tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post5540924590600724110..comments2024-03-26T11:02:23.494-07:00Comments on Library Matters: Poetry Friday September 20, 2019Cheriee Weichelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-75314120168383724842019-09-23T17:21:01.608-07:002019-09-23T17:21:01.608-07:00You've captured me in this roller-coaster even...You've captured me in this roller-coaster event pulling at our hearts–I agree it would make a wonderful poetic memoir, thanks!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-24924191979446164962019-09-22T16:03:18.171-07:002019-09-22T16:03:18.171-07:00Cheriee, thank you so much for sharing your in-pro...Cheriee, thank you so much for sharing your in-progress poems. Thanks for the link back to the poem about your father's accident. You say you've revised it a lot. It would be interesting to see the two versions together with some discussion of your changes. It's all so fascinating -- both process and product!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-14611886904162565512019-09-22T09:37:52.413-07:002019-09-22T09:37:52.413-07:00The stanza starting with Mother Nature was beautif...The stanza starting with Mother Nature was beautifully described right down to the last image, "we had rain enough<br /> inside us". Cheriee, the uncertainty of what is to come is evident as is the sadness.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-20704706195578166962019-09-22T08:26:13.947-07:002019-09-22T08:26:13.947-07:00Thanks Heidi - this poem will be part of a 'ch...Thanks Heidi - this poem will be part of a 'chapter' that begins with my father's accident. You can read it here: https://dickenslibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/poetry-friday-august-30th-2019.html (although I have edited it a lot since then)Cheriee Weichelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-31978388112940739422019-09-22T05:32:26.175-07:002019-09-22T05:32:26.175-07:00I continue to hang on every word, Cheriee, but I a...I continue to hang on every word, Cheriee, but I admit this one had me a bit baffled: something is wrong, is everyone going back for good?, it's Daddy but what happened? So many names and relationships clouded the main event a bit. And yet as always the emotion comes through powerfully.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-55551582782135256242019-09-20T16:34:03.009-07:002019-09-20T16:34:03.009-07:00The emotion comes through and makes my heart break...The emotion comes through and makes my heart break. I am going back to read the poems I missed. I agree with Linda, it is going to be a beautiful memoir!Linda Kulp Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01469823160121657098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-64176185936941568832019-09-20T07:07:52.862-07:002019-09-20T07:07:52.862-07:00What a journey, of sadness and hope, too, Cheriee....What a journey, of sadness and hope, too, Cheriee. I also marked "we had rain enough<br /> inside us", a powerful image along with your descriptions of the landscape. This is going to become a marvelous poetic memoir! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-17762729773104133782019-09-20T05:47:57.090-07:002019-09-20T05:47:57.090-07:00Yes, I can see you dividing this into multiple poe...Yes, I can see you dividing this into multiple poems. "evergreens shrouded in snow<br />and bare branched aspens/solemnly guided and guarded/our procession south" is really lovely. Also "we had rain enough/inside us." I'm glad your grandparents could both help. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com