tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post4149546674634861372..comments2024-01-01T17:04:12.950-06:00Comments on Emily Brisse: Lines Written in the Days of Growing DarknessEmily Brissehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-65830365774859467012012-12-29T12:48:02.816-06:002012-12-29T12:48:02.816-06:00Happy to do it, Dawn. And glad you found lines in ...Happy to do it, Dawn. And glad you found lines in this lovely poem that resonated. Happy New Year to you!Emily Brissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-9670321897036524232012-12-26T09:05:24.383-06:002012-12-26T09:05:24.383-06:00Oh, and Emily? Thank you so very much for voting f...Oh, and Emily? Thank you so very much for voting for my Christmas tree. I really do appreciate it. It was a small gesture, but I can't thank you enough for taking the time to do it.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332815163846166660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-8425191033234042912012-12-21T21:49:08.045-06:002012-12-21T21:49:08.045-06:00Definitely something for this time of year, for th...Definitely something for this time of year, for this day, given all the hype around it. The lines that strike me the most are "how the vivacity of what was is married to the vitality of what will be." Hauntingly reminiscent. Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332815163846166660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-13384207918373012412012-12-21T10:14:10.466-06:002012-12-21T10:14:10.466-06:00Glad you liked it, Mary!Glad you liked it, Mary!Emily Brissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-56501404322871716262012-12-21T10:13:54.141-06:002012-12-21T10:13:54.141-06:00So nice to see your words here, Julian. This last ...So nice to see your words here, Julian. This last week has been a heavy one for parents and teachers alike, but full of good things, too, like large snowflakes and crisp air. That dichotomy is sometimes hard to reconcile. But the sky is blue today and I'm heading into our holiday break and looking forward to filling myself with hearty food and laughter. It is both a little and a lot to ask for. So: Gratitude. Best holiday wishes to you!Emily Brissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-34592877876719453662012-12-21T10:09:32.958-06:002012-12-21T10:09:32.958-06:00Me, too. Happy Winter Solstice, Kelton!Me, too. Happy Winter Solstice, Kelton!Emily Brissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-6881369020022197502012-12-21T05:03:58.933-06:002012-12-21T05:03:58.933-06:00Lovely poem that really does capture this time of ...Lovely poem that really does capture this time of year, at least where I live.Mary Pelleritohttp://mary-goingnative.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-66591499042997878082012-12-19T04:44:58.250-06:002012-12-19T04:44:58.250-06:00Thanks for sharing this, Emily. I was thinking of ...Thanks for sharing this, Emily. I was thinking of you the other day - as a teacher and mother-to-be - which reminded me that I hadn't caught up with your posts of late as work keeps me nested in my winter den. The light in your images, the lilt in your words, brings home to me what is important and glimmering in this world. Reading your recent posts this morning was joyous and refreshing, a beautiful way to mark the sun as it swings east, the vitality of what is, as well as what will be. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-12618707424884186732012-12-18T15:38:07.833-06:002012-12-18T15:38:07.833-06:00You're right, Linda: beautiful and healing. My...You're right, Linda: beautiful and healing. My goodness.Emily Brissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-4109124001428247242012-12-17T14:07:21.374-06:002012-12-17T14:07:21.374-06:00It's a birthday gift, yes! By all means. Hope ...It's a birthday gift, yes! By all means. Hope you take these with you as bright bulbs to hanging on your birthday and Christmas tree.Emily Brissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-35222680726273313042012-12-17T14:01:48.560-06:002012-12-17T14:01:48.560-06:00Tina Jo and SPT: For those of us who revere the na...Tina Jo and SPT: For those of us who revere the natural world, Mary Oliver is hard to beat, huh?Emily Brissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-32514635271738972992012-12-16T23:23:36.910-06:002012-12-16T23:23:36.910-06:00just love her. especially that ending. thank you.
...just love her. especially that ending. thank you.<br />Keltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511461951055137089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-90983174900830585152012-12-16T22:05:01.511-06:002012-12-16T22:05:01.511-06:00"...though the sun be swinging east..." ..."...though the sun be swinging east..." reminded me of Gordon Bok's unspeakably beautiful song, "Morning", with its line recalling that "the stars are swinging slow, and the seas are rolling easy". It's a beautiful, healing song that you can listen to <a href="http://youtu.be/huTj2PRdsNs" rel="nofollow"> here</a>.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-18058186384398913682012-12-16T21:53:44.645-06:002012-12-16T21:53:44.645-06:00Emily:
Thank you for sharing this from my favorit...Emily:<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this from my favorite female poet. Did you do this for my birthday today?<br /><br />I've used Mary Oliver excerpts in some of my "Fragments of Poetry" posts. I have most of her collections. Love her writing. <br /><br />RichardWalk With Father Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11278417564714876894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-32803700331993133212012-12-16T19:31:35.802-06:002012-12-16T19:31:35.802-06:00Haunting and beautiful words from one of the best....Haunting and beautiful words from one of the best. Thank you.Lisa Goynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486375943044539898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-76791695645445931992012-12-16T16:43:13.873-06:002012-12-16T16:43:13.873-06:00Hi Teresa: Glad you like the blog and so pleased t...Hi Teresa: Glad you like the blog and so pleased to have another Minnesotan here. We are a good bunch, I think. :)Emily Brissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-33957151768097867492012-12-16T16:42:22.897-06:002012-12-16T16:42:22.897-06:00Thank you, Bill! Although I must make it clear tha...Thank you, Bill! Although I must make it clear that these are Mary Oliver's words and not my own. If only! I do so love her work. A rich mash of images, to be sure.Emily Brissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-75962520998968415582012-12-16T16:41:17.809-06:002012-12-16T16:41:17.809-06:00They seem especially appropriate today for several...They seem especially appropriate today for several reasons. Glad you felt something in them, Erin!Emily Brissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-88241837757730695552012-12-16T16:19:51.100-06:002012-12-16T16:19:51.100-06:00Beautiful words!Beautiful words!tinajohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107966080559159842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-15960451526992875592012-12-16T13:00:42.750-06:002012-12-16T13:00:42.750-06:00What a beautiful blog you have. Found you via Bill...What a beautiful blog you have. Found you via Bill. Wonderful, and a fellow Minnesotan!Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-256617812583298902012-12-16T12:47:26.919-06:002012-12-16T12:47:26.919-06:00Every year we have been
witness to it: how the
wor...Every year we have been<br />witness to it: how the<br />world descends<br /><br />into a rich mash, in order that<br />it may resume.<br /><br />The cycle of life. So beautiful as are your words. And so quiet as to be shocking as are your words. <br /><br />And no better time to post this!<br /><br />Hope all goes well with you.WildBillhttp://www.wildramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-11557085243085628242012-12-16T10:06:54.417-06:002012-12-16T10:06:54.417-06:00So beautiful. "I don't say / it's eas...So beautiful. "I don't say / it's easy / but what else will do / if the love one claims to have for the world / be true?" Thank you for posting these lines today, Emily. e.m.b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07745417913275444905noreply@blogger.com