tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post4094329838658345675..comments2024-02-03T14:41:13.330-05:00Comments on Writing Without Paper: Sing No Hymn (Poem)Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-75645382001607482232011-01-03T17:37:46.980-05:002011-01-03T17:37:46.980-05:00Wise, smile-inducing work.Wise, smile-inducing work.Steve Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162341357622058518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-16366853518366714672010-12-31T20:29:13.994-05:002010-12-31T20:29:13.994-05:00love the title, and the weaving of world religions...love the title, and the weaving of world religions throughout the poem...no hymn to sing as along as there is war....very nice...Happy New Year Maureen...bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-48008486685131258502010-12-30T07:47:56.525-05:002010-12-30T07:47:56.525-05:00love the formal feel you've created in this, w...love the formal feel you've created in this, with its allusions and mood. it's great piece, that I read and reread several times overMontyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446385166445251013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-24015247916423499492010-12-29T18:32:27.665-05:002010-12-29T18:32:27.665-05:00This is very powerful and profound. Words many sho...This is very powerful and profound. Words many should be honored to read or hear.Monkey Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741294113777908130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-19236725376146687952010-12-29T12:42:18.237-05:002010-12-29T12:42:18.237-05:00A powerful piece Maureen perfect for reflection of...A powerful piece Maureen perfect for reflection of regret in our lives and moving on to the New Year.Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-60121572302967950752010-12-29T02:26:17.541-05:002010-12-29T02:26:17.541-05:00Hi Maureen-- I continue to love this poem-- it is ...Hi Maureen-- I continue to love this poem-- it is so tender, and I think you've reworked the ending to some extent-- beautiful! I put up a Tess Gallagher poem on my blog and then blubbered my way through my offering for one shot today...xxxxjJenne' R. Andrews https://www.blogger.com/profile/15744946229300234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-78033645190046429882010-12-28T23:12:57.606-05:002010-12-28T23:12:57.606-05:00nice. some wonderful imagery.and you play the word...nice. some wonderful imagery.and you play the words so nice...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-24264081263953260282010-12-28T22:00:45.742-05:002010-12-28T22:00:45.742-05:00Very powerful poem creating pointed messages throu...Very powerful poem creating pointed messages through use of irony, downplaying the significance of the statements made through beginning each stanza with what strikes me as a reversal of meaning.dustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796500077556153584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-68745677526134838732010-12-28T21:19:25.029-05:002010-12-28T21:19:25.029-05:00Very strong poem, Maureen. Oddly we seem to have b...Very strong poem, Maureen. Oddly we seem to have been similarly inspired this week. I like how this poem works, the layering in the lines and in between. It is topical but with a great deal of universality, the tension proceeds stanza to stanza. The threes seem symbolic. Well done!Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-91026918286805467742010-12-28T20:49:36.214-05:002010-12-28T20:49:36.214-05:00I will be back to read this again. I leave carryin...I will be back to read this again. I leave carrying a load of emotions. Nuanced and difficult, a heavy hitter, Maureen.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-44119780863158969002010-12-28T19:37:30.235-05:002010-12-28T19:37:30.235-05:00I like where you took this, Nice work done hereI like where you took this, Nice work done hereKodjo Deynoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01299996598769756878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-47873260817216628502010-12-28T18:37:21.019-05:002010-12-28T18:37:21.019-05:00...And at that moment of being dust we are free
I ......And at that moment of being dust we are free<br />I love your poem and the message it conveys<br /><br />thanks Maureen for your support <br /><br />Moonie smiles for the coming yearmoondustwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848554806751678968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-59222161499447378252010-12-28T18:34:52.935-05:002010-12-28T18:34:52.935-05:00I've read this five times now, and each time i...I've read this five times now, and each time it changes on me -- gets deeper and more layered. A wonderful poem, Maureen.Glynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-21901322730297499232010-12-28T16:37:39.382-05:002010-12-28T16:37:39.382-05:00Maureen. I am always stunned by the beauty in your...Maureen. I am always stunned by the beauty in your poems. <br /><br />Sing no hymn to what's past:<br />The moon goes through its phases<br />Our bodies from dust to dust become<br /><br />This will be my anthem as I head into 2011. Thank you.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263995875732832349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-87464728192384065872010-12-28T15:12:42.183-05:002010-12-28T15:12:42.183-05:00I like the images you have painted with your words...I like the images you have painted with your words ...S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-30893122801331835452010-12-28T11:07:37.354-05:002010-12-28T11:07:37.354-05:00Maureen, this is beautiful and so thought provokin...Maureen, this is beautiful and so thought provoking........Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526666908406849762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-40331451930722613862010-12-28T10:19:23.185-05:002010-12-28T10:19:23.185-05:00Wow, Maureen; really powerful. Love that line, th...Wow, Maureen; really powerful. Love that line, the work of darkness emptying into dawn...<br /><br />It's so cool to watch your poetry deepen over time: don't you love that we can still grow, even after all these years?Diane Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379544317007203762noreply@blogger.com