tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post646512545615101852..comments2023-11-03T05:59:46.763-04:00Comments on Keeping Secrets: Georgia, Your HandsKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-90231268722709635262010-08-20T09:10:07.288-04:002010-08-20T09:10:07.288-04:00I just love to see you talk poetry with Dave, Kay ...I just love to see you talk poetry with Dave, Kay and Joaquin. You guys are just on another level. Or should I say breathe different air all together when it comes to poetry. I feel privileged to be reading your work. I truly do. This stuff shouldn't be free. But I'm glad it is. :)Aniket Thakkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311954967682696734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-87961124743196283702010-08-19T12:13:55.348-04:002010-08-19T12:13:55.348-04:00I had the same reaction that Joaquin did. Wow. I...I had the same reaction that Joaquin did. Wow. I'm just sitting here trying to find the right words to describe how much I love this poem. Oh, my goodness, these lines are breathtaking:<br /><br />"...deep into the yellow white of bones<br />that stroke the browns and lights of desert shadow sun;<br />it is your hands prying and pulling at their own skin<br />peeling away the layers of faraway city and desert..."Juliehttp://juliebuff.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-33459993153345703322010-08-18T19:36:17.938-04:002010-08-18T19:36:17.938-04:00Kat - That link - that transubstantial link - than...Kat - That link - that transubstantial link - thank you for seeing it here.<br /><br />TFE - Google her! She's amazing!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-4954732851077944222010-08-18T19:34:46.210-04:002010-08-18T19:34:46.210-04:00Yvonne - Welcome, and thank you. I am happy to hav...Yvonne - Welcome, and thank you. I am happy to have shared this prompt with you, and I'm glad I found your work, too!<br /><br />izzy - Thanks for the recommendation. It's nice to find another devotee! <br /><br />joaquin - Leaving your speechless? Now, I'm speechless! Thank you for your careful reading and comment. The farming analogy is wonderful. <br /><br />Kay - Thank you for both, especially as I know how it pains you to spend time on the computer. I appreciate your deep reading and detailed comment. (re: your comment on the title - thanks! I have trouble with titles!)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-56660445130371820322010-08-18T19:28:39.451-04:002010-08-18T19:28:39.451-04:00Martin - Welcome, and thank you.
Titus - Head, he...Martin - Welcome, and thank you.<br /><br />Titus - Head, heart, and soul. That's high praise. Thanks, JoAnne. <br /><br />Gwei Mui - Thank you! <br /><br />Niamh - I had the instant association. Georgia is an artist whose work I have always admired. She peers into the hearts of things.<br /><br />NanU- I agree about the hands. Faces may be deceptive; the hands never lie!<br /><br />Helen - Thanks. It is a disturbing pose, isn't it? I wonder at the motivation for her actions. I have to think she was relating to her art.<br /><br />Erratic Thoughts - I'm glad I was able to do that, and I hope I've inspired some to look into O'Keeffe's work.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-48969158685787743422010-08-18T19:21:29.878-04:002010-08-18T19:21:29.878-04:00Christopher - I'm glad you like it and that it...Christopher - I'm glad you like it and that it inspired you to create!<br /><br />Dave - Thank you. I see parts of this that I want to rework, but as soon as I saw the picture, I knew what it said. <br /><br />SzelsoFa - I love Frieda, too! I haven't seen that movie, but I keep thinking I'm going to watch it. Barbara Kingsolver has a new book (The Lacuna) about Frieda. I recommend it.<br /><br />Jinksy - Thank you!<br /><br />John - Thank you!<br /><br />Emerging Writer - It is a most interesting photo, I think!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-13784203756423246872010-08-18T11:57:27.384-04:002010-08-18T11:57:27.384-04:00Pure poetry.
'until you too are nothing but b...Pure poetry.<br /><br />'until you too are nothing but bone,<br />bone and bone and stamen and sepal and sand. '<br /><br />Oh, I love that!<br /><br />Ps. I'm curious to know more about these people because of your background detail.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-75202783715272803952010-08-18T08:04:58.616-04:002010-08-18T08:04:58.616-04:00Really incredible how you have nailed that almost ...Really incredible how you have nailed that almost transubstantial link between the painter and the art. Really.<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-1176803477985023802010-08-18T07:48:26.236-04:002010-08-18T07:48:26.236-04:00My first comment vanished into thin air...so just ...My first comment vanished into thin air...so just jotted down a line to let you know that I had visited. <br /><br />I truly love the title. It invites the reader in immediately. I like a title that is a original and unusual.<br /><br />Gorgeous description of Georgia herself - dark, brooding, masculine, angular, fitting into the landscape so readily. Then, I love how you develop the theme from...the nature of the artist to her becoming what she loves and what she paints. <br /> "...bold fingers <br />opening yourself like an iris or a poppy<br />or a white trumpet flower." fabulous<br /><br />"...it is your hands prying and pulling at their own skin<br />peeling away the layers of faraway city and desert..." - Great lines. Go "hand in hand" with the prompt. <br /><br />Through your admiration of Georgia, and her work, you have fashioned a real tribute. As I said before - amazing!K.Lawson Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204234196229710524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-4249047260184485682010-08-17T21:13:47.499-04:002010-08-17T21:13:47.499-04:00the embodiment of O'Keeffe in strong words..as...the embodiment of O'Keeffe in strong words..as strong as bone. amazing as always....K.Lawson Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204234196229710524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-45576012309182152332010-08-17T17:11:06.871-04:002010-08-17T17:11:06.871-04:00wow, karen. i've been staring at this box for ...wow, karen. i've been staring at this box for half an hour trying to come up with words.<br /><br />it is perfect for the prompt. and perfect without it.<br /><br />the way they are "pulling at their own skin" - like they can't stand being idle - and i love the words you use - things like "strong, bold" and "feel deep", and "crush and mix and brush" - to me it's very much the work of the artist here, almost farm-like. pouring one's self into it, not so much creating as cultivating. until "you too are nothing but bone," - leaving it all on the canvas. the last two lines are absolutely jaw-dropping.<br /><br />this is one of my favorites. period.joaquin carvelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193680725157157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-87844455455035566782010-08-17T10:48:38.967-04:002010-08-17T10:48:38.967-04:00Great piece!
I have read so many books about her a...Great piece!<br />I have read so many books about her and own quite a few; she is incredibly complex. There was a good bit of controversy about it, but you may enjoy the book by Sarah Whitaker Peters , Becoming O'Keeffe (the early years). Very dense and nice selection of her work.izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-49474152270769200452010-08-17T08:28:03.177-04:002010-08-17T08:28:03.177-04:00Thanks for the background info on the photograph I...Thanks for the background info on the photograph I have also used. This is a beautiful protrayal of O'Keefe which I'm sure she would approve of. The final lines are mesmerizing....until nothing but bone, bone and bone.<br /><br />Thank you.Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-48943503846531907612010-08-17T02:21:31.883-04:002010-08-17T02:21:31.883-04:00Wow.Silenced the creepiness in the pic beautifully...Wow.Silenced the creepiness in the pic beautifully...Very Interesting!:)Erratic Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852558150033296079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-18962283192884506372010-08-16T12:14:34.078-04:002010-08-16T12:14:34.078-04:00The hands of an artist ... photographed in a somew...The hands of an artist ... photographed in a somewhat disturbing pose ... you have captured Ms. O'Keefe's unique beauty and presence perfectly.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-6135422963247969372010-08-16T11:12:02.074-04:002010-08-16T11:12:02.074-04:00Magnificent. You capture O'Keefe beautifully. ...Magnificent. You capture O'Keefe beautifully. Hands tell so much, sometimes more than our faces.NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-69348636270941664412010-08-16T04:09:48.299-04:002010-08-16T04:09:48.299-04:00Evocative and telling. Great that you had such me...Evocative and telling. Great that you had such meaning associated with that picture.Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-38840445634810939712010-08-16T02:50:40.218-04:002010-08-16T02:50:40.218-04:00Gosh...
I am literally without breath.
"until...Gosh...<br />I am literally without breath.<br />"until you too are nothing but bone"<br />So strong so essential<br />Wonderful pieceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915236568015079389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-31281676757322902222010-08-15T21:58:02.013-04:002010-08-15T21:58:02.013-04:00Ooh, my first hands one! And it's like arrivng...Ooh, my first hands one! And it's like arrivng at the zenith without even acclimatizing.<br />This is a head, heart and soul poem, Karen, and I have no greater compliment than that. You have conjured the image for us, and inlaid it with images and meaning, then pared it back to that final, breathtaking line. Superb.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-75082959685759273612010-08-15T13:04:12.908-04:002010-08-15T13:04:12.908-04:00Like Emerging Writer, I really like this. That lin...Like Emerging Writer, I really like this. That line, "..that feel deep into the yellow white of bones.." excellent.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-46968685856128957852010-08-15T11:13:49.435-04:002010-08-15T11:13:49.435-04:00Love this one.
"that feel deep into the ye...Love this one. <br /><br />"that feel deep into the yellow white of bones"<br /><br />captures the discomfort some of her pictures make me feelEmerging Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539530495238043923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-1718242569247642010-08-15T10:23:47.920-04:002010-08-15T10:23:47.920-04:00Beautifully done--the build up from "strong f...Beautifully done--the build up from "strong fingers" on is really wonderful, with a breathtaking final image. One of your best works!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-8628217820534905082010-08-15T07:01:34.882-04:002010-08-15T07:01:34.882-04:00it is your hands, your long lean fingers
that cru...it is your hands, your long lean fingers<br />that crush and mix and brush the pigments<br /><br />This captures all the anguish and latent power of the photograph..Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-48736126376713789762010-08-15T06:43:18.276-04:002010-08-15T06:43:18.276-04:00i think have seen a few of her works, Karen, but w...i think have seen a few of her works, Karen, but will check out the movie, too. <br /><br />what i did see, though was a movie about Frida Kahlo (with a brilliant Salma Hayek in the leading role).SzélsőFahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600289147447182465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-25593819586711866482010-08-15T06:41:19.399-04:002010-08-15T06:41:19.399-04:00Absolutely tremendous. I looked at that image for ...Absolutely tremendous. I looked at that image for a long while, but nothing came, though I wanted it to. If I had written your poem I would be in seventh heaven. Congratulations.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.com