tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post5112863002168255723..comments2023-11-07T07:53:32.305+11:00Comments on The Passionate Crone (poetry): Watching a Religious Parade on TVRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-40726046517337646132016-09-05T10:38:40.276+10:002016-09-05T10:38:40.276+10:00This is a really compelling and intense piece - re...This is a really compelling and intense piece - rendered with fervent indignation in the face of such systemic, abominable wrong doing. The rhyme scattered throughout is very effective (for me, it felt like an occasional pull or tug towards a system of words, only to veer from it - and not be confined within any parameters - as the truth unfolds). You have written an important piece, here. This was a horrendous betrayal deserving of public condemnation. Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-16869701342502200022016-09-05T07:55:05.945+10:002016-09-05T07:55:05.945+10:00Yes – although it was not my religion, all those y...Yes – although it was not my religion, all those years ago I was naive enough to believe that a man of the cloth would be honest and trustworthy.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-65838908968838155972016-09-05T07:42:36.174+10:002016-09-05T07:42:36.174+10:00Heartbreaking!Heartbreaking!ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-90948262671623894062016-09-05T07:22:30.526+10:002016-09-05T07:22:30.526+10:00I was raised in a strict Catholic household. Left ...I was raised in a strict Catholic household. Left the church because of the very things you write about. A church that so blatantly lies, doesn't deserve followers. Thanks for being so thoughtful and honest,<br /><br />Elizabeth Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-9411661934688847892016-09-05T03:12:39.425+10:002016-09-05T03:12:39.425+10:00So glad you were able to write it. Your frustrati...So glad you were able to write it. Your frustration deserves your voice. I can certainly understand your last lines. It is outrageous how an institution can be so hypocritical. Good write Rosemary.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-40571895867384164432016-09-05T02:57:06.034+10:002016-09-05T02:57:06.034+10:00I feel the last stanza says it all, you must have ...I feel the last stanza says it all, you must have put alot of thought in this well put together piece.Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781106976505685053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-24352153574724713772016-09-05T02:20:21.970+10:002016-09-05T02:20:21.970+10:00Well... that takes care of that! Well done! Someth...Well... that takes care of that! Well done! Something about Karma :)<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-85668364511120359352016-09-05T02:09:43.359+10:002016-09-05T02:09:43.359+10:00I can really see this man, and how you describe hi...I can really see this man, and how you describe him shows us what he's done... his aging, his brokenness.Matthew Henningsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561605742904573649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-7584984859907805792016-09-05T01:57:55.657+10:002016-09-05T01:57:55.657+10:00Great write Rosemary! I loved each word.Great write Rosemary! I loved each word.annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-33402304010226404712016-09-04T23:43:29.208+10:002016-09-04T23:43:29.208+10:00i don't like to talk about religion & its ...i don't like to talk about religion & its leaders but recently there's so much news of leaders being corrupt, intolerant of other faiths and the LGBT community. :(<br />it must be hard writing about this. you feel betrayed, didn't you?dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-74103069021863734532016-09-04T23:25:08.399+10:002016-09-04T23:25:08.399+10:00"Facts might be smoothed away; not his brow.&..."Facts might be smoothed away; not his brow."<br /><br />And the entire progression of this poem, one that makes this priest ordinary when he could have been extraordinary, is marvelous. I adore your rage and patience.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-48770433151900649052016-09-04T19:28:07.327+10:002016-09-04T19:28:07.327+10:00What a composed poem - in all senses - the title a...What a composed poem - in all senses - the title and opening verse almost made me follow a different path.. as i read i too was glad he is hunched and bowed Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-7182347613908974982016-09-04T18:29:37.817+10:002016-09-04T18:29:37.817+10:00Such a heartfelt write, Rosemary. It's difficu...Such a heartfelt write, Rosemary. It's difficult to trust religious leaders regardless of any religion. There is always this feeling nagging at the back of the mind, which may be instinct. <br /><br /><br />Lots of love,<br />SanaaSanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-24152587593367502442016-09-04T18:12:24.988+10:002016-09-04T18:12:24.988+10:00Inconvenient, unutterable truth makes him and othe...Inconvenient, unutterable truth makes him and others as guilty as the perpetrators.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-27998888489729740802016-09-04T17:32:17.583+10:002016-09-04T17:32:17.583+10:00It is dreadful when those who can make a differenc...It is dreadful when those who can make a difference choose to look the other way...and it is amazing how they manage to live with themselves so easily..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-40560021725019266052016-09-04T17:29:36.419+10:002016-09-04T17:29:36.419+10:00His purpose, it afterwards seemed to me,
was to ab...His purpose, it afterwards seemed to me,<br />was to absolve the Church of responsibility.<br /><br />That sums up so many Churchmen. Part-time Christians.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-32334884541529271232016-09-04T16:57:10.076+10:002016-09-04T16:57:10.076+10:00Few times is the phrase "power corrupts"...Few times is the phrase "power corrupts" as true as when it comes to most religious leaders. I wonder if they forget their humanity, when they go from being just a man or a woman and are transformed into some symbol of holiness by those who believe in them. I completely understand your last line. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-21936068020216353722016-09-04T16:38:22.689+10:002016-09-04T16:38:22.689+10:00I have never trusted religious leaders of any reli...I have never trusted religious leaders of any religion... so many stories of protectionist and career instead of doing what you should... I hope he carries a burden of guilt.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-90068456415277752212016-09-04T15:55:50.063+10:002016-09-04T15:55:50.063+10:00felt like present on the scene..enjoyed the slant ...felt like present on the scene..enjoyed the slant rhyme throughout, and wonderfully rhymed-end, seemed to be an expression of joy...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-73996149838793454962016-09-04T07:58:23.037+10:002016-09-04T07:58:23.037+10:00It is sad how oftentimes those who COULD help only...It is sad how oftentimes those who COULD help only do lip service to helping. Sad that his purpose was only to absolve the church of responsibility rather than to constructively HELP those who need help most. I am especially struck by the line: "Facts might be smoothed away; not his brow." A very stirring poem, Rosemary.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-77991486095534350032016-09-04T01:19:47.044+10:002016-09-04T01:19:47.044+10:00Horrible, when these "commissions" and i...Horrible, when these "commissions" and investigations are held and come to absolutely nothing, while people suffer the horrors of the damned. Interesting the change from earnest gaze to lowered eyes.....guilt, likely.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com