tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post5480716690792016366..comments2023-11-07T07:53:32.305+11:00Comments on The Passionate Crone (poetry): The Importance of TriflesRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-63784388412291612812016-08-07T07:03:23.208+10:002016-08-07T07:03:23.208+10:00Very powerful poem, Rosemary. You took a detail o...Very powerful poem, Rosemary. You took a detail of life & used it to create a very 'telling' self portrait.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-40351958550149551232016-08-06T12:11:21.643+10:002016-08-06T12:11:21.643+10:00This is so good. I was very moved by the unexpecte...This is so good. I was very moved by the unexpected ending. Definitely one of my favourite responses to the prompt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-69677668907220328532016-08-05T01:38:27.127+10:002016-08-05T01:38:27.127+10:00good poem, good poem, Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251168248457758117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-47441093332978176282016-08-05T01:15:21.174+10:002016-08-05T01:15:21.174+10:00the last seven lines...oh my. The poem in those li...the last seven lines...oh my. The poem in those lines. Touching but also so very brave. tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-63159385408639553462016-08-03T17:36:06.408+10:002016-08-03T17:36:06.408+10:00Thanks; I expect you're right.Thanks; I expect you're right.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-23805682976804619482016-08-03T17:20:29.725+10:002016-08-03T17:20:29.725+10:00You are frightened. You are beginning to forget th...You are frightened. You are beginning to forget the intensity of him.<br />It is part of the recovery/survival process.<br /><br />sad<br />too sad<br />too too sad<br />but<br />a brilliant write. <br /><br />Capturing that raw emotion is only possible in short verse.You did it. Few can. Chapeau !<br />You'll get through because you want to.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-56469498961758622662016-08-03T08:39:09.010+10:002016-08-03T08:39:09.010+10:00Yes, I think I'd adore to hang out with you! A...Yes, I think I'd adore to hang out with you! And how very smart you are to pick that the last seven lines are the real poem. (Maybe I'd have to change or omit 'private' ... or maybe not. {Pondering....)<br /><br />I have been thinking it must be time I created some more chapbooks, but hanging off because there are some big collaborations in the pipeline. <br /><br />Thanks.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-64636832122509250852016-08-03T08:13:31.033+10:002016-08-03T08:13:31.033+10:00I think many of us can relate to this. Very touch...I think many of us can relate to this. Very touching. Arcadia Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632127814188649845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-41296262762929461282016-08-03T06:14:09.399+10:002016-08-03T06:14:09.399+10:00I really love this so much in a few words...you ar...I really love this so much in a few words...you are open and honest with yourself and your feelings...thank you...bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-65536224773290798932016-08-03T05:58:25.910+10:002016-08-03T05:58:25.910+10:00The ending gob-smacked me, Rosemary. Indeed, we ca...The ending gob-smacked me, Rosemary. Indeed, we can be basically joyous but we are also all those losses that come to us throughout life--especially the loss of a soul-mate/spouse.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-76777062216499272582016-08-03T02:43:21.201+10:002016-08-03T02:43:21.201+10:00Oh this is moving, Rosemary. I know how suddenly t...Oh this is moving, Rosemary. I know how suddenly those tears come over us.........I LOVE your rainbow photo!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-36270668692279859722016-08-03T00:18:44.709+10:002016-08-03T00:18:44.709+10:00You are the cutest thing ever!!! I big-time love y...You are the cutest thing ever!!! I big-time love your hat. We would be such good hang-out buddies. ... This is all in response to the photo. Now, for the poem ...<br /><br />I think this is my favorite of your poems. This has every speck of the perfection I would like to see in published poetry. It's sharp and hard-hitting at the end. It tugs at my emotions, but not so much that I walk away feeling yucky or overwhelmed by sadness. This is a remarkable poem.<br /><br />If you publish, publish this. Even just the last seven lines. It gets straight to the point and twists my tummy.✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-33225798128802221242016-08-03T00:10:38.488+10:002016-08-03T00:10:38.488+10:00Exactly! It is the not quite remembering that is d...Exactly! It is the not quite remembering that is devastating.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-72350941040223126462016-08-03T00:03:14.853+10:002016-08-03T00:03:14.853+10:00so deeply touching...nothing is trifle in this wor...so deeply touching...nothing is trifle in this world, time tells us that...all part of our unique journey...sigh...beautifully penned...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-22029482799572121352016-08-03T00:00:03.755+10:002016-08-03T00:00:03.755+10:00I want to hug you right now. Not just because the ...I want to hug you right now. Not just because the poem is an emotion magnet, but because I know the feeling. I kept a lot of my little brother's things... and sometimes, when I can't remember how he wore something, or if I got it for him... Well, my heart just breaks a little... and the pieces spill out of my eyes.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-36480035930141575872016-08-02T23:32:17.383+10:002016-08-02T23:32:17.383+10:00You had me with the title...and ALL the way throug...You had me with the title...and ALL the way through. touching beauty!Janet Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126248666972072628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-75283177464643896422016-08-02T23:06:28.274+10:002016-08-02T23:06:28.274+10:00My assertion all along is that inspiration (and em...My assertion all along is that inspiration (and emotion) are found everywhere we look. The shower head certainly touched something deeply and prompted more than a poem. There were memories disguising itself as this mundane appliance. Don't let them haunt you. They all serve a purpose, Rosemary!Walt Wojtanikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02649275109990415030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-69372245030249123482016-08-02T22:16:28.544+10:002016-08-02T22:16:28.544+10:00We all have our private face and I understand why ...We all have our private face and I understand why certain memories would haunt us.<br /><br />Thanks for joining us Rosemary. And yes, you look wonderful with that hat.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-40932789876001506492016-08-02T21:43:30.315+10:002016-08-02T21:43:30.315+10:00Thank you for your understanding. :)Thank you for your understanding. :)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-37444273528864768002016-08-02T20:51:39.776+10:002016-08-02T20:51:39.776+10:00Oh this absolutely touched me -- I wondered about ...Oh this absolutely touched me -- I wondered about the title and then understood. The loss of "a loved one" -- that phrase is too pat - too matter-of-fact for the reality, isn't it? The memories pop in and the smallest is magnified against the largest void. ThIs is the essence of loss. So beautifully sad. May you smile today my friend, with gentle memories. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664830773553716989noreply@blogger.com