07:00"Illaudable"? No, laudable! Cngratulat..."Illaudable"? No, laudable! Cngratulations.Berownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-92039412220747744072010-04-12T07:02:36.242-07:002010-04-12T07:02:36.242-07:00Well done, and a little sad. "Beauty" fo...Well done, and a little sad. "Beauty" found in anonymous eyes during the night seldom survives the light of day.PattiKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-22567675658580865632010-04-12T07:23:07.110-07:002010-04-12T07:23:07.110-07:00And now, seven years of bad luck for the 'shre...And now, seven years of bad luck for the 'shredded glass surrounding her'. Very powerful imagery. There comes a time when youth fades away, and we reach for something to 'paint our faces' into another person, or go back to the younger version of ourselves. Nice use of the photo prompt, well done! Age is a matter of mind, not wrinkles, as I commented on another lipstick magpie.SUN DANCE HILLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06465791173754714407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-65035662788697042842010-04-12T07:44:17.706-07:002010-04-12T07:44:17.706-07:00Really neat perceptions....your phrases carries wi...Really neat perceptions....your phrases carries within them something so mellow that it leaves me in admirations.<br>Thakyou Maha!<br><br>Col.Craftsman of lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14747434398075620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-33328378940989464032010-04-12T11:52:57.014-07:002010-04-12T11:52:57.014-07:00Quite sad as beauty is only skin deep and it is th...Quite sad as beauty is only skin deep and it is the soul within that is the most beautiful.<br><br>Christinechristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08720643762397784519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-7452152191485094662010-04-13T02:32:50.800-07:002010-04-13T02:32:50.800-07:00Ah the angst of insecurity can be a life-consuming...Ah the angst of insecurity can be a life-consuming thing. Problem is, it can overshadow the inner beauty of the soul too...Peter Gouldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-4492801937986262692010-04-13T07:57:14.607-07:002010-04-13T07:57:14.607-07:00Such a tragic, sad tale. Always seeking beauty bu...Such a tragic, sad tale. Always seeking beauty but one might look within to find real beauty. Alas, I feel this soul will always be lost.RNSANEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-78986891218151486112010-04-13T08:11:17.210-07:002010-04-13T08:11:17.210-07:00magical description,cool post!magical description,<br>cool post!The Cello Stringshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-52895465615003776582010-04-13T08:11:17.209-07:002010-04-13T08:11:17.209-07:00http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/becau...http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/because-she-is-plain-magpie-tale/<br><br>Happy Tuesday!<br>I did mine the first time!The Cello Stringshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401425473113451944.post-32359004532281826032010-04-13T14:27:57.780-07:002010-04-13T14:27:57.780-07:00How sad. Life is hard when you don't feel you ...How sad. Life is hard when you don't feel you meet the physical expectations you've set for yourself. Too bad.steviewrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.com