tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post214929503275836142..comments2024-03-29T00:19:16.911-04:00Comments on Beyond LiteracyLink: #SOL22 March Musings Day 6: QuietnessCarol Varsalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-72037476996551166132022-03-08T00:14:08.959-05:002022-03-08T00:14:08.959-05:00This feels peaceful and quiet and comfortable. &qu...This feels peaceful and quiet and comfortable. "Sounds of quiet" resonates for me ... not ominous the way "sounds of silence" can feel. That quiet is alive with the movement of your pen across the page, and that feels like an old friend, like home. <br /><br />It was great to meet you on zoom yesterday!GirlGriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673240930615278979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-74237361971304381742022-03-07T17:23:29.593-05:002022-03-07T17:23:29.593-05:00It was nice meeting you yesterday on the zoom call...It was nice meeting you yesterday on the zoom call. This is a beautiful slice. I like the lines: the pen strokes the page<br />delicate threads of thoughts flow<br />They have a nice, smooth flow to them. It's a peaceful poem at a time that doesn't feel so peaceful outside.Peter von Euler (humble swede)https://wordpress.com/view/humbleswede.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-57677130651974577282022-03-07T11:08:01.294-05:002022-03-07T11:08:01.294-05:00Your slice captures the beauty of quiet morning wr...Your slice captures the beauty of quiet morning writing. I love the soft lilt of each stanza, the way the words roll off my tongue. Beautiful!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404917167112072640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-61568224997645229802022-03-06T23:24:52.923-05:002022-03-06T23:24:52.923-05:00Like Alice, I like the analogy relating threads to...Like Alice, I like the analogy relating threads to thinking and writing -- the fitting combination of tenuousness and strength, of possibly ephemeral connection.Brian Rozinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09048331327558931283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-51708088842657028852022-03-06T23:20:06.125-05:002022-03-06T23:20:06.125-05:00P.S. It was so great seeing you today, and hearing...P.S. It was so great seeing you today, and hearing your wisdom!Denise Krebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583406241247334445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-85073987074737845802022-03-06T23:16:06.738-05:002022-03-06T23:16:06.738-05:00Carol, you have a way with words, so peaceful. I e...Carol, you have a way with words, so peaceful. I especially like the middle stanza today. The "sounds of quiet / permeate through the house" is quite striking. I'm out of the morning habit of writing, but I would like to get back into it. Your post has given me inspiration. Denise Krebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583406241247334445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-58457660468212729422022-03-06T22:44:23.318-05:002022-03-06T22:44:23.318-05:00How great that you were inspired by the zoom meeti...How great that you were inspired by the zoom meeting that we attended today. It was wonderful! I love your quiet and simple poem. It speaks to me and reminds me of the joy we feel from writing. Eva Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775214031742493522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-2931335837571530032022-03-06T22:27:56.572-05:002022-03-06T22:27:56.572-05:00Carol, there is something about the quiet of the m...Carol, there is something about the quiet of the morning. The world is starting to wake up. It's the perfect time to gather thoughts and jot them down. arjehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793113101077660894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-73232139135131212762022-03-06T22:13:45.380-05:002022-03-06T22:13:45.380-05:00I love morning writing (not necessarily early), bu...I love morning writing (not necessarily early), but definitely quiet. The simplicity of your poem emphasizes the silence. My favorite line: "delicate threads of thoughts flow"Alice Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329047235622322449noreply@blogger.com