tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post6106082596992613904..comments2024-03-28T21:42:05.069-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: FlightGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-57716813722653337702020-12-12T20:32:01.133-05:002020-12-12T20:32:01.133-05:00Gorgeous writing, Grace.Gorgeous writing, Grace.purplepeninportland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842681508730093858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-6699212224283308712020-12-10T12:11:33.587-05:002020-12-10T12:11:33.587-05:00I like the line you chose. Don't we long for t...I like the line you chose. Don't we long for the "chaos of summer"!?Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-88796455355643396592020-12-09T20:00:51.683-05:002020-12-09T20:00:51.683-05:00Beautiful poetry, Grace. Beautiful.Beautiful poetry, Grace. Beautiful.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-48061691874249056892020-12-09T20:00:08.099-05:002020-12-09T20:00:08.099-05:00"Filled with wishbones & books braided on..."Filled with wishbones & books braided on tailwinds" I am envious of that line :)Debi Swimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255928985823418669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-13307229254890239782020-12-09T15:36:44.250-05:002020-12-09T15:36:44.250-05:00The risk and cost of exchange...this is stunning!The risk and cost of exchange...this is stunning!Mary Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528465484642169618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-84361731179514891462020-12-09T13:13:27.388-05:002020-12-09T13:13:27.388-05:00Mystical with a capital M- stunning Grace.Mystical with a capital M- stunning Grace.Linda Lee Lyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669367010600000396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-1535904012495449672020-12-09T10:31:33.315-05:002020-12-09T10:31:33.315-05:00Those opening lines really are the stuff of myth! ...Those opening lines really are the stuff of myth! Lovely!Jane Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700193165487305298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-82466256402699671172020-12-09T09:05:31.905-05:002020-12-09T09:05:31.905-05:00I especially like "As bare red maple trees wa...I especially like "As bare red maple trees wanting nothing<br />But crimson orange sunset"<br /><br />As if accepting what will not last as being part of the cycle we endure.Ken Gierkehttps://rivrvlogr.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-80927912519894816452020-12-09T08:40:30.557-05:002020-12-09T08:40:30.557-05:00With the title "Flight" and these words ...With the title "Flight" and these words "I sink to earth's moss & inhale icy musk of death" --- for me, the meaning and the connection of this poem lies here. The bartering to exchange the hourglass of sand (time relentlessly moving, flip it, let the sand drip again; to dos and hectic to get dones) for petalled serenity....a letting go indeed. Just a beautiful write.lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664830773553716989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-36666760857199891872020-12-08T22:46:51.680-05:002020-12-08T22:46:51.680-05:00I bartered my hourglass of sand for its petalled s...I bartered my hourglass of sand for its petalled serenity<br /><br />A great line. We all seem to be searching for that fountain of youth and love, but in the end we all end up the same!Dwight L. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992133580674047782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-79253063913649474032020-12-08T22:46:04.499-05:002020-12-08T22:46:04.499-05:00What an excellent ending:
“Let go, carry on {ki...What an excellent ending:<br /><br />“Let go, carry on {kite}<br /><br />Filled with wishbones & books braided on tailwinds”✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-73881839312283324482020-12-08T21:11:11.408-05:002020-12-08T21:11:11.408-05:00Grace, this is beautiful and deep. The hourglass s...Grace, this is beautiful and deep. The hourglass symbolic of time and life. You have woven the season in as well. I have to admit this made feel a bit teary eyed.Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-65445645480933530562020-12-08T21:07:20.041-05:002020-12-08T21:07:20.041-05:00I wanted to jar & hold it {forever}
But its...I wanted to jar & hold it {forever}<br />But its stem faltered, wanting nothing<br /><br />The desire to hold onto that which cannot be held. This is what I felt in your poem. Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01865103554216175910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-53277867185384124102020-12-08T19:26:48.548-05:002020-12-08T19:26:48.548-05:00How beautiful and mystifying! How beautiful and mystifying! Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063946141142298896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-91426548171533671952020-12-08T19:24:47.999-05:002020-12-08T19:24:47.999-05:00I could really feel each line! These lines were ex...I could really feel each line! These lines were exceptional: "As bare red maple trees wanting nothing But crimson orange sunset," The kite imagery is the true enlightenment where we finally take flight. A perfect ending after our suffering of the split heart in the opening lines! <3Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768126784133611768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-58710776777757730722020-12-08T18:54:11.033-05:002020-12-08T18:54:11.033-05:00There is a receptacle of honey & beeswax
I wan...There is a receptacle of honey & beeswax<br />I wanted to jar & hold it {forever}<br /><br />Yes, don’t we all want to hold on the sweetness. Knowing words here Grace, well written.robkistnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166835029205143266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-34494790122653241832020-12-08T18:28:29.653-05:002020-12-08T18:28:29.653-05:00This piece has such feeling and longing in it. It&...This piece has such feeling and longing in it. It's beautifully penned, Grace. Eugeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07855458286733849873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-60429849579908835242020-12-08T17:34:49.394-05:002020-12-08T17:34:49.394-05:00A little bit, more of self acceptance of one's...A little bit, more of self acceptance of one's journey. Thanks for the thoughtful comment Bjorn.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-22923861332933277572020-12-08T17:17:19.316-05:002020-12-08T17:17:19.316-05:00Boldly captured, Grace, Love the holding jar forev...Boldly captured, Grace, Love the holding jar forever.Ron. Lavalettehttps://rlavalette.wordpress.com/2020/12/08/avoiding-dawn/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-74766806157416475552020-12-08T16:46:45.631-05:002020-12-08T16:46:45.631-05:00This sentence is fabulous: I bartered my hourglass...This sentence is fabulous: I bartered my hourglass of sand for its petalled serenity. Just beautiful. Miskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280369979543928659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-57592545972360111352020-12-08T16:07:56.343-05:002020-12-08T16:07:56.343-05:00Terrific piece Grace - I particularly liked "...Terrific piece Grace - I particularly liked "jar' - right in the middle there - a foreshadowing of the poet's thwarted ambition - and then resolution/realisation - and 'books braided on tailwinds' is lovely to say out loud - as well as a sparkling clear image. peterfrankiswrites.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16550198156164655342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-33363151469596715542020-12-08T15:54:52.035-05:002020-12-08T15:54:52.035-05:00Words strung like a necklace of beautiful pearls. ...Words strung like a necklace of beautiful pearls. I feel a sadness, though.indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-31394666098009027722020-12-08T15:47:09.060-05:002020-12-08T15:47:09.060-05:00May I ask if this is about you leaving your birth ...May I ask if this is about you leaving your birth place for Canada, I can feel both a longing for what you lost, and a love for the present with it's maple and ice... or did I overinterpret?brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-70440205102362964642020-12-08T15:46:32.158-05:002020-12-08T15:46:32.158-05:00This is really 'the language of letting go'...This is really 'the language of letting go' and it is so beautiful: <br />'As bare red maple trees wanting nothing<br />But crimson orange sunset, quicksilver of light'<br />- A fitting tribute to the Buddha on this day!Ingridhttps://experimentsinfiction.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-9571992266060348132020-12-08T15:33:05.544-05:002020-12-08T15:33:05.544-05:00I love how your poem begins and how you ended it. ...I love how your poem begins and how you ended it. Favorite line:<br />"I bartered my hourglass of sand for its petalled serenity"JadeLihttp://tao-talk.comnoreply@blogger.com