tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post7924018867515682224..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: The Flowering CactusDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-24957776030513553042012-02-12T19:59:31.462+00:002012-02-12T19:59:31.462+00:00Wow. You weave so much into this, Old Testament an...Wow. You weave so much into this, Old Testament and New, a little Celtic perhaps (the green head)? It is seamless and quite powerful. Thank you.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-50042597971355113752012-02-10T09:30:46.162+00:002012-02-10T09:30:46.162+00:00The Weaver of Grass
A very reassuring response - a...<b>The Weaver of Grass</b><br />A very reassuring response - and I guess I needed a bit of reassurance about this one, so very many thanks. Much appreciated.<br /><br /><b>Eileen </b><br />Wow, I'm really delighted to hear that you found all that in it. Thank you very much for saying so.<br /><br /><b>Carl </b><br />Thanks Carl. really good to hear this.<br /><br /><b>JeanetteLS </b><br />Well, thank you so much for saying all this. It's really good to know.<br /><br /><b>Claudia </b><br />Thank you for this. It is a powerful metaphor, I discovered that early on, but sometimes powerful metaphors are hard to control. (I find!)<br /><br /><b>Brian </b><br />My thanks for your very heldful comments. Always good to have.<br /><br /><b>Tommaso </b><br />Ah, you are finding wonders outside my orbit. I shall have to do some investigating. Thanks for giving me a new line of enquiry.<br /><br /><b>Windsmoke </b><br />No, but thanks very much for this. Good to have.<br /><br /><b>Rachel </b><br />I probably lost you because I do change the object of a metaphor at times, especially when it is extended as here.So the green head crowned with thorns is a metaphor for Old Testament times and beliefs, but then it becomes a metaphor for Mary, having also stood - briefly - for the instruments of Christ's passion.<br /><br /><b>Mary </b><br />Thank you very much.<br /><br /><b>Williamz </b><br />I do enjoy your analyses of my poems. They are never far from the mark and often see things that I had not realised were there - which is fine, and just as it should be. Thank you so much for the effort you put in. It is most appreciated.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-47753977828111638372012-02-10T02:32:36.477+00:002012-02-10T02:32:36.477+00:00What an amazing parable of the individual search f...What an amazing parable of the individual search for meaning in a world trapped by the mythology of humankind. The flowering cactus is, in my mind, the perfect metaphor of the yearning spirit in a challenging landscape whose survival is so independent of its external, harsh environment. Thanx 4 sharing this vision. Always love visiting.Williamz JungleJuicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654456394272102977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-84021547205054747652012-02-10T00:00:08.820+00:002012-02-10T00:00:08.820+00:00Beautifully written, Dave!Beautifully written, Dave!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-28081308054497798202012-02-09T21:39:29.895+00:002012-02-09T21:39:29.895+00:00Usually I can figure out at least some of your ins...Usually I can figure out at least some of your inspiration for the poems you post - but this one has me stumped! Intriguing and mystifying.Rachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-90035196452013572852012-02-09T20:17:07.546+00:002012-02-09T20:17:07.546+00:00Great re-write because i wasn't around two or ...Great re-write because i wasn't around two or three years ago :-).Windsmoke.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12225394580987872677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-53721914562357858322012-02-09T19:32:27.608+00:002012-02-09T19:32:27.608+00:00The final stanza with the “exuberant flame flutter...The final stanza with the “exuberant flame fluttering” is a sublime conclusion of a great poem.<br />Your flowering cactus has noble ancestors, you have entered a marvellous ground…it reminds me of the Irish “furze” ( I am not sure of the spelling..) which is the northern “brother or sister” of the Italian “La Ginestra” made immortal by Giacomo Leopardi.Tommaso gervasuttinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-80190786778940714342012-02-09T19:09:01.842+00:002012-02-09T19:09:01.842+00:00really a fine piece dave...and a testament too on ...really a fine piece dave...and a testament too on not giving up on pieces...was not around to see it the first time but really enjoyed this rewrite...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-89837363171171874922012-02-09T18:49:27.051+00:002012-02-09T18:49:27.051+00:00wow..what a great metaphor david..powerful images....wow..what a great metaphor david..powerful images..a bethlehem of sorts..for sure..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-83877719192416106032012-02-09T16:12:38.089+00:002012-02-09T16:12:38.089+00:00Dave, I do think this may be one of your most movi...Dave, I do think this may be one of your most moving, surprising, visually evocative poems of this year. For me, at least. Superb.JeannetteLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528285846408727632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-77140865989314930802012-02-09T12:55:24.772+00:002012-02-09T12:55:24.772+00:00What a moving poem. The images are amazing.What a moving poem. The images are amazing.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751363280115223716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-85332284197726944732012-02-09T12:07:27.129+00:002012-02-09T12:07:27.129+00:00Dave,
A superb piece of writing with instantaneou...Dave,<br /><br />A superb piece of writing with instantaneous sadness, power and imagery behind your words.<br /><br />EileenEileen T O'Neill .....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325632298717325699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-77600345192599939052012-02-09T10:53:47.173+00:002012-02-09T10:53:47.173+00:00I didn't recognise it Dave - i love it. It is...I didn't recognise it Dave - i love it. It is such a clever take on the events and written with such care and attention to detail.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com