tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post5572096840406575594..comments2024-03-29T10:45:39.020-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: in the eye of the stormGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-57862048933224460842019-05-02T05:57:16.714-04:002019-05-02T05:57:16.714-04:00Clever...trying to find our ocean. Many of us are ...Clever...trying to find our ocean. Many of us are in the same boat.ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-6251555236518147312019-05-02T02:10:38.118-04:002019-05-02T02:10:38.118-04:00I love the range of imagery in this poem, Grace, f...I love the range of imagery in this poem, Grace, from the ‘tangle of fallen spires’ to the ‘speared shell in limbo… trying to find our ocean’. The juxtaposition of heavy rope and flickering candle-light conveys the feeling of limbo in a relationship so well.Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-19877207739995378332019-05-01T20:18:51.526-04:002019-05-01T20:18:51.526-04:00Lovely--and wistful. The whole thing was well-craf...Lovely--and wistful. The whole thing was well-crafted, but I loved the final lines.<br />Merril D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208799388236948565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-68534708635494154112019-05-01T19:24:31.906-04:002019-05-01T19:24:31.906-04:00Can be hard to find one's way through sometime...Can be hard to find one's way through sometimes.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-49949871905769407362019-05-01T12:10:20.734-04:002019-05-01T12:10:20.734-04:00I love the title to this Grace- in the eye of the ...I love the title to this Grace- in the eye of the storm, which is usually calm with turmoil surrounding. What an incredible description of aging love. Linda Lee Lyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669367010600000396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-51080540732373860702019-05-01T12:03:53.215-04:002019-05-01T12:03:53.215-04:00a fast paced somewhat gritty poem that encapsulate...a fast paced somewhat gritty poem that encapsulates so well a relationship in limbo<br />- this line especially clever:<br />"caught in tangle of fallen<br /><br /> spires<br />"Laura Bloomsburyhttps://poetrypix.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-74137072628931415082019-05-01T11:17:43.437-04:002019-05-01T11:17:43.437-04:00This line is such a stunner: "i 'm trying...This line is such a stunner: "i 'm trying to find our ocean"<br /><br />The whole piece is fabulous; I would expect nothing less from you. Everything you deliver is so thoughtful and well written.✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-63396923277963640262019-05-01T10:54:14.942-04:002019-05-01T10:54:14.942-04:00Limbo relationships! Been there! Those heavy nets ...Limbo relationships! Been there! Those heavy nets trip us up!Mary Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528465484642169618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-26596518706468350812019-05-01T04:17:40.940-04:002019-05-01T04:17:40.940-04:00Grace, thanks again for asking me to guest host.
...Grace, thanks again for asking me to guest host. <br /><br />This is finely woven, and indeed Galen would have loved it. Melancholic but not maudlin, which is no easy task. <br /><br />Cheers <br /><br />~Mgrapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-27753362629698117682019-05-01T03:40:25.525-04:002019-05-01T03:40:25.525-04:00I can feel a dichotomy - the wish to be close, the...I can feel a dichotomy - the wish to be close, the inability to make that happen. The imagery is wonderful - took me from sky to sea in a swooping curve. sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756314170839177900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-81526570103985120362019-04-30T19:01:58.626-04:002019-04-30T19:01:58.626-04:00This is so beautifully written, and begs to be rea...This is so beautifully written, and begs to be read aloud. Bravo!indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-55584952452027219972019-04-30T18:48:46.701-04:002019-04-30T18:48:46.701-04:00This is an excellent expression Grace, of two peop...This is an excellent expression Grace, of two people caught in the limbo of a stalled relationship. I really enjoyed the read...robtkistnerhttp://www.image-verse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-82250823479046713722019-04-30T17:24:57.474-04:002019-04-30T17:24:57.474-04:00I like the description of limbo as being inside a ...I like the description of limbo as being inside a net of heavy rope.Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-37530978861958118842019-04-30T17:12:02.847-04:002019-04-30T17:12:02.847-04:00A really well written verse Grace... Loved the ill...A really well written verse Grace... Loved the illusions of aging love ...or lack of it!Dwight L. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992133580674047782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-3740824005740322742019-04-30T16:16:58.298-04:002019-04-30T16:16:58.298-04:00G-Man would be proud; used to love those 55's....G-Man would be proud; used to love those 55's. At first I thought this was about Notre Dame, but then I got lost in the sensual and powerful imagery; perhaps the loss of a loved one. Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-92019031041750474812019-04-30T16:00:33.243-04:002019-04-30T16:00:33.243-04:00That image of the heavy nets and the lacking of li...That image of the heavy nets and the lacking of light... I can really see this, and feel it.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-63356050378645749912019-04-30T15:51:31.517-04:002019-04-30T15:51:31.517-04:00I like this. It harks back to the Seamus Heaney.I like this. It harks back to the Seamus Heaney.Jane Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700193165487305298noreply@blogger.com