tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post8960818925972186794..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--"Iconography"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-73669840036906512182018-07-11T02:21:47.847-04:002018-07-11T02:21:47.847-04:00Thanks for remembering the daughter Diane–and we r...Thanks for remembering the daughter Diane–and we remember her the most as the poem ends!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-24185603413431872292018-07-09T13:54:37.470-04:002018-07-09T13:54:37.470-04:00You struck a nerve in your readers, Diane! I imagi...You struck a nerve in your readers, Diane! I imagine her peeking around the corner. :-)Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-43841572643043057212018-07-08T20:30:30.473-04:002018-07-08T20:30:30.473-04:00Your word choice and style of telling the story ma...Your word choice and style of telling the story matches the tone of the painting very well, Diane - it feel as though the two have always been meant for each other. And as the father of 4 daughters, I agree, they deserve much credit!<br />Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-12693391429853910152018-07-08T19:41:54.239-04:002018-07-08T19:41:54.239-04:00I love your tribute to the hardworking daughter. I...I love your tribute to the hardworking daughter. It makes me wonder how many such daughters and wives and mothers supported the work of men in their lives without ever getting any credit. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-60322158421644930182018-07-08T07:12:52.137-04:002018-07-08T07:12:52.137-04:00Diane, your take on the painting is a wonderful pi...Diane, your take on the painting is a wonderful piece of storytelling in poetic voice. The daughter gets accolades too. How busy all the workers are, as busy as you were with all your word weaving.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-83398092691294198712018-07-07T21:33:07.700-04:002018-07-07T21:33:07.700-04:00I see her as being her own kind of artist. She...I see her as being her own kind of artist. She's the one who decorates the churn. She probably adds a flower when mending the holes in the linens.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-19462408769571534492018-07-07T21:31:14.168-04:002018-07-07T21:31:14.168-04:00Invisible helpers make the visible seem seamless.Invisible helpers make the visible seem seamless.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-24854249535550218432018-07-07T21:29:11.286-04:002018-07-07T21:29:11.286-04:00Hear! Hear!Hear! Hear!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-8424764113832259352018-07-07T16:34:46.720-04:002018-07-07T16:34:46.720-04:00I love that you've honored the work of the chi...I love that you've honored the work of the child not pictured here. She may not have been recognized in her time, but I'm glad you "saw" her.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-78881018675514977662018-07-07T08:10:21.496-04:002018-07-07T08:10:21.496-04:00There are always those working BEHIND the scenes t...There are always those working BEHIND the scenes that make the work IN the scene come together. Loved your ending!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-32410511503867418912018-07-07T07:57:45.619-04:002018-07-07T07:57:45.619-04:00Yes! Here's to recognizing the daughters!Yes! Here's to recognizing the daughters!Tarahttps://goingtowalden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-57902710950352331142018-07-06T18:37:24.024-04:002018-07-06T18:37:24.024-04:00I found it disturbing that the whole picture was m...I found it disturbing that the whole picture was men and boys and I wanted to make sure there was at least one woman represented!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-5860243469477768422018-07-06T18:35:41.686-04:002018-07-06T18:35:41.686-04:00I can't imagine life in a home with ten brothe...I can't imagine life in a home with ten brothers! Obviously she survived because we have you--yay!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-50919165455500888692018-07-06T18:34:42.680-04:002018-07-06T18:34:42.680-04:00Thanks, Molly!Thanks, Molly!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-33906608673954712632018-07-06T13:56:30.667-04:002018-07-06T13:56:30.667-04:00I loved imagining this scene and appreciating what...I loved imagining this scene and appreciating what goes on behind the scenes so that the master can work. Lovely poem, DianeJanice Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913934779785635150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-50877866754527788612018-07-06T10:19:55.988-04:002018-07-06T10:19:55.988-04:00Interesting response to the painting, Diane, and b...Interesting response to the painting, Diane, and blessings for that daughter! Cinderella? My grandmother had ten brothers and one sister, but a different and spoiled growing up. She was fortunate, I think.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-56568202799502630182018-07-06T09:44:05.127-04:002018-07-06T09:44:05.127-04:00I love your ekphrastic poem and the tribute you pa...I love your ekphrastic poem and the tribute you pay to the daughter. The final stanza is perfect.Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.com