tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post3318960492147292662..comments2024-03-28T14:22:37.153-07:00Comments on mole: What's Been Left BehindDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-25590827249664059202013-06-18T11:55:25.362-07:002013-06-18T11:55:25.362-07:00I'm sure I have hungry ghost poem somewhere......I'm sure I have hungry ghost poem somewhere...Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-29138065083208339272013-06-18T11:35:15.100-07:002013-06-18T11:35:15.100-07:00I love also the consideration of the word "wi...I love also the consideration of the word "witch" and its strong connotations in different cultures. The poem made me think a little about hungry ghosts, as well, which then made me think about ghosts and ancestors and culture again. Do one on them, next? ;)Kathttp://katuprush.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-52445902564396311552013-06-17T08:19:58.169-07:002013-06-17T08:19:58.169-07:00Thank you, Marly!Thank you, Marly!Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-30776305609330527602013-06-16T15:47:01.131-07:002013-06-16T15:47:01.131-07:00That was unexpected! And I enjoyed it. (Recently c...That was unexpected! And I enjoyed it. (Recently committed a witchy poem myself.) I imagine the pronoun trouble will go away after you let it sit a while--any tweaks will seem so obvious then.marly youmanshttp://www.thepalaceat2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-13127176826102203362013-06-15T11:16:04.779-07:002013-06-15T11:16:04.779-07:00Elisa -- :-)
Elisa -- :-)<br />Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-55022617748000733812013-06-15T11:15:41.847-07:002013-06-15T11:15:41.847-07:00Mary, yes, my witches come from Tony Hillerman!Mary, yes, my witches come from Tony Hillerman!Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-89064853021310779162013-06-15T11:15:09.976-07:002013-06-15T11:15:09.976-07:00See Zhoen on a very different range of witches: ht...See Zhoen on a very different range of witches: http://onewordisenough.blogspot.com/2013/06/witches.htmlDalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-29454954819614659592013-06-15T04:41:13.496-07:002013-06-15T04:41:13.496-07:00weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ;)weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-32747593332929282062013-06-14T22:46:04.655-07:002013-06-14T22:46:04.655-07:00Very glad you've clarified why you used the wo...Very glad you've clarified why you used the word "witch". <br /><br />Excellent stuff. Sometimes your imagination is dazzling!mmhttp://www.wanting2behere2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-2484274618287173852013-06-14T17:26:35.598-07:002013-06-14T17:26:35.598-07:00Yeah, having to translate the word witch. I have ...Yeah, having to translate the word witch. I have such a sense of it as wise woman, or worst case - vulnerable woman that isn't liked so gets incinerated. Demon? Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-2517704317615632942013-06-14T09:19:11.220-07:002013-06-14T09:19:11.220-07:00Ooh, let me see if that works!Ooh, let me see if that works!Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-534070736933686062013-06-14T09:16:28.253-07:002013-06-14T09:16:28.253-07:00Also love this, also got a bit hung on the pronoun...Also love this, also got a bit hung on the pronouns. Would "what's been left behind" work well enough? You lose a little of the sense of touch, but solve the problem. Or even bring a little more specificity - "the shadow left behind" or some such?<br /><br />My favorite: "Hospitality deals them a wound they do not understand, but which works backwards in their blood."Kathttp://katuprush.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-71115418054679108532013-06-14T09:00:46.750-07:002013-06-14T09:00:46.750-07:00Yes, sloppy pronouns all over the place in this on...Yes, sloppy pronouns all over the place in this one. I really didn't want to assign a gender to my witch, though :-)Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-67599359342014638492013-06-14T08:56:10.982-07:002013-06-14T08:56:10.982-07:00"Somehow you get the witch out of the house, ..."Somehow you get the witch out of the house, but then<br />you have to deal with what they've left behind."<br /><br />I must confess this is one case where the lack of noun agreement bugs me a bit. Can't say why.NThttp://www.somebeaut.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-83139706000182349562013-06-14T08:54:45.384-07:002013-06-14T08:54:45.384-07:00I like "malefactor."I like "malefactor."NThttp://www.somebeaut.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-49263701673107551772013-06-14T08:52:51.943-07:002013-06-14T08:52:51.943-07:00Wonderful! Favorite lines: "The half-life of ...Wonderful! Favorite lines: "The half-life of a witch's curse is twenty minutes," "Paper matches from a tavern book."Christi Krughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10207062849832227699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-59720075829625340812013-06-14T08:48:16.024-07:002013-06-14T08:48:16.024-07:00There are, of course, a multitude of beings referr...There are, of course, a multitude of beings referred to as "witches": many of them benevolent, many more at least harmless. I might have used the word "sorceror" instead, if it weren't so awkward in a line of poetry. I'm speaking of specifically "witches" or "skinwalkers" as the Navajo tradition (so I've read) understand them: those who cast off kin and friends, and hope to win advantage by poison and death.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.com