tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post4552392633349241970..comments2023-11-03T04:24:05.324-07:00Comments on A Dwelling by The Sea: Be still...Kathy Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-85976640086247480562012-12-16T18:04:35.296-08:002012-12-16T18:04:35.296-08:00Merry Christmas sweet and beautiful Kathy :) xxoMerry Christmas sweet and beautiful Kathy :) xxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-34743890502673704532012-12-08T08:40:29.638-08:002012-12-08T08:40:29.638-08:00Wonderfully written, and I especially like that se...Wonderfully written, and I especially like that second line: "Sense all around you as if blind." Not blind, but AS IF blind, so that every sense is fully engaged. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858791213787473858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-89250075433597908292012-12-08T04:33:39.753-08:002012-12-08T04:33:39.753-08:00Beautiful post Dear Lady! You are quite the talent...Beautiful post Dear Lady! You are quite the talented writer! Enjoyed my visit here! Have a great weekend!Rosemary Aubuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131260177543328683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-83306193003896939392012-12-08T01:18:25.469-08:002012-12-08T01:18:25.469-08:00This is beautiful. I loved the message - "Dis...This is beautiful. I loved the message - "Distill yourself and be aware."Amrit Sinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333443172096537424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-62479135347197960962012-12-08T00:16:39.638-08:002012-12-08T00:16:39.638-08:00I enjoyed this poem, there's something powerfu...I enjoyed this poem, there's something powerful yet gentle about your lead line ~ most interestingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-18180235995279052242012-12-07T23:30:05.519-08:002012-12-07T23:30:05.519-08:00listening to the sound of our dreams and find rest...listening to the sound of our dreams and find rest amidst the things going on around us...love this message..esp. important in the busy pre-christmas time of the year..love the use of distilled in this..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-15925604803142412772012-12-07T22:03:01.017-08:002012-12-07T22:03:01.017-08:00..excellent write... very compose and solemn to re.....excellent write... very compose and solemn to read... your refrain keeps on ringing into my ears like a psalm i will forever remember... enjoy your break and goodlucks ahead... smiles...kelvin s.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02591849636814413110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-40649337104416228402012-12-07T21:37:16.709-08:002012-12-07T21:37:16.709-08:00breaks are good. they let us to breath fresh air a...breaks are good. they let us to breath fresh air and reset our minds!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-3490619561058768462012-12-07T18:06:59.784-08:002012-12-07T18:06:59.784-08:00I like the refraining lines, speaks deeply of refl...I like the refraining lines, speaks deeply of reflecting in our lives.<br /><br />A wonderful message and form ~ <br /> <br />Enjoy your time off ~ Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-9301650482903503702012-12-07T16:09:46.428-08:002012-12-07T16:09:46.428-08:00"distill yourself and be aware"... wow, ..."distill yourself and be aware"... wow, what a line. love the brilliance of your words... so calm they seem, yet carry such an important message. very good!<br />enjoy your time off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-50064949924801720992012-12-07T14:56:27.409-08:002012-12-07T14:56:27.409-08:00there is a really nice tranquility to this....the ...there is a really nice tranquility to this....the letting go a bit of the need and just being...distilled...cool use of that word...like a call to be in the moment and aware....i like that much...enjoy your break...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-89138308589458067892012-12-07T14:39:17.192-08:002012-12-07T14:39:17.192-08:00A very lovely double meaning here with the distill...A very lovely double meaning here with the distill and the idea of being still so a kind of concentrated effort towards awareness. Very elegantly done. k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-43629663838867823512012-12-07T13:57:55.400-08:002012-12-07T13:57:55.400-08:00I enjoyed your repeated line...very effective in y...I enjoyed your repeated line...very effective in your quatern. I also liked "Sense all around you as if blind," as I think sometimes we are so visual that we don't pay as much attention as we should to our other senses. A fine write. Enjoy your poetry break, and return refreshed!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-73683973575675182742012-12-07T13:55:50.289-08:002012-12-07T13:55:50.289-08:00I am glad you posted. This is quite satisfying and...I am glad you posted. This is quite satisfying and an excellent example of a quatern. I actually think writing it in couplets is more demanding than in abab etc. This is quite "ethereal" - distill, let go. Love it!Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.com