tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post1114187841803388858..comments2023-11-03T05:59:46.763-04:00Comments on Keeping Secrets: Beneath the VeilKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-50513031588603854072010-01-01T08:14:08.042-05:002010-01-01T08:14:08.042-05:00Kelvin - Thanks for your wishes and words! I'l...Kelvin - Thanks for your wishes and words! I'll come to your place directly (as we say here in the South)!<br /><br />Wolfie - So happy to see you! Happy New Year (I'm late in getting back here), and thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />Lesser Weevil - Welcome, and thank you!<br /><br />Vesper - Thank you, dear friend. I wish all of the same for you and your family. Thanks for sticking with me this year!<br /><br />Dianne - Thank you for reading and for your comments. As I said before, this poem seemed to write itself once I began. It was the most "fun" writing I've done because it just appeared as if my hand couldn't move fast enough. Thanks for being a new reader here. I'm going to do my best to make it to your place. (Resolution!)<br /><br />Char - Thank you for such kind words! (and thanks for stopping by)<br /><br />Rhett - I'm pondering your comment - a good thing or bad? Hmmm...well, I birthed this one, now I'm stuck with it! Ha! Thanks for stopping by and for following.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-69214528656516062512009-12-30T10:38:10.543-05:002009-12-30T10:38:10.543-05:00This is a terrific poem - so strong in lyric that ...This is a terrific poem - so strong in lyric that I have to withdraw at some points. <br />Happy for you that you could write something you fully approve of - writing poems is like giving birth, don't you think?Kushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153330074390558887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-58889252047783763652009-12-30T10:01:51.636-05:002009-12-30T10:01:51.636-05:00Beautiful, simply beautiful. Having raced forward ...Beautiful, simply beautiful. Having raced forward to catch the next word, I'll go back now and savor them more slowly. A treasure, indeed.Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13721202924711744684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-68301084980113848172009-12-27T21:03:32.241-05:002009-12-27T21:03:32.241-05:00I loved it's legendary feel, and the rhyme was...I loved it's legendary feel, and the rhyme was so natural, not forced. I have a hard time accepting that in my poems.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323454057921441274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-78885594288459860542009-12-25T23:00:41.430-05:002009-12-25T23:00:41.430-05:00Karen, I would never forget this poem - it made su...Karen, I would never forget this poem - it made such a deep impression on me the first time I read it! What an exquisite pleasure to read it again...<br />Although I missed your birthday, I would still like to send you my best wishes for many happy returns of the day.<br />I hope Christmas is filled with joy for you and your family and that the New Year brings you the most wonderful things.<br />xoxoxoVesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-62331749127701745142009-12-25T20:11:35.278-05:002009-12-25T20:11:35.278-05:00What a marvelous ballad. You should rightly be ver...What a marvelous ballad. You should rightly be very proud of it. Totally engrossing and very entertaining. Thank you very much!The Lesser Weevilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08936694594717599122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-41289663861486223202009-12-25T13:50:39.432-05:002009-12-25T13:50:39.432-05:00merry xmas to you and yours, karen :)merry xmas to you and yours, karen :)laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-89178669025877744132009-12-25T04:35:50.548-05:002009-12-25T04:35:50.548-05:00Hi Karen,
Very wonderful and pleasantly done... O...Hi Karen,<br /><br />Very wonderful and pleasantly done... O,Belated Happy Birthday!!!:)<br /><br />>Hey, I've left you a simple present on my blog... hope you like it...!!!:D<br /><br />>>Merry Christmas!!!:D<br /><br />~Kelvinkelvin s.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08116213800655914273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-8085738548128811742009-12-23T13:21:10.612-05:002009-12-23T13:21:10.612-05:00MAB - OOh, I like that, too "Queen MAB" ...MAB - OOh, I like that, too "Queen MAB" -- anyway, I thank you for visiting and for your comments! I had fun at your place!<br /><br />Liz - Thank you! It's nice to write something with sort of an old feel to it. Quite a contrast to most of my modern life! Thanks for your comments and for stopping by.<br /><br />Dominic - Thanks! That's just what I had hoped.<br /><br />Argent - Your comment has me smiling ear to ear! Thanks.<br /><br />Sarah - Thanks for your wishes and comments, Sarah. I actually had a day off work (snow day!!) and was able to enjoy just being home with my husband. We actually had to abandon ship over the weekend because of power outages, so I spent the weekend with my parents (both of whom I love very much contrary to this poem)! <br /><br />Merry Christmas, dear Sarah!<br /><br />Selchie/Sarah - Thank you! Merry Christmas!<br /><br />NanU - Thanks! Let's enjoy the lengthening days!<br /><br />SzelsoFa - Happy Birthday to you! I hope you enjoy a wonderful birthday and blessed Christmas!<br /><br />TFE - Glad you finally slid in on the kart! Thanks for your very nice comment. Merry Christmas! (and thanks for the ride)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-32722690520468026202009-12-23T12:50:10.804-05:002009-12-23T12:50:10.804-05:00Wow ! Karen, that was real different and dark and ...Wow ! Karen, that was real different and dark and delicious.Wonderful,kept me captivated from first to last line.What a tale!<br />Thanks Karen, Merry Christmas!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-12738891267114217862009-12-23T09:33:26.969-05:002009-12-23T09:33:26.969-05:00Micael - Welcome to my site, and thank you!
Titus...Micael - Welcome to my site, and thank you!<br /><br />Titus - Thanks, Joanne! Have a happy Christmas! (Folks, go to Titus to see what it's all about!)<br /><br />Carmen - What a great story you have to tell! Much more fun in the telling than the doing! I'll "see you" after Christmas!<br /><br />Jana - Thanks, and Merry Christmas!<br /><br />purpleplatitudes - Welcome! Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />Rachel - It doesn't seem possible that a year has passed since this started. I do remember that you were one of the first I read (and how envious, now blessed I am to read your work). <br /><br />Kat - My dear friend! Yes, this poem is not me, but I am in it for sure, as surely as the mountains and the folk wisdom of my ancestors are in me. I think one of the reasons I like this poem is that it has less of me in it than most of my others. That makes them harder to write because they're more revealing. <br /><br />Have a wonderful Christmas. I look forward to reading all about it!<br /><br />Niamh B - Thanks for stopping by. Unfortunately, the family just wouldn't believe I don't harbor some ill will - silly as that may be. I love my father more than anything, and he's nothing like this black-hearted person! As a matter of fact, he serenaded me on my birthday with a song he's sung for me every birthday that I can remember. Now, how wonderful is it that I have an 85 year old father who still serenades me? Couldn't be better.<br /><br />Margaret - Thank you, dear! I hope your Christmas is wonderful, too! Enjoy the markets and all the festivities!<br /><br />Julie - I have to laugh at your comment. I wonder what Stephen King's mother thought? LOL<br /><br />I will certainly look up Fred Chappell (as soon as things calm down here a little!) You always have great recommendations, and you haven't steered me wrong yet!<br /><br />Have a wonderful Christmas! I hope you get to see Amber.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-80505316240300851812009-12-23T04:31:52.958-05:002009-12-23T04:31:52.958-05:00first of all, happy birthday, Karen - I hope you&#...first of all, happy birthday, Karen - I hope you'll be here for quite a number of years to come with your spirit and the magic of your poems.<br />I think I was here among your followers a year ago, but I seemed to have missed this gem. this is truly haunting and well composed.<br /><br />I know of the phenomenon you describe, they are called 'children born in the sac' over here.<br />I was born on the 23 of December, so I totally can relate to your childhood memories about birthday and Christmas colliding.<br />Merry Christmas to you and your beloved ones.SzélsőFahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600289147447182465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-65446169441353244532009-12-23T04:28:16.168-05:002009-12-23T04:28:16.168-05:00Fascinating story, Karen!
The winter solstice is a...Fascinating story, Karen!<br />The winter solstice is a special day to be born, just as the world turns back toward the sun. (At least for us northerners.)<br />Brava!NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-23564013757989149732009-12-23T03:48:20.897-05:002009-12-23T03:48:20.897-05:00I love the way you have woven this out of your own...I love the way you have woven this out of your own story to creat a personal myth. WOnderful.<br />and happy birthday!)<br />hugs, sarah)sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937564243594887739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-88489071274744290302009-12-22T23:43:46.547-05:002009-12-22T23:43:46.547-05:00I loved this as much the second time around, Karen...I loved this as much the second time around, Karen. I'm only sorry I didn't get over yesterday to wish you a happy birthday! I'm sorry for the belatedness of my message, but I hope you spent a beautiful day with loved ones. And in the home and surroundings you so love, and honor with your words. <br /><br />I'm in awe of the flawless rhythm and momentum of this poem, which builds to the pure perfection of that last stanza. And in the water, something else carries it beyond our eyes and reach.Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-394150561475485442009-12-22T18:38:16.218-05:002009-12-22T18:38:16.218-05:00This poem gets my "Gee, I wish I'd writte...This poem gets my "Gee, I wish I'd written that" award. "She always thought of him whose thought that day/Was that she was the twig who should be pruned". This is truly poetic - it would make a great folk song.Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-73104857886290529522009-12-22T16:34:08.772-05:002009-12-22T16:34:08.772-05:00Like the way it has the feel of a folk tale. It ha...Like the way it has the feel of a folk tale. It has a real archetypal feel to it, as if the bones of the story are ancient.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-7569631329905812392009-12-22T16:16:41.105-05:002009-12-22T16:16:41.105-05:00Hi Karen, An amazing account, I was glued to both ...Hi Karen, An amazing account, I was glued to both chair and screen. Well done on such an absorbing piece. Thanks.<br />LizLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990807765195683301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-89700098130218992752009-12-22T15:40:05.525-05:002009-12-22T15:40:05.525-05:00How wonderful to enjoy a birthday on the solstice,...How wonderful to enjoy a birthday on the solstice, a beautiful day of the year. As a pagan, this poem engrosses me - it's wonderful, and it was a pleasure to find. Thankyou...Mad Aunt Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916242560785536017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-27319224789916808092009-12-22T14:06:49.483-05:002009-12-22T14:06:49.483-05:00Happy Birthday, Karen! I'm so glad that you w...Happy Birthday, Karen! I'm so glad that you were sent here to this earth. This is a magnificent poem, and I can see why you approve of it. So do I! In a big way! Wonderful lines...wonderful meaning. The images are spectacular. The voice...again, I love your voice so much.<br /><br />I'm right there with you about writing poems and worrying what the family will think of them. I never understood my family's reactions and still "hide" many poems from them. I'm starting to understand their reactions a little more, though. <br /><br />Like, for example, if my daughter makes a film based on events or locations of her life...but added a psycho mother to the plot, I would feel the same way my family feels. Haha! And I'm a poet who should know better. It might be based on reality, but poetic license is not always real. Still...when we see ourselves somewhere in it, even if it's just our house, it feels like it is us. It can be sticky sometimes.<br /><br />Have you read Fred Chappell's book of poems that came out this year? It's called "Shadowbox." You would love it. He "inlays" poems inside of poems and does some amazing things with form. He creates sonnets with the sestet "nesting" inside the octet. I've been studying it this year and am blown away. Google "Fred Chappel Shadow Box" and take a look if you haven't seen it yet. <br /><br />Have a beautiful Christmas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-55788941430508605682009-12-22T12:32:25.725-05:002009-12-22T12:32:25.725-05:00First of all a very happy belated birthday Karen, ...First of all a very happy belated birthday Karen, so sorry it's a day late! I was celebrating my best friend's birthday with her yesterday, you share the same day.<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful poem with us. It's a perfect story for a winter's night. It's a story I could imagine my Irish father telling to his 7 kids around an open fire. (Btw he can cure warts too).<br /><br />You're right to be proud of writing this. I know I'll read it more than once and feel I know you better after reading your words.<br /><br />Have a wonderful Christmas Karen with your loving family.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286909482780350161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-89126838345757817032009-12-22T12:11:40.738-05:002009-12-22T12:11:40.738-05:00a very interesting poem Karen, don't blame you...a very interesting poem Karen, don't blame you not wanting to show it to the folks, but glad you shared it hereNiamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-33528565317942496162009-12-22T11:11:38.110-05:002009-12-22T11:11:38.110-05:00Karen, this was the first poem of yours that I eve...Karen, this was the first poem of yours that I ever read. I was directed to you by Rachel Westfall and I've been coming back ever since.<br />Funny though, my impression of who you are from this poem was so different than who you turned out to be! It is one of your greatest works (and that is saying something).<br /><br />My best wishes to you and your family for a very Merry and Blessed Christmas! <br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-32134237710941372582009-12-21T22:12:43.009-05:002009-12-21T22:12:43.009-05:00I believe this was the first poem of yours that I ...I believe this was the first poem of yours that I ever read, Karen. Bravo! It's one of my very favourites.RachelWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225401230724459199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-28689653394778053742009-12-21T22:01:22.906-05:002009-12-21T22:01:22.906-05:00First, greetings & salutations. Second, Happy ...First, greetings & salutations. Second, Happy Birthday!!! Third, stumbled onto your blog from a comment you left on someone else's and I will return to read when I have more time to devote to your words. I am looking forward to it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com