tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post4335677019493415969..comments2024-01-11T10:08:36.567-05:00Comments on Of Verse, Poesy & Odes : "Haunted"Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-34404059176397606572014-01-23T03:04:37.676-05:002014-01-23T03:04:37.676-05:00Your images often leave me breathless, Margaret, a...Your images often leave me breathless, Margaret, and I mean that sincerely. How they fit your poems is the added frosing on the cake.Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-1353501475620432402014-01-20T23:44:12.086-05:002014-01-20T23:44:12.086-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.TCPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735466017293465064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-80287565548346180552014-01-20T23:44:11.502-05:002014-01-20T23:44:11.502-05:00such places talk volumes requiring a few moments o...such places talk volumes requiring a few moments of introspection esp around why! lovely piece!TCPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735466017293465064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-60700573459827626502014-01-18T00:20:26.930-05:002014-01-18T00:20:26.930-05:00wow great snaps...and the poem is very interesting...wow great snaps...and the poem is very interesting...it has a catching power....:-)Sreejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395234979504881964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-11052052749355775462014-01-17T21:37:42.897-05:002014-01-17T21:37:42.897-05:00You captured that creepy feeling I always get in p...You captured that creepy feeling I always get in places like that. It just seems so weird to go picnicking in a place where so many died. author.nara.malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159847596372441526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-19518659695797234512014-01-17T19:21:44.827-05:002014-01-17T19:21:44.827-05:00Margaret, this is wonderfully haunting! Margaret, this is wonderfully haunting! Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-62668749778298869072014-01-17T18:50:34.013-05:002014-01-17T18:50:34.013-05:00loved how you ended this...loved how you ended this...Wolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-166002511967152882014-01-17T18:20:36.088-05:002014-01-17T18:20:36.088-05:00Those pictures are just amazing, Margaret...and yo...Those pictures are just amazing, Margaret...and your poem is a convincing mix of now and then, with kids as an exorcism working especially well. Looks like a lovely place to walk.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-32058017959558564602014-01-17T16:09:52.935-05:002014-01-17T16:09:52.935-05:00The memories of old battlefields.. that's a bi...The memories of old battlefields.. that's a bit scary to listen too.. still a haunting beauty lies there now.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-19701460520245932212014-01-17T16:08:02.516-05:002014-01-17T16:08:02.516-05:00Hey that is a great reminder of the many souls who...Hey that is a great reminder of the many souls whose energy likely flies<br />around! all the blood and torment shed. Love the photo's! hope you horses and family are all well!izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-24086176963437379022014-01-17T09:33:14.924-05:002014-01-17T09:33:14.924-05:00i've never been on an old battlefield and i ca...i've never been on an old battlefield and i can imagine that it must be just a bit scary...so many stories that ended there...the victory and those that were not lucky enough to escape..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-76812821499435396752014-01-17T09:25:41.097-05:002014-01-17T09:25:41.097-05:00This is wonderful! I love the photos too.This is wonderful! I love the photos too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-84596202136021109512014-01-17T08:42:30.717-05:002014-01-17T08:42:30.717-05:00I am sure there are phantom memories rising above ...I am sure there are phantom memories rising above that battlefield. I love your photos, and I also like the last stanza with the chuckle as the kids scamper, lightening the moodMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-67617756757214045322014-01-17T07:59:34.709-05:002014-01-17T07:59:34.709-05:00How many soldiers have called their loved ones'...How many soldiers have called their loved ones' names one last time? Your poem really evokes the feeling one gets visiting a battlefield...the pictures are a beautiful bonus.Ron Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906697750712674256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-53788578265026717692014-01-17T07:42:32.560-05:002014-01-17T07:42:32.560-05:00Love the trickling brook as a portal. Love the trickling brook as a portal. Kathryn Dychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175563748388497142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-42529022609480877992014-01-17T04:40:59.448-05:002014-01-17T04:40:59.448-05:00I like to visit historical sites and enjoyed your ...I like to visit historical sites and enjoyed your reflection on the battlefield, Margaret! I also liked how your last stanza brings us back to your lively boys. Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-34575074256203299682014-01-17T03:37:07.715-05:002014-01-17T03:37:07.715-05:00Beautiful pics excellently described.Beautiful pics excellently described.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-55044296716526517542014-01-17T01:42:17.080-05:002014-01-17T01:42:17.080-05:00Hmm. A mother's laughter is an eerie thing. ...Hmm. A mother's laughter is an eerie thing. Very intriguing.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-15851081677118561892014-01-16T23:24:39.982-05:002014-01-16T23:24:39.982-05:00I like the trickling brook as a portal...nature pr...I like the trickling brook as a portal...nature provides U with unending verbs to delight or to haunt ;)Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-7113855362331076192014-01-16T22:52:49.761-05:002014-01-16T22:52:49.761-05:00I knew what you were talking about, I'm a Batt...I knew what you were talking about, I'm a Battle Field addict.<br />Been to most of them...<br />Loved your Ghostly 55<br />Thanks for playing and taking the time to share your great insights Margaret....You Rock<br />Have a Kick Ass Week-EndG-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968807697181554781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-74667643464696490432014-01-16T22:42:39.593-05:002014-01-16T22:42:39.593-05:00Wonderful experience. I visited and actually staye...Wonderful experience. I visited and actually stayed at Gettysburg years ago but no ghosts. Great poem and photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-62092127155622861412014-01-16T22:37:11.752-05:002014-01-16T22:37:11.752-05:00It's so wonderful to be hiking and being mobil...It's so wonderful to be hiking and being mobile. I love the outdoors too with a bit of sweat and yes, the children would love it! Great pics and a wonderful write Marge!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-49005899270612530622014-01-16T22:17:30.646-05:002014-01-16T22:17:30.646-05:00Beautiful shots, Margaret. And beautiful poem. The...Beautiful shots, Margaret. And beautiful poem. There is something haunting about those places where life and death fought their battle.TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-11205426633276605112014-01-16T21:50:01.224-05:002014-01-16T21:50:01.224-05:00cool...we visit appomattox about every year....the...cool...we visit appomattox about every year....the courthouse, the battlefields...used to walk gettysburg about once a month as well when we lived near there...old battlefields are so stilling and so full of ghosts...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com