tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post7691863653956341207..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: Moonlight MusingsRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-47451974124759293162018-08-13T09:44:55.089-04:002018-08-13T09:44:55.089-04:00I think pleasure is the best reason to write. (Or ...I think pleasure is the best reason to write. (Or read. for that matter.) For the rest, depends what you mean by 'good'. Your poetry gives me and others pleasure, which may be a better yardstick than some current literary fashion. I do believe there is such a thing as 'literary merit', which transcends fashion – but I also think only posterity can judge that, and few of us will be around long enough to find out.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-32386342404050924122018-08-13T09:39:47.291-04:002018-08-13T09:39:47.291-04:00No reason at all! I would certainly miss your writ...No reason at all! I would certainly miss your writing if you stopped.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-63617896462136603852018-08-13T09:38:47.070-04:002018-08-13T09:38:47.070-04:00Well he's not around any more, and people like...Well he's not around any more, and people like you are, so that's good. Thrilled to be your drug of choice! Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-54739566210546172492018-08-13T08:49:31.651-04:002018-08-13T08:49:31.651-04:00I love how you challenge us to say what we say mor...I love how you challenge us to say what we say more boldly, Magaly--here once again.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-14037535405678215222018-08-12T14:12:52.567-04:002018-08-12T14:12:52.567-04:00This was an interesting read. Am I addicted to p...This was an interesting read. Am I addicted to poetry? I don't think I am. I feel I am passionate about life and I need a way to express that passion and poetry is my mode of choice. <br /><br />I once had a friend tell me my poetry wasn't very good, it crushed my soul for the longest time as I was trying to get published. Now, I write for pleasure when I have time or I have something I'd like to share with the the poetry world. Do I dream of getting published someday? The answer would be, yes.<br /><br />We are all poets in our own right and may that magic always enlighten us on our sojourn with words.Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-71724919575707496442018-08-12T09:28:53.384-04:002018-08-12T09:28:53.384-04:00great comment, Rallentanda!great comment, Rallentanda!dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-91399836225775203782018-08-12T09:25:42.512-04:002018-08-12T09:25:42.512-04:00i have answered 'no' to a couple of the qu...i have answered 'no' to a couple of the questions in the musings, so i think i am no addict to poetry.:)<br />i think we write because we love to, however cliched it sounds. i read through all those wonderful comments and there's certainly no reason why we shouldn't write. dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-75263102685568925922018-08-12T05:28:49.303-04:002018-08-12T05:28:49.303-04:00to be honest I always enjoy my fix of your poetry ...to be honest I always enjoy my fix of your poetry and your prose - not sure I would have hung around long enough to listen to that underminerLaura Bloomsburyhttps://poetrypix.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-36505060802115151982018-08-11T19:19:26.906-04:002018-08-11T19:19:26.906-04:00Ah yes, you've nailed it. A passion – yes, tha...<br />Ah yes, you've nailed it. A passion – yes, that's what it is!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-68008085017845343272018-08-11T15:42:07.224-04:002018-08-11T15:42:07.224-04:00An addiction is an obsessive-compulsion that negat...An addiction is an obsessive-compulsion that negatively impacts our lives. A passion is a consistent positive motivation that positively impacts our lives, and (hopefully) the lives of others.<br /><br />I have a poetry passion, without a doubt! And I wouldn't have it any other way! :)Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-46956730852202390192018-08-11T00:11:03.344-04:002018-08-11T00:11:03.344-04:00Aw..Thank you, dear friend :) So lovely to begin m...Aw..Thank you, dear friend :) So lovely to begin my day with the thoughts of poets :)Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-31992953502390658882018-08-11T00:06:19.427-04:002018-08-11T00:06:19.427-04:00So true.So true.Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-26483966894604019142018-08-10T20:03:45.703-04:002018-08-10T20:03:45.703-04:00And thanks for your excellent thoughts. Good point...And thanks for your excellent thoughts. Good points!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-57705829119721496802018-08-10T19:47:23.324-04:002018-08-10T19:47:23.324-04:00Great post! I really enjoyed the article, Rosemar...Great post! I really enjoyed the article, Rosemary, and thought that it was very well written. You make some good points, and the bits of droll humour that you've injected into the piece, truly add to it's 'readability'. <br /><br />For me, in order to qualify as an addiction, an activity must adversely effect mental and/or physical heath, detract from an overall sense of wellbeing and poison relationships that get in the way of pursuing the addiction. <br /><br />I suspect that most poets:<br />- find that writing poetry sharpens their mind, <br />- gives them a sense of accomplishment that makes them feel good,<br />- enhances their perception of what is going on around them. <br /><br />Thus: I would have to cast my vote for: Not an Addiction. ✓ <br /><br />Though I appreciated putting some thought to the issue! Thanks for this! Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-79347579006871371812018-08-10T19:18:42.654-04:002018-08-10T19:18:42.654-04:00Thank you all for the kind words. I appreciate you...Thank you all for the kind words. I appreciate your intelligent, honest responses, as well as the expressions of personal support. And it is always a relief when the Moonlight Musings strike a chord. When I am writing them – which happens when some aspect of poetry starts turning itself over in my mind repeatedly – I wonder if they will be sufficiently interesting to the group. I suppose I should expect that a topic which concerns me as a poet will get the attention of other poets too. (Smile.)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-23572113722321479192018-08-10T19:09:42.425-04:002018-08-10T19:09:42.425-04:00Right now I am thanking the Goddess for the Lyrica...Right now I am thanking the Goddess for the Lyrica, the only thing that has worked for me. (Pinched cervical nerve affecting outsides of arms and hands, and last two fingers of each hand; right much worse. Of course I am right-handed! I don't think I am saying words wrong, but my fingers are clumsy, due to the condition rather than the medication, and I do have to check my typing carefully. A mere nothing compared to what you live through, my dear – but irritating!)<br /><br />Yes of course, quite right, making poems does feel as necessary and natural as breathing. I would take Anonymous's wise words a little further: it's not part of who I am, so much as who I am. And you. And her, and her, and him, and them....Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-22824509970393982642018-08-10T19:02:17.583-04:002018-08-10T19:02:17.583-04:00To tell the truth, for me it is 'all of the ab...To tell the truth, for me it is 'all of the above'. I think play is at the heart of it, and a very necessary thing for us all to retain past childhood. We can get too earnest about our poetry, and lose the joy in words with which we began. Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-80473185918300488272018-08-10T18:55:25.913-04:002018-08-10T18:55:25.913-04:00Oh yes, I remember writing in 'busy young mum ...Oh yes, I remember writing in 'busy young mum years' (as we spell it here. How interesting! Canadians do US spelling? But I digress....) I remember that lines of poetry would come into my head and I'd have to hold them there, or sometimes a whole verse, whilst finishing the dishes or the ironing or whatever it was. With young kids you can't just stop and take time out to write; often that came late at night when everyone else was in bed. Just found a new label for it – commitment!<br />Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-30113311230496003212018-08-10T18:49:14.016-04:002018-08-10T18:49:14.016-04:00Blessings on you, dear Reader! We need you too!Blessings on you, dear Reader! We need you too!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-848008793164429632018-08-10T18:46:41.816-04:002018-08-10T18:46:41.816-04:00Well, if I am honest, it used to be both an 'a...Well, if I am honest, it used to be both an 'addiction' and a 'calling' for me. Now it is a recreation. I like to play with words. I think people who write for any of the reasons you mentioned, Rosemary, could be 'real poets.' A 'real poet' is someone whose words affect another in some way. Or even affect the poet himself/herself.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-25914890981190315802018-08-10T18:45:49.756-04:002018-08-10T18:45:49.756-04:00Thank you, dear Anonymous. You are undoubtedly ri...Thank you, dear Anonymous. You are undoubtedly right.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-5007906656796280502018-08-10T18:44:36.965-04:002018-08-10T18:44:36.965-04:00Well spoken, Rallentanda!Well spoken, Rallentanda!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-65317317574135296212018-08-10T18:43:06.815-04:002018-08-10T18:43:06.815-04:00Susan, I really like the idea that writing poetry ...Susan, I really like the idea that writing poetry might be a 'calling," some kind of service. Perhaps the best of poetry is this!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-67406121719175810952018-08-10T16:27:53.387-04:002018-08-10T16:27:53.387-04:00Good writing (*comme d'habitude*) Rosemary: bo...Good writing (*comme d'habitude*) Rosemary: both enjoyable (as prose) and illuminating. Especially to this hapless reader, who is addicted (something chronic) to reading good poetry. And thus dependent on those strange and wonderful people (such as your good self) who can (and do) distil my drug-of-choice out of their universe. Thank you :)Thylacine Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727966062672145626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-45581946147353208492018-08-10T16:16:29.080-04:002018-08-10T16:16:29.080-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.com