Comments on: POETRY MATTERS

By: Betsy Wuebker

Betsy Wuebker — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:20:17 +0000

Hi Davina – Oh, I love that one too…”to watch his woods fill up with snow…” it’s so dreamy. I can remember Robert Frost doing some sort of invocation for JFK long ago. I believe Frost was National Poet Laureate? He was an aged white haired man – ramrod straight, very powerful impression.

I don’t know about the coding thing. It may be that you have to put a slash in the code when you want it to end? I mess it up all the time.

Hi Ross – I picked up on that you said “haven’t HEARD” O Captain My Captain in such a long time. There’s so much more power in spoken poetry, isn’t there?

Long ago, on vacation in northern Minnesota, I was mesmerized when one of our companions, a former military officer from the U.K., regaled us with Robert Burns’ in the ORIGINAL (gaelic?) dialect. We understood not a word, but we understood completely, due to his lively recitation.

Hearing poetry…Perhaps Matthew Dryden would agree; he regularly performs in poetry slams, and records his poetry on his site. Thank you, Ross.

By: Ross

Ross — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:23:34 +0000

Wow, having to write such an obituary.... makes me sad thinking about it. You got me thinking about O Captain! My Captain! again - haven't heard it for some time. I love the feelings of pride, passion and unwavering devotion that it invokes... All the best -Ross Ross´s last blog post..New E-Book: Jump-Start Change!

By: Davina

Davina — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:56:08 +0000

Oh well, I tried to use the "bold" HTML function for the word favourite and it didn't work. I put the code before and after the word. What did I do wrong? Davina´s last blog post..Romancing Your Resolutions

By: Davina

Davina — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:54:45 +0000

Hi Betsy. I LOVE poetry, especially rhymes. And Robert Frost's Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening is my most favourite one of all time! So sorry to hear of the loss of your friend's son. Davina´s last blog post..Romancing Your Resolutions

By: Betsy Wuebker

Betsy Wuebker — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:47:19 +0000

Hi Dot – “How do you like going up in a swing, up in the air so blue. Oh, I do think it’s the pleasantest thing, ever a child can do…” So many of those were so easy to learn and remember, weren’t they? I love Emily Dickinson, too, and almost referenced her for this sad task. And of course e.e.cummings “her slightest look…” – such a love song. Thank you.

By: Dot

Dot — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:31:19 +0000

P.S. – Forgot to add

When I am dead and over me bright April
shakes out her rain-drenched bough
Then I shall be more silent and cold-hearted
than you are now.

Emily Dickinson and I had some anger to get out.

I hope I got that right. Memory is a tricky thing.

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By: Dot

Dot — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:29:42 +0000
A Child’s Garden of Verses was a part of our house, too. It wasn't taught to us, but I visited it regularly, along with everything else there was to read. Emily Dickinson and e.e. cummings have comforted me the most. Dot´s last blog post..This and That

By: Betsy Wuebker

Betsy Wuebker — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:43:15 +0000

Hi Jannie – No, thank you for the gift of your poetry. It was spell-binding. It’s going to be tough at the funeral on Monday, but at the same time, very meaningful for all – a 21 gun salute and everything for our Navy soccer star high school homecoming king. The Houseman poem is so appropriate, as it was written for a war hero during WWI.

And yes, I can see my mother wagging her finger, “I told you all this memorizing would come in handy some day.”

By: Jannie

Jannie — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:27:09 +0000

I am sorry to hear about the death of your friend, that’s a tough one to handle but how fitting and beautiful a poem to recite, it touched me deeply to read it.

Your mother was a very smart lady. In this house it has been Dr Suess when Kelly was still in utero and we haven’t stopped yet.

And Sam McGee, simply one of the best poems I know.

And thank you for the link, awfully nice of you, Betsy.