tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post6534991926375178123..comments2024-02-23T15:37:13.817+02:00Comments on Skywriting: MedusaKerry O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-1132666656979830292019-09-16T20:15:02.059+02:002019-09-16T20:15:02.059+02:00This is a really compelling portrait you've dr...This is a really compelling portrait you've drawn. The subject is quite candid about their propensity for self-sabotage, even healing is seen as a disruption of their efforts. It makes me wonder what their end game is with all the stitching. Though the last two lines hint that their pain is managed by inflicting pain on others. Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-65140975387365840882019-09-13T01:27:40.532+02:002019-09-13T01:27:40.532+02:00As if the words commissioned the picture.
Even t...As if the words commissioned the picture. <br /><br />Even the Spring is unseasonable:<br />and self-healing is but another<br />way of unravelling my imprecise stitches.<br /><br />So well crafted, each word having its place in that unstitching. <br />Ostensible Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08775793995809226782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-27551235366076859582019-09-12T02:45:06.630+02:002019-09-12T02:45:06.630+02:00Seamstress of my misfortune! such a yummy phrase...Seamstress of my misfortune! such a yummy phrase. You channeled the doom here which is something I didn't tap into enouth. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-89813859161837157522019-09-09T09:03:07.789+02:002019-09-09T09:03:07.789+02:00Slippery carnality sound like playing with snakes ...Slippery carnality sound like playing with snakes too much; but whatever turns you on...and it is good to see you smiling regardless.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-54664759958480867052019-09-09T02:04:16.662+02:002019-09-09T02:04:16.662+02:00I love that last stanza, Kerry!I love that last stanza, Kerry!purplepeninportland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842681508730093858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-7887877779409767622019-09-08T21:13:05.941+02:002019-09-08T21:13:05.941+02:00I love this.. the way you weave it from those misf...I love this.. the way you weave it from those misfortunes to the fangs in the end. There is such a tale where you have used the picture to the full extent.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-81781708211175931492019-09-08T16:31:18.283+02:002019-09-08T16:31:18.283+02:00I love every bit of this Kerry. I have read it thr...I love every bit of this Kerry. I have read it three times, and each time, something new emerges for me. Brilliant writing, truly.Linda Lee Lyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669367010600000396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-56924618532089267712019-09-08T08:59:28.154+02:002019-09-08T08:59:28.154+02:00This turned out to be an introspective poem.. I st...This turned out to be an introspective poem.. I started at the top of the picture and moved down, and these were the images that spoke to me. I think we are living in the times of dark poetry.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-87506221905782106542019-09-08T08:57:11.073+02:002019-09-08T08:57:11.073+02:00Thank you very much!Thank you very much!Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-73235760356843038492019-09-08T08:56:53.703+02:002019-09-08T08:56:53.703+02:00I am glad you enjoyed the poem, friend.I am glad you enjoyed the poem, friend.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-65732730429825112652019-09-07T22:06:29.264+02:002019-09-07T22:06:29.264+02:00Love this..Love how you started it. I don't kn...Love this..Love how you started it. I don't know if I've reached Medusa wicked, but my mind goes a thousand different directions these days which often leads to dark poetry. Your poem removes denial from the equation. :)Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-60693442550252434532019-09-07T19:31:20.520+02:002019-09-07T19:31:20.520+02:00You paint a very self- aware, and strong personali...You paint a very self- aware, and strong personality. Nicely done!Vivian Zemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588008375525403964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-80247960141730641062019-09-07T14:54:25.712+02:002019-09-07T14:54:25.712+02:00I sure would like to start quoting lines, but I wo...I sure would like to start quoting lines, but I won’t.<br /><br />Brilliant piece, Kerry.✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-21876918466649887322019-09-07T14:51:09.183+02:002019-09-07T14:51:09.183+02:00Thank you for this reading, B. I like the way you ...Thank you for this reading, B. I like the way you have encapsulated the theme.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963325944091034585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-34501324709247157932019-09-07T11:35:05.367+02:002019-09-07T11:35:05.367+02:00Thanks to a pregnant conception (hats off to Ms. S...Thanks to a pregnant conception (hats off to Ms. Scappach), so many verdant refractions like this ... For me the fulcrum of the poem is in the line "a woman is ever conscious of her womb:" Misfortune may come from without, yet it fate is misbegotten in the medusan swamp of the unmade mind. Well done.Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983584155125369291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-8175533832566109402019-09-07T10:11:07.045+02:002019-09-07T10:11:07.045+02:00Thank you, Rob.Thank you, Rob.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963325944091034585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-27186095350298180992019-09-07T10:10:47.033+02:002019-09-07T10:10:47.033+02:00Thank, Jim.Thank, Jim.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963325944091034585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-36545781082772427222019-09-07T10:10:33.737+02:002019-09-07T10:10:33.737+02:00All the more reason to beware!All the more reason to beware!Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963325944091034585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-88566374803544909092019-09-07T10:10:14.009+02:002019-09-07T10:10:14.009+02:00All the better!All the better!Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963325944091034585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-73401648458061790012019-09-07T10:09:49.930+02:002019-09-07T10:09:49.930+02:00Interesting that you note a hint of political unre...Interesting that you note a hint of political unrest, Sanaa. I did write this in the context of unrest in SA this week regarding the brutal rapes and murders of young women. There have been several protest marches, and calls for a more stable and safe society for the female population. I was channelling some of those thoughts into this piece.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963325944091034585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-86839012403663709532019-09-07T10:07:29.266+02:002019-09-07T10:07:29.266+02:00Thank you, Kim. I always choose my titles last, an...Thank you, Kim. I always choose my titles last, and try to encapsulate the intention of the poem in a few words.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963325944091034585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-887696815793987862019-09-07T10:06:18.618+02:002019-09-07T10:06:18.618+02:00Thanks, Sherry. I brainstormed several words and p...Thanks, Sherry. I brainstormed several words and phrases while looking at the art and found some exciting combinations. Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963325944091034585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-12931518921320828822019-09-07T09:36:05.966+02:002019-09-07T09:36:05.966+02:00This is excellent Kerry! “I am the seamstress of m...This is excellent Kerry! “I am the seamstress of my misfortune”... I epecially like this line.robkistnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166835029205143266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-24451792347650535072019-09-07T06:02:07.031+02:002019-09-07T06:02:07.031+02:00I can see your sly smile, "There I've sai...I can see your sly smile, "There I've said it and I'm proud of every word and frowns that came."<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172362715981729508.post-38421512816800325322019-09-06T22:27:12.772+02:002019-09-06T22:27:12.772+02:00The last three lines are powerful. Slippery carna...The last three lines are powerful. Slippery carnality...that is a special image. The certain fangs hidden...wonderful. A snake does not reveal its fangs until it is about to bite.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299970145155468689noreply@blogger.com