tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post6870910998500084470..comments2024-03-28T09:43:50.654-04:00Comments on Tabatha Yeatts: The Opposite of Indifference: The year's thresholdTabathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-48305906109040171912022-12-28T09:31:18.587-05:002022-12-28T09:31:18.587-05:00An inspired pairing, Tabatha. Both of these poems ...An inspired pairing, Tabatha. Both of these poems capture this time of year so evocatively. Love the Atwood quote too. And Ariana's gnome made me smile. :) Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-68332746703819763102022-12-26T05:03:16.219-05:002022-12-26T05:03:16.219-05:00Gnome-body chooses the perfect poem pairing quite ...Gnome-body chooses the perfect poem pairing quite like you do, Tabatha. Warm hugs from afar. :), BridgetBridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-71713236063263327082022-12-23T16:52:53.137-05:002022-12-23T16:52:53.137-05:00Ariana's gnome is wonderful, it has such chara...Ariana's gnome is wonderful, it has such character!!! I like Atwood's "the house turns/itself inside out", and the mixed-up mystery here! And Mary Oliver's <br />" of some unimaginable bird<br /><br />that loves us,<br /> that is asleep now, and silent—<br /> that has turned itself<br /> into snow."<br />Great pairing of poems Tabatha, thanks for both!<br />Hope you and family are keeping warm, brrr, it sure is cold here in Chicago. My husband and I went out for a quick walk. I wasn't cold I was so bundled but I think the cold made it harder to breathe–thankful for our warm home.<br />Merry Christmas! ⭐️🌲🦉Michelle Koganhttp://www.michellekogan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-17773492141502548112022-12-23T15:32:04.713-05:002022-12-23T15:32:04.713-05:00Both such beautiful poems whose phrases will conti...Both such beautiful poems whose phrases will continue to sing through the season. You are right, I was not familiar with Margaret Atwood's poetry, until now. Thank you.Rose Cappellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02021921189042554147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-73213803751728692562022-12-23T15:14:04.917-05:002022-12-23T15:14:04.917-05:00Thanks for this fantastic pair of Solstice poems. ...Thanks for this fantastic pair of Solstice poems. I'll hold the Atwood lines in my head as I finish stitching my Solstice sun mandala!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-22664038596680086932022-12-23T09:51:13.497-05:002022-12-23T09:51:13.497-05:00Such a beautiful pairing of poems, Tabatha. I'...Such a beautiful pairing of poems, Tabatha. I've not been much of a solstice-noticer, till this year. And I love the line: "the still point/of the sun, its cusp and midnight" - as though we can keep still the sun! Sigh!Patricia Franzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291738294052016720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-41051867995121739512022-12-23T08:45:53.041-05:002022-12-23T08:45:53.041-05:00I love Arianna's gnome! And I share your wonde...I love Arianna's gnome! And I share your wonder about Margaret Atwood the Poet. Her poem "The Moment" is one I return to. https://genius.com/Margaret-atwood-the-moment-annotated. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-62293209218444958712022-12-23T00:18:25.830-05:002022-12-23T00:18:25.830-05:00Thanks, Tabatha, love Arianna's gnome, & A...Thanks, Tabatha, love Arianna's gnome, & Atwood's somber solstice response, especially "the place of caught breath" and that bird, beating its wings to stay awake, is that us, trying to effect change? Merry Christmas!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-80047056312735426822022-12-22T22:38:31.233-05:002022-12-22T22:38:31.233-05:00Both such haunting winter poems! The Atwood poem m...Both such haunting winter poems! The Atwood poem made me think about winter solstice more deeply, with words like "unlocking" and "a place of caught breath." So much I'd like to return to and think about here on this night where I live, which is cold and dark. Janice Scullyhttp://janicescully.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-39784499935181809842022-12-22T20:42:44.731-05:002022-12-22T20:42:44.731-05:00Oh, my goodness...two incredible poems. What a due...Oh, my goodness...two incredible poems. What a duet you've got going on this week. Margaret Atwood just amazes me every time I read her. Her voice is so unique. "It is still you...It is still you." So beautiful. Mary Oliver. Only she can make us the wind-bird and the wind-bird us. Thanks for the beauty. Ariana's gnome is super cute!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.com