tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484547437249743996.post6739917924994412586..comments2023-10-12T07:28:45.536-06:00Comments on close to the sun: hanging by a threadsuesunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073289624400975047noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484547437249743996.post-23375390537278862942008-03-24T15:59:00.000-06:002008-03-24T15:59:00.000-06:00to me, this is a poem of the underbelly of motherh...to me, this is a poem of the underbelly of motherhood... the underbelly that surely rises to be recognized and honored every now and then. it is the exhale so complete that one wonders if the next breath is ever to come... and then, like the sun in the east or the birds at spring, we all breath our next breath.b carsteniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13721521446216260980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484547437249743996.post-71264146207843782008-03-22T15:51:00.000-06:002008-03-22T15:51:00.000-06:00the last bit has me picturing r p mcmurphy winning...the last bit has me picturing r p mcmurphy winning everybody's cigarettes and nurse ratched putting an end to the game.billy pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128876723713271131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484547437249743996.post-81957185969300148532008-03-22T06:16:00.000-06:002008-03-22T06:16:00.000-06:00What's on my book shelf? Heavy stuff, Einstein an...What's on my book shelf? Heavy stuff, Einstein and things like that. And do it yourself books.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484547437249743996.post-61808074304065816032008-03-21T17:21:00.000-06:002008-03-21T17:21:00.000-06:00Yeah, I agree.... exactly what Rebecca said!All - ...Yeah, I agree.... exactly what Rebecca said!<BR/><BR/>All - And yes, life is sometimes sad and blue and the Self seems about to disintegrate....I'm glad to have shared this poem with you, and that it resonates in your lives as well.....<BR/><BR/>Jim-it's about laundry. Really. :-) Something I'm not sure you can really "get" unless you're a woman with children. I really appreciate your kind and generous words....suesunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073289624400975047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484547437249743996.post-83798496509855555032008-03-21T17:03:00.000-06:002008-03-21T17:03:00.000-06:00Yeah...exactly what Rebecca said...EXACTLY.Yeah...exactly what Rebecca said...EXACTLY.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049511202014141182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484547437249743996.post-11012900052426910822008-03-21T15:39:00.000-06:002008-03-21T15:39:00.000-06:00I'll be honest ... I'm not sure I know what this p...I'll be honest ... I'm not sure I know what this poem is about, but I know striking and evocative imagery when I see it. Very piercing, very visceral prose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484547437249743996.post-38869164751378792112008-03-21T14:37:00.000-06:002008-03-21T14:37:00.000-06:00Wow! I could really identify with this, unfortunat...Wow! I could really identify with this, unfortunately... I have to look at the people I am doing it for instead of just the chores, or I am easily overwhelmed with the fact that it is tedious and all has to be done again tomorrow...reliv4lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826277628698026256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484547437249743996.post-49181761064492167852008-03-21T07:14:00.000-06:002008-03-21T07:14:00.000-06:00What I love about this is the universality of the ...What I love about this is the universality of the feeling through the generations. Not to mention the near complete sabotage of the self. I think every woman has felt her life reduced to putting away the laundry, and every child has witnessed it, and perhaps subconsciously understood their complicity.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe I am overly blue today.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854080140004540619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484547437249743996.post-85976261613437235762008-03-21T04:12:00.000-06:002008-03-21T04:12:00.000-06:00Oh, that's sad - makes life seem dismal - endless ...Oh, that's sad - makes life seem dismal - endless caring for children. I know I've had those momemnts, in spite of how much I love them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com