tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post5420414230945313319..comments2024-01-11T10:08:36.567-05:00Comments on Of Verse, Poesy & Odes : "Birthing A Poem"Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-30657597078068469092014-02-08T07:28:15.555-05:002014-02-08T07:28:15.555-05:00Great sense of how poetry gestates and is born. St...Great sense of how poetry gestates and is born. St. Brigid of Ireland was the patron saint of childbirth and poetry, and you make it clear why the two are connected. You nailed the creative process as I experience it in the last stanza when you write, "after a few days my eye sees an image / my heart wants to hold ..." Amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-36123944701528595042014-02-08T00:04:43.370-05:002014-02-08T00:04:43.370-05:00Ha ha. I'd never forget you! I look forward t...Ha ha. I'd never forget you! I look forward to my 55'sMargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-82946521134413665282014-02-07T21:02:47.690-05:002014-02-07T21:02:47.690-05:00Birthing a Poem
Burrying a 55
Taking your time
I s...Birthing a Poem<br />Burrying a 55<br />Taking your time<br />I see a disturbing pattern here Margaret<br />Oh so sought after she is<br />Don't spread yourself too thin Sweetie<br />I'll still be hereG-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968807697181554781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-31317567820228804212014-02-07T16:30:19.190-05:002014-02-07T16:30:19.190-05:00I love the cheekiness at the end of your poem Marg...I love the cheekiness at the end of your poem Margaret!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-48074621037038683182014-02-07T14:37:25.068-05:002014-02-07T14:37:25.068-05:00Love this Margaret, how it enfolds.Love this Margaret, how it enfolds.Kathryn Dychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175563748388497142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-82674803724319533352014-02-07T08:34:38.699-05:002014-02-07T08:34:38.699-05:00more often it's a pausing...
I see this chara...more often it's a pausing...<br /><br />I see this characteristic in your poetry, as in your photography, when something beautiful of meaningful catches your eye and you stop to capture the moment.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-60553523236156441172014-02-07T07:07:14.292-05:002014-02-07T07:07:14.292-05:00Love those last lines too! I wasn't sure that ...Love those last lines too! I wasn't sure that my poem fit Kerry's theme, but after reading yours, I feel a kindred spirit. One of my labels is "birth of a poem!" I think we were on the same wavelength!Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-14825857849328558152014-02-07T04:55:48.870-05:002014-02-07T04:55:48.870-05:00and to think I thought you were a model of decorum...and to think I thought you were a model of decorum, Margaret :) ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-77774745785191754812014-02-06T16:35:48.877-05:002014-02-06T16:35:48.877-05:00Very rarely do mine "pour forth," though...Very rarely do mine "pour forth," though I love it when that happens! Mine need a little more prodding, perhaps like a dance of the 7 veils in reverse, where each line or stanza reveals a bit more of what I'm trying to convey! Love the metaphor of "labor pains," a very apt description!! Well penned Margaret! And thanks for suggesting I stop by IGWRT!Ginny Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298060016652737538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-49302588358092552492014-02-06T16:19:34.160-05:002014-02-06T16:19:34.160-05:00hahah love LOVE that last line!hahah love LOVE that last line!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-75760743080610628662014-02-06T14:46:22.266-05:002014-02-06T14:46:22.266-05:00Love that ending, Margaret!Love that ending, Margaret!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.com