tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post7085392748826084253..comments2023-11-07T07:53:32.305+11:00Comments on The Passionate Crone (poetry): DeadRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-9864952721021777112019-06-18T23:20:18.522+10:002019-06-18T23:20:18.522+10:00This has a poignant theme and very clever with the...This has a poignant theme and very clever with the herb of remembering, Rosemary! Shakespeare helped!Georginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01463869349871241765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-50573260935183324842019-06-11T05:41:50.004+10:002019-06-11T05:41:50.004+10:00This is such a sad and heartfelt ghazal... love ho...This is such a sad and heartfelt ghazal... love how you went through all those aspects of remembering... both the pain and the sweetness.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-48919690609721149642019-06-08T03:27:18.722+10:002019-06-08T03:27:18.722+10:00Rosemary, the sense of loss is so palpable. Excell...Rosemary, the sense of loss is so palpable. Excellent ghazal!Linda Lee Lyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669367010600000396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-82552867113007060872019-06-07T09:50:22.870+10:002019-06-07T09:50:22.870+10:00When all's said and done, I would not wish to ...When all's said and done, I would not wish to be without the memories.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-1775691878734337722019-06-07T09:39:13.787+10:002019-06-07T09:39:13.787+10:00Rosemary, I "get" this poem and feel it ...Rosemary, I "get" this poem and feel it so deep. The letting go is a non-linear process that proceeds at its own pace. One day I hope that it will be nothing more than a dead remembering -- or do I? I'm not at a place to know... Jade Lihttp://tao-talk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-62984618661130810202019-05-31T14:44:12.950+10:002019-05-31T14:44:12.950+10:00Yes you capture the years wrapped up in memories s...Yes you capture the years wrapped up in memories slightly fraying at the edges. I know them well. Beautifully written.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-85155141655080775022019-05-30T07:09:31.073+10:002019-05-30T07:09:31.073+10:00Oh, this: "It's time. I must accept that ...Oh, this: "It's time. I must accept that you have died —/ah, must I? — nor abide remembering."<br />Powerful and deeply emotive!Anmol (HA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02427056865589377093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-1252102833991935892013-02-08T10:10:39.277+11:002013-02-08T10:10:39.277+11:00Well, thank you! Glad you found it now. :)Well, thank you! Glad you found it now. :)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-6982401493322799022013-02-07T22:02:00.031+11:002013-02-07T22:02:00.031+11:00The Gazal sonnet I find superb. I am kicking mysel...The Gazal sonnet I find superb. I am kicking myself that I didn't find your site until now. Most remarkable.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-37616510761700433402013-02-04T16:01:46.915+11:002013-02-04T16:01:46.915+11:00Oh Rosemary, there is nothing as hard as grief and...Oh Rosemary, there is nothing as hard as grief and loss. Nothing! I love the tone and rhythm of this form - you executed it brilliantly.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-59392551894927581932013-02-03T12:14:44.648+11:002013-02-03T12:14:44.648+11:00Thank you, Sam! I guess, in any poem, I would wish...Thank you, Sam! I guess, in any poem, I would wish that for the reader the form should become secondary - so I am very complimented that you think so re this one.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-84692826223839010472013-02-03T11:21:44.833+11:002013-02-03T11:21:44.833+11:00"Remembering" is a word so full of longi..."Remembering" is a word so full of longing and melancholy, a refrain underscoring the beautiful sadness in this poem. Truly moving, Rosemary, that the form becomes secondary.Semaphorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945917520773585129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-48492908202451218732013-02-03T08:25:49.261+11:002013-02-03T08:25:49.261+11:00Thank you. I will!Thank you. I will!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-17924512908402626502013-02-03T08:05:37.776+11:002013-02-03T08:05:37.776+11:00What a beautiful ghazal sonnet ~ I like the refra...What a beautiful ghazal sonnet ~ I like the refrain remembering specially this couplet ~ <br /><br />My times with you are ghosts. They waver, fade,<br />although I crave the hard remembering.<br /><br />Yes, do share on Tuesday for OLN ~ See you ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-50946635278684342442013-02-03T07:27:26.744+11:002013-02-03T07:27:26.744+11:00I'm glad to be told that. Thank you.I'm glad to be told that. Thank you.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-57924005832585160432013-02-03T07:26:52.760+11:002013-02-03T07:26:52.760+11:00Thank you, friend. I'm glad you think so.Thank you, friend. I'm glad you think so.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-55223591812414113022013-02-03T07:26:12.592+11:002013-02-03T07:26:12.592+11:00Thank you for your understanding, your eloquence a...Thank you for your understanding, your eloquence and your kind wishes!<br />Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-50322000883135932142013-02-03T07:24:23.321+11:002013-02-03T07:24:23.321+11:00Thank you, Mary. I know I am not alone in this exp...Thank you, Mary. I know I am not alone in this experience. I'm glad you think I conveyed it authentically. This form seems to demand something a great deal less understated than my usual tone, so it has taken me a while to get used to my own poem!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-29756616024191610002013-02-03T05:45:04.319+11:002013-02-03T05:45:04.319+11:00poignant and sad while lovely because of your love...poignant and sad while lovely because of your love for each other.Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-45926312007426158722013-02-03T05:30:08.850+11:002013-02-03T05:30:08.850+11:00Nicely done on the form. Poignantly told Rosemary...Nicely done on the form. Poignantly told Rosemary.Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-27820074528149467282013-02-03T00:11:08.602+11:002013-02-03T00:11:08.602+11:00Rosemary, you have written it as it IS. The icy q...Rosemary, you have written it as it IS. The icy quality of memories after a death is palpable here. It is sad to have lost that warmth / love in one's life & to have the relationship frozen in time. A fine ghazal-sonnet indeed. Great accomplishment of linking Kim's 'Verse-First' prompt to the dVerse prompt!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-34423679471838325992013-02-03T00:05:39.436+11:002013-02-03T00:05:39.436+11:00Ahhh, the fading ....
How painful
How often we mus...Ahhh, the fading ....<br />How painful<br />How often we must face this<br />in everything - everything<br />The mind is not kind<br />well, except for short spells<br />May spells of happiness spasm often amidst the deep sense of loss.<br />Fantastic sharing, thanx.<br />Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-49050839148726485552013-02-02T23:33:40.155+11:002013-02-02T23:33:40.155+11:00Many thanks! Between the time difference and my so...Many thanks! Between the time difference and my sometimes dodgy internet access, I dont always make the deadline, but did think I would this time. Good suggestion about Open Link Night.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-70427073900116738532013-02-02T20:11:45.848+11:002013-02-02T20:11:45.848+11:00Hi Rosemary,
I really enjoyed reading ths ghazal,...Hi Rosemary,<br /><br />I really enjoyed reading ths ghazal, which speaks eloquently of the sense of loss that remains after a loved-one has died.<br /><br />I put a link in the comments section of Sam's article, but you might think about linking it up on Tuesday/Wednesday (8:00pm GMT Tuesday)for Open Link Night at dVerse too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com