tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post4388857524474429206..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: Magpie poem: BirdsRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-37791265487622247982011-05-19T12:48:43.029-04:002011-05-19T12:48:43.029-04:00Excellent, perfect.Excellent, perfect.Steve Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162341357622058518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-9816333212810163022011-05-14T09:39:53.076-04:002011-05-14T09:39:53.076-04:00George, thank you for going to the trouble of post...<b>George</b>, thank you for going to the trouble of posting your comments again and again, and coming back once more to make them stick.<br /><br />I heard and felt a beautiful, quiet connection from and with you in your comments to my poem "Birds." Somehow your response met me just where I want to be met, in the air in and around this poem. Your feelings about St. Francis, your time spent in heartfelt ways in Assisi (wow), all the things you mentioned, and especially what you said about the quiet spaces in my poetry resonating with you as deeply as the words, all swirl around in my being and fill me up with joy and light. Then that last line, which echoes my own wishes to sit and talk with you, was just so beautiful, and received with immense pleasure.<br /><br />I wish you lightness today and always.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-47841721846159309422011-05-14T08:27:06.080-04:002011-05-14T08:27:06.080-04:00Once again into the breach — my fourth attempt to ...Once again into the breach — my fourth attempt to comment on your Magpie poem, Ruth. If it fails this this time, I may take leave of my Zen grounding and smash a hammer through the computer screen.<br /><br />More to the point, I loved your first entry in the Magpie series. While I was charmed and moved by the words and images of the poem, my strongest reaction was to the quiet spaces from which your ideas emerged. Indeed, the quiet spaces in your poetry resonate with me as deeply as the words themselves. Does that make sense? Who knows? Somehow, what is not said often enhances the mystery and attraction of what is said, perhaps because the quiet spaces invite the reader to enter and be a part of the creative process.<br /><br />What is the center of our being? As you can appreciate, I love your question, which I think was addressed to St. Francis, but which could have been simply addressed to yourself. I am also moved by your reference to "bones impossibly light," which reminds me of Milan Kundera's title, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," which, in turn, brings me back to St. Francis. I have long been an admirer of St. Francis and have spent quite a bit of time through the years in Assisi (rented a house there for two weeks just a couple of years ago). I think it is this lightness of being that attracts me to St. Francis, this perennial hope that I, too, may be able to shed the things that weigh upon my life in this madcap world of the 21st century.<br /><br />Oh, how I would love to have coffee with a poet who has infinite questions in the well of her own cup!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-44049016025485995912011-05-14T06:24:52.506-04:002011-05-14T06:24:52.506-04:00Comments that fell into the Blogger well yesterday...Comments that fell into the Blogger well yesterday:<br /><br /><br />Oh:<br /><br />first thing first: your blog looks awesome. Love the design, the look. Serious blog fashion.<br />And then there's your poetry.<br />How's the book coming? Happy spring. Happy writing.<br /><br />Marcie:<br /><br />They are like some sort of spirits..housed in the bodies of the birds. Gorgeous writing!<br /><br />Trellissimo:<br /><br />Lovely image of someone thinking as they stir their coffee. Well doneRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-77386931718123041232011-05-14T06:22:16.068-04:002011-05-14T06:22:16.068-04:00Hi and thanks, Anna! Clever pseudonym!Hi and thanks, <b>Anna</b>! Clever pseudonym!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-73605572823360306372011-05-14T06:21:42.752-04:002011-05-14T06:21:42.752-04:00Jeanie, I love seeing where people go with these p...<b>Jeanie</b>, I love seeing where people go with these prompts, and how a spark turns into a small flame inside me too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-48067145435261078442011-05-14T06:20:57.380-04:002011-05-14T06:20:57.380-04:00Thanks and hello, Bella, so good to share coffee w...Thanks and hello, <b>Bella</b>, so good to share coffee with you.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-3816916058451023722011-05-14T06:20:31.398-04:002011-05-14T06:20:31.398-04:00Boots, birds are constantly teaching me. Do you kn...<b>Boots</b>, birds are constantly teaching me. Do you know I have a little ceramic bluebird on my dressing table too, and in her silence she speaks to me about my voice.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-21171232393351296172011-05-14T06:19:39.571-04:002011-05-14T06:19:39.571-04:00Thank you, dear Susie.Thank you, dear <b>Susie</b>.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-59517559183967006672011-05-14T06:19:20.822-04:002011-05-14T06:19:20.822-04:00Stratoz, ah yes, the two posts, together. I can...<b>Stratoz</b>, ah yes, the two posts, together. I can't stop hearing Joni's song in my head and heart, along with birdsong.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-71189102595558160472011-05-14T06:18:34.285-04:002011-05-14T06:18:34.285-04:00Thank you for that, Jingle.Thank you for that, <b>Jingle</b>.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-12865135401804423872011-05-14T06:18:18.262-04:002011-05-14T06:18:18.262-04:00Maureen, thank you. I find such comfort in the dar...<b>Maureen</b>, thank you. I find such comfort in the dark of the early morning quiet.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-39598252641045957542011-05-14T05:50:35.370-04:002011-05-14T05:50:35.370-04:00Erin, everything is one. And your particular is al...<b>Erin</b>, everything is one. And your particular is always within the lens. I love how you see, and reveal to us.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-77391777525377002032011-05-14T05:49:30.292-04:002011-05-14T05:49:30.292-04:00Thanks, Terresa, for tripping through my morning t...Thanks, <b>Terresa</b>, for tripping through my morning thoughts with me. I'm excited to finally join the sky with the magpie-ers.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-17308205917744804332011-05-14T05:44:56.978-04:002011-05-14T05:44:56.978-04:00Steven, I turn to birds every day for their lightn...<b>Steven</b>, I turn to birds every day for their lightness, entranced by their structure, ability, and song.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-76982986462559915232011-05-14T05:43:49.316-04:002011-05-14T05:43:49.316-04:00LC, yes, that deep, deep well of coffee and the sk...<b>LC</b>, yes, that deep, deep well of coffee and the sky, the universe . . . within and without. Thanks for your kind words.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-42405044876081803832011-05-14T05:42:41.837-04:002011-05-14T05:42:41.837-04:00Barb, thanks for that. Sometimes I wonder if I don...<b>Barb</b>, thanks for that. Sometimes I wonder if I don't make everything particular a bit overly much! :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-53386600296509233482011-05-14T05:41:47.373-04:002011-05-14T05:41:47.373-04:00Thank you, Tess, and for all you do.Thank you, <b>Tess</b>, and for all you do.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-5911092260407330732011-05-14T05:41:24.730-04:002011-05-14T05:41:24.730-04:00Thanks so much, Doctor FTSE, and welcome.Thanks so much, <b>Doctor FTSE</b>, and welcome.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-44591998417827108402011-05-14T05:31:53.839-04:002011-05-14T05:31:53.839-04:00Dana, I have always been interested in different t...<b>Dana</b>, I have always been interested in different takes on the image prompts too. Thank you for such kind words, but I can't agree that yours is heavy. What an interesting image you evoked, looking out the dark window, while seeing yourself reflected in it, the constant outward and inward gaze that we have to balance.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-10715969170483702012011-05-14T05:28:33.309-04:002011-05-14T05:28:33.309-04:00Lorenzo, you are right about the Rilke readings an...<b>Lorenzo</b>, you are right about the Rilke readings and conversations that led to this. In fact, I don't know how to separate the effect of his thoughts and words from my own pondering these days.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-18414766502345861372011-05-14T05:26:56.813-04:002011-05-14T05:26:56.813-04:00Thank you, Jabblog.Thank you, <b>Jabblog</b>.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-83024636142721026062011-05-14T04:53:04.199-04:002011-05-14T04:53:04.199-04:00Hedgewitch, it's quite lovely to have you here...<b>Hedgewitch</b>, it's quite lovely to have you here, and I'm glad you find these points of interest in my poem. I'm honored that it stayed with you that way.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-36624987825982365932011-05-14T04:52:01.912-04:002011-05-14T04:52:01.912-04:00Ah thank you for that, Ann.Ah thank you for that, <b>Ann</b>.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-20666361562484481552011-05-14T04:51:27.103-04:002011-05-14T04:51:27.103-04:00Thanks, Brendan. And I like our sweet parallels of...Thanks, <b>Brendan</b>. And I like our sweet parallels of the work in these early dark hours.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com