tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post6499088669361541283..comments2023-12-16T23:54:45.620+13:00Comments on . . . All Finite Things Reveal Infinitude . . . : TUESDAY POEM - After The Storm by Derek WalcottClaire Beynonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-37208846572509149102013-11-26T09:03:09.998+13:002013-11-26T09:03:09.998+13:00Hi anonima - 'cotching' is a Jamican slang...Hi anonima - 'cotching' is a Jamican slang term meaning to prop something up or to rest or stay somewhere. The actual urban slang term comes from Jamaican 'patios' and not French although that may be its original origin.<br /><br />Verb: To cotch. To recline, to relax or chill out in comfort.<br /><br />PS. Derek Walcott is Jamaican ; )Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-70307067409978614252013-11-26T04:06:05.215+13:002013-11-26T04:06:05.215+13:00Excuse my question, ...what does ''cotchin...Excuse my question, ...what does ''cotching'' mean? anonimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708100974137892157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-91071128144775074792012-11-04T06:01:19.740+13:002012-11-04T06:01:19.740+13:00Thank you Claire for the prayers and light.
We cau...Thank you Claire for the prayers and light.<br />We caused this and did not heed the warning.Antares Cryptoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197876328401157462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-822691461547910952012-11-03T10:53:31.880+13:002012-11-03T10:53:31.880+13:00One of Walcott's best.
Your work is strong...One of Walcott's best. <br /><br />Your work is strong and delicate--lyrical!<br /><br />I'm afraid that storm hitting New York and New Jersey means that the future is here--seas rising, cities destroyed. It's happened so quickly.<br /><br />xo<br />Mim Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-44988826387333693992012-11-03T04:37:28.367+13:002012-11-03T04:37:28.367+13:00Beautifully expressed thoughts both in word and im...Beautifully expressed thoughts both in word and images. I especially love what you said about collective prayer and focused energy being a power and gift beyond measure. Thank you. xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202140977498600311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-10805573200854409462012-11-01T07:12:01.599+13:002012-11-01T07:12:01.599+13:00What touching, aware support for our fellows in th...What touching, aware support for our fellows in the path of great peril. I love your work in progress, it is stunning and so fitting of these past few days. Beautifully matched by the poem in which I can feel the water, see the stars. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-40250584218701905742012-10-31T11:01:36.039+13:002012-10-31T11:01:36.039+13:00Loving the new work, Claire. It's beautiful. x...Loving the new work, Claire. It's beautiful. xoRachelVBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312736736551027564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-67288167470972540742012-10-31T05:28:36.111+13:002012-10-31T05:28:36.111+13:00Thank you, Claire . . .
All well here in Massachu...Thank you, Claire . . .<br /><br />All well here in Massachusetts but New York is badly damaged.<br /><br />xo<br />MimMimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-36478340268176233602012-10-31T02:58:08.673+13:002012-10-31T02:58:08.673+13:00The Schooner Flight is one of my favourite poems. ...The Schooner Flight is one of my favourite poems. Thanks for this excerpt, and for your lovely words, which I second, for all those suffering in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. And the loss of life on board the tall ship Bounty, which foundered in mid-atlantic in the storm. Beautiful paintings too.Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-63307815859863179472012-10-30T18:28:57.343+13:002012-10-30T18:28:57.343+13:00The combination of poem and your art is incredibly...The combination of poem and your art is incredibly poignant and arresting. I too send strength and light to all affected by the hurricane.Helen McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429062682694815734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-70722215399093958022012-10-30T13:44:00.926+13:002012-10-30T13:44:00.926+13:00This post is lovely and thoughtful, tender and ten...This post is lovely and thoughtful, tender and tense.<br /><br />The paintings-in-progress take my breath away.<br /><br />xoT. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-46480156106569633502012-10-30T13:12:15.672+13:002012-10-30T13:12:15.672+13:00Oh, this is beautiful, the pictures are wonderous....Oh, this is beautiful, the pictures are wonderous. I especially love this line:<br />"soft-scissored foam/as the deck turn white and the moon open/a cloud like a door"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com