tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post7685939543736077440..comments2024-03-04T15:47:04.422-07:00Comments on Somethings I Think About-Annell: Empty Spaces -- dVerse/ open link nightannell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-1101203716571240922017-09-10T12:33:36.865-06:002017-09-10T12:33:36.865-06:00this was very sad and reminded me of childlessness...this was very sad and reminded me of childlessness...which can be very painful and empty...I was fortunate that eventually my twin girls came along, after many years, much despair and much loss. Love to you. XXAlison Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08215158863724691355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-40909170207864427012017-09-09T11:16:22.072-06:002017-09-09T11:16:22.072-06:00Tiny coffins and empty sacks...space in the blue.....Tiny coffins and empty sacks...space in the blue...here and gone...what is reality? Where do we find answers? In poetry perhaps?Paul John Dearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976172444697072142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-16825999829971659812017-09-09T11:01:11.618-06:002017-09-09T11:01:11.618-06:00I liked the idea underlying the second stanza with...I liked the idea underlying the second stanza with the choice of some fairy tale or going without any explanation at all.Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-37731963746998505802017-09-08T09:39:34.930-06:002017-09-08T09:39:34.930-06:00I love the graphics of the poem echoing the spaces...I love the graphics of the poem echoing the spaces between the questions and whatever answers are found. The rule of thumb is not to use graphics in poems unless they have an excellent reason for being there. Here, they work so, so well.Sarah Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548593069470592148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-26509131341372605672017-09-08T05:12:06.283-06:002017-09-08T05:12:06.283-06:00Space, the final frontier. How this write brillia...Space, the final frontier. How this write brilliantly lends substance and meaning to that apparent void. And to insert an empty coffin deepens the mystery.Kwelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207713816534928946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-50880138244418686492017-09-08T00:59:15.154-06:002017-09-08T00:59:15.154-06:00How haunting, those images of the empty sack, the ...How haunting, those images of the empty sack, the baby blanket and the spaces. Spaces in time, between memories, images and words, between cleaning the hearth, sweeping up the ashes and washing the dishes. For me, that's when I can't stop thoughts from invading.<br />Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-36121993918637910002017-09-08T00:07:54.394-06:002017-09-08T00:07:54.394-06:00Such a vivid write Such a vivid write Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-14390405833232969952017-09-07T16:24:48.460-06:002017-09-07T16:24:48.460-06:00Those questions with no answers linger on and on ~...Those questions with no answers linger on and on ~ The empty sack and coffin conjures chilling images of death ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-41929374580323429972017-09-07T15:46:43.348-06:002017-09-07T15:46:43.348-06:00Lyrical mystery!Lyrical mystery!indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-88058185684230241952017-09-07T14:29:17.863-06:002017-09-07T14:29:17.863-06:00This is beautifully evocative..!This is beautifully evocative..!Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-26650371660391051462017-09-07T14:17:31.230-06:002017-09-07T14:17:31.230-06:00The empty spaces is a mystery to me as well. Howev...The empty spaces is a mystery to me as well. However, question the empty spaces does ponder the next question after question while in the end the answer may not be a happy one. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-2651734148000675262017-09-07T13:56:04.060-06:002017-09-07T13:56:04.060-06:00Chinmouko...the Japanese of sound between the note...Chinmouko...the Japanese of sound between the notes, silent sound between the spaces. This is so silently beautiful Annell. The empty coffin, the glittering stars...all of it.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-51319868768085550802017-09-07T13:43:19.314-06:002017-09-07T13:43:19.314-06:00I found that you had the questions ... the answers...I found that you had the questions ... the answers with a coffin and a baby blanket cannot be happy ones.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-58692150069755926382017-09-07T13:43:11.255-06:002017-09-07T13:43:11.255-06:00There is a lot of mystery here to contemplate...em...There is a lot of mystery here to contemplate...empty spaces--or the silence between the smiles.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-2620153471196758542017-09-07T13:36:07.159-06:002017-09-07T13:36:07.159-06:00There is a story behind the empty sack and the bab...There is a story behind the empty sack and the baby blanket. Likely a sad one. I know you contemplate spaces all the time, being an artist, the spaces between the paint having their own purpose in the entirety of the work.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com