tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post9016412390820587099..comments2023-11-03T05:59:46.763-04:00Comments on Keeping Secrets: In the BalanceKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-73331193534079040672010-10-22T15:12:15.752-04:002010-10-22T15:12:15.752-04:00I've always loved Vermeer's light and shad...I've always loved Vermeer's light and shade - they are in fine balance like your words.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-60005845862339074502010-10-22T00:06:27.464-04:002010-10-22T00:06:27.464-04:00Karen, the writing is always grand to read. I thin...Karen, the writing is always grand to read. I think maybe she contemplates the fragility of balance and how one small breeze can make all in error.<br />~rickRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12466743523566419268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-50028766582066823762010-10-21T22:29:04.722-04:002010-10-21T22:29:04.722-04:00Your poem is filled with the same luminosity and r...Your poem is filled with the same luminosity and reverence that was captured by Vermeer in this painting! This sparkles with wisdom and erudition.K.Lawson Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204234196229710524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-4056204764983933542010-10-21T17:18:34.142-04:002010-10-21T17:18:34.142-04:00the first time through i was thinking about justic...the first time through i was thinking about justice - how slippery it can be, how hard to pin down. then i noticed she was pregnant, and read it again, and it was a totally different poem. and it stopped my heart for a minute. <br /><br />it's not the things we put so much effort into sometimes - it's the little, thoughtless things than can leave the biggest impressions on little people. for better or for worse. which is sobering and scary and so, so important. i love this.joaquin carvelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193680725157157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-32964057412658550992010-10-21T10:29:38.195-04:002010-10-21T10:29:38.195-04:00Smart poem here Karen. Particularly liked the fin...Smart poem here Karen. Particularly liked the final verse.Gordon Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405099521661854141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-8608488704998728342010-10-21T10:14:44.219-04:002010-10-21T10:14:44.219-04:00"Just one small word and the world can lose i..."Just one small word and the world can lose its balance." A very wise and beautiful poem.Juliehttp://juliebuff.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-15482521412263754462010-10-21T05:01:19.885-04:002010-10-21T05:01:19.885-04:00i love vermeer's works.
and i guess she is pre...i love vermeer's works.<br />and i guess she is pregrant for a reason in this picture. and your thoughts describe one potential interpretation so neatly.SzélsőFahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600289147447182465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-18443814458465452602010-10-20T18:41:13.255-04:002010-10-20T18:41:13.255-04:00And yet, people like that seem to infuse their cal...And yet, people like that seem to infuse their calm into the world itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-38075272247076518242010-10-20T17:32:16.327-04:002010-10-20T17:32:16.327-04:00Dave and Willow - Thanks to you both, but I've...Dave and Willow - Thanks to you both, but I've done some revision and re-posting, so I hope you like it now.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-61166687964799882612010-10-20T08:17:02.424-04:002010-10-20T08:17:02.424-04:00Beautiful Libran poem, Karen. And so timely!Beautiful Libran poem, Karen. And so timely!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-55020016034814886812010-10-20T04:39:25.338-04:002010-10-20T04:39:25.338-04:00A strong start with those first two lines and the ...A strong start with those first two lines and the thought worked out in the succeeding lines.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.com