tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post5096509815386746741..comments2024-01-18T05:29:43.265-05:00Comments on The Music In It: Adele Kenny's Poetry Blog: Prompt #114 – Me and My ShadowADELE KENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-89331455915607424312012-08-27T08:28:03.772-04:002012-08-27T08:28:03.772-04:00Rich Mandel and vivinfrance - Thanks so much for y...Rich Mandel and vivinfrance - Thanks so much for your comments. It's always wonderful to share good feedback!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-56212135118828547152012-08-27T08:26:33.210-04:002012-08-27T08:26:33.210-04:00Thanks so much for sharing! It's never too lat...Thanks so much for sharing! It's never too late to share your words! Thanks again!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-33258439534764796222012-08-27T04:10:21.098-04:002012-08-27T04:10:21.098-04:00Blasted word verification.......Blasted word verification.......vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-75419826334469711892012-08-27T04:09:22.902-04:002012-08-27T04:09:22.902-04:00Sorry I'm late - I only found you for the firs...Sorry I'm late - I only found you for the first time via Margo Roby's Friday Freeforall. Here's mine: http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com/2012/08/27/shadow-play-2/vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-22443052331468927062012-08-27T02:21:33.131-04:002012-08-27T02:21:33.131-04:00Risa, that took me back to my childhood! Thank yo...Risa, that took me back to my childhood! Thank you for the lovely poem.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-6501472034966543462012-08-26T13:53:58.897-04:002012-08-26T13:53:58.897-04:00How encouraging! Thanks for your kind words!
Risa...How encouraging! Thanks for your kind words!<br />RisaRisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554583053304327137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-89287268674549710122012-08-25T12:30:44.766-04:002012-08-25T12:30:44.766-04:00Thanks so much for sharing your poem, cunneda! Thanks so much for sharing your poem, cunneda! ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-2997190372188408042012-08-25T12:30:35.333-04:002012-08-25T12:30:35.333-04:00We follow on,
That we may know;
Yet we only know,
...We follow on,<br />That we may know;<br />Yet we only know,<br />That we may follow on:<br />Light prepares<br />The way for love;<br />Love girds the loins<br />Of the heart:<br />As light refreshes<br />In the morning,<br />After a dark and stormy night;<br />So is knowing,<br />After the travail;<br />God's mercies, after affliction,<br />Are very sweet:<br />And so, we follow on.Cunnedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089698274642672451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-60781998811778783462012-08-25T12:28:25.666-04:002012-08-25T12:28:25.666-04:00We follow on,
That we may know;
Yet we only kno
Th...We follow on,<br />That we may know;<br />Yet we only kno<br />That we may follow on:<br />Light prepares<br />The way for love;<br />Love girds the loins<br />Of the heart:<br />As light refreshes<br />In the morning,<br />After a dark and stormy night;<br />So is knowing,<br />After the travail;<br />God's mercies, after affliction,<br />Are very sweet:<br />And so, we follow on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-78633260971181223532012-08-23T15:18:36.697-04:002012-08-23T15:18:36.697-04:00Risa,
You have a very nice minimalist style that ...Risa,<br /><br />You have a very nice minimalist style that conveys much in just a few words. The staccato effect of your short lines emphasizes meaning and feeling. Thanks for posting your poems!Rich Mandelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-64584470724643106682012-08-23T15:03:36.669-04:002012-08-23T15:03:36.669-04:00Thanks you S. Thomas Summers for sharing your poem...Thanks you S. Thomas Summers for sharing your poem! It's really amazing to think that you wrote from the perspective of an American Civil War soldier, but the timelessness of the topic means it's relevant forever. These lines make me think of contemporary politics, and your Lt. Everly might be any one of us trying to make sense of those "dark robes of politics."<br /><br />But this spring rumbles.<br />Men who drape themselves<br />in the dark robes of politics<br /><br />brandish words as warriors<br />brandish swords –<br />and I am afraid.<br /><br />Thanks again for sharing a great poem!<br /><br /><br />Jamie Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-46386294292362129922012-08-23T14:53:43.490-04:002012-08-23T14:53:43.490-04:00Risa, as always, this poem is true to your style (...Risa, as always, this poem is true to your style (short lines, right to the point). The image of Wendy stitching Peter Pan's shadow to his shoes is wonderful (as is the way you developed the idea). I agree with Adele that the ending is a great affirmation of life. Thank you for sharing with us each week. I look forward to your poems.Jamie Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-35428064989132362842012-08-23T07:14:33.376-04:002012-08-23T07:14:33.376-04:00Wonderful, Scott! The "dismount" is so s...Wonderful, Scott! The "dismount" is so simple and yet so stunning. Thanks for sharing with us!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-50388302140952072712012-08-23T07:13:30.465-04:002012-08-23T07:13:30.465-04:00Thanks for sharing, Risa! love the beginning (I wa...Thanks for sharing, Risa! love the beginning (I was a huge Peter Pan fan as a child), and the ending is a beautiful affirmation of life.ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-28063689205464323292012-08-23T07:12:34.159-04:002012-08-23T07:12:34.159-04:00Thanks, Nicola! It's so lovely that you are Ja...Thanks, Nicola! It's so lovely that you are Jamie are sharing happy memories.ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-86645709053401880452012-08-22T21:54:20.553-04:002012-08-22T21:54:20.553-04:00Here's my offerring.
http://thelintinmypocket...Here's my offerring.<br /><br />http://thelintinmypocket.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/writing-challenge-shadow/<br /><br />S. Thomas Summers<br />Author of Private Hercules McGraw: Poems of the American Civil WarS. Thomas Summershttp://www.thelintinmypocket.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-83119050719561485922012-08-22T07:47:41.155-04:002012-08-22T07:47:41.155-04:00I remember Dad making those hand shadows too -– on...I remember Dad making those hand shadows too -– one of many special shared memories. Thanks for another really thought-provoking prompt.Nicola Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-81010548869037668222012-08-22T07:40:24.189-04:002012-08-22T07:40:24.189-04:00O Peter
Peter Pan
Get Wendy to sew your shadow to ...O Peter<br />Peter Pan<br />Get Wendy to sew your shadow to your shoes!<br />Mine is still attached<br />though threadbare<br />I have my needle and thread<br />ready <br />to repair the tattered sole<br />but this body is<br />still<br />too solid<br />It may be a while yet<br />till my shadow<br />and I<br />partRisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554583053304327137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-33695581149714481792012-08-19T08:13:23.528-04:002012-08-19T08:13:23.528-04:00Thanks for your comment, Jamie -- I'm so glad ...Thanks for your comment, Jamie -- I'm so glad the prompt brought back happy memories for you!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-56239676303137509132012-08-19T07:03:46.428-04:002012-08-19T07:03:46.428-04:00My father made hand shadows on the wall for my sis...My father made hand shadows on the wall for my sister and me too! Your prompt brought back wonderful memories. Thank you, Adele!Jamie Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-64759318257867653842012-08-18T15:29:22.716-04:002012-08-18T15:29:22.716-04:00Hi Jago!
We finally got a break form the heat an...Hi Jago! <br /><br />We finally got a break form the heat and humidity here with temps cooling down to about 80 and not much humidity today. Sorry to hear it's still hot in Rome.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing the Nordbrandt lines. So much nuance in so few words! Beautiful!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-75121858076758598062012-08-18T13:27:38.722-04:002012-08-18T13:27:38.722-04:00It is really too hot in Rome for thinking about a ...It is really too hot in Rome for thinking about a poem about shadow, but for Henrik Nordbrandt (Norway -1945) it is easier:<br /><br /> Thousand roads (Tusind veje)<br /><br />You cast a beautiful and hard shadow<br />on my restless days. Round it<br /><br />the light became incredibly bright.<br />Thousand roads suddendly led toward the sea.<br /><br /><br />Jagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894651945136263360noreply@blogger.com