tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post7088000979335381295..comments2023-11-03T05:59:46.763-04:00Comments on Keeping Secrets: Into EgyptKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-50301202406657513802010-01-06T06:27:51.683-05:002010-01-06T06:27:51.683-05:00K - Endlessly. I know you recognize that.
Francis...K - Endlessly. I know you recognize that.<br /><br />Francis - Thank you!<br /><br />joaquin - You have honed in on exactly my mood in the writing - myrrh not as a balm, but rather as part of the embalming, the death we carry within us, and the seeking of Egypt - endlessly seeking - for some sort of protection, shelter, escape - is a long and frightening journey. Nothing about this poem was uplifting for me, only bleak. (Man, I hate my own points of view sometimes!) :-)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-9692320013475370952010-01-05T23:15:58.194-05:002010-01-05T23:15:58.194-05:00sorry i'm late. catching up. :)
i really like...sorry i'm late. catching up. :)<br /><br />i really like this too, but i think it hit me different. the flight into egypt being an escape, and myrrh being emblematic of burial - i guess it felt like a tolling of sorts - as we run to gain a little time, we always carry that reminder of our mortality. it may be just me and the moment i read it - but i felt the fear of that flight, when the magi and angels are gone and only shadows and faith are left. anyway - that's where the light shone for me.joaquin carvelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193680725157157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-5913089406092275172010-01-05T00:50:59.733-05:002010-01-05T00:50:59.733-05:00Simple and elegant. There is definitely a visual q...Simple and elegant. There is definitely a visual quality to the light that might put one in the mind of the Star of Bethlehem, and I like how the poem connects with the holiday season.Francis Scudellarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008685302028451297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-24834737175705337622010-01-03T14:30:40.521-05:002010-01-03T14:30:40.521-05:00From birth
We are displaced,
On rocky paths,
Se...From birth<br /><br />We are displaced,<br /><br />On rocky paths,<br /><br />Seeking asylum<br /><br />Yes, always seeking - out of the cradle, endlessly rocking.<br /><br />Perfect.K.Lawson Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204234196229710524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-73623645296176194402010-01-02T18:27:36.465-05:002010-01-02T18:27:36.465-05:00Wayne - Thanks. The darker pictures are of the rig...Wayne - Thanks. The darker pictures are of the right side view and the sunny ones are of the left - both of my back yard. It easy to add them. Just go to "layout" and click on "add a gadget". That will open a window where you pick the gadget to add. Choose "add a picture". It will then instruct you to either browse on your own computer or get a picture from the Internet. You can move the pictures around on your blog with the layout view and preview them. If I can do it, anybody can.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-70962219302655573792010-01-02T18:18:50.592-05:002010-01-02T18:18:50.592-05:00Karen...how do you put your photos on the side of ...Karen...how do you put your photos on the side of the blog like that?Wayne Pitchkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376196523487344143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-69994541019149599272010-01-02T18:17:51.782-05:002010-01-02T18:17:51.782-05:00nicely done Karen....like where you went with this...nicely done Karen....like where you went with this....great photos out your bacjk door allso.....looks like out back/front door view also.....cheersWayne Pitchkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376196523487344143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-22510827260174553062010-01-01T22:06:16.883-05:002010-01-01T22:06:16.883-05:00Vesper - Thank you, dear Vesper! Happy New Year to...Vesper - Thank you, dear Vesper! Happy New Year to you and your family, too.<br /><br />Julie - Thanks! I am amazed by the range of responses to this, too. It's a great prompt.<br /><br />Linda - I really struggled with whether or not this should be "we" or "I", but in the end, I thought if I made it more universal, we could all apply our own meanings more readily. Thanks for your comments.<br /><br />rallentanda - Thanks!<br /><br />Paul - Thank you. I think we forget about this part of the story and how difficult it must have been to make that trip.<br /><br />Tumblewords - Unfortunately, we often move further and further from paradise, but if we recognize that, then the journey is one of attempting to redeem that state. Thanks for making me think about that with your comment.<br /><br />Cynthia - Thank you!<br /><br />Erin - Thank you for that comment!<br /><br />makeda42 - I hadn't thought of that - mirth would be a much, much better state that "full of myrrh!"Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-37668400224165380362010-01-01T21:42:09.239-05:002010-01-01T21:42:09.239-05:00Well, it may only be me, but I liked the word-play...Well, it may only be me, but I liked the word-play that was possible with "Our arms are full of myrrh". Reading it aloud, I thought "Our arms are full of mirth".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-3222597653963844902010-01-01T20:36:22.006-05:002010-01-01T20:36:22.006-05:00So moving. The last 3 lines gave me chills. Than...So moving. The last 3 lines gave me chills. Thanks for this.Erin Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428693832930474044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-63863720123244223042010-01-01T16:13:56.626-05:002010-01-01T16:13:56.626-05:00Quite lovely, in word and sentiment.Quite lovely, in word and sentiment.Cynthia Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386358503730817278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-56190528867177603492009-12-31T22:43:15.702-05:002009-12-31T22:43:15.702-05:00The journey is always toward safety and paradise, ...The journey is always toward safety and paradise, I think. I so enjoyed your words in this piece!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-56474122950599740762009-12-31T21:39:29.118-05:002009-12-31T21:39:29.118-05:00Beautiful, Karen!
Nice, concise rendering of anot...Beautiful, Karen!<br /><br />Nice, concise rendering of another part of this season's story, which opens up for everyone to identify with the displaced.Paul Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17426789386840488470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-66456088775531047822009-12-31T21:29:23.652-05:002009-12-31T21:29:23.652-05:00Loss of innocence,flight and myrrh.How beautiful!Loss of innocence,flight and myrrh.How beautiful!rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-33026613384009764232009-12-31T20:02:49.461-05:002009-12-31T20:02:49.461-05:00There is a happy reassurance to your poem that we ...There is a happy reassurance to your poem that we are on a journey moving forward. Thank you for including imagery that can be interpreted in the light of our own experiences. Happy New Year Karen, and may the coming months be filled with promise and love!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241402645242821612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-83039861290603380372009-12-31T17:52:58.185-05:002009-12-31T17:52:58.185-05:00Stunning. I will never tire of this photo or the r...Stunning. I will never tire of this photo or the resulting poetry. THANK YOU!Julie Jordan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558015761690505791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-43801529416666897122009-12-31T16:55:08.042-05:002009-12-31T16:55:08.042-05:00How beautiful, Karen... Thank you!
Happy New Year...How beautiful, Karen... Thank you!<br /><br />Happy New Year, to you and yours!<br /><br />xoxoxoVesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-20886390124536118772009-12-31T16:05:22.753-05:002009-12-31T16:05:22.753-05:00Jeeves - Thank you.
Rhett - Welcome, and thanks, ...Jeeves - Thank you.<br /><br />Rhett - Welcome, and thanks, I think. :-)<br /><br />Dave - You know just how to make an old gal smile. Thanks, and Happy New Year to you, too!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-83240057246655422072009-12-30T14:09:04.867-05:002009-12-30T14:09:04.867-05:00Loved it. My favourite to date. Have a great new y...Loved it. My favourite to date. Have a great new year.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-85390168017637618092009-12-30T10:22:37.917-05:002009-12-30T10:22:37.917-05:00Very very much...Very very much...Kushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153330074390558887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-43440465964852613522009-12-30T01:05:51.966-05:002009-12-30T01:05:51.966-05:00LovelyLovelyJeeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059095696768768954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-55277139727974329572009-12-29T18:08:10.824-05:002009-12-29T18:08:10.824-05:00Margaret - Thanks. Remembering there is an Egypt j...Margaret - Thanks. Remembering there <i>is</i> an Egypt just keeps us going!<br /><br />Ani - Hope you're on a very good path. Enjoy!<br /><br />SzelsoFa - Once the poem is released from the author, it belongs to the reader. His or her truth is as real as the poets. :-)<br /><br />Julie - Thank you, dear friend.<br /><br />Joseph - I love imagining the parts of the story I don't know. I wanted to work in the palms bowing down, but that would have changed the whole mood of the poem. Thanks.<br /><br />Cat - I think we're all looking for that balm.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-53518776244087684362009-12-29T15:52:47.576-05:002009-12-29T15:52:47.576-05:00Haunting and lovely. I love the myrrh aspect. We...Haunting and lovely. I love the myrrh aspect. We could use a little myrrh to salve the world's problems right about now. Beautiful.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-86866556914497139692009-12-29T10:47:06.198-05:002009-12-29T10:47:06.198-05:00Very nice! I'm always fascinated by the oral t...Very nice! I'm always fascinated by the oral tradition of those years in Egypt... there's a whole branch of Christianity that stems from it. The "arms full of myrrh" line is my favorite, probably. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-22012405384102108682009-12-29T09:48:03.454-05:002009-12-29T09:48:03.454-05:00Absolutely wonderful. Myrrh is such an important ...Absolutely wonderful. Myrrh is such an important part of the journey and helps ease the sorrow. I love that the arms are full of myrrh. Beautiful poem, Karen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com