tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.comments2023-04-07T05:56:19.716-07:00". . .recollected in tranquility. . ."Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-53320097406992942362011-04-20T05:16:03.690-07:002011-04-20T05:16:03.690-07:00Dear Wine and Words,
Welcome. I'm glad you e...Dear Wine and Words,<br /><br />Welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much for the kind words.<br /><br />StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-12649347010285036512011-04-14T11:57:04.390-07:002011-04-14T11:57:04.390-07:00This is an old post, but I read back a ways. I am ...This is an old post, but I read back a ways. I am feeling this one intensely. It is the point where I am, and he is, and our two rings in the same circus battle for audience. At times we must be selfless. And then again, self aware. Beautiful poem.Wine and Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778785233226804217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-66355937805777517382010-09-28T04:40:17.820-07:002010-09-28T04:40:17.820-07:00Dear TS,
As always thank you. You cannot know ho...Dear TS,<br /><br />As always thank you. You cannot know how good it is to hear kind words, or any words, for that matter regarding this matter of writing. <br /><br />shalom,<br /><br />StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-63364757696609108302010-09-24T13:42:57.598-07:002010-09-24T13:42:57.598-07:00Potent poem. Bold tri-useage of "her". L...Potent poem. Bold tri-useage of "her". Liked this a lot, and can certainly relate to the sentiments expressed therein.TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118362963139092279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-21111039865622211642010-09-23T06:19:46.145-07:002010-09-23T06:19:46.145-07:00Dear Dylan,
Yes, we are made aware of the Summit,...Dear Dylan,<br /><br />Yes, we are made aware of the Summit, but we are plunged also into the awareness of our distance from it (at times). It is the poignancy of awareness and distance that I was trying to juxtapose here--the longing, the desire that points Home. But then, that's an author about his intentions, and a poem just is. And this may have taken from it something.<br /><br />StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-85004549214494043312010-09-23T05:53:27.148-07:002010-09-23T05:53:27.148-07:00Yes. (That's all I want to say at this point ...Yes. (That's all I want to say at this point -- just "yes.")Thomas Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217297262702709978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-39707942967095285192010-09-23T05:50:03.032-07:002010-09-23T05:50:03.032-07:00Steven,
No, I didn't detect anything sardonic...Steven,<br /><br />No, I didn't detect anything sardonic in what you wrote.<br /><br />It's the bit about "knowledge/ of sheer isolation from the source" that puzzles me. I think that in most experiences of beauty, we are made aware of the Source and Summit of all beauty. (Of course, we can go the perilous route of deifying the created beauty.) But here you speak of "certain knowledge" of "isolation from the source" -- would that be the poet's isolation from the source of beauty? Or am I on the wrong track (which is quite likely)?Thomas Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217297262702709978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-70265506874612276362010-09-23T04:45:47.412-07:002010-09-23T04:45:47.412-07:00Dear Dylan,
Please pardon the inadvertent echo of...Dear Dylan,<br /><br />Please pardon the inadvertent echo of your own comment in my last. It wasn't meant to be sardonic, merely to express a state of being for which I lack a precise word--intrigued isn't exactly it, nor is puzzled, but intrigued comes closest, I think.<br /><br />shalom,<br /><br />StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-31468408473278998332010-09-23T04:44:11.090-07:002010-09-23T04:44:11.090-07:00Dear Dylan,
I'm intrigued that you're not...Dear Dylan,<br /><br />I'm intrigued that you're not sure you understand it given the difficult poetry you wrestle with. But I'm also gratified and deeply appreciative that you took the time to comment. Thank you.<br /><br />shalom,<br /><br />StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-87207823132442827562010-09-23T04:42:00.324-07:002010-09-23T04:42:00.324-07:00Dear Dylan,
Once again, many thanks for the kind ...Dear Dylan,<br /><br />Once again, many thanks for the kind comments.<br /><br />shalom,<br /><br />StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-85862053706858209892010-09-22T12:51:08.456-07:002010-09-22T12:51:08.456-07:00"from archer and enemy, slaver and slayer&quo..."from archer and enemy, slaver and slayer" -- the precision of this line, and the sonic echoes of the last two nouns!Thomas Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217297262702709978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-47598664893321012962010-09-22T12:48:22.483-07:002010-09-22T12:48:22.483-07:00I'm intrigued by this poem. I'm not sure ...I'm intrigued by this poem. I'm not sure I understand it, but I think I like it, nonetheless.<br /><br />Raw beauty can and does stun the heart!Thomas Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217297262702709978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-41451666443465115482010-08-31T10:47:35.427-07:002010-08-31T10:47:35.427-07:00Dear Dylan,
Yes, "Letter North" is very...Dear Dylan,<br /><br />Yes, "Letter North" is very, very nice. I remember reading the drafts of these in some of the creative writing groups we shared.<br /><br />shalom,<br /><br />StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-18648428223720046782010-08-31T09:44:29.211-07:002010-08-31T09:44:29.211-07:00Steven --
Many thanks for this unexpected and wel...Steven --<br /><br />Many thanks for this unexpected and welcome gift! For it is a gift, truly, to encounter poems such as "The Moon Has No Motion ..." and "Letter North." Thank you again.Thomas Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217297262702709978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-45903828962723437282010-08-31T08:06:25.112-07:002010-08-31T08:06:25.112-07:00Dear Dylan,
Take a look at this Google Book, if y...Dear Dylan,<br /><br />Take a look at this Google Book, if you are interested.<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?id=yv-O07Y3pjcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=jay+bradford+fowler+jr.&source=bl&ots=HduGSVSEfd&sig=ldjShT1Eo7Ixy2bLdslFL840Xuw&hl=en&ei=IRp9TJn5JoKdlgfi4KXsCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=jay%20bradford%20fowler%20jr.&f=false<br /><br />shalom,<br /><br />StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-62723746262585289782010-08-31T08:04:27.596-07:002010-08-31T08:04:27.596-07:00Dear Dylan,
Turns out that he isn't as unknow...Dear Dylan,<br /><br />Turns out that he isn't as unknown, as I thought. I knew him before his first book of poetry was published and before he won his first award. But he is not as well known as he deserves. He was a good, if eccentric friend.<br /><br />shalom,<br /><br />StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-72132194253387996992010-08-31T07:58:57.469-07:002010-08-31T07:58:57.469-07:00Dear Dylan,
I should also point out that the phra...Dear Dylan,<br /><br />I should also point out that the phrase "has no motion I can move," is a direct lifting from a poet-friend of mine who had not been widely published--Jay Bradford Fowler Jr. The original line--representing his own obsessions was something like, "The moon has no motion I can move."<br /><br />Don't want to be accused of plagiarism, and more, would like to see if others can discover the poetry of this very fine, but quite unknown poet.<br /><br />shalom,<br /><br />StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-66037445386632577142010-08-31T07:55:47.505-07:002010-08-31T07:55:47.505-07:00Dear Dylan,
Thank you. It may show the virtue of...Dear Dylan,<br /><br />Thank you. It may show the virtue of the deeply felt. In some ways, I have been all my life a Wordsworthian--incapable of composing in the moment, but in a stretch of serenity, tranquility after the event, sometimes sketching things out.<br /><br />Your words mean far more than you can know.<br /><br />shalom,<br /><br />StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-31652594532115679822010-08-31T05:24:44.710-07:002010-08-31T05:24:44.710-07:00This poem is excellent, compelling -- and slightly...This poem is excellent, compelling -- and slightly troubling, but in a way that does not diminish its excellence. It merits many rereadings.Thomas Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217297262702709978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-33471743147277840622010-08-25T11:51:04.493-07:002010-08-25T11:51:04.493-07:00Dear TS,
As usual, you are too kind, and I greatl...Dear TS,<br /><br />As usual, you are too kind, and I greatly appreciate the comment.<br /><br />shalom,<br /><br />StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-67268795774094217422010-08-25T11:19:35.041-07:002010-08-25T11:19:35.041-07:00Hard to pick favorites among such wealth, but I li...Hard to pick favorites among such wealth, but I like this, and even more so the God-shaped hole one. Also liked "Cheated Death", "Being Born" and "Images of a Father's Love".TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118362963139092279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-13518885530827108102010-08-25T08:32:44.991-07:002010-08-25T08:32:44.991-07:00Dear Dylan,
Thank you so much. Coming from you t...Dear Dylan,<br /><br />Thank you so much. Coming from you that means a lot.<br /><br />shalom,<br /><br />StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-67064649480315876942010-08-25T08:07:48.554-07:002010-08-25T08:07:48.554-07:00I like this a lot.I like this a lot.Thomas Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217297262702709978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-63624414046831717882010-08-14T04:54:03.303-07:002010-08-14T04:54:03.303-07:00Dear Emily,
Thank you for reading. And for lettin...Dear Emily,<br /><br />Thank you for reading. And for letting me know you are here.<br /><br />shalom,<br /><br />StevenStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520240994034904255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201930148531767803.post-35284198270827353852010-08-13T20:10:17.943-07:002010-08-13T20:10:17.943-07:00...watching...and enjoying......watching...and enjoying...Emily J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01132106976424535611noreply@blogger.com