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Venus and Mars
by Kate Burnside → (All Poetry by Kate Burnside)
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... I never know what kind of mood I'm in until I get here... Seems to be humour that's on a bit of a roll at the moment... must be my reflex-action to the darker nights and all the howlin that's goin on!! :)) xx


VENUS AND MARS

They were sixteen. She was humming as they sat holding hands on the five-barred gate: Only Women Bleed. Don’t sing that! he squirmed: a sign, perhaps, that Doctors and Nurses hadn’t quite been his favourite game during lunchtime breaks at Junior School. She should have seen it coming: he’d never get that women not only bleed, but block plug-holes with long-haired emotions, clog-up the toolbox with their unwieldy problems and will blunt a Panasonic Triple Blade instead of their Remington Ladyshave every single time. The very idea makes him nick his skin, plaster his chin in spots of blotting tissue.

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 Reviews of "Venus and Mars"
Reviewed by Miller Caldwell
Reviewed on November 30, 2009
Great immage appearing in my mind. Yet these days, I often cut my finger in the kitchen and loose more blood than my wife! But as for the hair down the plughole you got it there. Me? well I never have a bad hair day as you can tell!
Miller

Reviewed by Sheila Roy
Reviewed on November 13, 2009
Witty and vivid, Kate. Great glimpse into the opposing forces. Hugs,
Sheila

Reviewed by Gianetta Ellis (Reader)
Reviewed on November 7, 2009
The many sides of Kate - how clever you are. Love how the momentum picks up from start to finish like a ball happily rolling down hill.

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on October 30, 2009
Thank you for sharing your wit and humour, Kate. I appreciate it very much. Love and best wishes to you,

Regis

Reviewed by Axilea MU
Reviewed on October 30, 2009
Moments, differences... humor helps us see the whole seen with different eyes. It's all there, right from the beginning. Nicely brought.

Axilea

Reviewed by Paul Berube
Reviewed on October 30, 2009
Kate,
Women are from Venus & Men are from Mars. We're definitely not talking about astronomy here. (lol) Good one Kate.

Reviewed by Nordette Adams
Reviewed on October 29, 2009
:-) LOL. A bit of humor indeed. Sweet irony.

Reviewed by Susan de Vegter
Reviewed on October 29, 2009
Beautiful....every word!

I recall my son screaming, Mom, why do women bleend for seven days and never die"?

He'd just had a fight with Mariah. She and I recall this as priceless as well.

Glad to be back. Your humor is exactly what I missed.
Love,
Susan

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on October 29, 2009
oh so righ,Kate! thanks for the chuckles...Funny how one
can capture such a mood making it cozy. and familiar ;-)..

Reviewed on October 29, 2009
Women: they know what they want and know what to do to get what they want. =] Men don't have a clue. LOL Well done, Kate!

(((HUGS))) and love, karla.

Reviewed by Patrick Granfors
Reviewed on October 29, 2009
That's why I got an electric razor. And I'm with Jerry here. Patrick

Reviewed on October 29, 2009
Indeed! I'd never want to go back to those days, with the raging hormones and insecurity.

Reviewed by Walt Hardester
Reviewed on October 29, 2009
Ed's right, clog up the toolbox.
But it is a whole 'nuther thing to hear the lid on the toolbox.......
Slam Shut! lol

Walt

Reviewed by Georg Mateos
Reviewed on October 29, 2009
Didn't know women bleed, I thought that they were the ones causing the bleeding! LOL

Georg

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on October 29, 2009
Women definitely clog-up the toolbox with their unwieldy problems - and it makes me Howl, every time!

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on October 29, 2009
The coming of age of young hearts and minds and the awakening not only of sexual knowledge but such simple things as body function differences between male and female is amazing. You brought this scene vividly to life Kate as you gave us a peak into mind and soul. Happy Halloween Sweet Kate.
hugs
fee

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on October 29, 2009
I can see myself in the mirror after shaving, trying to blot those nicks. Good one Kate.

Reviewed by Dawn Anderson
Reviewed on October 28, 2009
Love your humor, Kate...very clever.

Reviewed by Debby Rosenberg
Reviewed on October 28, 2009
the poor lad he'll never know what hit him...LOL

Reviewed by Amber Moonstone
Reviewed on October 28, 2009
Great poetry Kate, I see you have your sense of humor and that is just such a blessing. You mix humor with serious issues...way to go!
Peace, love, and light,
Amber "V"

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan
Reviewed on October 28, 2009
very clever write which rings of so much truism!

Reviewed by John Flanagan
Reviewed on October 28, 2009
Kate,
You handle this intermix of blood images and gender 'attributes' very deftly, the transferences are more real than the images themselves suggest...and are very witty.

John

Reviewed by A PAX
Reviewed on October 28, 2009
lol.......ahhh life.......
you express it so well! :)
thanks for the smile pax A

Reviewed by Jon Willey
Reviewed on October 28, 2009
and most enjoyable humor it is Kate -- I hope you remain in this frame of mind for a while -- you do it so well - peace and love my friend -- Jon Michael

Reviewed on October 28, 2009
Good prose poem, Kate; well done! BRAVA!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in America, Karen Lynn in Texas. :D

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on October 28, 2009
Naw, when we are sixteen we know only one thing, can we get a hand under that bra? The female sex at that age are years ahead of us guys, and some tend to believe you stay that far ahead of us, if you believe Oprah and the other yak shows. Somehow, someway though, we do seem to get it all together. Mars, uh huh . . .


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