tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post4732471193347291442..comments2024-01-11T10:08:36.567-05:00Comments on Of Verse, Poesy & Odes : Untitled (Heaven's Gate)Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-66832620554406578242017-01-03T19:10:21.686-05:002017-01-03T19:10:21.686-05:00This is sigh-worthy. Wonderful poem.This is sigh-worthy. Wonderful poem.Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-46104842611999575322016-12-24T15:35:04.588-05:002016-12-24T15:35:04.588-05:00I'd love to see the northern lights in person....I'd love to see the northern lights in person. Beautiful poem.Debi Swimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255928985823418669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-18944264284381567372016-12-24T05:50:23.880-05:002016-12-24T05:50:23.880-05:00atop a blue ridge mountain gazing at the stars,
fe...atop a blue ridge mountain gazing at the stars,<br />feel as if once again, <br />I'm standing before Heaven's gate<br /><br />So much to look forward to and so much to be part of that it helps forget the inevitable! Wonderful take Marge!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-77389345429096845052016-12-24T04:50:56.826-05:002016-12-24T04:50:56.826-05:00Despite of the cold or may be because of it, there...Despite of the cold or may be because of it, there's beauty and warmth in the picture that you paint through your words. From the freezing waterfall to the ballet of the birds and the background of rhododendrons, it's alive and picturesque. The progression of the poem towards the journey of life is beautifully wrought. A refreshing read. :-)<br />-HAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-53741063773338578992016-12-23T10:35:40.552-05:002016-12-23T10:35:40.552-05:00definitely not a minimalist form here Margaret. De...definitely not a minimalist form here Margaret. Death is nothing new, but it is for each of us.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413074557542736813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-57506330190075088312016-12-23T10:29:49.748-05:002016-12-23T10:29:49.748-05:00A star-studded Heavens Gate, pretty inviting
much...A star-studded Heavens Gate, pretty inviting<br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-36349719272864164292016-12-23T05:54:28.377-05:002016-12-23T05:54:28.377-05:00You've transported me all the way from the Nor...You've transported me all the way from the North Norfolk coast to your home in Michigan, Margaret, with your closely observed descriptions. I love the way you move from the expanse of the opening lines to the more intimate, familiar, everyday (though not for me!) landscape: <br /><br />'Mountain mornings are much quieter, more calming. <br />Through a veil of mist I see a cascading waterfall freeze<br />posing statuesque upon the steep rock face<br />outside my kitchen window and black capped chickadees<br />my feeder's sole visitors snipping and sniping at one another<br />even though there is plentiful seed for all...<br /><br />and the presence of neighbours who 'hunker into jackets, hurry by with their dogs' bring the scene even closer to me.Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-45346052274608310512016-12-23T02:23:46.989-05:002016-12-23T02:23:46.989-05:00This is such a beautiful, tender and mesmerizing w...This is such a beautiful, tender and mesmerizing write, Margaret❤️Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-87867203420343968382016-12-22T19:32:35.948-05:002016-12-22T19:32:35.948-05:00Who wouldn't want to greet the wonderful pictu...Who wouldn't want to greet the wonderful picture you painted. <br />Thank you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-39679908343439684982016-12-22T14:45:33.098-05:002016-12-22T14:45:33.098-05:00I can only imagine how wonderful it is to be captu...I can only imagine how wonderful it is to be captured in such beauty... the connection between the coldness and death makes the end seems attractive. brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-6974974108375449712016-12-22T14:43:19.458-05:002016-12-22T14:43:19.458-05:00This is a magical description of a winter's ni...This is a magical description of a winter's night. I really enjoyed it.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-64099067198311342922016-12-22T14:20:12.111-05:002016-12-22T14:20:12.111-05:00Margaret, this is a beautiful read. You immersed m...Margaret, this is a beautiful read. You immersed me in night sky, stars, and that image of heaven's gate, which I believe must be ablaze with stars. Wonderful to read this!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-14213915911413202072016-12-22T14:16:48.383-05:002016-12-22T14:16:48.383-05:00leaves curled
and hunched retreating into their se...leaves curled<br />and hunched retreating into their secret world<br /><br />as have I<br /><br />I like the way you phrased these lines and allowed the idea to flow to the next stanza. You recreate a sense of place so very well in your description. The reader feels a part of the scene.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.com