tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post3642759590156345879..comments2024-03-29T08:15:25.080-04:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Poetry Friday: Annus MirabilisSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-1958488057465002842009-03-13T06:10:00.000-04:002009-03-13T06:10:00.000-04:00This is an amazing poem. I love the beginning, and...This is an amazing poem. I love the beginning, and the knots on the rope. In a week where there have been many more disasters than miracles, your poem reminds me to hope. Thank you!<BR/>CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-48313485791980681512009-03-08T10:44:00.000-04:002009-03-08T10:44:00.000-04:00I have to agree with many that line "we pull our h...I have to agree with many that line "we pull our hearts tought as burnt sugar out of the blackened shape" Mirabilis!! I really want to read more about Einstein.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-32189183275380264152009-03-07T06:49:00.000-05:002009-03-07T06:49:00.000-05:00I just love how the poems each week seem to talk t...I just love how the poems each week seem to talk to each other. Your annus mirabilis, Carol Wilcox's sun chewing its cud across the sky, my roses with their necessary thorns...it's a weekly accidental anthology!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-45988047343334658012009-03-07T06:01:00.000-05:002009-03-07T06:01:00.000-05:00I was falling and not afraid. Enjoyed.I was falling and not afraid. Enjoyed.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-2750729800082566792009-03-06T21:28:00.000-05:002009-03-06T21:28:00.000-05:00Wonderful!! I loved every bit of it, and the added...Wonderful!! I loved every bit of it, and the added tidbit about the historical Annus Mirabilis really gave the poem added resonance.Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-60313605643954245582009-03-06T19:32:00.000-05:002009-03-06T19:32:00.000-05:00Sara; a beautiful poem.Sara; a beautiful poem.Amber Loughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374291005610549082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-65675564859774764792009-03-06T18:25:00.000-05:002009-03-06T18:25:00.000-05:00Thank you all. It's a wonder and a miracle to me t...Thank you all. It's a wonder and a miracle to me to have a community of poetry lovers like all of you. And to get to travel around in a great circle on Fridays and visit other places of beauty. Let's put any disasters on hold, though, shall we? <BR/><BR/>And Kelly, I love that you offered to me what you found in the poem even though you couldn't quite explain it. (I can't say that even I understand what turns up when I make a poem, so join my club of scrambling around for the right words to talk about those random connections that come into our heads and won't leave.) That said...those pilgrims on their knees . . such a searing image. Thank you for adding that.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-83015570883632932292009-03-06T16:55:00.000-05:002009-03-06T16:55:00.000-05:00I love your poem. How you made me ache and marvel ...I love your poem. How you made me ache and marvel and hope. Thanks for sharing your gift of bringing important things to such a marvelous light.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-12705099536715431452009-03-06T13:40:00.000-05:002009-03-06T13:40:00.000-05:00Incredible, bookmarking this for sure.Incredible, bookmarking this for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-9913607003432093552009-03-06T13:21:00.000-05:002009-03-06T13:21:00.000-05:00Favorite SLH poem.Ever.Whoa.Staggering over here u...Favorite SLH poem.<BR/>Ever.<BR/>Whoa.<BR/>Staggering over here under the miracle of it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-91484043792735527272009-03-06T11:39:00.000-05:002009-03-06T11:39:00.000-05:00What a beautiful poem, Sara. Love the we pull our...What a beautiful poem, Sara. Love the we pull our hearts tough as burnt sugar.Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-53675198199093441012009-03-06T11:28:00.000-05:002009-03-06T11:28:00.000-05:00I'm with Kelly. I'm such a fan of your poetry that...I'm with Kelly. I'm such a fan of your poetry that I'm afraid you might not believe me when I say I found it breathtaking, too. I had to read it over and over and over. The images it brought to my head <I>literally</I> took my breath away. And Tricia's right -- so much truth that it is cathartic to read. And such beauty. But such is life. <BR/><BR/>I really love the phrase "Annus Mirabilis." I mean, when I clicked to your dictionary link, I had to do a double-take. Someone came up with a name for this? I wonder where it comes from. <BR/><BR/>Oh sigh. Thank you for sharing this with us. Thankyouthankyou.Jules at 7-Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439756778611468303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-82073342827249070782009-03-06T11:06:00.000-05:002009-03-06T11:06:00.000-05:00This poem is a wonder to be savored over and over....This poem is a wonder to be savored over and over. <BR/><BR/>My favorite lines: <BR/><BR/>"Hand over hand,<BR/>the shape of each day fitting<BR/>to our palms, rough and knobby,<BR/><BR/>we pull our hearts<BR/>tough as burnt sugar<BR/>out of the blackened scrape<BR/><BR/>we’ve gotten ourselves in." <BR/><BR/>True true true.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-82882916797579463602009-03-06T10:57:00.000-05:002009-03-06T10:57:00.000-05:00And the promise that there will be miracles -- and...And the <I>promise</I> that there will be miracles -- and disasters -- <I>a common ring,<BR/>the crushed remains<BR/>of dust orbiting,</I><BR/>-- this promise of time -- and miracles -- and disaster -- marries us all, binds us together as humans and as people who love each other.<BR/><BR/>This poem is a gem.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-3481195480798784842009-03-06T10:10:00.000-05:002009-03-06T10:10:00.000-05:00Oh Sara - how mirabilis is this poem. The rope wit...Oh Sara - how mirabilis is this poem. The rope with its knots reminds me (for reasons I cannot fully articulate, but I trust you will see why I made the connection I cannot explain) of the pilgrims who visit the shrine, climbing the hundreds of stairs on their knees as they approach what they hope will be their own miracle.<BR/><BR/>This poem is breathtaking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-17860204399876855842009-03-06T09:58:00.000-05:002009-03-06T09:58:00.000-05:00Sara,Wonderful poem. I love the part of the poem w...Sara,<BR/><BR/>Wonderful poem. I love the part of the poem with the list of comparisons: spin around the sun...annulus...dust orbiting...measure of growth, etc.--repeating the constancy of Earth's yearly cycle and shape of the circle.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-55381011468086775012009-03-06T08:50:00.000-05:002009-03-06T08:50:00.000-05:00There is so much truth here it hurts. I suppose th...There is so much truth here it hurts. I suppose that's because I'm working on my own Annus Mirabilis, and it's not of the miraculous kind.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your wonderful gift of poetry.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.com