tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130942641866519625.post1102929401790312542..comments2023-11-02T07:51:52.655-07:00Comments on The Unskilled Poet: Daily Spark Word: PaperMiss Ticket Stubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00405240193433512782noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130942641866519625.post-54984339050091237922008-02-08T04:00:00.000-08:002008-02-08T04:00:00.000-08:00Hi Jim,Thanks as always! It's nice to see what you...Hi Jim,<BR/><BR/>Thanks as always! It's nice to see what you had intended behind the words, but I would argue that the poem holds meaning regardless. I am familiar with the biblical tale, but your poem works above and beyond this reference, as the theme of communication, inability to listen to others, etc, works separately to the original inspiration. As always, a very interesting interpretation of the spark word!Miss Ticket Stubshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00405240193433512782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130942641866519625.post-14055822116154638642008-02-07T11:13:00.000-08:002008-02-07T11:13:00.000-08:00Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin The bedroom wall was pa...<B>Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin</B> <BR/> <BR/> <BR/>The bedroom wall was paper<BR/>thin. I heard every single <BR/>word as if scrawled across it.<BR/> <BR/>Later when things died down I<BR/>could still envision each word<BR/>ripped into the wallpaper.<BR/> <BR/>It was as if they had been<BR/>screaming at each other in <BR/>some strange foreign tongue. Nothing<BR/><BR/>made sense bar the anger though <BR/>there was no one there to give<BR/>meaning to it. Only me. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Now I'm going to assume this one will need a little clarification. The title refers to <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_writing_on_the_wall" REL="nofollow">the writing on the wall</A> that King Belshazzar wasn't able to interpret.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.com