Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Winter Window Comments

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Looking out this winter window
At white snow dusting green leaves
I sit and contemplate nature
And my artificial place on it.
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Suzanne Hayasaki
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Glen Kappy 07 March 2018

Thoughts in response: To the second stanza, I think of Fern Hill by D. Thomas. To the third stanza, my poem Time Lapse of a Hot Air Balloon Mass Ascension explores the illusion (?) of our superiority to things in nature. To the fourth stanza, my haiku Snowflakes; on melting, is anything ever lost? I think of the end of my poem The Struck Gong. Lastly, with you, with the early Chinese poets, and the writer of Ps 121, I will lift up my eyes. -Glen

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Suzanne Hayasaki 07 March 2018

You are quite a poetry reader Glen! I have a book of poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins in my Amazon basket. I have been reading Chinese poetry recently. I especially like Li Bai. Of course, I am strongly influenced by Japanese poets, especially Basho. I will take a look at your poem!

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Rebecca Navarre 25 December 2017

:) Thank You Suzanne! ! ! ! ! :) Ever So Much! ! ! ! ! :) May, You Have A WonderFul Christmas! ! ! ! ! :) And New Year, Too! ! ! ! ! :)

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Rebecca Navarre 24 December 2017

Every Word, Every Line! ! ! ! ! So Powerful, So Beautiful! ! ! ! ! To Heart And Mind! ! ! ! ! :) Ever So Beautiful To Find! ! ! ! ! Thank You Ever So Much For Sharing This! ! ! ! ! Endless 1OS! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! +++++

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Suzanne Hayasaki 24 December 2017

Thanks and Merry Christmas to you Rebecca!

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