tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post1321745660902204409..comments2024-03-29T03:09:23.361-04:00Comments on Shay's Word Garden (Poetry & Such Like): The AbbessFireblossomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-62566636425947531872012-07-17T20:28:25.180-04:002012-07-17T20:28:25.180-04:00Fantastic, Shay. It would be too embarrassing to t...Fantastic, Shay. It would be too embarrassing to tell you why I relate strongly with this!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-91952870584586366912012-07-16T12:52:29.024-04:002012-07-16T12:52:29.024-04:00That last stanza . . . just wow.That last stanza . . . just wow.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-30467223229886011232012-07-16T11:25:55.687-04:002012-07-16T11:25:55.687-04:00I echo Kerry's perspective.I echo Kerry's perspective.Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713672589582754484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-31093873047485310442012-07-16T04:02:07.232-04:002012-07-16T04:02:07.232-04:00The door that leads no where!! :) I like the open-...The door that leads no where!! :) I like the open-endedness of your piece.Karishma Shettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10183133674860648743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-44541684354513728342012-07-15T22:10:18.243-04:002012-07-15T22:10:18.243-04:00I can not sayy any better what Kerry had to say to...I can not sayy any better what Kerry had to say to you about this poem...cop out no just the truth...when I read her comment I said yup, that's exactly how your words made me feel and the opening with the fish and its skin the loaf and the limits...Shay, this poem is deep!! Well written!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-81794720061716162182012-07-15T20:59:50.666-04:002012-07-15T20:59:50.666-04:00These are great:
"There is God,
and there is...These are great:<br /><br />"There is God,<br />and there is You,<br />One seeming to keep me from the other"<br /><br />"Remembering that the door without a frame<br />is superfluous,<br />mocks itself,<br />and leads nowhere."<br /><br />"--each loaf has its limit--<br />--each fish, its own skin--" ... I guess this is to mean that food can only be stretched so far; thus, it is inevitable that someone will go hungry---like you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-47429688667286143462012-07-15T17:57:46.735-04:002012-07-15T17:57:46.735-04:00There is deep feeling here and longing I think. Yo...There is deep feeling here and longing I think. You have made me want to know more of the story! Excellent.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-68736694660782225292012-07-15T17:47:23.123-04:002012-07-15T17:47:23.123-04:00"like words obscuring prayer" - a lot of..."like words obscuring prayer" - a lot of depth in that phrase, when one reflects on it. Beautiful, poignant and sad. A door without a frame must feel - the word "unhinged" comes to mind, and I am not trying to be funny - I just cant help it. I have to work with what words come through the porridge these days. This is a really beautiful poem, kiddo. So sad.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-61692115803236613922012-07-15T15:59:08.267-04:002012-07-15T15:59:08.267-04:00I loved the ending,.
The struggle and the door wit...I loved the ending,.<br />The struggle and the door with no frame, yes the will to move forward wrapped in one s own thoughtsEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-72369450556945112532012-07-15T15:31:00.448-04:002012-07-15T15:31:00.448-04:00Wonderful tale of that internal struggle.Wonderful tale of that internal struggle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-1555239597689769092012-07-15T11:40:42.532-04:002012-07-15T11:40:42.532-04:00You encompass all that's best in poetry here, ...You encompass all that's best in poetry here, Shay; the music of language, the subtlety of thought, the profundity of emotion. A very fine poem.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-63086994362384740472012-07-15T11:23:25.409-04:002012-07-15T11:23:25.409-04:00.. blown away by the image of being 'wrapped i..... blown away by the image of being 'wrapped in soul' ~~ like the feeling.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-76525670655267168472012-07-15T08:52:24.191-04:002012-07-15T08:52:24.191-04:00Awesome write, Ms. Thang. Your inner goddess-poet...Awesome write, Ms. Thang. Your inner goddess-poet-muse is working overtime. :-) xoMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-25772277945674933132012-07-15T08:35:29.110-04:002012-07-15T08:35:29.110-04:00Those last lines - very cool.Those last lines - very cool.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-60871018203700773532012-07-15T08:27:40.889-04:002012-07-15T08:27:40.889-04:00"The Abbess said,
--each loaf has its limit--..."The Abbess said,<br />--each loaf has its limit--<br />--each fish, its own skin--"<br /><br />So simple, and yet so true.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-23865425946152209852012-07-15T05:35:34.505-04:002012-07-15T05:35:34.505-04:00There is some deep wisdom in this poem, Shay. The ...There is some deep wisdom in this poem, Shay. The idea of a dichotomy of self co-existing as breath and beat wrapped in the same soul (I love that), and the idea that for something to function well, it needs a solid frame - your final image tore straight through my brain to the place where real logic meets heartfelt meaning.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-14877043483917425412012-07-15T04:33:10.347-04:002012-07-15T04:33:10.347-04:00"...The door without a frame..."such a p..."...The door without a frame..."such a powerful metaphorical vehicle for the abbess' stalwart convictions! Love the voice in this poem!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-91659181953393221332012-07-14T23:36:51.928-04:002012-07-14T23:36:51.928-04:00love the 3rd paragraph or stanza or whatever you&#...love the 3rd paragraph or stanza or whatever you'd call it. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com