tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post3708755220361571310..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: saintTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-4090641170586316502011-05-18T17:27:13.755-04:002011-05-18T17:27:13.755-04:00what else to add...
but the awe.what else to add... <br /><br />but the awe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-8991859975502839962011-05-15T13:17:38.766-04:002011-05-15T13:17:38.766-04:00Only you my dear Tess could have written such perf...Only you my dear Tess could have written such perfection and made us all think.The Blog of Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650938872732748697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-54409024688126548252011-05-15T12:27:11.559-04:002011-05-15T12:27:11.559-04:00Dear Willow: Totally appreciate the depth of thoug...Dear Willow: Totally appreciate the depth of thought here as in; "I dig up your coffin". Yes, I admit being Sunday, and having a cold from walking on a beach with too many of St. Francis' birds I had to think about this abit! And then it dawned on me (being early am: I lie)I figured that this poem is more than alluding to an earthen coffin! Yes! An 'ah hah' moment The ground coming back to life! Love the word "prestidigitation" reminds me of digging and I now have to get the dirt out from under my nails! Thanks for this neaveau PATINA (i WANT TO PURCHASE....) yes very reliquary-esque and very poetic! Well read with rhythmic "sway" and dramatic flair!chiccorealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902834462795623856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-77067629074433724302011-05-15T06:42:06.204-04:002011-05-15T06:42:06.204-04:00Awesome..never read such a thing..Awesome..never read such a thing..Alcinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359846306902469801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-5507850566607448852011-05-14T18:16:50.052-04:002011-05-14T18:16:50.052-04:00Hi Tess~ The exquisite language and impressions ex...Hi Tess~ The exquisite language and impressions expressed in your poem venerate this incredible saint more than anything presented for his canonization I'm sure! Earthy, interactive, familiar... "For it is in giving that we receive..." "Make me an instrument of Your peace." Yes, to dig deep in the earth and scrape a relic of St. Francis. Inspired.Margaret Pangerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995968579194433270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-34185577550866004692011-05-13T13:12:07.327-04:002011-05-13T13:12:07.327-04:00Blogger is all screwy! Says it's "read on...Blogger is all screwy! Says it's "read only." Well, reading is good. For instance, your poem "saint" is amazing and holy, in the way that a human can be holy (which is the best way), in the way that a thing passed down can be holy: in the way that a thing passed on can be holy. And I love it. <br /><br />I had to click the audio for this one. There's something about the match of the material to your voice that makes me think you should be reading psalms out in church! <br /><br />When the glitch would not let me comment on that poem, I was distraught, and then distrait, and then I came back to the window later, tried again, failed - and realized well hey. I can always e-mail the reaction now, gather the thoughts and things I had in mind to say, and say them. And then when Blogger is working again, I can still leave the comment!<br /><br />Yay for the persistence of thought in held, perfect form. Yay for that trick, that we have invented: writing. After all is said and what's done is done, it is only in writing that words can approach to the memory of the eternal. Writing is the word of God.dogimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278980067086209626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-69195994738625337212011-05-12T10:40:07.370-04:002011-05-12T10:40:07.370-04:00Bit gruesome this week?Bit gruesome this week?Trellissimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02283663872471564907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-367003383792618102011-05-12T10:02:11.853-04:002011-05-12T10:02:11.853-04:00Mysticism...I see it here...
beguiling timeMysticism...I see it here...<br /><br /><a href="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2011/05/beguiling-time.html" rel="nofollow">beguiling time</a>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-56856356570215784162011-05-11T21:48:34.779-04:002011-05-11T21:48:34.779-04:00Awesome read and voice for the poem.Awesome read and voice for the poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-1024498452245005042011-05-11T12:09:27.372-04:002011-05-11T12:09:27.372-04:00Mystical and spiritual. Lovely images. Your work i...Mystical and spiritual. Lovely images. Your work is always a treasure to read!Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-78476910569724224822011-05-11T11:30:01.888-04:002011-05-11T11:30:01.888-04:00An incredible poem Lady Tess. When the chapbook ar...An incredible poem Lady Tess. When the chapbook arrives, I am going to write this poem on the front page. And one day when we meet (at your book signing in England) you will autograph The Saint for me xxShaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-20918514504010632582011-05-11T11:02:51.370-04:002011-05-11T11:02:51.370-04:00Lovely piece of writing, Tess!
Enjoyed it !
Marine...Lovely piece of writing, Tess!<br />Enjoyed it !<br />MarinelaShort Poemshttp://marinelareka.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-27971956841364502702011-05-11T08:05:29.566-04:002011-05-11T08:05:29.566-04:00Wonderful!
Anna :o]Wonderful!<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-57031464082725834002011-05-11T05:58:08.118-04:002011-05-11T05:58:08.118-04:00Like sensuous soaps and scents in a spa bath! Wond...Like sensuous soaps and scents in a spa bath! Wonderful!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-35599816656324470802011-05-11T03:27:02.883-04:002011-05-11T03:27:02.883-04:00"Fill my nails with the marrow of Spring"..."Fill my nails with the marrow of Spring" is a line I would be dizzyingly proud of creating. As always I suspect I'm in the dark as to just how brilliant you are...but I have flashing glimpses that you are without understanding how or why. <br />I'm going to look up the meaning of prestidigitation.Ken Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01659672111856249878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-42413049988126670952011-05-11T01:02:34.910-04:002011-05-11T01:02:34.910-04:00Beautiful, Tess.
We can learn so much from this ve...Beautiful, Tess.<br />We can learn so much from this very dear, humble, saint.<br />What an incredible trust he had in God.<br />ChelsiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-34649062495062826462011-05-10T23:51:36.832-04:002011-05-10T23:51:36.832-04:00Beautiful, complex imagery.Beautiful, complex imagery.Mystic Margaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043803636315553905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-46606304343653243142011-05-10T23:21:15.522-04:002011-05-10T23:21:15.522-04:00Tess, this a wonderful, earthy feel to it...it cov...Tess, this a wonderful, earthy feel to it...it coveys a texture. Your word selection is both gorgeous and clever...incense laden hoodie...c'mon, that's just great. VbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-54361692246918336252011-05-10T22:29:35.542-04:002011-05-10T22:29:35.542-04:00How does someone get 73 comments? Oh, write good,...How does someone get 73 comments? Oh, write good, should have known. Great job with that pic prompt. Loved the last line. Wasn't expecting it. Love surprises.Henry Clemmonshttp://henryclemmonspoet.blogspot.com/2011/05/effects-of-light.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-13487943857405360572011-05-10T22:01:08.240-04:002011-05-10T22:01:08.240-04:00Jingle, thank you for the birthday wishes, but my ...Jingle, thank you for the birthday wishes, but my birthday was last October! ;^)Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-86526533295758022912011-05-10T21:36:45.684-04:002011-05-10T21:36:45.684-04:00delightful words,
well done.
:)
Happy Belated Bir...delightful words,<br />well done.<br />:)<br /><br />Happy Belated Birthday.Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-37127817015702410332011-05-10T20:19:10.342-04:002011-05-10T20:19:10.342-04:00You got me with the first line, 'In the way of...You got me with the first line, 'In the way of all martyrs,you invite me to dance'<br />That absolutely captivates me.Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-43199690296031165602011-05-10T19:40:42.409-04:002011-05-10T19:40:42.409-04:00A lot of great expression here. I've read it a...A lot of great expression here. I've read it a couple of times, and the line that stands out is, "you invite me to dance, backslide in a cycle of earth." <br /><br />St. Francis is pretty amazing :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547380098561803645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-5561735448171748902011-05-10T18:38:39.872-04:002011-05-10T18:38:39.872-04:00Your words capture the passion that saint's ha...Your words capture the passion that saint's have....love this Tess!! :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-82658137734549374722011-05-10T15:13:06.820-04:002011-05-10T15:13:06.820-04:00i LOVE St. Francis...Tess...i had to stop by to vi...i LOVE St. Francis...Tess...i had to stop by to visit today..i am just coming out of a 6 week "blogging slump" ...i don't know what that was all about...but it is so good to be here with you today...i have missed you, my friend<br /><br />kary<br />xoMy Farmhouse Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00594238190107766755noreply@blogger.com