tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post6521017628830194223..comments2024-01-18T05:29:43.265-05:00Comments on The Music In It: Adele Kenny's Poetry Blog: Prompt #207 – What on Earth Is Spiritual Poetry?ADELE KENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-25100347744908296442014-11-21T10:09:56.362-05:002014-11-21T10:09:56.362-05:00Lovely! And, as always, your inimitable style! Wel...Lovely! And, as always, your inimitable style! Well done, Risa. Thanks for sharing with us.ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-75596191249182527082014-11-21T07:52:47.414-05:002014-11-21T07:52:47.414-05:00you
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with your plastic superman ca...you<br />at two<br />flying by<br />with your plastic superman cape<br />tired around your shoulders<br />that mad look in your eyes<br />you<br />stole my heartRisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554583053304327137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-80668755578364306502014-11-15T07:15:46.006-05:002014-11-15T07:15:46.006-05:00Thanks for the translation of this most interestin...Thanks for the translation of this most interesting poet's poem. Most certainly a spiritual poem/poet.Rich Mandelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-52638386526939277772014-11-15T05:46:48.530-05:002014-11-15T05:46:48.530-05:00Thanks for this, Jago! I love Pessoa's work, a...Thanks for this, Jago! I love Pessoa's work, and I've greatly enjoyed your translations in the past. <br /><br />I found this quote from Pessoa on Goodreads: 'Life is an experimental journey undertaken involuntarily. It is a journey of the spirit through the material world and, since it is the spirit that travels, it is the spirit that is experienced. That is why there exist contemplative souls who have lived more intensely, more widely, more tumultuously than others who have lived their lives purely externally.'Jamie Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-35688109253970106352014-11-15T05:24:23.983-05:002014-11-15T05:24:23.983-05:00Thanks so much for the translation! I know how goo...Thanks so much for the translation! I know how good your translation work is so I'm certain that this gives a very accurate sense of Pessoa's original.<br /><br />Grazie mille!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-11774804644892275062014-11-15T02:55:47.929-05:002014-11-15T02:55:47.929-05:00Just an attempt to traslate
The Fortunate Island...Just an attempt to traslate<br /><br />The Fortunate Islands <br /><br />Which voice comes over the sound of the waves <br />that is not the voice of the sea? <br />It is the voice of someone who speaks to us,<br /> but, if we listen, stops talking because<br /> he is heard. <br /><br />And only when, half asleep, <br />without knowing to hear,we hear,<br /> it tells us about the hope<br /> to which, as a child <br />sleeping, we sleeping smile. <br /><br />These are fortunate islands, <br />are lands that have no place, <br />where the King lives waiting for. But, if we go waking,<br /> the voice stops talking, and there is only the seaJagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894651945136263360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-64512847118421176552014-11-14T17:45:36.972-05:002014-11-14T17:45:36.972-05:00Very effective in the way you use negative imagery...Very effective in the way you use negative imagery to lead into the positive. Well done, as always!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-86444190880398086322014-11-13T14:51:12.828-05:002014-11-13T14:51:12.828-05:00maggots crawl over the flesh
cleaning the bones
fl...maggots crawl over the flesh<br />cleaning the bones<br />flies buzz<br />the stench of death fills the air<br />everything gets recycled<br /><br />flowers grow<br /><br />eternallyRisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554583053304327137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-56078894839867587262014-11-12T14:59:26.442-05:002014-11-12T14:59:26.442-05:00You may be right! If you find a translation, pleas...You may be right! If you find a translation, please let me know and I'll let you know if I find one!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-84355527415599048202014-11-12T14:56:59.134-05:002014-11-12T14:56:59.134-05:00I'm trying too : it is strange but perhaps the...I'm trying too : it is strange but perhaps the spirit is untrastatable...<br />Jagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894651945136263360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-31453045635790739832014-11-12T12:41:28.239-05:002014-11-12T12:41:28.239-05:00Thanks, Jago! Great to hear from you!
I'm try...Thanks, Jago! Great to hear from you!<br /><br />I'm trying to find a translation from Portuguese into English but haven't been able to online. Can you help, please?ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-69541172536251547712014-11-12T12:35:57.371-05:002014-11-12T12:35:57.371-05:00Thank you, Maire! It's always good to hear fro...Thank you, Maire! It's always good to hear from you!<br /><br />I agree about the Carnevale and Weil poems!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-40993921612326453892014-11-12T12:35:01.369-05:002014-11-12T12:35:01.369-05:00Thanks so much for your comment, Amita!
Hope you ...Thanks so much for your comment, Amita!<br /><br />Hope you wrote something you love!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-20168590838169610142014-11-12T12:34:23.842-05:002014-11-12T12:34:23.842-05:00Thanks so much, Jamie! I agree about the distincti...Thanks so much, Jamie! I agree about the distinctions and the "mystery" inherent in spiritual poetry.<br /><br />I'm delighted to know that you like the post!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-27126777447483554722014-11-09T12:32:53.000-05:002014-11-09T12:32:53.000-05:00I really don't know why but there is " Th...I really don't know why but there is " The spirit" in this poem of Pessoa:<br /><br />AS ILHAS AFORTUNADAS<br /><br />Que voz vem no som das ondas<br />Que não é a voz do mar?<br />É a voz de alguém que nos fala,<br />Mas que, se escutamos, cala,<br />Por ter havido escutar.<br />E só se, meio dormindo,<br />Sem saber de ouvir ouvimos,<br />Que ela nos diz a esperança<br />A que, como uma criança<br />Dormente, a dormir sorrimos.<br />São ilhas afortunadas,<br />São terras sem ter lugar,<br />Onde o Rei mora esperando.<br />Mas, se vamos despertando,<br />Cala a voz, e há só o mar.<br />26-3-1934Jagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894651945136263360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-14138750301456638152014-11-09T09:16:10.237-05:002014-11-09T09:16:10.237-05:00Wonderful post, Adele, so beautifully and thoughtf...Wonderful post, Adele, so beautifully and thoughtfully presented. Thank you to you and to the poets who contributed their thoughts. The poems by Joe Weil and Robert Carnevale are gorgeous!Máire Ó Cathail (Ireland)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-52030315541601462122014-11-09T07:30:01.465-05:002014-11-09T07:30:01.465-05:00Such a beautiful prompt and such lovely poems! I e...Such a beautiful prompt and such lovely poems! I especially like the poem by Robert Carnevale and the prose poem by Joe Weil -- and Hopkins is, of course, the master of spiritual poetry. <br /><br />The other poets' thoughts on spiritual poetry really enrich the prompt. I must go now and see what I can write. thank you!<br /><br />Amita (Mumbai, India)Amita Jayaramannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-60313863072918851452014-11-08T15:34:50.481-05:002014-11-08T15:34:50.481-05:00Brilliant, Adele! I think this just may be my favo...Brilliant, Adele! I think this just may be my favorite of all the prompts (and you know I'm a loyal follower, so I've seen them all).<br /><br />Some great distinctions are made among the poets' comments, and something of the undefinable has been made clearer. I suppose there will always be a a certain 'mystery' about spiritual poetry but, somehow, that seems exactly right. <br /><br />My thanks to you and to all of the poets. Jamie Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-74322645654380404942014-11-08T12:10:13.269-05:002014-11-08T12:10:13.269-05:00Thanks so much for your comment, Diane! I'm ha...Thanks so much for your comment, Diane! I'm happy to know that you enjoyed it. ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-10624278625100306082014-11-08T11:20:22.637-05:002014-11-08T11:20:22.637-05:00Terrific post! I like that you imply a distinction...Terrific post! I like that you imply a distinction between spiritual and religious. It's possible to be one without being the other. Likewise, the poems.Diane Lockwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614479152159652577noreply@blogger.com