tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post7034358521417904249..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: True North - In tandem with Karin and BjörnSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-23172563894007794062017-09-01T17:18:46.754-05:002017-09-01T17:18:46.754-05:00Wow! This was done so well, and so seamlessly. I l...Wow! This was done so well, and so seamlessly. I liked the remembrance of innocence as a touchstone for when life became too turbulent. Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-68551174226466557992017-08-20T18:29:09.441-05:002017-08-20T18:29:09.441-05:00This would go so well with the song "Strawber...This would go so well with the song "Strawberry Wine" ... young love, with a touch of heartbreak but mostly nostalgia.<br /><br />This is such an amazing poem. These are my favorite sections:<br /><br />"My true north was summer, a place where time<br />melted, where grass grasped<br />ankles as if they were<br />best friends, as if grass had arms"<br /><br />"In the sound of water<br />in the canvas pitter-patter"✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-83534309523792903422017-08-19T16:03:00.469-05:002017-08-19T16:03:00.469-05:00thanks all for kind comments. Much appreciated. ...thanks all for kind comments. Much appreciated. k. Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-32996632420685237402017-08-19T04:07:08.773-05:002017-08-19T04:07:08.773-05:00of boundaries
of voices
Much love... of boundaries <br />of voices<br /><br /><br />Much love... Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830061733849775594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-46297540726950254182017-08-19T04:05:45.613-05:002017-08-19T04:05:45.613-05:00Luv the magnetic seek and find, the drawing out o...Luv the magnetic seek and find, the drawing out of images to pool together, the melting if boundaries and the molding if voices sung into friendship song. This is beautifully wrought. Well do Karin/Björn<br /><br />Much love... Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830061733849775594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-13522561596697338722017-08-19T00:24:17.023-05:002017-08-19T00:24:17.023-05:00I love this. So evocative. I don't know the me...I love this. So evocative. I don't know the mechanics of what you did, but you've obviously bounced and blended well together. Beautiful images.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756314170839177900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-36307066401865971542017-08-17T04:14:50.227-05:002017-08-17T04:14:50.227-05:00This is a wonderful effort -- seamless as to ident...This is a wonderful effort -- seamless as to identity (though I'll guess it divides between outer and inner stanzas), sharing a common love and axis that points out the way ahead with a love of what is most summer and childhood. No wonder we cherish true norths. Great job, Bjorn and Karin.Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983584155125369291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-72170036206544917112017-08-16T23:28:27.254-05:002017-08-16T23:28:27.254-05:00True North is my favorite direction. You took me t...True North is my favorite direction. You took me there again, in spirit, physically (inside the Arctic Circle), and metaphorically. North Star holds magic as well as earthen (no limits, way past caribou and ice).<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-28656176842250651832017-08-16T23:28:16.593-05:002017-08-16T23:28:16.593-05:00True North is my favorite direction. You took me t...True North is my favorite direction. You took me there again, in spirit, physically (inside the Arctic Circle), and metaphorically. North Star holds magic as well as earthen (no limits, way past caribou and ice).<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-67756254566209311942017-08-16T23:03:33.333-05:002017-08-16T23:03:33.333-05:00This leaves me full of sweet nostalgia for a place...This leaves me full of sweet nostalgia for a place that looks nothing like yours, but feels exactly like it in my heart. I love how your voices dance together... as one. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-13469678080229077472017-08-16T19:11:12.585-05:002017-08-16T19:11:12.585-05:00Truly true North, the guiding star that lights up ...Truly true North, the guiding star that lights up worlds. It is impossible to read who wrote what - the north star always calls to me, to keep on the path, on the way home. that is what this poem feels like - hometonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-83219847179950722402017-08-16T18:08:19.207-05:002017-08-16T18:08:19.207-05:00Hay off to you, Karin and Björn. You already know ...Hay off to you, Karin and Björn. You already know what was created.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-35844492988886040082017-08-16T15:06:43.247-05:002017-08-16T15:06:43.247-05:00This is sooooo beautiful, it makes me sigh deeply ...This is sooooo beautiful, it makes me sigh deeply with gratitude. I needed it. Now and tomorrow. I'm always looking for those spooling pools in the rearview, too. Thank you both. Sigh!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-67103400917871415672017-08-16T14:53:35.854-05:002017-08-16T14:53:35.854-05:00Agreed. Thanks much! Agreed. Thanks much! Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-12965150079380480552017-08-16T13:59:01.932-05:002017-08-16T13:59:01.932-05:00Thank you all, trying to sing in chorus is a great...Thank you all, trying to sing in chorus is a great exercise for poetry. Thank you Kerry for this opportunity and for all the nice comments.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-81703934117410708472017-08-16T12:32:58.459-05:002017-08-16T12:32:58.459-05:00My goodness this is absolutely gorgeous, Karin and...My goodness this is absolutely gorgeous, Karin and Bjorn!💖 I too was unable to figure out who wrote which stanza.. as your voices blend so perfectly together.. sigh.. especially love; "And when life drove me past chosen directions, I would look for that north in the spooling pools of the rear view mirror, finding again the surprise of strawberries, knowing then that a return to grass should hold no terror." Beautifully penned!💖<br />Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-22238739506270163482017-08-16T12:17:29.656-05:002017-08-16T12:17:29.656-05:00This is beautiful. Two outstanding poets bringing ...This is beautiful. Two outstanding poets bringing their unique voices into one marvelous poem is so creative and inspiring. Kudos Karin and Bjorn for this amazing poetry. Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-4768264020415240832017-08-16T11:36:47.982-05:002017-08-16T11:36:47.982-05:00Thanks so much, Kerry. It was a very nice opportu...Thanks so much, Kerry. It was a very nice opportunity as the poem certainly went into different directions because of the different input so that was really quite cool. K. Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-27823640410183665872017-08-16T11:13:58.212-05:002017-08-16T11:13:58.212-05:00I am truly amazed at how, once again, two disparat...I am truly amazed at how, once again, two disparate voices have blended seamlessly to produce a stunning piece of writing. This is work to be proud of - one for the books.<br /><br />There is something about the magnetism of the North which draws us all, even we in the south... As if a lode stone in our heads is always pointing the way. I could not attempt to figure out who wrote which piece - every stanza is perfection.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-69960664813361572512017-08-16T08:41:20.413-05:002017-08-16T08:41:20.413-05:00I love everything Scandinavian and this poem taste...I love everything Scandinavian and this poem tastes strongly of the North. It has a dreamlike quality that smells fresh and clear, especially in the lines:<br />'...a place where time<br />melted, where grass grasped<br />ankles as if they were<br />best friends'.<br />I love the lines:<br />'my true north was summer<br />with strawberries and milk';<br />'I would look for that north<br />in the spooling pools<br />of the rear view mirror';<br />and<br />'...the canvas pitter-patter,<br />in the thunder and the roar of waterfalls<br />behind the bending boughs of birches<br />with every bird<br />are cairns that lead me north'.Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-81602874056069675752017-08-16T08:10:04.837-05:002017-08-16T08:10:04.837-05:00Thank you, Shay, and all. The idea of true North ...Thank you, Shay, and all. The idea of true North has a weird unintended resonance this morning (though I don't think the north gets a free pass in my country either today.) Thanks. k.Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-14638101843616790382017-08-16T07:55:01.120-05:002017-08-16T07:55:01.120-05:00Rarely has a way to true north been more needed th...Rarely has a way to true north been more needed than it is this morning. But, the larger world aside, this is a beautiful poem that will resonate with anyone who has a "north" they need to touch again, while also being particular to the north you both had in mind. Nice work, you two.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-17924104566018821792017-08-16T07:09:04.055-05:002017-08-16T07:09:04.055-05:00It was such joy to write this with Karin and the p...It was such joy to write this with Karin and the process of sending back and forth our suggestion was very much like the poem itself... <br /><br />To me a cooperation is a bit like singing in a choir. You have to keep to the same melody and I think it was great fun to do.<br />brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-76187705164567942622017-08-16T05:55:33.042-05:002017-08-16T05:55:33.042-05:00What a beautiful duet this was...hard to separate ...What a beautiful duet this was...hard to separate the two voices in truth.That final stanza has a reassurance about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-63933053545042338962017-08-16T05:22:18.234-05:002017-08-16T05:22:18.234-05:00A big shout-out to Bjorn for being wonderful to wo...A big shout-out to Bjorn for being wonderful to work with, well-able to deal with all my interruptions! Thank you, Bjorn. K. Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.com