tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post6306505259317800972..comments2023-11-03T05:59:46.763-04:00Comments on Keeping Secrets: Summer in VandaliaKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-17775476071278787412010-06-18T13:52:55.011-04:002010-06-18T13:52:55.011-04:00Hi, Karen. I read this one a couple of days ago w...Hi, Karen. I read this one a couple of days ago when I read your name poem, but I got interrupted before I could tell you how much I love it! You captured the rhythm of the music in a wonderful way. I also love the history. What beautiful work. <br /><br />I love your other poems, too. I'm still running around for the moment, but I had to let you know how much I appreciate your work. Have a beautiful weekend!Juliehttp://juliebuff.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-6729199708110912612010-06-16T14:01:39.851-04:002010-06-16T14:01:39.851-04:00Its so lovely to sing out aloud, Karen. :)Its so lovely to sing out aloud, Karen. :)Aniket Thakkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311954967682696734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-32901121861813275932010-06-08T20:14:13.804-04:002010-06-08T20:14:13.804-04:00Gabriella! Welcome! How wonderful to find a neighb...Gabriella! Welcome! How wonderful to find a neighbor who blogs right here! I took a look at your profile and see that you're an educator and that we love some of the same writers. It's really nice to meet you. Please come back sometime. Do you write poetry? I'll get over to your place soon.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-2654297572947659082010-06-08T15:44:51.498-04:002010-06-08T15:44:51.498-04:00I found you via Chris and love this blog...I am in...I found you via Chris and love this blog...I am in WV and was at Vandalia...LOVE Vandalia...<br />Thank you for the most evocative and lovely post!<br />GAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15127343815869529555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-55924219043641712852010-06-03T20:36:26.408-04:002010-06-03T20:36:26.408-04:00Chris - You're very welcome. Hope all is well....Chris - You're very welcome. Hope all is well.<br /><br />Jeanne Iris - You'll have to make a trip to WV sometime. Just give me a shout!<br /><br />Rachel - Ready, set...let's go!<br /><br />Naquillity - I'm sure you can picture this. Glad to bring back memories for you.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-12610146437201241742010-06-03T12:56:57.881-04:002010-06-03T12:56:57.881-04:00i've always enjoyed such festivals. they make ...i've always enjoyed such festivals. they make childhood memories surface so quickly. and what an interesting bit of history. hope all is well.Naquillityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784964201596357136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-42361450578992831182010-06-03T03:17:58.071-04:002010-06-03T03:17:58.071-04:00So when do we set off..?
xSo when do we set off..?<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-28405746621411619132010-06-02T15:01:37.131-04:002010-06-02T15:01:37.131-04:00Yee-HAW! I can hear those fiddles fiddlin' and...Yee-HAW! I can hear those fiddles fiddlin' and shoes tappin' on a sawdust floor! Thanks for this, Karen.Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-52391321479476822492010-06-02T10:00:59.398-04:002010-06-02T10:00:59.398-04:00Karen, thank you for your always kind comments on ...Karen, thank you for your always kind comments on my work. I'm late checking my bloggie friends, but I'm so happy I caught up with you and your lilting West Virginia Bus ticket! Fabuloso rhythm!Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-53915199803104741822010-06-02T05:58:05.258-04:002010-06-02T05:58:05.258-04:00Niamh - Thank you. I'm still working on this o...Niamh - Thank you. I'm still working on this one, but I think it's a start.<br /><br />Dominic - Hmmm..the heart line...I read once on someone's site (Maybe Rachel's?)that she makes it a practice to not include the word heart in any poem, but it seems that I can't help doing just that. The heart embodies (pun <i>not</i> intended) so much that I have trouble avoiding it as an image.<br /><br />jason - Much of the heritage of the people here is Scots and Irish. Come on down; you're always welcome.<br /><br />Sarah - Lazy days of summer. I'm ready! Hope I'll see you at a signing.<br /><br />SzelsoFa - Thanks! This may be our version of the festival you recently described.<br /><br />Bill - Now you have me singing it!<br /><br />joaquin - Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed your hiatus, wherever it took you. You guys are making me think tunes here.<br /><br />John - Wanna collaborate? Now that you folks have mentioned it, I am singing (in my own fashion) this with the last two lines as a refrain. I need to change that last line, though. I haven't been happy with it from the beginning.<br /><br />Calli - Thanks!<br /><br />Quackster - I'm glad to introduce you to Appalachia!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-31281159312901323642010-06-01T21:05:34.219-04:002010-06-01T21:05:34.219-04:00A great post. Thanks for sharing a little known t...A great post. Thanks for sharing a little known tradition and culture I was unaware. I always like learning about new things.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07774058959178034129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-53538607468593310012010-06-01T19:44:57.385-04:002010-06-01T19:44:57.385-04:00I can feel the tradition just from your lovely, de...I can feel the tradition just from your lovely, descriptive words. <br /><br />Very lovely, Karen!Callihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-76180074563250870612010-06-01T16:50:06.124-04:002010-06-01T16:50:06.124-04:00I'm with Bill--it really reads as if it could ...I'm with Bill--it really reads as if it could be set to a nice old-timey tune! Good poem!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-15885401701658194592010-06-01T16:38:08.883-04:002010-06-01T16:38:08.883-04:00i hear the music in this too - banjo music - joyfu...i hear the music in this too - banjo music - joyful music. past, present and future meeting at the edge of summer. wonderful!joaquin carvelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193680725157157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-67961011197165170462010-06-01T16:04:18.235-04:002010-06-01T16:04:18.235-04:00Very evocative. I could imagine it being sung to a...Very evocative. I could imagine it being sung to a fiddle and a banjo as I read it.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10038327546170560939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-44033987615227391832010-06-01T12:55:41.733-04:002010-06-01T12:55:41.733-04:00it's so full of life... a lovely, vivid pictur...it's so full of life... a lovely, vivid picture.<br /><br />szélsőfaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-3036658745026758762010-06-01T09:59:28.235-04:002010-06-01T09:59:28.235-04:00You've captured the summertime energy of the p...You've captured the summertime energy of the people and music perfectly, Karen. My toe is tapping a sweet beat and I'm waving some bees away from my lemonade. <br /><br />The rhythm and sensory details of this poem evoke such joy in life. And I love that line in the middle: <i>there's a hush of empty churches</i> The time for prayer is later--there's living to be done! :)Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-28519677582037184062010-06-01T08:00:24.945-04:002010-06-01T08:00:24.945-04:00Growing up in Johnstown, PA, my travels occasional...Growing up in Johnstown, PA, my travels occasionally took me to WV. Now I have a glimpse of the people in all those mountains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-76650031788537104452010-06-01T06:19:20.846-04:002010-06-01T06:19:20.846-04:00Like it. It's very evocative. I take the heart...Like it. It's very evocative. I take the heart line to be an intimation that hearts cannot be relied on if they're allowed to rule the head (in this case, in the matter of independence)?Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-68591675072780177282010-06-01T06:18:03.750-04:002010-06-01T06:18:03.750-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-58999328456376785932010-06-01T02:56:18.259-04:002010-06-01T02:56:18.259-04:00A beautiful sensual poem. I like the birds stalki...A beautiful sensual poem. I like the birds stalking berries while the old men tell lies, gorgeous.Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.com