tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post1044892229219086352..comments2024-02-03T14:41:13.330-05:00Comments on Writing Without Paper: Final Exit on a Grace Note (Poem)Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-50853639156720821112010-05-20T21:43:44.037-04:002010-05-20T21:43:44.037-04:00Beautiful. Really. Beautiful.
You have been grace...Beautiful. Really. Beautiful.<br /><br />You have been graced with such a gift.Sandra Heska Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770393615748405966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-45540862948901057662010-05-20T09:47:22.184-04:002010-05-20T09:47:22.184-04:00I have never thought of communion in quite that wa...I have never thought of communion in quite that way before. That is a beautiful poem.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349785408418170356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-2112547218089517332010-05-19T22:42:40.001-04:002010-05-19T22:42:40.001-04:00I just loved this... "from a simple silver cu...I just loved this... "from a simple silver cup."L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-18690658267020511862010-05-19T06:27:34.062-04:002010-05-19T06:27:34.062-04:00Hello Mam,
I came to your blog in my quest to sea...Hello Mam,<br /><br />I came to your blog in my quest to search writers for our e-zine. I had a cursorily look over most of your posts and read some of them completely. Then i viewed your profile and could conclude that its not merely pen rather its 30 years of experience and that matters.....anyway i am gonna follow you and would be revered if you have a look on our site Reader's Quotient : Understanding the DNA of society which is unique in concept as it's for a social cause.<br /><br />Regards/Sangeeta<br />www.readersquotient.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-32750050884180719062010-05-18T23:28:43.703-04:002010-05-18T23:28:43.703-04:00Always such lovely and meaningful words to be foun...Always such lovely and meaningful words to be found here. Thanks, Maureen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-77283577900546292262010-05-18T20:10:16.114-04:002010-05-18T20:10:16.114-04:00Well Done Maureen. I love the flow and the draw o...Well Done Maureen. I love the flow and the draw of the words. "Shimmering grace..." is like purified silver. God's grace to us all. Beautiful prose.Peggy Jo Farrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376073107907717979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-22555541160107367152010-05-18T17:03:43.760-04:002010-05-18T17:03:43.760-04:00a single line of shimmering grace
Is it really ju...<i>a single line of shimmering grace</i><br /><br />Is it really just one long shimmering line?<br /><br />I think it is.Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-57199651742955953912010-05-18T13:09:43.520-04:002010-05-18T13:09:43.520-04:00Yes, Jenne. I was baptized 8 years ago.Yes, Jenne. I was baptized 8 years ago.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-90624773865990099042010-05-18T12:50:37.465-04:002010-05-18T12:50:37.465-04:00Beautiful revision. Perhaps you should send this ...Beautiful revision. Perhaps you should send this to a national liturgical magazine-- do I read rightly that we are both Episcoplian? xjJenne' R. Andrews https://www.blogger.com/profile/15744946229300234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-29777241817118692622010-05-18T12:27:28.865-04:002010-05-18T12:27:28.865-04:00So many lines jumped out at me, but this one espec...So many lines jumped out at me, but this one especially:<br />"a single line of shimmering grace<br />in the crevice of belief."<br /><br />For me it would be "...in the crevice of disbelief."<br />When I'm doubting and most need shimmering grace.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-32997452673879579732010-05-18T11:15:36.185-04:002010-05-18T11:15:36.185-04:00Your words always leave me with a smile and a sigh...Your words always leave me with a smile and a sigh at the end, Maureen. That was lovely.Billy Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988347213957444145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-17571600258317439902010-05-18T10:44:00.326-04:002010-05-18T10:44:00.326-04:00Out of the once lumps of clay let us carve
a singl...Out of the once lumps of clay let us carve<br />a single line of shimmering grace<br /><br />in the crevice of belief.<br /><br />this is truly beautiful, Maureen.Joyce Wycoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742084748092724299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-38466697998939618762010-05-18T10:32:49.348-04:002010-05-18T10:32:49.348-04:00there is a lot to hold onto in this poem, Maureen....there is a lot to hold onto in this poem, Maureen. Well done.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070555200892952455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-40152703614527947232010-05-18T10:25:16.276-04:002010-05-18T10:25:16.276-04:00Beautiful, Maureen. Thank you.Beautiful, Maureen. Thank you.katdishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210738418270395622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-68025525525863811362010-05-18T09:51:15.885-04:002010-05-18T09:51:15.885-04:00"let us carve
a single line of shimmering gra..."let us carve<br />a single line of shimmering grace"<br /><br />Yes. Let us.<br /><br />Beautiful Maureen -- your poetry is a reflection of you and your amazing heart.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-86270493116226366052010-05-18T09:13:38.053-04:002010-05-18T09:13:38.053-04:00you are so gifted with words. I love reading your ...you are so gifted with words. I love reading your poetry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-16002792227077070842010-05-18T02:07:14.480-04:002010-05-18T02:07:14.480-04:00So lovely! Very nice job.So lovely! Very nice job.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818420999930644450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-9905942529471864852010-05-18T00:59:01.818-04:002010-05-18T00:59:01.818-04:00that last line ... that will be with me for awhile...that last line ... that will be with me for awhileS. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-18623605625147808522010-05-17T23:41:42.624-04:002010-05-17T23:41:42.624-04:00"the chattered communion of ash with dust&quo..."the chattered communion of ash with dust" -- this poem is a knockout, Maureen. Stunning.Glynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-32710963027264535212010-05-17T20:07:37.189-04:002010-05-17T20:07:37.189-04:00a single line of shimmering gracea single line of shimmering graceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-62004232153449451982010-05-17T19:56:07.987-04:002010-05-17T19:56:07.987-04:00This poem is just lovely, Maureen. Its form and it...This poem is just lovely, Maureen. Its form and its rich sensuous images are just perfect. The ending is particularly profound. You've done a great job. I'll be thinking about this one some more. Thanks for sharing.Ami Mattisonhttp://www.poetrynprogress.comnoreply@blogger.com