tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post8178045836658314182..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Time stands still.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45838059295701779272010-10-17T12:33:57.785-07:002010-10-17T12:33:57.785-07:00I have finally found your blog.. been meaning to h...I have finally found your blog.. been meaning to have a troll through it after I saw your title a while ago<br />I was intrigued with its title<br />where did your get it from?John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-85818312686078426902010-10-16T21:18:19.999-07:002010-10-16T21:18:19.999-07:00The meadow sweet has lost its creamy smell
and tur...<i>The meadow sweet has lost its creamy smell<br />and turned to brittle brown.</i><br /><br />I like the imagery in the poem generally, but especially in these lines - a creamy smell: what a wonderful blend of the senses!HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-86995877542574569572010-10-16T16:12:41.367-07:002010-10-16T16:12:41.367-07:00I have to disagree with you about sentimentality i...I have to disagree with you about sentimentality in art - I love it! I guess it comes down to one's definition of "sentiment". I take it to mean tenderness, emotion and feeling, not treacle. All my favorite works in music, film, print and paint evoke sentiment in me and I'm thankful for that.Golden Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590087189810939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72621236906512486172010-10-16T03:49:36.469-07:002010-10-16T03:49:36.469-07:00Your words are like a painting to me, beautiful.xYour words are like a painting to me, beautiful.xMichala Gyetvai (Kayla coo)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05120726257649689149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-43270209178808417192010-10-16T01:43:25.545-07:002010-10-16T01:43:25.545-07:00I've read it again slowly aloud and with suita...I've read it again slowly aloud and with suitable pauses and I have to basically agree with Grizz. I don't think it's overly sentimental at all. In fact it's quite lovely.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84945233394746439692010-10-15T20:13:29.325-07:002010-10-15T20:13:29.325-07:00You well capture that magical Autumn moment!
W...You well capture that magical Autumn moment!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Warm Aloha from Waikiki<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /><br />><}}(°>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64457355226581120002010-10-15T15:33:24.503-07:002010-10-15T15:33:24.503-07:00P.S. Forgot to add how much I love those autumn le...P.S. Forgot to add how much I love those autumn leaves on your banner!Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-76260438370497529022010-10-15T15:32:01.537-07:002010-10-15T15:32:01.537-07:00You have raised a few eyebrows here, Weaver! I fou...You have raised a few eyebrows here, Weaver! I found the remarks made by Grizz particularly helpful. <br /><br />'Sappy saccharine' aside (which to me your poem IS NOT), I think in poetry (particularly?) we write in so many voices, styles, tones and moods that most of the time, (this) art has a broad compass.<br /><br />Favourite poets like Edward Thomas and John Clare observed the natural world in great detail (something we try to do). Other great poets poured out deep feelings for what they saw ... <br /><br />The baseline for me here is that I enjoyed your colourful, seasonal poem. Thank you.Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27992570589244967342010-10-15T13:17:24.007-07:002010-10-15T13:17:24.007-07:00I like the idea of time standing still at the star...I like the idea of time standing still at the start and then moving on again at the end. But my blogging time is over for today. I'll have to come back,hopefully tomorrow, for the rest.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38144357377276171222010-10-15T13:08:14.960-07:002010-10-15T13:08:14.960-07:00Very topical, very evocative and simply beautiful ...Very topical, very evocative and simply beautiful Pat. I didn't find it sentimental and any piece of art created with the passion of the artist for his/her subject can only be better for it.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75227636965734139622010-10-15T13:06:58.585-07:002010-10-15T13:06:58.585-07:00Weaver
I am also rather surprised that you say &qu...Weaver<br />I am also rather surprised that you say "sentimentality has absolutely no part to play in any art form". I think we use the word sentimentality in slightly different ways. If you mean tender emotions and feelings, such as love, pity, or nostalgia then I would say that these play a part in art forms. If, on the otherhand, you mean an excess of these feelings in a kitschy way then I would agree with you.<br />I feel the brief pause in time as we look around and take in the state of things before the call of the robin and the wind in the trees draws us back to the reality that time marches on. It touches my feelings in a thoughtful way, but certainly not kitsch to me.<br />Have a good weekend too.<br />...TrampTramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367405984066895755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-88421899870457977552010-10-15T12:13:44.476-07:002010-10-15T12:13:44.476-07:00That is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing.That is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-46222643746905002612010-10-15T10:11:30.221-07:002010-10-15T10:11:30.221-07:00Another excellent poem, well-phrased, descriptive,...Another excellent poem, well-phrased, descriptive, painting a fine word autumnal picture.<br /><br />I would respectfully disagree with you regarding sentimentality in art, as I think it often forms the basis of some of the world's finest works. There are countless books, for example, which owe their "soul" and longevity as classics to being written from a sentimental perspective. Many painting, too, and a wealth of poetry and music.<br /><br />Sappy, saccharine over-blown sentimentality, of course, is another matter entirely—but then the same can be said equally of excessive romanticism, drama, comedy, or reality reporting. But, IMHO sentimentality, per se, is a legitimate view and impetus in the creation of art.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-20028436796775400082010-10-15T09:42:09.252-07:002010-10-15T09:42:09.252-07:00Vivid and very precise as ever.
Full of feeling bu...Vivid and very precise as ever.<br />Full of feeling but not saccherine at all.<br />Love all the details.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14438275087292208842010-10-15T08:43:30.445-07:002010-10-15T08:43:30.445-07:00Nicely said, Weaver. Nothing so nasty as my gourd!...Nicely said, Weaver. Nothing so nasty as my gourd!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32457353658409735562010-10-15T07:53:31.305-07:002010-10-15T07:53:31.305-07:00Gosh... I have to agree with Peter Goulding, well ...Gosh... I have to agree with Peter Goulding, well said.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21029698616277052842010-10-15T07:36:39.382-07:002010-10-15T07:36:39.382-07:00It's quite lovely, glad you shared it. I happe...It's quite lovely, glad you shared it. I happen to like a little sentimentality but that's probably because I'm a reader of it and not a writer of it. The two eyes are often very different. I like the strong descriptiveness of "creamy smell", I know that smell.jeanette from everton terracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025486213973874174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38768462477518239952010-10-15T07:09:49.999-07:002010-10-15T07:09:49.999-07:00Yes!!! Beautiful, Weaver.Yes!!! Beautiful, Weaver.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-34936100557816644442010-10-15T07:09:49.635-07:002010-10-15T07:09:49.635-07:00Don't see any overt sentimentality in this at ...Don't see any overt sentimentality in this at all. Lovely images (particularly the dock policemen!) not impaired for me in the slightest by the fact that I couldn't tell a cranesbill from a bladderwort to save my life.Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-15263835516588676862010-10-15T07:09:38.622-07:002010-10-15T07:09:38.622-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.com