tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post7721328683395752192..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: I Wish I'd Written ThisRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-2629203717224671272013-08-17T10:54:40.802-04:002013-08-17T10:54:40.802-04:00He is the clever bird noticing their language! I ...He is the clever bird noticing their language! I enjoyed reading his words and you being our guide and pointing out his unique voice!<br />Thank you Rosemary~Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-26826926542568963562013-08-17T08:31:52.922-04:002013-08-17T08:31:52.922-04:00Oh! It sure helps to know this, because ... becau...Oh! It sure helps to know this, because ... because. I had gone to Mary's link and listened for something revealing and having found little but external beauty, stayed outside the intent of this poem. Rosemary, please make a recording so that we can all hear what you and Hope heard.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-6504484831276106392013-08-16T22:48:42.872-04:002013-08-16T22:48:42.872-04:00Yes, in Tassie the natural world made it a very nu...Yes, in Tassie the natural world made it a very nurturing and inspiring place to grow up.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-72841704992790814602013-08-16T19:06:21.484-04:002013-08-16T19:06:21.484-04:00Thanks, Rosemary. I had THOUGHT that what the poe...Thanks, Rosemary. I had THOUGHT that what the poet meant was that the magpie sound was like the sound 'Ethiopia.' I had seen the video you shared above as well...very beautiful sound. That you for sharing further explanation as well.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-91432417789032556232013-08-16T18:24:50.502-04:002013-08-16T18:24:50.502-04:00I can only imagine how wonderful it is to hear thi...I can only imagine how wonderful it is to hear this bird. Tasmania sounds like a glorious spot. Wonderful to have spent your childhood there, Rosemary. Loved the poem, especially his closing lines.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-63034879419005102862013-08-16T18:00:43.190-04:002013-08-16T18:00:43.190-04:00Makes me want to tour Tasmania and see/hear for my...Makes me want to tour Tasmania and see/hear for myself. When I hear the word Ethiopia I instantly think of dehydration and famine--not a good context for this poem, although the poet also speaks of loss. Your commentary is a great recommendation.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-81039268299338106382013-08-16T17:39:20.961-04:002013-08-16T17:39:20.961-04:00See explanation above.See explanation above.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-51703682119899748702013-08-16T17:38:45.618-04:002013-08-16T17:38:45.618-04:00Mary, thanks for thinking of Youtube. Unfortunatel...Mary, thanks for thinking of Youtube. Unfortunately none if their examples is very like the glorious sound of a magpie in the wild, but this one comes closest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0yK0E-yTGw<br /><br />Hope makes the point that Tasmanian magpies have a slightly different arrangement of the characteristic call. There is a point at which a magpie just opens its throat and this glorious (no other word for it) music pours forth, the notes spilling over each other. It sounds like rejoicing. In Tasmania, one can hear in it the word 'Ethiopia', syllable by syllable. (In Tasmania the boobook owl, named for its call, is known as a mopoke because that is closer to the sound; and when I was a child, the bird known as Joe Whitty always whistled to me: 'You're pretty!')Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-65158238279533616852013-08-16T13:17:35.323-04:002013-08-16T13:17:35.323-04:00Such a wonderful piece Rosemary--I did not know th...Such a wonderful piece Rosemary--I did not know this poet at all--so a double thank you!Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-91937160965199296192013-08-16T10:19:34.763-04:002013-08-16T10:19:34.763-04:00I hope the link above leads to the video of the ma...I hope the link above leads to the video of the magpie on You-tube. Quite beautiful. But now I am confused about the poem, Rosemary. I thought the magpie would say something like "Ethiopia," but it does not. Thus I am confused as to what Ethiopia means in the poem. Could you explain?Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-1677055311526021952013-08-16T10:13:24.942-04:002013-08-16T10:13:24.942-04:00http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SHkCnBJoZkc&deskt...http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SHkCnBJoZkc&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DSHkCnBJoZkcMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-32076895840968322952013-08-16T10:05:34.230-04:002013-08-16T10:05:34.230-04:00Oh, what a beautiful poem, Rosemary. I am going to...Oh, what a beautiful poem, Rosemary. I am going to search out a recording of the sound of the Australian magpie so that I can hear it. I have my own fondness for Tasmania as well.....and also would return in a heartbeat. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com