tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post1458444791529768281..comments2024-03-27T13:48:27.538+00:00Comments on HyperCRYPTICal: The Significance of BirdshyperCRYPTICalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-81520075346470270822021-02-01T00:32:22.664+00:002021-02-01T00:32:22.664+00:00I do agree this is a great poem. The inevitability...I do agree this is a great poem. The inevitability of death should make us all aware of living our lives to the full as we have lots of sleep to look forward to.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-77990214683625966912021-01-29T17:17:55.288+00:002021-01-29T17:17:55.288+00:00Maybe you shivered, but so did I.
A poem for our t...Maybe you shivered, but so did I.<br />A poem for our times with death increased manifold and pain stalking the land.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-37419675800820746062021-01-26T13:35:08.457+00:002021-01-26T13:35:08.457+00:00I cycled back to this piece - I really dig the ima...I cycled back to this piece - I really dig the imagery...that sword of Damocles is concerning.Brother Olliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506492407482879487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-28320323823372346902021-01-25T18:24:04.571+00:002021-01-25T18:24:04.571+00:00Wow--this is a wonderful poem! The dispassionate t...Wow--this is a wonderful poem! The dispassionate tone of laying out the body contrasts with the crow sightings. I can imagine one would wonder at omens. Merril D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208799388236948565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-13878509845550082312021-01-25T06:33:20.090+00:002021-01-25T06:33:20.090+00:00i like the details in the poem about preparing the...i like the details in the poem about preparing the corpse. i remembered some contractors i worked with described how they once worked on the dead GIs from the Vietnam war, and i marveled at their nerve.<br />the poem is dark, but a very good read. awesome work!dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-85703100253726625992021-01-25T00:34:22.423+00:002021-01-25T00:34:22.423+00:00Impressive piece - had me thinking deeply.Impressive piece - had me thinking deeply.Brother Olliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506492407482879487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-22108937721423464382021-01-24T23:47:45.200+00:002021-01-24T23:47:45.200+00:00Anna, This is just so beautifully written--the flo...Anna, This is just so beautifully written--the flow is wonderful and the story is chilling--Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-49353957379682783602021-01-24T22:13:08.906+00:002021-01-24T22:13:08.906+00:00Oh Anna — that hits with impact. Certainly more to...Oh Anna — that hits with impact. Certainly more to fate than meets the eye. Well written!robkistnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166835029205143266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-43552528031500676332021-01-24T21:11:01.742+00:002021-01-24T21:11:01.742+00:00Superstition can be very silly. Until it happens t...Superstition can be very silly. Until it happens to us in ways that turns silly into totally creepy.<br /><br />Also, your poem made me want to go back to read Gabriel García Márquez's "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World".Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-75208540940635011942021-01-24T19:41:07.281+00:002021-01-24T19:41:07.281+00:00What brilliant poetry. There is no time for readin...What brilliant poetry. There is no time for reading sadness into this piece. Just awe of the craft.<br />Luv the word play "(caw)pse<br />Happy Sunday. Thanks for dropping by my blog today<br /><br />Much💖love<br />Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830061733849775594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-58356830697308828722021-01-24T17:58:16.194+00:002021-01-24T17:58:16.194+00:00How vividly you describe the cleansing of a dead b...How vividly you describe the cleansing of a dead body after death, and how chillingly you introduce the caw of the raven! There is more to life than we suppose, more to death than meets the eye. Hidden things matter.Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-73583389578704802402021-01-24T17:44:39.577+00:002021-01-24T17:44:39.577+00:00Wow. Powerful. I remember when we took the life su...Wow. Powerful. I remember when we took the life support of my brother it felt like taking Jesus down from the cross. I love hearing the words of the body in this poem.colleen Looseleafhttp://looseleafnotes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-36640453242070614782021-01-24T16:43:34.679+00:002021-01-24T16:43:34.679+00:00The matter-of-factness of tone while presenting su...The matter-of-factness of tone while presenting such vivid and intimate details makes this a striking piece. I like how it feels like both a story and a window into deeper speculation about death.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-73645667115978653462021-01-24T15:55:36.969+00:002021-01-24T15:55:36.969+00:00Whoaw. It's an hour to midnight in my part of ...Whoaw. It's an hour to midnight in my part of the world, and I am not sure how not to dream of this. Beautiful. Morbid. Brilliant.Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866700983578714993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-34955237857579667372021-01-24T15:52:49.672+00:002021-01-24T15:52:49.672+00:00This is immense ~~ in every conceivable way. Brava...This is immense ~~ in every conceivable way. Brava.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-58883011998055009042021-01-24T14:56:21.267+00:002021-01-24T14:56:21.267+00:00Thanks for the greeting, lovely Anna!
A fascinati...Thanks for the greeting, lovely Anna!<br /><br />A fascinating piece indeed, with all its layers. It rings utterly true, and I love it.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-86457545286152689422021-01-24T12:29:10.271+00:002021-01-24T12:29:10.271+00:00Don't know how/why i failed to comment (ie rav...Don't know how/why i failed to comment (ie rave positively) on this fine work earlier. sorry. Awesome work indeed. My Pantry offering's death-related, too, this cold morning. Thanks for sharing.Ron. Lavalettehttps://rlavalette.wordpress.com/2021/01/24/memorial/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-6730625575908679292021-01-23T16:43:11.643+00:002021-01-23T16:43:11.643+00:00You have such a talented way of conjuring up the s...You have such a talented way of conjuring up the scene. I can imagine this is happening all over the country right now. In fact all over the world.ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-5728816912454409082021-01-23T09:28:34.358+00:002021-01-23T09:28:34.358+00:00Apologies for reading and commenting late, but aft...Apologies for reading and commenting late, but after the live OLN, I was so tired, and we had the electrician in yesterday to sort out the heating – there is still none in the study or dining room! Your perspective on death is down to earth but also dark, Anna, going places others would not go, and reminds me a little of the television series ‘Six Feet Under’, one of my favourite programmes of all time, especially when the dead body asks, ‘Can you now understand my pain?’ I remember an ex-student of mine telling us she wanted to be an undertaker and the shock in other teachers’ faces when I said it was an admirable, caring profession. I love the ending with the crow.Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-7653290285289843182021-01-23T09:24:27.708+00:002021-01-23T09:24:27.708+00:00A wonderful poem, I love the mix of mundane and su...A wonderful poem, I love the mix of mundane and supernatural and the "caw caw caw(pse)" well done! / peace, JasonJasonhttp://lovemorestudio.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-66130725587973686602021-01-22T16:21:23.954+00:002021-01-22T16:21:23.954+00:00An outstanding poem sure to linger in the mind of ...An outstanding poem sure to linger in the mind of the reader. The birds are perfect additions to the clinical portrayal. Absolutely brilliant!indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-36754135780754323302021-01-22T14:34:17.524+00:002021-01-22T14:34:17.524+00:00Ah! This is a good one. Death is an ugly business ...Ah! This is a good one. Death is an ugly business and we stay clear of it as much as we can, leaving it to 'professionals'. The birds don't care though who lays out the corpse, or what the corpse would have to say about it. Do they portend anything? I doubt it, but...you never know.Jane Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700193165487305298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-62314587211773641172021-01-22T11:41:17.299+00:002021-01-22T11:41:17.299+00:00Beautifully written and entirely spine-chilling. I...Beautifully written and entirely spine-chilling. I like the direct way you deal with the physicality of death here. A memorable poem!<br />Ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01349081971668298252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-49090693936870950502021-01-22T01:32:30.470+00:002021-01-22T01:32:30.470+00:00Anna, I feel like this poem is the follow-up to th...Anna, I feel like this poem is the follow-up to the one I did recently about the death of the undertaker's daughter. Such a difficult job to do. If you deal with death all day as a business, a little superstition is bound to sneak in from time to time. Yikes! That tapping bird is truly unnerving!JadeLihttp://tao-talk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-13928720594952094662021-01-22T00:38:55.236+00:002021-01-22T00:38:55.236+00:00
This.. in every sense of the word.. is Poetry! Su...<br />This.. in every sense of the word.. is Poetry! Such excellent flow, rhythm, and tone. You describe the significance of birds and their association so beautifully. I had to pause in the middle of the poem as I was overcome by emotion. Thank you so much for sharing. <br /><br /><br />Cheers Anna!💝💝Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.com