tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post4394133428323833391..comments2023-12-16T23:54:45.620+13:00Comments on . . . All Finite Things Reveal Infinitude . . . : Tuesday Poem - Thin IceClaire Beynonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-48983396831402088652010-06-28T22:33:41.864+12:002010-06-28T22:33:41.864+12:00Mary - I'm so glad you came back to find '...Mary - I'm so glad you came back to find 'as a feather might think of ink... ' I hoped this would be noticed. Another image that works like this is contained in the last word, 'light.' (The way it references weight and the opposite, or absence, of darkness). <br />Thank you! L, CClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-85372177700684024612010-06-28T22:27:52.178+12:002010-06-28T22:27:52.178+12:00Maggie May, thanks for coming by... I will let you...Maggie May, thanks for coming by... I will let you know if I work out how to post the film.<br /> <br />Warm greetings to you and Ever Elizabeth... (what a beautiful portrait today of you, Mr Curry and your pregnant tummy). C ; )Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-50493963455359061712010-06-28T22:24:29.532+12:002010-06-28T22:24:29.532+12:00Thank you, John... I'm sorry I haven't bee...Thank you, John... I'm sorry I haven't been over to your site all week; full days and virtually no time at my computer. I'm looking forward to your poem tomorrow. <br /><br />'not EMPTY not SILENT not WHITE' was the title of one of my post-Antarctica exhibitions. I was surprised by how much colour resides in white.Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-86534542227276764282010-06-28T22:19:22.540+12:002010-06-28T22:19:22.540+12:00S. L. Corsua, thank you for looking so closely. Yo...S. L. Corsua, thank you for looking so closely. You have picked up on all the things that mattered to me when writing this poem. Balance is at the core of it, yes... one word at a time = one step at a time; the journey not unlike that a trapeze artist might make on his/her tenuous line across space. <br />I arrived home safe and sound this evening, appreciate your good wishes. CClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-76719244528827342502010-06-28T21:55:28.204+12:002010-06-28T21:55:28.204+12:00Hi Susan - thank you... the conf. was a cracker! I...Hi Susan - thank you... the conf. was a cracker! It was a terrific mix of refreshing, edgy, generous. mind-blowing and more. Of course, I found myself having to deal with the inevitable 'home-sick for Antarctica' pangs, but that's not something new! <br />Take care - <br />C ; )Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-9313587942406193002010-06-28T21:48:35.767+12:002010-06-28T21:48:35.767+12:00Dear Helen, Pen, Richardg, Mary, Mim & Elisabe...Dear Helen, Pen, Richardg, Mary, Mim & Elisabeth - your comments add new layers to this 'barely there' poem. Thank you.Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-77996075605110367022010-06-26T13:59:55.640+12:002010-06-26T13:59:55.640+12:00congratulations on your film, sounds interesting!congratulations on your film, sounds interesting!Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-22219403520974510502010-06-25T23:20:02.174+12:002010-06-25T23:20:02.174+12:00on re-reading this lovely thing, Claire - I see S....on re-reading this lovely thing, Claire - I see S.L.'s crack in the ice - I also see this time '... as a feather might think of ink....' love that!Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-24284509415235734212010-06-25T02:57:25.956+12:002010-06-25T02:57:25.956+12:00Claire,
A barest, minimal beauty, complemented by...Claire,<br /><br />A barest, minimal beauty, complemented by your haunting whites.LentenStuffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03185396264367723474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-22082510156562465562010-06-24T05:22:56.449+12:002010-06-24T05:22:56.449+12:00Even the shape of the poem has meaning. I see it a...Even the shape of the poem has meaning. I see it as a feather; alternatively, as a crack in the ice. For me, balance is at the core of the poem, and the mention of cantata, which alludes to choral music, all the more makes the poem click for me.<br /><br />Have a safe trip home, Claire. Cheers.S.L. Corsuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10299376651709536034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-2896016557811724812010-06-23T05:06:33.999+12:002010-06-23T05:06:33.999+12:00beautiful poem, claire; i am crackling like polar ...beautiful poem, claire; i am crackling like polar ice with envy to be at the fabulous-sounding conference.<br />soak it all up for us!susan t. landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454487318141469849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-17508625936306757682010-06-22T23:58:17.006+12:002010-06-22T23:58:17.006+12:00Superb words and structure. I find this poem mesm...Superb words and structure. I find this poem mesmerising.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-25510165241921068492010-06-22T21:12:56.278+12:002010-06-22T21:12:56.278+12:00Delicacy and strength!
The quill image is so su...Delicacy and strength! <br /><br />The quill image is so surprising.<br /><br />How do we ever have the courage to step across thresholds? Yet we . . . do.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-47968359054121955222010-06-22T21:09:03.215+12:002010-06-22T21:09:03.215+12:00Oh yes, trepidation! terrific poem Claire - hope y...Oh yes, trepidation! terrific poem Claire - hope you enjoyed your conference on a tuesday- bravo getting a poem up...Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-22223837399964029692010-06-22T20:13:23.540+12:002010-06-22T20:13:23.540+12:00This poem is brilliant.I think it has to be seen ...This poem is brilliant.I think it has to be seen as the visual effect adds to the feeling of trepidation.richardghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054539803545341358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-85988316387946996362010-06-22T19:34:27.315+12:002010-06-22T19:34:27.315+12:00This
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thro...This<br />makes<br />me<br />want<br />to <br />walk <br />with<br />great <br />care<br />through <br />my<br />day.<br />Thank<br />you,<br />ClairePenhttp://www.penelopetodd.co.nznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-11747845241989745542010-06-22T16:01:55.122+12:002010-06-22T16:01:55.122+12:00Clare--I loved this poem, "concrete" in ...Clare--I loved this poem, "concrete" in its form, but which evokes that feeling of danger, stepping into the unknown. Enjoy the rest of your conference.Helen Lowehttp://www.helenlowe.infonoreply@blogger.com