tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545649522016852351.post1366998149934201363..comments2023-11-05T06:57:26.677-05:00Comments on The Weather in the Streets: Poem for the SabbathLeahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545649522016852351.post-54935210429649169652009-03-01T20:08:00.000-05:002009-03-01T20:08:00.000-05:00"I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow"My favor..."I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow"<BR/>My favorite verse.Brandy Wilcoxenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122750349062262051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545649522016852351.post-70119851888376920982009-03-01T13:30:00.000-05:002009-03-01T13:30:00.000-05:00I like Roethke, too.I like Roethke, too.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545649522016852351.post-82649414984820351782009-02-28T18:35:00.000-05:002009-02-28T18:35:00.000-05:00Thanks Cece!Jimmy--I find this soothing too, very ...Thanks Cece!<BR/><BR/><B>Jimmy</B>--I find this soothing too, very philosophical...<BR/><BR/><B>Cinnamon</B>--I love Roethke, but his poems are I think deceptive. The language is plain and simple, the meaning more opaque. My sister and I spent many's the evening discussing this and others. I have a <I>feeling</I> about its meaning, but have a hard time articulating it. And the villanelle form is really really hard to do. The other famous villanelle is Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle." I love that one as well...soooo depressing though...leahsimonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04527148748233947110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545649522016852351.post-42700265130570617782009-02-28T13:44:00.000-05:002009-02-28T13:44:00.000-05:00MJ: also, and equally profoundSamson Agonistes by ...<B>MJ</B>: also, and equally profound<BR/><BR/>Samson Agonistes <BR/>by Ogden Nash<BR/> <BR/>I test my bath before I sit, <BR/>And I'm always moved to wonderment <BR/>That what chills the finger not a bit <BR/>Is so frigid upon the fundament.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12983332923904098180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545649522016852351.post-32884835393198622842009-02-28T12:40:00.000-05:002009-02-28T12:40:00.000-05:00MJ: Further Reflections on Parsley by Ogden Nash P...<B>MJ</B>: <BR/><BR/>Further Reflections on Parsley <BR/>by Ogden Nash<BR/> <BR/>Parsley <BR/>Is gharsley.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12983332923904098180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545649522016852351.post-40549328707929994742009-02-28T10:45:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:45:00.000-05:00Celery, rawDevelops the jaw,But celery, stewed,Is ...Celery, raw<BR/>Develops the jaw,<BR/>But celery, stewed,<BR/>Is more quietly chewed. <BR/><BR/>--Ogden NashThe Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545649522016852351.post-79464501065039750632009-02-28T10:38:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:38:00.000-05:00Really nice poem here and yeah,have a good sabbath...Really nice poem here and yeah,have a good sabbath!<BR/>:)Candiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820349874923006162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545649522016852351.post-61807803320088649132009-02-28T09:21:00.000-05:002009-02-28T09:21:00.000-05:00Hi Leah, I like it! Best wishes,SkeeterHi Leah, <BR/><BR/>I like it! <BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/><BR/>SkeeterSkeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187266415669955956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545649522016852351.post-50871874405159055932009-02-28T07:44:00.000-05:002009-02-28T07:44:00.000-05:00This poem is frustrating me! I could not understan...This poem is frustrating me! I could not understand it at first- have never read it before. My initial thoughts were that I liked the rhythm, reminded me of being on a swing, swinging back and forth, going nowhere, just enjoying the swing. <BR/><BR/>Then I get on google (my curiosity needs to be satisfied..I will never get my cleaning done today) and I find it has a structure- called a villanelle- reminiscent of a French peasant circle dance- SO CLEVER!!! I love structures. The architecture of poetry. And he has followed the structure perfectly. Hence the feeling of swinging (or dancing). The rhythms of life, the circle of life.<BR/><BR/>I still don't 'get' it though. As a morning person, who leaps out of bed as soon as I am awake, I cannot take my waking slow. We wake to sleep, we live to die, I get that bit. But what is the 'lively air'? 'the Light' and 'the Tree'?, 'the lowly worm' and the 'staircase'? the'shaking'?<BR/><BR/>Oh Leah, what have you done to me today..this is going to drive me MAD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545649522016852351.post-58028556097891416582009-02-28T05:50:00.000-05:002009-02-28T05:50:00.000-05:00Ah Leah, I am wrestling with this one- I am going ...Ah Leah, I am wrestling with this one- I am going to have to read it a few more times- it seems like one of those poems you have to allow time to sink in and settle.<BR/>So I'll be back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545649522016852351.post-26742659607311314382009-02-28T05:26:00.000-05:002009-02-28T05:26:00.000-05:00"I learn by going where I have to go."Is there no ...<I>"I learn by going where I have to go."</I><BR/><BR/>Is there no end to your beauty and your talents? The music of your soul continues to soothe even the most savage of beasts.Barlinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555629852012324360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545649522016852351.post-13933785569323419092009-02-28T00:48:00.000-05:002009-02-28T00:48:00.000-05:00Interesting. I like it. I hope you are having a ...Interesting. I like it. I hope you are having a good sabbath.Cecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782993667905723482noreply@blogger.com