tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post488706402140346333..comments2024-02-21T05:25:15.214-05:00Comments on Views from Raven's Nest: One Single Impression: GloryRavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-61575247076970053582008-04-20T21:01:00.000-04:002008-04-20T21:01:00.000-04:00just realized there are a whole bunch of people I ...just realized there are a whole bunch of people I haven't responded to. My apologies.<BR/><BR/>joyce - thank you.<BR/><BR/>michael manning - I hope/believe you are right. <BR/><BR/>daniel j. santos - thank you so much. <BR/><BR/>andree - glory was hard, I thought.<BR/><BR/>quietpaths - I wish power was listening...<BR/><BR/>hotwire - connor & his parents are awesome people. Linda and Tom really wrote the poem - I just kind of took their words and made them into poetry, poetry.<BR/><BR/>tumblewords - thank you kindly.<BR/><BR/>zoya gautam - thank you for the link. I'll check it out and share it with others.<BR/><BR/>These got all out of order somehow. I could try and reorganize them but given how my brain is functioning, it would probably make it worse.<BR/><BR/>Thank you all for your kind comments.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-34534789511084573012008-04-19T14:23:00.000-04:002008-04-19T14:23:00.000-04:00hi raven,i've discovered 'autismtoday dot com'to ...hi raven,<BR/>i've discovered 'autism<BR/>today dot com'to be another relevant site on the subject.if u so decide may be they could benefit from ur sensitive poem 'He is Himself'..best wishes..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-76997405219193794742008-04-15T10:59:00.000-04:002008-04-15T10:59:00.000-04:00Hi Raven. Being on vacation I'm taking my time vis...Hi Raven. Being on vacation I'm taking my time visiting this week. I like your morning glory poem. It was the most difficult one for me to do this week: hours and hours and sheets and sheets of paper. And I'm still not happy. Yours is more like what I wanted to combine with mine. But that's too long for haiku!<BR/><BR/>The glory of war. Bah and humbug. I wonder when we will ever stop thinking like that as a nation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-86038079665184404772008-04-15T06:40:00.000-04:002008-04-15T06:40:00.000-04:00connor should be proud!connor should be proud!Steve Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298219742968828262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-8956393382473277092008-04-14T20:34:00.000-04:002008-04-14T20:34:00.000-04:00You have touched on many colors of "glory". Some b...You have touched on many colors of "glory". Some beautiful and some revealing the opposite. Well done and thank you for the efforts you wrote into these. You speak truth to power, because we have been misled and guided down a hideous path with the glorified war theme.Quiet Pathshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758542150832581706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-51311350585100027302008-04-14T16:22:00.000-04:002008-04-14T16:22:00.000-04:00Wow! This is a page of fine work! All of them are ...Wow! This is a page of fine work! All of them are great!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-70069344088076672702008-04-14T11:38:00.000-04:002008-04-14T11:38:00.000-04:00Excellent moment, excellent poem, well done.Excellent moment, excellent poem, <BR/>well done.Daniel J Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284404430321001323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-71878766374830380092008-04-14T01:00:00.000-04:002008-04-14T01:00:00.000-04:00Raven: There will be a major break on Autism. That...Raven: There will be a major break on Autism. That is what I feel in my heart!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-42660306802861539142008-04-14T00:17:00.000-04:002008-04-14T00:17:00.000-04:00I especially enjoyed your "Glory Be!" poem, and th...I especially enjoyed your "Glory Be!" poem, and the poem for Connor. :)<BR/>Your poems fit the GLORY prompt just fine, I thought. :)Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15201951577572323343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-11077129698053506812008-04-13T23:05:00.000-04:002008-04-13T23:05:00.000-04:00oops... forgot one thing... stp - thanks for notic...oops... forgot one thing... <BR/><BR/>stp - thanks for noticing the anti war poems. George Bush and our current predicament make me very cranky.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-19670316908277993972008-04-13T23:03:00.000-04:002008-04-13T23:03:00.000-04:00I'm a bit too lazy tonight to respond to every one...I'm a bit too lazy tonight to respond to every one individually - my apologies for that. I just want to say that I have begun to love Sundays better than any other day of the week because I get such lovely compliments. Poets, it seems, are very good complimenters.<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad that everyone liked the autism poem. I really think that Linda (snoopmurph) and her husband Thomas deserve as much credit for it as I do because it was inspired by their words and Linda's wonderful writing about her son Connor. Please visit her blog These Are the Days for beautiful moving writing about autism - and other things as well.<BR/><BR/>One specific response to heidianne jackson... I'm so glad you found me. I'm thrilled to have another participant in the wordzzle challenge. It's lots of fun and just amazing to see what everyone comes up with. See you on Saturday.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-56587969865660179092008-04-13T22:20:00.000-04:002008-04-13T22:20:00.000-04:00wow. i'm speechless. found you through a link and...wow. i'm speechless. found you through a link and then another link and i got here eventually through "forks off the moment". <BR/><BR/>what a beautiful use of words. my niece is autistic, but autism does not define her. i wish her parents would see that.<BR/><BR/>i'll participate next week in your wordzzzle puzzle, if you don't mind...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-26509307714716650002008-04-13T19:31:00.000-04:002008-04-13T19:31:00.000-04:00Oh Raven. You are glory.I love all the poems and C...Oh Raven. <BR/><BR/>You are glory.<BR/><BR/>I love all the poems and Connor's poem made me cry. I could see all the wonderful photos of him as I read the poem.<BR/><BR/>You are a true friend to us all.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-50545945469001850332008-04-13T18:35:00.000-04:002008-04-13T18:35:00.000-04:00"And what more could we ask?"..i'm only a kleptoma..."And what more could we ask?"..i'm only a kleptomaniac ma'm.i'm not a thief.i only look to steal other peoples' good lines!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-81322309202723949002008-04-13T18:14:00.000-04:002008-04-13T18:14:00.000-04:00You relax me. I love it when I read something tha...You relax me. <BR/>I love it when I read something that evokes an awakening within me. " he is his own glorious and beautiful self" I love that. simple and powerful.<BR/>Thanks for sharing.tthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157492410943794052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-43414259153218430832008-04-13T14:09:00.000-04:002008-04-13T14:09:00.000-04:00Each poem is just glorious!!!Each poem is just glorious!!!Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029722057577018059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-43756594999724636782008-04-13T13:25:00.000-04:002008-04-13T13:25:00.000-04:00You're too modest. These are excellent and reflec...You're too modest. These are excellent and reflect very deep truths.WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-6822237086207749472008-04-13T11:57:00.000-04:002008-04-13T11:57:00.000-04:00Your poetry is beautiful--thank you for sharing!Your poetry is beautiful--thank you for sharing!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182248478422009913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-90878085866408297412008-04-13T11:48:00.000-04:002008-04-13T11:48:00.000-04:00snoopmurph - I'd be honored to have you use the po...snoopmurph - I'd be honored to have you use the poem. I was actually thinking of you and your family when I wrote it, so it is Connor's poem. In fact, maybe I will add a dedication line.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-71958550340513293552008-04-13T11:44:00.000-04:002008-04-13T11:44:00.000-04:00"He is his own glorious and beautiful self" That d..."He is his own glorious and beautiful self" <BR/><BR/>That describes my son. I couldn't say it any better. <BR/><BR/>I'd love to use this poem with your permission in my sidebar. <BR/><BR/>Glory is such a strong word and you have used it so well in all of your poems. Brava!Linda Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801313102525232162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-11595544610601292892008-04-13T10:06:00.000-04:002008-04-13T10:06:00.000-04:00Each of your verses stand out. I liked the Autism ...Each of your verses stand out. I liked the Autism one best!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2008/04/pit-of-your-spit-one-single-impression.html" REL="nofollow">pit of your spit</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-69466651961290078122008-04-13T10:03:00.000-04:002008-04-13T10:03:00.000-04:00Raven, each of your poems is special. I love them ...Raven, each of your poems is special. I love them all. Too bad more people can't see what you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-63857302064299323302008-04-13T09:26:00.000-04:002008-04-13T09:26:00.000-04:00These are all great takes on 'Glory'.I especially ...These are all great takes on 'Glory'.<BR/><BR/>I especially enjoyed your poem on autisim. I have an eight year old son who carries this diagnosis, and sometimes, people can't see the "glory in his small self".<BR/><BR/>Beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-22271508313375116802008-04-13T08:45:00.000-04:002008-04-13T08:45:00.000-04:00I don't know why you're not happy with these. Your...I don't know why you're not happy with these. <BR/><BR/>Your poem reminds me of my experience of someone with autism. He said over and over of his mother, 'She doesn't know me for who I am'. Very sad when this happens, especially as the mother in question did an enormous amount for her son, but she just couldn't accept him as he is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-43173803591396473422008-04-13T08:39:00.000-04:002008-04-13T08:39:00.000-04:00I particularly like the anti-war pieces and the tw...I particularly like the anti-war pieces and the twist of what is NOT glory.STPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18010661731570038007noreply@blogger.com