tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post446775227175273875..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- String TheoryMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-85723479413884861832016-07-24T15:39:04.062-04:002016-07-24T15:39:04.062-04:00Thank goodness for "busybody Beethoven"!...Thank goodness for "busybody Beethoven"! (and Wallace!) Thanks for sharing, Mary Lee! =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-20153804587542173562016-07-24T06:58:16.789-04:002016-07-24T06:58:16.789-04:00Music truly does bring us together. This poem is b...Music truly does bring us together. This poem is brilliant, and I love how you've woven an image, words, and music together to illuminate "the deep heart of things".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-64331632661309185482016-07-23T21:47:15.957-04:002016-07-23T21:47:15.957-04:00A perfect poem for these times in our country.
...A perfect poem for these times in our country. <br /><br />Music, for me, is the most fundamental of the arts. It is primal since it can be felt deep within the body (especially at a large symphony performance, or at a parade).Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-50313965060560532402016-07-23T14:33:32.505-04:002016-07-23T14:33:32.505-04:00Look at all those swimmers, relay racers, gossiper...Look at all those swimmers, relay racers, gossipers, tale-tellers, vibrating fast-dancers moving the world along, tying it all together in color!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-47538625180611935942016-07-23T09:37:30.672-04:002016-07-23T09:37:30.672-04:00the elliptical shape of gossip.
I read the whole p...the elliptical shape of gossip.<br />I read the whole poem....but that first stanza could stand on it's own for sure.<br />Fun, full of energy as a quartet...yet there is the bass of full meaning underlying all.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-37937906848294155052016-07-23T09:37:23.977-04:002016-07-23T09:37:23.977-04:00the elliptical shape of gossip.
I read the whole p...the elliptical shape of gossip.<br />I read the whole poem....but that first stanza could stand on it's own for sure.<br />Fun, full of energy as a quartet...yet there is the bass of full meaning underlying all.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-30303182964222585322016-07-23T06:26:22.797-04:002016-07-23T06:26:22.797-04:00I have read this about five times. I love the idea...I have read this about five times. I love the idea of something keeping us together when everything is falling apart (because it definitely seems that way this summer), however, I can't quite get the juxtaposition of gossip, which isn't a positive thing, with that. I love the way this poem sounds.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-47591219010000675052016-07-22T18:38:51.542-04:002016-07-22T18:38:51.542-04:00This one fascinated me when I first read it on WA....This one fascinated me when I first read it on WA. Love the interplay of word expressions ("string theory") combined with the almost audible gossip of the buzzing strings. Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-10770888466413556062016-07-22T17:01:42.267-04:002016-07-22T17:01:42.267-04:00Bring on Beethoven, things certainly seem to be fa...Bring on Beethoven, things certainly seem to be falling apart..and fast.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-91151556898573239772016-07-22T11:57:02.162-04:002016-07-22T11:57:02.162-04:00Yes, I have to believe that too!Yes, I have to believe that too!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-48437301518177816472016-07-22T11:54:05.799-04:002016-07-22T11:54:05.799-04:00Ah, yes. I loved those lines. Knowing this makes e...Ah, yes. I loved those lines. Knowing this makes everything so much sweeter.Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307772474856131942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-91845462133673209892016-07-22T11:50:27.545-04:002016-07-22T11:50:27.545-04:00Good eye, Steve. From my poem "Homesick,"...Good eye, Steve. From my poem "Homesick," but a season or two later.<br /><br /> "...the morning glory vines<br />have locked the back gate."Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-59201246277908946682016-07-22T11:33:57.225-04:002016-07-22T11:33:57.225-04:00Yes. "At work in the deep heart of things&quo...Yes. "At work in the deep heart of things" holding us together as things fall apart.<br /><br />Also, that must be one of your photos of tendrils on a chain link fence, eh? Beautiful poetic addition to a beautiful poem.<br /><br />Thanks, Mary Lee.Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307772474856131942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-13284881260905942232016-07-22T10:34:43.414-04:002016-07-22T10:34:43.414-04:00I'm thinking of the promise of music. In the b...I'm thinking of the promise of music. In the beauty, perhaps we can make sense of it all. Julieannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876141420632207823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-17888559870102953952016-07-22T10:13:35.267-04:002016-07-22T10:13:35.267-04:00Thanks for sharing a piece of encouragement. I lo...Thanks for sharing a piece of encouragement. I love the idea of words and music together. I think there's something there for our student's to ponder and try.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082337415906808358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-15840880572215702422016-07-22T10:02:56.309-04:002016-07-22T10:02:56.309-04:00I don't believe I'll ever hear violins aga...I don't believe I'll ever hear violins again without thinking of that gossip buzzing, Mary Lee. The ending fits today, too, sadly. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-64576440217336609302016-07-22T09:56:39.809-04:002016-07-22T09:56:39.809-04:00Happy Friday! Yay for music and for string theory....Happy Friday! Yay for music and for string theory.Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-4571225838639030122016-07-22T09:06:01.749-04:002016-07-22T09:06:01.749-04:00Appreciations for this musical interlude. And for ...Appreciations for this musical interlude. And for the poem.<br />It lifts me up & I'm sure, everyone who listens & reads.jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-17114952416892195602016-07-22T08:47:13.979-04:002016-07-22T08:47:13.979-04:00Music and poetry together. Yum.Music and poetry together. Yum.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-38114204654269903152016-07-22T08:44:45.995-04:002016-07-22T08:44:45.995-04:00Oh, I do believe music has the power to keep us to...Oh, I do believe music has the power to keep us together when the world is flying apart. Music has saved me again and again, that's for sure. Thank you for sharing! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-50735047296880449692016-07-22T08:11:01.826-04:002016-07-22T08:11:01.826-04:00Thanks for sharing this wonderful poem. As the bes...Thanks for sharing this wonderful poem. As the best poems do, it makes me see things in a new, unexpected way. I, too, love the link between science and music.mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-86935133577412967612016-07-22T06:26:47.146-04:002016-07-22T06:26:47.146-04:00Love this poem, Mary Lee, for lots of reasons. The...Love this poem, Mary Lee, for lots of reasons. The marriage of science and music, the clever title, the poignant ending. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com