tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post7933308605450380277..comments2024-03-09T20:15:08.336-05:00Comments on everyday amazing: The house on the hillGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-47922260347786171352014-02-20T03:57:12.155-05:002014-02-20T03:57:12.155-05:00Ah beautiful beautiful ... a lovely poem !!!Ah beautiful beautiful ... a lovely poem !!!Amrit Sinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333443172096537424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-70006550528243374022014-02-18T20:12:49.010-05:002014-02-18T20:12:49.010-05:00You aced this challenge! You aced this challenge! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-53929678626790943962014-02-18T10:15:20.669-05:002014-02-18T10:15:20.669-05:00Color me impressed, Grace. At first I thought you...Color me impressed, Grace. At first I thought you made a typo but when I saw it was consistent, I knew something was up. Well done. As always, thank you. Have a beautiful week!Elsie Amatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531633490964827363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-43304523612825613992014-02-18T09:44:34.117-05:002014-02-18T09:44:34.117-05:00Once we have something to hold on to, fear doesn&#...Once we have something to hold on to, fear doesn't disappears, but it transcends something that keeps us in chains and turns into sort of a hope manufacturing machine. This one has weight and not necessarily the burden of weight, because weight can be comfortable once we have become accustomed to carrying it. Great writing Grace.Herotomosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486093602914824276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-34449925569797488522014-02-18T09:39:00.655-05:002014-02-18T09:39:00.655-05:00Wow. You are an amazing poet. Wow. You are an amazing poet. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304701332216772385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-91786224751008831272014-02-18T08:50:41.099-05:002014-02-18T08:50:41.099-05:00How can people (i.e. you) create such amazing poet...How can people (i.e. you) create such amazing poetry from erasure poetry? My own attempts are rather puny and ridiculous. Not for sharing, certainly.<br />And I've only just now realised you're from Canada - one of the countries I support most at the Winter Olympics (together with Norway).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-43529825562605209072014-02-18T06:37:03.250-05:002014-02-18T06:37:03.250-05:00To keep going, to keep walking, to keep rebuilding...To keep going, to keep walking, to keep rebuilding; ourselves and the things surrounding us.<br /><br />I enjoyed this poem. Marlon O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09954438534259148725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-55023230513345518642014-02-18T00:56:28.341-05:002014-02-18T00:56:28.341-05:00Amazing Grace, I'd not heard of this form...bu...Amazing Grace, I'd not heard of this form...but how interesting, how FUN! You extracted, created your own story from another.<br /><br />WHO of "certain age" cannot zip back 46 years, and find the dream remains, again entertains, ourself driven to live on, rebuild, redo, revive, and never die. <br />(It's what I read here. Thank you..<br />PEACE and LIGHT, Amazing Grace!steveronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010875412308487592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-27932427418542197422014-02-17T20:50:52.997-05:002014-02-17T20:50:52.997-05:00I felt the fear. Also very cool how the language, ...I felt the fear. Also very cool how the language, not exactly proper and a bit cut up, makes them feel more like memories. Pieces here and there. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364592200096521567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-8410621209366194292014-02-17T19:34:24.381-05:002014-02-17T19:34:24.381-05:00The article and poem stand on their own. The arti...The article and poem stand on their own. The article is about a woman who seems determined to bring a better quality of life to the far corners of our world, your poem reminds me that we can tuck our fears away, even overcome them, but they are still a part of us. Nicely done. The image is spectacular. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-82207845803936070122014-02-17T19:13:24.431-05:002014-02-17T19:13:24.431-05:00A very chic way of doing it. A good form to adopt....A very chic way of doing it. A good form to adopt.<br />Memories that linger on have a life of its own. It fills a void that can mend lonely hearts. <br />Wonderful write Grace!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-29235095878716187002014-02-17T17:29:15.484-05:002014-02-17T17:29:15.484-05:00A nice poem with lots of meaning, Grace. The hous...A nice poem with lots of meaning, Grace. The house I was born and raised in was bulldozed down a couple of years ago. I have memories but no way could I rebuild or have it done. It stays built in my memories though. Four rooms with a sleeping porch on the front for Jim<br /><strong><a href="http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2007/12/sold-farm-visited-cliff-morrow-etc.html" rel="nofollow">Jim's old Nebraska home place (at the selling time)</a></strong><br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-70522411713528951182014-02-17T15:40:32.454-05:002014-02-17T15:40:32.454-05:00Grace,
You've really made a beautiful poem fro...Grace,<br />You've really made a beautiful poem from the larger story. It has a real arc of development. The last three lines give the work a great finished finality. Fine poem.<br />Steve K.Steve Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818671944215117618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-28445298128387047252014-02-17T14:27:22.926-05:002014-02-17T14:27:22.926-05:00So many emotions gather in this piece...it is amaz...So many emotions gather in this piece...it is amazing what can be created in an erasure poem...from fear to hope..a wonderful leapSusie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-84734106553668969152014-02-17T11:59:40.327-05:002014-02-17T11:59:40.327-05:00Scary at the beginning...and hope at the end ~ Nic...Scary at the beginning...and hope at the end ~ Nice photo ~ Hard form, I didn't have time to try....maybe next time ~ Good day to you ~humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-53478031606235855842014-02-17T11:54:33.925-05:002014-02-17T11:54:33.925-05:00wow.. so much story wrapped into this... lots of e...wow.. so much story wrapped into this... lots of emotion... well done Gracerevelationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184644795582553870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-8184507492750588112014-02-17T11:01:12.250-05:002014-02-17T11:01:12.250-05:00Such a beautiful picture - the perfect accompanime...Such a beautiful picture - the perfect accompaniment to your poem. I would never have guessed it was an erasure poem. You did an excellent job of selecting powerful phrases and also creating a mysterious, melancholy mood.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-23259321422586364342014-02-17T09:53:49.877-05:002014-02-17T09:53:49.877-05:00Wonderful. Every corner of the house being an old ...Wonderful. Every corner of the house being an old fire station, trust pouring from the seams of her soul and rebuilding of the house like a dream... the construction of it from the article is endearing. Beautiful work.<br />-HAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-700130382532525372014-02-17T08:58:56.773-05:002014-02-17T08:58:56.773-05:00Oh revisiting memories and places from the past......Oh revisiting memories and places from the past...such a kaleidoscope of emotions that it creates. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-12417734824212864492014-02-17T08:37:42.191-05:002014-02-17T08:37:42.191-05:00fascinating de/re-construct.
btw, does it bother ...fascinating de/re-construct.<br /><br />btw, does it bother you that blogger places the text next to the pictures rather than below?<br />It does me, but I found a way round it.avalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051456576217305095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-21892739025620696562014-02-17T08:01:29.851-05:002014-02-17T08:01:29.851-05:00the part i felt so touching was the last bit
on re...the part i felt so touching was the last bit<br />on returning o the house to rebuild it...<br />i would agree with brendan, for an erasure you got plenty of feeling in this oneBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-75680676590887515782014-02-17T07:31:35.910-05:002014-02-17T07:31:35.910-05:00Fear can keep us wise and bring on hope to rebuild...Fear can keep us wise and bring on hope to rebuild againPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-21472862943767283532014-02-17T07:09:03.068-05:002014-02-17T07:09:03.068-05:00An excellent use of the challenge, the poem much b...An excellent use of the challenge, the poem much better I think than what such a challenge affords (my opinion). Interesting how something so personal and deep can be mined from a random text. Maybe that's why we read, to read our own story inside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-62701695419741093622014-02-17T05:49:09.558-05:002014-02-17T05:49:09.558-05:00Seems like Fear, Trust, and Hope merge in this loc...Seems like Fear, Trust, and Hope merge in this location, like a family reunion inside the soul of one who cannot let go.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-5119853304277308722014-02-17T05:40:02.967-05:002014-02-17T05:40:02.967-05:00Love it, Grace. I especially like the voice of the...Love it, Grace. I especially like the voice of the island I can hear. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.com