tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post820010217169679116..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: If Music be the Food of Love...........The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-29058422786147957952009-11-24T17:31:45.378-08:002009-11-24T17:31:45.378-08:00I love Dominic's last verse by the way. I thi...I love Dominic's last verse by the way. I think I can guess the gist of the original last line!BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-43539797670170693722009-11-24T17:30:26.026-08:002009-11-24T17:30:26.026-08:00Oh I just love that poem, being of musical descent...Oh I just love that poem, being of musical descent. I still love the fortissimo of opera but can appreciate a bit of pianissimo now and then!BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38877822171775136262009-11-19T11:29:40.396-08:002009-11-19T11:29:40.396-08:00Thanks for the comments - yes I shall make this po...Thanks for the comments - yes I shall make this poem my entry for writers now that you have all given it the green light. I like Dom's extra verse and am pleased to see that I have at least instilled in him a modicum of decorum!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48704923917365482702009-11-19T07:38:12.686-08:002009-11-19T07:38:12.686-08:00Interesting how our older and wiser selves learn t...Interesting how our older and wiser selves learn to appreciate the simple. pp sounds pretty good to me, too!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8827018772315427552009-11-19T07:24:15.413-08:002009-11-19T07:24:15.413-08:00Ah, WEaver, what a lovely way to start my day. I ...Ah, WEaver, what a lovely way to start my day. I too like a gentle tune, simple harmony and to have my senses left free to experience the music in whatever way I like!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-81887827566635931972009-11-19T06:38:57.608-08:002009-11-19T06:38:57.608-08:00I'm with you Weaver - simple, melodic, pure, t...I'm with you Weaver - simple, melodic, pure, true. I love your way with words.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-13416196088222550902009-11-19T03:54:43.332-08:002009-11-19T03:54:43.332-08:00Hello Weaver,
This is great! I'd rest on my l...Hello Weaver,<br /><br />This is great! I'd rest on my laurels now, but that's just me! Dominic's extra verse is also great fun. It obviously runs in the family!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77693607287227849362009-11-19T03:03:23.709-08:002009-11-19T03:03:23.709-08:00What fun! And I loved the verse added by Dominic R...What fun! And I loved the verse added by Dominic Rivron, too...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59009948201661206942009-11-18T23:55:07.991-08:002009-11-18T23:55:07.991-08:00very beautiful...very beautiful...Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-44060755299677836662009-11-18T20:48:24.440-08:002009-11-18T20:48:24.440-08:00I love the simply adressed truths explored in your...I love the simply adressed truths explored in your gem of a little piece. Keep going! (or consider it worthy - it is)<br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha, Friend!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45099532270588292122009-11-18T20:33:38.936-08:002009-11-18T20:33:38.936-08:00I think this says it all Weaver, as far as the mus...I think this says it all Weaver, as far as the music one favours in the latter years. And you have expressed it so rhythmically. I'm with you all the way, cantabile, pianissimo, andante. <br /><br />Our bell choir is doing a very quiet and tender rendition of 'What Child is This' for Christmas concerts and services. <br /><br />(We are also doing some fff in 'Joy to the World'!!!Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73970112225022440382009-11-18T19:48:56.069-08:002009-11-18T19:48:56.069-08:00Nice poetry .
God bless you.
Regards
Dinesh Cha...Nice poetry .<br /><br />God bless you.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Dinesh ChandraDinesh chandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258082864099940181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45486621938301144322009-11-18T17:54:35.929-08:002009-11-18T17:54:35.929-08:00Oh I like this, Weaver! My sentiments too most of ...Oh I like this, Weaver! My sentiments too most of the time, though I do like my rocky ZZ Top favourites!<br /><br />I like Dominic Rivron's verse too!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-37472282385690382822009-11-18T15:41:38.806-08:002009-11-18T15:41:38.806-08:00hello weaver - i'm almost there. i love music ...hello weaver - i'm almost there. i love music because it comes from love. i'm convinced of that. but dissonance that used to thrill me to the core (sound familiar - no pun intended!) doesn't quite cut it any more. i love simplicty and beauty. have a lovely evening in the dale. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-41990297368205396302009-11-18T15:28:57.042-08:002009-11-18T15:28:57.042-08:00This poem is great - you did a beautiful job! Soun...This poem is great - you did a beautiful job! Sounds very spontaneous:)Jeannette StGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951617490107614687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-60396692077791421832009-11-18T14:23:36.161-08:002009-11-18T14:23:36.161-08:00I like your first effort very much Weaver and echo...I like your first effort very much Weaver and echo it's sentiments.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40490007964198386122009-11-18T13:15:21.224-08:002009-11-18T13:15:21.224-08:00I'm a newbie here, but I saw this post and I h...I'm a newbie here, but I saw this post and I had to tell you about this cool writing project I did with my eighth graders. We call it The Soundtrack of My Life. They find five or so songs that they connect to and then they write about the songs, featuring the way the songs speak to them and they also make a cool CD case. I loved reading their work. It brought forth so much self discovery.Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-39409548668926079152009-11-18T12:08:09.543-08:002009-11-18T12:08:09.543-08:00Lovely and clever poem.Lovely and clever poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-23091560789095897332009-11-18T12:02:38.058-08:002009-11-18T12:02:38.058-08:00OK. I tried to compose a fourth verse (the voice o...OK. I tried to compose a fourth verse (the voice of youth, perhaps):<br /><br />But what would be left out<br />if it never got to loud<br />and all music was was simple tunes<br />designed to please the crowd?<br />The food of love, like love itself,<br />should challenge and excite<br />and if it don't then sadly,<br />it's hardly worth a bite.<br /><br />Yes the grammar is wrong in the penultimate line, but if Hopkins can say I have desired to go where springs not fail, I can say don't. The last line was originally different, but I thought I'd preserve decorum :)Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-79765029113580620592009-11-18T11:50:55.968-08:002009-11-18T11:50:55.968-08:00Well done, this kind of thing wins cash prizes up ...Well done, this kind of thing wins cash prizes up to one hundred pounds as you probably know. You might consider e-mailing it www.jbwb.co.uk - I think it's three pounds for one poem. I stopped entering only because it got too silly - just to keep winning.<br />jbwb don't have any not published elsewhere etc. rules and such limitations.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-23603147232366434462009-11-18T11:37:00.054-08:002009-11-18T11:37:00.054-08:00That's wonderful Weaver!!!That's wonderful Weaver!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56767726722067321982009-11-18T10:59:09.433-08:002009-11-18T10:59:09.433-08:00Dear Weaver Of Grass, your poems, this latest in p...Dear Weaver Of Grass, your poems, this latest in particular, perspire joy with their so spontaneous rhymes. And you are absolutely the best, among the blogs I log on to, for photos. These cows on the countryside skyline are marvellous.<br /><br />Sorry if I don't put in my blog the one I referred to in my latest post but I try to respect some rule and let the "First Time Rights" to the magazine.<br />But I won't forget to put it immediately in the blog after it's published.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.com