tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post4501269339942601563..comments2023-10-31T08:09:25.281-07:00Comments on T.: Tuesday Poem: William StaffordT. http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-2506331474829458682013-03-05T21:11:13.681-08:002013-03-05T21:11:13.681-08:00Ah yes, Tara. That one too.Ah yes, Tara. That one too.T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-11817974241734181362013-03-05T00:11:21.170-08:002013-03-05T00:11:21.170-08:00Helen, I have a copy of this by my bathroom mirror...Helen, I have a copy of this by my bathroom mirror, where (apparently!) I spend a lot of time.<br /><br />When poetry does this — leaps across oceans — I know that all is not lost.<br /><br />Thank you for taking the time to comment!T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-374347935589510922013-03-05T00:09:53.128-08:002013-03-05T00:09:53.128-08:00Helen, I have a copy by my bathroom mirror, where,...Helen, I have a copy by my bathroom mirror, where, (apparently!) I spend a lot of time.<br /><br />So delighted that this resonated with you! When poetry does this — leaps across oceans — I know that all is not lost, and that I may still have faith in the world.T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-37132862785793113922013-03-05T00:08:04.635-08:002013-03-05T00:08:04.635-08:00Zireaux -- "I suspect America will soon awake...Zireaux -- "I suspect America will soon awake from its ironic<br />stupor" -- we can only hope. In the meantime, it's writing such as this that sustains me.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-89333441741883621322013-03-05T00:06:39.538-08:002013-03-05T00:06:39.538-08:00Tara, yes. It undid me too.
xo
T.Tara, yes. It undid me too.<br /><br />xo<br />T.T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-74007531834761879972013-03-05T00:06:11.552-08:002013-03-05T00:06:11.552-08:00lillyanne, I too was astounded at the volume of po...lillyanne, I too was astounded at the volume of poems he produced. It almost seems an impossibility. Nevertheless, when I mentioned this poem to a dear friend, he said it was his favorite. What are the odds? T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-35729140108621248712013-03-04T23:38:31.280-08:002013-03-04T23:38:31.280-08:00it's absolutely stunning. Just what I needed t...it's absolutely stunning. Just what I needed tonight...so true and wise. I shall copy it out and keep it.<br />Thank you. Helen McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429062682694815734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-53406054328990398142013-03-04T19:55:10.509-08:002013-03-04T19:55:10.509-08:00This is the poetry of earnestness, of solemnity, f...This is the poetry of earnestness, of solemnity, feeling, ritual -- a lost, or unappreciated art in America. The country seems ripe for a return to this sort of straight-talk. I suspect America will soon awake from its ironic stupor, and circus elephants parading tail-to-trunk will indicate trust and affection once again. The rhythm here -- five easy sentences -- flows as truthful as the voice.Zireauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066215518736407170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-39696295429359582902013-03-04T14:58:28.280-08:002013-03-04T14:58:28.280-08:00a shrug that lets the fragile sequence break....th...a shrug that lets the fragile sequence break....that one undid me, T. what a spectacular poem.Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-79328545763467266582013-03-04T11:33:49.653-08:002013-03-04T11:33:49.653-08:00Oh this is a lovely one - I didn't know it, an...Oh this is a lovely one - I didn't know it, and now that you've told me how many poems he wrote I'm not surprised that I hadn't met it before! Thanks a bundle.lillyannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752638206153634574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-53075327229046318592013-03-04T09:05:40.348-08:002013-03-04T09:05:40.348-08:00How perfectly beautiful. Thank you for posting thi...How perfectly beautiful. Thank you for posting this poem and the words about Stafford.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com