tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post2928652632666839552..comments2024-03-24T11:00:49.738-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: ARTSPEAK: Happy! poem "The Weight of Happiness" by Irene LathamIrene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-91545870470004567892019-04-12T09:34:46.217-05:002019-04-12T09:34:46.217-05:00Beautiful poem, Irene.Beautiful poem, Irene.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-60237860328365118372019-04-11T20:01:29.152-05:002019-04-11T20:01:29.152-05:00Oh, Irene, I just want to fall into that painting ...Oh, Irene, I just want to fall into that painting and your poem -- both are so lush and rich and beautiful. Gorgeous. And I love your reason for choosing the theme of "Happy" -- that sweet letter from the 6th grader. Oh, my. Carry on! More wild promises, please! :) Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-12302247716135276252019-04-11T05:43:31.248-05:002019-04-11T05:43:31.248-05:00Like several others, I love the "wild promise...Like several others, I love the "wild promises." And "the world swarmed yellow." A perfect description of a perfect day. And I'm also fascinated by "the sun the sky." So cool how that line, without punctuation, is so perfect. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-82832703319428009642019-04-07T21:05:17.412-05:002019-04-07T21:05:17.412-05:00The Weight of Happiness is so joyful! Love the swa...The Weight of Happiness is so joyful! Love the swarmed/buzzed verbs that open your poem, and the wild promises that close it.Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-82228896450058997842019-04-07T20:25:46.379-05:002019-04-07T20:25:46.379-05:00I love how your poem ignores the prose rules, how ...I love how your poem ignores the prose rules, how you began the poem with “And” (I wonder how that would work as the first word of a short story… ) and then how you gave us a series without commas to separate (“the sun the sky the rain the bees / her father’s expectations / her mother’s dreams” ) making me feel the “wanting to take it all in” — the concrete and the abstract, nature and family. Calla lilies are so beautiful. So much meaning… used in weddings and funerals. I must admit that the first thing I thought of was that Calla lilies are often carved on tombstones, and a broken calla lily flower on a tombstone means the person died too young. I suppose that’s because my husband and I have searched old cemeteries to find many of his ancestors graves, some dating back to early 1600s.Alice Ninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302512837699702430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-6609606272624659322019-04-07T15:41:43.695-05:002019-04-07T15:41:43.695-05:00Gorgeous, Irene! I think Linda described it best, ...Gorgeous, Irene! I think Linda described it best, your poem fills me up.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-45718482614972234802019-04-07T12:41:42.300-05:002019-04-07T12:41:42.300-05:00I love that last line. This poem is just what I ne...I love that last line. This poem is just what I needed. It gives me hope and comfort.Whispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02968061311611437435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-20687605855911454262019-04-07T05:50:40.373-05:002019-04-07T05:50:40.373-05:00Well, THAT is just lovely--Wendell Berry and Mary ...Well, THAT is just lovely--Wendell Berry and Mary Oliver have a child and she sounds like you! Your title leaves me with unanswered wonders.<br />Also, Irene, you might find your videos getting hits from the ASMR crowd--your tone is very very soothing. Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-25066094363993520652019-04-07T00:05:32.356-05:002019-04-07T00:05:32.356-05:00I just love this so much. I've been trying to ...I just love this so much. I've been trying to find one line in particular that does it to me, but It all has to be there I think. Cheriee Weichelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-78674460851603803592019-04-06T17:24:05.014-05:002019-04-06T17:24:05.014-05:00Love this poem. For me it is a reminder to be trul...Love this poem. For me it is a reminder to be truly present in my happiness- to really feel it and experience it.Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-21980600304235614942019-04-06T08:44:47.871-05:002019-04-06T08:44:47.871-05:00I haven't managed to comment on each poem, but...I haven't managed to comment on each poem, but I've been following along, delighting in each new poem. Wow! Just wow! I love the thread of joy and happiness weaving its way through all of them. This one captures that overwhelming fall-on-your-knees moment so beautifully, and the final line is perfection.Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-35254405962847576732019-04-06T04:05:08.350-05:002019-04-06T04:05:08.350-05:00Another winner! Another winner! Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-14744449609627116212019-04-06T00:00:12.073-05:002019-04-06T00:00:12.073-05:00I love where your last line carries our imaginatio...I love where your last line carries our imagination, <br />"declaring their wild promises."<br />Your reading and video makes it that much more special, thanks, xo Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-28955993928517746932019-04-05T19:38:43.075-05:002019-04-05T19:38:43.075-05:00Oh, Irene....you just surrounded this painting wit...Oh, Irene....you just surrounded this painting with the perfect words. This is how Ekphrastic poetry is done. I love how the whole world becomes the flowers for this young lady. Beautiful. I love your April projects.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-3629407757860162422019-04-05T14:48:42.882-05:002019-04-05T14:48:42.882-05:00Irene, beautiful poem- my favorite line is "d...Irene, beautiful poem- my favorite line is "declaring their wild promises" It leaves me feeling so hopeful! xoLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-92149672308116176772019-04-05T10:24:14.360-05:002019-04-05T10:24:14.360-05:00Just beautiful, Irene. Life affirming and full of ...Just beautiful, Irene. Life affirming and full of hope. Fab painting too. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-15582770085947924182019-04-05T09:53:11.004-05:002019-04-05T09:53:11.004-05:00It feels like you've visited when I hear your ...It feels like you've visited when I hear your poems, Irene, an added bonus this poetry month! Rivera's art makes me want to reach out with the young woman and your poem fills me up, that "wanting to take it all in –", love the details, too. Thank you! Happy Friday!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com