tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post5296838274035614375..comments2023-06-02T15:46:37.487+02:00Comments on JOURNEY INTO ELDERHOOD: FarmersGrandmother Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-42476144864417988942012-12-04T18:29:17.810+01:002012-12-04T18:29:17.810+01:00Lovely poems. I especially like the first about y...Lovely poems. I especially like the first about your grandfather - so particularly vivid, and your writing comes in in a more understated way. Really super. One of my favorites of yours. k. (Can smell the peat.) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-71174861056174313492012-11-17T10:04:56.446+01:002012-11-17T10:04:56.446+01:00I agree but the smell of turf burning is delightfu...I agree but the smell of turf burning is delightful. Now they're bringing in machines that cut the turf.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-48245256691667879872012-11-17T02:16:27.507+01:002012-11-17T02:16:27.507+01:00I enjoyed the comparisons. There IS a lot of diffe...I enjoyed the comparisons. There IS a lot of different kinds of farming. I admire those who actually dig turf, but I think it would be a hard life. Give me a pen (or computer) any day.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-37896595288430114522012-11-17T01:03:51.101+01:002012-11-17T01:03:51.101+01:00I had the good fortune to be in Ireland for Writer...I had the good fortune to be in Ireland for Writer's Week last year. It was inspiring to see how revered writing, writers, poets are in Ireland. Yeats is amazing, of course, but Heaney is probably the greatest living Irish poet.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-19781428113817979532012-11-17T00:59:45.610+01:002012-11-17T00:59:45.610+01:00Greetings and welcome- glad you stopped by. The he...Greetings and welcome- glad you stopped by. The header is a view from my balcony.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-83444615616410235682012-11-17T00:58:44.331+01:002012-11-17T00:58:44.331+01:00Heaney is a gem, there's a great write up on h...Heaney is a gem, there's a great write up on him in Wikipedia.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-974866886015901062012-11-16T22:54:32.799+01:002012-11-16T22:54:32.799+01:00Mary, it's wonderful how your poem echoes Hean...Mary, it's wonderful how your poem echoes Heaney's and how the tradition lives on. I wish I knew more about my Irish ancesters. Such a rich literary history. This made me think of Yeats' Innisfree...it's good to have a place to dream about and to escape to. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-62979575139842348122012-11-16T22:12:37.481+01:002012-11-16T22:12:37.481+01:00Very nice post. I also love your header photo. G...Very nice post. I also love your header photo. Greetings from Montreal, Canada.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-9713679558661421122012-11-16T20:45:48.162+01:002012-11-16T20:45:48.162+01:00oh very nice...love how you capture him and love t...oh very nice...love how you capture him and love that i learn about poets i didn't know so far...thank youClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-33900270856979192612012-11-16T17:24:25.708+01:002012-11-16T17:24:25.708+01:00I feel like I'm mining riches when I read him....I feel like I'm mining riches when I read him. Isn't writing poetry like our very bones are conspiring and cutting earth?Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-30354949021536298652012-11-16T17:21:49.842+01:002012-11-16T17:21:49.842+01:00Thanks, I've liked this poem of Heaney's f...Thanks, I've liked this poem of Heaney's for a while now and enjoyed answering it with my own experience. They still burn lots of turf in western Ireland!Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-33674057679309674122012-11-16T17:20:11.190+01:002012-11-16T17:20:11.190+01:00And inspiration can be like rain watering the fiel...And inspiration can be like rain watering the field of our ideas helping them grow.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-16437375499139573522012-11-16T16:37:35.369+01:002012-11-16T16:37:35.369+01:00Very fond of Heaney and his direct yet very rich s...Very fond of Heaney and his direct yet very rich style--you do him justice here in your echo and response piece; I especially like it that your 'bones conspire' in this whole poetry cutting project.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-352215720944083562012-11-16T15:56:53.166+01:002012-11-16T15:56:53.166+01:00Superb imitation of style -- great subject for bot...Superb imitation of style -- great subject for both of you fine poets. Burn that turf!Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-25597350408308780132012-11-16T14:42:08.135+01:002012-11-16T14:42:08.135+01:00i like your allusions between farming and writing....i like your allusions between farming and writing...there is truth there....we dig deep enough to find good soil...we plant...and we wait....and sometimes it takes seasons for a poem to really grow to what it can be....smiles....farmers know much in the way of wisdom i think...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com