tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post4647758795911749608..comments2023-11-03T05:59:46.763-04:00Comments on Keeping Secrets: Darkness FallsKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-55596518397231843592011-01-19T16:42:44.853-05:002011-01-19T16:42:44.853-05:00Such a beautiful, touching image of melancholy in ...Such a beautiful, touching image of melancholy in this season. I will surely not have visited your blog for the last time!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564210453026152076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-52885645048475182672009-12-29T18:21:53.856-05:002009-12-29T18:21:53.856-05:00Read Write Poets - I thank you for your comments a...Read Write Poets - I thank you for your comments and hope to find the time to visit your blogs and read your work. Please know, even if I don't respond to each individual comment, that I do appreciate your taking the time to read and leave your thoughts! I'll do better when the Christmas season is past.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-41066704047398894292009-12-29T06:49:32.543-05:002009-12-29T06:49:32.543-05:00This is haunting and musical Karen.This is haunting and musical Karen.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918979903066830662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-49489836034195815302009-12-27T15:40:07.803-05:002009-12-27T15:40:07.803-05:00Just lovely. The thought behind the words and how...Just lovely. The thought behind the words and how beautifully they were wrought. I wish more poets would return to the more classic forms...Cynthia Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386358503730817278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-47012047266121970062009-12-27T09:05:50.613-05:002009-12-27T09:05:50.613-05:00Terrific villanelle, an insanely difficult form. ...Terrific villanelle, an insanely difficult form. I think you really pulled it off; the repeating lines are lines you want to hear more than once, and they build to something, accumulate the sorrow through the details that are added outside the repetition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-8854721495256928042009-12-27T00:44:40.712-05:002009-12-27T00:44:40.712-05:00This is the most beautiful villanelle I've rea...This is the most beautiful villanelle I've read. Perfectly crafted. Wonderful!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-12375523704552534162009-12-25T18:18:44.377-05:002009-12-25T18:18:44.377-05:00im not usually a rhymner and dimer....however i l...im not usually a rhymner and dimer....however i like your poem very much...and your rhyming.....thanks for sharin...and happy holidays KarenWayne Pitchkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376196523487344143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-64593428049696361462009-12-25T04:51:49.904-05:002009-12-25T04:51:49.904-05:00Must try another one of these.I've only done o...Must try another one of these.I've only done one...wasn't as good as yours.Well done Karen!rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-88454954224809382792009-12-24T12:55:49.011-05:002009-12-24T12:55:49.011-05:00Just haunting, Karen. You've inspired me to t...Just haunting, Karen. You've inspired me to try a villanelle.Erin Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428693832930474044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-30514090005757179732009-12-24T07:13:36.000-05:002009-12-24T07:13:36.000-05:00There are some poems that need to be shared to oth...There are some poems that need to be shared to others because of the pure beauty that the poem and the writer possesses- this is one of those.<br /><br />Thank you for the passion in this piece!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551965174040634160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-417600404038913682009-12-24T07:01:47.156-05:002009-12-24T07:01:47.156-05:00Excellent villanelle! It's hard to meet all th...Excellent villanelle! It's hard to meet all the requirements of repetition in a highly-patterend poem. Well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-59012141434190180922009-12-06T08:12:04.620-05:002009-12-06T08:12:04.620-05:00Melancholy and loss, I find myself at odds, enjoyi...Melancholy and loss, I find myself at odds, enjoying the bluster and push of winter, an excuse to hide indoors from the cold and sleep longer.<br />Much enjoying your experminatation with form.)sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937564243594887739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-88194742081129689452009-12-04T22:05:36.481-05:002009-12-04T22:05:36.481-05:00Sarah - Thank you for your kind words. You always ...Sarah - Thank you for your kind words. You always discern the mood of the poem just as I felt it.<br /><br />Cat - How nice to see you back in the land of the blogging! As you said, the grief is for the things undone, but after winter comes, the creatures leave their burrows and start again!<br /><br />Margaret - Roll on Spring, indeed! Thanks for your words, and enjoy the Christmas Markets!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-91760640454034292652009-12-04T07:28:28.640-05:002009-12-04T07:28:28.640-05:00Karen, this poem leaves us with a feeling of melan...Karen, this poem leaves us with a feeling of melancholy for something we're losing, something we have to say goodbye to.<br />Roll on spring!<br />I love the form and rhythm - It's perfect.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286909482780350161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-47831406831388516902009-12-03T22:19:40.256-05:002009-12-03T22:19:40.256-05:00Karen, this is a perfect time for the end of a yea...Karen, this is a perfect time for the end of a year. The autumn, the grieving for things planned, but passed not to come. I love the way you did the form with the last line rotating and culminating in the final stanza. And still, tho grieving I feel a sense of the potential in the burrowing creatures, the leaves letting go in death, to the stark naked bare hills. Even with the grieving, there is a coming to the essential. Excellent. So good to be back in Karen-landCatherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-73396465357662814032009-12-03T19:36:41.739-05:002009-12-03T19:36:41.739-05:00I'm quietly stunned by its deceptive simplicit...I'm quietly stunned by its deceptive simplicity, Karen. To write like this is to pluck the music of the night. <br /><br />In the comparison to the leaves, I felt the power of accumulation. Of those failures, and hopes gone unfulfilled. Time itself, I guess. It would take a swarm of them to complete a darkness. And such is the power of your vision here. It feels intimate, yet also enormous. <br /><br />I love this form of poetry. You always have such a keen ear for rhythm and line breaks, and I feel like this form entirely suits you. Bravo!!Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-46545886362438830022009-12-03T18:05:52.958-05:002009-12-03T18:05:52.958-05:00Thanks, Sandra!
Windowlad - :-DThanks, Sandra!<br /><br />Windowlad - :-DKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-3398816987098264942009-12-03T01:18:50.848-05:002009-12-03T01:18:50.848-05:00You're welcome!!! I love your works... it'...You're welcome!!! I love your works... it's fantastically written...<br /><br />>GoOD Day!!!:)kelvin s.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08116213800655914273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-86257720019887142842009-12-02T18:40:26.431-05:002009-12-02T18:40:26.431-05:00Lovely vilanelle, Karen.Lovely vilanelle, Karen.Sandra Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052047359365369942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-18190014978920616152009-12-02T17:23:06.786-05:002009-12-02T17:23:06.786-05:00Windowlad - Thanks for stopping by and for your ni...Windowlad - Thanks for stopping by and for your nice comment.<br /><br />Titus - Thank you! <br /><br />SzelsoFa - Hi! Thanks for visiting and for your comment.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-40247281197457983062009-12-02T14:36:40.134-05:002009-12-02T14:36:40.134-05:00I like the rhythm of it - quite melancholic...I like the rhythm of it - quite melancholic...SzélsőFahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600289147447182465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-57839787642734307942009-12-02T05:24:34.218-05:002009-12-02T05:24:34.218-05:00Oh, Bravo Karen.
This is a beautiful poem; the for...Oh, Bravo Karen.<br />This is a beautiful poem; the form, the subject and the emotion work so beautifully together. <br />Stunning piece of writing.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-76050038945351884342009-12-02T04:23:48.720-05:002009-12-02T04:23:48.720-05:00Wonderful piece... the message is coming across ve...Wonderful piece... the message is coming across very well...!!!:)<br /><br />Good day!!!:)kelvin s.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08116213800655914273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-3050721560746007542009-12-01T19:06:42.620-05:002009-12-01T19:06:42.620-05:00Jason - That's high praise from you - which I&...Jason - That's high praise from you - which I'll gladly take! Thank you.<br /><br />mairi - One of those light boxes is exactly what I need! The sun shone today, and what a difference in my mood! Ah, well, at least the gloom provides inspiration. ;-) Seriously, though, thank you for your compliment. This is my first vilanelle, but I have always loved the form and may try again.<br /><br />Rose Marie - One of my favorite lines is Shelley's "O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?" I need to remind myself!<br /><br />Kaye - I do remember! So many of those poems are embedded within. Sometimes when I have a thought for a poem, I start to question whether it's mine or some long-remembered and forgotten line. Thank you for your supportive comments. You're such a wonderful poet friend and friend friend!<br /><br />Dave - Thanks for the "superb." Sometimes ignorance is bliss, hence my vilanelle attempt!<br /><br />Julie - Glad to oblige with the darkness! As I told someone else, at least it provides inspiration! Thanks for your always kind comments.<br /><br />TFE - Hey! I thought you fell under the bus! Just kidding. Thanks for stopping by and commenting, and for the very nice comment at that!<br /><br />joaquin - You always say the nicest things! Thank you!<br /><br />Rick - :-D<br /><br />Aniket - I'll have to say (at the risk of sounding ancient) that I used to like winter a whole lot more than I do now! And for the record, I'm for God! <br /><br />Kat - It is so much fun to play with different forms. I can't wait to see what you come up with! Thank you!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-69720204493366689602009-12-01T12:17:00.323-05:002009-12-01T12:17:00.323-05:00I love the vilanelle. This one is haunting and wil...I love the vilanelle. This one is haunting and will lurk in my mind for a spell.<br />I've only attempted one, but you've encouraged me to try another. We'll see.<br />Mairi's comment was spot on. As was, Dave King's.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.com