tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post4070848471790592344..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--A Winter Solstice Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-19800174871313056132012-12-23T22:22:46.251-05:002012-12-23T22:22:46.251-05:00If I don't sing along it will drive me insane
...<i>If I don't sing along it will drive me insane</i><br /><br />What a powerful snippet! Thanks for introducing us to the poem, Violet!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-30689291147191762002012-12-23T20:13:58.651-05:002012-12-23T20:13:58.651-05:00What an example of poetry talking back to life! Yo...What an example of poetry talking back to life! Your knowledge of the St. Lucia story, combined with events in the news birthed a powerful response! I am reminded of a favorite poem of mine by David Waltner-Toews, "The Ecology of Poetry" and these lines: <br /><br />"The days of throwing out are over.<br />The world's already littered with our junk--<br />personal anger, Violet N.http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-26493039764907765442012-12-22T17:14:44.084-05:002012-12-22T17:14:44.084-05:00Thanks Joyce and Mary Lee!
We have a lot of wor...Thanks Joyce and Mary Lee! <br /><br />We have a lot of work to do in the near future.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-89781512709637988622012-12-22T16:46:46.053-05:002012-12-22T16:46:46.053-05:00Wow. Thinking about Dec. 14, 2012 as the day after...Wow. Thinking about Dec. 14, 2012 as the day after St. Lucia's Day is quite the contrast. I agree:<br /><br />"If our vision is to be restored<br />we will need more than light--"Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-27427135292357076962012-12-22T12:06:22.827-05:002012-12-22T12:06:22.827-05:00Thank you, Diane. Innocence and righteous anger. Y...Thank you, Diane. Innocence and righteous anger. Your poems are well-paired. May we create room for more light in this world.Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-41054518487268334782012-12-22T10:57:03.229-05:002012-12-22T10:57:03.229-05:00I can't imagine how much worse it is for a tea...I can't imagine how much worse it is for a teacher to deal with! Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-8927730506893584132012-12-22T10:13:23.968-05:002012-12-22T10:13:23.968-05:00I have no words, really, to express the events of ...I have no words, really, to express the events of that horrible day make me feel. <br /><br />Thanks for capturing it in these two poems, Diane.<br /><br />JTravel Guides for Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00668892336769370726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-16789233984877330212012-12-21T22:01:19.026-05:002012-12-21T22:01:19.026-05:00Thank you dear friends, it is a difficult time for...Thank you dear friends, it is a difficult time for us all, but we will find the light.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-34887358566073376332012-12-21T14:30:27.323-05:002012-12-21T14:30:27.323-05:00There's a contrast to the two poems - one is a...There's a contrast to the two poems - one is a gentle vignette of a little girl, the second is darker statement to a grown woman - and the two work well together. Thanks for sharing!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-88926535813751249992012-12-21T14:18:14.566-05:002012-12-21T14:18:14.566-05:00May you be a candle to shine light into the darkne...May you be a candle to shine light into the darkness. Blessings. Thank you for sharing your powerful poem.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-80373937489115705402012-12-21T13:08:17.774-05:002012-12-21T13:08:17.774-05:00Powerful poem, Diane. I can hear the anger there. ...Powerful poem, Diane. I can hear the anger there. It's been difficult to see the light this past week, in the face of such tragedy.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-69890483763818637142012-12-21T07:18:29.183-05:002012-12-21T07:18:29.183-05:00Making sense of the senseless -- eyes plucked out,...Making sense of the senseless -- eyes plucked out, young lives snuffed out -- is a tall order. Thoughtful words are a start.Andrea Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926896897768609275noreply@blogger.com