tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post4157972729932731769..comments2023-06-24T03:14:25.184-05:00Comments on Chapter and Verse: Eternity in the Key of CWHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-53946349762787018242008-04-02T10:39:00.000-05:002008-04-02T10:39:00.000-05:00Thank you so much, Cynthia. I love books and book...Thank you so much, Cynthia. I love books and bookcases. They're like a safe tranquilizer. Om -:)WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-90970185787706232242008-04-01T17:37:00.000-05:002008-04-01T17:37:00.000-05:00You made me love this roomwith your words and thou...You made me love this room<BR/>with your words and thoughts.<BR/>Rich and homey at once.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10598169309616545734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-15146120389245220052008-03-31T08:29:00.000-05:002008-03-31T08:29:00.000-05:00qualcosa, I think you're right. As we grow older,...qualcosa, I think you're right. As we grow older, there's more acceptance of your our mortality. So glad you liked it. Thanks for stopping by!!WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-21935956112047503552008-03-31T06:33:00.000-05:002008-03-31T06:33:00.000-05:00i thoroughly enjoy the journeys i experience in re...i thoroughly enjoy the journeys i experience in reading your words. with this one i was stuck on the 'orphan tone' & the lonely haunting feeling of that, the lack of harmony. i wonder, if as we age & more of those we love pass on, does the letting go of here become easier. i sensed some of that in your wordsqualcosa di bellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15107076097533430296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-47090830034515868012008-03-27T09:37:00.000-05:002008-03-27T09:37:00.000-05:00Linda, you're not being a geek at all! I apprecia...Linda, you're not being a geek at all! I appreciate your clarifying this for me -:) <BR/><BR/>scott, thanks.<BR/><BR/>Miladysa, Thank you so much. You're obviously back :)WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-19216580118172123392008-03-27T05:53:00.000-05:002008-03-27T05:53:00.000-05:00Wonderfully descriptive and touching.Wonderfully descriptive and touching.Miladysahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065128196666157541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-36868870139868371922008-03-27T01:42:00.000-05:002008-03-27T01:42:00.000-05:00Hi, I'm back to weigh in on the C major/minor quic...Hi, I'm back to weigh in on the C major/minor quickly. (I am a music teacher and I didn't catch the wording the first read).<BR/><BR/>Major is a very bright sound, usually glorious, happy much of the time. Minor is melancholy, sadder in tone-although at a fast tempo (think the Hora) can be great fun. You need to have three notes (a chord is more than one note-usually three or more) to be able to determine major or minor tonality. It cannot be determined by one single note. A scale is eight notes in succession. The black keys (flats or sharps, depending on the key you are playing) are part of the creation of chords but don't always mean a minor key or chord. Stop me when I am too much of a music geek. If that's not clear, I'll be happy to restate it another way.<BR/><BR/>You could be more correct in the poem by simply saying "C" without saying major or minor. "C" refers to the single note...OR you could say "keys" plural instead of "key" in the first line and revert back to C minor in the second. By saying "keys", C minor could definitely work as the player would be playing more than one note to identify the tonality. I would hear this poem as minor over major, personally.<BR/><BR/>I hope I haven't overstepped my bounds, but I felt dutiful to help clear up some confusion!! <BR/><BR/>LindaLinda Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801313102525232162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-46567039528673532008-03-27T01:11:00.000-05:002008-03-27T01:11:00.000-05:00ummm... not to be a pain or nuthin'... but C major...ummm... not to be a pain or nuthin'... but C major is another scale or chord... <BR/><BR/>It's like a C minor only more major, I've been told...<BR/><BR/>I suppose one could tap "high C" or "middle C" with a finger...<BR/><BR/>I feel like I am pooping on a diamond here, but I guess I could be compulsively trying to remove a bit of debris from its glossy surface?<BR/><BR/>Yeah.... That's sounds better, anyway.Scott from Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331284708780612453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-14910675313134180502008-03-26T21:58:00.000-05:002008-03-26T21:58:00.000-05:00All I could think of despite the gorgeous and evoc...All I could think of despite the gorgeous and evocative lines was, now that's a lonely life.writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-71584305914014283062008-03-26T17:35:00.000-05:002008-03-26T17:35:00.000-05:00being aware of the passing of time makes you to li...being aware of the passing of time makes you to live those moments with intensity!!sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02191006536623459661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-65666771507455829002008-03-26T09:27:00.000-05:002008-03-26T09:27:00.000-05:00Lane, someone once wrote that we'll be able to loo...Lane, someone once wrote that we'll be able to look back and relive moments of our lives (think it was C.S. Lewis). It would be nice if moments were indeed archived.<BR/><BR/>Lana, I should indeed be doing the Snoopy dance for spring LOL. <BR/><BR/>floots, thanks for stopping by. -:)<BR/><BR/>Jason, a succinct summary. Life is full of hallmarks, but I've learned that we don't notice them at the time. The final one, however, is one that apparently gets out attention.WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-9842226651721051672008-03-26T08:46:00.000-05:002008-03-26T08:46:00.000-05:00The passing of an instrument, an era, and some of ...The passing of an instrument, an era, and some of the essence of a person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-88917477945036004932008-03-26T07:57:00.000-05:002008-03-26T07:57:00.000-05:00this is amazingi particularly liked "orphan tone"t...this is amazing<BR/>i particularly liked "orphan tone"<BR/>the image has so many shades of thought and meaning<BR/>thank youflootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530734765701940680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-12183391867806448172008-03-26T00:25:00.000-05:002008-03-26T00:25:00.000-05:00Ironically, I wrote a poem some years ago that tou...Ironically, I wrote a poem some years ago that touched on the concept of the fractal perfection of a snowflake.<BR/>Love this one, even though it makes me very sad. You DO realize it's Spring, right? ;) *LOL*Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-14308038986256960062008-03-25T17:00:00.000-05:002008-03-25T17:00:00.000-05:00So many soft images in this poem and I always enjo...So many soft images in this poem and I always enjoy how you mix lyrical with stark fact (8th cuplet:-)<BR/><BR/>My favourite phrase is <I>even the sunrise has been archived</I>. This totaly illuminates leaving a life with no loose ends and meeting 'polite' eternity. <BR/><BR/>What a way to go:-)Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-45406524316340207672008-03-25T14:20:00.000-05:002008-03-25T14:20:00.000-05:00Well, Scott was correct. The black keys are flats...Well, Scott was correct. The black keys are flats and sharps, not minors. Oops :)WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-55085738157633882008-03-25T14:14:00.000-05:002008-03-25T14:14:00.000-05:00Julie, you're right--this was a very auditory poem...Julie, you're right--this was a very auditory poem in many respects.<BR/><BR/>Casdok, many say I have a gift for insanity LOL, but thank you. (And I hope you enjoy the book. Most of the email I've received about it has been positive.)<BR/><BR/>Sandy, welcome back. The chardonnay is on the counter -:) Everyone seems to be having a good time!<BR/><BR/>Scott, you're probably right. I thought there was a minor scale on the old piany. I should check.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Tomcat. Much appreciated.WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-9778519304811092182008-03-25T13:39:00.000-05:002008-03-25T13:39:00.000-05:00Very nicely done, Billy. It brings a sense of my ...Very nicely done, Billy. It brings a sense of my own mortality.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-65048993397228224712008-03-25T13:37:00.000-05:002008-03-25T13:37:00.000-05:00I'm not a music guy, but isn't C minor a chord? If...I'm not a music guy, but isn't C minor a chord? If it is, that would make your finger very talented... <BR/><BR/>I could be way wrong though. It has happened before.<BR/><BR/>Other than that one perplexing thought, way cool. Very nice. Lovely. Lots of accolades, mostly already shared by others.<BR/><BR/>And a bravo or two...Scott from Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331284708780612453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-28985696152731345222008-03-25T13:18:00.000-05:002008-03-25T13:18:00.000-05:00Just checking in on the conversation, Billy!Thanks...Just checking in on the conversation, Billy!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by. God bless.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-1395653712316815262008-03-25T11:49:00.000-05:002008-03-25T11:49:00.000-05:00Yes you certainly do have a gift.Ive just bought y...Yes you certainly do have a gift.<BR/>Ive just bought your book btw!Casdokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497897393162856190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-27820368296327518492008-03-25T09:27:00.000-05:002008-03-25T09:27:00.000-05:00You have a great gift for recreating the sounds in...You have a great gift for recreating the sounds in particular.virtual nexushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955335598875413324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-67134062088999932672008-03-25T09:03:00.000-05:002008-03-25T09:03:00.000-05:00Thank you, Juliet. I tried to create a very quiet...Thank you, Juliet. I tried to create a very quiet atmosphere.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Charles. Always glad to have you stop by!<BR/><BR/>Sandy, you're right! There are books in the room. I was thinking about the Harry Truman house in Missouri as a model. Just a mid-American sitting room with no frills.<BR/><BR/>paisley, I believe in NDE reports and believe that death is peaceful and loving.<BR/><BR/>Raven, thank you. As I told paisley, I believe in NDEs. Everyone is fulfilling some kind of mission, and death is merely going home.<BR/><BR/>Christine, you can keep saying it's your favorite each time. I certainly won't mind :) Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Linda, you and I heard the same note. I was thinking of a painao wire that hadn't been hit in a very long time, a piano that was almost certainly out of tune. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Jo, our voices all drop as we grow old, so I thought of the wire as a human vocal cord. Glad you liked it. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>cargwaps, you're most welcome!WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-53464522159181599572008-03-25T05:28:00.000-05:002008-03-25T05:28:00.000-05:00i read this while sounding out a C minor on my key...i read this while sounding out a C minor on my keyboard. :) 'twas beautiful billy. thanks for the images. ^__^cargwapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255623841643008436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-12960437772776920982008-03-25T01:44:00.000-05:002008-03-25T01:44:00.000-05:00My favourite line is actually 'I hit the C again, ...My favourite line is actually 'I hit the C again, the wire an old man's vocal cord'. But hey, they're all good lines. It also moves very well.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149139820474072721noreply@blogger.com