tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post446114001192610776..comments2024-01-08T08:43:29.509+10:30Comments on roslyn ross - small stones and other poems: Gift in the curseRoslyn Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-41467477271472362092014-02-25T17:57:42.598+10:302014-02-25T17:57:42.598+10:30There is an old saying Rosemary, 'no good deed...There is an old saying Rosemary, 'no good deed goes unpunished.' And some of the greatest wrongs have been done by well meaning people who believe they are 'doing good.'Roslyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-20406392354822972372014-02-25T16:46:01.281+10:302014-02-25T16:46:01.281+10:30Hmmm, I wou ld agree with you — but not about the ...Hmmm, I wou ld agree with you — but not about the curse.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-71326228623431157712014-02-21T14:06:27.358+10:302014-02-21T14:06:27.358+10:30that is a spooky closing line. rhythmic, with good...that is a spooky closing line. rhythmic, with good pace throughout ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-64995345137621765162014-02-20T23:25:29.189+10:302014-02-20T23:25:29.189+10:30Interesting subject . The reasoning mind verse the...Interesting subject . The reasoning mind verse the whispers of intuition. Thought provoking.So much cannot be explained . How arid an existence it would be to deny the mysterious and need an explanation for everything.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-68822575028071821922014-02-20T20:24:51.866+10:302014-02-20T20:24:51.866+10:30Expiriential C.C. and heartfelt. Expiriential C.C. and heartfelt. Roslyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-20775112317021827772014-02-20T20:24:29.248+10:302014-02-20T20:24:29.248+10:30It is a lesson I learned long ago. As my husband o...It is a lesson I learned long ago. As my husband often says: No good deed goes unpunished which is a variation on the theme.Roslyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-38514689298361347502014-02-20T20:23:56.158+10:302014-02-20T20:23:56.158+10:30Thanks hanna.Thanks hanna.Roslyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-85901744809030350192014-02-20T17:05:10.921+10:302014-02-20T17:05:10.921+10:30I Love this...both the topic and the rhythmic way ...I Love this...both the topic and the rhythmic way you presented it. I also agree with Hanna...that stanza is quote-worthy for sure!C.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16393100446679896378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-20251241825305226442014-02-20T12:36:30.191+10:302014-02-20T12:36:30.191+10:30I like this. There are two sides to everything, an...I like this. There are two sides to everything, and often both are inter-joined. You capture this well.Ginny Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298060016652737538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310561639547971922.post-46922556963476598042014-02-20T00:06:43.595+10:302014-02-20T00:06:43.595+10:30Such feel for language and rhythm...
enviable.
I l...Such feel for language and rhythm...<br />enviable.<br />I loved the whole poem, but the quoted stanza is memorable.<br /><br /><i>"It takes enormous courage,<br />to trust these inner words,<br />of whispered faint imaginings-<br />against mind's shouted curse."</i>avalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051456576217305095noreply@blogger.com