tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post955361415442248303..comments2023-11-07T07:53:32.305+11:00Comments on The Passionate Crone (poetry): Rubaiyat: Ways of GoingRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-26436518751324575522019-03-01T02:00:34.831+11:002019-03-01T02:00:34.831+11:00I enjoyed this. Your final stanza and your observ...I enjoyed this. Your final stanza and your observation at the end are very fitting.Ken Gierke / rivrvlogrhttps://rivrvlogr.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-2572479646981350012019-02-28T08:15:39.528+11:002019-02-28T08:15:39.528+11:00Very beautiful and very moving. We are blessed to ...Very beautiful and very moving. We are blessed to live a good span of years and a young life cut short seems the most tragic. I love your ease with this form of poetry. Have drafted but not submitted mine yet. Too much pondering!Georginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01463869349871241765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-4596839208596334262019-02-21T09:53:13.977+11:002019-02-21T09:53:13.977+11:00I love the way you allude to aging with the compar...I love the way you allude to aging with the comparison of the young girl. She has obviously been pushed to her limit.purplepeninportland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842681508730093858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-58717686890971277962019-02-17T22:46:43.414+11:002019-02-17T22:46:43.414+11:00so appreciate you writing this, though it must hav...so appreciate you writing this, though it must have been hard as you were writing it, a form does make it easier to tell a difficult story, that was a good sharing RosemaryGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11492243429734804802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-42252471280164126872019-02-15T07:28:37.813+11:002019-02-15T07:28:37.813+11:00This is such a sad reading, I'm glad the young...This is such a sad reading, I'm glad the young woman were better than it seemed... it was also such an experience with all the familiar faces commenting... thank you, and what a great topic for a poem.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-52034588390577292412019-02-12T03:54:18.453+11:002019-02-12T03:54:18.453+11:00A sad tale at any age. A sad tale at any age. Kerfehttps://methodtwomadness.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-5357198047768047552019-02-11T12:58:52.373+11:002019-02-11T12:58:52.373+11:00so beautiful and poignant. reading through the co...so beautiful and poignant. reading through the comments and to see her brush with death passed is happiness. Jade Lihttp://tao-talk.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-21914208490792896122019-02-11T04:32:47.837+11:002019-02-11T04:32:47.837+11:00This was a heartbreaking story, beautifully told. ...This was a heartbreaking story, beautifully told. So glad the outcome changed, from what I gather in your more recent comments. Mishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16298805958255695264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-90006566937061781862019-02-06T08:03:33.553+11:002019-02-06T08:03:33.553+11:00Thanks for linking this up Rosemary. Hope you ar...Thanks for linking this up Rosemary. Hope you are well.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-65339781949634194122019-02-05T08:09:00.989+11:002019-02-05T08:09:00.989+11:00Marvelous and poignant. I really am impressed with...Marvelous and poignant. I really am impressed with this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-2376111147565196782019-02-05T07:56:50.073+11:002019-02-05T07:56:50.073+11:00Thank you, Rob. The young woman in the poem turne...Thank you, Rob. The young woman in the poem turned out not to be so dangerously ill after all; however the poem was written when it appeared that she was, so I let it stand. I cannot begin to imagine the endless grief of losing one's child! I'm sure it never really goes away.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-6885071869931171702019-02-05T07:46:05.457+11:002019-02-05T07:46:05.457+11:00I'm sure many of us still miss Viv. Wonderful ...I'm sure many of us still miss Viv. Wonderful woman!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-3238349048364632182019-02-05T06:20:56.714+11:002019-02-05T06:20:56.714+11:00Nice description of your young friend with these l...Nice description of your young friend with these lines: "Some fools might count her blest;<br />but she’s been neither fool nor profligate."Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-70871315272824065802019-02-05T04:29:23.928+11:002019-02-05T04:29:23.928+11:00I also saw a comment here from Viv. We got to be p...I also saw a comment here from Viv. We got to be pretty good internet friends over the years that we shared our poetry. For 5 years (2007-2012) I published and hosted a poetry prompt site called Writer's Island. Viv always responded to my prompts. We would exchange thought on poetry. Loved her spirit! I miss her visiting my blogs.robtkistnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08727919675363545240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-46713823684450889102019-02-05T04:22:36.075+11:002019-02-05T04:22:36.075+11:00I see you wrote this 8 years ago Rosemary. It is w...I see you wrote this 8 years ago Rosemary. It is well written, beautiful, and sad. I hope you are still doing well, and that your young friend found a way out of the snare of the tumor. I lost my 18-year-old son to a reckless driver. It is not the natural way for the young to go before we seniors. It is not right for a father to bury his young son. It is not right that the young should suffer their way to their death. This was a dufficult matter to tackle Rosemary, and you did it with grace and tenderness. Bravo!robtkistnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08727919675363545240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-27515013318546523112019-02-05T03:46:30.053+11:002019-02-05T03:46:30.053+11:00She is far too young to become an angel.
As we ag...She is far too young to become an angel. <br />As we age, if we are blessed with only the “normal” signs of aging —- the slowing down, being less limber even though we exercise, some aches and pains and needing new glasses more often...we are thankful for every day. And then we see younger persons struggling...like the young woman you describe here..l.and it’s just impossible to understand. Life is fickle....happiness a gift. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664830773553716989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-59536565495115234842011-12-01T07:32:36.110+11:002011-12-01T07:32:36.110+11:00I have always contended the change is not so much ...I have always contended the change is not so much age as illness although often they are coupled; here hope wanes when the disease overpowers a young person. The heartache is eased through the effortless flow of your words and the structure in the rubaiyat of your poem.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-38313135879509152262011-12-01T00:46:32.713+11:002011-12-01T00:46:32.713+11:00I'm very moved by this Rosemary... unfathomabl...I'm very moved by this Rosemary... unfathomable tricks... Your piece has great dignity and strength.. very well achieved in describing the pain of this situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-65297012145668609612011-12-01T00:21:23.062+11:002011-12-01T00:21:23.062+11:00Heartfelt and sad.Heartfelt and sad.Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-9655135549882601642011-11-30T23:53:32.801+11:002011-11-30T23:53:32.801+11:00Rosemary, this poem is heartbreaking. I feel so s...Rosemary, this poem is heartbreaking. I feel so sad for this young woman...far too young to be facing death.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-80475785733177598012011-11-30T20:30:03.696+11:002011-11-30T20:30:03.696+11:00Thank you for writing this to focus our attention ...Thank you for writing this to focus our attention on the matter is such a beautiful manner.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-79266450360397017942011-11-30T18:05:29.411+11:002011-11-30T18:05:29.411+11:00Heartbreakingly beautiful poetry. Sometimes a jol...Heartbreakingly beautiful poetry. Sometimes a jolt like this puts the small niggles of age into perspective.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-44132903067736772342011-11-30T13:05:30.887+11:002011-11-30T13:05:30.887+11:00Thank you all, dear people, for the kind and under...Thank you all, dear people, for the kind and understanding comments. @hedgewitch, yes the form helped. The necessity for rhyme etc. made for greater dignity of language, which I'm glad of for this subject and probably would not have equalled in free verse.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-28581214702330624012011-11-30T12:53:43.657+11:002011-11-30T12:53:43.657+11:00"Some fools might count her blest;
but she’s ..."Some fools might count her blest;<br />but she’s been neither fool nor profligate."<br /><br />What wonderful words. This is very classic and refined. The poem is a fine piece of writing.Steve Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818671944215117618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-79440159154808350592011-11-30T12:34:35.334+11:002011-11-30T12:34:35.334+11:00Very sad. Terrible. I've seen some situation...Very sad. Terrible. I've seen some situations like this. Impossible to understand and accompanied, as you've described so well, by the pain that you cannot share your own age with someone else, your own good fortune. K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com