tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post2531762812797385822..comments2023-11-03T04:24:05.324-07:00Comments on A Dwelling by The Sea: Japanese death poem..Kathy Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-57848120323360227752015-09-28T09:46:12.333-07:002015-09-28T09:46:12.333-07:00ha - had to check out the 21 grams as well - i lik...ha - had to check out the 21 grams as well - i like how you connect it to the sea and timesless sands...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-32444609684106915512015-09-26T15:13:07.797-07:002015-09-26T15:13:07.797-07:00quite lovely Kathy!...and a thankyou (shoutout) to...quite lovely Kathy!...and a thankyou (shoutout) to Sherry Marr for helping me to understand the enigmatic final two words!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126230685516232230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-90290402266335608672015-09-26T06:42:31.122-07:002015-09-26T06:42:31.122-07:00This is a bit different, and thought-provoking. I ...This is a bit different, and thought-provoking. I am fond of Orion and like that inclusion. :)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-36656021532571691342015-09-25T16:07:03.156-07:002015-09-25T16:07:03.156-07:00love the sky and sea reference - and sharing the 2...love the sky and sea reference - and sharing the 21 grams Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-28772751907535754112015-09-25T10:01:27.565-07:002015-09-25T10:01:27.565-07:00Incredible. So original this is! One has to wonde...Incredible. So original this is! One has to wonder if it is the soul that weighs 21 grams and hence the body weighing less when the soul departs....so many thoughts in this one. I like Orion awaits.....don't know if you know this: the Japanese word for the Milky Way is amanogawa - River of Heaven or Celestial river.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-57338832306266940162015-09-25T04:10:17.859-07:002015-09-25T04:10:17.859-07:0021 grams...very powerful.21 grams...very powerful.Snow's Fissures and Fractureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16222169962786066330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-45563943105238939282015-09-25T03:18:46.260-07:002015-09-25T03:18:46.260-07:00From seed to blossom is such a great way of lookin...From seed to blossom is such a great way of looking at life. And Orion as the beacon of hope. Lovely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-45314036006980348092015-09-25T00:41:14.986-07:002015-09-25T00:41:14.986-07:00Thank you, BjornThank you, BjornKathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-45842977950942398732015-09-25T00:40:01.110-07:002015-09-25T00:40:01.110-07:00Thank you, BjornThank you, BjornKathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-75874344876147304822015-09-24T23:43:55.615-07:002015-09-24T23:43:55.615-07:00I too had to check out the 21 grammes allusion - t...I too had to check out the 21 grammes allusion - the so-called weight of the soul - but of course immeasurable...<br />Well, you certainly had all of us intrigued!<br />Interesting too, how much sea/ocean/beach imagery these death poems are invoking.Marina Sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251903359649828285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-91026421270300450182015-09-24T22:19:53.586-07:002015-09-24T22:19:53.586-07:00Mary, Sherry explains the theory below;)Mary, Sherry explains the theory below;)Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-14805026613173902912015-09-24T20:06:01.294-07:002015-09-24T20:06:01.294-07:00I gather upon dying, a person weighs 21 grams less...I gather upon dying, a person weighs 21 grams less than when alive, a figure generally postulated to be the weight of the soul????? anyway, very original and intriguing, this poem. Thought-provoking too.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-53427109063441593252015-09-24T17:20:36.267-07:002015-09-24T17:20:36.267-07:00I do wish I understood 21 grams...(explain?)....bu...I do wish I understood 21 grams...(explain?)....but the other lines do resonate clearly!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-12315337062501721702015-09-24T17:18:09.127-07:002015-09-24T17:18:09.127-07:00This is quite beautifulThis is quite beautifulPleasant Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060701245925637719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-49969370085824716282015-09-24T17:17:12.909-07:002015-09-24T17:17:12.909-07:00I had to look it up as well!I had to look it up as well!Pleasant Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060701245925637719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-75059745109252293382015-09-24T16:24:51.381-07:002015-09-24T16:24:51.381-07:00The circle of life is so grand that we move from t...The circle of life is so grand that we move from the earth, to the oceans and then onward to the heavens. Your tanka is so encompassing and I love that ending line. Thank you for joining in, Kathy.Bodhirosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630769135515322096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-70632453273489595642015-09-24T16:15:44.446-07:002015-09-24T16:15:44.446-07:00That's a lifetime, from seed to blossom ~ I a...That's a lifetime, from seed to blossom ~ I also love Orion awaiting Kathy ~<br /><br />Thanks for a lovely jisei ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-90196879035177751272015-09-24T16:06:54.592-07:002015-09-24T16:06:54.592-07:00I did not know what the significance of twenty one...I did not know what the significance of twenty one grams was, so I googled it. (What on earth did we do before Google?) Thanks for making me look something up that I found it quite interesting to learn. But even before I looked up this significance of twenty one grams, I thoroughly enjoyed this poem. Peace, LindaAnotherFearlessYear.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189052349065089513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-48988595479264885642015-09-24T15:46:18.622-07:002015-09-24T15:46:18.622-07:00You included so much; very impressive, reminding u...You included so much; very impressive, reminding us that our little lives are but a blink in the vast schematic of things; reminds us to live joyfully in the Now,, walk your beach, talk to your moon, feed your crows. Smile. Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-51663123495169569872015-09-24T15:04:42.404-07:002015-09-24T15:04:42.404-07:00Ah.. the Soul of Stars
immeasurable
imagination
of...Ah.. the Soul of Stars<br />immeasurable<br />imagination<br />of human<br />eYes..:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-18998470811912293912015-09-24T14:41:48.661-07:002015-09-24T14:41:48.661-07:00I really like the infusion of 21 grams. How very c...I really like the infusion of 21 grams. How very clever.. And with that Orion brightens,brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-19185080420688439392015-09-24T14:37:37.001-07:002015-09-24T14:37:37.001-07:00Taking the ocean to this form of poetry--quite lov...Taking the ocean to this form of poetry--quite lovely.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com