tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post423793795174482995..comments2023-11-07T07:53:32.305+11:00Comments on The Passionate Crone (poetry): Pretty PieretteRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-11602768446504532432018-02-06T08:27:07.939+11:002018-02-06T08:27:07.939+11:00Thank you! And yes, you are right about them being...Thank you! And yes, you are right about them being like Jesters. I like that perspective.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-14374286340004069692018-02-06T02:33:27.375+11:002018-02-06T02:33:27.375+11:00More like Jesters. I like the last two lines. Con...More like Jesters. I like the last two lines. Congrats on the dVerse anthology. colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669375650785054059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-76791528008044241722018-02-05T20:35:20.003+11:002018-02-05T20:35:20.003+11:00Funny enough, a contrast to what clowns are meant ...Funny enough, a contrast to what clowns are meant to be. Many a time clowns who are to bring laughter are depicted as a sad soul. Good thinking Rosemary!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-56742714073274031172018-02-05T17:02:14.906+11:002018-02-05T17:02:14.906+11:00I love that last line.
"remembering a differe...I love that last line.<br />"remembering a different beauty."M. A. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04050723085916361298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-51015384609912368342018-02-05T14:14:38.977+11:002018-02-05T14:14:38.977+11:00A thoughtful piece and a message to challenge our ...A thoughtful piece and a message to challenge our preconceived notions of our likes and dislikes ... they did change as we move through life. Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-55485312754280393482018-02-05T12:31:15.350+11:002018-02-05T12:31:15.350+11:00I am so glad you included the photo. She is a lov...I am so glad you included the photo. She is a lovely clown, and sad as I always imagine them to be.<br />I love, 'frozen tears' for remembering another beauty.purplepeninportland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842681508730093858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-66560059588235032732018-02-05T09:47:05.351+11:002018-02-05T09:47:05.351+11:00Clowns always make me feel sad. A good capture and...Clowns always make me feel sad. A good capture and a perfect ending.ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-83336307234461155972018-02-05T06:46:36.253+11:002018-02-05T06:46:36.253+11:00Well said/written.
ZQWell said/written.<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-52306062995749200852018-02-05T06:08:25.871+11:002018-02-05T06:08:25.871+11:00I still love this poem and recognized it immediate...I still love this poem and recognized it immediately.bellehttp://bellejars.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-76497740282355801802018-02-05T05:50:16.892+11:002018-02-05T05:50:16.892+11:00Your lovely clown is soft and gentle - she is stun...Your lovely clown is soft and gentle - she is stunningly beautiful - glad you've included the image :) <br /><br />I feel like I could just sit with her, in companionable silence, and appreciate that without having to say anything, she would understand. <br /><br />And I don't like clowns. <br /><br />Interesting poem Rosemary :) WildChild47https://www.blogger.com/profile/05903357601592060653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-5129998223160317902018-02-05T04:23:09.914+11:002018-02-05T04:23:09.914+11:00I love all clowns--the glittery ones, the mean loo...I love all clowns--the glittery ones, the mean looking ones, the fat ones, the extra tall ones--love them all. I find them hysterical and admire their ability to walk in such enormous shoes. And clown figurines are stunning. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-30583261769854200332018-02-05T03:12:09.169+11:002018-02-05T03:12:09.169+11:00This is such a sweet poem. I like your connection...This is such a sweet poem. I like your connection to the sad clown and how you express it. Lovely writing.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-14954867400760573512018-02-05T03:09:17.468+11:002018-02-05T03:09:17.468+11:00I never liked them. Something behind the mask? T...I never liked them. Something behind the mask? Today I agree something sad about them.annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-6874980141183852412018-02-05T02:39:59.632+11:002018-02-05T02:39:59.632+11:00I too did not like circus clowns, but was weaned o...I too did not like circus clowns, but was weaned on a happy clown on TV and loved him. Your carnival clown is beautiful and reminds me of that happy childhood clown.Donna@LivingFromHappinesshttp://www.livingfromhappiness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-32918430010424540172018-02-05T01:25:56.025+11:002018-02-05T01:25:56.025+11:00The loves we lose affect us deeply. Sometimes thos...The loves we lose affect us deeply. Sometimes those losses are etched on our faces.Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-28759995386089121792018-02-05T00:23:31.738+11:002018-02-05T00:23:31.738+11:00some people hate clowns because of some posts on s...some people hate clowns because of some posts on social media and what some movies make them out to be. i think most of them are just doing their job, to add some cheer and colour to the day. <br />thank you for sharing the poem. :)dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-70658708413170631742018-02-04T22:55:13.660+11:002018-02-04T22:55:13.660+11:00Maturity changes perspective. Thanks for sharing y...Maturity changes perspective. Thanks for sharing you beautiful sad clown. <br />Have a nice Sunday<br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-14578705568397858992018-02-04T22:29:07.437+11:002018-02-04T22:29:07.437+11:00I know sad... that line just sits there in the las...I know sad... that line just sits there in the last verse breathing poignant life into the poem!Thotpurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729170517164200003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-66818857161355096032018-02-04T21:44:19.796+11:002018-02-04T21:44:19.796+11:00You were at the opening of the Venice Carnival? Wo...You were at the opening of the Venice Carnival? Wow, what an experience that must have been!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-27997805925512867032018-02-04T21:00:08.589+11:002018-02-04T21:00:08.589+11:00Maybe hating or loving the clown has a lot of how ...Maybe hating or loving the clown has a lot of how we see ourselves... many times the clowns are like a mirror for our own feelings... and I agree that your carnival clown is beautifulbrudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-83750601383355830732018-02-04T20:52:46.894+11:002018-02-04T20:52:46.894+11:00Oh, Rosemary, I'm one of those people who does...Oh, Rosemary, I'm one of those people who doesn't like clowns but I do love Harlequin and Columbine and similar characters. I saw plenty of them at the opening of the Venice Carnival last weekend. I too am in love:<br />'with the clowns from the Carnival,<br />their patterned costumes,<br />their shapely masks'.<br />Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-6161538737761368432018-02-04T20:51:32.299+11:002018-02-04T20:51:32.299+11:00Yes, she is beautiful isn't she and your words...Yes, she is beautiful isn't she and your words are too as sad words often are as love is lost so much in our lives crumple into tears.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-88900717635546158702018-02-04T19:39:06.784+11:002018-02-04T19:39:06.784+11:00I agree this is beautifully evocative, Rosemary!❤️...I agree this is beautifully evocative, Rosemary!❤️ I resonate with those frozen tears and cherish 'remembering a different beauty.'❤️Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-43674376249619136612018-02-04T17:05:13.783+11:002018-02-04T17:05:13.783+11:00'frozen tears' seem to be the soul of this...'frozen tears' seem to be the soul of this beautifully crafted poem.Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-54264709503782117002018-02-04T08:22:57.457+11:002018-02-04T08:22:57.457+11:00Oh, believe me, I have one friend who would view e...Oh, believe me, I have one friend who would view even this through a filter of horror movies and pronounce her ghastly! I sort of wrote the poem with that friend in mind – but without any real expectation of influencing her reaction.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.com