tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post4895381739198917262..comments2024-01-01T21:14:32.790+13:00Comments on Still Standing on her Head: Layers of HistoryCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-26783318697811213682007-12-11T04:03:00.000+13:002007-12-11T04:03:00.000+13:00Catherine ! just to let you know the calendar was ...Catherine ! just to let you know the calendar was waiting for me on my return from London.Thank you! I shall enjoy looking at it as the year turns.mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283232087608204449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-57921222815723979942007-12-09T19:56:00.000+13:002007-12-09T19:56:00.000+13:00A fine representation of the endurance of nature o...A fine representation of the endurance of nature over time & during change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-51445769412421107242007-12-08T06:02:00.000+13:002007-12-08T06:02:00.000+13:00Lovely pictures, glimpses. I shall be looking out ...Lovely pictures, glimpses.<BR/> I shall be looking out for crows...Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627338108089464863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-6800324878984585692007-12-08T00:17:00.000+13:002007-12-08T00:17:00.000+13:00Beautifully written. Great imagery. Wonder if you ...Beautifully written. Great imagery. Wonder if you write some more. Add some more verses to it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17353823072805304712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-21304469406577041392007-12-07T06:19:00.000+13:002007-12-07T06:19:00.000+13:00This was so vivid, I was there. And I loved the wo...This was so vivid, I was <I>there</I>. And I loved the wordplay of the murder of crows not crying "murder, murder".chicklegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03000215636803243874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-58449387475832416152007-12-06T00:55:00.000+13:002007-12-06T00:55:00.000+13:00Yeah, you've got to look up to see the crows. It's...Yeah, you've got to look up to see the crows. It's like the crows know something. Stone the crows! I like the image 'surfing the wind'Andy Sewinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023449074796269533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-33380290412350342492007-12-04T10:03:00.000+13:002007-12-04T10:03:00.000+13:00crows and a castle -- while this scene is real and...crows and a castle -- while this scene is real and vivid and clearly right in front of the poet/narrator, it has a fairy tale fear. i don't mean the happily-ever-after fairy tale ... i just mean the lore and stories of common folks and kings.Caroleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07515775952251866650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-35830962389433599312007-12-04T09:11:00.000+13:002007-12-04T09:11:00.000+13:00Wow. A really stunning piece.Wow. A really stunning piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-40336000375053731612007-12-04T08:31:00.000+13:002007-12-04T08:31:00.000+13:00i like the idea of crows going about their busines...i like the idea of crows going about their business. Human associations really have nothing to do with them. And what's more interesting is how times have changed since the period in which this poem is set, yet some humans still think about the crows in the same way, and crows continue with their own lives.Christine Swinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04498327260166892705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-56249605785958335712007-12-04T07:42:00.000+13:002007-12-04T07:42:00.000+13:00You made the crows as ageless and nearly unchangin...You made the crows as ageless and nearly unchanging as the castle itself. I saw them surfing time itself.sister AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-33904996937675200872007-12-04T04:53:00.000+13:002007-12-04T04:53:00.000+13:00"tartaned guides", 'surfing the wind", "cannons ha..."tartaned guides", 'surfing the wind", "cannons hammer the castle walls" I'm sitting here chewing on these delicious images! Thank you!Linda Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459940700516084069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-13630186349606476962007-12-04T03:18:00.000+13:002007-12-04T03:18:00.000+13:00what a lovely reminder,, of not only the crows,, b...what a lovely reminder,, of not only the crows,, but all of the amazing things we learn to overlook or take for granted...paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-40519125293003922482007-12-04T00:19:00.000+13:002007-12-04T00:19:00.000+13:00I am a huge fan of the crow and had to read becaus...I am a huge fan of the crow and had to read because of your title. I wasn't disappointed, but I'm disappointed in humans.<BR/><BR/>I would be looking up. I wouldn't be able to look away. Crows have a spell on me.<BR/><BR/>Good writing, good story.fuquinayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996168855030440765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-85340166731914189812007-12-03T22:42:00.000+13:002007-12-03T22:42:00.000+13:00Catherine this is beautiful, so very well done.Catherine this is beautiful, so very well done.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149139820474072721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-42651711614511277182007-12-03T21:17:00.000+13:002007-12-03T21:17:00.000+13:00I love crows. I liked the way it goes. I could see...I love crows. I liked the way it goes. I could see them hovering.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2007/12/aromatic-pleasure-read-write-poemmonday.html" REL="nofollow">gautami</A>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.com