tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post870969576573888309..comments2023-12-16T23:54:45.620+13:00Comments on . . . All Finite Things Reveal Infinitude . . . : TUESDAY POEM | The Storm by Philip Beynon Claire Beynonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-20758612597012043812013-11-08T11:34:59.124+13:002013-11-08T11:34:59.124+13:00I've just found this. What a remarkable person...I've just found this. What a remarkable person Philip is to write such a poem: such rhythm and movement, that build like the storm .... and are released — a birth indeed. (And evidently illustrated by a like mind!). Penelope Todd, New Zealand <br /><br />(thank you, Pen dear x)Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-71811635277651356442013-11-08T11:19:58.515+13:002013-11-08T11:19:58.515+13:00Thank you, friends, for your wonderful messages to...Thank you, friends, for your wonderful messages to Philip (some of these have been transferred across from Facebook).Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-74638190807031732242013-11-08T11:16:24.243+13:002013-11-08T11:16:24.243+13:00Seattle-based poets know all about storms, don'...Seattle-based poets know all about storms, don't they, T! I wonder how yours and Phil's in Johannesburg would compare - lots of thunder and lightning in both places, I imagine? Phil has definitely captured universal 'stormness' here! Thanks, T xClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-48605507946638746532013-11-08T11:14:07.280+13:002013-11-08T11:14:07.280+13:00Thank you, Marylinn - 'keep writing, noticing,...Thank you, Marylinn - 'keep writing, noticing, caring and all doing all that you do' is a wonderful dictum for all us. And yes, many a friend has been found - and kept - through the sharing of pies. xoClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-62650068848317534712013-11-08T11:12:30.391+13:002013-11-08T11:12:30.391+13:00Dear dbs - thank you. Such a lovely message. I agr...Dear dbs - thank you. Such a lovely message. I agree, there's a wonderful musicality to this poem. Phil plays a brass instrument - I always get confused re; which one it is (sorry Phil!). Trumpet, I think. Perhaps he could try setting his poems to music one day. Warmest best to you and your family in Canada. Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-51551202462552850122013-11-08T11:08:35.035+13:002013-11-08T11:08:35.035+13:00wonderful poem, Philip! (Camila Randall Edstrom, N...wonderful poem, Philip! (Camila Randall Edstrom, Nelson, NZ) Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-3954438112802119542013-11-08T11:07:42.365+13:002013-11-08T11:07:42.365+13:00What a Beautiful boy! (Ludmila Sakowski, Christchu...What a Beautiful boy! (Ludmila Sakowski, Christchurch) Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-85272432385952143212013-11-08T11:06:32.609+13:002013-11-08T11:06:32.609+13:00Congratulations Claire, for him and for you! And h...Congratulations Claire, for him and for you! And he is so young... beautiful. (Maria Christina Amarel, Brazil) Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-33003276907587856742013-11-08T11:05:48.078+13:002013-11-08T11:05:48.078+13:00Great energy in your writing Phillip. Thank you fo...Great energy in your writing Phillip. Thank you for this powerful and evocative poem. (from Elizabeth Brooke-Carr, Dunedin) Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-26211320206173984452013-11-08T11:05:09.770+13:002013-11-08T11:05:09.770+13:00Wow Phillip felt like I was right in the middle of...Wow Phillip felt like I was right in the middle of that storm you described it so perfectly - thanks!!! Jen Long (Dunedin) Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-71113462796053229402013-11-06T17:48:47.073+13:002013-11-06T17:48:47.073+13:00Oh how very wonderful this poem is! I love storms,...Oh how very wonderful this poem is! I love storms, and this poem brought me smack into the middle of one. Thank you, Philip! And Claire!T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-40962781885328195172013-11-06T04:34:57.654+13:002013-11-06T04:34:57.654+13:00Dear Philip, Here in Southern California, a land o...Dear Philip, Here in Southern California, a land of too-little rain except for the rare years when we get too much, it is easy to feel the welcome excitement of your storm. Do, please, keep writing, noticing, caring and doing all that you do. Many a friend has been found through a shared lemon meringue pie. Congratulations. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-89629775281929745122013-11-05T17:05:29.692+13:002013-11-05T17:05:29.692+13:00Dear Phil,
Here in Canada my whole family read yo...Dear Phil, <br />Here in Canada my whole family read your poem.We all love the rhythm of your words and we wonder if you might be a songwriter too. DB Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484034493143850659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-32201193101477764732013-11-05T10:43:45.550+13:002013-11-05T10:43:45.550+13:00NZ poet Kay McKenzie-Cooke also left a message for...NZ poet Kay McKenzie-Cooke also left a message for you on Facebook -<br /><br />She said "Oh what gorgeous-coolness! A beauty of a poem - it really rocks.Congratulations to Phil Beynon."<br /><br />You can read more about Kay here --- <br />http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/Writers/Profiles/Cooke,%20Kay%20McKenzie <br /><br />or here http://kaymckenziecooke.com <br /><br />and this is Kay's blog - many of her poems are about the landscape and her concerns our natural world http://andbottlewasher.blogspot.co.nz<br /><br />xoClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-5044662038688281412013-11-05T10:37:59.370+13:002013-11-05T10:37:59.370+13:00Dear Phil - my friend Maxine read your poem and le...Dear Phil - my friend Maxine read your poem and left a comment for you on Facebook. She said <br /><br />'I felt as if I was there among the storm when I read your poem, Philip. Keep writing!' <br /><br />You might enjoy finding out more about Maxine and the books she has written on her website here --- http://www.maxinealterio.co.nz<br /><br />xoClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.com