tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post5801863603995791675..comments2023-12-03T21:00:07.148-06:00Comments on Beachanny By The Sea: Lammas SongBeachannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-78783947357275304782012-09-20T15:38:30.773-05:002012-09-20T15:38:30.773-05:00Beautiful, Gay. Let's hope for many potions to...Beautiful, Gay. Let's hope for many potions to last and keep us through winter to spring and around again.Beth Winterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00123202473118521429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-25172596018637107422012-09-20T13:59:56.681-05:002012-09-20T13:59:56.681-05:00Love how ethereal and eternal this feels. Beautifu...Love how ethereal and eternal this feels. Beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-13890909994990613832012-09-20T08:46:37.694-05:002012-09-20T08:46:37.694-05:00This poem is a magic potion in itself! It painted ...This poem is a magic potion in itself! It painted me a beautiful picture of the circle of life. Beautiful write.Rachel Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565668664072704971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-2546102152837921542012-09-19T17:01:37.177-05:002012-09-19T17:01:37.177-05:00absolutely lovely. it was very easy to get lost i...absolutely lovely. it was very easy to get lost in the spell your words created. RMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054771419356465116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-66167870558553729302012-09-19T13:53:59.409-05:002012-09-19T13:53:59.409-05:00Seems several of us are in the fields this week. T...Seems several of us are in the fields this week. This resonates with old magic, a feeling I love, Gay. <br />GeneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-10316183327688714852012-09-19T12:23:44.054-05:002012-09-19T12:23:44.054-05:00A beautiful poem, Gay-- I love this: I allow myse...A beautiful poem, Gay-- I love this: I allow myself to love<br />to stretch beyond the field;-- such empowering and mystical overtones in this poem. xxxj Jenne' R. Andrews https://www.blogger.com/profile/15744946229300234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-31348447150216266982012-09-19T10:09:32.729-05:002012-09-19T10:09:32.729-05:00Wonderfully natural piece, Gay, fecund and loamy w...Wonderfully natural piece, Gay, fecund and loamy with possibilities. Love the clover, and the general tone.Christopher Reilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666606765140200783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-48080563353606236652012-09-19T09:19:18.376-05:002012-09-19T09:19:18.376-05:00 rub myself with clover,
then wish it all anew
The... rub myself with clover,<br />then wish it all anew<br />The harvest crops of summer,<br />enrich all winter through.<br /><br /><br />I allow myself to love<br />to stretch beyond the field;<br />I’ll move to where all life began<br />And never will I yield. - <br />all through <br />and in between each and every line - <br />I definitely<br />soared with this Gay :) <br />Pure Magic!!! x x x hugs and love Lib libithinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804271915695515140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-35891613169169839442012-09-19T08:49:30.163-05:002012-09-19T08:49:30.163-05:00Beautifully symbolic and musical. The rhyming sche...Beautifully symbolic and musical. The rhyming scheme is so smooth I didn't even notice it in the first few lines. Very nice.Marbles in My Pockethttp://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/those-times-ago-2/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-81154317031997283622012-09-19T08:18:57.072-05:002012-09-19T08:18:57.072-05:00The circle of life, beauty, fertility, yielding on...The circle of life, beauty, fertility, yielding only that sewn..... And the end encircles all.... Gay this is one of my favorites....John Allen Richterhttp://johnallenrichter.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-66748897389933939012012-09-19T07:41:50.341-05:002012-09-19T07:41:50.341-05:00The end encircles all...it's a great original ...The end encircles all...it's a great original way to put things, as we all--even mother earth--grow to an end. I love your mandrake root, an apt and venerable image/metaphorSteve Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818671944215117618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-12316079310951516722012-09-19T04:18:49.997-05:002012-09-19T04:18:49.997-05:00Graceful and poised...this is beautifully rendered...Graceful and poised...this is beautifully rendered...I am a Pagan and so see much beauty in this! Wonderful piece xoPoppySilverhttp://poppysilver.weebly.com/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-52053705635012452022012-09-19T00:28:10.832-05:002012-09-19T00:28:10.832-05:00A smart poem. It educates and informs. It's re...A smart poem. It educates and informs. It's real and not contrived, leading me and readers in the journey. A very good poem, the kind I know I like.emmett wheatfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466994239329611740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-75317081412664017112012-09-18T20:59:11.548-05:002012-09-18T20:59:11.548-05:00Wonderful rhythm, could almost dance to this :-) A...Wonderful rhythm, could almost dance to this :-) A perfect autumn/harvest poem.Saravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289212188617046645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-45394349605573712732012-09-18T20:52:55.177-05:002012-09-18T20:52:55.177-05:00This is a wonderful ode to the season and the harv...This is a wonderful ode to the season and the harvest, Gay. And, oh, I love the notion of her (Anu, perhaps?) mixing up potions. PattiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-65421514536173824792012-09-18T20:51:31.308-05:002012-09-18T20:51:31.308-05:00Your poem reads like a balm to a weary soul. Beaut...Your poem reads like a balm to a weary soul. Beautiful tempo, rhymes and images. I flowed along with the words.Ann Grenierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501522748426995035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-52922524371938141432012-09-18T20:33:50.736-05:002012-09-18T20:33:50.736-05:00I am thinking of Donne - get with child a mandrake...I am thinking of Donne - get with child a mandrake root! Very magical - the beginning especially - we're all tied to earth somehow. k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-44946717817062451322012-09-18T20:27:16.566-05:002012-09-18T20:27:16.566-05:00Such a wonderful write, Gay. Great little details....Such a wonderful write, Gay. Great little details. :)ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-90577785794668119342012-09-18T17:53:30.809-05:002012-09-18T17:53:30.809-05:00nice...there is deep magic a foot in your verse......nice...there is deep magic a foot in your verse...love the rubbing over clover, neat symbolism in that....and the freedom found...great touches of earth and nature....and it just flows...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-47831173656421259352012-09-18T17:19:47.549-05:002012-09-18T17:19:47.549-05:00 The connection we each have with all earthly elem... The connection we each have with all earthly elements, indeed, with all creatures large and small resonates strongly in this tightly written piece. No waste, no want.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-39076030906712991552012-09-18T17:19:29.000-05:002012-09-18T17:19:29.000-05:00What a beautiful world of words you created in you...What a beautiful world of words you created in your poetry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-61997601603524438512012-09-18T17:10:56.006-05:002012-09-18T17:10:56.006-05:00This should be how we all feel about the land, it ...This should be how we all feel about the land, it nurtures us and we in turn should care for it to and not abuse it in so many ways. This is a timeless piece and also very beautiful in its softness and imagery.<br />Daydreamertoohttp://daydreamertoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-42880357540286432372012-09-18T16:24:47.195-05:002012-09-18T16:24:47.195-05:00I liked the reference to the pineal gland in our o...I liked the reference to the pineal gland in our own brain, the substances it makes for us and linking that to the woman mixing potions for another kind of earth based magic. It ties us into the earth and its circular nature and the unique piece we bring by stretching ourselves to love. Lovely.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-40539471539298710942012-09-18T16:12:45.174-05:002012-09-18T16:12:45.174-05:00The message is quite profound. What is it in the h...The message is quite profound. What is it in the human consciousnesses that makes us feel like earth is not quite home? <br /><br />You've captured the infinite circle this universe dances around. The poem is so rich with images, and it reads so well. Jessica Lynn Langhttp://www.ambrielrev.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-74634499478487445522012-09-18T15:46:07.375-05:002012-09-18T15:46:07.375-05:00I was caught by the timelessness of the first stan...I was caught by the timelessness of the first stanza, then felt it all sort of ball up, rolling over and outward, as time does, maybe pushing, maybe flattening us, maybe embedding us in its stickiness and taking us forward, willy nilly, though of course the narrator has her own views about where she's going. I love all the natural references here, also, Gay, and the rhyme is lovely and effective. hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.com