tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post4290932262750561876..comments2024-02-03T14:41:13.330-05:00Comments on Writing Without Paper: the enemy has no uniform (Poem)Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-79236029889044188342012-11-01T10:48:38.920-04:002012-11-01T10:48:38.920-04:00Thank you all so very much for all your generous c...Thank you all so very much for all your generous comments. I hope you'll find a copy of The New Yorker article and read it and be moved by it, as I was.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-63533538197535976842012-11-01T10:42:06.366-04:002012-11-01T10:42:06.366-04:00In 2005, I collected poems for a Pax Christi antho...In 2005, I collected poems for a Pax Christi anthology called Imagine a World: Poetry for Peacemakers. One section had poems on "the feel of war." Oh, if I were compiling this book today, your poem would be right at the start of this section. Nothing can give the horrible "feel of war" as profoundly as you do here.Peggy Rosenthalhttp://www.poetryretreats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-2229806449860492162012-10-31T23:59:01.263-04:002012-10-31T23:59:01.263-04:00Maureen.. you have harnessed the detail and emotio...Maureen.. you have harnessed the detail and emotional power from your source into a truly unforgettable piece of writing. The form so well carries along that string of events, past, present and future... a real chain of vivid impressions and laden incident. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-30109580385899766012012-10-31T23:57:38.167-04:002012-10-31T23:57:38.167-04:00Maureen.. you have harnessed the detail and emotio...Maureen.. you have harnessed the detail and emotional power from your source into a truly unforgettable piece of writing. The form so well carries along that string of events, past, present and future... a real chain of vivid impressions and laden incident. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-58638463714733379252012-10-31T11:36:12.699-04:002012-10-31T11:36:12.699-04:00This is just amazing writing. Amazing. Makes my he...This is just amazing writing. Amazing. Makes my heart hurt. Beautifully captured. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-20840392428749139032012-10-31T09:16:48.791-04:002012-10-31T09:16:48.791-04:00This poem is being bookmarked…a very powerful piec...This poem is being bookmarked…a very powerful piece….thank you for sharing it.Orange UaPoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632961217537118235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-32783691907836970652012-10-31T09:16:16.924-04:002012-10-31T09:16:16.924-04:00This poem is being bookmarked…a very powerful piec...This poem is being bookmarked…a very powerful piece….thank you for sharing it.Orange UaPoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632961217537118235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-79594055265039913002012-10-31T07:39:27.752-04:002012-10-31T07:39:27.752-04:00I wish I could "find" poems like this - ...I wish I could "find" poems like this - well, maybe not QUITE like this, i'd rather we didn't live in that sort of world, but since we do.. powerful and compelling. I am much impressed.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-41665950690858700092012-10-30T21:45:36.508-04:002012-10-30T21:45:36.508-04:00i recently talked to a guy who lives with his fami...i recently talked to a guy who lives with his family in baghdad..about the fears and the terror..your poem describes the horror in a way that i felt like i was in the middle of the scene..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-36375743923103305632012-10-30T21:39:24.550-04:002012-10-30T21:39:24.550-04:00Maureen ... these are very powerful stories and yo...Maureen ... these are very powerful stories and your poem is an ache in the heart. As happens so often, our spirits are in sync.Joyce Wycoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742084748092724299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-773846551020111892012-10-30T19:08:28.306-04:002012-10-30T19:08:28.306-04:00Powerful, as forgiveness always demands. There is ...Powerful, as forgiveness always demands. There is a quest there—seeking forgiveness and overcoming pain. Those are moments in life that need to be captured and told. You told it well, with that feeling and genuine sentiment. No done well. Not done often enough. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-2917645301037670502012-10-30T15:55:09.334-04:002012-10-30T15:55:09.334-04:00Stunning. So much happening even with words - impo...Stunning. So much happening even with words - impossible to immediately assimilate that information. Imagine the problem when it's all verging images, running into a field of vision, and there's not only no uniform, but no leader but one's own brain to direct the action. Powerful, Maureen!Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-68903342327685175172012-10-30T15:13:09.380-04:002012-10-30T15:13:09.380-04:00Powerful poem and story. So many tales yet untold....Powerful poem and story. So many tales yet untold.ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-1158078346255052922012-10-30T15:07:44.457-04:002012-10-30T15:07:44.457-04:00Powerful, gut-wrenching... this will stick with me...Powerful, gut-wrenching... this will stick with me awhile!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-55539426263283531682012-10-30T10:20:12.610-04:002012-10-30T10:20:12.610-04:00Wow -- what a powerful poem, and story. Thank you ...Wow -- what a powerful poem, and story. Thank you for sharing your heart so beautifully Maureen.<br /><br />I believe it is forgiveness that will bridge those dark and painful places between our hearts.<br /><br />Thank you for this.<br /><br />Hope you're withstanding the storm without undue disruption.<br /><br />and it is interesting we both write of the same subject today!<br /><br />HugsLouise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.com