tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post7854729474083088997..comments2024-03-26T17:47:16.530-04:00Comments on Poets and Storytellers United: Wild Fridays #1: I Wish I'd Written ThisMagaly Guerrerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-78970556560185037552020-01-11T21:04:48.696-05:002020-01-11T21:04:48.696-05:00And thank you for this lovely comment! Yes, smell ...And thank you for this lovely comment! Yes, smell is particularly evocative, I think ... those coriander leaves he mentions. Also I have sometimes been able to recapture elusive memories by focusing on one visual image that's still clear Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-79532958583793311352020-01-11T19:12:39.204-05:002020-01-11T19:12:39.204-05:00Thankyou for this. I was unaware that he was also ...Thankyou for this. I was unaware that he was also a poet. A timely reminder, as I begin to rewrite a memoir, that it's all a circle, and memory dwells in the senses.Helen Patricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-6220915180604293712020-01-11T16:22:23.600-05:002020-01-11T16:22:23.600-05:00Not tragedy as such, but I had a difficult childho...Not tragedy as such, but I had a difficult childhood, and for me also the beautiful natural world I was blessed to grow up in was a great escape, comfort and sanctuary.<br />I'll be reading more Thich Nhat Hanh this year, too, having so recently discovered his writings.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-22582040660939398732020-01-11T13:55:37.085-05:002020-01-11T13:55:37.085-05:00I think we miss so much when we don't take tim...I think we miss so much when we don't take time to reflect on the past. I have so much tragedy in my childhood, yet there is so much hope and beauty in the comfort and teachings of nature as I found ways to survive trauma. Thank you so much for the introduction to the poet. He will certainly be one I will be reading this year. Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-20153615707662264742020-01-11T05:04:58.003-05:002020-01-11T05:04:58.003-05:00You're right, this one certainly bears re-read...You're right, this one certainly bears re-reading. I love its quality of quietness, and each tiny but vital detail.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-17020941447696444512020-01-11T04:57:01.037-05:002020-01-11T04:57:01.037-05:00Oh yes, what a lovely coincidence!Oh yes, what a lovely coincidence!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-16403175137440853952020-01-10T20:56:44.544-05:002020-01-10T20:56:44.544-05:00I am reading a book called "Holy Envy" b...I am reading a book called "Holy Envy" by Barbara Brown Taylor in which she mentions Zen Master Thich Nat Hanh. Then I read your post. When those kinds of coincidences happen it makes me take notice. I love this poem you share and want to read more. Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention. Debi Swimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255928985823418669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-79761359453475795432020-01-10T20:34:35.706-05:002020-01-10T20:34:35.706-05:00"A few leaves of coriander
bring back the for..."A few leaves of coriander<br />bring back the forms of the homeland"<br /><br />A second read through is what most poems deserve and this one for sure. I enjoyed it more the second time through and am enchanted with "I welcome myself back..." To go back through a journal, diary, or old letters and relive them - rethink them, revisit loved ones... Thank you for the introduction! Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-62195124415552616782020-01-10T15:01:29.766-05:002020-01-10T15:01:29.766-05:00I'm so glad you enjoyed – and that you'll ...I'm so glad you enjoyed – and that you'll be enjoying still more.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-78861386416410357012020-01-10T15:00:46.244-05:002020-01-10T15:00:46.244-05:00Yes indeed; beautiful lines, in every way. Yes indeed; beautiful lines, in every way. Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-84947969201397067012020-01-10T15:00:07.589-05:002020-01-10T15:00:07.589-05:00Oh, lovely! So glad to have introduced you to some...Oh, lovely! So glad to have introduced you to some reading treats. (Smile.)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-87094623492350963752020-01-10T14:58:21.473-05:002020-01-10T14:58:21.473-05:00Isn't it just! So glad you enjoy it too.Isn't it just! So glad you enjoy it too.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-32094671508462293522020-01-10T14:57:39.493-05:002020-01-10T14:57:39.493-05:00Yes. Sometimes the now is scary or horrible or bot...Yes. Sometimes the now is scary or horrible or both – yet there are always things to love, both in the natural world and in people at their best. (I am thinking particularly of the heroes fighting our fires, and the many who are donating funds and goods to help the dispossessed.) And if all else fails, there are, as he points out, our remembered joys.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-57431318285115434312020-01-10T14:52:52.981-05:002020-01-10T14:52:52.981-05:00Thanks, Kim, for your detailed comment.
I think ...Thanks, Kim, for your detailed comment. <br /><br />I think I particularly love 'The real home is childhood' – such a profound truth, one of those obvious once stated – and the final four lines (with the unusual but perfect line breaks enhancing the meaning).Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-31189509702534390212020-01-10T12:52:25.648-05:002020-01-10T12:52:25.648-05:00Thank you so much, Rosemary for the inspirational ...Thank you so much, Rosemary for the inspirational poem by Thich Nhat Hanh💝 I am in absolute awe of his work! Especially love; <br /><br />"The curtains of the evening,<br />destined to catch space,<br />suddenly become weeping willows.<br />Clouds are calling each other<br />to meet at the mountain’s summit."<br /><br />I shall be searching for the e-book online!💝Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-34796687424218129322020-01-10T12:44:22.446-05:002020-01-10T12:44:22.446-05:00I love this:
“The real home is childhood with its...I love this: <br />“The real home is childhood with its grassy hills.<br />The violet tia to leaves<br />contain an Autumn that is fully ripe.<br />Your small feet treading the path”✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-18142407471528478102020-01-10T10:40:06.269-05:002020-01-10T10:40:06.269-05:00Thank you for sharing this poem, Rosemary, and for...Thank you for sharing this poem, Rosemary, and for your spot on commentary. I really love how you start by pointing out that the world can be a very hostile place, where "The wind is blowing hard". But, if we look for better, if we feel for (and with) each other, then we can find the "corner of warm space" that can keep us and the world from unraveling. <br /><br />After reading your post, I went in search of one of his books to read. I'm extremely happy to say that my local library seems to have a great number of them. I'm starting with <i>You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment</i>. The title just caught me. Your wonderful suggestion will be next.<br /><br />Again, thank you for this. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-82828570120446983492020-01-10T07:42:53.648-05:002020-01-10T07:42:53.648-05:00This is so stunning. This is so stunning. R's Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711563217099699047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-2470477506391302282020-01-10T05:33:59.305-05:002020-01-10T05:33:59.305-05:00What struck me was how the nostalgia was open to e...What struck me was how the nostalgia was open to embracing some aspects of the now (the child's footsteps were an especially lovely detail), and the future (the blooming of the mustard seed). There's sadness, yes, but there is hope here too. There is much to love in the now and much to hope for in days to come. Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-48719305680979141772020-01-10T02:41:51.247-05:002020-01-10T02:41:51.247-05:00Thank you for sharing this poem, Rosemary, and for...Thank you for sharing this poem, Rosemary, and for the interesting background information. There is so much to comment on. I was drawn to the warmth, especially in the lines:<br />‘The walls that help stop the winds and the rain<br />have formed a corner of warm space.<br />The flickering candles<br />evoke the incense perfume of a New Year’s Eve.’<br />I also like the idea of returning to old pages and the sound conveyed in:<br />‘Your small feet treading the path<br />are like drops of dew on young leaves.’<br />Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.com