tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post1963184338656486687..comments2023-10-20T01:07:28.983-07:00Comments on Catherine Mark-Beasant: Poem: Eternal SilenceCathMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14143141734424055810noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-7478584207069221292009-04-17T17:52:00.000-07:002009-04-17T17:52:00.000-07:00This is a powerful poem, its meaning goes deep, de...This is a powerful poem, its meaning goes deep, deep in the here and now, to the past and the future. <br />I wouldn't want to miss a thing, that is what comes to mind most! <br /><br />Wonderful writing, Cath! <br /><br />~CalliCallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-55756124198197231902009-04-12T15:34:00.000-07:002009-04-12T15:34:00.000-07:00@Cheryl : Thank you... it’s always lovely to read ...@Cheryl : Thank you... it’s always lovely to read from you!<BR/><BR/>@Chuck: Thank you for your generous comment. It’s very encouraging :) Welcome to my blog and I hope to stay connected with yours!CathMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143141734424055810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-74445948553490752842009-04-11T14:34:00.000-07:002009-04-11T14:34:00.000-07:00CathM,Eternal Silence is a wonderful poem!Beautifu...CathM,<BR/>Eternal Silence is a wonderful poem!<BR/>Beautiful!<BR/><BR/>I read it once, then aloud <BR/>just to feel it in this room with me!<BR/><BR/>Very nice writing!<BR/>Thank you for sharing.<BR/>peace, ChuckChuck Dilmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02943387105378540037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-11662542157223820772009-04-10T18:24:00.000-07:002009-04-10T18:24:00.000-07:00Very beautiful Cath. You're young and have a full...Very beautiful Cath. You're young and have a full life ahead, enjoy life and make wonderful memories :) Cherylcherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04907967489094621351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-72507125026464654382009-04-08T06:16:00.000-07:002009-04-08T06:16:00.000-07:00Catherine - You have expressed the beauty of the s...Catherine - You have expressed the beauty of the simple pleasures of life so well. Thank you for this.Judith Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593319882150923231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-70165526553488535982009-04-07T14:42:00.000-07:002009-04-07T14:42:00.000-07:00@Marvin & Chris: WELCOME to my blogspace... an...@Marvin & Chris: WELCOME to my blogspace... and thanks for joining up as ‘blogging comrades’... I look forward to staying connected to your blogs too :)CathMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143141734424055810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-78165609554341509902009-04-07T14:40:00.000-07:002009-04-07T14:40:00.000-07:00@Sarah-Paige: Hmmmmm... yes, the juxtaposition tha...@Sarah-Paige: Hmmmmm... yes, the juxtaposition that is life... the ‘beauty and the beastly’... the ‘chilling and the delicious’!<BR/><BR/>@Lissa: I remember... when I was 11 or 12 years I vowed vehemently that I would never live a life that was full of regrets. A very naive position. I regret many things that I’ve done, and indeed not done (smile)! Yes – it’s an interesting question re writing our thoughts and giving them life...<BR/><BR/>@June: Hmmmmm... indeed, but some of us may not live to our 70’s, 80’s or 90’s (smile)... it’s just not a given (some folk luck out, if you know what I mean)! By the way, I really enjoyed the conclusion to ‘Paternity’... gosh – you inspire me to get cracking with a full-length novel.<BR/><BR/>@Annie (Strawberry Girl): Yes – life is a ‘journey’ through both the familiar and the unfamiliar... and seeing the ‘bigger picture (or keeping in mind the ‘higher purpose’)’ while navigating through life is important – hence, the Checkhov quote reminds me to make sure IT all counts towards ‘beauty’!<BR/><BR/>@Khaled: Thank you. Such a generous comment. By the way, I’m still waiting for the recommendations of Arabic writers. I’ve just started reading ‘Snow’ by Orhan Pamuk (the Turkish writer). Have you read it?<BR/><BR/>@Rogue: Thanks for commenting. Yes – at the moment, contemplating many ‘sad’ things that also whisper the beautiful and the exquisite...<BR/><BR/>@Cynthia: Yes – you’ve connected with the message of the poem ‘the essence of life’... the sum of our experiences – snapshots of sound, colour, relationships and silence.<BR/><BR/>@Caryn: Indeed, I think many people do have these thoughts – some (like me) indulge in them perhaps too often (lol)... hopefully, I’ll come through this ‘grey phase’ that’s persisted this past month and SOON start posting more positive and optimistic things!<BR/><BR/>@Paul: Lovely to have your comment...<BR/><BR/>@Alex (Writer on Board): Thanks so much for visiting and leaving such a positive comment. Hope you’ll pop by again soon!<BR/><BR/>I really appreciate ALL your comments especially during this period of downtime. THANK YOU!!!CathMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143141734424055810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-57378757952813344562009-04-07T13:22:00.000-07:002009-04-07T13:22:00.000-07:00I like it, Catherine. Very much. Got me. Got me de...I like it, Catherine. Very much. Got me. Got me deep. Thank you.Writing on Boardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03586187888418224291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-39166270128931210872009-04-07T00:30:00.000-07:002009-04-07T00:30:00.000-07:00beautifulbeautifulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-52599223596417775072009-04-05T15:55:00.000-07:002009-04-05T15:55:00.000-07:00Wow. This is so powerful. I've had those thoughts,...Wow. This is so powerful. I've had those thoughts, too. In fact, my husband and I were just discussing them. And, of course, he brought up the same point he usually does: We rarely think about what happened before us - just what will happen when we're gone. Still, it's easier to just not go to a party than to leave once you're there and having fun...Caryn Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531525726993612776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-53071896079574571712009-04-04T15:10:00.000-07:002009-04-04T15:10:00.000-07:00Beautiful. You've captured theessence of life, viv...Beautiful. You've captured the<BR/>essence of life, vividly and the<BR/>part wonderful Mother Nature plays<BR/>in our lives.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256391836026637655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-89155416226232342302009-04-04T10:22:00.000-07:002009-04-04T10:22:00.000-07:00Exquisite, yet sad. Beautifully done Cath. You ins...Exquisite, yet sad. Beautifully done Cath. You inspire me to more than I can be.Roguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865195377873721939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-85786774447084897972009-04-04T08:03:00.000-07:002009-04-04T08:03:00.000-07:00"a fibre of fiction woven in the flesh of an etern..."a fibre of fiction woven in the flesh of an eternal silence".<BR/>That's an amazing closure to that inner monologue. I did not know that you are a poet as well. You describe your thoughts and feelings in such beautiful images.Khaled KEMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056388277824598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-59285534957153964062009-04-04T07:01:00.000-07:002009-04-04T07:01:00.000-07:00A delicous journey through familiar sights and sou...A delicous journey through familiar sights and sounds... beautiful. I really like the last thought that you leave us with as well that everything is beautiful, unless we forget to appreciate our purpose here. <BR/><BR/>:o)Strawberry Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03395571842364752995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-90143412146001027342009-04-03T21:13:00.000-07:002009-04-03T21:13:00.000-07:00You poem is very tender Catherine. I would say to ...You poem is very tender Catherine. I would say to you that you have a heckova lot of life left yet my girl. Things seem a lot closer when you're 72 - and yet I press on regardless.<BR/>By the way 'Paternity' concludes in Journeys in Creative Writing today. Go to it girl. Let's know what you think. <BR/>June in OzJune Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-51028936375562557482009-04-03T17:41:00.000-07:002009-04-03T17:41:00.000-07:00another engaging piece, I have the same thoughts, ...another engaging piece, I have the same thoughts, I wonder if I would regret not doing certain things as I get older...the last few lines says so much, if one doesn't write these thoughts down, will it still exist in our heads?..very provokinglissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00706027242022517570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635752818915624910.post-29282664304792957372009-04-03T16:39:00.000-07:002009-04-03T16:39:00.000-07:00A very chilling poem ! But with so many delicious ...A very chilling poem ! But with so many delicious images, really enjoyed reading this :)Sarah Siwickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708386682912104078noreply@blogger.com