tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post7086794646189598543..comments2023-06-24T03:14:25.184-05:00Comments on Chapter and Verse: SoundingWHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-23863457380659904312008-04-21T08:50:00.000-05:002008-04-21T08:50:00.000-05:00Sandy, thanks. Life in death ... but I'm still gl...Sandy, thanks. Life in death ... but I'm still glad it's spring!WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-40931883451675498172008-04-20T19:09:00.000-05:002008-04-20T19:09:00.000-05:00There is hope, indeed. The imagery is wonderful an...There is hope, indeed. The imagery is wonderful and rich, Billy. I love to walk at night in winter; I feel I have just done that tonight!SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-74825746444013097372008-04-20T10:06:00.000-05:002008-04-20T10:06:00.000-05:00Janice, thanks. It has been my favorite since I w...Janice, thanks. It has been my favorite since I wrote it in the late 70s during a very cold winter. I was intrigued that nothing can eradicate life beneath the ice.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Scott. One of my better efforts over the years.<BR/><BR/>Lane, you bring up something that I hadn't noticed (I'm too close to my own work I guess). I seem drawn to quiet, still objects and places. Probably because my life has always been too busy, like everyone else's. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Andree, I think the maple sprig glazed in the pond is the defining image of the poem, of life held temporarily in suspension. As for being like Frost ... hehehe ... it's a lovely thought. You have made my day.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Lana. I'm having more trouble by the day keeping up with blogging ... but onward. So many of those "mundanes" are popping up :)<BR/><BR/>Juliet, yes, when it comes to recycling, why not the poems themselves. <BR/><BR/>(It's a shame, but ever since Katrina, the recycling trucks in this region have never rolled again. After 2.5 yrs. A travesty.)WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-54954310256476471402008-04-20T07:49:00.000-05:002008-04-20T07:49:00.000-05:00very beautiful, I'm always in favour of recycling ...very beautiful, I'm always in favour of recycling old poems!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-6203550595325104002008-04-20T01:32:00.000-05:002008-04-20T01:32:00.000-05:00Lovely photo and poem. Keep up the good work, Bill...Lovely photo and poem. Keep up the good work, Bill!Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-92026064356916576702008-04-19T21:47:00.000-05:002008-04-19T21:47:00.000-05:00A trace of a dream in a sigh. Life. For me. This p...A trace of a dream in a sigh. Life. For me. This poem of yours reminds me so much of Frost. The maple sprig, the woman, the dog . . . this is so beautiful and nostalgic.Andreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159511912645034019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-28143632777631597802008-04-19T14:40:00.000-05:002008-04-19T14:40:00.000-05:00A goodie indeed! It conveys the same sense of stil...A goodie indeed! <BR/><BR/>It conveys the same sense of stillness that your newer poems do.<BR/><BR/>Timeless:-)Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-15774998462758369992008-04-19T13:55:00.000-05:002008-04-19T13:55:00.000-05:00Loved it. Just loved it.Loved it. Just loved it.Scott from Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331284708780612453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-81207879570217254822008-04-19T09:45:00.000-05:002008-04-19T09:45:00.000-05:00This is beautifully wrought William. In the deathl...This is beautifully wrought William. In the deathlike stillness of winter comes that 'pulse' of life yet again. One could study for years the hidden implications. This is one of my favorites - am delighted you chose to repost it.Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-58523799346528940162008-04-19T09:15:00.000-05:002008-04-19T09:15:00.000-05:00Gerldine, almost no one was visiting when this fir...Gerldine, almost no one was visiting when this first appeared ROFL. I was a newbie--and still am I suppose.WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-3495255614065588612008-04-18T18:10:00.000-05:002008-04-18T18:10:00.000-05:00Absolutely beautiful Billy! Oldies can indeed be g...Absolutely beautiful Billy! Oldies can indeed be goodies, thanks for the re-post. I wasn't visiting when this first appeared. BFN, G<BR/><BR/><BR/>www.mypoeticpath.wordpress.comGeraldine https://www.blogger.com/profile/07410019941984295767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-6440372336967614032008-04-18T12:54:00.000-05:002008-04-18T12:54:00.000-05:00Thanks, Melanie! Let me know the address of your ...Thanks, Melanie! Let me know the address of your new blog!WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-32247447809203210932008-04-18T12:49:00.000-05:002008-04-18T12:49:00.000-05:00Oh, sorry Billy. I am working on a new writing and...Oh, sorry Billy. I am working on a new writing and artwork blog. I don't think I can use Blogger for it.<BR/>Must give wordpress a try.<BR/><BR/>-bdCassiopeia Riseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625091389788114012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-18594899937281598632008-04-18T12:36:00.000-05:002008-04-18T12:36:00.000-05:00Billy, gee I am so glad you started Chapter and Ve...Billy, gee I am so glad you started Chapter and Verse. This is a very uplifting poem of the renewal.<BR/>Just beautiful. Sometimes silence can be over powering. I love the images of life just waiting to melt and start again.<BR/><BR/>love, MelanieCassiopeia Riseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625091389788114012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-2242094377622588882008-04-18T09:27:00.000-05:002008-04-18T09:27:00.000-05:00guatami, thanks. I didn't have many readers the f...guatami, thanks. I didn't have many readers the first two weeks. LOL.<BR/><BR/>Charles, I actually wrote this in 1977, but I still like the way it sounds.<BR/><BR/>Lisa, the idea that life exists beneath winter always lifts my spirit.<BR/><BR/>Sarah, very true. There's much to hear in the stillness. Thanks -:)<BR/><BR/>TC, a very good interpretation. The government indeed seems to be in stasis.<BR/><BR/>paisley, I suspect it really is a poem anticipating resurrection. Thanks as always for stopping by!WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-10938464528034324702008-04-17T19:55:00.000-05:002008-04-17T19:55:00.000-05:00a glorious resurrection... thank you for reposting...a glorious resurrection... thank you for reposting it....paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-24013527481259985372008-04-17T15:38:00.000-05:002008-04-17T15:38:00.000-05:00Excellent Billy. It inspires hope that our nation...Excellent Billy. It inspires hope that our nation can awaken once again from the torpor of the last seven years.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-43058398983731854132008-04-17T14:18:00.000-05:002008-04-17T14:18:00.000-05:00And yet so much happens in the space of that still...And yet so much happens in the space of that stillness. Billy, this poem made me close my eyes and just listen. <BR/><BR/>So glad you resurrected this! It's too lovely. :)Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-78821132154944487802008-04-17T13:04:00.000-05:002008-04-17T13:04:00.000-05:00This leaves me speechless. I love the sensation of...This leaves me speechless. I love the sensation of things frozen, but still with life, a pulse, warmth. Just beautiful.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-77421499629588373422008-04-17T12:00:00.000-05:002008-04-17T12:00:00.000-05:00This is wonderful. Very evocative of the winter. ...This is wonderful. Very evocative of the winter. Love the "Silver Throne" and "frost at midnight"Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929073053478779848.post-9303969043991772942008-04-17T10:09:00.000-05:002008-04-17T10:09:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting an oldie! How else I would have...Thanks for posting an oldie! How else I would have read this?<BR/><BR/>:Dgautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.com