tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post5366561666530223214..comments2024-01-11T10:08:36.567-05:00Comments on Of Verse, Poesy & Odes : dVerse Poetics - Beauty is Everywhere "Bloody Lane"Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-72286970881954671752013-06-18T16:10:25.255-04:002013-06-18T16:10:25.255-04:00My first husband, who had no southern US ties that...My first husband, who had no southern US ties that he knew of (he was adopted, by a Canadian mother and an English-born father) studied the Civil War as though it were his own. I wonder, sometimes, if something in his DNA led him to be so passionate about it. (Sort of the opposite of Sherry's mention of DNA.)<br />You certainly covered this subject beautifully and poignantly, Margaret.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-72615032801752036332013-06-18T15:08:37.297-04:002013-06-18T15:08:37.297-04:00A beautiful poem, Margaret. I have been to Antiet...A beautiful poem, Margaret. I have been to Antietam and it is amazing how these places - battlefields- are so tranquil and peaceful after the fact. I've been to several in Europe too, and Gettyburg, but I remember Antietam especially. A very rich subject for poetry which you handle so well. k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-71537269942774668192013-06-18T11:53:44.218-04:002013-06-18T11:53:44.218-04:00Margaret, so well caught, and the contrast employe...Margaret, so well caught, and the contrast employed for full effect. ~ Mgrapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-82535481970243254102013-06-18T07:14:50.923-04:002013-06-18T07:14:50.923-04:00Beautifully crafted and layered. I ma glad I came ...Beautifully crafted and layered. I ma glad I came here, better late than eneverTCPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735466017293465064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-12057626808058461102013-06-17T16:08:50.802-04:002013-06-17T16:08:50.802-04:00Beautiful scenery and gory deaths. Makes you weep...Beautiful scenery and gory deaths. Makes you weep for mankind.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-86358487864718387722013-06-17T16:06:15.973-04:002013-06-17T16:06:15.973-04:00A fantastic write, and makes one think of all of t...A fantastic write, and makes one think of all of the visually beautiful fallow land that carry somewhere within its DNA traces of old battles. Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-40220656028960485242013-06-17T15:20:09.867-04:002013-06-17T15:20:09.867-04:00Joy... You have permission to "babble" ...Joy... You have permission to "babble" on my blog anytime!! Thank you everyone as the Civil War is one of my favorite things to write about. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-50880010136450666682013-06-17T14:32:09.065-04:002013-06-17T14:32:09.065-04:00I think the contrast worked wonderfully here, Marg...I think the contrast worked wonderfully here, Margaret. The poem leads through the simple peace of nature inexorably to the human waste of war, and the meaninglessness of glory when one is dead. The Civil War is a fascinating era in our history--we think of the polarization our country has now as something recent, but in fact it's been here since the Puritans settled New England, and the plantation owners the South. Two totally different philosophies, united only in a dislike of outside tyranny.<br /><br />But I'm babbling--thanks for starting me off on this probably pointless but interesting train of thought.;_)hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-90295365273846192542013-06-17T14:12:25.921-04:002013-06-17T14:12:25.921-04:00Nicely done. There's an inescapable feeling t...Nicely done. There's an inescapable feeling to battlefields. As if they are haunted. I have never been to a really large one. It's on my bucket list. But even the smaller ones have that strange feeling under the beauty of the park.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-38512096163248129152013-06-17T14:09:16.385-04:002013-06-17T14:09:16.385-04:00Nicely written, Margaret. My first hint that all ...Nicely written, Margaret. My first hint that all was not pretty was where you wrote about the 'glistening bayonet tips.<br /><br />September 17, 2012, The Battle of Antietam, was a sad and very bloody day. I don't watch war movies or books about war. Your poem was fine though, a very good remembrance of how terrible it was then, being confined to our own country.<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-10798407239835063202013-06-17T13:24:59.709-04:002013-06-17T13:24:59.709-04:00Margaret, this is deeply impressive. Visiting thos...Margaret, this is deeply impressive. Visiting those Battlefields (I saw Gettysburg) and thinking of what was in contrast with the beauty of the current surrounding is chilling. This made me think of a drive through the Dakotas and Montana...and the blood that was shed there back during the European expansion into Indian territory...the sunflower, corn fields etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-44853422812266989922013-06-17T11:56:14.551-04:002013-06-17T11:56:14.551-04:00Good job of conveying the senselessness of it all....Good job of conveying the senselessness of it all.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-25610971330013876882013-06-17T10:35:56.813-04:002013-06-17T10:35:56.813-04:00"and plan for next year's celebration
of ..."and plan for next year's celebration<br />of the day romanticism died"<br /><br />That is really brilliant work, Margaret.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-73972429789954951522013-06-17T09:40:50.700-04:002013-06-17T09:40:50.700-04:00Still love the entire presentation, and especially...Still love the entire presentation, and especially your words.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-24440054000038461702013-06-17T09:40:26.259-04:002013-06-17T09:40:26.259-04:00the day romanticism died. sure enough. this is vib...the day romanticism died. sure enough. this is vibrant and true, Margaret, well done.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-66535027696900916022013-06-17T01:24:48.389-04:002013-06-17T01:24:48.389-04:00I thank everyone and for the wonderful feedback an...I thank everyone and for the wonderful feedback and for Fred for prompting its creation!! I will be around to comment and visit soon but this weekend was jam packed for me. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-76449847880571503532013-06-16T14:21:58.072-04:002013-06-16T14:21:58.072-04:00loved how you played with the contrasts... the ...loved how you played with the contrasts... the 'mourning dawn'... amazing. beautiful and deep - a great write.<br />~MiriamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-20262588091628552652013-06-16T13:25:59.296-04:002013-06-16T13:25:59.296-04:00powerful contrasts. nicely done.powerful contrasts. nicely done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-28153970599444744152013-06-16T12:07:24.782-04:002013-06-16T12:07:24.782-04:00"The paths of glory lead only to the grave&qu..."The paths of glory lead only to the grave". <br /><br />As with most wars, people were sure the American civil war would be a short, easy affair, and people would even pack picnic baskets to go and sit on some hill and watch the fighting. But it was not short, nor easy, and few battles were more horrible than Antietam. Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-63722062614842767922013-06-16T11:55:45.152-04:002013-06-16T11:55:45.152-04:00You really went for maximum contrast... and those ...You really went for maximum contrast... and those memories of battlefields can be so beautiful today... does it really serve it's purpose (as you say ... today it's fun) Maybe the battlefields should be covered up in concrete to remind of the horrors. Wonderful write (especially how you moved from the wheat field to bayonets. brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-30845893926970168682013-06-16T10:00:10.748-04:002013-06-16T10:00:10.748-04:00We used to live in a house built close to a battle...We used to live in a house built close to a battlefield involved with the War of 1812. When I rode Gypsy across those fields, I swore I could hear residual sounds...always made me shiver. <br /><br />This was sharp, Margaret. Especially the contrasts of peace and war.TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-71956281604968108922013-06-16T08:09:51.757-04:002013-06-16T08:09:51.757-04:00I think you did a great job, a contrast of the bea...I think you did a great job, a contrast of the beautiful field with gory death ~ For me, your opening verse is stellar and sets the imagery of your poem ~<br /><br />Have a good Sunday ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-78774676824651769832013-06-16T07:43:13.987-04:002013-06-16T07:43:13.987-04:00I love the image in the first stanza, the yawning ...I love the image in the first stanza, the yawning and stretching, offering a prayer of the wheat and corn.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-53784151752643341442013-06-16T07:15:27.782-04:002013-06-16T07:15:27.782-04:00ha i know it was....when we lived in maryland i us...ha i know it was....when we lived in maryland i used to walk gettysburg quite often...and it is a silence reverence with which i walked...all the death...and thoughts of what it was all about...you contrast nicely between the bayonets and skies, the beauty and ugliness...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-2619588884758755992013-06-16T05:31:38.749-04:002013-06-16T05:31:38.749-04:00Impressive.
What a source of contrasts, the slow w...Impressive.<br />What a source of contrasts, the slow waking of the grain, the then battle with today's re-enactment and the tight performance with the release of laughter.<br />Beautifully conceived and written.Janine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.com