tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post4217919303931813920..comments2024-03-26T19:05:57.970-04:00Comments on Tabatha Yeatts: The Opposite of Indifference: Songs for the WearyTabathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-81948610305547687492015-12-06T18:47:47.349-05:002015-12-06T18:47:47.349-05:00Oh yes. With every day more bad news of happenings...Oh yes. With every day more bad news of happenings in the world, we sure could use...<br /><br />"Music to soothe all its sorrow,<br />Till war and crime shall cease;<br />And the hearts of men grown tender<br />Girdle the world with peace."<br /><br />The poem is salve to the spirit. Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-64139855864121334542015-12-06T09:39:54.111-05:002015-12-06T09:39:54.111-05:00Exactly what Heidi said. Word for word.Exactly what Heidi said. Word for word.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-35535822591367677072015-12-05T22:21:32.493-05:002015-12-05T22:21:32.493-05:00"Our world, so worn and weary,
Needs music, p..."Our world, so worn and weary,<br />Needs music, pure and strong"--<br /><br />oh yes indeed, songs of peace please.<br />thanks for this, Tabatha.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-34839202657686036512015-12-05T17:25:32.543-05:002015-12-05T17:25:32.543-05:00The last two stanzas - especially with recent even...The last two stanzas - especially with recent events - really haunting, Tabatha.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-9749348839672232672015-12-05T14:35:55.104-05:002015-12-05T14:35:55.104-05:00A perfect pairing, this poem with the Tom Waits qu...A perfect pairing, this poem with the Tom Waits quote. Just what so many of us needed this week!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-52845888161849784072015-12-05T11:08:48.588-05:002015-12-05T11:08:48.588-05:00With the news this week, I've been engulfed in...With the news this week, I've been engulfed in despair. It's good to read something with hope. Thanks for the introduction to Frances Harper.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-59524950180114472392015-12-05T10:42:33.478-05:002015-12-05T10:42:33.478-05:00Tabatha, this is so lovely. Thank you. Tabatha, this is so lovely. Thank you. Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-32429882389777800902015-12-05T00:32:35.975-05:002015-12-05T00:32:35.975-05:00Ingrid and Imi do make up songs all the time &...Ingrid and Imi do make up songs all the time & we often say we need to record them for they are 'thrown away', and then they start again. Thank you for the poem too, although written so long ago, and still we're waiting "To hush the jangle and discords." Yet, it is full of hope, too. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-59478485233636798372015-12-04T22:05:36.526-05:002015-12-04T22:05:36.526-05:00I love that Tom Waits quote--kids making up songs ...I love that Tom Waits quote--kids making up songs and tossing them away (and the soothing songs of this poem.)Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-27882602696930255502015-12-04T20:02:32.799-05:002015-12-04T20:02:32.799-05:00Thank you so much for introducing Frances Harper t...Thank you so much for introducing Frances Harper to me. We need her timeless poetic benediction today as much (more?) than the pre-WWI world did at the time of her death. “War to end all wars”..if only that had been true. “Our world, so worn and weary, Needs music, pure and strong,” What better, more powerful music than poetry like hers? God bless you. If only Harper’s words would come true—if only the world were girded in peace… Wish I had known about her when I was teaching; hers is a life story well worth sharing with students. Again—thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08242799850857058817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-65216382536724140202015-12-04T18:07:32.274-05:002015-12-04T18:07:32.274-05:00Poetry & music are both balms for my soul. Tha...Poetry & music are both balms for my soul. Thank you!! xoxoKerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-14543150464758913212015-12-04T17:35:07.281-05:002015-12-04T17:35:07.281-05:00Oh yes, how we need music to sooth our sorrow!! Ha...Oh yes, how we need music to sooth our sorrow!! Harper is new to me, but then, you always introduce me to new poets. Thanks for always expanding my horizons!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.com