tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post4614151096362293902..comments2023-12-16T23:54:45.620+13:00Comments on . . . All Finite Things Reveal Infinitude . . . : Tuesday Poem - The Phenomenology of Stones by Thomas McCarthyClaire Beynonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-41978408718458450742012-06-09T00:01:16.332+12:002012-06-09T00:01:16.332+12:00There is something so quiet in this poem. The quie...There is something so quiet in this poem. The quiet diligence of stones, the quiet gathering of one girl, her hands, the stones. I really like the way this flows -- it speaks to a kind of timelessness. And the solitude is serene here. I like that very much indeed. I will hold onto this idea of "pouring her kindness into the sleeping form" -- and I like that line break, too.Michelle Elvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503119577895402738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-70643117345531894472012-06-06T20:18:19.013+12:002012-06-06T20:18:19.013+12:00Gosh, I absolutely love the sketchbooks. What part...Gosh, I absolutely love the sketchbooks. What particularly struck me about the poem was the juxtaposition between the final line of the first stanza and the final line of the last stanza (the last line of the poem). It seems to move from sorrow to love. Beautiful. Looking forward to hearing more about your shifting practice, Claire.Elizabeth Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420253723750754324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-44169966246894083242012-06-06T20:10:03.834+12:002012-06-06T20:10:03.834+12:00Stones hold the mystery of the world. This poem re...Stones hold the mystery of the world. This poem really expresses that. There is so much of things past held in a stone. Immortality lies within them. <br />Banks Peninsula in the snow is amazing. I heva had that pleasure ...enjoy.Helen McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429062682694815734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-21806447636941119452012-06-05T12:44:57.900+12:002012-06-05T12:44:57.900+12:00Intriguing; I enjoyed the dreamlike qualities of ...Intriguing; I enjoyed the dreamlike qualities of the poem.Helen Lowehttp://helenlowe.info/blog/noreply@blogger.com