tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post8422217023908714752..comments2024-03-26T17:47:16.530-04:00Comments on Poets and Storytellers United: Wild Fridays #23: I Wish I'd Written ThisMagaly Guerrerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-36998605472336591902020-06-18T15:37:14.650-04:002020-06-18T15:37:14.650-04:00It wasn't foolish, it was personal. And person...It wasn't foolish, it was personal. And personal is good in my book. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-74085576247993159212020-06-15T06:27:37.770-04:002020-06-15T06:27:37.770-04:00Loved the poem and it is a perfect reflection of m...Loved the poem and it is a perfect reflection of meditation. I am sure your nudge and support and this isolation has helped birth this beautiful piece. Namrathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459190888629470886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-37621500735471316842020-06-14T10:45:29.837-04:002020-06-14T10:45:29.837-04:00It certainly has been a great thing. And writers&#...It certainly has been a great thing. And writers' groups specifically are a wonderful way to connect.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-47547266555273975722020-06-14T10:42:26.248-04:002020-06-14T10:42:26.248-04:00Also we have become good friends. (Smile.)Also we have become good friends. (Smile.)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-57715890337007840562020-06-14T10:26:43.859-04:002020-06-14T10:26:43.859-04:00How blessed you are to have a VOW group. Support i...How blessed you are to have a VOW group. Support is so necessary these days. Love the poem...thank you so much for sharing it and introducing us to Angie. Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-81066017584897319132020-06-14T09:02:13.722-04:002020-06-14T09:02:13.722-04:00That is super cool that you got together with some...That is super cool that you got together with some of the ladies from your local VOW to create word artistry. Sometimes all we need for our creativity to come through is to have supportive people around us, as ready to dance with their muse as we are. <br /><br />Woot! Way to go Ayala!Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-48564845534398655002020-06-13T23:19:43.198-04:002020-06-13T23:19:43.198-04:00See my reply to Magaly, above. I think your practi...See my reply to Magaly, above. I think your practice could be labelled as meditation, and that it's what many people refer to when they use the term. In any case, I'm glad the poem was evocative for you.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-12463187484190051082020-06-13T23:16:19.485-04:002020-06-13T23:16:19.485-04:00Perhaps it was a foolish thing for me to say, as &...Perhaps it was a foolish thing for me to say, as 'the meditative state' can mean different things for different people, and be arrived at in a variety of ways. But, as you note, many people do describe their own experience of it in terms akin to this. I don't know that Angie herself gave her poem that label; it was how it struck me. Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-76020223770806783482020-06-13T21:38:25.425-04:002020-06-13T21:38:25.425-04:00Thank you for sharing Angie's poem. i used to ...Thank you for sharing Angie's poem. i used to sit, lotus position, in the dark of the night, free my mind of all thoughts, and do breathing exercises. i won't call it meditation, but perhaps it's quite close. Angie's poem brings back memories of these exercises.<br /><br />and congrats to Ayala for her award on her poetry. :)dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-17508319167731726042020-06-13T21:10:48.502-04:002020-06-13T21:10:48.502-04:00I really love the title of the poem. The piece doe...I really love the title of the poem. The piece doesn't describe the meditative state for me. But having read/heard the way others describe the experience, I say the statement is accurate.<br /><br />Congrats to Ayala! Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-17835275640804447542020-06-13T08:25:53.868-04:002020-06-13T08:25:53.868-04:00Thanks, Sanaa, for your thoughtful words!Thanks, Sanaa, for your thoughtful words!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-42987186082274619972020-06-12T20:24:49.124-04:002020-06-12T20:24:49.124-04:00"The muse needs quiet in order to be heard,&q..."The muse needs quiet in order to be heard," sigh .. that is definitely the case!💝 I love the poem by Angie Churchill, and resonate with; "Each part of me/My flesh, my soul, my story/Consumed by space/All matter melts/In endless realms of glory." To me, the act meditation is when the mind is silenced and void of external forces (i.e. stress, anxiety, restlessness etc) that seek to interfere and disrupt the process. The mind and heart need to be in sync. <br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing information about VOW, delighting us with Angie's work, and sharing the news about Ayala's book, Rosemary!💝 I shall go and congratulate her on Facebook 🥰 xoSanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-2270127730480639962020-06-12T18:04:06.376-04:002020-06-12T18:04:06.376-04:00One of the other VOWWriters is most inspired by na...One of the other VOWWriters is most inspired by nature, and a lot of those writings have come to her during long car journeys she used to take. (That only ever worked for me when I was a passenger.)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-83236964020301811742020-06-12T17:59:08.517-04:002020-06-12T17:59:08.517-04:00Surely I wish you luck, but I'm also sure you ...Surely I wish you luck, but I'm also sure you won't need it. Isn't it great that we have our 'open' Writers' Pantry every Sunday – so we can get to read your unprompted pieces too!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-81266914702276199982020-06-12T17:52:46.926-04:002020-06-12T17:52:46.926-04:00My best friend, a science fiction junkie, voluntee...My best friend, a science fiction junkie, volunteered to go into space when she was a young woman, and did her best to make a serious case as to why a fiction writer / poet would be an excellent choice, but they wouldn't accept her.<br />I'm so glad you enjoyed Angie's poem. How great that it works when taken literally too. In this case I don't have the expertise to know ... but I expect the best metaphors do.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-31736188065682930122020-06-12T15:10:39.074-04:002020-06-12T15:10:39.074-04:00I too loved Angie's poem. Being in the Space ...I too loved Angie's poem. Being in the Space business as an Aerospace Engineer at NASA Houston helped me appreciate the literal truth of it also. I was sooo glad to hear of the women's writing growth. If I get to be reincarnated I have my order in to be a woman. A well-to-do woman, maybe married. But I wouldn't want that to hold me back, I wouldn't tolerate being dominated or forced to be submissive, for sure too nothing bad physically. <br />Then I would write and write with a poetry emphasis but also finish writing three books that I won't finish in this life. Kids? I really do envy the new lives of those ladies. <br />Nice topic, Rosemary. <br />BTW, I volunteered to go into space but that of course was just a formality for the record. <br />..<br /><br /> <br /> <br />Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-86616142137648163552020-06-12T12:27:47.998-04:002020-06-12T12:27:47.998-04:00I loved Angie's poem and your recount of the f...I loved Angie's poem and your recount of the formation and growth of the VOW group. You're to be commended for your part in helping to open the group members to their muse within! It is true the muse needs quiet in order to be heard. My career involved rather long auto trips. I termed the quiet time as "think tank time", during which my muse was very active! indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-24322276963157171152020-06-12T10:08:32.159-04:002020-06-12T10:08:32.159-04:00Thank you for this inspiring post ~ and Angie’s po...Thank you for this inspiring post ~ and Angie’s poem. Meditative is exactly how I felt reading it and realized that quarantine has afforded me ‘alone’ time for reflection. I also want to write more poetry without using prompts as a jumping off point. Wish me luck ~~~~~ cheers.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-26548926640448444372020-06-12T06:08:36.595-04:002020-06-12T06:08:36.595-04:00Angie has had a look at your comment. She can'...Angie has had a look at your comment. She can't answer it herself, but asks me to say:<br />Many thanks Kim for your feedback. I've been analysed like a "real" poet. Wow! And you understood. Double Wow! Now I feel brave to believe that my thoughts and feelings will resonate with others. Amazing. Thank You.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-43920118234701624802020-06-12T03:17:03.559-04:002020-06-12T03:17:03.559-04:00So delighted the post hit the spot for you, Kim! I...So delighted the post hit the spot for you, Kim! I'm sure Angie will greatly appreciate the feedback.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-4068248303973749772020-06-12T02:11:17.545-04:002020-06-12T02:11:17.545-04:00Thank you, Rosemary for sharing the poem, the info...Thank you, Rosemary for sharing the poem, the information about VOW, and the news about Ayala’s book – all things I wouldn’t know about if it wasn’t for your weekly post. <br /> <br />I like the ambiguity in the title of Angie’s poem, which spoke to me on several levels: ‘Lost in Space’ was a favourite television programme in the sixties; there is also a hint of an astronaut being lost out there in space; and losing and finding oneself in meditation is something I have experienced. I like the use of different line lengths, which gives a sense of breathing, and the use of lists of three: ‘I, you, me’; ‘boundless, free, invisible’; and ‘my flesh, my soul, my story’ – three is a magic number – which also convey the shallow breath of meditation. I love the line ‘Lost in heaven's foundness’.<br /><br />Congratulations, Ayala, on winning an award for your book!<br />Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.com