| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Lori Johnson on 11/07/02 at 07:51 AM God, you are so twisted...& that's why I love you. LOL
Each time I read a peom of yours, I can't wait to get to the end to see how you'll surprise me this time. Then, I read it again...and again.
You are such a talent, Jd, you really are. :) |
| Posted by Anne Engelen on 11/07/02 at 10:40 AM You got me walking on memory lane there for a while. Surprisingly lovely end... although I don't recall bazooka gum to hold flavour long at all...to me it seemed always to have lost it before it was even chewed heheheh. Fun read buddy :) |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 11/07/02 at 01:14 PM a nice chaw about school days, Jadi, and hopefully that was gum neath that reminiscence. |
| Posted by Cathlyn Cartier on 11/07/02 at 05:10 PM I was savoring a walk down memory lane with my lunch... until the gum...it ruined the flavor!
Great memory sparker JD! |
| Posted by Kristine Briese on 11/07/02 at 05:47 PM *laughing* You always have a surprise for us. Such a joy you are! |
| Posted by David R Spellman on 11/07/02 at 11:39 PM You definitely bring back memories with this and quite a chuckle at its end. The image of the desk "Clinging to the scent of formaldehyde" will be preserved as a favorite part for me. Good one JD! |
| Posted by Vimal Rony on 11/08/02 at 05:57 AM doesn't matter the gum was urs but still it smelt the same didn't it?hehe Whoever put it there needs a pat in the back coz i guess that was the head to the train of ur thoughts that lead to this wonderful piece of work. |
| Posted by Betania Tesch on 11/08/02 at 03:15 PM oh my. how odd nostalgia can be. cute piece, jadi. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 11/08/02 at 05:08 PM OMG! This takes tongue in cheek...or should I say gum in cheek to a whole new level. I hate people who stick their gum anywhere else but in the garbage. On my new planet, one of the laws will be anyone caught sticking their gum on inapropriate places will be hung upside down, and others will be invited to come and stick gum all over the offender's clothing. Sound like fun??? LOL! Have a great weekend jadi!! :o) |
| Posted by Tim D Livingston on 11/08/02 at 11:44 PM I tasted the gum too. But I disagree about the flavor. It was pretty blah and well digested. I guess you got to it first. |
| Posted by Carl Walker on 11/09/02 at 12:12 AM laughing, sent it to a friend of mine big into the high school reunion |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 11/09/02 at 03:10 AM This poem brought a smile. A fun poem Jadi, it
brightened my evening, thanks....Charlie |
| Posted by Anne Howe on 11/09/02 at 06:40 AM very appealing to the senses..yes, even taste :)
a good read too |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 11/09/02 at 01:06 PM LOL! With a bit of pathos and your wry humor you catch the essence of high school reminiscence. |
| Posted by Rommel Cruz on 11/11/02 at 03:57 AM This took me to a wonderful trip down memory lane. I can relate to it, even with the gum =) |
| Posted by Julie Adams on 11/11/02 at 06:11 AM well jadi, this one is worth chewing for a while...clever as always, your writing offers the reader an honest memory, without fanfare, with bare details, chosen seemingly in some chronology ur memory retained...lovely to read u always, and apparently I am not alone...peace to u, poet....jewels |
| Posted by Mara Meade on 11/11/02 at 09:56 PM -chuckle- Jadi, mah love, you did it again. Sentiment and humour... my favourite mix! I could see and smell those school days all over again... okay, and I tasted it too... eeuuwwwwww. Ack. Ack. |
| Posted by Britt Zimmerman on 11/14/02 at 06:19 AM Jadi I have said it a million times YOU ROCK!!! lol awesome awesome poem loved every word! |
| Posted by Ulyss Rubey on 11/16/02 at 03:44 AM Hmmmm...Nancy inside a bleeding heart... I think I had that desk after you, and chewed bazooka too, when I wasn't picking my nose or scratching my ass. |
| Posted by Amy Niggel on 11/16/02 at 09:04 PM Love this one yet another entertaining and delightful piece!!! Great work!! :) |
| Posted by Patricia J Reed on 11/19/02 at 06:52 AM jd, i know it's getting repetitive so i'll just say-- i chuckled a bit!!
patti |
| Posted by Audrey M Scott on 11/20/02 at 01:29 AM enjoyed your trip of nostalgia and you certainly know how to bring a broadening grin into a sudden Yukkkkkkkkk. You did it so casually too with... "At least I think it was mine".
Good one JD. |
| Posted by Ginette T Belle on 11/29/02 at 01:40 AM my mind is immediately filled with images, living your experience...I love it... |
| Posted by Christina Bruno on 12/12/02 at 07:14 AM brilliant...amazing...i love |
| Posted by Anne Howe on 02/07/03 at 11:12 PM there's a touch of the youthful rogue in this piece of reminiscence and reflection .....an excellent read |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 02/08/03 at 01:50 PM A pleasant reread of this humorous nostalgia. Congratulations on POTD! Peace. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 02/08/03 at 02:44 PM Great poem jadi. Good to read it again. Congrats on being POTD! |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 02/08/03 at 02:44 PM jadi... oh how evocative and what memories this brings... especially the radiator... hated those things... as always, love your humorous twists especially with the title. Glad to see this one as potd. Congratulations and thanks for a good laubh to begin my day. |
| Posted by Rusty C Arquette on 02/08/03 at 04:32 PM Gawd!..is there any room left to comment?!! How much do you pay these people to write all this glowing stuff about you anway?!! (chuckle) - Congrats on being Potted..er, I mean POTD (snicker) - "Now you spit that out RIGHT NOW, young man..Lord knows what vile creature had that in its mouth!!" - Mom |
| Posted by Anne Engelen on 02/08/03 at 07:19 PM Wonderful to read it again as the POTD! Congrats buddy:) |
| Posted by Andrew S Adams on 04/14/03 at 01:25 AM *sigh* the poems with the most comments get read more and get more comments... and deservedly so. i never really veered into your library much, but wonderful stuff. |
| Posted by Kara Hayostek on 02/17/04 at 03:18 AM YUM YUM can i have a piece? |
| Posted by Traci Mabats on 08/26/05 at 04:13 AM heh, you're kinda crazy JD. |
| Posted by Maria Terezia Ferencz on 08/16/06 at 09:56 PM JD you are so mischievous, you make me sad and nostalgic and then sneak up and slap a smile on my face at the end.....perfection.
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| Posted by Michelle Angelini on 08/03/07 at 01:34 AM eeeeuuuuwww - bazooka gum after how many years? Was it wearing sun glasses to protect it from the glare of chemistry experiments? And what ever happened to Nancee?
~Chelle~ |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 03/05/09 at 07:58 PM I guess you really cannot go home again. Only you would try to chew a 20 yr old piece of gum! Fun read with alot of truth. Enjoyed this piece- it made me smile! |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 09/17/12 at 08:37 PM ROFL... This is wonderful, Jadi. The comments add that extra dimension of dementia I so thoroughly enjoy. Hope you told Rubey to get that gum out of his cheek since it's easier to see the tongue sticking out of it when writing a comment, lololol.... LOVED THIS! |
