tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post1883324052931683622..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: Poem: DancersRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-46498381237609721012011-06-27T01:22:22.917-04:002011-06-27T01:22:22.917-04:00Actually, to dance IN the rain...that would be hea...Actually, to dance IN the rain...that would be heaven. :)Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-83825669862139787262011-06-25T03:02:01.250-04:002011-06-25T03:02:01.250-04:00AwesomeAwesomeMarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-17517973157678062732011-06-23T22:08:28.528-04:002011-06-23T22:08:28.528-04:00The podcast is a necessary adjunct, as this poem h...The podcast is a necessary adjunct, as this poem has such an important chant, a prayer almost, love it.Loring Wirbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764834150305763077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-62512793071719449412011-06-23T20:19:56.240-04:002011-06-23T20:19:56.240-04:00I immediately thought "sisters" when I f...I immediately thought "sisters" when I first saw the painting...<br /><br />Love this poem...love thinking about what those toes are pointing towards...GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-44024901540586493432011-06-23T07:28:01.801-04:002011-06-23T07:28:01.801-04:00Okay. :)Okay. :)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-20541996397367118452011-06-23T06:32:55.477-04:002011-06-23T06:32:55.477-04:00Merci, Peter! Beaux was slightly behind Mary Cassa...Merci, <b>Peter</b>! Beaux was slightly behind Mary Cassatt, another wonderful American painter who has beautiful paintings at the Art Institute. I hope one day you can come to Chicago, and I can meet you there. I will show you the America Windows by Marc Chagall. It will be an international moment. :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-84793546797167508502011-06-23T06:31:08.054-04:002011-06-23T06:31:08.054-04:00Erin, thank you.
It is wonderful and freeing to s...<b>Erin</b>, thank you.<br /><br />It is wonderful and freeing to seek out what is me in everything. It sounds egocentric, but I think in the end this is all we do in life. You help me step outside the frame, the ways I've been constrained with thought, language and feeling. I so appreciate that, friend.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-9236523546753799542011-06-23T06:28:45.432-04:002011-06-23T06:28:45.432-04:00Amy, oh but you dance like this.<b>Amy</b>, oh but you dance like this.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-81959620600851366002011-06-23T06:28:09.310-04:002011-06-23T06:28:09.310-04:00Oh Margaret, the image of your daughter and her li...Oh <b>Margaret</b>, the image of your daughter and her little brother is powerful and tender. I love the sometimes turning away of your son, and the sometimes seeking help. It's all part of growing up. Then your image of dancing around our children like a 'beloved fragrance' is a comfort to me at this moment when mine are very far away. Thank you.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-70018707472410261712011-06-23T06:25:33.891-04:002011-06-23T06:25:33.891-04:00Mark, thanks for your close attention to my poem, ...<b>Mark</b>, thanks for your close attention to my poem, and to the painting. It is a privilege to witness these expressions of what is inside our life, and I always sense that you take it very seriously.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-54651906516286665112011-06-23T06:21:44.784-04:002011-06-23T06:21:44.784-04:00Thank you, Marcie. Imagine being able to paint lik...Thank you, <b>Marcie</b>. Imagine being able to paint like this.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-42120511398826437522011-06-23T06:20:04.496-04:002011-06-23T06:20:04.496-04:00(Hedge, I love your piece today, "I cry for w...(<b>Hedge</b>, I love your piece today, "I cry for what I've broken / and what has broken me." Since it is comment-free there today, I want to mention it here. It is touching, and whispers of pain. I hope all is well.)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-8435834770130282272011-06-23T06:07:42.470-04:002011-06-23T06:07:42.470-04:00Hedge, I love thinking about 'cellular memory&...<b>Hedge</b>, I love thinking about 'cellular memory' that you invoke in your comment. I was talking with Inge last night, and I suddenly realized that all the generations of women represent <i>no difference</i>.<br /><br />What I said in my comment to Brendan that felt confessional was after reading about Ceclia Beaux, who was privileged and painted portraits of wealthy people. Something in that put me off, and I was going to find another piece of art to write from. But I couldn't leave this painting of hers, no doubt because of that 'mystical kinship' you speak of. Yes, we are connected with all women, and I too am very drawn to those belling skirts, and the dancing, and the sheer beauty of it. (How lovely to feel them like ghosts.) And so what if they are wealthy? Is there not also beauty in their life, and would I not live it if I could? If only we all could understand the privilege of living, and be able to dance like this. There are many kinds of poverty, and one is being constrained so as not to be able to dance. Coming into freedom, out of a religious background where dancing was prohibited, I feel extraordinary connection with this painting.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your kind words.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-72337794800474234662011-06-23T05:59:27.397-04:002011-06-23T05:59:27.397-04:00Susie, why don't we meet up in Chicago next su...<b>Susie</b>, why don't we meet up in Chicago next summer (2012)??<br /><br />I so love that image of your dancing with your children. Love it. Yes, I did dance with mine too, though I myself was only learning to dance too. <br /><br />I'd like you to show me some grandmother dances please.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-10163553795989428582011-06-23T05:57:33.461-04:002011-06-23T05:57:33.461-04:00João,
muito
obrigado
my
friend
!<b>João</b>, <br />muito<br />obrigado<br />my<br />friend<br />!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-56677073511339096022011-06-23T05:56:34.348-04:002011-06-23T05:56:34.348-04:00Leena, my sweet dancing friend, thank you.<b>Leena</b>, my sweet dancing friend, thank you.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-19628834976414178552011-06-23T05:55:41.687-04:002011-06-23T05:55:41.687-04:00Arti, thank you for feeling that from my poem, tak...<b>Arti</b>, thank you for feeling that from my poem, taking what was in my imagination, into yours.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-10178518207091983392011-06-23T05:34:55.667-04:002011-06-23T05:34:55.667-04:00Miss Jane, thank you for your attention here, for ...<b>Miss Jane</b>, thank you for your attention here, for reading and listening, and for your kind words. I agree with you that listening to poetry makes it live, and my mind connects with it more readily, as does my heart.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-13500251829862853152011-06-23T05:33:46.610-04:002011-06-23T05:33:46.610-04:00A beautiful painting by a very gifted (portrait) p...A beautiful painting by a very gifted (portrait) painter! … inspiring an inspired poet !PeterParishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694538476960957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-36930275491269414612011-06-23T05:33:26.848-04:002011-06-23T05:33:26.848-04:00Thank you, Steven. I find this to be a creative an...Thank you, <b>Steven</b>. I find this to be a creative and very appealing way to paint a portrait, capturing a moment that conveys so much between these two.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-78748211799891108782011-06-23T05:31:27.921-04:002011-06-23T05:31:27.921-04:00Rosaria, it's quite lovely, isn't it?<b>Rosaria</b>, it's quite lovely, isn't it?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-69876705806777921522011-06-23T05:01:28.549-04:002011-06-23T05:01:28.549-04:00Pat, oh thanks, I love your response.<b>Pat</b>, oh thanks, I love your response.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-17671823662174598052011-06-23T05:01:09.354-04:002011-06-23T05:01:09.354-04:00Jeanie, thanks for that. I'm rather stunned th...<b>Jeanie</b>, thanks for that. I'm rather stunned that this is another beautiful painting at the Art Institute that I have not seen in person. I think I need to attend to the American wing next visit. August, I think!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-35139333651062368812011-06-23T05:00:05.733-04:002011-06-23T05:00:05.733-04:00Maureen, yes, it's about perceiving what is im...<b>Maureen</b>, yes, it's about perceiving what is imperceptible, isn't it. That's what I want to do in this life.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-24541773114272583292011-06-23T04:58:56.142-04:002011-06-23T04:58:56.142-04:00Reena, thanks for reading, and contemplating this ...<b>Reena</b>, thanks for reading, and contemplating this beautiful painting with me.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com