tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post3657081533653098350..comments2024-02-19T19:45:32.122-05:00Comments on Poet Mom: Poem for Poetry ThursdayJanuaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-61344520780175215362007-02-06T03:21:00.000-05:002007-02-06T03:21:00.000-05:00A haunting sad feeling lingers in the air long aft...A haunting sad feeling lingers in the air long after I read this vivid snapshot back in time. Strong imagery in this recollection of unfulfilled dreams.<br />I'm enjoying discovering your work.<br /><br />GeL<br /><a href=<br />"http://shadowsinthemoonlight.typepad.com/shadows_in_the_moonlight/2007/02/i_want_to_hold_.html">I Want to Hold Your Hand)</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-32651307586241840182007-02-05T22:44:00.000-05:002007-02-05T22:44:00.000-05:00I tried posting unsuccessfully a few days ago...bu...I tried posting unsuccessfully a few days ago...but I love the perspective of this poem...using the photograph as a lens. And I like how it plays with time, you connect to this image and then have a bigger picture than she does in that moment...as in a photograph. Wonderful poem.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058447022953846355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-31563665362577678482007-02-03T23:03:00.000-05:002007-02-03T23:03:00.000-05:00What I like about this poem is the descriptions. ...What I like about this poem is the descriptions. I can see the events flowing in my head like moving snap shots. I also love the ending, it makes me want to know more. I see an epic in these words, and there is a sympathy that wants to be fleshed out.<br /><br />I also enjoyed learning 5 things about you.GoGohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564750293363156213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-11180004973175329032007-02-03T12:11:00.000-05:002007-02-03T12:11:00.000-05:00Thanks for the kind words, everyone.Thanks for the kind words, everyone.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-89381463893553994292007-02-03T08:49:00.000-05:002007-02-03T08:49:00.000-05:00wow...
this is an impressive one...
i can picture ...wow...<br />this is an impressive one...<br />i can picture the photo<br />in my head.gkgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403357033466233622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-24898746845652381962007-02-03T04:03:00.000-05:002007-02-03T04:03:00.000-05:00It touched me to the core. I am glad I can finally...It touched me to the core. I am glad I can finally comment here to tell you how much I liked this.<br /><br /><br />gautami.<br />Do chk my post...<a href="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2007/02/straight-curves.html">Straight Curves</a>.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-47957335422794957472007-02-02T22:04:00.000-05:002007-02-02T22:04:00.000-05:00Finally! I so wanted to comment on this wonderful ...Finally! I so wanted to comment on this wonderful poem yesterday but now I've gotten a chance to read it over again I have to say this is just brilliant. So heartfelt... it makes me wonder if we could see ahead into the future just how much we would change...<br />Thanks so much, January...Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287107184977896696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-11850921782988591932007-02-02T13:45:00.000-05:002007-02-02T13:45:00.000-05:00I like how simple and forthright your diction is h...I like how simple and forthright your diction is here. You've accomplished so much; I felt like I was holding the photo in my own hands. "My mother is all wilderness." Wonderful.angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686166409869806810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-28923582303251987952007-02-02T12:35:00.000-05:002007-02-02T12:35:00.000-05:00I kept trying to comment yesterday too - and I gue...I kept trying to comment yesterday too - and I guess people were having the same problem with my blog. Sometimes I just want to curse Blogger!<br /><br />This is so beautiful and moving and so well-formed. You have such a talent for capturing the essence of events - snapshots in time. *applause*twilightspiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338205807151511143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-78566380084999342642007-02-02T12:18:00.000-05:002007-02-02T12:18:00.000-05:00Really beautiful. I love the permenance of the ph...Really beautiful. I love the permenance of the photo which does not fade even when the young joyful 18 year old has been replaced by a mother and wife who has learnt failure and disappointment.Kamsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039627235813416300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-27994225168911637012007-02-02T11:00:00.000-05:002007-02-02T11:00:00.000-05:00wow - i thought i loved the line
'soon I will pus...wow - i thought i loved the line<br /><br />'soon I will push through her body<br />to join her in this world.' <br /><br />until those closing lines shivered through my bones:<br /><br />'watching him drown on dry land.<br />No, my mother has no idea of what is to come.'<br /><br />powerful stuff, January, and a job far MORE than well done :-)claireylovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16691439928758477628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-65013416313968584762007-02-02T10:07:00.000-05:002007-02-02T10:07:00.000-05:00yay! i can finally post comments! i tried all day ...yay! i can finally post comments! i tried all day yesterday. thank you for this poem and for telling us about your conversations about using poetry to preserve memories. i have been looking for words that described the new focus of poetry on my blog and you nailed it! i thank you and praise you on a recent post.<br /><br />you do such a good job of presenting family history in this poem. what a terrific example. i love how you say she cannot picture nights alone. it says so much about how things turn out different than we hopeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-51279317634781906332007-02-02T04:01:00.000-05:002007-02-02T04:01:00.000-05:00So sad, so beautiful. I love the idea of looking a...So sad, so beautiful. I love the idea of looking at a photo and then fast forwarding through that person's life, the things that the s/he in the photo can't yet know.<br /><br />Blogger working now too!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.com