tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post1955352423259693189..comments2023-06-18T09:02:20.948-04:00Comments on Changefulstorm Poetry: Some Eyes Seek Beautiful Shadows - March 21, 2011Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526666908406849762noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-45090974302163317932011-03-26T18:35:39.591-04:002011-03-26T18:35:39.591-04:00I feel as though you looked into my very soul and ...I feel as though you looked into my very soul and pulled this out.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10609534426346540891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-9728819777565256202011-03-26T16:48:58.704-04:002011-03-26T16:48:58.704-04:00Wow John. You know how to turn a phrase. I loved...Wow John. You know how to turn a phrase. I loved this piece and agree with John regarding the climax. It brought it all together like an eagle landing on its nest. Magnificent.<br /><br />I hate that I can't post using my name: Michael Scott, so I just throw it in. <br /><br />Maybe one of these days I should figure out Open ID. I prefer the name/url thing that blogger offers in its latest version.Kentucky Rainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753739401363847764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-74403895799937482842011-03-26T15:47:18.858-04:002011-03-26T15:47:18.858-04:00I have subscriptions to four different literary jo...I have subscriptions to four different literary journals: <br /><br />Tin House<br />Glimmer Train<br />The Missouri Review<br />Zoetrope<br />The Sun (elaspsed). <br /><br />Five! (Also read Paris Review) <br /><br />Anyway, each one has a certain character. My favorite, though you did not ask, is Tin House. There are different ways I would categorize the stories. In all cases, I am ostensibly seeking literary expression and subtle philosophy. If asked, I would say the “story” is not too relevant to me. Whereas some readers seek the whole and hope it will be greater than the sum of its parts, it is the parts themselves I seek, and I hope the whole will not get in the way. <br /><br />However, what I find is often the opposite. I noticed a phenomenon that I had not considered before. Some of the longer stories I read bore me a little if they are not heavy on the ingredients I want. However, often near the end, I realize how truly magnificent they are. They build up to something, and all the seemingly mundane parts, suddenly mean something, all at once. It is like a flood of revelation that rushes in before you realized there was a storm. In these cases as I read the last few pages, I get chills. That is how I know the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Tin House and The Sun have repeatedly tricked me with this unexpected and un-coveted surprise. <br /><br />I usually do not like poetry, though I sometimes read it. To mention a few classics that resonate heavily: “The Tide Rises, Longfellow,” “Breathe on the Living, Patchen,” “What is Truth, Mc Niece,” “Hap, Hardy,” “Les Silhouette, Wilde,” “Ozymandias, Shelly.” <br /><br />In every life there is good and there is bad. If the presence of bad is how we define a bad life, then all lives are bad. If the presence of good defines a good live, then all lives are good. We cannot obliterate either force, but as you acknowledged, we can push it away. My wife has been focuses on the bad lately, embracing it, seeing it as the world. This specific piece spoke to me. <br /><br />“Some Eyes Seek Beautiful Shadows,” is nothing like any of the things I listed above, and also nothing like I have seen in Tin House or The Sun. Yet, it shares that same quality. It gave me chills.John Mystehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263634313238599515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-54730569643905152582011-03-24T01:15:29.816-04:002011-03-24T01:15:29.816-04:00I can totally relate as you know. Beautifully expr...I can totally relate as you know. Beautifully expressed.Tutte Peeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121650767333158951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-33407189893443735342011-03-22T06:17:37.501-04:002011-03-22T06:17:37.501-04:00Always lovely and thought provoking....Beautiful ....Always lovely and thought provoking....Beautiful ...Thank You..!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026109701609348319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-1193408087884882932011-03-22T01:31:55.571-04:002011-03-22T01:31:55.571-04:00Neva,
Thanks for making my Monday feel better !Neva,<br />Thanks for making my Monday feel better !RyukyuMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06274885659789720372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-75964764596332893492011-03-22T01:06:44.127-04:002011-03-22T01:06:44.127-04:00Hauntingly sad and beautiful!Hauntingly sad and beautiful!Janet Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126248666972072628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-48960875660975221362011-03-21T21:20:45.403-04:002011-03-21T21:20:45.403-04:00We have all experienced this poem in one way or an...We have all experienced this poem in one way or another. But you have put in poetic form and just nail it. Speaking poetically this poem is moving and to some degree spiritual. A beautifull write Neva.emmett wheatfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466994239329611740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-79740985230660207872011-03-21T19:22:01.008-04:002011-03-21T19:22:01.008-04:00A new favorite for me of yours Neva....truly breat...A new favorite for me of yours Neva....truly breathtaking....love your whole blog! :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-61454439935947132202011-03-21T14:37:23.873-04:002011-03-21T14:37:23.873-04:00.... Neva!! it's really beautiful poem..... Neva!! it's really beautiful poem.ensemble5https://www.blogger.com/profile/07495652688450494118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-74335689417808800372011-03-21T11:17:25.821-04:002011-03-21T11:17:25.821-04:00A perception of what might have been. Holding tigh...A perception of what might have been. Holding tight!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-83385751508614545922011-03-21T10:43:10.519-04:002011-03-21T10:43:10.519-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Deb Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311484883345662267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-53558736400539358122011-03-21T10:06:53.861-04:002011-03-21T10:06:53.861-04:00Great food for thought! Deep and meaningful...Great food for thought! Deep and meaningful...Horacio Guzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13451802912175856261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-2785905742969102312011-03-21T10:05:48.260-04:002011-03-21T10:05:48.260-04:00Comes a reflection of me, when sometimes open and ...Comes a reflection of me, when sometimes open and close roads or appear to be closed. moving poem.Juanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079123770357962911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-8326609280744525372011-03-21T10:04:48.951-04:002011-03-21T10:04:48.951-04:00No matter how I sigh ,Beautiful Image for this dre...No matter how I sigh ,Beautiful Image for this dreamer. Thank You NevaGenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133742384824803437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-3674677810088461702011-03-21T09:56:10.667-04:002011-03-21T09:56:10.667-04:00Very beautiful as always Neva."Moving"Very beautiful as always Neva."Moving"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06635983500500266680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-9029660724450478672011-03-21T09:32:59.340-04:002011-03-21T09:32:59.340-04:00Simply Beautiful Neva! Love it!Simply Beautiful Neva! Love it!Tim Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15249637110608094825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-52561194190869331962011-03-21T09:25:37.690-04:002011-03-21T09:25:37.690-04:00beautifully deep. Enjoyed readingbeautifully deep. Enjoyed readingTeddy Dragon Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367019351428634985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-84771421315616638762011-03-21T08:46:21.550-04:002011-03-21T08:46:21.550-04:00Moved me to tears, thanks (((Neva)))Moved me to tears, thanks (((Neva)))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-89304784016772398442011-03-21T08:43:07.629-04:002011-03-21T08:43:07.629-04:00An Absolutely..Beautiful Artistic Mind! Many Thanx...An Absolutely..Beautiful Artistic Mind! Many Thanx For Sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132090901808977681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246769190014917081.post-62364560121102704852011-03-21T08:34:53.727-04:002011-03-21T08:34:53.727-04:00Very moving lines. Just love your poetry.Very moving lines. Just love your poetry.Mike Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149847109691591945noreply@blogger.com